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JANET HARDY
IN HOLLYWOOD
BY
Ruthe S. Wheeler
THE GOLDSMITH PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHICAGO
COPYRIGHT 1935 BY
THE GOLDSMITH PUBLISHING COMPANY
MADE IN U. S. A.
CONTENTS
- CHAPTER PAGE
- I. “The Chinese Image” 13
- II. Leading Rôles 20
- III. The Wind Roars 33
- IV. Little Deer Valley 47
- V. The White Menace 58
- VI. Desperate Hours 64
- VII. Sanctuary at Home 72
- VIII. Postponed Tryouts 78
- IX. Big News 85
- X. Victory for Helen 92
- XI. A Famous Director Arrives 101
- XII. On the Stage 112
- XIII. Janet Steps In 124
- XIV. Just Fishing 134
- XV. Hollywood Bound 145
- XVI. Thrilling Hours 155
- XVII. On the Westbound Plane 161
- XVIII. Hello, Hollywood! 173
- XIX. Gorgeous Gowns 182
- XX. At the Premiere 188
- XXI. Screen Tests 196
- XXII. Western Action 202
- XXIII. On the Screen 210
- XXIV. “Kings of the Air” 220
- XXV. The Stars Vanish 227
- XXVI. Bombs from the Sky 233
- XXVII. The Showdown 244
Janet Hardy in Hollywood
Chapter I
“THE CHINESE IMAGE”
Winter hung on grimly in the Middle Westthat year. Late March found the streets piledhigh with snow and on that particular morningthere was a threat of additional snow in the airas Janet Hardy, a blond curl sticking belligerentlyout from under her scarlet beret,hurried toward school.
It was an important day for members of thesenior class of the Clarion High School, for MissWilliams, the dramatics instructor, was goingto hand out parts to read for the class play.For that reason, Janet walked more briskly