Hollywood Filmograph (Jan-Oct 1934)

HOLLYWOOD FILMOGRAPH SPORTS Ascot Speedway Races Please Fans With Day Races The popularity of the Ascot Speedway races seems to go up by leaps and bounds, for the American Legionnaires no more than switched from the Wednesday night races to the Sunday afternoon contests than the public showed their approval in a greater measure by a larger attendance than they had expected, although the races have been drawing in a big way. The races have been more thrilling than ever, and the contestants have been fighting for very inch of the way to the final lap. Many stage and screen stars have been I giving away the helmets for the Italian Helmet Dash, while the great crowd looking on has included many celebs from both stages, rubbing shoulders with Southland's society bugs, and folks from every %valk of civic life. Governor James Rolph, Jr., Should Grant Voice of People by Forcing Racing Gommission Into Action It is high time that Governor James Rolph, Jr., took a hand into this horse racing delay brought about by the Racing Board Commission, over which Carleton Burke is Chairman. The people voted to allow horse racing in the State. This would keep in California millions of dollars that now reach the coffers of the Caliente, Mexico, crowd. Commissioner Carleton Burke, for his own reasons, has seen fit to delay the granting of permits and to help the various clubs who stood ready to build tracks here, from going ahead with their plans. As soon as Governor Rolph is able to take up his duties in Sacramento he should call in the Racing Board Commission and force them to take action or change the board to a body of men who will do as they have been ordered by the people of the State of California, through an election authorized to the citizenry of this good old United States. Hollywood Legion Stadium Johnny Indrissano took Vearl Whitehead into camp last Friday night. The Italian from Boston lived up to his advance notices by giving Whitehead a boxing lesson and coasting to the finish an easy winner. Too much class for the local boy. Mickey Walker and Tom Patrick clash for ten rounds Thursday Nite instead of Friday, as it is Good Friday. This should be a wow of a fight. Olympic Auditorium Daro, Gallery and Jack Doyle packed the big Olympic with their second big show headed by Art Lasky and Lee Ramage. Every seat was sold and hundreds were turned away, offering any ; price for a ticket. The go was hot from start to finish — and what a furore the decision by Abe Roth raised! The little referee was greeted by the loudest, longest and bitterest; booing ever heard in any arena in this man's town. COMING: Tuesday Nite Pacho meets Barney Ross, lightweight and junior welter champion. This one should be another sell-out. The Olympic seems definitely out of the red, as other equally important matches are in the offing. Virginia Sale, Dorothy Vernon and Jack Duffy have spot in Universale "Embarassing Moments," former title. "Practical Joker," in which Chester1 Morris is starred. Fred Astaire gets top spot in RKORadio's "Gay Divorcee." Helen Twelvetrees will be featured in Fox' "She Was A Lady." William Demarest spotted in Paramount's "Many Happy Returns." Michael Curtiz slated to direct "British Agent" for WFN. Dorothy Peterson added to cast of M-G-M's "Treasure Island." Alice Calhoun debut in talker is a hit in Fox' "Now I'll Tell." f/o//vwoo UM\»H Hollywood Boulevard near Vine • OPEN ALL NIGHT* FOUR REAL STARS under the Fox banner, now that they have added Warner Baxter and Spencer Tracy to the roster. Janet Gaynor and Will Rogers are the original two, and the new ones will have the honor of having their portraits in the Cafe de Paris. * * * MONEY MEANS NOTHING, is the striking title for the Monogram picture that Christy Cabanne directs, with Wally Ford, Gloria Shea, Edgar Kennedy, Maidel Turner, Betty Blythe, Vivian Oakland, Eddie Tamblyn, Olaf Hytten, Richard Tucker and Douglas Fowley in the cast. Experts in Child Training Although the Rainbow Studios has been in operation only a few weeks, upon entering the door one immediately senses the atmosphere of real activity. Indeed, it seems that their work of training children for motion pictures is assuming a position of greater importance than ever before in the history of motion pictures. Ethel Gray and Marvel Scheroder have complete charge of this work. Miss Gray says that regardless of how clever or attractive a child may be, preliminary training in motion picture technique is necessary, as it teaches a child dramatic values, while physical culture, voice, enunciation and dance training give the poise and ability to express and make values visible and register to others. While the ability to act as directed is necessary, naturalness of action must be retained for success in pictures. The staff of five teachers brought together by Rainbow Studios is composed of experts in child training, each in their own particular branch. Several groups of children artbeing coached at the present time to fill calls from the studios. The Dalcrozc method of Eurythmics, used in this studio, is proving remarkably successful in developing and imparting the idea of rhythm to children. Grace, naturalness and understanding are stressed in the complete course offered, while special coaching is given to both children and adults to suit individual requirements. set in scenes with Jean Muir and Kay Francis . . . Buster Slaven doing a good bit on a school bus for "Dames" . . . The Robb twins in new Easter finery modelling at Bullocks . . . Those adorable Macmillan twins busy with Will Rogers on "Merry Andrew" and back to RKO lot for a bit . . . Baby Lou Anne Robb, in quaint French outfit, receiving gardenias from Irene Dunne in "Stingaree" and enjoying a ranch location . . . Wally Albright again heading the Gang at Roach Studio . . . Cullen Johnson helping him load up the other members for a camping trip in the new picture . . . Dickie Jackson all dressed up in old-fashioned clothes on the "Dames" set . . . Mary Ann Jackson playing a little school girl for Director Berkeley . . . Billy Lee Wolfstone, chubby fat boy, working in his first "Gang" comedy. PATRICIA (Patty) BROWN Patricia Brown, child actress, who was chosen with fifteen other children from a group of several hundred by Earl Carroll, New York producer of "Vanities," is making her debut in motion pictures, and according to reports is scheduled for some good breaks. Here is a youngster who is talented and versatile. When Patricia grows up she can truly say : "When I was 4 years old I was an actress in Earl Carroll's 'Vanities'." She was chosen with several others in a beauty contest. Barbara Jean Wong Clicks at Ebell Club Barbara Jean Wong scored quite a hit at the Ebell Club the other day when she did a dance number. This little tot is a clever Chinese actress on screen, stage and radio. Jerry Madden nonchalantly riding a bike down a country street at Warners-First National on "Dames" . . . Adamae Bender telephoning a request for a box of bonbons and a dolly — with lace panties — during an amusing telephone mix-up scene in "Together Again" ... A full set of surprisingly good small replicas of Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell for the childhood sequence of "Dames"; Marceline Metcalfe and Patricia Lee O'Neill playing little Ruby at five and ten years — Ronnie and Jack Cosby and Dick Quine portraying Mr. Powell at four, eight and twelve ... A wee scrap of a new baby, little Charline Finley, ■winning all hearts on the "Dr. Monica" (Continued from Page 1) Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Maurice Chevalier, Marie Dressier, Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Jeanette McDonold, Helen Hayes, Robert Montgomery, Ramon Navarro and Gloria Swanson. Many thousands of other employed or to be employed there are to receive great benefits from the drastic changes. Charles Laughton, winner of the Academy prize for the best actor of the year, William Powell and Fredric March are added to the brilliant assemblage of cinema favorites who will add lustre to the new M-G-M program for the New Year that is expected to bring this famous organization well to the front as the studio par excellence of the greatest industry on the Pacific Coast.