New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 5, 1930, Page 18

BEGIN HERE TODAY | Dan Rorimer a scenario writer in | Hollywood and formerly a New | York newspaper man, is in love with | Anne Winter, who, beginning as an | extra, has progressed rapidly and is row under contract to one of the| largest studios. Dan, who formerly was under | contract himself, now is free lanc- | ing, largely because of his inability | to get along with a studio executive, | whose meathods irritate and disgust | the sensitive and stubborn Rorfmer. | Paul Collier, who writes a daily movie column for a string of papers. shares Dan's apartment with him. Collier has great faith in Dar abllity, despite Dan's apparent fail- ure to get along as a free lance. Dan has become despondent over this and over what he contiders his rather hopeless regard for Anne Winter. Anne lives with twa other girls Mona Morrison and Eva Harley Mona and Eva are extras, but Mona works only occasionally and Eva but rarely. She is bitter over this. and over a rather tragic love experience. While fn New York Rorimer had written a play for the legitimate stage. His agent thought very highly of it and kept it for months, trying to sell it to various producers. But it comes back to Dan one day, at a time when he is disappointed be- cause of the rejection of his latest screen story. Collier is curious about the play. He begins to read it and he is enthralled by it. He tells Dan that he is foolish to worry abouf what the studios think of his stuff when he can write like that NOW GO ON WITH TH CHAPTER Anne insisted t bring his play over and read it to her. Paui Collier had seen her the following day at Grand United, had told her about it, and Anne had never seen him so enthused “It's a play about a gangster and his girl, and it's got a wallop in it that"—Paul drew a deep breath— | “well, it's a, knockout, Anne; just a knockout! But you know Dan,” he| added. Anne nodded. “Yes, T know him The play wouldn't have come back it it had been a good one.” “That's Dan. I tell you, ting terrible to live with I never saw a man in my could put so much into a then sour on it so know what the trouble e “He doesn't have enough faith ir himself, for ome thing. Isn't that it?” Paul said, “Yes, and he’s bull- headed,” and Anne smiled, remem bering _something Ziggy Young had | written to Dan about herself. “I mean,” Paul explained, “that you can't argue with him. Just be cause his ideas haven't set Holly- wood on {ire, he thinks he's a flop. He's got a lot of stuff, but it's his _ own, and it's a little different from what the studios have been used to. It's too bad there wasn't anybody | with any imagination over at Con- | tinental when Dan was thers; he | might be sitting pretty if it hadn't | been for Adamson.” So Dan stuck the play in his pocket that evening and went over to the bungalow. “Mona and Eva had gone to the L theater,” Anne informed him, and at Dan’s inquiry ghe said that Eva | seemed to be herself once more and . things wore pretty much as usual . again “We've just forgotten that any- _ thing happened, Mona and 1.” Dan. wanted to know it he couldn't leave the play.with her so that she could read it some other time, but she insisted that he must . read it to her, and she placed him on the sofa, near a lamp, and her- | self sat in a nearby chair where | she could watch his face as she listened. “Well,” Dan said as he obeyed her, “you asked for it; den't blame | me,” and he began to read S He held a cigarette in his hand and he paused now and then to puit » at it to cover the awkwardness he * felt. And at first he was embarassed- 1y conscious of his own voice, so that he read without expression, some- what as 4 school boy reads his les- © son; but this was not for long. Presently he had forgotten that he was reading iypewritten words to Anne Winter; the thing became a . play again, the play intg which he had poured so much of his hope and his enthusiasm and his passionate longing to write something that men would know by He had conceived it some e ago when he was covering ni court for “human interest” stories for his paper, and it had lain in the back of his mind for a long time waiting to be written. And now that he had almost forgotten about it, it was back again, and it began to live again for nim. It was the story of a New York gangster—a m dock gangs—and the girl he left be- hind him to go to war. It was not a pretty story, ! as real and hu- man and warm end was poi At the end of looked 1 STORY it's that guy life who thing and You | a low voice: “Go on,” more. So he read on When had the manuseript side, and he got he saw then that tears in ner e them moved him; ized, with a new ¢ pride, that it written t could not be, ure that he had be self—not if s ten could do Anne was silen to stretch, Anne ha The sight of suddenly he real- | things weren't breaking wond bE but like it. I'm getting used to that,” he added dryly. “It's a thame,” Anne said softly. | “It's a shame.” | Dan shrugged, and he smiled azain. “Maybe so; but it's worth a | lot to know that you like it, Anne. | I was pretty keen about it when I | wrote it, but when it didn't get| across right away I began to think | it couldn’t have heen much good. | You know how you feel about those | things.” Anne nodded and he continue “The agent said it's getting ter- ribly hard to find a producer who | is willing to take a gamble; things | aren't flourishing on the stage the | way they were before talking pic- | tures turned everything upside down."” And Anne said quickly, “No won- | der—if they can't take a gamble with a play like that. The movies | took a chance with sound pictures— | Dan, why don't you do your play over for the movies?” Her eyes flashed. Anne got up and went over to the sofa and sat beside him. “It's all there, Dan—every- thing; and pictures could do it bet- ter than the stage ever could; and| v could develop that war se- | to something tremendous. | He watched the smoke from his cigarette rise in a straight, slender column under the yellow lamp shade. “That's the idea,” he said | half doubtfully. | Why, it's the only thing to dot | I'm crazy about your play! 1 k it's marvelous.” Dan laughed. He said, “Gee, you make me feel pretty good, Annes" | “I mean it. I nk it would be | wonderful to play the part of that girk” She added with a frown: “That's the kind of thing T'd like to do—and they want me to sing and dance.” Dan put out his cigarette nnd‘ turned his head to look at Rer. “I've | done none of the things E} really hoped to do,” Anne said, and there | was a bit of wistfulness in her voice. | She was silent then, and Dan looked thoughtfully at his hand; spread them out before him and rubbed them together. He said, | “Yes, that's s0.” and it occurred to him now that he might have been somewhat selfish in taking it for | granted that Anne was satistied with what <%:c was doing. | He said as r.uch to Rer. “I've been grousing so much because | right for | me that 1'd forgotten there were | others who had a right to kick.” ‘ e suggested that they go for a | short ride. “I've earned it, Anne. don’t you think? And I'd like a limeade about a mile high; my throat's full of cotton.” So they stopped at d then they he: n on the way moon in the s singing in the for him. Her voice was low and thrilling. | Dan said, when she had ended her | sohg: “You must always sing, Anne. Even when you are doing the things | you want most of all to do, you | must always sing.” . | a drug store ed for the ocean, ack, with a waxing and a soft breez palms, Anne sang | . Paul Collier was sitting up read- | ing when he returned home. “Hello, my boy,” he said lazily. “Well,” what did she think of it? Did she like it? “Yeah. How do would go you think that in the movies, “Who suggested that, Anne?” Dan nodded, and Paul grinned.| “T thought of that,” he said, ““when | I first saw it. I'm not going to let | Anne steal all the credit. But I thought vou might listen to good | advice if it came from another quar- ter. T've been wasting it on you un- | til I'm sick of talking to you.” | “Oh, yeah?” Rorimer swung a playful punch at him. He said. | Anne had an idea she'd like to play the part of Jenny. You know what I ing to do?" ¥ id Collier. “You're go- ing to try to sell it % Grand United, d then vou're going to try to dic- tate who'll play in it. And T sup- pose you think they'll thank you for telling them how to run their business.” i Dan laughed. but his face grew red nevertheless. “Aw, be yourself, he said lamely. But Collier, though he continued to smile, was serious. “Tou've got idea there, Dan. I'll swear it'll make the swellest pic- 1re Hollywood has se such faithful detail; s zestions here and ch Dan listened thoug e what T mean?" Paul said It would be a great picture fo actor like Lester Moore; he'd maks that gan r of yours come to to order for Moore.” e nodded. “I'll get at it to- | swellest piece of showmanship you | | when you tore up your contract in | | began to unfold his plan. | the movies. I feel pretty sure that if | it's been kicking | “What Stor RNEST LYNN morrow first thing,he said. “And then what are your .plans?” “I don’t know exactly. What do | vou mean? I thought 1'd do it over | and then see if somebody wanted it. | ‘What else is there to do?” | “I've been thinking,” Paul an-| swered. “Do you know what you need, Dan? You need a little show- manship. Hollywood goes for it. The ever pulled off in Hollywood was front of Adamson’s nose. He was | afraid to fire you at the time; you probably had him thinking there | were half a dozen studios waiting | for a chance to sign you up. “I've got an idea,” he continued. | | “It's probably been worked before, | but everything's been tried. at least once in Hollywood, so it doesn't make much difference.” “Well, let's have it." | Paul lay back in his chair and | draped one of his long legs over its | arm. He aid, *Do you know Phil- lips over at Grand United? Dan said he did mnot. “Who is he?” “He's the scenario chief. Well, you | don't need to know him; he's a good | egg. and if you let him know vou're | a friend of mine he'll see you. I'm | not," he hastened to add, “going to suggest anything that won't square with that funny conscience of yours; | but if you put this over—do ¥ou | know in your mind just about what | started. He knew yery clearly just what he wanted to say, just where | changes you're going to make?” | “Just about—thawks to you." | “Well, forget that part of it. Now, | here's what you do.” and Collier, gesturing earnestly with his hand, | PR | CHAPTER XXXI | Rorimer had some slight objec- | tions at tirst but these were over- | come by the persuasive Collier, and | the next morning Dan presented himselt at the offices of Grand United and asked for Mr. Phillips. | There was some difficulty in get- ting word to him at once, for Mr Phillips was well protected as be- fitted one of his importance; bul | Paul Collier’s card, on which he had | scribbled a few words, turned the | o you're a friend of Paul Col- | *“the scenario chief comment- haking hands. “Have a ch ¥e live together,” Dan said. “Paul's a great fellow. He's been pretty_nice to us.” Phillips settled back in his chair and looked expect- ant, and Dan stated his mission. “T've been writing for pictures since the first of the year. I was over at Continental for & while; now I'm free lancing. TI've got a play in my pocket that I wrote when 1 was | still in New York, before I had any | idea that I'd ever do anything for you read it you'll agree that it has | possibilities for a great picture.” Dan paused, and Phillips, with a wan smile, nodded. know you've heard that be- fore,” Dan said. and he grinned, and | the other's smile broadened “Yes he confessed, “it's new story. But go ahead.” Thanks. I'll have to tell you that | I'd almost forgotten about this play. around in New York for so long; and it took Col- lier and—and someone else to see its | possibilitiss as a picture. I'd never thought of it that way; know what | I mean? You see, when I came out | lere and gave up trying to crash the | magazines I sort of started all over.” sce.” Phillips nodded as though he understood. He said, | 1id you do over at Conti- nental—any orkginal stories?” Rorimer named a couple of pic- tures. “They weren't especially good,” he apologized. “They weren't bad. Do you want me to read your play? T'll be glad | to do it and let you know what I | think of it.” not PR ’ smiled. “There was ing else. I've got a special 1 for wanting to interest Grand United and 1 want to do a little bit more than just leave it here and walk out. Have you got a vacant office with a typewriter in it, where I can locK myself up for a few Lours? I'd like to turn out a rough treatment for the screen and leave that with you along with the play manuseript.” He rose and picked up his hat. ‘m not much of a salesman, 1 guess. but if you'll take that much of a chance on me I dom’t think Wil be sorry.” ! Wait a minute” Phillips said. “sit down.” He frowned for a mo- ment. “Why.” he asked, “do you want to do that here? Why didn't you do it at home?” And Dan confessed that he hard- Iy knew. He grinned cheerfully and s perhaps it's because I wanted to try to sell along with it.” “You win,” Phillips tod him with a laugh. He bit the end off a cigar and passed the box to Rorimer, Who declined. Philips said: | “I've Jeard stories about fellows rushing into a studio and demand- a little personality APLES AND HILL BALDWIN Barbour Road Off Not GRAP ORCHARDS th End of Fast Street GRAPES Now Right For Making Jelly 3¢ Per Pound — Any Quantity SPECIAL PANTS Cleaned and sed Work 75¢ STAR CLE Plant — 234 Branches: Telephones 1 Deliv PRICES LADIES PLAIN DRESSES LADIES' PLAIN COATS $1 OVERCOATS ned and Pressed ered — No Extra C NING Co. North Street 3 Main Street — 688 Main Strect - 1076 - 5873 | thing as the name for a picture. | right, anyway—for | Dan ing a typewriter and then turning out a hot idea and selling it on the spot. But I've always been skepti- I've always had the sneaking notion that they had their ideas tucked away in their pockets before they came in.” But Dan's proposal, he admitted, was somewhat different. “It is,” said Dan. “Here's the play right here. It would take con- siderably wiore than a few hours to turn that out.” The scenario chief nodded and pressed a button. When his secre- tary entered he said, “Will you see if any of the offices in the Cepart- ment are not being used today? I want Mr. Rorimer to have a type- writer where he can work undis- turbed.” And when she had gone he turn- ed to Dan once more. “What's the play about?”” he asked. “You've got me Ccurious now.” Dan Thesitated. “I'd rather not try to, give you any more than the idea,” he said. *I think the most effective thing in its is the dialogue.” But he rouhly sketched the plot. and Phillips admitted that it might have possibilities. His secretary returnéd then, and Phillips himself accompanied Dan to the little office. It belonged to | one of the staff who was taking a few days off. “Ther vour typewriter,” said Philips, smiling, “and there's plenty of paper. Now help yourself; if there's anything else you want, just ask for it; everything's furnished but running water.” Dan laughed and thanked him, and when Phillips had closcd the door and departed he sat down at once and thrust paper into the type- writer and began to write. s s s It was not difficult once he had the screen treatment would deviate from the script; and he wrote swift- ly, with a keen zest for the task. At one o'clock there was a rap | on the door and Phillips entered. “Have {o knock off for lunch,” he brdered amiably; “this is a union shop. Come on out and we'll have a bite together. How's it coming?” “Pretty fair,” Dan said. “I hal no idea it was lunch time already. I've been at it more than three hours.” Phillips laughed. “You've been doing something. too, haven't you?” He moved over to the.little desk and | estimated the number of sheets that had emerged from the typewrtier, and he turned to look at Dan with something like respect in his eyes. On their way to the restaurant he confided that Collier had dropped in during the morning. “I told him you were upatairs working and he grin- ned all over himself. Paul thinks pretty well of you, it seems.” “He's the greatest guy in the world,” Dan said warmly, and he thought, too. that Collier had ap- praised Phillips pretty accurately in referring to him as “a good egg.” “Collier was kind of curious to know how you had made out with me,” Phillips said. He chuckled. “I'm g pretty tough sort, you know." | And he added: “Paul sure is hopped up over your play. If its good as he says it is, maybe we ought to feel lucky to get it. What's the title of it, by the way? I never ced you that.” ‘Traitor,” Dan said, and he confessed the title might lack some- it seemed all the stage.”” He said® “I'm sorry if Paul piled it on thick. I didn't expect him to do that.” He seemed so apologetic that Phillips gave him a curious look. Well, T wouldn't let it worry me if I were you,” he said. “Collier woudn't say it if he didn't mean it.” They had lunch together then glanced idly around the half expecting that he might sece Anne Winter, but she was not there. He did see Garry Sloan. The director was lunching was all right—or it restaurant, embarrassments whatsoever. ndl half as ¥ A with two other men and a girl with prown hair whose back was toward Rorimer ;and Slban chanced to look his way just then, and Dan godded Sloan smiled faintly, but Wwithout recognition, and turned back to his companions. | Phillips saw it. He said, { know Garry Sloan?” \ “I've met him,” Dan admitted. | On the way back Phillips asked | whether Dan expected to finish that afternoon. “If you don’t, you're wel- ‘came to use the place tomorrow if | you like.” | “oh, I'll have it done,” Dan as- | sured him, and the other smiled | pleasantly and said he was glad, be- | cause he had the evening free and | would be glad to read it. “I didn’t expect action like that,” Dan admitted. “You're very de- cent.” “Not at all. We're always looking r good screen 'material. You can't ake pictures without stories. P “Do you ! It was jate afternoon when Dan finished and gathered up'the type- | written sheets and placed them in order and read them over. He was | surprised at the amount he had | written, for he had not numbered | | his pages; the job was much more claborate than he had planned. | Philllips was still in his office, and | | Dan said, as he placed his work on | the other's desk: i “There you are and many thanks | for your patience. If you like it I'll tell you why I particularly wanted | to sell it to Grand United.” “And if we don't want it?” the | scenario editor asked. “Then you'll never know," said, holding out his hand. Phillips laughed. “I've got a terrible curiosity, but it seems that | I'm going to have to pay quite a | price to satisfy it. Well, I hope I do have, to. So long—and sood luck.” | Cojlier was waiting in the apart- | | menf when Rorimer got there. “I | just got in and shook one up,” he | <aid, “and you look as though you | need one. It's in the refrigerator.” | He got up from his chair and | stretched lazily. “Well, how did you like Phillips?” he asked. | “He's a great guy,” Dan said | warmly | Didn't T tell you? Did you put it | | over? What did he say? Tell me all about ity “He's going to take it home and read it tonight.” | Paul nodded Dan vhat do you think | | of my idea now? Chances are if | you'd just walked in there and | dumped it on his desk he might not | have got at it for a week or two. | He's a pratty busy person, but now | that he's had a chance to size you | up he's more apt to give vou a break. Did you tell him that it would | be a good bet for Lester Moor? | They're on the lookout for a story | for Moor \ | " “No." Dan said, “I didt. T wrote | Moore into it. though, so you could hardly mies, but I thought it would be best to let Phillips discover it. You spoke your two cents worth, too, didn't you?” he accused. “Oh, that?” Paul grinned. “Sure. |1 told him the same thing I told | u. 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