“Oh, yes, sir, the title is great.”
But that is how the “yes-sirs” hold their jobs!
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Before the year 1912 ended, Lionel Barrymore had been acquired. His plunge movie-ward was inauspicious.
“Who’s the new man?”
“That’s John Barrymore’s brother.”
“Never heard of him—is he an actor?”
“No, he’s an artist, just back from Paris, been studying painting,” answered the wise guys.
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On the return trip east this winter, a stop-over was made at Albuquerque to secure legitimate backgrounds for some Hopi Indian pictures. One, especially atmospheric, was “A Pueblo Legend” with Mary Pickford.