Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12
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Beginning as an extra, Anne
Winter, an ambitious young &C.
| tress from Tulsa, Okla. has pro-
crossed rapidly and is now under
contract to Grand United, one Of
the largest Of the Hollywood stu
dios. Anne has been living with
two othe- extras, Mona Morrison
and Eva Harley. The latter. be-
cause Of a tragic love experience
and her failure to make the grade"
leaves Hollywood and returns to
New Orleans.
Dan Rorimer former New York
newspaper man and now a scenario
writer, Is in love with Anne. but
he has come TO regard his feeling
for her as q hopeless one, especially
since his release from Continental
Pictures and his rather unsuccess-
full attempts to free lance.
Paul Collier, who writes a daily
movie column for i string OF news
papers. shares Dams apartment with
him. He has great faith In Dams
ability. despite the latter's discour-
agement. While in New York Dan
had written a play for the stage.
His agent. unable TO place ii, sends
II back. and Anne and Collier read
It and are enthusiastic. They urge
Dan to revise IL for the movies.
Dan follows their advice. The
play eventually Is accepted BY
Grand United. and he Is told that
he may be offered a contract.
Knowing that Anne would like to
play a dramatic role. R0rimer sug-
gests 10 studio executives that she
be given a test for the leading
feminine part. He<tofore she has
played roles In which her singing
and dancing featured.
Garry Sloan Is 10 direct the
picture. He gives her a test and 1
enthusiastic over her voice. He
gives the part to her. Sloan Is the
biggest director III Hollywood. and
Anne naturally Is elated over the
opportunity. She and Rorimer 20
out together that evening for g
drive. she Is 50 happy. she tells him.
that She wants % talk and talk
and talk
Now Go On With The Story
CHAPTER XxxvII
Well, well talk then Dan
settled back in the seat and laugh
ed. You can talk nv head off if
you want 10 and 1t will be all right
with me"
He drove then to Santa Monica
and there they swung down 70 the
beach. The ocean lay in front OF
them. heavinE and murmuring with
q whispered song and bearing a
grateful breeze 10 them. And there
they sat and talked for a while IN
muted voices. but presently both
were silent with thoughts OF their
own.
Dan smoked. and after a while
Anne stirred and said the ocean
was like that. 1T takes all the
talk out or you. doesn't III? 7 mean
at night. IN the daytime it's a gay.
frolicking thing. but at night it,
so solemn. II seems to be saying
hush ali the time"
That's very true" he gravelv
d-AtIA diAl 4iE tOOh ItT LdlQ dUl
held it in his own and seemed Il
be studying il. And finally he
looked Up at her face again. ~
was just thinking. Anne. You've
come a long way since that first
night we came down here"
And you too. Dan." she smiled
NO. it's different. I had every
thing in my favor TO begin with.
and I came very near TO making E
mess Of it,"
But you didn't. You've done
something 70 be proud OF. And
where would I have been II IL
hadn't been for you?"
Dan shrugged. You mustn't say
that. Sooner or later they'd have
found out what you're capable OF
Why. all I did was 10 put them
vice to themselves"
Anne gave a little pressure q
the hand that was holding hers
IL was Just ike him. she said soft
~ not TO want any credit for wha.
he had done.
And Dan insisted that none BE-
longed TO him. He told her again
that her chance would have come
anyway. He didn't want her to feel