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THE →HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1936.

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Owing to the great interest' shown in Bell and Howell "Filmo" en meras, n depot has been established Picture shows a on the third floor of Marina Blouse for the convenience of movie cunt era enthusiasts, corner of the showroom>

£200-A-Week

Baron Gassed With Last Penny

By A Special Reporter

End Alm agent to whom he had offered his Jast hopeless script. Ils suitcase contained nothing but a big new Bible,

Forst was born in Vienna on May 7, 1867; auid his real name was Barda Emil Forsterunk, He claimed 10 have carried out secret diplomatic missions for Austria during the great war".

His mastery of languages--Aus- trian, German, Italian, French and English-fitted him for the job of searching European capitals for Bollywood film stories. He was happy, on top of the world. But as an original story writer he was a

and story finder,

"Baron Emil Forst," ex-Secret Service man and £200. a-week Hollywood film scenario writer, broken by ill-failure. He was just a good trans- health and war wounds, tired of trudging round London's

"PEACE AT LAST" West End with film scripts he could not sell or even give

Film actor Gibson Gowlane, 118 away, paid a penny to gas himself in a tiny top floor bed-friend for 15 years, toki me last room in Vauxhall Bridge Rd., S.W. one night this month.night: "I first met Forst-we always

And as I sat in my office writ» ; wood two years ago to find material ing his story my telephone rang for flm stories, and brought this news.

While Forst was losing his last hope a woman film executive from Hollywood was seeking him.

"She had a story to translate and "she wanted Fars! to do it," I was Stold. "Another man made a mess of the Joli, The executive sald;

SEALED ENVELOPE

his pennies. His last words before he locked himself in the bedroom lo die were: "How long does a penity- worth of gas last?"

He lost that job. He had to count

When

the police were called

If only we could find Forst he to the bedroom, Forst. wrapped would make a grand job this in an eiderdown, his head on But she could not find him. The pillow under the bed, had been dead money would have saved him." for hours. Propped on the dressing Forst, appointed head of the table was a big envelope, several foreign terature departinent of times sealed. Universal City by Carl Laemmte Jun., come to Europe, from Holly-

It contained his will, which was witnessed last month by a West

called him Captain Forst-in Holly- wood. He was writing film stories, and doing transitions of plays and novels. He often earned £200 i week and more freelancing.

"Ife tried to write film stories In London; could not understand his failure to sell any. He, could not learn a penny here. In Hollywood, you know, they buy stories they never use, Here they only buy thic ones they want at the moment.

"The night before last he tele- phoned to me and he was very de- pressed. I tried to cheer him up, but he said: "Well, I be gone be- fore long and then you'll know that I'll be at pence at lust.""

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