The public is never wrong (1953)

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83 They continued for a while and then knocked off for the day. We had agreed that the best thing was to take it slow and easy. I braced myself for a visit from Hackett. But he heeded Al's suggestion, and Al quickly broke out a bottle from the cache in his bottom drawer. Frohman and I dropped in, and between the contents of the bottle and a few thousand reassuring words the matinee idol's spirits were lifted. Later Al came in to see me. "Porter's in his office walking up and down, up and down," he said. "He is the glummest I ever saw him, which sets a new record for the human race. Maybe you better have a talk with him." "No," I said. "These are top men in their respective mediums and they will work it out." Each morning I went on the set, talking with everyone, inquiring about problems, reassuring, trying to reduce the tension. Daniel Frohman continued to drop in to lend the weight of his reputation. But those first days were discouraging. The ice began to break the moment Hackett saw himself on the screen. He, his wife, Porter, Al, Frohman, myself, gathered in the projection room to see the first takes which Porter had thought advisable to show. Hackett watched excitedly. "You know," he said when the takes were finished, "I can see a lot of things I did wrong. When I get the hang of it, I'll do much better." For one thing, he looked younger due to Porter's excellent camera work. He was flattered. "All right," Porter said, "we will do them over."