Talking Screen (Jan-Aug 1930)

Tidings from Talkie Town Leila Hyams looks as though she can't think of .'H^HIHH^H what to write. But nevertheless, she manages to appear charming and delightful. But maybe she's practicing signing her name for a contract — because, judging by the work she's been doing lately, she'll be busy signing them for many years. Although Rex Bell's dog usually reserves this action for marauders, here's one time he's wiUing to drive his master away. Lawrence Tibbett, newest star, comes to grips with a south-paw who is both his friend and also one of his severest critics. [^Continued from page 31'\ will speak lines with the best of them. What with the recognized Gilbert ability as an actor and a lover, 193D does not look so dismal for Jack after all. Dr. Marafioti probably is the greatest in his line and the fact that M-G-M has put him under contract at a huge salary to pass on all their stars' voices makes an interesting little story. Dr. Marafioti is due to be a busy, busy man. FROM location in northern California comes a little anecdote about Hoot Gibson. Seems he was working on a certain scene for his new picture, Concentration Kid, and said scene required him to make a jump across a chasm several hundred feet deep. A small boy stood watching preparations for the sequence. Suddenly he walked over to the edge of the chasm and speculatively measured its width and depth with wide open eyes. Then he turned to Hoot: "Say Mr. Gibson," he called. "If you don't make that jump, can I have your horse.''" A LITTLE thing like LEVATORLIBIISSUPERIORISALAEQUENASI can cause an awful lot of trouble, as Dorothy Lee. R-K-0 featured player, can testify! It seems that Dorothy was having a little trouble with her singing when about halfway through making Rio Rita, so, not wanting to hold up production, she visited a physician. "It's just your levatorlibiissuperiorisalaequenasi," cheerfully remarked the medico. A few jninutes later Dorothy was revived and the doctor^ informed her that this long name covered the smallest muscle in the body. Well, anyhow. Miss Lee's — oh, you say it!— is all right now and she's busy working again. 74 CLIFF (Ukelele Ike) Edwards recently got a fan letter at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios from a fan who, to say the least, seemed exceedingly confused : "Since you are one of my many admirers, I would greatly appreciate it if you would send me one of my pictures and in return I will send you one of yours " the letter read ! IT WAS on the Fall Guy set at R.K.O. An electrician came over to Ned Sparks, poker-faced comedian, and began telling all about his army experiences in France. "Now, when I was in Wipers — " he began. "Ypres," corrected Sparks. "In Wipers, I—" "Ypres," put in Sparks. "Well, as I was saying, in Wipers — " "Ypres!" stammered Sparks in a loud voice. "Say," exclaimed the electrician sympathetically, "you better take my advice and do something about that hiccoughing!" JT WAS on a set at the Fox studio. A young lady visitor approached Edmund L^xve tf""' exclaimed: "Oh, Mr. Lowe, I think you make love divinely on the screen! Hoiv do you do it?" "Easy," drawled Ed. 'Tfs jusi like making pie. All you need is some crust and a lot of applesauce!" KEN MLAYNARD has invented a new style horse truck and patented it tircler his own name. Instead of riding horses in ;he usual truck, where the animals are all thrown together in one car, Maynard's animals ride in separate compartments.