Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-18

Dan Rorimer, Hollywood seen
ario writer and former New York
newspaper man. meets Anne Win
ter, who has come from Tulsa.
Okla, to seek extra work. Dan Is
with Continental Pictures. and
not very satisfied with what he Is
doing.
Anne gets extra work at Grand
United studios. She goes 70 live
with two other extras, Mona Nor
rison and Eva Harley.
Garry Sloan, famous director,
has noticed Anne Winter. He
gives her q bit" In q picture. Dan
not liking Sloan. although he has
not actually met him. is a bit
apprehensive. The casting director
at Grand United calls Anne up
and tells her there may be a
chance for her In O musical COM
edy picture. He and director Fred
Hurley get her TO dance and sing
for them, and Hurley promises her
a screen test. Anne elatedly tells
this to Rorimer, who Is more dis
contented than ever at Continental
Rorimer, who Is living with Paul
Collier, who writes a daily movie
column for a string of newspa-
pers, tells Collier that he has torn
up his contract with Continental.
And he tells him about Anne's
forthcoming screen test. and Col
lier has news about Garry Sloan
Now Go On With The Story.
CHAPTER XIV
What about Garry Sloan2"
Roriner asked.
I understand his wife got her
divorce" Collier lit a cigaret, blew
smoke toward the ceiling. Il just
heard 1t today.
Dan, reclining " his chair with
his arms folded and his eyes half
shut, wanted to know. without
looking at Collier. what Sloan was
going to do nos. Marry Sylvia
Patterson?'
Paul shrugged. Search me-"
Dan said. thoughtfully: What
kind of a bird is this Sloan. any
way7 You know him, don't you?"
Sure, I know him. He's a swell
director. all right: he also has a
knack Of keeping his name in the
papers"
Johnny Riddle said he had a
swell head"
Paul Collier said. hesitantly. that
Re supposed that was true. only
he's not a snob, Dan. It's Just
that he's got a great opinion OF
himself. The mans an artist-and
no getting away from II. And he's
got all the temperament that goes
with II. Sloan thinks that without
a doubt he's the greatest director
in the business and I'm not so
sure that he isn't"
Riddle said he was a Narcissan."
Dan spoke with some contempt
and Collier laughed. We'll. he does
admire himself plenty" Paul said,
but why 50 sour? You don't know
him. do your"
NO, but I've e him. and he
gives me a pain"
Yeah? But the women 90 for
him. my boy"
Il suppose 50" Dan said. getting
to his feet. I'm going TO bed"
Collier watched him go TO his
room. He sat where he was fol
some MI utes. smoking thought
fully. until Dams voice demanded
70 know II he was going TO sit ur
all night. And then Paul went II
bed
During the next few DAYS Oar
cav Adamson only once. Then 4
was in the hallway outside o.
Rorimer's office, and Adamson
who was walking past with Gregg
the head OF the scenario depart.
ment, nodded shortly and un-
smiingly and went on. The studio
manager was dark and heavy and
abrupt, and Dan had never seer
him without a cigar In his mouth
save at luncheon.
Rorimer felt a little foolish, re
Numbering his ~tempestuous out
break in Adamson's office. Adam
son and Gregg. he thought resent.
fully, probably were discussing hin
now. Well, Gregg would be an ally
Gregg was all right.
That afternoon Gregg came X
see him In his office. He said with.
out preliminary: II understand