We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.
Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.
D. YV. Griffith Directs His First Movie 47
"Well." crawled the genial Arthur, "I don't know. They're a funny lot, these actors, but there's one young man. mere's one ac::r seems to have ideas. You might try him."
"Yon think be might get by, eh?"'
"Well, I don't think you'd lose much by trying him."
''What's his name ? I'll send for him."'
"Griffith. Lawrence Griffith.'''
Later that day a cadaverous-looking young man was cl :se:^d with the vice-president in tlie vice-president's dignified quarters.
"My brother tells me you a;-;ear to be rather interested in die pictures, Mr. Griffith; how would you like to direct one ? ' '
Mr. Griffith rose from his chair, took three steps to the window, and gazed out into space,
"Think you'd hke tc try it, Mr. Griffith?"
Xo response — only mere gazing into space;
"We'll make it as easy as we can for you, Mr. Grim:!:. if you aecide you'd like to try.''
More gazing into space. And finally this: "I appreciate your confidence in me, Mr. Mar:;:, hut there is jus: this to it I've had rather rough sledding the las: few years and you see I'm married; I have ms: msilhiities and I cannot afford to take chances; I think Ihey rather like me around here as a:: actor. Xow if I take this picture-directing over and fall down, then you see I'll be out my acting job, and you know I wouldn't like that; I don't want to lose my ;':': as an actor down here.''
"Otherwise you'd be willing to direct a picture for us:"
"Oh. yes. indeed I would.'1