Picture-Play Magazine (1934)

63 Solitaire Knight Continued from pagi 30 stage and screen and in real life. He impresses you as a master of men, and one can readily visualize him directing battle maneuvers from the bridge of his ship. Hollywood, during the little more than a year he has been in its midst, has come to regard him as an actor capable of handling the most difficult role. You will recall, no doubt, his portrayal of the colonel in "The Eagle and the Hawk," with Fredric March and Cary Grant ; his impersonations in "Midnight Club," "Hell and High Water," and "Cradle Song." More recently, his work has been particularly outstanding in "Death Takes a Holiday," "The Witching Hour," and "Double Door." Just who is this man, though, and what is his record ? The question naturally is forthcoming from any one who even once has seen him on the screen, for he has a glamour most middle-aged players lack, his distinguished bearing indicating he is far more than just an actor. Sir Guy is the eldest son of the late Herbert Standing, whom many readers doubtless will remember in the silent days. As a lad of fifteen, he decided to make his own way in the world, got a part in a London pantomime at one pound sterling a week, and although the engagement lasted but six weeks, his future, at least in his own mind, was cast — he would be an actor. Later, finding himself penniless and stranded, far from home, he turned sailor, and for the next four years divided his time between the stage and the sea. If he could find theatrical work, he left the water, and if the stage didn't favor him, he would turn sailor again. At nineteen he began what was to become a colorful stage career that took him to Australia and America. The list of his stage successes looks like a catalogue of plays. In 1914. Sir Guy signed a contract with Paramount to star in "The Silver King." In a few days war broke out in Europe, and as a member of the Reserve Volunteer Corps, with a ship's master's papers, Sir Guy felt it his duty to return to England for service. Accordinglv. he asked to be released from his contract, which was granted with the understanding he would return after the War had ended. With his release, he cabled the British Admiralty he was on his way home. Reporting at the Admiralty, he learned that he had been made a lieutenant commander of his majesty's navy. He was to report immedi ately at Portsmouth to assume command of a submarine chaser that night, less than twelve hours after he had put foot on English soil. From an important figure in the theater, overnight Guy Standing became an officer in the British navy, to see active service on the sea until threatened with retirement because of a shattered knee. Rather than undergo this action, he entered the intelligence division of the Admiralty. One night, in crossing the Channel on a destroyer, he encountered a muffled figure on the bridge. The sea was kicking up a terrific fuss, so much so that danger threatened anybody who ventured on deck. Presently, the figure crossed over to where the commander stood and asked his name. It was the king. He had slipped away from London to take his place on the bridge of his favorite craft, on a night most men would have preferred the safety and comfort of their own fireside. There on the bridge his majesty returned, for a few brief hours, to his first love, the sea. And for more than an hour the king and Standing swapped maritime experiences. Eight months before the end of the War, Standing saw the king again, when he was honored with the C. B. E. (Commander of the British Empire) in Buckingham Palace, before an important assemblage. And shortly after the close of the War, once more he received royal favor, the K. B. E. (Knight of the British Empire), and became Sir Guy Standing. Sir Guy knows men as he knows life. He is a master judge because he has commanded thousands, both in the navy and in commerce. And to him the most interesting of all are the workers in the studio, the prop men, electricians, carpenters, cameramen. He derives more genuine enjoyment from talking, associating with them, than in contacting any other class of men. Now that he has dwelled in Hollywood for sixteen months, lie declares he'll never go east of the Rockies again. His greatest pleasure comes from an outing with an artist friend in a trailer he has had constructed, getting up at daybreak to go sketching. While in town, he devotes much of his time to baseball and boxing. He attends every ball game and tries to see all the fights. On the nights there are no fights, he retires early. A passing fancy brought Sir Guy ou1 of a fifteen-year stage retirement. Now that he is back in harness, he intends to continue his professional career and enjoy life in his own way. 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