“I’ve always been an avid reader. I’ve been known to read as many as three books in one day…especially Russian psychology. The Russians have such a capacity for unhappiness. Their books are full of it. So is their music with all its plaintive minors. I studied piano, you know.” — Grace Bradley
Source: Lyle Rooks (1936)
“I didn’t want to come to Hollywood very much. I was scared to death at the thought of leaving New York and everything I know. And I was afraid of pictures. Studio representatives met me in Los Angeles and I was rushed right away from the train to DeMille’s office. DeMille wanted a girl to play an ingenue for a picture he was starting and I was to be considered. Just before I went in I smeared on some extra lipstick in a last-minute effort to fix up a bit and give myself courage. I remember that I had rather bright red polish on my nails. DeMille hates it. How was I to know? He looked me over and growing distaste and presently he said: ‘I’m certain of one thing. You could never look like a sweet young thing.’ And since then, Bradley has been a heavy.” — Grace Bradley
Source: Lyle Rooks (1936)
Stolen Harmony (1935) with George Raft and Ben Bernie.
