Show These iese Movie l ovie People FIVE FIn YEAR n OLD GETS GErS BIG ROLE IN I KING VIDOR'S CROWD CRO EV Ly GENE GE l CORN cony CO XEA E. Service Writer NEW YORK June 18 At At the age of oC five Freddie Frederick holds something something- of a unique film record He is the first youngster of his years to be brought across the continent to play pla in the cinema And also he has played more varied roles on the screen that any lad of oC his age Some 1500 Holly HollY- Hollywood HollYwood Hollywood wood sons of the tho celluloid were tested by King for tor the part the youngster will have In tn The Crowd In which the director of The Th Big Parade says he hopes to tomake tomake tomake make an epic of the city that will compare with his epic of the thear war ar Freddie's Introduction to the screen was unpremeditated and as accidental as any an on the long list Hat of finds The baby's father A. A H. H Frederick was conducting conducting- the Hollywood column for forEA NEA EA NE Ser Sor- Service vice now no w written by Dan Thomas One day Fredericks Frederick's wife ex expressed ex- ex expressed pressed a desire to watch tho the stars In the process of having their pic pic- pictures pictures pictures tures taken and having no place to park the child that day da took him along They visited the Fair Fair- Fairbanks Fairbanks banks studio and there Mary Pick- Pick Pickford Pickford Pickford ford noticing the boy bo Informed his surprised parents that he was made to order for fOI the screen At Atthe Atthe Atthe the moment they gave o her comment com com- comment comment ment little attention but later when a number of directors had upheld Marys Mary's opinion It was de do- decided decided to put him In a kid comedy com com- edy cd Thereafter Freddie appeared In several of oC the school days stories s sand and came Into Immediate demand It seems that tough kids aro are hard to get and since Jackie Coogan grew up have ha been few and far tar between Freddie stepped right in v vr r q qt t 9 r. r t s Freddie Frederick as ns tough tou h and end dude du e In The Crowd There is something a a. bit Coogan- Coogan Coo an- an esque about him and when was looking for a street kid he Ito called for tor Freddie This of course cours puts Freddie on top of tho the world He will be one OM of the featured characters In one of the biggest films of the year ear Meanwhile his hili father tather Is a newspaperman newspaperman perman In Los Angeles and his mother goes along to look after Freddie on location |