The House That Shadows Built (1928)

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EXIT MARY PICKFORD 2S3 perhaps the first definite movement came trom a schism in his own office force. When Paramount so dramatically elected Hiram Abrams president, he assumed the management of the re-oriented company, and remained in that capacity after Famous Players-Lasky took it in as a subsidiary. Zukor promoted Ben Schulberg from the press department, and installed him as assistant manager. From the first, the aggressive Abrams and the dominant Zukor worked badly in harness; by 1918 came friction so severe that it began to burn out the bearings. Zukor took the extreme course : he discharged Abrams. Now Schulberg, as he says himself, is a one-man dog. In old days he had been fiercely loyal to Zukor; serving under Abrams, he transferred his allegiance. He sat half that night in Zukor’s house, quarrelling with the Boss. “If he goes, I go,” he said. “Very well, Ben,” replied Zukor, at the end of his persuasiveness, “but you’ll come back some day.” The prophecy touched off Schulberg’s temper. “I’ll come back when you send for me, not before!” he stormed as he bounced out of the room. • (Eight years later Zukor offered Schulberg, who had adventured much in the meantime, the position of production manager at Hollywood. Schulberg could not restrain himself from saying, “Well, you sent for me!” “Yes,” said Zukor. “What’s a litde pride between