Show how I 1 broke into the movies 0 copyright by hal C herman by BUSTER KEATON I 1 CAN hardly say that I 1 broke luto into the movies rather I 1 oozed in practically from birth I 1 h and ad been on the vaudeville stage with my parents who did a rough and tumble act using me US as a barl sort of football it hurt me for I 1 was trained from babyhood to like lt it and to know just how to take falls two world famous actresses took exception to this parental training one the great sarah sarab bernhardt and the other beautiful lily langtry my lly father was introduced to bernhardt who was on the same bill with us and when he bent to kiss her hand she said haughtily are you not ashamed to make ze money from ze cruelty to ze little gar garcon conr rut cut she was later convinced that my parents loved me and cared for me as jealously as any parents could the second lily langtry did not object to any cruel treatment accorded me rather she was probably tempted to give me some herself for 1 I sat on her long train when she majestically walked across the boards causing laughter which annoyed the lovely lady I 1 was just twenty one years old when the Shu berts made me a vera ver attractive offer to enter musical corn com edy at a week it meant sep I 1 V 4 71 WOO buster keaton of the three for the first time and at first I 1 hesitated in spite of the tact fact that the salary was most attra attractive etive I 1 finally accepted and was awaiting the call to rehearsals when I 1 had a visit from joseph al schenck who suggested that I 1 make a series of two reel comedies under his management he offered me 40 a week but in spite of the great difference in this sum and what the Shu berts offered I 1 at last decia decided led on the movies and right here may I 1 state that ive never regretted my choice I 1 made my first pictures at the domique film companas comp COMpa anys lovS studios but my production plans were cut short by the outbreak of the war I 1 had only made live five two reel comedies when called to camp kearney after a period of training there I 1 sailed for france where I 1 served as a private I 1 was abroad about a acar car seeing some interesting service after the armistice I 1 helped entertain until ordered home when I 1 got back to the good old U S A I 1 resumed work under AJ mr I 1 r hs able management and remained with him until about a year ago when I 1 signed with the metro goldwyn mayer company before I 1 was elevated to stardom I 1 was co starred with william crime crane in the saphead a picture which made a great hit after this I 1 was given my own company by mr air Scherr ck my aly first picture under this arrangement was one week among my roost most successful pictures were the navigator the general college steamboat pill bill jr and the cameraman recent pictures in which I 1 have a appeared p are the passionate plumber and speak easily jimmy echnoz ale durante played with me in buth both of these pictures in motion pictures as in any other profession you do best what you en joy most comedy is my forte because I 1 like it |