Hollywood Filmograph (Jan-Dec 1932)

10 March 26, 1932 LOEWS STATE (March 23) The "Exotique" idea used at the Chinese during the run of<"Mata Hari" is the current stage attraction here augmented by Meglin Kiddies for the first five days. With the opening days scheduled for Saturdays, the present stage show will be held for ten days, but minus the kiddies following the Sunday performances, at which time other numbers will probably be added to til! the gap, as the present offering runs only twenty minutes without the kiddies. Foley and Letour, Ramon and Virginia, and a mixed couple with songs, comprise the specialties in the "Exotique" in which a Tom-Tom Rhumba credited to Fanchon was the outstanding ensemble number. In the opening the girls present some pleasing formations in dazzling costumes. Foley and Letour supply an abundance of comedy. Their rendition of "Everything's Going To Be All Right" starts them off to good laughs, and their succeeding comedyr antics win a solid hit. Ramon and Virginia contribute excellent dancing, their routine including semi acrobatics and adagio stuff that found good favor with the audience. The singing was capably put over and also added color to the ensemble numbers. The kiddies consumed about 20 minutes with their specialties along the usual lines, with several of the kids showing enough stuff to hold a spot by themselves. This house was holding 'em out at both entrances for the first show Wednesday long after the 35-cent deadline, the patrons sticking in line to pay 50 cents after one o'clock. "Hell Divers," first time at popular prices, evidently was the b.o. magnet. Sam Jack Kaufman provided one 'of the high spots of the program with his orchestra and otherwise participated in specialties in his usual high class manner. —J.J. TIFFANY STUDIOS The reign of the horror pictures have at last reached the undertakers, or as the up-to-date ones name themselves, "Morticians." Lucky Humberstonc ,thc former assistant director, whom Sam Bischoff has engaged to direct this latest of wierd pictures, started Tuesday night on the first scenes, which were taken mi the exterior of a famous undertaking parlors. While this story starts at the morgue, its main plot is the unravelling of a murder mystery. As it was told to us, Tiffany has certainly started something daring. The cast so far engaged are Theodore von Eltz, who played the lead in their former success, "Hotel Continental,'' Lucien Littlefield, Gene Pallette, Miriam Seegar, Warner Richmond, Harold Waldridge and Frances Sayler. With such a wierd subject and unusual story we shall expect at least something different. i 1 i WILL YOU BE THERE? Hollywood B'Nai B'Rith Luncheon Club held its weekly meeting on Wednesday, March 23rd, at the Pig'n Whistle, 6714 Hollywood Blvd., with Leon Lewis, former secretary of the AntiDefamation Committee of the Grand Lodge, giving a most interesting and helpful talk on the subject of AntiDefamation. The purpose of these meetings is to better acquaint all Hollywood and Los Angeles Business Men of this order, and next week we are promised .another interesting lecture. Go and meet your friends, as we feel it will be more than worth your while. i 1 1 We heard today that Roger Marchetti will put on an elaborate show at his beach home early in April. This social event will be in honor of the Wampas, the famou aggregation of press agents for the studios. Armand Schaefer, director of Lane Chandler Westerns for Willis Kent, has had the praises sung high on his work in the best newspapers and trade journals of the country. Film Daily of January 10 particularly praised his handling of the star in "The Cheyenne Cyclone," and we join that publication in praising Director Schaefer, who is what we term the youngest of outdoor megaphone wielders, who really knows his West and the stories written about them. J. Farrell McDonald finished in "Shandy," directed by Christy Cabanne, and went immediately to First National-Warner Bros, studios for "Week-End Marriage," and he follows this with a picture at the Radio Studios. Mendez Bernalo, of Fernando Mendez Productions, will produce two features at the Tec-Art Studios very shortly. He recently produced a picture in Mexico with Dorothy Sebastian, Don Alvarado and Paul Ellis. Dick Pritchard is handling his publicity here. Jerry Herdan is assisting Bobby Mayo at the Radio Studios in the casting offices. Jerry, if you please, held the same post with Bobby at the RKO-Pathe Studios for some time, and made many friends. Harry Spingler has returned to the Edward Small agency, which was at one time like home sweet home to him. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE "Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth." This verse from the Psalms was the Golden Text in the Lesson-Sermon on "Matter," on Sunday in all Christian Science churches, branches of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Mass. The Scriptural selections in the Lesson-Sermon included these verses from John's first epistle general : "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof; but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever." A correlative passage from "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures," by Mary Baker Eddy, stated, "My discovery, that erring, mortal, misnamed mind produces all the organism and action of the mortal body, set my thoughts to work in new channels, and led up to my demonstration of the proposition that Mind is All and matter is naught as the leading factor in Mindscience." SPORTS By EDDIE DEMEREE 'DANIEL IN THE LION'S DEN IS ERNIE TRIPLETTS NEW TITLE AT LEGION ASCOT SPEEDWAY Bill White, owner of the Miller job driven by Ernie Triplett, 1931 Pacific Coast champion, calls the king (Ernie), "Daniel in the Lion's Den," due, no doubt, to the fact that in every race he is surrounded by Gilmore Lions. If our memory serves us correctly, some time ago we made the remark that soon the slogan of Richfield would change from "And again Richfield wins" to "Catch that Lion." If you'll take the time to cast a leisurely eye over a list of recent wins at the Alhambra oval you will see that we were right. Last race Wilbur Shaw took the 100-lap main even driving his Blu-Green Special, while Lester Spangler flashed by the checkered flag first in the time honored Italian Helmet Dash, also in a Gilmore entry. "But tomorrow," Ernie remarks, casually while tinkering with a piston or two, "we'll see a horse of a different color. We have made several changes in our car, and if Shaw wins he'll know he was in a race." Then we have Shaw's angle, "Last race was a tough one," Wilbur confides, "a tough one because my motor was sluggish and conditions in general were wrong, but we have ironed out the wrinkles and really expect to show the boys some fancy and assorted driving. Of course I realize that Ernie has a fast car, but so has Cummings and Spangler, so in my mind, the race will go to the smartest driver — speed will be a secondary matter." From all of that conversation it looks like one of those things — a grudge race — so you can expect to see the seats well filled. We'll see you at the races —don't forget. Sunday afternoon at 2:30. We'll be seanya. WINTER GARDEN The seven-game ice hockey series between Union Oil and the Glendale Greyhounds got under way Monday night at the Winter Garden, located at Van Ness and Melrose. The first game of this important series was won by Union Oil 10 to 3. However, the score does not indicate how closely matched these two teams are. Patrick of the Union Oilers was the scoring ace of the evening. Glendale was handicapped by the loss of Lefty Comber and Frank Nichols, with these two boys in the line-up we look for a hotly contested series. If you like your Ice Hockey don't miss any of these games. AT THE HOLLYWOOD LEGION STADIUM Paying houses continue to reward the boys running the Legion arena. Last Friday's card, headed by Jimmy Evans and Paulie Walker, welterweights, was up to standard. To the surprise of many, Evans, a San Francisco boy, won the nod over the more experienced and rugged Walker. It was a grueling go, but the boy from the Bay region was in there doing lots of damage with a stiff heart punch and snappy pokes to Walker's tough chin. Tommy McGough was far too good for Uris Flower, and Bozo Kamisher, always a crowd pleaser, slugged his way to a decision over Ritter Martinez. Other results: Georgie Goodman beat Pete Bautiti, 118, Harry Wallinder, because of a badly cut eye, lost to Johnny Grannone. Bobby Hagens and Rudy Mendoza, 144, boxed a draw. LOSER COMES OUT HERO IN DEFEAT AT THE OLYMPIC FISTICUFFS AFFAIR Steve Hamas lost to Lee Ramage in a ten round mill at the Olympic, and we doubt if "Lee," if he lives to become heavyweight champion of the world, will ever have such a thrill as "Steve" handed him when he caught him clearly off his guard and gave him the most artistic lacing he ever experienced. Oh, boy, what a fight ! The last round repaid the cash customers for anything that ever went wrong at that fight club, the loser coming through as the hero of the night. The crowd was the greatest ever. Even Dr. Harry Martin, head of the boxing commission, came near missing the show. He came in a bit latie with his charming wife, Louella Parsons ; they had to fight their way through hundreds of fans who couldn't get in, and even the doorman was unable to help the Chief in, the police finally coming to his rescue, and they made it just in time for the main event. CULVER CITY ARENA Goldie Hess holds the center of the stage Monday night against Elliott Badillo at the Culver City Arena in the main event. The rest of the card is as follows: Semi-windup, Rex Reese vs. Ned Herman, 114 pounds, four rounds. Milton Weber vs. Leo Kelly, 170 pounds, four rounds. Pete Bautista vs. Babe Colima, 120 pounds, four rounds. Harry Purdue vs. Roy Rivera, 126 pounds, four rounds. Jean Hersholt and J. Farrell McDonald worked together years ago in "Abie's Irish Rose" on the Paramount lot, which was their first sound picture. The other day we found them working on a New York street owned by the Harold Lloyd company, and which was being used for "Shandy," a feature being made by John Clein and directed by Christy Cabanne. RUBE DEMAREST & CO. At Warner's Hollywood Theatre Assisted by Arthur Demarest "In Musical Moments" (Phone, UNiversity 4886)