{"product_id":"john-gilbert-9780813196497","title":"John Gilbert","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated exploration of the life and work of one of Hollywood's most renowned silent-era actors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo much of my youth was spent praying for a good season. A young world mad with ecstatic life, a fifteen dollar a week world, but—swell! I stared at a woman sitting opposite me in my apartment. I discovered that she was my wife. Liquor was provided for everybody, and morphine and cocaine, for those who craved them It's so great to be a part of anything like this. I just can't believe I'm really here. Sequence after sequence was good... No love has ever enthralled me as did the making of this picture. She is capable of doing a lot of damage... Upsetting thrones, breaking up friendships, wrecking homes—that sort of thing. John Gilbert is the current sensation. Quick money and heavy will be his. How long will he last? I became arrogant, of course. I admit it. I was John Gilbert, the supreme, the untouchable. My principle worry at the moment is to conquer a new technique, difficult and exacting, which has entered my business. No one questioned my voice. I just had a voice, that's all, like anyone else's. With each picture I made I knew I was sinking lower and lower. Virginia's sweetness, her sympathy and understanding, are beyond belief. I told him that it would make it easier for me if he could show just a little faith in me. I needed faith. Nothing could surprise me any longer. Well, I have nothing more to lose. I never could figure out Jack Gilbert. He was like mercury—touch him and he's gone.","brand":"The University Press of Kentucky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527907975511,"sku":"9780813196497","price":21.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813196497.jpg?v=1731869685","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/john-gilbert-9780813196497","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}