Crypt 33 by Adela Gregory

Author:Adela Gregory
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
Published: 2012-06-03T20:00:00+00:00

For all his frustration as the “circus” ringmaster, Huston continued to compete with Gable’s macho image by immersing himself deeper in drinking and gambling. He had no go-between, as he had expected Miller to be, to deal with Marilyn and her doting acting coach Paula. And as his control on the set slipped still further, he drank and gambled still more. Facing the pressure of having to raise $1 million to renovate his estate in Ireland, he dreamed of “winning big” at the craps tables at the Mapes Hotel casino. Because of his huge losses, he placed an emergency call to his agent, Paul Kohner, to complete his contract negotiations with Universal Studios. Subsequently he flew to San Francisco to sign his contract for a new film on the life of Sigmund Freud and pick up a $25,000 advance, swearing to Kohner that he had learned his lesson and would never get involved in gambling again. But once he settled his debt with the casino bosses, Huston was once again playing craps.

A cool tomato in the games room, he could be spotted in the evening wearing a crisp shirt and sports coat, drinking scotch and leaning gently against the end of the craps table. By morning he remained fixed in the same position, still looking pressed and crisp and down another $30,000.

Huston’s fifty-fourth birthday party was a welcome diversion from the ailments of the company, refocusing the spotlight on the master filmmaker. His personal friends from Paris, Dublin, London, New York, Chicago, and Hollywood flew in to surprise the eccentric director. Besides the entertainment by comedian Mort Sahl and singer Burl Ives, telegrams and flowers poured in from all over the world. His press agent, Ernie Anderson, who organized the affair in secret, even asked the ninety-five-year-old chief of the Paiute Tribe to appear in full regalia. Mrs. Mapes, the casino owner, paid back the “biggest consistent loser” at her tables by offering her hotel. But she invited so many of her social friends that the birthday bash became hugely overcrowded. Nonetheless it was a smashing success.

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