Film Fun (1928 - 1942 (assorted issues))

What’s the Shootin’ For? Y7"0U must have read about * “One-Eyed Connolly,” the famed gate-crasher of fights and other big sporting events. Now he’s bouncer at the outer gate of the Fox Studios in Los Angeles. There aren’t any tricks the crash¬ ers can play on Connolly ; he knows ’em all. That boy scares ’em off by his looks alone. He’s got a leather awning over his missing optic and believe us, it makes him look pretty durned fearsome. For thirty years that bozo has been thinking up and executing all manner of gags for free at¬ tendance and even now he spends his off time by crashing fight chibs in Los Angeles. One-Eyed” is also playing the role of a convict in “Honor Hound,” a Fox Picture, and just who “No’s!” the gate crashers at such times as Connolly is yessing the director, report sayeth not. “One-Eyed” Connolly sticks to his knittin’ whenever he can, strengthening his rep as a crasher. His motto, you know, is: “Take the crash and let the credit go.” had some job fixing Johnny up as a velly fine Chinaman, but that he finally did a great job even to the sloping eyes of the typical Oriental. Well, that shows that the make¬ up man had the right slant on Johnny. TyHEN a guy or a goil finds a gold mine you can’t blame him or her for wanting to work it. Well, that’s what Anne Nichols is doing with her famous Abie idea. For some months, Robert Benchley’s best friend has been spending her working hours super¬ vising the film production of A — I — R — . But by the time you read this you will already have heard about the sequel — “Abie’s Children” — appearing in a New York theater and making more shekels for its authoress. Our advice to fortune-hunting gentlemen would be something like this: “Take care of the Nichols and the dollars will take care of themselves.” <xx> -ooo JOHNNY HINES’ new picture *“* for First National, “Chinatown Charlie,” has gotten off to a fly¬ ing start — via a sightseeing bus, where the comedy began. Louise Lorraine has the feminine lead. We are told that the make-up man J5ILLIE LOVE is gonna treat us to a whole sequence in her next picture for First National. “The Yellow Lily,” in which she wears an exquisite night robe. Our imagination tells us that the Yellow Lily in a night gown will leave no bloom for improvement. POSED BY BIDDY ENGLE AND BOBBY VERNON IN CHRISTIE'S "BUGS MY DEAR." REDEASED THRU PARAMOUNT. Billy — 1 certainly had a won¬ derful time last night. Bobby — Where were you? Billy — Damned if I know. No Fat In Love Scenes Here's the right way to avoid it In the Movies slender figures are re¬ quired, because almost e very body dislikes excess fat So in every circle. Fat mars beauty, health and vitality. Every modem style calls for slenderness. That is why men and women by the millions have banished overweight. Some do this by abnormal exercise and diet. Others do it in the easy, pleasant way, in the modem scientific way — with Marmola prescription tablets. Marmola is based on wide scientific research, on thousands of experiments. It supplies a substance which in the body turns food into fuel and energy rather than into fat. The formula comes in every package, also the reasonsfor results. This to banish every fear of harm, and to let you know just why fat disappears. Marmola has been used for 20 years— millions of boxes of it. You can see the results on every hand. Doubtless some of your friends can tell you what it did for them. Now excess fat is nowhere near as common as it was. Try Marmola, in justice to yourself. Watch the results for a little time, in re¬ duction, in health, in vitality. Stop when you attain the weight desired. Then tell your friends about it. You can do no greater kindness to them if they over¬ weigh. Order now before you forget it. Few things are more important. Let this test show you the easy, the scientific way to reduce. Marmola prescription tablets are sold by all druggists at $1 per box. If your druggist is out, he will get them at once from his jobber. MARMOLA prescription tablets (’Jhe 'Pleasant Way tofteduce Ve/i ishl Camera ando Heach You How _ Mm ant Women Erarrwhtn! Make III M— Hi ' FREJE POOK Explains opportunities aa Motion Picture Camera Man, Portrait, News or Commercial Photoprrapher. Y ou can learn at home or in our NewYork Studios. Spare or full time. N.Y. Institute of Photography, 10 W. 33rd St., N.Y. Dept. 42 TRAVEL FOR “UNCLE SAM" S1S8 to $22 S month. Railway Postal Clerks. Every second weok off — full pay. Men. boys. 18 up. Common education sufficient. Write IMMEDIATELY for free 32-page book with sample coaching and list of U. 8. Gov't positions obtainable. FRANKLIN INSTITUTE Dept. C197 ROCHESTER, N. Y. Page J 7