The Modern Screen Magazine (Jun-Sep 1931)

International International Charles Chaplin and George Robey, famous London stage comedian, exchange their comedy costumes. Which looks funnier? We'll give you just three guesses as to this Indian Chief. No, not William Powell, nor Jack Oakie. It's Eugene Pallette. Yes? Did you know that Irene Dunne, of "Cimarron" fame, is married? Here she is at Miami with her husband, Dr. D. F. Griffin. astride a horse. When he returns to Hollywood his usual healthy, tanned self, he will start work on "The Roundup." The other day a certain reporter called a studio and asked to speak to a certain producer. After waiting about five minutes, a secretary informed the zvaiting reporter, "I'm sorry, but Mr. can't be disturbed right nozv. He's on the verge of a conference !" H ERE'S good news for Richard Cromwell's friends. For a time it looked like Dick would do a Betty Bronson and disappear from view after making a first big picture. But when we inquired about Dick out at the studio, they assured us that he starts work very soon in "Fifty Fathoms Deep." That made us feel lots better, because Dick is one of the most sincere youngsters in Hollywood. HERETOFORE, if you saw Will Rogers, he was wearing either the blue suit or the brown suit. But in his latest picture he must don full-dress and formal morning attire, wear spats, boutonnieres and carry canes. So Fox persuaded Will to visit Hollywood's most exclusive tailor. Wrhen we asked him how he liked to be all dressed up, Will replied, "Wal, to tell yuh the truth, every time I pass a mirror, I blush for shame." On top of this, he injured his arm playing polo and has to wear a cast. However, the cast is removable and every time Will is needed in a scene, he just slips it off. ONE of Warner Brothers' stars (we promised we would mention no names) told us this one at lunch the other day. It seems that Hollywood wise-crackers can't seem to forget about Warner Brothers signing up several of Paramount's leading players. So it happened that a bright boy went to W'arners' Studio to interview a prominent star. "But he's not here," said the information clerk. "He works at Paramount." "Okeh," said the writer. "Ell wait." Phillips Holmes is not onl\< getting more and more popular with theater-goers, but sooner or later all the Hollyzvood girls succumb to his blond charms. Sylvia Sydney is the latest. LUNCHING Around Hollywood: Loretta Young across the luncheon table from Walter Huston at the Brown Derby. At the same place all three of Gloria Swanson's ex-husbands congregated around the same table — Wallie Beery, Herbert Somborn (who manages the Derby) and, of course, the Marquis. Somborn calls Wallie "brother-in-law." Mack Sennett was there too, with his favorite actress, Marjorie Beebe. Also Buster Collier and Marie Prevost (this romance threatens to break all previous records). Up at the Embassy Club, Ann Harding and her husband, Harry Bannister, chatted gaily over their salads. And as usual, Lothar Mendez and Lady Inverclyde were eating together. Also Neil Hamilton and his wife, Elsa, and Adolphe Menjou with Katherine Carver. Katherine looked especially lovely in a new shiny black hat. Joan Bennett is back from Yoscmite zvhere she went to rest — and some say — to try and forget John Considine, Jr. John seems to have been doing his share of forgetting in company zvitli a certain dark-haired girl, zvJwse first name is also the title of a well-known opera. Can you guess? VOICE culture comes high ! We heard that Billie Dove is paying $100 an hour for lessons in voice training — in preparation for her new picture, which FIoward Hughes will produce. Billie's teacher used to coach none other than Ann Harding back in her "legit" days in New York, and was brought to the West Coast for the express purpose of teaching Billie her "aa-s" and "rr-s". We heard a wild rumor that Gloria Szvanson is quite anxious to do "Strange Interlude" on the screen. Our personal nomination for the leading man is Groiicho Marx. Groucho can "strange interlude" so fctchingly ! YOU WILL FIND MORE GOSSIP ON PACES 82 AND 98 What a swell gag that interviewer pulled at the Warner studio 17