Show THERES THERE'S I A PILOT FOR LEvERY EVERY BRIGHT IT STAR j By RUSSELL J. J BIRDWELL N NEA EA Service Writer HOLYWOOD Jan 2 For For For J every bright light in Hollywood there is some obscure pilot Vilma Banky Bank now a Hungarian rhapsody was but an ant insignificant comedy pla player er in Budapest until Samuel Goldwyn came upon her Eleanor Boardman was one of a million girls in New NewYork NewYork NewYork York City until Rupert Hughes gave her a chance in pictures Corrine Griffith was ya Just a home girl who came to Hollywood from New Orleans and plugged along until until until un un- un- un til Charles R R. R Rogers producer staked his bank bankroll roll on her chances Corrine made good and incidentally incidental ly so did Rogers Hunt Stromberg now one of ot the three beacon lights of the Metro Metro- Mayer Goldwyn r studios was a newspaper r reporter porter porter and optimist Rogers believed that the ambitious youth though a dreamer could make good The two formed a partnership p Charles Charle R R. Rogers is called Hollywood's Hollywoods Hollywoods Hollywood's Hollywoods Hollywood's Holly Holly- woods wood's financial wizard He extracts from thin air Ir rolls of like Houdini produces pigeons from pillows But the quality which ac accounts accounts ac- ac counts mostly for his success Is his story mind Though trained in golden grooves his brain is dept at situations and box office values He Is his own busIness business business busi busI- ness manager his own producer and his own scenarist ne 1 4 7 x AOA I Corrine Corrina Griffith top and Charles R. R Rogers |