How howl I Broke Into The Movies ff Copyright by H tIr l C c. tier Herman By RAMON NOV NOVARRO ARRO My Y MOTHER had great ambitions for tor me She wanted we the to be n II concert pianist My 1111 father had ambitions am am- for for forme mp me too Ills were ere along different lines He Lie wanted Panted me to bea be bea a dentist I wanted to be bean an actor Although I studied music and really tried t to follow my mothers mother's wishes I 1 found myself In Hollywood going fro from In one to another looking for Cor a Job I believe that we usually do the things that we want to do But nut Jobs were scarce and I needn't go Into the details details de tie- tails of those weary days when I Interviewed In In- every e casting director and assistant casting director In the town only to rl receive ele the same lame unwelcome reply Xo No o oI I 1 J had bad to live and live and there was no money so IIO I 1 hung out my shingle asa nila ns nil a teacher of piano and voice olce I secured secured secured se se- cured enough pupils to Keep kp the proverbial wolf from door and I still had time lime to make the weary rounds of the studios day after day At that time the Hollywood Community Com Com- theater was W producing plays plas every week This Thill was was a little theater and various arlous actors who were between pictures donated their services I lot lot- offered of of- mine too Just to keep myself Interested and aDd was given the leading role In a aver very charming pantomime The Tire Spanish Fandango One night Rex flex Ingram was In tb th r s. s a r a 3 Ramon Novarro audience although I 1 did not know It until I received a call to report to the old Metro studio for OB as Interview with the famous director Perhaps 1 I was not as excited over oer this as I should have hue been I had been disappointed so many times that I believed belle that this was Just another one of ot those things Of Ot course I went to see Ingram and he gave methe me methe methe the usual preliminary tests that day and that made me think that perhaps this visit had bad not been In to vain When I was told that I 1 was to have havethe havethe the role of at Rupert of ot In The Th Prisoner of Zenda I really felt that my career was begun begun- It had too because because because be be- cause Ingram bad had truly taken an Interest interest In in- terest In to me and gave me ever every part that he be thought I I 1 could play Where the Pavement Ends The Red fled Lily Lily Ben Den Hur Lovers and The Flying Fleet Fleet all aU these pictures came to me very quickly quick quick- ly 11 after that and m my ambition to be known as an actor was was I hope real real- Recent pictures In which I 1 have bave appeared appeared ap ape are ore Huddle a college football football foot toot ball story and Son Daughter In which I J pla played the part of a Chinese prince opposite Helen Hayes So now the embryo of ot the coming generation wilt will have to find flad a new Instructor as Im I'm afraid Plano piano lessons dont don't pay quite aa ns well as the movies mo