The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-20

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King Is Proud, Too
The grazing director, dressed in a
pin-striped oxford gray suit, blue
flannel shirt and polka dot tie, is as
proud of his film proteges as an
actual papa, and has deep respect
for DR.. Dafoe, the real boss around
the hospital in Callander, Ont,
where the pictures of the quins were
taken.
Mr.. King told about cereal COM
pany representative who bounded
DR.. Dafoe for weeks for an indorse-
ment OF his product, or to say he
fed 1t to the quins. DR.. Dafoe re-
fused, quietly at first, stronger as
the siege wore on. Finally the rep
resentative, in desperation, de-
manded an explanation.
Why is it, DR.. Dafoe. that YOU
won't indorse our cereal?"
Simply because" smiled the
amiable doctor, "the quins don't
like the stuff"
ArOd Local BOARDS
The movie director played in the
old Park Theater here years ago in
stock productions, he said yester-
Gay. He was only II at the time
and took amy part I could get"
Later he appeared at Englishs in
The Common Law" and Top O.
the Morning" He went into the
picture business in 1914, first as an
actor, later as director.
"Tolable David" starring Rich
ard Barthelmess, and THE White
Sister" with Lillian Gish, he con-
siders his best silent productions.
State Fair" is his best talkie-un-
TIL of course, The Country Doctor"
How much of the quins will you
see in their first picture? Well,
there are about $500 feet of film in
the average picture. and there are
5000 feet of quins in 1.-THE Country
Doctor" according to Mr. King.
Only one of the Dionnes cried
during the 10 days the company was
shooting" them, Mr. King said.
That was Annette and she didn't
want to sit in her chair, pretending
to eat breakfast one morning. She
squealed. A nurse was called but
to no avail 1t was a pure case of
temperament. But when Jean Her
sholt, who plays the role of the
doctor in the picture, walked into
the room, Miss Dionne burst into
COOS and gurgles and acted" like a
lady
Can't Direct Them
you can't direct the little girls"
Mr.. King said, you have to play a
game with them to get them into
the mood you want and then trust
to luck the mood won't change until
the scene is over"
When the girls were posed before
the first newsreel camera, they all
suddenly scattered in different di-
rectionS, one of them climbing the
camera tripod. almost wrecking the
thing Thereafter, the cameras were
disguised to resemble furniture and
the young ladies paid no attention
to them.
DR.. Dafoe allowed Shooting" on
the Dionne set only from IL to
IL each day.
But sometimes the quins slept
longer than II. Heaven and earth
wouldn't make DR.. Dafoe wake
them. Then by the time we got
them dressed we only had from
eight to 10 minutes shooting time.
Mr.. King said. The cameraman had
to stop at u because the doctor
didn't want the girls excited at 1915
when they had their luncheon.
Sterilized Gowns Worn
All staff men and women, as we'll
as actors, had to wear sterilized
gowns, gauze masks and rubber
gloves when in the hospital. Only
Jean Hersholt and Dorothy Peter
son. who plays nurse in the pic
ture, were allowed to appear IN
normal attire. And those two suits
had to be left at the hospital, to
be Sterilized each morning before
work began.
When Mr.. King went to Canada
10 make the MIN, ne bought sew
eral sets of costumes" for the
Dionnes. They were several sizes
too large, he found, because the
girls, although perfectly developed,
are about four months behind the
normal child in physique. He also
purchased quantity of toys. soft.
fuzzy dogs and things he didn't
think could hurt them.
The gums gathered hastily about
the toys. They surveyed them dis
painfully. Then the nurse walked
INTO the room with an armload of
childhood necessities, TO which wae