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[[stamped]] FROM THE FLYING PIONEERS BIOGRAPHIES OF HAROLD E. MOREHOUSE [[/stamped]]

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After this start Campbell kept improving and developing his renowned bag of aerial tricks and easily kept ahead of his competitors throughout his extended career of this hazardous profession, which later made him internationally famous. Campbell remained a part of the Weaver-Meyers troupe until September, 1919, then returned to California where he attended the formal opening of Venice Field when Thomas Ince, motion picture producer, took over its operation. Making his rounds to renew former friendships at Venice Field, Campbell immediately learned that nearly every one was flying for the movies and talking about the amount of money they were making. He told them what he had been doing and showed newspaper clippings of a number of his eastern exhibitions and announced he would like to go with two pilots and sell his aerial stunts to the movie producers. His work was considered too dangerous and he had no takers so decided to "put on a show" to convince them. Campbell finally induced Ray Goldsworthy to take him up where he put on "the show of his life", ending up by two loops with Campbell standing on top of the center section. Naturally his act was a big hit and drew a lot of local publicity, which resulted in Campbell and Goldsworthy signing up with aviator Frank Clarke, who was already flying for movie concerns. Shortly after this the Campbell-Clarke-Goldsworthy trio started wing walking and aerial daredevil stunts for the movies for the first time.

In the Marshall Neilan picture "Go and Get It" Campbell, for the first time, changed from a plane to the top of a speeding express train, then back to the plane again. This was followed by changing from one plane to another using a rope ladder. This stunt had never been performed before, particularly without parachutes. At that time Campbell, Clarke and Goldsworthy were under contract for Fair Time Management, operated by J. Alexander Sloane. The motion picture firms were active in their search for new thrillers and Campbell was busy thinking up possible was to fulfill their requirements.

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