THE HOLLYWOOD
STORY-By Ernest Lynn.
CHAPTER XX.
THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25. 1930.
people began to drop in and make themselves at home. It was most- ly a newspaper crowd, young men and young women from the Los Angeles papers and ex-reporters how attached to the publicity
of the staffs
motion picture studios,
It was a noisy crowd, talkativė and gay and light-heartedly cyni- cal. They discussed current plc- tures. plays, criticized them
"It can't be done." Dan said. severely: prophesied the future of "Where there's no conscience the audible pictures, colour photo- Hollywood is full of rumours. there's no feeling.”.
graphy and the new-dimension They fly about the great studios.
Riddle grinned, started to pro-screen; traded gossip about play- and they hover over luncheon
test.
ers and directors, and Paul Col- tables and it through hotel "Let me tell this." Paul Collier lier, who could break eighty with lobbies and along the boulevards commanded, and he continued. fair regularity, became the centre Such-and-such a star is getting ""For clients Johnny has the most of an animated golf discussion divorce; so-and-so is leaving this beautiful women in the world" which wound up in ble offering one studio for that one; Amalgamated "I have a few men," Riddle,said of the men a stroke-a-hole handi- 'is going to do nothing but super
cap and challenging him for the | stoutly.. featured productions; a certain
"and" when they're beautiful following Wednesday afternoon. player is to be starred
"For any amount up to a dollari Rare is the official announce and nice," Paul went on, he faile ment that is not preceded by an love with them. He has a staff and a half," Panl said. host of rumours. It was a rumour to do all his work for him and he that Louise Watkins wanted to spends his time playing golf and
Rorimer, and discuss with Dan while Dan was surprised at its nature, he did not think it at all strange that Miss Watkins should have heard it ahead of him, for news in Hollywood travelled in
And, be roundabout fashion.
"Make it five and it's a bet." Paul said. "Right" and lent an dining with these beautiful movie ear to the insistent pleadier of gals, and at the end of each month two young women and sat down what does he do? He sends them at the piano. He could play--as all a bill. I ask you, is that a he could do most things rather well, and he gave the impression racket or isn't it?"
of doing it without half trying. He kept up a steady, bantering, smiling conversation as he played, But don't think and glanced down at the piano
+
Riddle chuckled and lighted a sides, Louise wrote for a group of cigarette. "Kid me," he said: "go gossipy movie fan magazines, and jahead and kid me. she knew her Hollywood.
Continental Pictures. Louise Watkins said,
their ather
I fall in love with more than one keys only rarely.
at a time. I wouldn't have any Dan Rorimer thought he was
Dan
was going to be business if 1.diel. You can't re-lazy and often told him so. sold. Lawson Brothers, were gn-mind a girl you're supposed to be sometimes envied the lanky, athle- ing to buy Continental and merge crazy about that she's behind in tie-looking Callier his easy, effort-
her payments."
less ability. At college he had it. or ally it, with
Anyway, Collier had the real played an end well enough to studios.
She had dropped in early on racket, he said. "Everywhere he land on the All-Americas of seve- Rorimer and Collier that Sunday goes the big stiff is as welcome as rat sports writers and he had been into Johnny Santa Claus. Why? Because heja light-heavyweight boxing cham- afternoon, had con
that writes a dinky little column on the pion. Riddle and informed him Paul and Dan were having "open movies every day and it goes to a house," and had brought Johnny
with her.
"I thought you'd be interested,"
list of papers longer than Holly-
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"For one thing," she said stout-
wood Boulevard. Do the studios ments on a hook, but he some- welcome him with open arms when times went for weeks without soly. "Paul's a first-class newspaper-Paris bis manly figure appears on the much as writing a word. Once he man," and Riddle was quick to de- Geneva
Don't be silly. Do you tore up everything he had written, clare himself. "It's not official, of course, but horizon? don't be surprised. Continental is want to know how gond this Colan act which exasperated Rori-
she told Dan.
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Who said anything about his ier is tell you how good he mer, who had read it over and ability? Sure he is; one of the
bent." imagine they'll be rather glad to is. He can call up the first movie seen possibilities in it.
"If you'd only go through with And Dan said, "The point is, be bought on instead of going star that comes to his mind tod
invite himself to lunch and tell it and then let it get cold and re-Paul could have anything he wants under a sheriff's hammer."
Roriner shrugged. "Well, it's her that he would like to have write it! The trouble with you if he tried hard enough." all news to me. I suppose Mr. champagne if she doesn't mind is you don't like the thought of Louise admitted that that might New York........-4.85 31/32
And even if the star hard work. Writing a book isn't Rorimer will find himself scouting And get it!
served that Paul had plenty of Stockholm around for a new job pretty soon." doesn't feel like doing it, her press play, but the minute it begins to be true, and Riddle kiddingly ob- Amsterdam!... 12.05
.34435 Paul Collier observed dryly: agent-if he's as good as 1 am-es tough for you you quit cold."
wemen. Vienna "Yeah?" and then Collier's de champions, among the
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.45.10 "You're lucky you haven't had to probably will advise her to humour
"He's got a way with him." fant grin.
Bucharest.. .816 de your scouting before this," and him."
He sighed and began to talk Montevideo. "You big stiff, you're hopeless!" That, Riddle finished, was what
about his "clients." Johnny was Hongkong.. be enlied good.
from Rorimer. Paul Collier's sun-burned face Looking at him now, leading an lan amusing duck, Dan thought; Brussels wrinkled in a grin. That, he maite ambitious quartette, with a girl on whimsical and seemingly irres- Milan. Yeah, just like that," Paul contained, was what came of having either side of him on the piano ponsible, but shrewd for all of Copenhagen
sex appeal." "Well, I guess it's bench, Dan admired and at the that-Collier said that Kiddie was Prague Lisbon. mented.
Río. your turn now," he said to Louise! same time envied his light-hearted "In the money." And Rorimer
"How's the fan maga ways, and he said as much to listened with an attentive smile to Bombay Watkins.
Johnny Riddle and Loulse Wat-Johnny's foolery, but presently he Yokohama....2/0.13/32 zine racket?"
Louise made an indignant reply kins, who had trailed him out to let drop a remark that took Dan Silver (spot and
forward). 17 to go to the devil once in a while." and they sat and talked of incon- the kitchen to help him round up by surprise.
(To Be Continued) presently refreshments. What they do, Louise?" Dan sequential things, and asked.
at Louise's inquiring look Dan ex- plained.
"I got sore at Adamson and fore up my contract."
"I think he's smart," Johnny Riddle said. "Be independent; that's my motto. They think a lot more of you. Dan, if you tell them!
Miss Watkins didn't know, "I suppose they'll continue to operate it under the name of Continental,
and apply some of their own well- known, efficiency--"
"There's
room for plenty of) that," Dan observed. "I beg your pardon."
"or maybe they'll merge it completely. But that's not very likely the name Continental still means something."
"Well, I'm for it-especially in it means that Adamson goes out an his neck."
"And how about you?" Baul de- manded.
Dan said, "My time was almost
up anyway. Only a couple of months to go on the contract, and I know blamed well Adamson would never retiew it. In fact, I'm
day in expecting the air nny
large and copious quantities."
He smiled. "Paul", he explain-1 ed to Louise and folmny, "worries about me. I'll give him grey hair
yet.".
Collier growled. He said that it took two to run an establishment; such as theirs. "I'd like to main- tain you in the comfort you're ac- customed to, but I can't afford it."
Dan laughed and went to the kitchen, and Collier, turning to the others, said, "Independent. that's him all over."
"Quit picking on him," Johnny Riddle advised. I like to see a man who can tell some of these high-powered executives where ta get off and make them like it... How's Dan's girl friend getting along?"
"Coming right along. Jobuny. Better. keep an eye on her; she'll
make a good client for you."
"Johnny can't sign a new client without losing his heart to her," Louise Watkins said. "That might complicate, matters, if she's a friend of Dan's.. Who is she?"
Collier sald he didn't think Louise knew her. "Anne Winter is her name. You met a friend of hers one day, over at Continental. Eva Harley. That blonde girl, re- member?"
Louise did.
\
Johnny Riddle, Collier observed in an envious tone, undoubtedly had the greatest racket in Holly- wood. "It's all very well to have a legitimate publicity business and to make money at it" A
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