Hollywood (Jan - Oct 1934)

, Harry Carr, noted cinema authority, writer and critic HARRY CARR'S by ^OX>vuG:aAA^ Back To Hollywood again after a ten months' trip around the world. I found that all you have to do in order to walk on velvet carpets into palaces, have the guard turned out and the drums beat in your honor, is to carry a load of dirt about Hollywood; to know the size of Garbo's shoes and what was the matter with Doug and Mary. In London, Doug, Jr., took me in triumph into the theatre dressing room to introduce me to his new lady love, Gertrude Lawrence. I can't say she seemed to be properly excited over the honor; but she served it in tall glasses with the ice clinking. She is older than Douglas, but a clarence Sinclair Bull Myrna hoy, now a big success, was released from her contract twice by companies who now would give their shirts to get her back 38 — K. O. Rahtnn Mary Pickford's future is problematic. The stage has nothing for her, says Harry Carr, who wonders why she dallied with three-a-day vaudeville charming and fascinating woman — received in exclusive circles. She is the No. 1 star of London. Doug, Jr., is a big shot in England; but Doug, Sr., doesn't seem to have the batting average that you might expect. Java Head 6 Anna May Wong knows the "best people" and has a warm place in the hearts of the English people. It hasn't gone to her head. Same merryhearted, charming little girl. While I was visiting her in her dressing room in Brighton, two hours out of London, she received an offer by telegraph to play the lead in one of the most gorgeous stories ever written — Hergesheimer's Java Head. It is the story of a Manchu aristocrat who married a Yankee sea captain and came to live in a New England village. It's a great chance but a very tough part. I hope she gets away with it. The Gishes • In New York, I saw a great deal of the Gish sisters. After a long absence from the screen — and having turned down many fine offers — Lillian was persuaded into His Double Life — the first screen adventure of Arthur Hopkins, the famous stage director. With Roland Young playing opposite, Lillian achieved the most delicate and charming comedy. It knocked the critics into spasms of surprise. It opens up a new future for her; there have been too many Gish tears. It is a pity that she came back under a director who knew nothing about pictures. The thing was utterly lacking in tempo. It didn't move along. Dorothy has had several good screen offers; but the studios have sad memories for both Gish sisters. Mae West # Coming back to Hollywood, I found a world filled with Mae West. If she meant me when she looked out from the screen and said "A penny for your thoughts," I'll give them right here. Mae, it was your figger that surprised me. I had supposed you looked like a Mexican water jar underneath. I was not HOLLYWOOD