I wouldn’t take it, so I got $100, which was still too low. Rebel claims her salary was higher than most stock players of the day. Paramount changed my name to Rebel Randall, incidentally.” While still at Max Rinehart, “Paramount was scouting for talent they spotted me and I was put under contract. Arthur and I worked together at Hal Roach, but not in a western.” Another one like Al was Arthur Hunnicutt, who really knew what he was doing. He could play the elderly so well, his timing was terrific. It’s easy to see he was an opera singer before his westerns were made.” He was very comforting to me after the horse rode away. I couldn’t stop it! It went past the camera everybody pulled up and stopped but me! Riders came to save me! (Laughs)”Īs for the star, George Houston, “He was very handsome a good looking guy. Well, I boarded the horse there was no problem. In the very opening scene, in my cowgirl outfit, I asked, ‘What kind of saddle is it?’ (Laughs) It was a little saddle. I was asked if I could ride, so I said ‘Yes.’ I got to the studio and the riding costumes were different (of course). It wasn’t long before Alaine Brandes began landing roles in pictures, including the Leon Errol short “The Fired Man” (‘41) and the western “Lone Rider in Ghost Town” (‘41). I didn’t want to go-I loved everybody at the Goodman Theater, but my parents encouraged me to take it.” This resulted in my being offered to study at the Max Rinehart school in Hollywood. I was at Rinehart High School in Chicago, and took a scholarship to the Goodman Theater in Chicago. “I was Valedictorian and had scholarships to Northwestern University I won art contests in Illinois there are miracles every day of my life.”Īs for her acting abilities, “I could command my audience-I could play anything, even an old man, and be convincing in the part. Back in high school, the great granddaughter of the Crown Prince in Germany was the number one student. The lady’s life has been fantastic-full of surprises. “At one time, women would lie about their age, but I will tell you I was born January 22, 1922.” The beautiful star of many ‘40s movies was born Alaine Brandes in Chicago, Illinois.
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