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Frances Marion wrote The Winning of Barbara Worth, which starred Vilma Banky and Ronald Colman. As she was going into Sam Goldwyn's office for a story conference she noticed a rugged young man dressed like a cowboy leaning against the wall of the studio building. He was talking through the open window to Sam's secretary. As he was Marion's type, she gave him a second look, and as she went through the door even risked a third.
Inside, Sam was raging. He had been failed by his minions! The cast was assembled— all except a young steel-spring type to play the cowboy. How could he get star material without paying a fortune? Sam demanded. Whom could he get anyhow?
Frances said, "I can get you a young man who won't cost much— he looks like good material to me."
"Who?" Sam demanded suspiciously.
"Hold your horses, Sam. I'll let you know in five minutes." Frances went out and said to the secretary, "Does that young man want to act?"
"He sure does."
"Get him in here right away." Frances went back to Sam. "He'll be here in ten minutes."
He was. Sam looked him over. "What experience' ve you had?" he asked.
"None," drawled the cowboy. "I was an extra in onetwo pictures."
Sam looked at Frances. She nodded. Her judgment had been sound enough for Goldwyn in the past. "All right, young man," Sam said, "I'll take a chance on you."
During the whole picture the cowboy never got off his pony, just sat there looking rugged. He fitted into the great outdoors, and the part was small. When the company went on location they thought so little of this lanky lad that they put him to bunk in the same tent with the Chinese cook. When the picture was finished, ready to
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