Show Gable Is Is' Is Hollywoods Hollywood's Greatest Veteran Director Asserts By Burdette Jay HOLLYWOOD INS INS Who's the greatest actor in Hollywood The question had been consuming consuming consuming ing us for a long time and was followed by another natural query Who knows Mentally Menially we reviewed all the people in filmdom best qualified to know and decided on Jack Conway Conway Conway Con- Con way for reasons which will appear appear appear ap ap- ap- ap pear later in this article We put the question to Conway expecting the usual evasive Hollywood Hollywood Hollywood Holly Holly- wood reply to interrogations of that type but without hesitation or reservation Mr Conway spoke up Clark Gable is the greatest actor in the business Why we pursued Because said Mr Conway hes absolutely honest and true in ill his characterizations and has everything a great star should have What puzzles me Conway continued is why some people seem to think that Clark isn't a finished and polished actor He is with great natural ability in ad ad- Hes He's my favorite Do you mean hes he's your favorite favorite favorito favor favor- ite ito of the present crop of male stars Or of oL all youve you've ever di directed directed directed di- di Of all time said Mr Conway with finality Lets Let's see if Mr Conway didn't speak with the most authority of anyone in Hollywood Mr Conway of course is a director and directors directors directors tors certainly are qualified star observers To further quality Mr Conway well we'll add that hes he's been beena a director as long as anyone in Hollywood perhaps longer and has an unmatched string siring of hits hils to his credit and has worked with wilh an unmatched list of stars Of course I like Clark personally personally personally person person- ally a great deal concluded Conway Conway Con- Con way Ive got good reason toIve toIve toIve to Ive I've been hunting many times with him and that's thal's where you find out what a man really amounts to Gable is a loyal and considerate friend He does little things that endear him to lo people I P Nj iJ r. A i-I i kAt kr 1 f- f Clark Gable Has everything a great groat star should have hao For instance on our hunting trips Ill I'll Wake vake up in the morning and find that Clark already has the fire going and the coffee on And several times at the end of ofa a days day's trek Ive I've thought his pack looked larger than mine and upon hefting them have found him packing about 40 pounds more than I. I But dont don't get the idea theres there's anything pamby about Gable Hell He'll fight at the drop of ofa ofa ofa a hat and to the last ditch for what he thinks is right Hes He's a genuinely tough character but when hes he's had his say in a picture picture pic pie ture for example and has been overruled he doesn't sulk or harbor harbor harbor har har- bor a grudge like some other people people peo peo- pie I could name He forgets it and gives you all hes he's got You bet hes he's my favorite on or off the lot I |