Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
WAY back, they will tell you, he like
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w rely their judgment
Whenever an important film was being
shown in the projection room of the lot he
would seat the children beside him. Then he
would call for their opinions.
AS Rosabelle grew up, she was given screen
stories to read and pass on. Then she read
books and magazine tales in an effort to UNI
good Aim situation She married, bue
she still keeps a finger In the varied activities
And If the Junior Carl appears to have had
amazing confidence at q crucial moment, recall
that he all but opened his eyes to the helgsA
rather than the sun.
MY first picture-don't laugh" he narrated,
using his friendly, slightly quzzcal smile was
made when was 10. was playing about my
fathers lot, inventing the usual childish
games, when it occurred to me that I'd like to
play a game of picture making. went to my
father and said I'd like to make picture.
I'm those days there were always a largo
number of players around the lots either be-
tween pictures waiting for work. So they
let me use some actors who had nothing else to
do. invented q story which had something
to do with button-button- who's gothic
button. 1 remember it concerned a miSsin0
button and a missing safety pin.
1.-The players entered into the spirit Of the
picture with a sort of play spirit and soon We
had out short production. I had written
directed and titled it. All, of course, as part Oh
a game"
They'll tell you around the headquarters
once that Laemmle 81. mas q library OF tnou4
sands of valuable films OF every sort and de-
Scrption They are q precious record of mov-
ing picture history.
But he prizes higher than any of them his
own boys first picture. Every now and then
he takes it out and runs it of and has q good
chuckle over it.
AS Junior grew up he was given much spe-
cial tutoring and then went to grammar school.
He was just starting into college when he gOa
a chance to try his hand on the lot !" So In
appeared one day ready for work.
LIE was an imaginative, quick-witted lad,
and was placed in the production end.
The business end has always been handled by
the highly efficient Laemmle ST.. 1t is not
likely that Junior will ever inherit this par
ticuar branch Of the concern.
Seated at his rangy desk, he might seem 40
first like college boy during vacation season
holding down a job In his dads Office. All
about is great battery of stenographers and
clerks and underlings And just outside the
endless Fifth Avenue parade marches by.
Five minutes with him, and you know that
this young man may be boy. but he has ma
ture executive ability. He has a disarming
and youthful approach a quick tongue for
turning joke, but at the same time direct
ness and brisk business-lke manner which
leaves no doubt that his recent experience was
mere accident, no flash in the PAN"
The young film wizard" knows exactly what
he's doing and exactly what he wants to do.
began talking with him about youth in the
film business.
"Of counsel Absolutely, it's a business that
needs youth 1t needs courage in its system"
he began. There's no business, believe which
cannot be snapped up by the injection of young
blood. But the pictures-particularly The
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