Motion Picture Classic (Jul-Dec 1928)

He'd Like to Be a Bum {Continued from page 21) idea that Mary and I hurry home from our vacations in Europe because we are restless to be about our work again — like a motorman riding a street car on his day off." Mind you, he said "business" in Hollywood. Not "art." To myself I thought, "Well, well, well," but I didn't say anything. "1 don't mean that I work without enthusiasm. Having finally convinced myself that I must do another picture, I throw every ounce of energy I 've got into it. I do everything that way — at top speecl. Besides, I would be a very poor executive if I didn't set an example of enthusiasm. " Each time I start a picture I try to fire the entire unit with the idea that this is the finest picture ever made. I start with the director and tell him it is the finest movie he has ever directed and so on down to the prop boys. I want them to feel that their particular job is as important as mine. Enthusiasm! It's the only way to make a picture, or run a pickle factory. "For the last three or four years 1 have been enthusiastic about romantic, costume pictures. I'm particularly enthusiastic aliout bringing 'The Three Musketeers' to l.fe again. But," he smiled, "it's a lazy man 's enthusiasm. They have been successful — they are fun to do. "Someone asked me the other day why I didn't do a big adventure story on the idea of 'White Shadows in the South Seas.' They said to me, ' I lere is a chance for you to do something different and yet as active and virile as the historical characters you've been creating for years. Look at the sweep — the adventure. It's your meat. "' '■.\re you going to do one of these big adventure stories?" I put in, scenting a scoop. "No," said Doug. "They're too much trouble. Look at the grief you bring on yourself. Adventure stories are made thousands of miles away from the studio and you're liable to run into all sorts of trouble." .■\nd outside hundreds of workers on his jjayroll were filing through the gates. All through the town hundreds of more workers were waiting to be called for his new production that will take months to film. 1 lardly a job for a lazy man, either. "^'es," he agreed, "but I got the idea for this one on the backseat of a limousine — not hanging from a tree limb in the South Seas." I guess that does make a difference. " I think there is a beautiful theme idea in 'The Three Musketeers,' " he said switching over to the story he is about to do, "and that is, friendship. In 'The Iron Mask' 1 am going to play up the comradeship of these men over the romantic angle." He got to his feet here. Once more the old Fairbanks enthusiasm was swinging him along as he outlined his picture. "It 's an inspiration-ending. As D'Artagnan falls fatally wounded to the ground, the vision of 'The Three Musketeers appears in the sk> — beckoning him on and on to further adventure — " .\ secretary entered with a paper to be O-K'd. Quickly Doug scanned it. 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