New Britain herald., 1930-09-09
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 Beginning as an extra, Anne Win ter has progressed rapidly and is TOW under contract to Grand Unit ed. one of the largest of the Holly wood studios. Anne has been living with two other extras, Eva Harley and Mona Morrison, but Eva, be- cause of a tragic love experience and her failure to make the grade" in Hollywood, returns to her home in New Orleans.
 Dan Rorimer, former newspaper man and now a scenario writer, IS in love with Anne, but he has come to regard his feeling for her as hopeless one, especially since his release from Continental Pictures and his rather unsuccessful attempts to free lance.
 Paul Collier, who writes daily movie column for a 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 it, finally sends it back to him, and Anne Winter and Collier, when they read it, are enthusiastic over it. They urge Dan to revise it for the movies.
 Dan follows their service. 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, and having heard her express the wish to play the part of the heroine of his play, Rorimer suggests to studio executives that she be considered for the part. Heretofore she has played roles in which her singing and dancing featured.
 Garry Sloan is to direct the pie ture, and Dan Is told that the sug- gestion will be made to Sloan to give Anne a test. That is what hap pens, and Sloan is pleased with it. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XXNVI
 
 Grand United lot that Garry Sloan had made another discovery From the publicity department emanated "copy" that told of the quick rise of Anne Winter from extra singing and dancing comedi- enne to player of one of the sea- sons choicest dramatic roles.
 Others had tried for it. Dan Ror- inner was given to understand by Phillips. head of the scenario de- partment. that studio politics vir- tually dictated that several others be given test
 "They resent the girls who come from. the stage and grab off some of the desirable roles. Sometimes it's hard to convince them that the studio isn't partial in the matter. Of course, if Sloan waned to be tough, they'd have to like it. But you know how it is.
 Dan, remembering what MT. Johnson had frankly volunteered about keeping peace in the fam ily," said he understood. But he reminded Phillips triumphantly: 1T told you she was good, didn't F"
 Phillips grinned. "she had to be; she's the first brunei to play a leading woman to Lester Moore in two years.'
 Garry Sloan said it was Anne's voice. more than anything else, that had won the part for her, other wise" he told MT. Johnson, Fit might have been a toss-up. But none of them can talk like Anne Winter"
 His mind, he said, had been made up as soon as he heard the record ing, and Johnson, viewing the test, said he didn't wonder.
 This Rorimer," he chuckled, "knew what he was talking about, apparently"
 He called Dan into his office and made the admission directly. He said he owed it to him. You said that you had an idea we might thank your for your suggestion, :. .Rorimer. Well, we do. And any time you have any more ideas as good as that one, just step right in."
 Dan went out pleased. He thought: What a difference be tween him and Adamson."
 Paul Collier. back from his va cation and eXuberant over the good fortune of his best friend, wrote a success story about Anne Win ter and unknown to Dan, devoted the major part of one of his daily columns to Rorimer and the play that had been kicked from one prc- ducer's office to another on Broad way. only to be purchased by Grand United for one of its major pro- auctions of the year.
 He contended that there was more vision in Hollywood now than in New York, and that it might be well for those who controlled the destiny of the New York stage to drop their patronizing attitude to- ward the "talllies' and take a leaf or two from the infant industry's hook of experience.
 He went out on a limb With the start of production still some AIIAJTT1 HYMN