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Dead Shot.
Remarkable Exhibition vi
Workmanship During the
Filming of His New Art
craft PhotOplay, Breed
OF Men"


ern dramas, whose latest picture, "breed
of Men," will be seen at the Gem on
Saturday, May 3lst, 800 and $50 p. M,
has the reputation of being a dead shot
with the revolver or any other sort OF
firearm. But he surprised himself recent
" during the filming of that production
in California.
The scene was the interior of rude
shack where Seena Owen, his leading
woman, and her little brother were des-
perately resisting eviction by the Sheriff,
played by Mr.. Hart. In rushing the
shack, a revolver bullet penetrates the
door and lodges in the shoulder of the Of
ficer. He quickly returns the fire, not
realizing that the girl and child are with
in. One of the shots is supposed to
strike thu former in the hand and the
other to break her gunstock.
Mr.. Hart was directing himself and so
ordered "Sheriff Bill" to stand about ten
feet away and fire two shots at the door
of the cabin, as closely to each other as
possible.
Of course, there was no one behind
the door. Then the doughty Sheriff fired
once. Then he fired second time.
The whole crew of actors. cowpun hers
studio hands and others let out yell of
amazement.
"You missed the whole door that sec
ond shot, - someone cried.
Impossible" said the star. They in
vestigated. There was only one no lie in
the door sure enough, but inside were
two bullets almost overlapping. He had
fired the second bullet directly through
the first hole.
II couldn't do that again in a thousand
years." was the comment of the star as
he pocketed the six shooter.
1t is a known fact that there are few
players for the screen who are more in
defatigable in keeping themselves in trim
for their work than Mr.. Hart. He rides.
ropes and shoots whenever he has time
and opportunity. Thus he is always in
the best of physical condition and his
prowess with the implements and weaons
of the frontier and the cow country is
never lessened.
Anybody who has seen Bill Hart leap
from a window on a horses back and
lope away at breakneck pace, or rope a
man while dashing by at full speed, or
do a trick with gun like that alluded to,
must realize that only ineessant practise
after years of schooling in the arts of
the range could so perfect man in the
work.
Besides all this, however, the famous
Aircraft star finds time to read and even
write scenarios for himself, and to super
wise much of the actual work, as well as
to direct his films which are produced un-
der the supervision of Thomas H. lnce.
Mr.. Hart is an indefatigable worker.
He is seemingly tireless and amidst the
great amount of detail resultant from his
productional activities, he has found op-
portunity to serve the Government in
the Liberty Loan campaigns and to raise
large sums for the cause of humanity.
A lover of animals, children and nature
he keeps himself mentally in good shape
by his freedom from the lesser anxieties
of life. His aim is tomake pictures that
are human and which reflect the great
life of the West that is fading before the
encroachments of modern civilization.
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