Modern Screen (Dec 1933 - Oct 1934)

Modern Screen HE INFORM H ION II [ 8 II LYNN EDWARDS, Wheeling, W. Va.; MARGARET RYNKIEWICZ, Pringle. Pa.— Richard Cromwell's studio address is: Columbia Studios, 1438 Gower St., Hollywood, Calif. Again, I repeat, no home addresses can be given in this column. MISS R. RICHKIND. Cleveland, Ohio— Lila Lee is not dead. Joan Crawford and Franchot Tone were in "Sadie McKee." and it's unlikely that this will be the last picture they'll be in together. Miss Crawford's next Will be "Sacred and Profane Love" with Clark Gable, and Mr. Tone will be in 'TOO Per Cent Pure," with Jean Harlow. GEORGE JUSTO, New York City— Franchot Tone is under contract to M-G-M Studios, Culver City, Calif. You may be able to get a photograph of him if you write him there. Good luck! BERNICE BAWMAN, Montpelier, Ind.— Dear me, no! Miss Crawford did her own dancing in "Dancing Lady" and made a very neat job of it, at that. G. L., Chester, Pa. — Irene Dunne is about thirty, and Josephine Dunn is not her daughter. Garbo's next picture will be "The Painted Veil" with Herbert Marshall. MILDRED KINGSLEY, Woodhaven, N. Y. — John Bole's "American Symphony" was never actually heard in "Beloved " However, lie did sing the following songs : "Beloved," "Forget" _ and "In the Gloaming," all of which may be obtained at music stores. WALTER RICE. New Market, Va.— Henri Garat is back in France. His plans are not known. R. C. ESTES, Glasser, N. J. — "As the Earth Turns" and "Merry Wives of Reno" were both released by Warners-First National Studios, Burbank, Calif. E. F. K., Brooklyn, N. Y. — Mae West is approximately 34, but she prefers to be very mysterious about it all. George Arliss was born April 10, 1868. You figure it out! A free lance player is one who is not under a term contract to any particular studio, and may make pictures for any studio which happens to desire his services. CHARLOTTE BRINSTEIN, New Brunswick, N. J. — Margaret Sullavan is not married at present. She was divorced from Henry Fonda. MARGARET DARLEY. Lynchburg. Va.— Ray Wise did not wear a wig in his part as Mala in "Eskimo." He is not going to be in any more pictures that I know of, and at present it is reported that he is in business in Hollywood. ELLEN D. ENGLEHARDT, Rochester, N. Y. — Jack Halev was the lad who handled the part of Pete Pendleton so nicely in "Sitting Pretty." E. H., Cleveland, Ohio — Sally Filers was born December 11, 1 908 in New York City. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 110 pounds, and has blonde hair and brown eyes. She married Hoot Gibson in 1930, and is now married to Harry Joe Brown. She likes to play tennis, ride horseback, cook and sew. Her hobbies are modern literature, horses and dogs. BERT DETWILER, Jeannette, Pa.— Lilian Harvey's next picture will be "Serenade" with Lynn Starling. Sorry, but no home addresses can be given in this column. BROWN EYES, New York City— Alas, yes. George Raft is married, though separated from his wife. His interests at the moment are all centered on Virginia Pine, whom you -can see in "Dames." In "Bolero," the dance team, of Dario and Diane doubled for Mr. Raft and Miss Lombard in some of the sequences. JANEY McBRIDE, San Francisco, Calif. — Fred Astaire is in his thirties, somewhere around the fifth one. Dolores Del Rio has not done a great deal of dancing in films. Tn fact, the first film in which she danced was "Bird of Paradise" which was released in 1932. M. V. — Ann Harding's address is RKO-Radio Pictures, 780 Gower St., Hollywood, Calif. By the time you read this, you probably will have seen "The Life of Vergie Winters," but Miss Harding's next after that will be "The Fountain." GLORIA, San Francisco, Calif. — RKO .is the lucky studio which has Fred Astaire under contract, and his next picture for it will be "The Gay Divorce" with Ginger Rogers. Yes, he really plays the accordion and what's more his wife, Mrs. Phyllis Potter, puts up with it. No. Gene Raymond hasn't a cast in his eye. Aren't you glad? JEAN BRANDEL, Berkeley, Calif. — Gene Raymond was not in "What Price Inno Your questions will be answered in this magazine. Please do not ask questions which require too much research or which infringe upon good taste. For a personal reply, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Address: The Information Desk, MODERN SCREEN, 149 Madison Avenue, New York, N. Y. cence?" with Tean Parker. You can write to Jean at M-G-M Studios, Culver City> Calif. ESTHER JASON, Centerville, Calif.— Here are the heights you asked for: Joan Crawford, 5 feet 4 inches; Pert Kelton, 5 feet 6 inches; Tom Brown, 5 feet 9 inches ; Lanny Ross, 6 feet, and Jean Parker, 5 feet 3 inches. MARGARET EVA, East Orange, N. J.— Clark Gable is 33, and Claudette Colbert will be 29 her next birthday (September 13.) NANCY DUFFY, New Rochelle, N. Y.; ESTHER, Norwood. Mass.; MURIEL BOSWORTH, Berkeley, Calif. — It's a pleasure to tell you about Fredric March. He was born August 31 , 1898 in Racine, Wis. He is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. His eyes are brown and so is his hair. We will all have the pleasure of seeing him next in "The Affairs of Cellini" with Constance Bennett (which ought to be a honey of a picture) and after that with Anna Sten in "Resurrection," which also bodes well. FLO ASKEW. King's Park, L. I., N. Y.— Garbo is 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs 125 pounds and has blonde hair (natural) and green eyes. And though she's no Clementine ( you know the song ! ) she does wear a size 6Vz shoe. So what? DOROTHY GERARD, Albany, N. Y. — Donald Dillawa3' has played in so many pictures since 1930, when he made "Min and Bill." that I really don't have room to write them all out for you. He has been in 25. to be exact, and his next will be "The Circus Clown" with Joe E. Brown and Patricia Ellis. He was not born in Ohio, but in good old New York, March 17, 1905. He is under contract to Warners-First National Studios, Burbank, Calif. DOROTHY REDSIDE, Detroit, Mich.— Yes, Ricardo Cortez Was very much in "The House on 56th Street/' He played the part of the gambler. FLORENCE CAREY, San Francisco, Calif.— You don't want much, Florence! In "Spitfire," Martha Sleeper played the part of Eleanor Stafford, Sarah Haden that of Etta Dawson (neat work, too — look for her again in "The Life of Vergie Winters") and Louis Mason that of Bill Grayson. The main cast of players in "Death Takes a Holiday" is as follows: Prince Sirki, Fredric March ; Grazia. Evelyn Yenable ; Duke Lambert, Sir . Guy Standing; Alda. Katherine Alexander; Rhoda. "Gail Patrick; Stephanie. Helen Westley; Princess Maria, Kathleen Howard: Corrado. Kent Taylor; Baron Cesarea, Henry Travers; Eric, G. P. Huntley, Jr. BETTY BOWER, East Orange. N. J. — "Under Eighteen" was adapted from "Sky Life" by Charles Kenyon and Maude Fulton. "Beauty and the Boss" was taken from "Church Mouse." The complete cast of the first-mentioned is as follows: Marian Marsh, Regis Toomey, Warren William. Anita Page. Emma Dunn. Joyce Compton, J. Farrell MacDonald. Norman Foster, Dorothy Appleby and Claire Dodd. SARI O. KOKOSKA, Stamford, Conn. — Robert Young is married to a non-professional, and his next picture is "She Was a Lady" with Helen Twelvetrees. and after that "Whom the Gods Destroy" with Walter Connolly and Doris Kenyon. The black cat you saw in "Spitfire" was really a stand-in for the original Esmeralda, who, having played in a few scenes, ungratefully threw away a life of luxury and stardom to return to her alley haunts, never to be seen again. Esmeralda II was recruited from among the feline extras after production had been delayed a whole day at a cost of $5000.00. Neither of the Esmeraldas belonged to Miss Hepburn. Nils Asther was born January 17, 1901, and he is of Swedish descent. His last picture was "The Love Captive," and his next, "Hollywood Party." FLORENCE MANUELL, Platteville, Wis. — Nils Asther played the part of Fay Wray's husband in "Madame Spy." Bob Steele is not only still in the movies, but he is making "The Mystery Squadron" for Monogram. Break for yo.u! D. P. BRADY, Newark, N. J. — Alexander Kirkland was born in Mexico City, September 15. He was educated at the Taft School in Waterbury, Conn., and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy, .of ; F i n e Arts. He has blue eyes and blonde hair, is 5 feet 11Y2 inches tall, and" weighs 150 pounds. You can reach him at Fox. 1401 N. Western Ave.. Hollywood. V. HORVE, St. John, N. B., Canada — In 1932 Kay Johnson played in "American Madness" and "Thirteen Women." She was in "This Man Is Mine." NEW axlxrutr ~ta£cuyfti^ "I'VE found a marvelous blend of my two favorite flowers, LILACS and ROSES, in a wonderfully smooth, fine talc. 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