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Show Former- Stars, Now Directors, Tell Their Seasons HOLI-Tiootx ept 1. Throe yearn as;o Kin Baarott, amoitc the ft rat movie stars steppad aft tha screen to become a sooea picture pic-ture director. Tha past yaar hal lure many tired film favorite back, bat Ba-trott, Ba-trott, despite the most tempt (is; of-i of-i far a. has refute to forssk tha 1 mea-apaeaa he' a Wlsldlna; at t'ai-i t'ai-i versa!. , I "Cmfert, la his explanattoa far ! the backstairs preference. I . "As a man (rows older lid feels ! tha need of Settlina dowa In ease 1 and relaxation." What Shock ins I proa from tha llpa af one wha iIonflajofpnpula1tyafl- thrallad lerftene a tha vary prlnee ef romance. But there yau ha it, direct and very much mattsr af fact. "Tneee ar soma pi eaatar-feat wrti af the star a Ufa that ara ml seed by 4 1 renter Sad praducera," -tlaued It est re a. "but after att the latter have greater opportunity te live their lives as they see fM. and ia seek. In their waslna; years, a olid comfort denied the actor. "While the dtrector-prodaeer ass o depend largely upon the pabllc ar aueeeas, ha Is not so prominent In the publio eya. It Is not a critical criti-cal at hi appearanea and maaaer-tama. maaaer-tama. It depends upon him enty ta create a pieaatna and art lane erf ecu He does not have to eoncantrata his anecaie apan soemortslns; relea, nor deaa he have ta ba eonataatly aa tha qui viva like the actor. At ftKAL LUPtltaU "Tha publte demande a rreat deal af afl-aiftco'tims from ike actor. but the director-pro-lncer. hftilnd th scenes la net personally Itsalaed sad has lelsara for recreatlaa with 1.1b family." Brott knows what It sneaas to be Itontaed. He star-red In over lot r reduction. Ha still g-ets many a letters sshlnf him ta return to the silver aide af th screen. Far cvsr a year he had as hie leading woman Mary Plekfard, or Should It he the ether way round, ia feet sad tenantry t At any rata, with three years af directing and maay mars a a Celebrated film actor, he las ample fouedattea for com paring the eattefaetlaaa af tha tws oeaoen-trie oeaoen-trie spheres, uppentnf Kl Baggett In hla f (reference for directlnsr over Being Bei-ng Is AHd Hnliibar, ones ma line rt.l en the speaking stags and now picture producer. i "While I aor my Hf a dire-(or dire-(or and producer." says Molubar, "tt would aa folly to ear I don t mtan soma af tha Jays af the aetors Ufa, far fher ta a glamour about, ths ipaking atara that oaa sever be fnrgotien. 1 The prodar must be oontat ta ret what adulation eamea his wsy mostly by proxy. But ba may settle down, ae aa actor eaanot. And build for th future lust a ftn Any other buslneas. He has. of bear, ta deveia musk of his Ul-sur Ul-sur Urns ta tha study af what m plans th public, but If he dtta it ever he I not no susceptible ta the proverbial fickleness of tha public "Then agsln, tne man who ma at J A picture can ae hi handiwork la every scene, which la privilege a well as a pleasure. AMe from the artistic aid also, there is the material fact that a director-producer esa make mere financially out of n few good pic-turea pic-turea than ran most start In a lit-time lit-time of effort." There's something; ta ponder fnr the thousands of young men who look forward to a motion picture orer which branch It were bet-tr bet-tr to frkie |