Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1933-11-01


rounded by an aura Of glamor and
mystery. press agent.woven. she re
manned sacred to her public. Two
more silent pictures she made while
studying English. and then her first
talkie was released. The rest Is
history. Overnight. n wave of adu
iatiOn fol the rich, husky voice
with Its foreign accent swept her
to a new and Incompatible peak of
flame.
All this came TO every ones mind
and lips with word of Climbers Sc
lection. But there we're a few for
whom the thing held deeper mean
ing-who remembered the hints of
something beyond professional In.
terest between Hansen and her co
star In the old days.
But now, they asked. wasn't
there more than met the eye In the
stars demand for Glmbel2
Never in all her career. had Hol
lywood's eagerest gossips been able
to couple Nora Hansen's name with
another's. Until recently. Gimbel.
too. had been free of entangle.
ments. A year before. however, he
had unexpectedly married his new
est leading lady while making a
picture. She was almost an un
known In films.
Toward the actor Hansen dis
played a rare warmth of manner.
while he. In turn. seemed to regain
the dash and zest of former years
Then gradually. as the numerous
love scenes were rehearsed and
shot, a change began to appear In
Climbers mood. Carefree ease gave
way to tension and seeming pas
sionate restraint.
Suddenly. as the last week of
production started. Gimbel went n
Fiberg with q surprise request.
II want a two-day leave of alb
sence," he announced: I'd rather
not tell you why. but it's very nee
essary.'
To the producers ears had come
the current rumors, and now he
stared ~quizzically at Gimbel.
maybe you know 1t. and maybe
you don't; but | was against put
ting you In this picture-and II
looks like my bunch was right.
They tell me you're costing us
plenty for retakes and overtime
wages. Now you want to tie every
thing up and take a vacation"
The actor frowned with a touch
of lmpatience.
"Just allow me these next two
days" he repeated. "and | promise
you'll have no further cause for
complaint"
Fiberg started to voice a sharp
refusal, checked himself. and gave
a contemptuous snort.
"All right" he said ~disgustedly !;
I'get out-and take Hansen with
YOU"
Gimbel whirled about, startled
anger in his face. Then. slowly,
the = features relaxed In a broad
smile.
"A splendid idea !" he exclaimed
'Tll do that !"
A brief notice informed the cast
and crew that shooting would be
discontinued for two days. Imme-
diately gossip buzzed afresh, and a
hundred theories of the cause yer
offered. All guessing. however, soon
ended. At ten that evening, a news
broadcast announced that Nora
Hansen and James Gimbel, unac-
companied, had been seer arriving
an hour before at Big Buffalo lake.
n mountain resort fifty miles from
Los Angeles.
Seated at home. Fiberg heard the
item and came close to apoplexy.
All too well he knew the public's
distinction between spicy rumor
and bald scandal. Frantically he
phoned to Mile-Hi Lodge, the lakes
one large hotel. told his name. and
demanded to speak with Glmbel.
After a brief wait. the actors voice
spoke in his ear. sounding excited.
"Where's Hansen?" Fiberg que
ried at once.
"In my suite; why?'
you're fired" he shouted fired
do you hear me? And II you don't
get her back here In two hours.
I'll have you arrested--T1l-"
A ringing laugh from the other
end cut him off. When II was some.
what under control. Gimbel STAN
mered mirthfully:
listen, you big stiff-it's a boy
an eight-pound boyT"
For one Mortified instant Fiberp
sought a memory of Hansen's love
~ figure: then the actor was say
ing:
"Been expecting IL for two weeks
ever since my wife came up here
10 dodge the publicity-but we just
arrived In time. And listen-Nora