Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-23
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The letter from Alice Carroll,
which Tony had just read aloud. left
Ben Hardy with 2 sickeninr feelin.
company had begun work IN Y PIC
ture similar 70 their owu based On
Tennys0n's poem. Elaine The sud
den realization Of what IL meant ~
ane. 20 Tony. a. himself. appall Va
him. Tony's reputation as p direc-
tor. ane's future as a star. his own
modest fortune. were all nj stake.
Did Davidson know Of the produ--
ton they were making? II seemed
unlikely; the secret had been care
fully guarded. More probably, he
had undertaken = screen version of
The Maid or Astolat" because Irene
Shirley, irconscd that Tony would
not allow her - rlay the part. had
insisted ou having y new scenario
prepared for her benefit. Well
the fat was most decidedly IN the
fire what vcr his reasons. What
wa 20 be donen lie glanced at TONY
Hull. saw that he was staring with
an expression Of profound regret a..
the gilded barge floating in the
river. on which lay the dcath-likc
figure Of Jane Dare. re was think
ing Of her. rather than Of his own
shattered dreams.
Hardy tool a quick breath. He.
too. was thinking or Jane.
viii il hurt Us much?' he asked.
Hurt u.s." Tony crumplcd the
letter he had just read ~ his lean.
brown fingers. 1T will XIII as. II
Davidson gets his picture out first.
I'm sorry. Old chap. Cod Knows
your money m the production. M 4
all. And Jane his voice grew
husky as he spoke of hsr-"pocr lid
lit will break her heart
why should VIC let her know Iii
I'VE can't help H.. Not for velv
long. Such things are bound II get
around
what are We going a. do Ha--
dy's voice cracked a trifle ~ his eX-
element.
Tony glanced down the stream.
The cameramen. their machines IN
place. were ready for the next shot.
An assistant director came along the
bank. waving his arms to indicate
that they were waiting. With the
glare or battle ~ his eyes. Tony ros..
DO" ne exclaimed grimly. "Ill
tell you what we're going To 40.
Work like he'll and beat him to it'll"
Throwing back his shoulders with a
snor Of defiance. he crunched away
over the pebbles which Lined the
bank Of the stream.
Hardy gazed admiringly after him.
That was the spirit. Beat Davidson
10 II. Well. he. himself. had every
reason to fight. both his money and
his heart were bound up in the ven
ture. He sat on the bank for a long
time, watching the busy scene be
fore him. During the lunch hour.
Tony came TO him again, drew him
aside.
THE only way We can get our big
exterior sets done on time Is to wo-k
nights. String a flock Of ares over
the lot and put on three cight-hour
shifts. IL means heavy expense for
overtime-very heavy. | didn't fig
ure il in my estimates, Of course.
But then | didn't expect any such
emergency as this. Ill get hold OF
Farrell and Charley Dimarco this
afternoon and see what can be done.
Those boys can work, when they
want to. And we'll have to 20 ahead
az once with the interior sets, and
begin shooting in the studio. nights.
rdinarily. / wouldn't ask actors TO
work evenings, after Icing out on
location all day, but this Is an emer-
gency, and we've got TO meet Il. Jane
won't mind, Of course, especially
when she learns the reason for n.
Most OF our people come UP on The
train. or by machine, mornings, and
20 back az night. Wen have TO ar-
range to sleep them here-put cots
in the dressing rooms-have fcod
sent over from the village. The prin-
cipaIs. of course-nOt the extra peo-
pie.
Nov. here's the situation. Be-.
All this is going to cost a lot IF
money. If we don't spend Il, we're
sunk. It's our money. You're q
poker player, I know. II you had a
thousand IN the pot. and good hand
to draw to. you wouldn't let a raise
Of a couple Of hundred scare you
out. would you? That's just our sit
uation. We've got to meet David
sons raise. if we wan to win. From
now on it's going 10 be neck and
neck. 10 sec who Finishes first. He'll
speed up, Of course, same as We do.