
Spotlight: Louise BrooksFilm 3 of 8
Howard Hawks, 1928, Fox: Victor McLaglen as a sailor with a girl in every port, Robert Armstrong as his pal, and Louise Brooks, in a small part, as the one who breaks the pattern. Hawks already directing men as a sport and women as the score. Silent, late, a buddy picture before he named the genre. Brooks is on screen briefly and is what you remember. The ports are interchangeable. She is not.
Hawks, two sailors, and Brooks as the one who breaks the pattern. A small part, and the one Pabst saw before he sent for her. The ports are interchangeable. Watch her in the tank act. The whole Berlin career starts in that look.