Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-10
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Beginning as an extra. Anne VIM
ter has progressed rapidly and Is
now under contract to Grand Unit
ed, one of the largest of the Holly
wood studios. Anne has been living
with two other girls, Mona Morri-
sou and Eva Harley. Mona and Eva
are extras, but Mona works only
occasionally and Eva but rarely.
Eva Is bitter over this, and over a
tragic love experience. She leaves
Hollywood finally. leaving a heart
broken note for Anne and Mona.
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 a hopeless one. Every step
upward that Anne takes seems to
remove her all the farther from him.
especially since his release from
Continental Pictures and his rather
unsuccessful attempts to free lance
Paul Collier. who writes a daily
movie column for a string Of news
papers. shares Dams apartment with
him. He has great faith In Dams
ability. despite the latter discour-
agement. While in New York Dan
had written a play for the stage.
His agents, unable TO place It. finally
send ii back TO him, and Anne VIM
ter and Golfer, when they read IL,
are enthusiastic over it. They urge
Dan to revise ID for the movies.
Dan follows their advice. and the
play is accepted by Grand United.
Knowing that Anne would like TO
play a dramatic role, and having
heard her express her wish TO play
the part Of Jenny IN his play. Rori-
mer suggests TO studio executives
that she be considered for the pic
ture. Heretofore she has played
roles in which her singing and dane
Ing featured.
Garry Sloan is 10 Irect the pic
ture. and Dan Is told that the Sug-
gestion will be made to Sloan that
ne give Anne a test. Dan tells her
to see Sloan herself and ask him
for a chance.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXXV
AS IL turned out, Anne did not
have TO ask Garry Sloan. She saw
him the next morning, sitting on a
bench in the sun in the big court
He VS. in his usual costume Of white
flannels and white shirt open at the
throat. and he was reading a manu-
script.
Anne was steeling herself to make
the request that she somehow dread
ed to make when Sloan glanced up
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ing down the palm shaded walk
He smiled and Immediately said,
Come here. child" and beckoned 70
her.
He moved his bulk to make room
] for her on the bench. Anne did
'lcok rather like a child beside the
huge Sloan.
Il want TO COX at you he said,
crossing one leg over the other and
resting an arm on the back Of the
| bench: and he gazed at her as II
he expected TO find something new
IN her.
You look nice" he said finally
but you look awfully innocent for
Jenny"
Anne was bare-headed and she
always looked younger and less So
phisticated without a hat. And she
were a thin pull-on sweater of pale
yellow and a white skirt.
Sloan continued to smile. 1T
may be your clothes" he admitted
following her glance, but I rather
think you'd manage 10 look demure
TO matter what you wore"
He fiShed a cigar out OF his shirt
pocket. Mr.. Johnson tells me that
you have ambitions for a dramatic
role. I didn't know little prima
donna felt that way"
Anne had recovered from her
temporary awe. But I do feel that
way she told him boldly.
The director struck a match. I'm
afraid / don't know nearly enough
about you," he said. Tel me
something about yourself. Tell ms
what you did before you came "a
Hollywood. You were on the stage
l know. but what did you do?'
Anne drew his attention TO sht
burning match between his fingers
Please light your cigar first" sht
aid with a little laugh You make
me nevous.'
And she tersely narrated her eX-
! perience for him. explained what
she had hoped to do in pictures
and what she mad tried 10 prepare
herself for. Slcan studied her in