Show how I 1 broke into themo vies copyright by C flerman by NANCY CARROLL I 1 REALLY kicked my way into the th movies both kinds of kicks the th lind kind yon register to music and the th k kind I 1 nd you register registe r without music whan I 1 was a child I 1 had plenty ol of opportunity to practice as there were twelve children in our fau family illy ono one day my sister find and I 1 heard that one ot of the loew theaters on the east side in new york was having a dancing contest for local talent we decided to enter and try our luck as wo we both kick over our heads then when we reached tile the theater we confessed that we were from the west side aide of the city but they let us enter anyway much to our surprise for we were a little nervous lit at our first attempts before the footlights of a big theater we won our first big show after this was the passing show of 1923 here I 1 did a specialty number but in one of the numbers I 1 failed to kick as I 1 had to hang from a chan chandelier deller within four weeks I 1 was offered the leading role opposite james hall the show made ready to go on tile the road and so did I 1 but my mother who opposed my being on the stage refused to let me go on the road so I 1 left this company and went into topics of 1923 later I 1 did a specialty number with tile the passing show 1024 1924 11 and after that I 1 had a prominent part in mayflowers May flowers kicking all the time but to music of course then I 1 had a chance to come west I 1 did not kick at that though my first part on the west coast was with nancy in my next two shows I 1 had plenty of kicks for they were the music box revue with lupin lupino lane and the music box with fannie brice after that I 1 starred in loose ankles which toured the pacific coast then came the leading role in chicago which was produced in los loa angeles E ever ver since I 1 first arrived on the west coast I 1 had wanted to go into Z nancy carroll pictures I 1 finally submitted some tests testa to william fox and was given the secondary lead in ladles ladies must mus dress after I 1 made that picture I 1 called at the the paramount studio in hollywood one noon to keep a luncheon appointment with a friend of mine employed there the guardian at the door refused to let me in I 1 had my appointment and I 1 meant to keep heep it I 1 see why he should not let me in so I 1 registered a big kick and without music too you see im irish and have red hair too so r n that all helped I 1 guess anyway when I 1 was in the middle of the big argument I 1 wits was interrupted by nw anne nichols Nl chols author of ables irish rose she had been passing through the foyer and stopped to see what the ohp excitement was about well I 1 did get past that door guardian in the and only I 1 dd not go to meet my friend I 1 went with miss bliss nichols into her office she told me that I 1 was just the type for ros rosemary mary in her play which was to he be filmed so you see I 1 did kick my way into the movies my musical show kicks helped me to get into drama and that me 16 Into ithe movies plus the klek last of all |