The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-16
By DOLLY OALRYMPLE

that Is no reason why the world should judge the rest of the film peo- pie by them" MT. West declared Personally. my association with the moving picture people has been de- lightful, and have many warm friends among both the men and the women. and 1 value their friendship more than I can say
 Going into pictures as I did. right from college. with the college spirit dominant, l have worked my way on that principle all the way through. My family had planned for me to be a lawyer, and I went west with that idea. but always way back in my head was my plan of doing something that required imagination. artistry, beauty.
 "So one day going into the studios of Allan Dwan one of the most sue cessful of all the directors and pro- dueers, Mr. Dawn said to me:
 Have you ever thought about go- ing into pictures?' frankly told him No, He then asked me if liked pictures. l frankly told him Yes adding that when l sat before pie Iture I felt all the emotions which were portrayed-hate.z love. fury. sentleness. everything. and he ob- served that if felt that way surely I must have something of latent his- trionic talent hidden away
 Again 1 was frank with him, I told him l had never acted in my life, and he said he liked my candor, not pretending, and then he said: I can use you with James J Corbett in d picture we are making as his double, You can box and fence and swim and ride suppose?' said Mr, Dawn. and | as these were the things that I could do l told him Yes. 1 made my first picture doubling on Gentleman Jim, doing the daring stunts they were afraid for him to do, be-sluse he might be hurt, diving 75 feet into trench dous tank, riding down mountain side on a bieycle-all such daring | things
 l Do the film stars really do these 1 things? l always thought that dunn mles' were used" I mentioned. 1 "Not at all, at least not with me l I have ridden bueking bronchos and wild horses and leaped hurdles and | everything that an athlete can do-- but that was four years ago. Since
 then I have done villains of every | kind and description, and I don't likt
 such parts either In fact, since
 have organized my own producing ! company. I expect to do a very diff ferent line of work. The parts l like
 are strictly character parts-Indians
 athletic heroes. wholesome, fine, man ly parts. l expect to produce Strong
 heart among the first pictures
 make apd I shall perhaps play thu
 title role myself.
 My visit through the states is foi the explicit purpose of touching the pulse of the public; to see what the 1 public likes. Producers sit in theil coming towers out west and accept scenarios which appeal to them. bu they never know what the public i' crying for. l sit in a picture show
 and heaH the people laugh oyer sim ! pile little trick. for instance. in my | picture now showing here, Danger ous, and jot that down in my book ! It was appreciated; if was well re- ceived by the public: and that's whaI
 I am eudeavoring 10 do; to find out
 what the public wants and give it tc
 them.
 '1've fought my way through pic. lures just as I did at college at foot.
 ball Tn fact, football which is tho
 greatest game in the world, has beer
 a great inspiration to me; like mak ing a clean wholesome fight for the
 goal in football is what I'm endeavor-
 ing to repeat in pictures. for learned
 at college that the best football play
 CT is the fellow who puts up the bes fight, and l mean to make that mA
 slogan in pictures"