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OCTOBER 1924
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know, must have bored him, although he assured me that on the subject of this new picture he would not tire. He loved " Captain Blood " and believed himself fortunate to be able to make alive one of Sabatini's brain people.
" I sat up all night to finish the book,"
*■ he exclaimed, " and wanted to begin the part immediately. What a craftsman the author is; how deft in solving the most difficult situations." His mobile face lighted as his mind in retrospection recalled some of the coups at sea.
" The character delineation is carefully and truthfully drawn, sustained until the last — I wanted to play the part !"
The love interest? I felt that I could venture.
Then it was that I saw the magnetism of the man. He turned slowly to face me and the smile that has endeared him to thousands began creeping around the corners of his mouth, up to his eyes ran — large, soft brown eyes that flash emotion as the facets
of a diamond 1 [e w.is a lovci,
he is still one, and always will be to his admirers the most romantic mover of hearts, no matter what is his guise.
"That," and his teeth gleamed in a smile of open confession, " is very little shown in this film, but it is there." His low, well modulated voice earned riehness of tone as he grew serious in explaining.
" Little love interest is actually shown as we generally see it in pictures, but, of course, it is there. It is there as in all things but Sabatini has handled it as a
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deft motive force to be unseen in display but felt, rather, in the development of the action and in the final culmination of Blood's regeneration." This speech sounded to me a little serious, perhaps, but Mr. Kerrigan is serious at times, and pleasantly so.
" HThe costuming I like, and the character work is interesting," his puckering brows betrayed the fact that he had given careful thought to that part of his work. A flexing of the jaw muscles brought out startling lines of determination, a vigorous face, and as he abruptly broke into laughter, it bespoke of a regular man behind his
gentlemanly polish
" How I look to the sea battles and boarding fights !"
" Mr. Kerrigan, Mr. Kerrigan." It was Director David Smith calling and I knew I was to be finished. But in those short minutes I had gleaned enough. I had visited a slave and found — well, Sabatini's " Captain Blood" alive.