Modern Screen (Dec 1949 - Nov 1950)

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One day in the early part of this six months he bought himself a new suit and thus attired, went to the house where John Smith had lived seven years ago. When Smith appeared he took one look at Tony and stopped stock still. "I remember you — " he said, but he got no further. Tony's fist shot out and sent him sprawling to the pavement. Without a word, Tony turned his back and walked away. It was a score settled at long last, and with the thrust of his arm all the hate went out of Tony. Today he says he shouldn't have done it, that vindictiveness is no good and that he should have considered the source and forgotten the whole matter. Who is to say? It is possible that with that one blow, Tony Curtis rid himself of all the bitterness that had collected and festered in his soul during the years of his boyhood. TLTe felt set now to face the world, and s-± knowing what he wanted to do, was tremendously excited when he learned that acting was included in the opportunities to learn offered by the GI Bill. He joined the Dramatic Workshop of the New School for Social Research, and for more than a year worked hard at his task. Then, feeling the need of practical experience, he joined a group of stock players who barnstormed the country, playing anywhere to any kind of audience. Tony learned his acting lessons well under these conditions. One time they were playing in a small hotel, and the diningroom tables had been shoved together to make a stage. Tony was playing the title role of The Jazz Singer, and as such, was making a fervent plea to his mother. ^ "Ma," he said, "you don't understand. I've got to do this — " At this point a table leg gave way and Tony went crashing tc the floor. Undaunted, he picked himself up and said, "Ma, I keep telling you we ought to get that floor fixed." He graduated from one group to another, and finally landed with the Cherry Lane Theater in Greenwich Village. On short notice he played the lead in Golden one weekend, and on Monday he received a phone call from a talent scout connected with Universal-International. On the following Thursday he landed in Hollywood and was met at the airport by a chauffeur and a sleek Cadillac. "You Bernie Schwartz?" said the chauffeur. Tony nodded, and was whisked in silence to one of Hollywood's swankier hotels. In the two years Tony has been in Hollywood, he has tackled the job of his training with the same energy he put into his boyhood. Realizing that he has much to learn, he is studying, in addition to his regular courses at the studio, psychology and speech and the Italian language. In New York, he had gathered a smattering of a great many languages from the parents of his friends, but he has always thought Italian to be the most beautiful. From the study of academic subjects he is gathering credits for Los Angeles City College, and yet finds time to keep himself in trim by taking fencing, boxing and dancing lessons. U elen and Manuel Schwartz have come to Hollywood to live, at Tony's insistence. They rent a little house in the valley, where Manuel has found work as a tailor, and Bobby plays in the sunshine all day long. The house was scantily furnished when they moved in, and there was talk of the old reliable orange crates until such time as they could afford to furnish properly. But three days after they moved in Tony accompanied his mother to the market and disappeared for a while. When she found him again he steered her into a furniture store and pointed first to a couch, then to a bed. then a few chairs. "You like this?" he asked her. "And this? And this cupboard?" And when his mother nodded he whooped and took her in his arms. "That's swell, Ma, because they'll be delivered today!" Helen Schwartz looked at her son as though he had lost his mind. -'What do you mean?" "I bought them," he said. Her eyes widened. "All this?" The sweep of her arm took in the furniture he had pointed out. "You bought all this?" Such an outlay of cash was incomprehensible to his mother. There have been many changes in her life and Manuel's, and the pleasure of having a house and garden is almost more than they can bear. The name Bernie Schwartz has been changed, too. The studio chose James Curtis, but Tony remembers a particularly evil-looking monkey in the Bronx Zoo named James, and wasn't too happy about his new monicker. In the Navy he had spent his spare time reading "Anthony Adverse," and he liked the sound of it so much that he dropped a hint to the studio, and they settled on Anthony. Bobby, who retains his New York accent, gives it an inflection that delights Tony. "Aaant-ny," says Bobby, and Tony roars with laughter. '"The only thing that hasn't changed is ± Tony himself, who remembers his father's advice the night of his confirmation. All of Hollywood is captivated by the novelty of this boy whose accent advertises his Bronx beginnings and whose frankness and enthusiasm make him a standout in a stereotyped town. He keeps in close touch with his New York friends, and occasionally there's a phone call between Manhattan and Hollywood. "Watcha doin'?" the gang wants to know, " and then the inevitable question, "Who ya datin'?" The last time he mentioned a fairly well-known actress, Tony could hear a sharp intake of breath at the other end of the line. "Does she kiss good?" his pal asked. Someday Tony wants to buy his family a house of their own, but in the interim the foursome leads a happy life in their small cottage. Tony's pictures all but cover the mantelpiece, and Helen Schwartz will often stop to look at them. "Isn't my Bernie pretty?" she says. And Tony howls his protest. "Mom! Please! Don't say that!" Then he grins and hugs her, and sometimes in the evening he will go to the brand-new desk and take out his contract, to make sure he isn't dreaming. He isn't. At the age of 25, Bernie Schwartz has a seven-year contract, as good as gold. The End do you want a star to visit your home? see page 8!