American image could easily cost him the job. To prove he  could do it, he asked the auditioning film executive to meet him on  a street corner in Manhattan, and in the meantime, dressed himself  in filthy rags. The executive arrived at the appointed corner and  waited, barely noticing the "beggar" less than ten feet away who was  accosting people for spare change. At last, the beggar walked up to  him and revealed his true identity.