Evening star., 1933-06-24
BY MOLLIE MERRICK.

HOLLY WOOD. Calf, June "a
(NANA).-A good many letters drift
my way about one thing and another
But a good rs per cent Of them want
to know what one has to do to become
a motion picture actor. I had 1t in
mind the other day when 1 ran into
Bruce Cabot. Here. I said to myself.
is a typical fellow-a success. but net
one of the overnight-loud shouts of
Hollywood. A chap who has climbed
and fought his way along and who is
holding his own steadily and forging
forward little bit with every picture.
So I asked him what preparation he
had for movies.
Bruce Cabot's face broke into a smile.
Which means that the dark counte-
nance was frightened by flash of
white teeth. his keen eyes softened and
his Indian-like face relaxed with the
humor Of the situation.
II earned my first dollar" he told
me. gathering the bones of dead cattle
on the New Mexico plains. Then 1
became sparring partner for prize
fighter. Then I was a sailor for
while on rough and tumble tramp
steamers. After several brawls in which
I learned the manly art of self lf-defense
by watching hands and feet and even
teeth. I got the idea that there must
be something in the higher education
idea
80 I invaded Tennessee and en-
rolled at the university of the South
at Sewanee. I had a couple Of other
alma maters-the University of New
Mexico and later the University of
Tours. worked my way along and
I've done a little bit OF everything to
get the dough. I've worked with
American surveying parties traversing
the bad lands. I've been in the oil
fields, in the wholesale paper business
and I've sold real estate-and not in
Southern California. I did a hitch in
the National Guard-wanted to find
out how soldiers use their fists. Then
with a handful of degrees and a few
scars to my credit I decided to take
Hollywood by the ear.
Hollywood took me by the ear, al
though I got a job as a bouncer in
night club in order to find out what
it was all about. got plenty in those
first days+did without lot-fought
like tiger to hold my own and kept
on the job morning, noon and night
That holds good from the day you
enter pictures until you become a star"
And that, little kiddies, is prepara-
ton for molten picture career from
a fine tanned laughing chap who is
typical of thousand others here in
this colony.
The Marx Brothers are making
Duck Soup" It's their next picture
and they are writing it themselves.
But they have other interests also. In
addition to owning a prize fighter and
gold mine, 0roucho tells me he will
be in business for himself shortly for
any number of original products that
only a Marx could market.
For instance" says Groucho, I'VE
will raise camphor, arnica and witch
hazel bushes for use on our fighter,
'Canvasback Cohen
We'll cross onions with life-savers
so people can consume both together
and save valuable time. This is espe-
cially designed to aid producers and
supervisors whose time is worth
money.
I'VE have perfected the pretzel-
shaped asparagus, SO arranged that the
juice will not flow down the arm
We've crossed corn with type
writer's, so arranged that q bell rings
when you get to the end of the ear.
Invaluable for Hollywood entertaining.
I'VE will cross juniper trees with