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Pat's Awakening
Pat O'Malley slipped into obscurity, and then did some serious reflecting that resulted in a renewed man and career.
By Myrtle Gebkart
HEY ! You're looking great ! — Peach of a picture ! — Sweet child, you get prettier every day ! Listen, have you heard
this one "
Whenever a brogue drifted by, in kidding banter, you knew that Pat O'Malley was around. He'd talk your arm off. Blarney rolled off every word. His jokes were funny, but too continuous.
A wise-cracker, a smart Aleck, a nuisance. One of those slap-on-the-back fellows, breezy, insincere, sappy. His blue eyes were always up to mischief, his manner too jovial.
Through finding out that a man isn't put in this world simply for that, Pat O'Malley has remade himself. The first sting of realizing what it meant to be merely entertaining passed in the work of making himself into something solid.
For two years he has been out of pictures — not, of course, through his own volition. Yet he has been very busy, much occupied with self-improvement.
Henry Ford once said that a young man shouldn't save, but should put his surplus earnings back into his business. Much of Hollywood must agree, for a large amount of wealth goes into showy display — clothes, cars, social life — to an extent an actor's assets, his "rolling stock."
But Pat knows, now, that a fellow who sinks most of his money in the accouterments of his career is taking chances
investment." The business failed
Photo by Duncan
Mr. O'Malley, the great kidder, has changed into a younger-looking Pat, who is quietly fighting back to screen prominence.
He made that What per cent his profits? Little was salvaged except his acting experience. His other present assets — • common sense and a clearer viewpoint— were not among his stock before the crash. Gone is the kidder. The O'Malley who is being given some very important roles is a new man.
I hadn't seen Pat since he suddenly dropped out of things — talked himself out, some said. So for the first half hour I waited, warily. Where was the
joke? Rather, where was Pat? His entire manner has been affected by one of the greatest changes I have ever witnessed. He looks younger, but he talks older. Quieter,
steadier, you sense
The pride of the O'Malleys, their daughters, left to right, Sheila, Mary strength and conPnoto by seeiy Kathleen, and Eileen, are being trained for the movies. fidence.
His blue eyes, that have a sort of steel as they meet yours, began to gleam. He enjoyed my reaction hugely, but in a chuckling way. His humor now isn't broad or wise-cracking ; it is quizzical and kindly, rooted in shrewd observation. We talked over the problems of an actor who goes broke to be a good fellow, who takes his success presum ptuo usly, the spendthrift who laughs at re