Universal Weekly (1933-1935)

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Stars of “S. O. S. Iceberg” and “ The Rebel” Do London On A Dare LONDON is in a bicycle craze. From a workman’s necessity, it is on the verge of becoming a fashionable sport, as it was in the old days in this country. Rod LaRocque, star of “S.O.S. Iceberg,” on a dare not only rode a bicycle around the square in front of the Savoy, but he did it in the rain, holding up an umbrella. In the photograph above, he is shown with Vilma Banky, featured with Luis Trenker in “The Rebel.” WHEN Rod LaRocque, star of “S.O.S. Iceberg,” started back for Universal City, he decided to come all the way by water. He also decided to bring Vilma Banky with him. Miss Banky is one of the stars of “The Rebel,” just to be released in this country, but already a tremendous rage in Europe. They embarked on the steamer Damsterdyk, bound for Los Angeles via Bermuda and the Panama Canal. They made a stop of two days in London, where they spent their time being interviewed and seeing the sights. In the illustration at the top of this page, Rod is photographing Vilma on the top of the Savoy Hotel which commands a marvelous view of the Thames, with Cleopatra’s Needle in the immediate foreground. Below, the stars of “The Rebel” and “S. O. S. Iceberg” are welcomed by Universal Pictures Ltd.’s publicity and exploitation department, — J. Leslie Williams, Bader and Cooper. As will be seen, Dave Bader has been to Hollywood and knows all of the posing technique, looking straight into the camera, however impolite this might seem to the lovely V ilma Banky. “The Rebel” is about to be previewed in London, and Vilma Banky was very anxious to stay over.