Voices – Erich von Stroheim

Dec. 21, 1919: Edwin Schallert profiles Erich von Stroheim and talks about his new film, "Blind Husbands."  “Everything Stroheim does is [characterization]; he can't talk to you for five minutes without starting to act.”

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[Mary Mallory]

Von Stroheim definitely was a character. He was actually born to a middle class Jewish family in Vienna, but created a myth about coming from an aristocratic family. His service in the military was menial as well, nothing as elaborate as he claimed. He loved this world, however, and it occupies a large part of most of the films he directed.