Hollywood Filmograph (Jan-Dec 1933)

HOLLYWOOD FILMOGRAPH KIDDIES by JIMMY HAZLEWOOD ( Gordon Wins Four Races — Breaks Two Track Records at Ascot Speedway Last Wednesday night was a big night for Al Gordon. Besides winning the 40-lap main event, he defeated Johnny Krieger in the Helmet Dash (being presented with the Helmet and kiss by June Earle) ; then he annexed the 1 0-lap qualifying race and also defeated Rex Mays in a 5 -lap match race. Gordon's qualifying time was 25.70 seconds, breaking both the day and night records and Mays pushed him so hard in the 5 -lap match race that he shattered another record in the fast time of 2:12.85 minutes. While it looks as though Wednesday night was "Gordon Night" at the Ascot Speedway, Rex Mays came in for his share of honors for he took the lead in the main event and held it until the 34th lap when he was nosed out by Gordon. Mays is rather handicapped in competition with Gordon because his car, a Hispano Special, has a 355 cubic inch displacement motor while Gordon's Miller is only a 255 cubic inch motor. We would like to see these two drivers in a match race, both driving cars with identical motors for we firmly believe that Gordon wouldn't have things so much his way. The 15 -lap Class B Main event was won by Harry Gentry with Swede Smith, second and H. D. Provan, third. 5-lap races were won by Swede Smith, Al Reinke and Tommy Newton. Next Wednesday night a 5 0-lap main event will be featured and as an added attraction there is to be a 3-lap match race between the two fastest qualifying cars for the Class B 1 5-lap main event. The Ascot Speedway is doing everything to encourage these Class B drivers for after all, the favorites of tomorrow will come from the Class B drivers of today. HOLLYWOOD LEGION STADIUM Chris Pineda, bantam and featherweight champion of the Far East, shared last week's main event with "Baby" Palmore, pride of Ventura, the lad who rocked Speedy Dado to sleep with one sock to the button. Pineda, a stocky kid with muscles like Tom Patrick, must have been thinking of the flattening of "the Brown Doll of the Philippines", whose knockout at the hands of Palmore nearly caused a revolution in the islands, for he kept far away from Palmore 's lethal mitt. In fact he kept so far away Palmore had to supply all the action. When he did fight Pineda showed plenty — but there was that white kid's sock coming at him again, and the double champ took it on the lam. Frank Randolph just had to give it to Palmore. Pineda ruined what might have been a real fight, because Palmore was more than willing at all times. HAROLD LLOYD PACKS 'EM IN The occasion of Monday night's full house was not a moving picture however— but rather the appearance in the flesh of the world's greatest and undefeated handball champion, Al Banuet, recently turned boxer, who appeared in a series of exhibition matches at Harold Lloyd's handball courts, situated in the center of his palatial Beverly Hills estate. There were in attendance some 500 invited guests, including luminaries of the stage and screen with the most enthusiastic of them all, our host, Harold Lloyd himself. The first match of the evening brought together Ad Schaumer, former National Junior Champion, now a very popular assistant director at Fox, and Barney McGettigan, the San Francisco flash and Banuet's doubles partner. Although the match was very close and hard fought, Schaumer, the local boy, made good, winning in a finishing flurry of speed and class. There followed an exhibition of handball, played by a couple of barefooted old boys, using a volley ball, with the players using their feet as well as their hands and heads. The next match was a series of doubles played by Banuet and his partner, Dr. Mathe, the medical champion, with their opponents, the strong Elks Club team. The series was split — a game apiece — the Elks Club team of Bill Badham and Andy Berry, displaying a brand of cooperation seldom seen around these parts. This was followed by another doubles match between the National Doubles champions, Banuet and McGettigan, against the western champions, Joe Powers and Darnell. This match also going to a split of a game each. An exhibition of squash brought out such stars as Chet Cooper, national champion, and his partner, Maxwell Stiles, the sports writer, opposing Minor and Hackley, all champions at one time or another. This game was featured by some sensational "gets" by Stiles and beautiful headwork on the part of Cooper. The final and main event of the evening found Joe Powers, western singles champion, still unsuccessful in his lifelong ambition — that of defeating Banuet. He succeeded, however, in securing eight points — or should I say he was allowed that many — which amount, I might add, is quite a sum against the great Banuet. The audience left in hearty accord with the great sports writer, Damon Runyon, who so aptly acclaimed Al Banuet the most outstanding of all champions in this or any other sport. — E. M. Friedman. BEVERLY and BETTY CRANE, 1 4, blonde, the most famous pair of twins in talking pictures, have been cast for featured roles in "Strange Rhapsody," at M-G-M. In the picture, directed by Richard Boleslavsky, they play Walter Huston's twin sisters. Not long ago they were his twin daughters in "The Beast of the City." The Crane twins only recently came into straight dramatic pictures after a long engagement with Hal Roach comedies. Robert McGowan, director of Our Gang kiddies, cables he has arrived in Berlin. From force of habit McGowan is probably spending most of his time looking over the crop of German youngsters. GAY SEABROOK AND EMERSON TREACY SEE IMPERSONATIONS OF "GROWING UP" At the Theater of Youth, Gay Seabrook and Emerson Treacy, stars of the radio serial "Growing Up," saw themselves in a play taken from the original with Dorothy Gray as Mildred and Don Mallis as Jimmy. Alma, Joe and Flora played by Helen Brania, Ralph Rappapara and Ruth Ladens were graphically portrayed much to the thrill of Treacy and Seabrook. The entire radio cast was present, so was Fred Datig, Paramount's casting director. You know HI' JANE WITHERS? Well, she was married last Wednesday at the Friday Morning Club and she's only eight years old! Hones' and truly she was — in a play. (Heheheh). DOROTHY GRAY, one of the busiest kiddies in Hollywood, is now playing "Rose," a featured part in "The Wrecker" starring Jack Holt. Director Al Rogell chose Dorothy from hundreds of children because of her many successes including "Symphony of Six Million," "The Great Jasper" and "Today We Live" with Joan Crawford. CHARLIE SCHNEIDER had a good singing bit in "Power and the Glory." This boy has just started his picture career and is rapidly becoming known around the various studios. His first picture being "Murder in the Zoo" and "Mayor of Hell." JACKIE WILL BE THERE The Great Dane Club, having many motion picture workers among its membership, will hold it second annual Specialty Show at 7026 Hollywood Boulevard on June 1 0. Jackie Cooper will draw a number from gate checks, the owner of which will be presented with a Great Dane puppy. Ralph Gilliam played a fine bit in "The Wrecker" at the Columbia studios and followed this by a bit — "Meet the Champ" — at the RKO-Pathe studios. SHIRLEY JEAN RICKERT'S smiling little face is beaming at her friends from the White Kins; billboard advertisements at present. She used her own dear doggie, too, while posing for the well-known White King puppy, and has some lovely studies to add to her collection. On the homeward trek from a lenthv vacation in Dallas, their home town, pre SPANKY McFARLAND. the chubby four-year-old youngster of Our Gans-, and TOMMY BOND, the curly-headed songbird of the troupe. Among the letters for the rascals at the Hal Roach studios are two postcards, one for Spanky and the other for Tommy, from their director, Bob McGowan, telling them he had a great trip motoring from Berlin to Budapest. If there be a moral: A wise director should never forget his young film gang. MARILYN KNOWLDEN comes through again with flying colors, this time with blue and yellow. She is to play the part of a HI' Swiss gal in Belasco's "Music in the Air," to open on the twelfth of June. Besides having lines to speak, Marilyn will sing, dance and yodel — a part that anyone would give their right arm for — and perhaps their left, too. TAD ALEXANDER has been busy studying at M-G-M, where he has already made two grades this year; he is all set to go on location on a farm with the Vidor company, where he will have a grandtime. JACKIE SEARLE, who posed for the illustrations of "Fritz" in her latest San Francisco last week, conducted in triumph to the theater where he made an appearance with "Oliver Twist," then spent a busy time accepting invitations. 1 No 6305 Collection No Charge Hollywood Collection Service "We Pay the Same Day We Collect" Yucca Room 602 GL-6979 Licensed and Bonded (o Slate of California