Talking Screen (Sep-Oct 1930)

and the cost of ridin them By E.R.MOAK Al Jolson pines all day long for dear old Dixie, but the minute he gets the make-up off, his particular delight is imported automobiles. And on glimpsing his fleet you can hardly blame him for yelling "Mammy!" Frequently strange and always interesting are the hobbies of Hollywood^s great and near great Despite the miniature golf craze there are still a few veterans who stick to the oldfashioned, fulllength game. Doug Fairbanks spends most of his spare tiinu on the links. Ramon Novarro maintains a fully equipped Little Theatre, where he entertains his friends with musical comedies and shows which he produces and personally directs. CONRAD NAGEL, with ms power cruiser, The Tiburon, also finds his hobby expensive for he is forced to keep six men aboard throughout the twelve months. Richard Barthelmess is another ardent yachtsman. He has a crew of two on his Pegasus, a two-masted schooner, and when the black craft's sails are hoisted and her nose pointed toward Cataiina, the owner's guests generally include Mrs. Barthelmess, William Powell and Ronald Colman. Charlie Farrell, whose hankering for sails dates back to his childhood in Cape Cod, purchased a 45 -foot schooner a year ago. Three months later, Richard Arlen became a seafarer by joining with Walter Huston in acquiring a power cruiser of the cabin type. SEVERAL families could live in comparative comfort on what one of our flying stars spends in a year on the upkeep of his planes. A fairly good ship may be purchased at from $10,000 up to — well, there's no limit. One of Ben Lyon's cost $30,000 and Wallace Beery paid $25,000 for one that was wrecked by his pilot fout weeks after its delivery. But airplanes require attention — much of it — if one would safeguard one's neck. There is hangar rental, gas and oil, mechanics to overhaul them after each flight, new parts and 37