Modern Screen (Dec 1931 - Nov 1932 (assorted issues))

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Acme Charlie Chaplin is still drifting around Europe, being entertained by eminent people. Here you see him with Winston Churchill, famous British statesman. International Alice White amazes staid Boston by appearing on the streets in pajamas, no less. Her vaudeville tour is going well. They say she'll return to the screen. International George Jessell greeting Maurice Chevalier on his return from abroad. Perhaps Maurice's trip helped cure the ailment we mentioned in a previous issue. WILL ROGERS has certainly let his son pass him by in the matter of plain and fancy polo playing. Rogers, Jr., is now rated at better than three goals by many of the local lights and it looks as though he would do much better soon. Will says that he doesn't want the National Polo Association to rate the boy yet because : "... it will make his head swell so that he never will be a champion." Or maybe Will doesn't want it to get around that the kid has stolen the spotlight from under his nose! However, Will can still beat Darryl Zanuck! Molly O'Day and that good boy of "Bad Girl," James Dunn, 'seem to be very much in love. Everyone was wondering zvho would c'op the heart of tliis recruit from the New York stage, and most of Hollyivood eligible girls were interested. But it took the Irish Noonan girl to make Jimmie interested. OTH "Queer People" and "Once In a Lifetime" _ are doomed to a temporary grave. Reason is that none of the actors want to play in them. Before Bill Haines re-signed with M-G-M, it was rumored that he would take the part of "Whitey." the erstwhile newspaperman in "Queer People." but that deal fell through at the last minute. Looks like Hollywood doesn't dare laugh at itself, even though Howard Hughes has already spent $100,000 in preparation ! An actor, just released from prison, according to Variety, was telling a friend hozv he got out. "Same old story." he said in a bored voice. ' They didn't take up my option!" NOW it comes to light that Dolores Del Rio just missed being a co-respondent in the Mary AikenEdwin Carewe divorce suit a couple of years ago by the skin of her teeth and the aid of her attorney. The attorney is suing the Mexican actress for $J1,UUU unpaid fees. B ALL that newspaper ballyhoo about the mystery marriage of Gloria Swanson and young Michael Farmer is so much gossip fodder. For one thing, it won't be possible for Gloria to re-marry until her divorce from the Marquis de la Falaise becomes final. And for another, we doubt very much whether either Mr. Farmer or Miss Swanson (thrice wed and divorced) want to get married. Michael's chief source of income is from a trust fund that will automatically stop if he should wed. So we predict with quite a bit of assurance that there'll be no wedding bells for Gloria and Michael. We hope you're not disappointed. Michael and Gloria were having lunch at the Embassy when the headlines came out about their probable marriage. They just laughed! Is Hope Williams, nozv in Hollyivood, going to make a picture or not? Conflicting reports come to us. BUT maybe you marriage-hounds won't be too disappointed, because the way things look now, Connie Bennett and the Marquis are planning to marry as soon as "Hank's" divorce from Gloria is final. After all was said and done, it seems that Connie and young Joel McCrea were just friends and that "Hank" has always been first in that lady's heart. Nick, the smiling head waiter at the famous Brown Derby, is past master at not showing the surprise he ofttimes feels. The other day one of the better known actors came into the Derby toting a suit-case, which he handed to Nick with reluctance. "Do you want me to check the bag, sir?" asked the head waiter. "Please," answered the notable, winking and smacking his lips. "If you could check it in the icebox, I'd appreciate it ever so much I" YOU WILL FIND MORE GOSSIP ON PACES 72 and 92 There are heart rumors about James Dunn, the newest star 18