Hollywood (Jan - Oct 1934)

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At all druggists. PLUTO WATER Promptly Opens the PYLORUS ...VALVE... That's Why You get QUICK ACTION WATER Americas Laxative Mineral Water 48 I'll Be Suing You! Continued from pause thirty-three merely waved him out with a smile. It was a pleasant memory for Jory until the arrival of the judgment (they had apparently served the wrong person in the suit, in error, and won by default) plus the bill for $167. The original sum, plus court costs and various legal fees, had grown into a sizeable bill. It was up to Attorney Lane to file an answer, which he did, and the entire matter was set aside. The Next Claim that the boyhood pais tackled was easier. An eastern hotel, probably gulled by a smart imposter, rendered a bill for room, meals and incidentals. At the time Jory was presumed to be running up an account, however, he and attorney Lane were on a fishing expedition at California's June Lake, Mr. Lane promptly apprised the hotel management of the facts. Equally prompt was their reply. The hotel answered that it wasn't Mr, Jory, they found, who had taken advantage of their hospitality, but a friend who had said that Mr. Jory would guarantee the account! Needless to say, the matter was easily settled. A little groggy and gasping for breath, the boys continued the battle. Jory was getting a taste of the sort of thing that seems synonymous with screen fame. Along with the rest of Hollywood's notables, he was discovering that being famous was equivalent to becoming the target for a barrage of suits, scandals and notoriety. And he was rapidly learning what most of Hollywood has already learned — that it is often better to pay, even when the suit is a patent fraud— than to be dragged through a court trial with its attendant messy details. Fraudulence did not enter into the next suit. It was simply a case of someone having to hold the sack — and Jory was duly appointed. A middle western stock company of which Jory, arriving from the West Coast with his small theatrical troupe, was a member, failed with disconcerting suddenness after a two weeks' run of a play. The debts incurred amounted to something under $5,000. Jory, leaving for Minneapolis to fulfil another stock engagement, left without knowing that he was being held responsible for the deficits. A roving actor, he wasn't aware that a judgment awaited him, until notice came fluttering to him in Pasadena. Attorney Lane settled for him, out of court. It cost Jory $125. And That Wasn't All. An agent once • got Jory two days' work some eighteen months before the signing of the actor's long-term film contract. Although he had received his commission for this service, the agent decided that the newest Fox player owed him ten per cent on all monies he was to draw from the Movietone outfit during his seven-year contract. In addition, he figured that it might be well to check up on the Jory earnings during the past three or four years and collect a commission on them, too. The resultant suit brought attorney Lane to the rescue. He proved that the suing agent had given up his offices and allowed his agent's license to lapse more than a year before Jory landed his Fox berth. And that was the end of that! Clark Gable's two-year-old filly, "Beverly Hills," shows great promise of becoming a heavy winner on the race tracks But Jory was still not out of the legal woods. A boxer, playing in pictures, sued Jory for personal injuries sustained in a fight scene in a film. The amount was $20,000. According to report, the pugilist told his attorney that "Victor," at Fox, had punched him too realistically before the camera. Now at Fox was also Victor McLaglen, ex-fighter, who packs a wicked wallop for screen purposes. It is coincidental that Jory is also an ex-fighter, holding both the light heavyweight championship of British Columbia, and the National Guard wrestling and boxing championship which he took at Monterey, California, some years ago. Mix-up though it was in name similarity, it took time, energy and expense to investigate and dismiss the charge. The incident did put Jory in fighting trim, however, for the next round. En route to a tennis game at six o'clock one morning, Jory and a friend tangled cars with a lady motorist. Jory is a bit rueful about this. Immediately after the accident, feelings seemed mutually friendly; but apparently it didn't last, The eventual demands totalled $10,000. The actor's insurance company, in a hurry, settled with the lady for $1,200. And the civil suit which hung over Jory's head has just been cleared to the actor's advantage. At the moment, the legal skies are fairly clear. The barometer shows fairweather, and all overhanging suits are rolling away. But there is always the threat of foul weather (suits, legal entanglements, court battles) on the Hollywood horizon — and that, opines Jory, is the bunk. His reaction is that of a number of stars too numerous to name who have likewise found that the penalties of film fame overweigh its pleasures. Too often have they heard, loud and stridently, the words "Sue you in court!" HOLLYWOOD