The motion picture almanac (1932)

150 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1932 stock. Screen career: Essanay. liolin-Pathe. Harold Lloyd. Universal. Fox. Pathe. Sterling; "Jake the number." FBO; "Buck Privates." Universal; "The Chaser," First National; Honey Sullivan in "The Grand Parade" (1930), Pathe; "Traffic" (19301, Pathe, Folly Comedies, second series. JANNEY, LEON: b. Ogden. Utah. April 1, 1917: e. public schools in Hollywood and graduate of Hollywood professional school: hy. collecting stamDS. horseback riding, tennis and study of Latin. Had stage experience at age of 2 years on Pantages and Orpheum Circuit. Entered pictures in 1926. Has appeared with Marion Davies in "Old Hutch"; Lillian Gish in "The Wind." Was featured lead in Spanish and English version of "Our Gang" comedy. Featured in "Courage," "Hand Full of Clouds," and the lead in "Father's Son." Played with George Arliss in "Old English." Also "Doorway to Hell," "The Sin Flood." Was under contract to Warner Bros. Free lancer. "Penrod rnd Sam." First National: "Police Court." Monogram. JANNEY, WILLIAM: r. n. William Preston Janney; b. New York City. February 15, 1908; h. 5 feet 10 inches: dark brown eyes and hair; w. 145 pounds; e. New York and Hollywood, specializing in English literature: hy. swimming, tennis. Has lived in New York and Hollywood. Stage experience in "Merton of the Movies," starring Glenn Hunter; created title role in "Tommy," which he played in New York and on tour. Entered pictures in December, 1928. Pictures include "Salute," Fox; "Coquette," United Artists; "Mexican Rose" (1929), Columbia; "Dawn Patrol" (1930). "The Right of Way" (1930). F.rst National; "Young Desire" (1930). Universal; "Those Who Dance." Warner Bros.: "The Girl Said No" (1929). MGM: in 1931: "Shooting Straight." Radio: "The Pay-Off," and "Cimarron," Radio: "Girls Demand Excitement." Fox: In 1931: "Meet the Wife." Columbia: "The Man Who Played God." First National. JANNINGS, EMIL: b. Brooklyn. N. Y.. July 25. 1886; h. 6 feet; light brown hair and brown eyes; w. 200 pounds; p. non-professionals; e. Zurich, Switzerland and Gorlitz; received his stage training working at the Gorlitz theatre and traveling with roving stock company; m. Gussie Hill. European variety star, now retired; hy. gardens and pets and the theatre. He did various odd jobs and plays bits as a boy with the Gorlitz theatre in Germany: traveled with a stock company going from place to place throughout the German provinces in wagons; also a member of a stock company at Gardelegen theatre. Gardelegen. Germany, and stock companies at Bremen, Leipzig and Mainz; with the Darmstadt Royal theatre, Berlin, playing role in Shakespearean, Ibsen, Schiller. Goethe and Strindberg. He was induced by Ernst Lubitsch to enter motion pictures in 1915, playing roles while continuing his stage work; then left the speaking stage entirely for pictures. He has appeared in "Madame DuBarry." "Passion." which was his first important picture to be shown in America;! "Deception." "The Loves of Pharoali." "Peter the Great," "Faust." "The Last Laugh." and "Variety," all Ufa productions. For Paramount he has made "The Way of All Flesh." "The Street of Sin." "The Last Command." "The Patriot" and "Sins of the Fathers." In (1929) "Betrayal," Paramount: "Fighting the White Slave Traffic." Bertad Pictures; "Betrayal" (1929), Paramount; "The Blue Angel"; (1932), "The Tempest." Ufa. JANS &. WHALEN: V'itaphone No. 901. "Two Good Boys Gone Wrong." JARNIGAN. JERRY: Played in Vitaphone No. 2705. JARVIS. BOBBY: Played in Vitaphone No. 1070. "Putting It On." JARVIS. SYDNEY: b. New York City; e. in New York, England and France, specializing in literature and music; h. 5 feet ll?i inches; w. 187 pounds: black hair and brown eyes; m. Virginia Dare, professional. Six years with George M. Cohan and Sam Harris. Three years witli Charles Dillingham, the Shuberts, Ziegfeld. and others. Fifteen years headliner in vaudeville in Europe and America. Entered pictures in 1914. Among his later pictures are "Casey at the Bat," "Circus Rookies," "Kismet" and the "Unholy Night." JEFFERSON, THOMAS: b. New York City; h. 5 feet 6 inches; gray hair and blue eyes: w. 115 pounds; p. Margaret Lockyer and Joseph Jefferson: professionals; e. New York and France; m. Daisy M. Robinson, professional: hy. reading and painting. Twenty years stage experience in New York and France and has appeared in "Rip Van Winkle," "Lightnin' " and all of Shakespeare's plays. Started in motion picture industry in 1909 in New York with D. W. Griffith; later appeared in Metro's "The Spenders," Griffith's "Sable Lorcha." and "The Fencing Master." Biograph's "The Poor Gentleman," Universal's "The Beloved Liar," and in Fox's "Paid to Love" ; "On With the Show" (1929), Warner Bros.; "Double Cross Roads" (1930), Fox. JEFFREY. WILLIAM: b. Halifax. Nova Scotia. Joined traveling stock company at age of 16 and was leading man three years later with dramatic companies In Washington, D. C.. and Baltimore. Has been featured player on Broadway for 18 years, appearing in such plays as "The Garden of Allah," "Three Faces East," "The Tavern," "Such Is Life," "The Squealer." First screen appearance in part of forest ranger in "Eyes of the World." United Artists. JEFFRIES. JAMES: b. Carroll. Iowa. April 15. 1875: e. public schools, Los Angeles. Pictures include: "Jeffries, Jr.," Pathe: "Kid Speed," Educational: "Prince of Broadway," Chadwiek; "One Round Hogan," Warner; "Beau Broadway," MGM. JENNINGS. DeWITT: r. n. DeWitt Clarke Jennings; b. Cameron. Mo.; h. 6 feet; dark hair and hazel eyes; w. 180 pounds; p. Georgia and Oliver Salmon, nonprofessionals; e. St. Mark's academy, and at. Laramie. Wyo.. college; in. Ethel ('onroy. professional, and has three children (2 boys, 1 girl); hy. automobiles, swimming and golf. Stage experience with stock company In New York City; with James O'Neil In "Within the I>aw," and in "The Thirteenth ('hair," "Women In Boom 13," "Under Cover," "The Red Dawn." Entered pictures in 1920, appearing in such pictures as "Mc.Fadden's Flats." "Name the Man," "The Great Mail Robbery." "Home Made." "The Night Flyer." •'M.iirv tin Girl." "The Unbroken Purple." "Within the I/aw." "Alibi," "Trial of Mary Dugan" and "The Valiant." Appeared in 1929 in "The Crash," "Seven Footprints to Satan," First National; "Red Hot Speed," Universal; In 1930 In "In the Next Room," First National: "The Captain of the Guard." "Night Ride." Universal; "Those Who Dance." Warner Bros. JESSEL, GEORGE: b. New York City, 1898. Stage experience began at the age of 9 as kiddle In Gus Edwards' revue, has written many popular songs, "Oh, How I Laugh When I Think How I Cried About You." Pictures include "Private Izzy Murphy," "Sailor Izzy Murphy." "Ginsberg the Great," Warner; "George Washington Cohen." Tiffany-Stahl; "Lucky Boy." Tiffany-Stahl; "Happy Days," "Love, Live and Laugh" (1929) , Fox. Wrote titles and dialogue for "Lucky Boy." Tiffany-Stahl. JOCHIM. ANDY: "Hard Boiled Hampton" (1929). Pathe-Manhattan Comedies, first series. JOHNSON. DICK WINSLOW: Played In "Love. Live and Laugh" (1929), Fox. JOHNSON. HAROLD: b. Chicago. 111.. March 5, 1895: e. grade and high school in Chicago, then attended Northwestern University; m. non-professional. Stage experience 14 years in vaudeville as headliner with John "Ole" Olsen, his partner, toured Australia two years. Produced own show "Monkey Business." First screen appearance in "Oh Sailor Behave" (1930), for Warner Bros., and next "Fifty Million Frenchman." Is part of team of Olsen and Johnson. JOHNSON. NOBLE: b. Colorado Springs. Col.; h. 6 feet 2 inches; dark hair and eyes; w. 215 pounds. Screen career: "Topsy and Eva." "The Ten Commandments," "Soft Cushions." "Something Always Happens." Paramount; "Gateway of the Moon." "The Black Ace," Fox; Jeelo in "Black Waters." British and Dominion; Ahmed in "The Four Feathers." Li Po in "Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu." Paramount; "Moby Dick," Warner Bros. JOHNSTON, J. W.: b Ireland; e. New York and Dublin. Stage experience with Sothern, Frohman, "The Squaw Man," "The Waif," in stock. Screen work with Metro, Fine Arts, World, Pathe. American Releasing. United Artists. Paramount. Sclznick. Pictures Include "Driftwood," Columbia. JOLSON, AL: r. n. Asa Yoelson; b. St. Petersburg. Russia: m. Ruby Keeler, New York Musical Stage Star; h. "Hearts" and high powered motor cars. He was brought to America while a baby. His father decided for him to become a cantor in the Jewish synagogue, which Asa did not care to do, so he ran away from home to join a circus as ballyhoo man. He later changed to cafe entertainer, and then formed a vaudeville act with his brother and another man and went on the road. In 1906 he discovered his ability to please an audience, and then upon the advice of an old colored man. he blackened his face and becamr the greatest black-face comedian and "mammy" singer. Then joined Dockstader*s minstrels and was with them for two years. His first film was "The Jazz Singer." which was followed by the "Singing Fool" and "Say It With Songs." "Mammy," "Sons o' Guns." United Artists: "Big Boy" (1930), Warner Bros. JONES. BILLY "RED:" r. n. William Charles Jones; b. Wheeling. West Va.. February 9. 1913; h. 5 feet 3 inches; brown eyes and red hair; w. 115 pounds; e. Santa Monica and Culver City, grammar schools and Venice high school: hy. swimming, riding, boating and football. Has lived in Wheeling. Akron. Ohio. Los Angeles, Santa Monica. Culver City. Entered pictures in September. 1923. through Ross Lederman. director. Among his pictures are: "Sparrows." "The Cripple." "Three Miles Up." "The Phantom Flyer." "The Hound of Silver Creek," "Vacation Waves," "The Final Dxtra." Lumas; "Sky High Saunders." Universal. JONES. BUCK: b. Vincennes. Ind. : h. 6 feet; brown hair and gray eyes: w. 173 pounds; e. Indianapolis. Among his pictures are "The Branded Sombrero." "Riders of the Purple Sage," "One Man Trail," "To a Finish." "Bar Noth ng." "Riding Speed." "Rough Shod." "The Fast Mail," "Trooper O'Neill," "West of Chicago." "Bells of San Juan." "Boss of Camp 4." "The Footlight Ranger." "Snowdrift." "The Eleventh Hour." "Hell's Hole." "Skid Proof," "Second Hand Love." "Big Dan." "Cupid's Fireman." "Not a Drum Was Heard." "The Vagabond's Trail." ' Circus Cowboy." "Western Luck," "Against All Odds," "The Desert Outlaw." "Winner Take All." "The Man Who Played Square." "The Arizona Romeo." "Gold and the Girl," "The Trail Rider." "Hearts and Spurs," "The Timber Wolf." "Durand of the Bad Lands." "The Desert's Price." "The Cowboy and the Counfess." "The Fighting Buckaroo." "A Man Four Square." "The Flying Horseman." "The Gentle Cyclone." "The Desert Valley." "War Horse," "Good as Gold." "Hills of Peril." "Whispering Sage." "Chain Lightning." "Black Jack." "Blood Will Tell": (1931-32). "Border Law." "Branded." "Deadline." "High Speed." "One Man Law." "Range Feud." "Ridin' for Justice." "South of the Rio Grande." Columbia. JONES. BUFF: Played in "Call of the West" (1930) , Columbia. JONES. EDWARD: Appeared in "Forty Five Calibre War" (1929). Pathe. JONES. PARKY: Appeared in "Hawk of the Hills" (1929). Pathe. JUDELS CHARLES: In 1929 in "Cheer Up and Smile," "Hot for Paris," Pox; in 1930 in "The Big Party," "Let's Go Places." Fox: "Doorway to Hell," "The Life of the Party." "Captain Thunder," Warner Bros. JUNKERMAN. HANS: Appeared in "His Latest Excellency" (1929). and "Love Waltz." Ufa. K KAHANAMOKU. DUKE: Appeared in "The Rescue" (1929). United Artists. KAISER-TIETZ. ERICH: Played in "Hungarian Rhapsody," Ufa. KALEY. CHARLES: "Izord Byron of Broadway" (1930). MGM: "Redheads" (1930). PatheFolly Comedies, first series; "The Beauties" (1930). Patho-Rainbow comedies. KALIZ, ARMAND: b. Paris. France, October 23. 1892; h. 5 feet 19 inches; dark brown hair anil blue eyes; w. 150 pounds; p. Antoinette and Germain Kaliz. non -professionals ; e. Lycee Carnot. Paris, and Conservatoire National College of Paris; not married; hy. fencing. He took the lead in the following stage productions in New York: "ThP Waltz Dream." "The Polish Wedding." "The Kiss Burglar." "Going Up," "The Motor Girl," and the "Spice of 1923." Also a headliner in Keith Orpheum vaudeville for 10 years. Appeared in the following screen productions: "The Temptress." with Greta Garbo for Metro-GoldwynMayer. "The Stolen Bride," "The Love Mart." with BUUe Dove. "Twin Beds" for First National. "The Aviator." "The Golddiggers of Broadway." "Noah's Ark." for Warner Brothers, "The Children," for Paramount," "Yellow Fingers." for Fox, and "The Belle of Broadway." with Betty Compson for Columbia. He wrote "The Sporting Age." featuring Belle Bennett, and " A Woman's Way," featuring Mary Livingston, for Columbia. KALSER. ERWIN: Played in "Tile Last Company." Ufa. KAMPERS. FRITZ: Appeared In 1929 in "Berlin After Dark." World Wide; "His Latest Excellency," Ufa. KANE. EDDIE: Appeared in 1929 in "The Broadway Melody." Metro-Goldwyn-Maver: "Illusion." "Kibitzer." "Why Bring That Up." Paramount: "Street Girl." Radio: "Song of Love." Columbia: "Puttin' On the Bits," United Artists; "Let's Go Places," Fox; "Framed." Radio: "Is Everybody Happy." Warner; "Lord Byron of Broadway." MGM: in 1930: "Cheer Up and Smile." Fox; "Big Boy." Warner: "Life of the Party," and "The Doorway to Hell." Warner: "The Squealer," Columbia: "Ex Mistress." Warner: "Dirigible," Columbia: "Cohens and Kellys in Africa," Universal: "Once a Summer." Fox: in 1931: "Stolen Jools." N.V.A. "Public Enemy." and "Smart Money." Warner: "Goldie." Fox: "Son of Rajah." MGM: "Ex Had Boy." Universal; "Bought," Warner; "Susan Lenox," MGM; "Forbidden," Columbia; "Peach O' Reno," Radio; "Forgotten Women," Monogram; "Stepping Sisters," Fox. KANE. NICHOLAS: Appeared in "Napoleon" (1929), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. KARCHOW, ALBERT: Played in "The Last Company," Ufa. KARLOFF, BORIS: b. London. England; h. 6 feet; brown hair and eyes; w. 175 pounds; e. Uppingham Kings College, London. Stage career: Ten years stock company and "The Virginian," for John Cort. Screen career includes: "The Meddlin' Stranger." "The Phantom Buster." Pathe; "Tarzan and the Golden Lion." FBO; "Soft Cushions." Paramount; "Two Arabian Knights," United Artists; "The Love Mart." First National; "Behind That Curtain," Fox; "The Fatal Warning." Mascot serial; "Little Wild Girl," Trinity; "Phantoms of the North," Biltmore; "Two Sisters," Boris in "The Devil's Chaplain." Ravart; "Vultures of the Sea," "Burning the Wind" (1930). Universal: "The Criminal Code." "Business and Pleasure." "The Scar on the Nation." "The Man Who Dared," "The Guilty Generation." "Graft." "FiveStar-Final." "King of the Wild." "I Like Your Nerve," "Smart Money." "Assorted Nuts." "Donovan s Kid." "The Public Defender." "Frankenstein." "The Miracle Man." KARLOFF. PHILIP: Played in "Behind That Curtain" (1929). Fox. KARNS, ROSCOE: b. San Bernardino, Cal.. September 7, 1893; h. 5 feet 10 inches; brown hair and eyes; w. 160 pounds; p. Susan Jane Messmore and l>ewis Scott Karns. non-professionals; e. San Diego. Cal., high school and University of Southern California, Los Angeles, has had 15 years stage training; m. Mary M. Fraso, non-professional; hy. football, baseball and horseback riding. He received his stage experience at the Morosco theatre, Los Angeles, in "Civilian Clothes," "Eyes of Youth." and "The Thirteenth Chair"; with Marjorie Itambeau in "Merely Mary Ann" on tour; with Florence Reed in "Master of the House." at the Alcazar theatre. San Francisco. Cal. ; and with stock companies in Oakland, San Diego. Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, and Vancouver, B. C, Canada. His screen experience consists of the roles of the catcher in "Warming Up" with Richard Dix; Dlx' buddy, Swaty, in "Moran of the Marines"; the one-leg man in "Beggars of Life"; George in "Something Always Happens," all Paramount pictures. He also has appeared in Fox "Win That Girl," "Headlines"; Universal's "Jazz Mad" with Jean Hersholt. and as the radio operator with Ramon Novarro in "The Flying Ensign," a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production. In "Object Alimony" (1929), Columbia: "This Thing Called Love" (1929) . Pathe: in 1930 in "Safety in Numbers." Paramount; "Troopers Three." Tiffany; "Man Trouble." Fox; "Little Accident," Universal; "The Gorilla." First National. KATZ. PITZI: b. New York City, December 2. 1890; h. 5 feet 5 inches; brown hair and eyes; w. 148 pounds; p. Sarah and Phil Katz, non-professionals; e. New York City; hy. golf and fishing. Stage experience, ten years. Has appeared in such pictures as "Dough Boys" (1930), "Forward March" (1930), "Way for a Sailor" (1930). for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. KAVELIN. H. BORRAH: li March 16. 19m;; h. 5 feet ll'/z inches; black hair and brown eves; w. 165 pounds; p. Marian; e. Europe and America including the Arts and Music. Acted and sang in various musical and dramatic productions abroad. Took minor roles in European moving pictures. Appeared in "Boccaccio" as leading character role, given by N. Y. Light Opera Guild at Carnegie Hall, New York Has tenor voice of unusual quality. KEANE, RAYMOND: h. 6 feet; black hair and brown eyes; w. 168 pounds. Screen career: "The Midnight Sun." "The Lone Eagle." "How to Handle Women," Universal; "The Magic Garden." "The Power ot Silence." Tiffany; "Loose Ankles." First National. KEANE. ROBERT EMMETT: "Captain Thunder" (1930) . Warner Bros.; Vitaphone Nos. 921-22. "Room 909." KEARNS ALLEN: Appeared in "The Very Idea" (1929). Radio Pictures. KEATING. FRED : Played in Vitaphone No 907 "Illusions." KEATON, BUSTER: b. Pickway. Kan.. October 4 1896; h. 5 feet 5 inches; black hair and eyes; w.'