Show Now How I 1 Broke Into The Movies J Copyright by Hat lIal C C. man lIer-man BY nv nEnE BEBE DANIELS DANIES Y A to In filch an nn afternoon MY 1 1 dress dres and a n pair of ot high heeled I slippers enabled me to crush crash the gate In motion mollon pictures As 11 n a mutter matter of ot fact tact I had played d around motion picture sets while achild a achild achild child In sin com company puny with my mother mothr when hn she took a n fling at the screen arid and oct i 1 win was given Ihen Just abit a II abit bit hy by n a kind hearted director but hut my first real opportunity win was given me because I borrowed the dress drell anti and the slippers I U happened on nn an afternoon when alien things looked rather black I was wan liv living living liv- liv ing with my mother again arter three years of ot school and nod the financial sit flit nation of the Daniels was WUI tar fur from being Mother ha had bad l been hn playing In lilts hits now anti and then and anti on this lla particular afternoon was out on location with a n company leaving me meto meto to 10 my resources resources resources' I land had n wanted anted to hI help bolt but hut the goddess of luck lurk and the casting directors Ignored nie me me com My Iy name was known to a few few- of or them hut but the securing of ot n a job was wag another thing Suddenly the telephone rang mug It It was wal flaccid s 's manager manager with the Information that he be would I like to 10 see seo Mrs Daniels I Mr r Hanl ls' ls 18 lanot n t In In I INot I. I Not Mrs Irs Mrs Mrs- Daniels Daniels- Daniels he ho went oil on on z 1 t t t tt s t ai i Kati r r I Beb Dab Danl Daniels somewhat Impatiently I J want wont Dil Miss MI Daniels I II I managed ed to splutter that he was speaking to Miss Is Donle-Is Please come In to 10 see se-e me mc this aft If It possible he said Bal l this I promised to do I was so 50 so excited I t could coul l have hove yelled elle but on top tOil of ot this excitement canto callie the tho realization that I 1 had noltIng nothing nothing noth noth- ing to wear How Ilow many times have women been In n this situation A hasty survey of ot the Muse house revealed ro- ro nothing In my wardrobe but the luck had hUll changed for tor mother had Just bought a n light frock Without any ony debate whatsoever er I 1 grabbed that and put It on Then I found that I 1 needed slippers Another problem but still another search and 1 found a n pair In ha the wardrobe of my aunt who was visiting us at the time Mine These were wro appropriated In a alike alike alike like manner and I J set out for the In In- w To make snake a long story shor short I 1 got the contract as 88 Harold Lloyds Lloyd's leadIng leadIng lead lead- Ing lady Sitting Silting In the producers producer's awaiting an appointment Is 18 not the most pleasant thing In III the world for In the majority of ot cases the wait Is IB IBa Isa isa a long one one- It seemed to me one that I sat there fully rully eight Ight hours although in reality as us I afterward learned It was close to two 1 I really bad no Idea Mea what sort of a proposition would be offered otren 1 me so I Iwas Iwas Iwas was mentally concocting stories relating relating re re- lating to my Illy ca capabilities Ill I'll II II It 18 my toy experience experience ence and so forth In addition to this I had done up my hair In such n a way wily that added several years to my 01 appearance appearance ap ap- and tI ls was helped out by bythe bythe bythe the Ion long a skirt on the the- dross dress and the high heels Finally I 1 was admitted Into lute Ih the private vate ottice of the tho malinger lie Ile was very kind and cordial but hut I was to so scared I h couldn't say ay a word I just mumbled something Incoherent Int and stared All of ot the tIne line stories t f I 1 had made up went nt out of ot my Ky mind In lu a flash lie asked me to stand In one une corner torner of ot the room and anti thru then to walk to 10 and fro across the flour floor which 1 did With a n puzzled look ok he said saM Ilin nID I thought you OU were wre much younger Miss lIss Daniels All my hopes hope went out the window Here I J had hall tried to look older r and that thai was the very thing he didn't want I couldn't say an anything thing for a moment moment moment mo mo- ment nt but hut realizing that something must be done I 1 started to take down dowil my hair and dress It as I had bad boIn been hern In the habit of ot doing I can see se the expression ston on that mans man's face even evento evento to this day liay lie was absolutely dum duin- founded When 1 had finished an and l given gl him himan nn In opportunity of ot seeing how I looked lie he smiled After a bit of ot questioning he he appeared ap air geared satisfied td and offered me a contract contract con con- tract as leading lady to Harold Lloyd Llod w NU |