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Often silken charmer, she turned out to be a he is at the studio at six o'clock beginning piquant very young, very nice girl— with to put on a long and difficult make-up", golden hair and blue, blue eyes, she isn't The public knows he twists his body into strictly beautiful except when she .smiles'; grotesque contortions in the interests of a but who wants beauty to be strict? character but it doesn't know the hours The camera has never really done right of application necessary to achieve the by our Greta. That's why. although she effect. The part he likes best is the part had all the offers she wanted in Hollywood, that offers him a problem to solves — whether she came back to New York and accepted of intricate make-up or subtle shadings, the lead in the Gilbert Miller stage play Chaney is no mystery man. Because he about movie life, called Double Exposure, flatly refuses to read and answer fan mail, because the part appealed to her. You because he won't permit the publicity men feel that Miss Nissen is like that. She'd at the Metro-Goldwyn Studio to follow him turn down lots of money if she didn't to his vacation lodge, because he dodges happen to like the part. She loves pic interviewers, he has the reputation of being tures but she likes the stage, too — and of as inscrutable as Sokin looks. Actually, he course she has always been a sensation on is a keen, clever business man, a good the stage, ever since she was a dancing husband and father, and a helpful friend, star at eighteen in Norway, and royalty Incidentally, he is a great actor, applauded her. Until you have seen Greta * * * dance by the way. you have seen very jf you imagined Janet Gaynor on her little of Lite. fjrst tdp tQ New York as a sort of awed, "I never have the breaks in pictures." shy, naive Janet-in-Wonderland, change she says, smiling but a little wistful. "I your mind. Janet turned out to be as selfwonder why?" The way she said it made possessed as Queen Marie. Those big brown me want to rush right out and gather in eyes and reddish-gold hair and childish the breaks and bring them back to her. m0uth, not to mention the just-five-feet of She had high hopes for Faz.il. She saw feminity, would lead you to expect a sweet, the stage play in Paris five years ago and shy, Kate Greenaway character. Nothing loved it. She was so happy when she was shy about Janet. She was the guest of given the part in the picture, and studied honor at a studio tea given by a famous it very earnestly and put her heart into it. artjst5 at a Broadway first night, innumerBut when she saw the picture — she broke aDle teas and luncheons and dinners and down and cried. She was so disappointed. parties — and she remained poised, confident, She hopes Hell's Angels will be better. c00l, and calm. The only childish thing New York went wild over Greta Nissen about her is her voice, that of a child of once and will probably do it again. She twelve. Janet forestalls any surprise on was the toast of the town the day after your part by laughing at that voice and Beggar on Horsehac\ had its premier, adding: "It isn't like me at all." Everybody on Broadway was raving about She looks like a big doll that some good the beautiful blonde Scandinavian girl who papa js going to wrap up and take homemade the Princess of the fairy-tale such a t0 his little girl. But she is sensible and poetic and alluring figure. Film offers sane anrJ gives the impression of a good came her way and she accepted Paramount's. business woman rather than a glamourous But .somehow the beauty that blazes so movie girl. Her success has not gone to her brilliantly on the stage has never been cap bead. You feel she expected it all the time tured by the camera. Greta may yet get _and after all it is only when it comes 'the breaks.' What she needs is the com as a surprise that it can be upsetting, bination of perfect part and perfect story Jariet reminds me of Mary Pickford — the and direction that Janet had in Seventh jame ca]m sweet assurance, the same shrewd H eaven. And when Greta gets hers — and clever outlook. watch out! ^ Janet says when she works, she works, and no nonsense about it. Some of the And it was Lon Chaney! players kid around a set and then when In person, without make-up. not a mov tbe director calls 'Ready!' they can snap ing picture. Mr. Chaney. in the flesh, is 'nTt0 aT sad s«ne and "l.^'l ey,rs out a nice man. I won't say you don't quake Not Janet She must think herself into a bit in his presence. He inspires awe. He the mood before the scene is to be shot is serious and dignified and you can't s° that she can really project the feeling imagine cracking any of those jokes be °f her character into the camera, ginning 'Don't step on it!' while he is "When we were making 4 Devils," she around. You don't want to. He commands said, "we were waiting around the set and respect, and gets it. A stockily-built man cutting up and having fun. Then Mr. of medium-height with brown hair and Murnau called us to get ready. I went penetrating eyes, he sat down and talked on the set and acted, as I supposed, with smoothly and intelligently about pictures, the proper dignity and gravity the .scene He is really interested in his work. It's demanded, but Murnau saw that undera part of him — a big part. neath the acting I was still happy and "My contract has four more years to laughing. I had to do it over again until run." he said with a smile— and Lon I was ln Just the right mood. You cant Chaney's half-smile is the most human and focl Murnau! appealing thing about him, "and at the She still likes 7tfi Heaven better than end of that time I think I will retire. I anything she has done, although she said say I thm\ I will — I know that I won't! she hadn't seen 4 Devils yet. Murnau I will never retire as long as there is life refuses to permit his players to see the in me. Idleness is the worst thing that can 'rushes,' maintaining it tends to make them happen to any man. I have worked all self-conscious. my life and I wouldn't know what to do Janet and her mother came east by the if I stopped." . Panama Canal so that the little star could His work is real work, too. Not the have a good rest. As it turned out it was