| Show how I 1 broke into the e mo movies va es hal balc S cherman by BUSTER KEATON CAN hardly say that I 1 broke I 1 into the movies rather I 1 oozed la in practically from birth bertli I 1 had been on the vaudeville stag stags re with my iny parents 4 who did a rough and tumble act using me as a sort of AO othall I 1 it dian didn t hurt uie nii for I 1 was ti from babyhood to like it and to know just how to take falls alia TN two 0 world orld famous ac actresses took exception to this parental training one the great sarah bernhardt Dern hardt and the other beautiful lily langtry my isly fattier father was introduced to bernhardt who was on tile the sa same me bill with mith us and e bent beat to kiss alsa tier her hand she ohe sald eald h haughtily aught ilys are you not asb ashamed amed to t make ze money from ze te cruelty to ze little gar garcon but she was later convinced that my parents loved we me and cared for roe me as jealously as any parents could the second lily langtry did not object to any cruet cruel treatment accorded a c me ine rather she was probably tempted to give me ma some herself bera elf for I 1 out eat on her train whoa ahe ma walked across the boards 1 causing laughter which annoyed th the lovely lady I 1 was just twenty ona one years yearn old the Shu berls berts made me a very attractive offer to enter musical e comedy at a week it meant buster keator separation of the three for the first time and at airet I 1 hesitated in spite oi oia the fact that the aas as nast attractive I 1 finally accepted and was as awaiting thac call to rehearsal 3 when I 1 had bad a visit from joseph JN schenck who sug that I 1 make a series of two reel comedies under hla his management ile he offered me 40 a week but in spite of the great difference in the sum and what tile the bhuber ts offered I 1 at last decided on the moles moiles and right here may I 1 state that ive I 1 ve never regretted in bolce I 1 made my first pictures the conrique Coni ique film companas comp anys b h llos illos hut but my production plans were cut F hort by the outbreak of the war I 1 had only made five two reel corn com edies when called to camp kearney Kea raey after a period of training there I 1 sailed for france where I 1 served as an a private when I 1 got back to the good old U S A I 1 re resumed umed work under nir mr schenck a able management and rei with him until about a y year yar ar awo ago when then I 1 signed with ith tile the metro goldyn goldwyn mayor mayer company before I 1 ws was elevated to star st ardon dori I 1 was wag co starred with ith william crane in the saphead a picture which made a great hit after this I 1 i vas as given my own com company pally by mr schenck my first picture anler this was waa I 1 on week ansorg my most successful pie pic tures turea were here the navigator the 1 college bill jr and the file 1 cameraman cameraman ame raman recent pictures in which I 1 have appeared are ilie passionate plumber I 1 and speak masuy jim a ozle durante played me in both of these pl curca tires in motion pictures as in any other profession ou do best aliat you enjoy most comedy Is ray my forte bec became aue I 1 like it |
