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V "VILLAIN" Smiles
But Paul Lukas Does Not Like To Do It
By GLADYS HALL
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A TRAIN pulled into the Hungarian capital f\ Budapest. A bell rang. A whistle blew. Passenge dismounted. A child was born. JL The child was Paul Lukas.
The date, May 26. The year he should tell! Arer
" villains " ageless.^
He remains an only child. He has no living relatives. Only in-laws. When he began his career in the theaters, he change his name to Paul Lukas. He doesn't tell his real one.
He has been called "The Hungarian Lew Cody." has also been called "The Hungarian John Barrymore.| Because he has played roles similar to the latter. Becaus he somehow suggests the former.
He resents both "compliments." Feels that Mes8r^ Cody and Barrymore doubtless resent them also.
He wishes to be Paul Lukas, himself, or no one at all| He is militantly individualistic. Probably an egotist. He doesn't believe in "second Valentinos" or "thir<| Mary Pickfords."
Labels, tags, stereotypes and formulas are taboo. He is six feet one and one-half inches tallH Weighs one hundred and eighty-five pounc stripped. Has curious hazel eyes. Brown hair| receding. A generous, predatory nose. A sophisticated, adult mouth.
Hardly Practical
E flew to the interview. That is, flew to the!
nearest alighting place. Arrived breathless,
clad in a wind-breaker and knickers. Dropped to one knee and kissed the hand. Which (the kneedropping) goes the Lebedeff^s, the Asthers and the Schildkrauts one or two better. He believes that American men are too practical. Too generous with money and too grudging with' romance. They haven't enough time to drop on knees' and kiss hands. A pity. Beautiful women do not like' practical men — until they have experienced impractical men, and then it is usually too late for them to be choosey. Plain women like practical men even less.
When in school, he was the head of all dramatic clubs, amateur theatricals and sing-songs, if they have such things in Hungary. He thought himself pretty good. So did his admiring fellow Thespians. He still does. They still do. American film actors and Hungarian stage stars are responsible for his being in our midst. He saw the work of both and knew that it was his work.
He prefers the stage, but asked me not to mention it.
His father had a big advertising business. He naturally wanted his only son to join him. His only son tried it and stuck for a month. Was ineffably bored, pleasantly regretful, and departed. This was after he had risked his life for his country. He felt that he had earned his freedom.
His Front Lines
HE was in the War and did his best acting in the trenches and thereabouts. Served a goodish time and had enough of it. Didn't want to die. Too much to do. Too much to be alive for. Was "taken" with shakings and tremb{Continued on page J 01)
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