It took nine tailors (1948)

Page scan 000247 from It took nine tailors

Record Details:

Title:
It took nine tailors
Date:
1948
Publisher:
New York : Whittlesey House
Volume:
It took nine tailors
Leaf #:
000247
Language:
English
Subjects:
Motion Pictures, Motion pictures--Biography
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
May 02, 2024
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GOLD IN THEM HILLS 209 board design— Hollywood Boulevard the brightest, of coursethen the windows of tall buildings and of squat California bungalows lit up, until finally all movieland was alight with its usual brilliance. From where I sat, high on the mountainside, I could see that Hollywood had been no more disturbed by the worst earthquake in its history than it would be by a spell of "unusual weather." There would be cracks to be repaired and a few chimneys to be replaced and an excited exchange of stories in the Brown Derby, but Hollywood was still in business. I said to myself, "Adolphe, you dumbbell, put your gold back in these mountains and go get your glass of milk. Suppose another earthquake comes. Suppose the whole mountain falls down and they dig you out of the debris clutching a revolver and squatting over your gold. What kind of publicity would that be? Is that proper insouciance and aplomb? If you are going to die, at least you should be found in proper surroundings and in proper attire. Go back into the house, Adolphe, and put on your most luxurious lounging robe. Sit down by the fireplace in the library with a copy of Chaucer or Shakespeare— and relax. Tomorrow you have to be on the set at nine o'clock, dapper and unruffled as always."