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The inside
story of the Ruth
ChattertonGeorge Brent
Romance
Observers have called it "the friendliest triangle in Hollywood"— the story of Ruth Chatterton and George Brent and Ralph Forbes. That is because in this triangle are involved a civilized lady and two civilized gentlemen who never indulge in histrionics either privately or in public. But behind the scenes there are cross currents of emotion of which only a man "on the inside", such as this writer is, can know— The Editor
GEORGE BRENT, once George Nolan, a barefoot boy of Ballinasloe, half way 'twixt Galway and Athlone; then a daring Dublin dispatch rider during "the trouble"; now a Hollywood hero and ever a gallant gentleman, has fallen captive to love. Her name is Ruth Chatterton. And she's listed in cinema societv as a flower of its aristocracy.
To begin with, Fate made it necessary for George to pass two tests before it showered him with favor. One was for Warner Brothers. The other for Ruth Chatterton. Had he failed in the first, the chances are he would never have been eligible for the second. But he didn't.
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"The studio liked me," grins George, "but the star had | to approve her leading man. So they packed me off over * to Ruth's attractive bungalow to undergo the once-over, jj Talk about embarrassing moments ! I felt like takeme-home for $1.98. Or even $1.97, considering the:': depression !
"I made my bow and felt a little better after her gra [ cious greeting. We talked a little, but to tell the truth 1 the first thing I remember her saying is, 'I suppose they ' want me to have a look at you.'
"I tried to be nonchalant and said ha-ha I supposed so, too. The next few seconds seemed an awfully long time. [ but finally :
" Well, you look all right to me !'
"I felt like blurting out that she looked pretty swell to \ me. That's the way I felt inside. But it was scarcely the time or place, was it?"
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GEORGE'S smile glistens again. You're never quite certain whether or no this Ballinasloe laddybuck is passing out the Blarney. But it's easy to believe that Ruth \ made his heart beat harder. The only wonder is that he didn't tell her so then and there. It would be just like him. ;
In any event, George was all set with the Warners. And, by the same token, he'd passed the Chatterton test, 1
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