MY FAVORITE STORIES

By Jack Dionne

Age not guaranteed-Some I have told tor 2O years-Some less With the Movies

Here are a couple of movie shorties.

- You've all heard the age-old story of the mail carrier who was given a day off, and went for a nice long walk. This one works the other way.

The first assistant to a big movie director is the most yessified yes-man on earth. That's the only word he is Cver allowed to use when on dutY.

So they tell of the first assistant to a famous movie director who had a day off, and spent the day walking around saying aloud, to no one in particular, just repeating over and over again-

"No. No. No. NO-O-O-O-O."

And there were the two rich movie producers who had graduated from the cloak and suit business, who were discussing how to put some punch and class into a story they had bought, and which was too weak to use.

Finally Goldberg named a famous writer of Hollywood, and said, "Let's hire him to re-write itt"

"ft vouldn't do," said Feinberg.

"Vy not?" asked Goldberg.

"He's too caustic," said Feinberg.

"To hell mit de cost," said Goldberg. "Get him."