Screenland (Nov 1925–Apr 1926)

! • WALLACE /jEERY'S U R" (\The hero ^"Behind the Front" has a li'l woman behind him. By Grace Yrye ORTY-TWO Steps up' 4 ward I ascended, then ' stopped to catch with my breath. For Wallace Beery 's new home, measured by these outside steps, seemed further away than the historical Sheri' dan. Sixty-four, sixty-five — and suddenly I became view-shocked and forgot to count any more! Down below, quite low, was Hollywood. With the city of Los Angeles in the distance, and beyond, for full scenic measure, was plainly to be seen the Pacific Ocean. It is a panoramic view worthy of Flaherty's camera. On a high Hollywood hill is this brand-new house, on what is known as the Pilgrimage Trail. Square lined, of mixed Spanish and Italian design, its tiled roof and bright awnings conspicuously mark its hillside site, while it almost rubs elbows with the sedate, white pilgrimage cross, a familiar eye-target to all who know their film city. Brother Noah Beery is a close neighbor, as is King Vidor, Wallace recipe for bis' cuits was in that boo\, Wallace \new — anyway, Areta wasn't worried. Kerrigan and other film celebrities. Bareheaded and wearing trousers that looked as though just rescued from an explosion in a paint factory, Wallace was busily directing some laborers in a way contrary to Hollywood directorial policies. For he was doing all the work himself! And what a wicked paint brush this beloved screen villain does fling! His tempo just then was being forcefully accented with easily understood language. Because the painters who had failed properly to paint the Beery homestead were . But that is another story! "What do you think of (Continued on page 84) 41 (£ O n location, when ma\ing "The Pony Express", Wallace Beery was not so particular.