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HUNTLY GORDON
UNTLY GORDON is a newcomer in the West Coast motion picture ranks. He came west several months ago to appear in a production for Metro.
Mr. Gordon was born in Montreal? Canada, and was educated there and at Bannister Court School, Hampshire, England. Leaving school he entered the Bank of Montreal and later went into the brokerage business. But his heart was not in his work and although his only stage experience was that of an amateur, he left Canada, went to New York and was given a small "bit" in the William A. Brady production, "Life." Three years later he was still playing small parts, the production in which he was appearing at that particular time being "Our Mrs. McChesney," in which Ethel Barrymore was starred.
One morning he was having his shoes shined at Forty-second and Broadway when a friend paused in passing and said he was on his way to the Lambs' Club to tender a part in a Vitagraph picture to an actor living at the club.
"Do you want the part?" he asked Mr. Gordon.
"Yes," came the decisive reply, and that started the young actor's screen career. Following the completion of this picture in which he played opposite Arline Pretty, he was selected by Ralph Ince as a "comer" and through the latter's efforts was given a
contract with Vitagraph. He played in pictures directed by Mr. Ince and many others.
His favorite sports are yachting and tennis. While attending school in Montreal he was captain of the Victoria Amateur Hockey Club and while in England he captained his school's football and cricket teams. He sailed four years on the Canadian International crew as a member of the Royal St. Lawrence Club in the Seawanaka cup series.
He is six feet tall, weighs 175 pounds, has light brown hair and blue eyes.
His latest production is "Your Friend and Mine" for Metro.
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