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Jack Gilbert Writes
H is Own Story
By
Jack Gilbert
Reel Four— Our hero is “discovered” by Elinor Glyn and the long awaited success comes
MY first opportunity to really direct pictures came when Associated Producers was formed. Thomas H. Ince, George Loan Tucker, Allan Dwan, Mack Sennett, Marshall Neilan and Maurice Tourneur allied to make their own productions. Tourneur agreed to supply twelve pictures a year to the new organization, four of which he was to direct himself. Clarence Brown was to make four and the remaining number were assigned to me.
Brown and I were receiving the same salary — two hundred and fifty dollars a week. Under the new arrangement, both of us were to be raised to four hundred a week, with an additional ten per cent of the profits from all twelve pictures.
I decided that a personality would not only add a glamour to my own productions, but dollars to my percentage. I searched for a girl whom I could develop and star. From among the extras on “The White Circle” set I found an eager child named Violet Rose.
I gave her a test which Tourneur saw and approved, so we signed her up for two years and I changed her name to Barbara Bedford.
Then I set about looking for a story.
Mr. James R. Quirk, Editor of Photoplay,
221 V/. 57th St.,
Hew York, New York.
Dear Jim:
It is finished and I hope you are pleased. If I have teen too honest — that is my credo. If I have torn some of the imaginary veils of grandeur from the shoulders of a movie luminary — you will forgive me, if the fans will not. I have done my test.
Mi zpah ,
I was a very happy man. Not only because my future seemed secure, but another and more important promise had been made. Leatrice had consented to be my wife as soon as I could gain my freedom.
From the East came Jules Brulatour and his fiance, Hope Hampton. Brulatour was a multi-millionaire, the distributor of Eastman film and the financial backer of Tourneur. He
was unhappy because the French director was leaving and urged him to remain, prophesying the downfall of Associated Producers. Maurice was adamant in his decision to produce independently.
He did consent, however, to direct one picture starring Hope Hampton, if Brulatour would obtain his release from Paramount for two other films which were contracted for. Jules agreed. I wrote the scenario, and directed the picture. It was called “The Bait.” Miss Hampton’s
JACK GILBERT ANALYZES HIS PICTURES
“ ‘The Big Parade’ concluded my career in pictures. I never expect such an experience to occur to me again.
“Other efforts have followed —
“‘La Boheme.’ Artistic but never believable.
“ ‘Bardelys the Magnificent.’ Applesauce, with Gilbert contributing most of the sauce.
“ ‘Flesh and the Devil.’ Important for me because of my meeting with a glamorous person named Garbo.
“ ‘The Show.’ Nothing to be proud of.
“ ‘Love.’ A cheap interpretation of Tolstoy’s story.
“ ‘Man, Woman and Sin.’ What a title! Could have been great but wasn’t.”
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