Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-24
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young man Of Hollywood. can't yet
along with a studio executive AZ
Continental Pictures and taa-s -
MS contract as scenario urits- 80
asks 70 DC fired But he isn't. Dan
- interested IN ANNE WINTER =
giri from Tulsa, Okla. who has
SHOWN enough ability to warrant =
screen test and . decent part in a
Dan lives with PAUL, corYrrp
VINO writes a daily movie column
Tor a string OF newspapers Anns
nvcS With two extra girls rVs
HARLEY and MONA MORRISON
famous director named GAP
ny SLOAN has shown some inter
est In Anne. hardly enourh how
ever % warrant any high hopes
Dan does not like Sloan: he is. how
ever an admirer Of MARTIN cor
LINS, formerly OF Continental, now
OF Amalgamated. Rorimer ana
Anne attend q housewarminr Al
Collins home.
NOW 60 On WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER Xxx
Hollywood is full Of rumors They
fly about the great studios and they
hover over luncheon tables and I'M
through hotel Hobbies and along the
boulevards. Such-and-such a star
Is getting a divorce; so-and-so *
leaving this studio for that one
Amalgamated Is going to do moth.
ing but super-productions: a c-r-
tain featured player IS to be starred
Rare Is the Official announce
ment that is not preceded by .
host OF rumors It was a ruuor thai
Louise Watkins wanted tc discus.
with Dan Rorirner, and while Oar
was surprised at the nature, he did
not think 1t at all strange that Miss
Watkins should have heard II ahead
OF hin, Tor news in Hollywood trav-
eled IN roundabout fashion. And
besides, Louise wrote for a group u
goSsipy movie fan magazines. and
she knew her Hollywood.
Continental Pictures. Louise
Watkins said. was goirg 70 be sold
lawson Brothers were going to buy
continental and mere 1t. or ally
IL, with their other .tudios.
She had dropped II early ON Ror-
inner and Collier thsc Sunday after
noon. had run intf johnny Riddle
and informed him that Paul anc
Dan were having open house" anc
had brought Johnny with her"
Il thought yord be interested
she told Dan.
I should be- Dan admitted. Il.
i. straight"
ITS not Official, OF course. but
don't be surprised. Continental /,
close 20 the wall as it it. I imagine
they'll be rather glad TO be bought
out instead Of going under a sher.
ifs hammer"
Rorimer shrugged. well. IT..
all news to ne. I suppose Mr.. Rort.
mer will find himself scoutins
around for a new job pretty soon.'
Paul Collier observed drvly.
You're lucky you haven't had Il
DO your scouting before this anc
az Louise's inquiring look Dan ex.
planned.
i got sore at Adamson and tor,
up my contract"
Yeah, Just like that" Paul com.
mented.
II think hes smart. JOHNNY
Riddle said BE independent: that:
my motto. They think a lot NOR.
Of You. Dan. If you tell them to e
to the devil once in q while"
"Whatll they do, Louise?" Oar
asked.
Miss Watkins didn't know."I sup.
pose they'll continue to operate A
under the name Of Continental. anc
apply some OF their own well.
known efficiency"
There's room for plenty o
that" Dan observed. II beg y-ul
pardon"
or maybe they'll merge it com.
pletely. But that's not very likely
the name Continental still mean.
something"
Well. I'm for ESPECIALLY II 4
means that Adamson goes out OF
his neck"
And how about you?" Paul &c.
manded.
Dan said. MY time was alrnos
up anyway. Only a couple o
months to 90 on the contract. ..ns
know blamed well Adamsor
would never renew 1t. In fact. Tn
expecting the air any day-in largD
and copious quantities"
He smiled. Paul" ne expaineI
TO Louise and Johnny. "worrie