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Emil Sitka's List of Movies

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          Although the acting jobs were starting to roll in, Emil was still subject to small disappointments. For MR. WRIGHT GOES WRONG, he showed up fully prepared for his role as a chemist who creates a formula of a strong glue, but then sat around all day instead. However, it was a two-day job, and the second day made up for the first. And it helped that Emil was recovering somewhat from his flu.
          Emil's diary entry for Wednesday, May 15, 1946:

           Move Bit #9
          All whiskers and no job!
          I felt slightly ill in the tummy from that flu I think I had yesterday, but once on the Columbia lot I became "well" - and stayed that way all day.
          A heavy beard was tediously pasted upon my chin and with other details that accompany an old distinguished chemist I was bedecked - only to sit out the entire day thusly, without appearing before the camera at all. I must have appeared as an "extra," except that I didn't do "extra" work.
          Many a time, in the past, I'd have paid a good dollar to be permitted to just watch, as I did all day, the shooting of a picture.
          Sterling Holloway is the star of this comedy-short called "Mr. Wright Goes Wrong," and although he seems frail, I like his comedy.
         With regret and an empty feeling I took off my whiskers at the end of the day. For I love to act & would have done it much sooner than the "sitting out" of the day as I did. Anyway tomorrow is the day and I hope to be ready.

          Emil's diary for the next day, Thursday, May 16, 1946:

          $100.00 for acting today!
          "Mr. Wright Goes Wrong" - and I was ready, whiskers and all. When Jules White called "Emil" I was on my marks before the camera. And then for the entire day long I was thusly kept before the camera until all through with my role in this picture!