Show j i Whine of Wind in in the Sails B firings Brings ings to to tox 6 I I I x Life Old Bullies of the Seven Seas A. A b George Bancroft master gunner in Old O Ironsides Bancroft spent five years in n the navy and is one of the two enlisted men ever to be Je graduated from Annapolis By JACK JUNGMEYER NEA Service Writer HOLLYWOOD July 30 The 30 The current current cur cur- rent film vogue of big marine specials specials specials to be cUm climaxed by Paramount's epic Old Ironsides is 16 providing a final and spectacular waterside rendezvous for the scattered ranks of hard bitten old Yankee sailing ship tars From obscure mariners' mariners retreats and from enforced JY oc occupation occupation oc- oc the deep water veterans of wind craft Are gathering In Hollywood Hollywood Hol Hol- lywood and at Catalina Island where Old Ironsides Ironsides' is being filmed d. d Old they are of course and perhaps perhaps per per- I haps a bit rheumatic since steam sent most of them into the discard years ago But pathetically eager to officiate once more mare on titled decks under drawing canvas swag canvas swag swaggering gering relics of phantom yesteryears yesteryears yesteryears yester yester- years on the salty main breaking out sea sea chests and whetting in tr I on sailor talk TWO FIFTY SA SAN SAN-ING uNG VESSELS two Fifty sailing vessels rummaged rummaged rummaged rum rum- maged from everywhere along the American coast are being prepared for tor the filming o 0 the historic battle battle bat bat- tle between n the pirates of Tripoli and the famous frigate Constitution Constitution tion ion Old Ironsides Each ship re requires a crew of tw twenty three fa familiar familiar fa- fa millar with the riggIng of Yankee clippers Hence t e a opportunity for many ancient mariners to live again a few days of vanished glory Scores were already on hand having worked in Fairbanks' Fairbanks Black Pirate and Warner Brothers' Brothers The Sea Beast when the Paramount call caIl went out Many came from west coast ports by and some by stowaway One old tar pushing his way to the casting window between a beauty beauty beauty beau beau- ty contest winner and a thin faced extra piped his plea for tor a part wistfully H n aint the money so som m much ch All An I want Is to lay aloft once more on a square-rigger square with the yards backed and the wind a- a in the shrouds Just once more before I sign my final papers He landed z w i s r I s st t fe f t r k P Y n GEORGE BANCROFT Another Too old old old-me me Hells Hell's bells Im I'm stronger now than these young loafers who dont don't know a bumpkin from a He too will be in the picture ONE EMPTY SLEEVE A third va vainly ny trying to conc conceal al alan an empty sleeve relic of a nasty naty voyage off Cape Hatteras Hatter s Aye she's empty this sleeve but m my other arm is strong enough for both To which the representative of James Cruze director replied d Okay Okay youre youre you're hired Typical these scores going down downto to sea sed In ships for tor the last time perhaps putting perhaps putting the b soaked brine Ine- Ine man power of a romantic aforetime into Old Ironsides for authentic atmosphere A few rew having indicated a capacity capacity capa capa- city for tor pungent character acting with Wallace Beery Decry George Bancroft Bancroft Bancroft Ban Ban- croft and other principals ls In the picture may find a permanent berth berthin berthin in the movies Most of them will step down off the decks with a re renewed renewed renewed re- re ache acho for the old brave days 1 when the clipper man was the bully bullyboy bullyboy bullyboy I boy of seven seas I |