Show These Tb Movie People CONTRACT Cf BREAKING IU IS NOtt NO SPORT WITH Tnt MIS MIS- MISCAST CAST ST STARS 1 By Sly n DAN D. THOMAS S IJ NKA XEA Writer HOLLYWOOD Cal Cat June 21 When Warner Varner Baxter goes to a movie yes es even en actors derive en en- enjoyment enjoyment from the sliver silver screen screen- he ho usually picks a western film but a n few weeks ago he broke his IsIs contract with wills Paramount because he ho was cast for tor a western lead Baxter loves the thrilling melo melo- melodramas melodramas dramas of ot the great open spaces Aside from his own pictures he would rather see sec them than any others But putting on the cow cow- cowboy cowboy cowboy boy up make-up is entirely a differ differ- different different ent thing I think I have ha every ever good reason rea rea- reason reason son In the tho world for steering clear of ot westerns Baxter Bater declares In Inthe Inthe Inthe the first place I am a a. poor horse hOIse man I was raised in the east and had very ery er little opportunity to ride horseback And to make good as asa asa asa a screen cowboy a n fellow must be beable beable beable able to handle a horse horse- expertly It Is fellows like Tom Mix lIx Fred Thompson Hoot Gibson and Buck nuck Jones who make male good western stars They know all about horses and their knowledge Is evident In their films Then too I prefer a II drawing room scene to a R. cattle round roundup I like to dress s up and believe I am ani much better fitted for tor straight leading man mars roles than for the cowboy stuff No Xo sooner had Baxter left lect the tho Paramount organization because he didn't want to play a estern than stories circulated around Hollywood that he lie was petting getting high hat Who 10 does Warner arner Baxter think ho he Is that he Is too good to play pIa In westerns was WM th word that went from Irons mouth to It Isn't that I think thin I am too toes good at all Warner arner explains It ItU ItIs Itis Is U just that I am not capable 01 of doing my m best work wort In such a pic pie ture There are too many ninny other actors In Hollywood who ho are are good riders for tor me to play such a role and flop In It it Baxter Is taking taking- the same lame course that so many other stars sta have haye pur pur- pursued pursued sued during the last year year year-he he is going to free Cree lance Independent players are the only ones who can choose the roles they will portray Contract players with Ith a few Cew ex ex- exceptions exceptions ex- ex exceptions take the parts assigned them by studio executives whether they are ar suitable or not It H Is because studio officials have miscast so many many actors actor that Baxter and a multitude of other others have broken their contracts during 1 the past year rear |