Hollywood (Jan - Oct 1934)

©C1B 21177^-21934 Zf HOLLYWOOD VNRA. *F ROSCOE FAWCETT Editor Contents for February, 1934 ARTHUR C.JANISCH Assistant Editor Stuart Erwin, who plays the title role in Joe Palooka, based on the comic strip, and Lnpe Velez, also in the film NOTES FROM THE EDITOR'S CUFF Gregory Ratoff, the actor, penned the story of his own life into a ditty entitled, J Loved An Actress . . . and what's more he sold it to RKO -Radio for a picture . . . Jimmy Durante's schnozzle has brought him so much fame that he's trying to copyright his name even against its usage on foods and watches . . . Because one of the trio was a pal of his late father, Frank Bacon of Lightnm' fame, Director Lloyd Bacon has established three old cronies on a California ranch. • Constance Cummings wears her hose inside out the first day on each new picture . . . Betcha didn't know that Katharine Hepburn can and does do cartwheels . . . Don't let on that we told you, but Garbo is an ardent follower of the newspaper comic strips . . . That's why she named her new Scotty, Wimpy . . . The fire that damaged Joan Blondell's hill-top abode also burned off her eyebrows . . . Preston Foster can write with both hands . . . and at the same time, too. • One of the real characters in Hollywood is Jasper Polly, sole owner, proprietor, trainer and pal of a parrot . . . Polly and his parrot have averaged four working days a week at $25 a day for the last five years . . . When Mary Brian began housekeeping in her new home at Toluca Lake, the only furnishings in the place were a small rug, two chairs and a stove. FEATURES Why George Raft Will Never Marry! By Mary Nye 14 George personally reveals his reasons Gary Falls in Love By Ruth Biery 2 1 Gary Cooper's first real romance She Dares to Be Different! By Marcella Burke 22 Katharine Hepburn's definite purpose Art is the Bunk! By Ben Maddox 23 Rochelle Hudson tells why Going to the Movies in Tahiti By Donald G. Cooley 24 A traveler spins a fascinating yam That Ropin' Rogers Kid By Guy Weadick 36 A cowboy pal tells on Will Rogers As the Earth Turns By Alyce Curtis 37 Introducing ' sensational Jean Muir "I'm Through with Love!" By Ruth Biery 39 Russ Columbo has a good reason Can a Woman Love Two Men at the Same Time? By Gladys McVeigh 40 Miriam Hopkins gives her opinion Confessions of a Movie Play-Girl By Sigurd Ericsson 42 Do you remember this girl? You Can't Beat a Girl Like That! By Lee Warwick 52 That's why Margaret Sullavan heads the list! MOVIE ROMANCE The Long Lost Father By Edward R. Sammis 30 John Barrymore's latest film story FASHIONS AND BEAUTY Miriam Jordan Offers a New Frock 45 Hollywood's Pattern Service Mae West's Beauty Secrets 46 JIozv you can acquire her allure! DEPARTMENTS What's New on the Screen 6 The Editor's Mailbag 10 The Publisher's Page 1 2 With the News Sleuth 26 Cross-Examining the Stars 44 J. EUGENE CHRISMAN Western Editor Hollywood is published monthly by Hollywood Magazine, Inc., 1100 W. Broadway. Louisville, Ky. Entered as secondclass matter at the post office at Louisville, Ky. . August 11, 1930, under the act of March 3, 1879. Copyright. 1934. W. H. Fawcett, Publisher; Roscoe Fawcett. Editor and General Manager; S. F. Nelson, Advertising Director; Douglas Lurton, Managing Editor. All manuscripts should be addressed to the editorial office at 529 South 7th Street, Minneapolis, Minn. Western office. G605 Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood. Calif. Subscription rate. $1.00 per year and 10c per copy in United States and possessions. In Canada $1.50 per year, 15c a copy. Unless otherwise stated, all names used in fiction stories are assumed. Printed in U. S. A. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS. A rare smiling portrait of Greta Garbo, made when she was in a light-hearted mood on the Queen Christina set OF INTEREST TO ALL FANS Ida Lupino, accomplished English lass who lost out in the Alice in Wonderland race, will be featured by Paramount in Pursuit of Happiness . . . Charlotte Henry will do a personal appearance tour before starring in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch . . . Jean Ward, daughter of the chief justice of the California Supreme Court, has deserted San Francisco society for a whirl at the talkies . . . The Witch of Wall Street will be May Robson's first starring ship for metro. Now that Gary Evans is old enough to be left with his nurse, Mama Dixie Lee will resume her flicker career . . . Did you know that Margaret Sullavan, Universal's find, has a husband in the offing? . . . Lenore Ulrich will star in a Vicki Baum original for RKO-Radio . . . George Bernard Shaw, champion scoffer, has relented toward the movies . . . He's just sold the rights to The Devil's Disciple to RKORadio . . . and John Barrymore is to have a title role. Richard Arlen gets the stellar spot in Paramount's A Son Comes Home . . . Frank (hie) McHugh and his bride have built a new home at Toluca Lake . . . Wynne Gibson narrowly dodged death when her car jumped an Oregon highway and rolled down an embankment . . . Kathryn Crawford sustained a fractured leg when she fell out of an apartment hotel window. HOLLYWOOD