-Clara Bow: The Interview
Shintelle: Good morning everyone and welcome back! Today we have a special treat for you! The infamous Clara Bow, thanks to the back breaking work of scientists who’s names are confidential, has been brought back to the world of the living, and brought to this studio for an interview! Good morning Clara!
Clara: Well thank you Shintelle, it’s a pleasure to be here.
Shintelle: Yes, and for any of you who might not know Clara Bow was one of the most prominent silent film stars of the 1920’s.
Clara: That’s right.
Shintelle: Now Clara, many of our viewers are interested to know, how did you a poor girl from Brooklyn New York like yourself, find her way to the red carpet of Hollywood?
Clara: *clears throat* Well it’s no secret that I didn’t have a perfect childhood and you know no one does. My father wasn’t the type to be interested in a wife or children, he was a wastrel, and my mother was constantly entertaining the visiting firemen and uncles, she had an illness you know, and I could never bring anyone over…
Shintelle: That must have been hard for a young girl growing up.
Clara: I got by fine, and it’s what really got me interested in the movie pictures. I would just sit in front of the mirror and imitate all my favorite actors. I was like any other little girl dreaming about being a movie star.
Shintelle: Well then, what set you apart from the other pretty girls your age? I mean the competition had to be brutal.
Clara: Well I suppose there was competition but I was very lucky.
Shintelle: Of course you were I mean how was it that you got your name out there? A contest?
Clara: Oh yes, I entered many beauty competitions, but the one that finally called me the winner was the Fame and Fortune contest in Motion Picture magazine. I borrowed 50¢ off my father to enter.
Shintelle: Ah I thought that was the title. In fact I have a quote from the magazine right here. “She is very young, only 16. But she is full of confidence, determination and ambition. She is endowed with a mentality far beyond her years. She has a genuine spark of the divine fire. The five different screen tests she had, showed this very plainly, her emotional range of expression provoking a fine enthusiasm from every contest judge who saw the tests. She screens perfectly. Her personal appearance is almost enough to carry her to success without the aid of the brains she indubitably possesses.”
Clara: Yes the people at the magazine were very supportive of me, and as part of the prize I was promised my very first part in a motion picture.
Shintelle: Hm that’s right and, what was it called Beyond the Rainbow I didn’t remember seeing you in that one.
Clara: That would be because they cut my sequence out; I didn’t show up on film until Down to the Sea in Ships. $35 dollars a week, and back then that was worth working for, but to tell you the truth I would have worked for a nickel a day for the chance to act.
Shintelle: Well, I think most people would, I mean to do what they love.
Clara: Yes, and for my next two pictures I featured in I was unbilled for.
Shintelle: Really? Do you mean The Enemies of Women, and The Daring Years?
Clara: Yes, those were the two, during the filming of The Enemies of Women was when my mother died she never got to see it.
Shintelle: That’s tragic, I’m sorry to hear that.
Clara: So was I, But my career really took off after that, and it wasn’t until sound came into the movies that my place in Hollywood vanished.
Shintelle: Well why was that?
Clara: Well as you can obviously tell, I have a very thick Brooklyn accent. This proved as a handy cap in the newer movies.
Shintelle: Well Clara I don’t see a problem with your accent and I’m afraid that that’s all the time we have here. Thank you for allowing us to speak with you, and let’s say goodbye to the audience.
Clara: It was a pleasure to be here.
Shintelle: See you all next time!
Shintelle: Good morning everyone and welcome back! Today we have a special treat for you! The infamous Clara Bow, thanks to the back breaking work of scientists who’s names are confidential, has been brought back to the world of the living, and brought to this studio for an interview! Good morning Clara!
Clara: Well thank you Shintelle, it’s a pleasure to be here.
Shintelle: Yes, and for any of you who might not know Clara Bow was one of the most prominent silent film stars of the 1920’s.
Clara: That’s right.
Shintelle: Now Clara, many of our viewers are interested to know, how did you a poor girl from Brooklyn New York like yourself, find her way to the red carpet of Hollywood?
Clara: *clears throat* Well it’s no secret that I didn’t have a perfect childhood and you know no one does. My father wasn’t the type to be interested in a wife or children, he was a wastrel, and my mother was constantly entertaining the visiting firemen and uncles, she had an illness you know, and I could never bring anyone over…
Shintelle: That must have been hard for a young girl growing up.
Clara: I got by fine, and it’s what really got me interested in the movie pictures. I would just sit in front of the mirror and imitate all my favorite actors. I was like any other little girl dreaming about being a movie star.
Shintelle: Well then, what set you apart from the other pretty girls your age? I mean the competition had to be brutal.
Clara: Well I suppose there was competition but I was very lucky.
Shintelle: Of course you were I mean how was it that you got your name out there? A contest?
Clara: Oh yes, I entered many beauty competitions, but the one that finally called me the winner was the Fame and Fortune contest in Motion Picture magazine. I borrowed 50¢ off my father to enter.
Shintelle: Ah I thought that was the title. In fact I have a quote from the magazine right here. “She is very young, only 16. But she is full of confidence, determination and ambition. She is endowed with a mentality far beyond her years. She has a genuine spark of the divine fire. The five different screen tests she had, showed this very plainly, her emotional range of expression provoking a fine enthusiasm from every contest judge who saw the tests. She screens perfectly. Her personal appearance is almost enough to carry her to success without the aid of the brains she indubitably possesses.”
Clara: Yes the people at the magazine were very supportive of me, and as part of the prize I was promised my very first part in a motion picture.
Shintelle: Hm that’s right and, what was it called Beyond the Rainbow I didn’t remember seeing you in that one.
Clara: That would be because they cut my sequence out; I didn’t show up on film until Down to the Sea in Ships. $35 dollars a week, and back then that was worth working for, but to tell you the truth I would have worked for a nickel a day for the chance to act.
Shintelle: Well, I think most people would, I mean to do what they love.
Clara: Yes, and for my next two pictures I featured in I was unbilled for.
Shintelle: Really? Do you mean The Enemies of Women, and The Daring Years?
Clara: Yes, those were the two, during the filming of The Enemies of Women was when my mother died she never got to see it.
Shintelle: That’s tragic, I’m sorry to hear that.
Clara: So was I, But my career really took off after that, and it wasn’t until sound came into the movies that my place in Hollywood vanished.
Shintelle: Well why was that?
Clara: Well as you can obviously tell, I have a very thick Brooklyn accent. This proved as a handy cap in the newer movies.
Shintelle: Well Clara I don’t see a problem with your accent and I’m afraid that that’s all the time we have here. Thank you for allowing us to speak with you, and let’s say goodbye to the audience.
Clara: It was a pleasure to be here.
Shintelle: See you all next time!
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