May 31, 2003:   A short film entitled THE SHOWDOWN filmed recently on the dry lake and at Anchor Ranch after several days of filming in San Bernadino.

The film was directed by brothers enrolled at film school at USC and features several professional actors and crew as well as students developing their resumes. Antony and Fulvio Sestito directed the film and John Mazzarella served as producer.

Clayton Norcross, a star from the daytime serial “The Bold and the Beautiful,” starred in the vehicle, a western with a challenging twist.

The western story involves a “retired” gunfighter putting on his guns to revenge the murder of his wife. The second story involves baseball players in a showdown on the playing field. The producer hopes to show the 13 minute film at the Lone Pine Film Festival this Fall.