Crazy long day. The work as an extra started at 11:30 a.m. with me sitting there with the rest until 2:30 when we actually got around to doing something, which was to move to another site. Oh well. I got paid to sit there and read the first 160 pages of "Elmer Gantry." And I got a free lunch that was quite good in the bargain. Smaller number of extras means a buffet with the likes of fried chicken, barbecue brisket and sausage, buttermilk pie and some good salads. My tummy was happy, even if we did sit around outside in 90+ weather.
Oh, and I didn't even get in the scene. I was one of those who walked in the background outside of the restaurant in which the scene was being shot. It took seven takes and we were done by 4:30, but we got a full day's pay. I like that kind of work.