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time, the acknowledged best in the production of news pictures, but we willingly relinquished that position when we were able to transfer the same credit to the gentler art of story-telling. But I had always held the view from the very start that news films were destined to become, and indeed very shortly did become, the backbone of the moving pictures; and it may be that if and when story pictures should go into a temporary decline — which is by no means impossible — news-reels, and particularly their bigger brothers, the so-called documentary films, may step into the breach and hold the fort until a better type of story-picture comes to be produced. And after that, I should think, they will never give up the place they will have so fairly won.
It was said at one time, and it is still largely true, that cinema audiences were of an average mental age of eleven to thirteen years. Ordinary human beings of that age inevitably grow up and as they grow their tastes mature and their contentment in mere story books gives way to a desire for more serious reading. It may happen; it may, perhaps, be beginning to happen even now, that picture audiences may evolve along similar lines and come to desire some sterner material among that which is merely entertaining.
Such ideas are looked upon as revolutionary by most people in 'the Trade' and the holders of them regarded as rebels, but I find them interesting to talk with and I like to hear their views. Several such people swam into our orbit about this time and many of them continued to revolve with us for a considerable period, while others shot off into space again after a little while. Among these latter was a very nice Dutch actor-producer named Bauermeister, whom we were very glad to have and sorry to lose. I suppose there was no particular niche into which he fitted but his presence was a welcome influence while it lasted.
Another who had a much more far-reaching influence upon us was the genial American, Larry Trimble, but of him I shall have much more to say a little later on, and there were several others who cropped up in my life from time to time who will, no doubt, crop up in these pages as I come to them.
Words of wisdom may flow at times from unexpected sources. A man in a high position whom I know very well, worked himself up into a rage over something jocular I said to him, meaning no offence. I know that when he is in a temper he is much more likely to speak the truth than at other times so I listened atten
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