Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-09-12
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Beginning as an extra, Anne
Winter, On 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 other extras. Mona Morrison
and Eva Harley. The latter. be-
cause Of q tragic love experience
and her failure to make the grade"
leaves Hollywood and returns to
New Orleans.
Dan Rorlmer former New York
newspaper ma and now a scenario
writer, Is in love with Anne. but
he has come TO regard his feeling
for her as a hopeless one. especially
since his release from Continental
Pictures and his rather unsuccess-
full attempts to free lance.
Paul Collier, who writes q daily
movie column for q string OF news
papers. shares Dams apartment with
him. RE 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
10 and are enthusiastic. They urge
Dan to revise II for the movies
Dan follows their advice. The
play eventually l. accepted by
Grand United, and he Is told that
he may Be- offered d contract
Knowing that Anne would like %
play d dramatic role. Roriner sug-
gests % studio executives that she
be given a test for the leading
feminine part. Heretofore she has
played roles II which her singing
and dancing featured
Garry Sloan Is ID direct the
picture. He gives hst a test and ]
enthusiastic over her voice. he
gives the part 60 her. Sloan Is the
biggest director in HOLLYWOOD, anr
Anne naturally Is elared over the
opportunity. she and Roriner Fc
out together that evening for a
drive She * SO happy. she tells him
that she wants to talk and talk
and talk"
Nov Go On With The Story
CHAPTER KxKvI1
Well. veil talk then Dan
settled back in the seat and laugh
ed. "Ycu can talk nv head of II
YOU want 70 and ii viii be all right
with me-
he drove then 70 Santa Monica
and there they swung down ~ the
beach The ocean lay III front IN
them. heavlng and murnurinF with
q whispered song and bearing a
grateful breeze "a them. And there
they sat and talked for a while ir
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 cut or you. doesn't II? I mean
at night. In the daytime it's q gay
frolickinE thing, but at night Id
50 solemn 1t seems to be r1yinF
hush all the time"
That's very true he gravelv
agreed. and NJ took her hand anc
held il In his own and seemed ~
be studying X. And finally NJ
looked up at her face again. "T
was Just thinking. Anne. You've
come a long way since that fist
night we came down here"
And you too. Dam she smiled
mo, it's different. I had every
thing In my favor to begin with
and 7 came very near TO making n
mess OF H."
But you didn't. You've done
something To Be proud OF. And
where would ! have been II IN
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 ! did was to nut them
wise to themselves"
Anne gave a little pressure "a
the hand that was holding hers.
II was Just ike him. she said soft
ly, not to want any credit for what
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 70 feel