The au pair was tired. She had been tired for so long. Yet without even realizing she was doing it, she found herself taking her own advice that she’d given to Miles. She’d chosen someone to keep close to her, that she could feel tired around. Chosen someone who might help her burn away the shadows.
DISHONORED (1931)
dir. Josef von Sternberg
— “In an article written by Robert S. White for the April 4, 1931 edition of The Scrutiner, he talks about animal actors, especially those who belonged to J.H. Kerr, the owner of an establishment called Animal Land which provided animals for film productions. Running down the list of animals provided for the film Morocco (another film directed by von Sternberg and starring Marlene Dietrich) a black cat is mentioned. The writer goes on to explain the cat’s name was Blackie and that he was one of Animal Land’s best money-makers. ‘Blackie was a stray that wandered into the tightly fenced preserves of Animal Land one evening just about feeding time,’ White writes. ‘Finding the meal was first class, Blackie remained. He proved to be friendly, anxious to please and has become one of the most reliable of all animal actors.’ (Another article from 1930 noted that Blackie was trained to stretch and yawn on command.)
The article goes on to explain how Blackie became the property of Paramount Pictures. After his role in Morocco, Blackie was hired for Dishonored.
‘But Blackie was not content to be just a fleeting brand,’ White continues. 'When put before the cameras in Dishonored, he purred with conscious pride and proceeded to give one of the most remarkable feline performances ever witnessed by an astonished director and company. Blackie was promptly assigned a more important role. He became Marlene Dietrich’s pet, and thus carries an extended role through-out the entire production, even winning himself a big-eyed closeup at the end of the picture.’
White went on to explain how von Sternberg proclaimed, 'That closeup will make Dishonored worth ten thousand dollars more at the box office. Buy Blackie for the property department and give him a home. I want him for my next picture.’
Because of this, Blackie was given a valuation of eight thousand dollars.” [x]
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I think everyone’s mathematical journey would have been so much easier if they showed you the sine, cosine, and tangent unit circle (R=1) animation in precalc
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