The House That Shadows Built (1928)

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284 the house that SHADOWS BUILT he fights with everything he has; inside of the rules, but otherwise ruthlessly. He gives no quarter while the struggle is on, though he is perfectly capable, on the day after the armistice, of handing a beaten adversary a stake to start him anew in life. It is impersonal fighting; win or lose, he holds no grudges against a fair adversary. There are those among his intimates who call this his supreme personal quality. “Courage is his secret,” says one of them. “Or perhaps I’d better call it pluck. He’s a great gambler with life; and long after everyone else has been frightened out of the game, he stays on.” He is crafty in battle, as the story of his struggle with Hodkinson shows, and also supremely resourceful. Once, in the days when the business was shifting like a kaleidoscope, an executive in the firm of Shubert bought a substantial share in a rival motion-picture company. This was that day of triumph for the Shuberts when they had just downed Klaw and Erlanger and seized the supremacy in theatrical booking. It seemed that they were about to enter motion pictures; with their control over houses, they would make most formidable rivals. Broadway scented a new battle. In the capacity of peace maker and friend of both parties, William A. Brady visited Zukor, and proposed a meeting. “All right, Billy,” said Zukor, “but I never go into a fight without a gun.” The newspapers, next morning, explained this cryptic.