Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-16
FOURTH rNsTALLMENT.

One picture does not make star, as
Eudy soon learned, even while Holly
wood was still raving about 1.-The -Four
Horsemen." The picture was great
success, but Rudy was not yet made. II
he thought that now his lean days were
over and he could dictate terms, he
suffered a rude awakening.
About this time Rex Ingram started
preparations for a new picture, THE
Conquering Power" adapted by June
Mathis from Balzac's Eugene Gran
det." and Rudy was asked to play the
lead opposite Alice Terry. He was de-
| lighted and, in view of the wide recog-
milton of his work in THE Four Horse
men," he asked for $50 raise-only
| to be kicked out of the studio.
But Rudy, impractical young man
that he was, never bothered about SAL
airy If a role appealed to him; at least,
not until he found himself strapped and
out of funds. OF course this was a
chronic condition, SO he was used to
it. A little business acumen would have
made things so much easier, but he
didn't have any business acumen. So
he was always in trouble.
The upshot of it was he took the Job
at his same old salary. When he started
studying the script he became so abb
sorbed in his new characterization he
forgot all about his debts. Unfortu-
nately, couldn't.
Many amusing incidents happened dur
ing the filming of this picture. I was
not on the lot myself, but heard all
about them at luncheon or dinner, for
Rudy continued to take most of his
meals at my bungalow near the studio
One evening he stamped in in fury,
eyes flashing, trembling with rage. Rex
had inSulted him! What should he do?
Challenge him to duel? In anger his
thoughts always few to a duel: his
Italian ancestry cropped out with the
force of dozen Borgias; 1t was the
only way to settle a quarrel.
Grown Children Quarrel.
But. Rudy, how did Rex insult youP"
I asked when could get In word. At
last the story came out.
Rudy had been dressed In evening
clothes for the midnight entertainment
scene Che loved to wear his full dress
clothes; he was so proud Of them) when,
just as they were about to start shooting,
Rex suddenly stopped the camera and
bawled Rudy out before all the extras.
He was wearing white vest when 1t
should have been black one, or vice
versa, have forgotten. Anyway, it was
not correct-Rudy, the model of the well
dressed man whose effects were always
impeccablel Words few.
Rudy should know better, Rex de-
clared, whereupon Rudy asked Rex
what he knew about clothes-a trench
coat was all he ever wore. More words,
loud and angry. The question was
finally decided by calling in Frank
Elliott, an English actor, &C
knowledged to be the last word in gen.
tlemen's attire. Mr.. Elliott, to Rudy's de-
light, pronounced him perfectly turned
out.
But this was not all From that mo-
ment on Rex ignored his leading man
completely. During the most important
close-ups Rex sat cleaning his finger
nails with q penknife. How could an
artist act under such conditions? The
matter called for duel.
A few weeks later the Metro Co.
gave an official dinner, to which Rudy
was not invited, being only an actor,
but Rex was to be a guest-and he had
no evening clotfesl Where should he
get them? Why, from Rudy, OF course,
for they were about of a size. At once
he dispatched his assistant for the very
outfit he had made such a fuss about.
Rudy gave 1t without hesitation and