Modern Screen (Dec 1931 - Nov 1932 (assorted issues))

Clara will have to postpone having that baby she's been wanting until after the picture has been made. COLLEEN MOORE got a grand ovation when she appeared at the El Capitan theatre in Hollywood. Her work showed a great deal of time and effort spent in preparing her stage debut. Probably as a result of her work there, Colleen will make a picture for M-G-M. Helene Costello, 'tis whispered, has found a new love. SOME say that Marlene had better stick with Von Sternberg, because she couldn't do anything without his direction. Others are of the opinion that if Jo were out of the picture, Marlene could show us some of her latent histrionic potentialities which Jo hasn't let her display. We wonder if this Dietrich-Von Sternberg team is really one of those "united we stand, divided we fall" sort of combinations. It's your turn to guess. Bob Montgomery likes his new publicity tag line, "Kiss 'Em Quick," just as little as you do. Jean Harlow returned to Hollywood after her personal appearances in New York (see page 63). As usual, she was accompanied by her Pappy. It's rumored that she will appear in "RedHeaded Woman" under the sponsorship of M-C-M. JOHNNY MACK BROWN has real Olympic Games 3 aspirations. He's in regular training and every day takes a strenuous swimming lesson from a Hawaiian champion. His ambition is to qualify for the Olympics. If he wins anything in the Games, maybe Johnnie will get another chance for good parts in the movies. Look at Weissmuller ! Mack Scnnett's parody on "Mata Hari" will be entitled "Hadda Marry" ! RUMOR hath it that Billy Dove and Jack Dempsey . are on the .romance list. And, says Billie, if you consider having lunch with a man and six other people a romance — then rumor hath it aright. The highlight of the Colleen Moore opening, for us anyway, was Jack Dempsey stopping to shake hands with ex-wife Estellc Taylor. And Billie Dove chatting merrily with her ex, Irvin Willat. Real pals, these divorcees. RUDOLPH SEIBER, Marlene Dietrich's hubby, is again in town. But this time he's keeping shy of the news photographers and interviewers. Seiber, Marlene and J. Von Sternberg are again palling around together. We saw them at the theatre one night with little Maria, Marlene's daughter. Just one happy family? Ronnie Colman won't, after all, do "Brothers Karamazow" as his next. Instead he will star in "Way of A Lancer." BOY, a size larger polo helmet for Mr. Montgomery. Bob deserves it. He was suffering from a bad inferiority complex anent his polo prowess. Bob's always been a good horseman but this polo thing pretty nearly had him stumped. Couldn't seem to improve his game. Then victory. Two Sundays ago Bob scored two goals all by himself, and ever since that game his polo has improved one hundred per cent. Here's a couple pats on the back, Bob. The newest in Hollywood entertainment is the polo picnic. Hollywood Newspictures WARNERS are finding plenty to do — what with three of their promising young players striking for more dough. Jimmy Cagney was getting $1,400 per week. He took a New York vacation and from there wired the studio he wouldn't return until they guaranteed him something like $3,500. Joan Blondell is another, we hear, who wants more money. Ditto Marian Marsh. These younger players argue that while they bring a goodly number of ticket-buyers to the theatres, they get comparatively low salaries. STORIES on a certain famous producer continue to pour into the office. The newest is that he was betting on the horses in Cuba. He picked his favorite for the big race. During the first part of the running it looked like a cinch winner, but the jockey was thrown . . . and so the horse lost. Later, telling some friends about his bad luck, the producer said: "My horse was winning — everything was going good — and then the caddy had to fall off!" Well, here are the Barthelmess' after their very grand tour around the world. They've been here, there and everywhere— including a sojourn in Japan to take a close look at the fighting. Dick will be at work on a new picture when you read this. Wide World