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Xke i emperamental Dumb
Directors not only have to worry about the "nerves" of Gloria Swanson, Mae Murray, Jetta Goudal, and others, but the "dumb" animals give them
just as much, if not more, trouble.
B$ Ruth M. Tildeslej?
MOVIE directors feel, at times, that temperament, as an art, is too highly developed in such lovely ladies as Pola Negri, Lupe Velez, Mae Murray, Jetta Goudal, and their ilk. Much is said about it, but little is done.
Yet, when the dumb — or shall we say dumber? — actors in the movies display signs of the same disease, the directors shriek about the proverbial camel's back, while trainers cower in terror and futilely endeavor to stem the temperamental torrent.
Eddie Sutherland declares that no emotional actress could have caused him more grief than did Ming, the pesky Pekingese pup that played the title role in "The Baby Cyclone." i
"First, we discovered that Ming's coat looked too dark on the screen, so we called a halt while make-up specialists experimented," Mr. Sutherland sighed over his tale of woe. "Then Ming decided that he didn't like Aileen Pringle, and snapped
viciously every time they appeared in a scene together. Professional jealousy, no doubt.
"Next, he developed temperament to such an extent that he refused to act unless he felt in the mood for it, and one day, in a particularly difficult shot, he made a complete walkout, leaving the company stranded, while perspiring property men combed the entire sixty-three-acre lot for the missing Ming.
"By that time, I felt that a wild lion was preferable, and said so. Somehow we staggered through the picture, with the animal halting production whenever he felt so inclined. In the last shot, he nipped Lew Cody on the ankle, and Lew felt justice demanded that he himself return the, bite."
In much the same way, Edwin Carewe and Dolores del Rio suffered with the fifty-two bears they used in "Revenge." Mr. Bruin had
Ming, a Pekingese pup, cultivated a decided aversion for Aileen Pringle — evidently professional jealousy.
Harold Lloyd's monkey did just about as he pleased, and the entire company had to await his pleasure.
to have at least three gum drops before the camera started, and another handful of the sweets when the scene was finished. If one bear got more footage than the others, the rest sulked and refused to act as atmosphere or background for the lucky cub. No star was ever more jealous of the spotlight.
It was an elephant with the euphonious cognomen of Jewel, who made Adolphe Menjou's life miserable during the making of "His Tiger Lady." Besides suffering seasickness from the rocky ride on the brute's back, the suave actor was compelled to stay on his perilous perch while Jewel held up proceedings by annoying the extra girls in her path. Sens
Hank ruined many feet of film by doing as he pleased in rescuing Vera Reynolds.