| Show how I 1 broke into the M movies ovies copyright by hal C C herman BY BEBE DANIELS M t r Y ABILITY to fllch filch an afternoon 1 dress and a pair of high heeled slippers enabled me to crash the gate in motion pictures As a matter of fact I 1 h had ad played around motion picture sets gets while a child in company with my mother when she took a fling at the screen and occasionally I 1 was given just a bit by a kindhearted kind hearted director but my first real opportunity was given me because I 1 borrowed the dress and the slippers it happened on an afternoon when things looked rather black I 1 was living with my mother again after three years of school and the financial situation of the daniels was far from being pleasant mother had been playing bits now and then and on this particular afternoon was out on location with a co company leaving me to my resources I 1 had bad wanted to help but the goddess of luck and the casting directors ignored me completely ely my name came was known to a few of them but the securing of a job was another thing suddenly the telephone rang it was harold lloyds manager with the information that he would like to see ar irs S daniels I 1 mrs daniels Is not in I 1 replied not sirs mrs daniels be went on 71 7 t bebe daniels somewhat impatiently 1 I want miss daniels I 1 managed to splutter that he was speaking to miss daniels please come in to see me this afternoon if possible he said and this I 1 promised to do 1 I was so excited I 1 could have yelled but on top of this excitement came the realization that I 1 had nothing to wear now how many times have women woman been in this situation A hasty survey of the house revealed nothing in my wardrobe but the luck had changed for mother had just bought a light afternoon frock without any debate whatsoever I 1 grabbed that and put it on then I 1 found that I 1 needed slippers another problem but still another search and I 1 found a pair in the wardrobe of 0 my aunt who was visiting us at the time these were appropriated in a like manner and I 1 set out for the interview ter view to make a long story short I 1 got the contract as harold lloyds leading lady sitting in the producers office awaiting an appointment Is I 1 not the most pleasant thing in the world for in the majority of cases the wait Is a long one it seemed to me that I 1 sat there fully eight hours although in reality as I 1 afterward learned it was close to two I 1 really had no idea what sort of a proposition would be offered me so I 1 was mentally concocting concoct ing stories relating to my capabilities my experience and so forth in addition to this I 1 had done up my hair in such a way that added several years to my appearance pe arance and this was helped out by the long skirt on the dress and the high heels finally I 1 as admitted into the arl vat office of the manager lie ile was very kind and cordial but I 1 was so BO seared scared I 1 say a word I 1 just mumbled something inc incoherent coherent and stared all of the line fine stories I 1 had made up went out of my mind in a flash ile he asked roe me to stand in one corner of the room and then to vv walk alk to and fro across the floor which I 1 did with a puzzled look he said onta hm I 1 thought you were much younger miss daniels all my hopes went out the window here I 1 had tried to look older and that was the very thing he want I 1 say anything for a moment but realizing that something must be done I 1 started to take down my hair and dress it as I 1 had been to in the habit of doing I 1 can see the expression on 00 that mans face even to this day tic he was absolutely dum dam founded when I 1 had bad finished and given him an opportunity of seeing how I 1 looked he suil smiled led after a bit of questioning he appeared satisfied and offered me a contract as leading lady to carold lloyd burly |
