The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-05

ing. and a handsome young fellow whom every one called Bob" and who was introduced to me as such and no more, was assisting with a megaphone.
 Gloria Jumps In
 A signal was given, and Miss Swanson kicked off her black satin mules and ran lightly down the beach Into the water. In about two seconds, and timed to a second. Conrad Nagle received his signal and ran down the beach after her, and into the water. joining her, They splashed about for a minute, when he flied her in his arms and came running up the beach and deposited her at a given spot. Her maid standing waiting, threw a coat around her shoulders, and kneel- ing, slipped on her mules, and Gloria ran into the tent and covered up on couch to get warm. Afterward she came out to meet and chat with us, and I noticed that her eyes are as beautiful as they are In pictures, and her best features. Her teeth are very white. and her upper lip Is short and turns up when she laughs, with that peculiar twist her fans so admire.
 There were numbers of extras; 1t seemed a hundred or more, all ages, sizes and conditions, at ST50 per day, the majority in bathing suits lying around on the sand, or sitting in tents with their coats around them knitting or embroidering.
 Everyone, including the shars seemed cold when they came out of the water. for the Pacific Is cold you know, having no Gulf stream And yet. all those people had been working since nine o'clock, and dould continue till dark going in and out the water at intervals.
 It was pretty hard for them some times. Bob went up and down the beach calling, "All extras in bathing suits into the water at once" And they arose from everywhere, and reuctantly, gingerly went into the surf. Tn vain Sam Wood waved nis arms and metioned them in.. The whole army of extras seemed deter mined to wet only their feet. At last he cried In desperation: What the Devil! Can't you get them in Bob?"
 Go int" he shouted to the blue- lipped bather. "Go in for the Lords sake Go in and bathel"
 And finally they took the plunge waist deep, and Sam Wood called Camera" and as Bob repeated il through the megaphone he began to grind.
 Again and again Conrad and Gloria ran down the beach doing the same things over and over. till they called Camera" and the picture was shot. Between work Conrad Nagle would come and sit in the sand with us. introducing us to people. and doing all he could to make Lois friends have a good time. His grin and his quick wit were always ready. He is the most "homefolksy" persuu I ever met. And he Is a very hand some young fellow. l noticed how the sunlight brought out the gold fin his blond hair, and how blue his eyes were. He Is so enthusiastic about his work. and about life In general. that he made us think of boys back home. He Is only twent- six, you know One actor said to me, Conrad NagIe is one of the cleanest. finest men I have ever met"
 Work Is systemntiKed I could not see how they were expected to bring order out of the
  without everybody getting In the way. till some one explained to me.
 The whole was joined in a kind of fan shape. the curved part on shore. This was divided into sec tions, each numbered. Around the upper edge were square screens or wood something like sign boards, little wider than an ordinary door, sitting in the sand with rest be- hind, picture frame fashion. The fronts of these were with a bright new metal which looked like ttn- covered, and these reflected the al- ready dazzling sunshine on the scenes. Sam Wood called the sec tion he wished, and the people in that section would arise, and strolline down on the beach, do the things they were supposed to do
 | Tn section just in front of me were four of five little children play ing in the sand, making wells. frog houses, etc. They had been put there in the morning and told to do anything they pleased but not to get out of their section. They were not over or years of age, and 1t was remarkable how they stayed there all day long. Occasionally Bob would call to them and caution them not to go over the line, They never knew when they were being ground into picture.
 Once there was near fight when one little boy accidentally threw sand in little girls eyes, but another child wiped the sand out and quieted her.
 Standing in the section with the children was the elderly actor who always takes the part Of the min ister in pictures, MT. Huntingdon YOU remember him as inc Bishop in lack Holt's last picture here When Satan Sleeps" He comes of long line of English actors. and Is very distinguished and charming gentle man.
 At half past twelve Bob went up and down the beach calling "Ali extras may go to lunch. We will care for your belongings on the beach,"
 We. too, were just leaving for lunch, when Concord Nagel came up and said. Lois, I am sorry I cant go to lunch with you folks, but Sam may need me any minute, SO l VIII just snatch sandwich at the nearest place" But he diercted us to an excellent little cafe short way up the street.
 We plowed over the sand again and undr the ropes and into the street. which was becoming crowded now at the lunch hour. Actors In a medley of costumes were going and coming.
 Lois, swinging one of the giris along by the hand, remarked. T feel like school gir1-so free. No one knows me way out here.
 We entered the pretty white res taurant snd were hardly seated be- fore I noticed very nice lookihs young man watching Lois, who was busy with the menu. He seemed to he the owner of the cafe.
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