Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-05-20

rio. He puts on the inspected flourish
which makes q skyrocket out OF a dud.
The gag men worked all night.
Inc next day a director, three gag
men, a location hound, two camera men
several alleged actors, n a few extras
piled into the studio bus and cruised the
streets of Los Angeles. The location they
was looking for was a certain house with
a scarlet fever card on it.
They found 1t. There was a special
health officer on guard outside.
That made it more difficult. But not
impossible. Not with the three best gag
men in pictures on the spot.
We want to use a shot Of his house
with the Quarantine sign on it." the To-
cation hound told the officer. "Will it be
all right?"
1T vii be o. K. so long as you don't
Good. If you'll stay right on duty in
full view we'd be glad to have you in the
picture and will pay you ten dollars for
a lew minutes work"
The ten dollars was superfluous. That
health officer had been dreaming Of him.
self on celluloid for seven years and he
would have paid for the privilege. He
even wanted q makeup put on and
everything.
The director spent some time in grave
ly ~instructing him in his part. This
JclAC III lllt HuISt , QtlllOIln WduIS 10 get
INTO the house, but you won't let her.
The first time she comes up you stop her
and give her q warning. The next time
YOU don't see her, on account of chin
ming with the lady next door, until she
has already raped on the door. Then
you turn, see her, go up and grab her,
and drag her down to the gate and put
her outside"
Then they rehearsed 1t. Several times
The girl who played the lady next door
was a considerable pippin, so it was no
hardship to go through With it again
and again.
Nov, we'll shoot it. Ready. Action
Turn 'em over, boys. Go in through the
gate, nurse. Leave your veil down. Stop
her, officer. Shake your finger in her face
and lay down the law. Very good. Turn
away. nurse, and walk out of the scene
Officer. stroll over to the fence. Meet
Phyllis. You're glad to see her. That's 1t
Sneak back, nurse. Don't see her, officer
not yet. Ask Phyllis If you can see hel
when you are of duty. Take her hand
and-this is new-Phyllis. pull him to-
again. Attaboyl Nurse, rap OF the door
Officer. turn and see her. Go and grab
her. Make 1t snappyl Push her out OF
the gate. Fastl That's good. Cut. Some
body pay this gentleman his ten dollars
and we'll move on to the next location
Thanks ever 80 much, old man."
The gag had seemed good enough sc
that they had actually shot 1T. Suisse
quently 1t was used in the picture. The
Loose Nut" 1t wasn't till that feature
came out several months later that the
health officer saw what really had hap.
pened-namely and to-wit, that while
he was talking to and ever kissing Phyl-
lis the nurse had entered the house anc
another one from inside had taken hel
place at the door in time to rap on II
and be escorted by himself out OF the
gate.
What didn't show on the film was thai
Stella stepped into an automobile all by
herself and was Immediately hustled tx
IN improvised f~umigating station nearby
and sprayed with formaldehyde solution
1t wasn't only the scarlet fever germs
that she lost hat day. Before the sur
set she had parted from her natal name