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Josephine Dunn's bright beginning in the movies didn't prevent her from going through a period of bad luck that would have broken a less valiant spirit than hers. But now — well, she's rising and rising.
By Alma Tailed
LAST September Al Jolson's picture, "The Singing Fool," opened at the New York Winter Garden for one of the most sensational runs any picture has ever known. Josephine Dunn was one of the two leading ladies.
Three days later, William Haines' picture, "Excess Baggage," opened at another big Broadway j theater, the Capitol. Josephine Dunn was the leading lady. One critic said it was "her picture." j
A lead in two films playing Broadway at the same time ! This has often happened, but never before to Josephine. Such are the strange tricks in the movie business, this was the same Josephine Dunn who, only six short months before, had been completely discouraged, completely de ; feated. Without work for four months, with her savings reduced to nearly nothing, with her two or three dresses getting shabbier and shabbier, with her mother, young brother and invalid father almost entirely dependent on her for support, her outlook was desperate. Until, as often happens, she rounded the corner of good luck, "just in the nick of time."
Josephine, you may remember, was graduated from the Paramount School, that famous school which was deluged with publicity, and lasted for only one class. Josephine was all but pushed into joining it.
Josephine's sensible way of living and dressing helped her to weather her bad luck.
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Iff Josephine Dunn's graduation from the Paramount School ' gave her a flying start, and found her unprepared for the severe setback that came later.
A New York girl, she began to earn her own living when she was only fifteen. Her father had suffered a severe case of sleeping sickness. Even a light case is rather a nuisance. He recovered, but it left him a semi-invalid, unable to earn a livelihood for the family. So it was up to Josephine. Her young brother, Milton, was still a schoolboy. Josephine had to go to work. Fortunately, she is pretty, with lovely, pale-blond hair and blue eyes and a charming smile. She got a job as a chorus girl in "Good Morning, Dearie," and continued with chorus work for several years.
She was appearing in "Kid Boots" on the stage, when the Paramount School was opened. She went one day to the Long Island studio with a friend who wanted to join the school. Here, incidentally, is a tip for you. Never, never, when looking for work in the movies, take the girl friend along with you. It's always the girl friend who gets the job, judging by the number of stars who first began in this fashion.
In Josephine's case, it happened as it often does. The school directors looked at the applicant. Then they looked at Josephine. They said "Nothing doing" to the girl who wished to join the school, and then they turned to her blond friend. "How about you, Miss Dunn?" they asked. "You ought to be good on the screen. Would you like to take a test?"
Josephine was not enthusiastic. She hadn't thought of entering