"You know - I'm not always wrapped in tragedy", said the great Tragedienne, whom we found playing clock-golf on the lawn -" L/S of Sybil Thorndike and another women in a large garden putting a golf ball. "Hobbies? Well, writing is a necessary evil - " C/U of Sybil at a writing desk on the verandah of...
"You know - I'm not always wrapped in tragedy", said the great Tragedienne, whom we found playing clock-golf on the lawn -" L/S of Sybil Thorndike and another women in a large garden putting a golf ball. "Hobbies? Well, writing is a necessary evil - " C/U of Sybil at a writing desk on the verandah of a large house. She pauses for thought and looks out at the garden. She then smiles and resumes writing.
"But, in the garden, I find most contentment - " L/S of Sybil in her garden in front of a large rockery. She tends to her plants. C/U of Sybil tending to a plant then laughing and smiling at the camera. M/S of Sybil putting on a coat in the doorway of a house. A car and chauffeur await. She climbs into the car, waves at the camera and is driven off.
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