The motion picture almanac (1932)

130 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1932 Silk," "refer Pan." "Actress." "Excess Baggage." "Mating Call." Major Twynes in "The Black Watch," Fox; Willie Winton in "Last of Mrs. Cheyney." Brandon Trent in "The Thirteenth Chair." MGM; "The Lady of Scandal" (1930); "Temple Tower" (1930), Fox; "The High Road." MGM. CHAKATOUNY. A.: Played in "White Devil." Ufa. CHALLENGER. PERCY: b. England. September 3. 1869: h. 5 feet 7',4 inches; brown eyes and brown hair turning gray; w. 134 pounds: e. Bristol University, England. Has lived in London, Chicago and Ix>s Angeles. Was on the stage for 25 years. Entered pictures In 1915. Pictures include: "The Eel," "Old Dynamite," "Wheel of Destiny." CHANDLER. EDWARD: b. Wilton. Iowa. March 4. 1894; h. 6 feet; brown eyes and dark brown hair; w. 198 pounds; e. public schools; specialized in literature; m. Billie Chandler; has one child. Shirley. 7; hy. golf. Has lived in New York, Chicago, Milwaukee. Entered pictures in October, 1911. At close of vaudeville booking in I.*os Angeles, joined Thns. H. Inee In 101 Ranch productions. Pictures include: "The Lost Battalion." "The Shopworn Angel." Top Sergeant in "She Goes to War," United Artists; Bull In "Hurricane." Columbia; "Dixiana" (1930). Radio pictures. CHANDLER, GEORGE: b. Waukegan. 111.. June 30, 1902; h. 5 feet 8 inches; brown hair and eyes; w. 140 pounds: p. Abble Beck and George Chandler, non-professionals; e. high school in Illinois and University of Illinois; not married; hy. music, golf and riding. Stage experience as a musician, having played in an orchestra when younger; with Fanchon and Marco on the West Coast; and in vaudeville, where he was known as "George Chandler, the Musical Nut." Screen experience in 1929: Tenderfoot Thrillers and "The Kid's Clever." Universal: "Dark Hills." "Cloud Dodger": in 1930. "In Gay Madrid." "The Floradora Girl," MGM : "The Last Dance." and "Light of the Western Stars." Paramount. CHANDLER feet 2Y2 inchi pounds ; p. If professionals : Montana Wesl riding and gi "Open Range,' Paramount; " Iiig Killing." Wall Street" Standard." M Case," Paran "Rough Water Jordan. " Big Law," and "U less Rider." yenne Cyclone LANE: b. Calbertson. Mont.; h. 6 s; brown hair anil blue eyes: w. 190 ne Oakes and George W. Oakes, non). high school in Helena Mont., and van university; no stage training: hy. If. Has appeared in such pictures as Paramount; "Legion of the Condemned." Red Hair." "Love and Learn." "The "The First Kiss" and "The Wolf of for Paramount. In 1929: "Tlie Single tro-Goldwyn -Mayer; "The Studio Murder Hint: "Forward Pass." First National: ." Warner Bros.: in 1930 in "Firebrand 4: "The Primrose Path." "Beyond the hder Texas Skies." in 1931: "The Reck"The Hurricane Horseman." and "Cheall Willis Kent Prod. CHANEY, "CHUBBY": b. Baltimore. Md.. January 18. 1918; h. 47 inches: w. 113 pounds. Won nationwide contest conducted by Hal Roach to find new members for "Our Gang" comedies. Has taken part of Joe Cobb in these pictures. CHANEY. LON: b. Colorado Springs. Col.. April 1. 1883; h. 5 feet 9 inches; black hair and brown eyes; w. 155 pounds; e. Colorado Springs schools; hy. cooking and photography. Stage experience as a producer of "The Little Tycoon" with his brother in 1899; worked on the stage as actor, property man and transportation agent, in pictures for over 12 years in various roles, among the pictures being "Fires of Reveillon" (1917): "That Devil, Bateese" (1918): "The Miracle Man" (1919); "Outside the Law" (1921): "The Trap" (19221; "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "The Shock" (1923); "Phantom of the Opera" (1925) for Universal; in Paramount's "Treasure Island" (1921): Goldwvn's "The Penalty" (1921) : "Cummings' "Flesh and Blood" (1922): First National's "Oliver Twist" (1922) and with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer makinE "He Who Gets Slapped." "Tower of Lies." "The Monster." "The Unholy Three" in 1925; "The Blackbird." "The Road to Mandalay." "Tell It to the Marines" in 1926; "Mr. Wu." "The Unknown." "Mockery" in 1927: and "Laugh. Clown. Laugh." "While the Citv Sleeps" and "West of Zanzibar" in 1928. In 1929 in "Thunder." "Where East Is East." "Phantom of the Opera." Universal; "The Unholy Terror" (1930). MGM. Died In 1930. Played in "Ron of the Gods" CHANG. KING HOO: (1930). First National. CHAPIN, JACQUE: Appeared in "Beggars of Life" (1929), Paramount. CHAPLIN. CHARLES: r. n. Charles Spencer Chaplin: b. London. England. April 16. 1889; h. 5 feet 6H Inches; dark brown hair and blue eyes; w. 122 pounds; p. Lily Harley and Charles Chaplin, professionals (both deceased) ; e. received his stage training in dramatic and vaudeville act: div. Lita Grey. Two sons, Charles and Sydney: hy. reading, tennis and swimming. On stage as Billie the page hoy in "Sherlock Holmes" with William Gillette, in London. England, 1898 : then into vaudeville traveling throughout Continental Europe and afterward the United States for three years ending in Kansas City. November. 1913. He then entered pictures with the Keystone Company; made 12 pictures for the old Essanay Film Company; 12 fur Mutual Film Corporation and eigltt for First National: began producing for United Artists Corporation in 1925. Among his pictures have been "The Gold Rush." "The Circus." and "City Lights" which were released In 1931. CHAPLIN. SYDNEY: b Cape Town. S. Africa: h. 5 feet 7*,4 Inches; dark hair and brown eyes: w. 150 pounds; e. London, England: married. On the stage in Txindon music halls and others. Screen experience with British International Films, of England Then in United States with Warner Brothers in "Man on the Box." "Charley's Aunt," "The Better 'Olc." "Missing Mnk." "Fortune Hunter." "Skirts" and "Oh! What a Nurse." Freelance player. CHARLE. GUSTAV: Appeared In "Dancing Vienna" (1929). First National. CHARSKY. BORIS: b. Petrograd. Russia. May. 1893: h. 5 feet H'i inches; black hair and blue eyes; w. 150 pound*; e. Prince Oldendursky college; m. Sonia Nekin. non-professional: hy. sports of all kinds, sculpturing anil painting. Seven years on the Russian stage. Three vears screen experience and has appeared In "Captain Lash," "Through Different Eyes" and "The Red D*nce" for Fox and "The King of Kings," DeMllle. stage career with Newton Beers and his repertory company in "Lost IiOndon." Played for seven years with Thomas E. Shea Company, appearing in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." "The Bells." "A Soldier of the Cross." "Othello," "Richelieu," and other dramas. Has been on stage 30 years and appeared in 479 plays. In George M. Cohan comedies for eleven years. Was on tour with Bert Williams in "Under the Bamboo Tree." Has appeared in both stage and screen versions of "Whoopee" with Eddie Cantor. Has also appeared in "The Bat Whispers." for United Artists. CHASE, CHARLEY: b. Baltimore, Md., October 20, 1893; h. 6 feet; brown hair and blue eyes; w. 155 pounds; p. Blanche M. Thomson and Charles Chase, non-professionals; ra. Bebe Efltinge, professional; hy. golf and music. Stage experience in musical comedy and vaudeville; and has been in pictures since 1914. Has appeared in 1929 in "Modern Love." "You Can't Buy Love," Universal: "Stepping Out." "Leaping Love," "The Big Squawk." "Snappy Sneezer," "Crazy Fight," "The Real McCoy." "Great Gobs": in 1930 In "Whispering Whoopee," "All Teed Up," "50 Million Husbands," "Fast Work." MGM Hal Roach Comedies. CHASE. CHAZ: Vitaphone No. 2696, "The Unique Comedian." CHASE, COLIN: Appeared in "The Air Legion" (1929) . Radio Pictures; "Lone Star Ranger" (1930). Fox. CHASEN. DAVID: Played in "Rain or Shine" (1930) , Columbia. CHAUTARD, EMILE: b. Paris. France: e. France. Stage career, leading man. Screen career started in Paris in 1907: "Bardelys the Magnificent." "The Flaming Forest," Metro: "Blonde or Brunette," Paramount; "My Official Wife," Warner Bros.; Gen. Count Alexis Muratov in "Adoration," First National; priest in "Marianne." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; "Times Square," Gotham: Rosalie's uncle in "South Sea Rose." Fox; Father Thibault in "Tiger Rose," Warner Bros. Also appeared in "House of Horror" (1929), First National. CHEFE. JACK: b. in Kiev of French-Russian parentage; h. 5 feet 814 inches: dark brown eyes and dark brown hair; w. 148 pounds: e. Russia. France and America. Specialized in drama, law and business (B. C. S.. New York University 1923); hy. horseback riding, ice skating, swimming and dancing. Has lived in Kiev, Odessa, Paris. Berlin and other cities of Europe, also New York and Hollywood. Was on stage in Europe. Has been in motion pictures since 1925. Pictures include: "Strip Golf." "Tailor Made Romance," "Who's Who," "Reward," "Redeeming Sin," "Veiled Lady." "Runaway Girls." Fox: in 1929: "Alibi." "Madame X." "Son of the Gods." "Man Without Women"; in 1930: "Her Wedding Night." "Hollywood After Dark." "Hot atld Bothered." "Lonely Wives"; "Last Hide." "Nice Women." "Little Red Ridinghood." and "One Hour With You" (1931). CHERON, ANDRE: Appeared in 1929 in "Tbey Had to See Paris." "True Heaven." "The Veiled Woman," Fox. CHEVALIER, MAURICE: b. Menilmontant, France; h. 5 feet 10 inches; light brown hair and blue eyes: w. 160 pounds; m. Yvonne Vallee. professional. Stage experience as follows: as singer at Casino des Tourelles. dancing partner of Mistinguette at Folies-Bergere, Casin Montparnasse, Revues with Raimu at the Pemina, Operetta. "Gobette of Paris." Palace Music Hall. London, with Elsie Janis. Caison de Paris, with Mistinguette and then as star, with Yvonne Vallee. Screen experience with Paramount in the following productions: "Innocents of Paris." "The Love Parade." "The Big Pond." "Paramount on Parade" (1930). "Playboy of Paris," (1932), "One Hour With You." CHEW. FRANK: Pictures include: "Shanghai Bound." Paramount; "Foreign Devils." MGM: "Gang War," FBO: the gambler in "Chinatown Nights." Paramount; Ling Fue in "The Far Call." Fox; Wong in "Isle of Lost Ships." First National. CHIEF BIG TREE: Appeared in 1929 in "Sioux Blood" and "The Overland Telegraph." MGM. CHIEF CAUPOLICAN: "Whoopee" (1930). United Artists; Vitaphone No. 2598. "The Indian Baritone." CHIEF WHITE HORSE: Appeared in "Hawk of the Hills" (1929). Pathe. CHIEF YOWLACHE: Appeared in 1929 in "The Glorious Trail." First National: "Hawk of the Hills." Pathe. CHILES, GEORGE: Appeared in "King of Jazz" (1930). Universal. CHISHOLM. ROBERT: Played in "Lottery Bride" (1930). United Artists. CHRISTY, IVAN: Appeared In "Seven Footprints to Satan" (1929). First National. CHURCH. FRED: "Fighting Kid" (1929). "Unknown Rider" (1929). and "Western Methods" (1929). for Bell Pictures. CHURCHILL. BERTON: Has appeared in "Nothing But the Truth" (1929). Paramount; Vitaphone No. 1051, "Five Minutes from the Station." CHURCHILL, WYNNE: Has appeared in "Nothing But the Truth" (1929), Paramount. CICCOLINI. GUIDO: 876. Appeared in Vitaphone No. CHARTERS. SPENCER: b Duncannon. Began CLARE. PAUL: "Her Unborn Child" (1929). WiniLsor Pictures. CLARK ANDY: r. n. Andrew J. Clark; b. New York City. March. 1903: h. 5 feet 514 inches; black hair and brown eyes; w. 135 pounds: p. Alice Trainor and John H Clark, non-professionals: e. Fordham prep. New York: hy. baseball, golf and tennis. Two years stage experience in Keith-Orpheum vaudeville. Nineteen years screen experience; five years as featured hoy star for Edison Company, apparinc in "Andy Scries": two years for Universal, featured boy player: in "The Shamrock Hnndicap" for Fox: "Wings." "Beggars of Life" and "Tlie Man I Love" for Paramount; "One Round Ilogan." for Warner Bros. CLARK. EDWARD: "Bitter Friends" (1930). Educational Tuxedo Talking Comedies: "Carnival Bertie" (1930). Pathe Whoopee Comedies. CLARK. FRANK: Screen career: "Land of the Lawless." "The Boss of Hustler's Ranch." "Tile Bronco Buster." Pathe; "You Can't Beat the Law." "My Home Town." Rayart. CLARK. G. DAVIDSON: Appeared in "Great Power" (1929). Franklin Warner. CLARK. HARVEY: b. Boston. Mass.. 1886; h. 5 feet 9 inches: brown hair and eyes; w. 158 pounds; e. Mass. College, Cambridge. Stage career: with Otis Skinner, Robert Hilliard. own act in vaudeville. Screen work with NYMP. American. Rcalart. Fox. Hodkinson, Aywon. Universal, American Releasing. FBO, Warners, Goldwyn, Metro-Goldwyn. Chadwick, Pathe. Among his pictures are: "A Woman Against the World." "Tragedy of Youth," Tiffany-Stahl ; "Ladles Night in a Turkish Bath." "Rose of the Golden West." First National; "Get Your Man." Paramount; "The Magic Flame." United Artists; the dean in "Floating College." "The Rainbow." Joe In "The Toilers," Tiffany-Stahl; Weaver in "His Lucky Day." Universal: Elijah Qulmby in "Seven Keys to Baldpate." RKO; "Man Trouble" (1930). Fox; "Going Wild" (1930). First National. CLARK. HERBERT: b. Waynesburg. Pa., September 10, 1904: h. 5 feet 10'/4 inches: dark brown eyes and dark brown hair; w. 170 pounds: e. Pittsburgh public schools. Carnegie Tech., Pittsburgh: hy. swimming, riding, collecting antiques. Stage career: "My Son," "The Patsy," "Excess Baggage," "The Money Lender," "Relations," "Zeppelin." Entered pictures In March 15, 1928. Among his pictures: Pells in "Big News." Pathe. CLARKE. WESTCOTT: r. n. Westcott Bailey Clarke: b. Jersey City. N. J., September 27. 1886; h. 6 feet 1 inch; hazel eyes and brown hair; w. 198 pounds; e. public schools of Denver. Boulder. Col., and Jersey City; also Trinity School in New York City: hy. motorboating and woods life. Lived in Jersey City, Denver. Boulder, New York, Milwaukee, San Francisco, Hollywood. Summer home, "Just Room Enough," at Alexandria Bay. Thousand Islands. N. Y. Stage career: "Brown of Harvard," "Within the Law." "On Trial," "The Masquerader." Pictures include: Stuhbs in "Safety Last." Pathe: Thomas Lincoln in "Abraham Lincoln." First National; Sheriff Wilkins in "The Breaking Point." Larogue in "Shadows of Paris." Bill the Plumber in "Saturday Night." Paramount; Captain Price in "Trial of Mary Dugan." MGM: Police Inspector in "Father and Son." Columbia. CLARY. CHARLES: b. St. Charles. Ill ; h. 6 feet; dark eyes and iron gray hair; w. 175 pounds; e. Washburn College, Topeka, Kan. ; married : has one son. William Charles. Stage career: ten years with stock companies. James O'Neil. Ralph Frawley. Shirley Company, Spokane. Wash. Entered pictures In 1910 with the Selig Company. Chicago. Pictures include; "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court." "Du Barry." Fox; "Skin Keep." First National: "Golden Bed," Paramount; "Six Days." "In the Palace of the King." Goldwyn: "Land of Lawless," Pathe; "Nameless Men." Tiffany-Stahl; "Jazz Mad." "Symphony." Universal; "The Big Hop." Buck Jones Company; George Bannister in "Trial Marriage." Columbia: officer in "Sailor's Holiday." Pathe; "Tlie Power of the Press." "The Exalted Flapper." Fox; "Night Work." Pathe: "Half Pint Polly" (1930), Pathe. Rodeo Comedies. CLAYTON, ARTHUR: b. London. England: h. 6 feet; dark brown hair and eyes: w. 165 pounds: p. Isabel Frances Taylour and Fitzroy Augustus Talbot, non-professional ; e. The Royal Military college of Australia: m. and div.; hy. riding. Featured on stage in such productions as "White Cargo" and "Captain Applejack." Screen experience began in 1919 and he has appeared in such pictures as "Ladies." the part of the father: the lord in "The Hope Diamond Mystery": the husband in "Confessions of a Wife": the lawyer in "The Whip." and the chief of bandits with Tom Mix in "Outlaws of Red River." "Three Live Ghosts." "The Road to Singapore." CLAYTON. EDDIE: b. Charleston. W. Va. ; h 5 feet 9 inches; dark blond hair and brown eyes; w. 130 pounds: e. Charleston and Texas. Screen work with Metro. Sennett. Goldwyn, Universal. Animal Comedies. Pictures include: "Roadhouse." Fox: "Mad Hour." "Lady Be Good." First National; Tom in "Why Be Good." First National; Jack in "Sin Flood." First National: "Way of All Men" (1929). First National; "Guilty" (1930). Columbia Productions. CLAYTON. LOU: Played in "Roadhouse Nights" (1930). Paramount. CLEMENT, CLAY: Vitaphone No. 963-64, "Keeping Company." CLEMENTO. ESTEBAN: Appeared in "The Side Show" (1929), Columbia. CLEMONS, JIMMY: Vitaphone No. 2242. "Dream Cafe." CLIFFORD, JR.. TOM: b. Southampton. England. September 19, 1918; h. 4 feet: brown hair and hazel eyes; w. 70 pounds; p. non-professional: e. National School, Chapelized. Ireland. Likes boxing and golf. Was selected to play part in John McCormack picture "Song o' My Heart." for Fox. CLINE. HALL: Appeared in "Girls Who Dare" (1929), Trinity. CLIVE. COLIN: b. St. Malo. France: e. at the Royal Military College of England: m. Jeanne de Casalis. French actress. Has been on the English stage for the past eleven years, appearing in "Rose Marie." "Show Boat." "The Way of an Eagle." On stage and screen in "Journey's End." Tiffany; (1931). "Frankenstein." Universal. CLIVE. HENRY: h. Melbourne. Australia. October 3, 18S3; h. 6 feet 2V4 inches; brown hair and hnie eyes; w. 200 pounds; p. non-professionals: e. Brighton grammar school and St. Xavier's College; m. Helen Cunningham, professional: hy. painting, reading and traveling. Spent 15 years in vaudeville as an illusionist; five years in sketches and monologue. Has played Rickard's Australian Circuit: Orpheum Circuit five times; Sulivan Considine four times; Keith Circuit ■even times; Moss Empires; London Syndicate; London Palace; Colosseum: Alhambra (revues); South African theatres on tour: New Zealand circuit: and Bandman India circuit. Four years in motion pictures as leading man with Maxine Elliott (Goldwyn) : with Alice Brady (Paramount); and with Raoul Walsh (Mayflower) ; also heavy parts for Fox. He aivi nas continued as an artist and illustrator for Hearst publications since 1918. doing front covers for Hearst Syndicate newspapers; the New York American: Smart Set and Picture Play: also poster artist for Paramount.