The motion picture almanac (1932)

1932 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 159 MERRILL. FRANK: Appeared in "Lame Wild cloth and Scarlet" and "Lady Be Good" for First Girl." Trinity; "Below the Deadline" (1929). Ches National: "Rough House Rosie" for Paramount: "The terfleld: "Tarzan the Tiger" (1930). Universal serial. Yankee Clipper" and "Almost a Lady" for DeMille; "Footloose Widows." "My Official Wife." "Wolfs MERRILL, WALTER: b. Bangor. Pa.. April 22. 1906; Clothing." "Old San Francisco." "What Happened h. 5 feet 10'4 inches: wavy dark brown hair and hazel to Father," "Sailor's Sweetheart." "The Desired eyes; w. 103 pounds; e. principally at Miami (Fla.) Woman." "Sailor Izzy Murphy," "Husbands for schools and after leaving Miami high was graduated Rent." "The Crimson City," "The Little Snob" and from Pan-American Business College. Lived in the "The Silver Slave" for Warner Brothers. He also Bahamas and in Havana. Cuba. Worked with Billy has appeared in the following talking and sound pic Franey and Bobbie Burns in Globe pictures made at tures. "Desert Song." "Hard Boiled Rose" and Miami and Jacksonville. Played with stock companies "Hunted" for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; "Glorious Betsy," for two vears in Miami, Jacksonville and Atlanta, and "Tenderloin." "Land of the Silver Fox." "Women plaved first screen lead with Mary Thurman and Charles They Talk About." "Terror." "Stark Mad," "The Emmet Mack in "Swanee River" made* at a Miami Home Towners." and "Queen of the Night Club." In studio and directed by Lem Kennedy. Became inter 1929 in "Speedway." "The Voice of the City." Metro ested in pictures and acquainted with many screen Gnldwyn-Mayer; "The Eternal Woman." Columbia: stars by doubling for them in diving, swimming and "Times Square," Gotham: "Fashions in Love" and boxing scenes. Was given a screen test by Gorge "Innocents of Paris." Paramount: "Untamed." MGM; Cochrane in 1923 resulting in Warner Bros, giving In 1930 in "Devil May Care," "Our Blushing Brides." him a long term 'contract. Pictures include: "While "The Sea Bat," "The Voice of the City." "The London Sleeps" with Rin-Tin-Tin: had juvenile lead Woman Racket." MGM; "Show Girl in Hollywood," in "Office Wife" with Dorothy Mackaill and Lewis S. First National; Vitaphone No. 2203, "His Night Out." Stone, by Warner Bros. Stanley Bergerman of Uni .,,,,.„ versal saw him in two pictures and signed him for a MILLAR. A DOLPH : h. Germany; e. Germany, term of years for Universal short subjects, the first Screen work with Hodkinsnn. Realart. Selznick, Ar being made in May 1931. row' Inspiration. First National. MGM. Paramount. Pictures include: "Back to God's Country." "Uncle MERVILLE REGINALD: "Rubeville" (1929). Tom's Cabin." "The Michigan Kid." Universal; "Gate "Fifty Miles from Broadwav" (1930). "Rubeville way to the Moon." Fox: "Devil's Skipper." "Clothes Night Club" (1930). "Crosby's Corners" (1930). Make the Woman." Tiffany-Stahl : "Bulldog Drum Pathe Golden Rooster Comedies. mond." United Artists; "Rain or Shine" (1930), Columbia. MESSINGER BUDDY: r. n Melvin Joe Messinger: „,..„ waited . . . k irri;..?^ c.i nrtnh»r M 1909 h s feet 8 MILLER. WALTER: b. Dayton. Ohio. March 9. nog — l Mrs^ p. Josephine E. Hone and Henry Bert Memoger, no n Manual Training high SChool. Brooklyn. N. Y. ; m. meS anloT'en^n, Te™ weight S^JS « f %™„ ^ of ,er8ey .City: the Lyceum A-ong bis screen appearances: Lady Chance." «f Brooklyn.^ .^nd ■Hot Stuff. Cheer Up and Smile (l»z»). *ox. had juvemle ,eads and cnaracters in stock and ,iRh( mctpai r capi i/cirurv h K„»mpt KV 1RS9 comedy in vaudeville as well as hokums. Screen ex METCALF EARL KEENEY b. Newport. Ky l8S9, pmence with the old Biograph company under D W h. 5 feet 11 inches; brown hair and blue eyes; w. Griffith and in "The Motherin" Heirt" with the rte 170 pounds: e. Cincinnati O. Stage career: seven Se comM„V; in MrtrTs ' Mi " Min™n Craso?'' years in stock and N. Y. productions, vaudeville. ; Fox's "The Marble Heart" with Univers^P and Screen work with Lubin. Select. World. Vitagraph. „ Patn^., ••Green "rehe"" and' 11 other series' also Abramson. Pathe Directed James Montgomery Flagg £™ „> ,„ gjg^ ^Cole's ^"sfialVrsTln' 19 9 a: un»ct.dwrwsa& "Liz. ^jxof ,he Hms'" pa,he: "Bough waters" Paramount. New California Film Corporation. Metro Goldwyn. FBO. Associated Exhibitors. United Artists. MILLER & LYLES: Vitaphone No. 8G2. "They Ravart. Pictures include: "Remember." "Columbia." Know Their Groceries." No. 879 "Harlem Knights " "Sin Cargo." "Night Life." Tiffany-Stahl: "The No No. 923. "The Midnight Lodge." torious Ladv." "The Devil's Saddle." First National: "The Air Mail Pilot." Hi-Mark. MILLET. ARTHUR: b. Pittsfleld. Maine. April 21. , . . ,, 1874: h. 6 feet 2 inches; dark gray eves and dark METCALF. HUGH: Appeared in "Heroic Lover brown hair: w 196 pounds: e. College of Sacred Heart (1929). General Pictures. Denver. Col., and Hoff Conservatory of Music. Dresden! . __ .__„.,_ . T j i„„j. i, Germany. Specialized in classics and music: hv boat M ETCALFE. ARTHUR: b. London England : h. ing. Lived ,„ New York Pittsfleld Maine. v™v\T. « feet: gray hair and blue eyes: w. 170 pounds e Col.. Dresden. Los Angeles. Entered pictures when Cambridge high school: 31 years stage training m Tnm RickettSi director for the American Flying A hy. golfing and gardening On the stage he appeared Company, signed him for parts in the "Calamity in "The. Green Hat" in New York, and The Awful Ann.. pictu,.es Screen work with Trians;le, Hodkinson Truth" in Hollywood, has also been on road. Has Metro. Rob»rtson-Cole. FBO Pathe Pro-Dis-Co appeared in such pictures as "Dead Man s Curve Pictures include: "Scuttlers" and "Drag Harlan" for RKO and "Gold Braid" for MGM: "Seven Days wjth wmiam Farnum: •■Wolfs Clothing " WarnerLeave" (1929). Paramount. "Range Courage." Universal: "A Low Necker." Fox : METCALFE EDWARD: "Animal Crackers" (1930). "ShOotin' Irons." Paramount. "Flaming Youth." First Paramount. National : "The Younger Generation." Columbia. MEYER. HEYMEN: Appeared In "The Saturday MILLIKIN. BOB: "Haunted" (1929). Pathe Variety Night Kid" (1929), Paramount. comedies. MEYER. TORBEN: Appeared in 1929 in "Behind Vari' tyWedief = Birthd'7 SUit" (193°' Pathe Closed Doors." Columbia; "The Viking." Metro-Gold van cy ,omeaies wvn-Maver; "The Last Warning." Universal: "Lum MIR. DAVID: b. Petrograd. Russia. Screen work m'ox" (1930). United Artists. with Fox. Paramount. Pictures include: "Slightly Used." Warner; "Bringing Up Father." MGM "The MEYERS. HARRY: b. New Haven. Conn.: h. 6 feet; Matinee Idol." Columbia: "The Cavalier" Tiffanybrown hair and blue eyes: w. 195 pounds: p. Minnie Stahl; "The Faker." Columbia. Lownv and Clifford Meyers, non-professionals; e. New Haven high school. Industrial Arts college. Philadel MITCHELL, GRANT: b. Columbus. Ohio. June 17. phia: m. Rosemary Theby, professional; hy. writing. 1874: h. 5 feet 9 inches; reddish hair and brown eyes: designing and drawing. In stock and vaudeville for w. 160 pounds; p. Gen. John Grant Mitchell: e. Yale. 18 years in New York and the Northeastern states. post graduate at Harvard Law. Twenty-five years stage Has been in pictures since 1910, having appeared in experience, ten years on Broadway, appearing in such "The Holy City" and "Deal in Oil": directed "The plays as "It Pays to Advertise." "The Tailor Made Drug Terror." Other pictures in which he has ap Man." "The Champion." "The Hero." "One of the peared are "The Yankee." "Dream of Love." "The Family." "The Whole Town's Talking." "The Baby Dove." "Getting Gertie's Garter." "Up in Mabel's Cyclone" and many others. Screen experience: Room." "Exit Smiling." "M.A.R.S." Teleview: short comedy for De Forest PhonofUm; character of Barber John in "Man to Man" MEYERS & HAN FORD: Vitaphone No. 2593. for Warner Bros. MIDDLETON CHARLES B.: b. Elizabethtown. Ky.. MITCHELL. IRVING: "Manslaughter" (1930). October 3. 1884; h. 6 feet; blue eyes and brown hair: Paramount, w. 165 pounds: e. Chattanooga. Tenn. ; married and .■•#*«. has one daughter. Leora, 14; hy. golf, riding, swim MIX. TOM: r. n. Thomas Edwin Mix; b. El Paso, ming. Has lived in Chattanooga. Freeport Long Tex.. January 6: h. 6 feet: black hair and brown Island. Hollywood. Has had stage experience. En eyes' w 165 pounds; p. Elizabeth Smith and E. E. tered pictures about 9 years ago Pictures include: Ml*: married: hy. aviation and outdoor sports. Stoge Dead Legs in "Kongo." pros-cuting attorney in "Bell experience gathered on vaudeville tour in 1928. Has amv Trial." MGM; "The Far Call." Fox; "Welcome appeared in a great many pictures, among them. "The Danger" (1929). Paramount: Vitaphone No. 3190. Drifter." "King Cowboy." "The Dude Ranch." "Out "The Frame"; No. 3740. "Christmas Knight." lawed" and "Son of the Golden West": "The P.;g Diamond Robbery." Radio. Joined Sells Floto circus. MIDDLETON. CHAS. B. : Vitaphone No. 3190, "The Frame." No. 3740, "Christmas Knight." MOJICA. DON: b. San Gabriel. Jalisco. Mexico. .... , „ , „ Sept. 14. 1899: h. S feet, black hair and dark eves; MILASH, ROBERT E. : h. New ■» ork City. 1885; w. 109 pounds; p. Virginia Montenegro and lose h. 5 feet 7 inches; gray hair, blue eyes, dark com Mojica. non-professionals: e. University of Mexico high plexion: e. New York City. Stage experience with s«honl. College of Agriculture Univrsitv of Mexico and Frohman in "The Girl I Left Behind Me." with James National Conservatory of Mexico Citv: hv painting and K. llackett in "The Prisoner of Zenda." Screen work gardening. Stage experience with Chicago Civic Opera, with Edison. Biograph. Pathe, Crystal. Universal. seasons from 1920 to 1930; Ravinia Opera Company World. Paramount. Vi'agraph. Fox. S •lznick. Pictures include: "Grinning Guns." "Men of Daring " "A ^TTf??^?^ — — — — Hero for a Night," Universal: "The Upland Rider." First National. All • L* MILJAN. JOHN: b. Lead City. S. D.. November 9: KeV TO AbbreVIATIOnS h. 6 feet: brown hair and eyes: w. 168 pounds; p. Mary and Frank Miljan. non-professionals: e. Lead L L City high school, and St. Martin's college: m. Victoria , - - - - - Dorn Lowe, non-professional; hy. horses and gardening. Mil div. divorce jan was on the stage for 14 years (1908-1922) covering . . almost all its branches — road, stock and repertoire. e. - - - - - educated He appeared In stock in Hoboken. Staten Island. Ring h h,-l-iht hamton. N. Y. ; Somervillc. Mass.; Philadelphia. Clevc i iTl land. Superior. Wis.. Richmond. Va.. Denver. Colo., ")/• - - hobby Ogden. Utah. Oakland. Cal.. and many other cities. m ... m»rr'ioA He started his screen career with Fox in 1922 appear ' marnea ing in "Love Letters": then In "The Lone Wolf." "Ro p. parents mancc Ranch." and "The Painted Ladv," also Fox r i pictures. Other pictures are "Empty Hearts." "On real name the Stroke of Throe" anil "Flaming Waters." Tor w. weiaht FBO : "The Devil's Circus." and "Lovers" for Metro * Golrtwyn Mayor; "The Amateur Gentleman." "Sack seasons from 1925 to 1929: San Francisco Opera Co.. 1925; Detroit Civic Opera. 1926; Washington Civic Opera. 1927. and Mexico City National Opera, seasons of 1917-1919-1920-1921-1923. and also concert tours. Screen experience with Fox; "One Mad Kis9" (1930). MONG, WILLIAM V.: b. Chambersburg. Pa.: e. in Pennsylvania: married Esme Ward; h. 5 feet 10 inches; w. 145 pounds; brown hair, brown eyes. Stage experience in dramatic roles, vaudeville and comedies in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. Made his motion picture debut in 1910 in "The Connecticut Yankee." Appeared in "Dollar Raise," "Thy Name Is Woman," "Maker of Dreams," "Should a Girl Marry." "Dark Skies" and "Double Cross Roads." as Wellman in "The Big Trail": also. In 1929. in "The Haunted House," "House of Horror." "Seven Footprints to Satan," First National; "Noah's Ark," Warner Bros. MONTAGUE. MONTE: "Slim Fingers." "The Body Punch," "King of the Rodeo." "The Tip Off." "Courtin' Wild Cats" (1930). "Trigger Tricks" (1930). Universal. MONTANA. BULL: r. n. Lugia Montagna: b. Vogliera. Italy. May 16. 1887; h. 5 feet 8 inches: blackhair and dark eyes; w. 200 pounds: married; hy. fighting, wrestling, boxing and fisticuffs. No stage experience. Entered films in 1918. Among his later releases are "How to Handle Women" and "Good Morning. Judge." MONTGOMERY. DOUGLASS: r. n. Robert Douglass Montgomery; b. Los Angeles. Oct. 29. 1909: h. 5 feet 11^4 inches: w. 176 pounds: p. Mrs. L. S. Montgomery. Chester Montgomery, non-professionals: hy. theatre. Stage experience. Pictures Include: "Paid." "Five and Ten," "Waterloo Bridge." "A House Divided." MONTGOMERY. EDWARD: Played in "The Big House" (1930). MGM. MONTGOMERY, ROBERT: r. n. Henry Montgomery. Jr.; b. Beacon. N. Y. : h. 6 feet 1 inch; brown hair and blue eyes; w. 105 pounds; e. Pawling school. Pawling, N. Y. ; hy. tennis, golf, flying, riding and fencing. Stage career: played in "Dawn." "Mask." "Arlene O'Dare." "One of the Family," "Garden of Eden," "Possession." Entered pictures in 1929 for MGM. Pictures include: "College Days," Biff in "So This Is College," Andy in "Untamed," Jack in "Their Own Desire." Larry Mitchell in "On the Set." "Father's Day" (1929). "The Single Standard" (1929). "The Divorcee" (1930), "Free and Easy" (1930), "Our Blushing Brides" (1930). "Sins of the Children" ("Richest Man In the World") (1930). MGM; William Foster in "Three Live Ghosts" (1929). United Artists; "The Big House"; (1931-32). "But the Flesh is Weak." "Lovers Courageous," "Private Lives," MGM. MOOERS. DE SACIA: Appeared In "Just Off Broadway" (1929). Chesterfield: "Arizona Kid" (1930). Fox. MOORE. CHARLES: Appeared in "The Trial of Marv Dugan" (1929). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; "Mississippi Gambler" (1929). Universal; "His First Command" (1930), Pathe. MOORE. CLEVE: r. n. Cleve Morrison: b. Port Huron. Mich.. June 10. 1904; h. 5 feet 11 inches: brown hair and eyes; w. 155 pounds; p. Agnes and C. R. Kelley. non-professionals; e. Mercersburg academy, Santa Clara college and Loyola college (law) : hv. swimming. Has appeared in such pictures as "Lilac Time." "The Air Circus," "Her Summer Hero." "The Stolen Bride." "It Must Be Love" and "We Moderns." Returned to the legitimate stage. MOORE. DICKEY: Appeared in "Object Alimony" (1929), Columbia. MOORE, MATT: b. County Meath. Ireland: h. 5 feet 10 inches; auburn hair and brown eyes; w. 150 pounds; e. Toledo. Ohio: hy. tennis and golf. Has appeared in the following screen productions: "Traffic in Souls," "Pride of Clan," "His Jazz Bride." "The First Year." "Cave Man." "Three Weeks in Paris." "Early to Wed." "Mystery Club." "Summer Bachelors." "Married Alive." "Tillie the Toiler." "Dry Martini." "Beware of Blondes." "Phyllis of the Follies." "CoQuette" and "Side Street." "King of Kings" (1929). Pathe: "Call of the West" (1930). Columbia. MOORE. OWEN: b. County Meath. Ireland: h. 5 feet 10 inches: black hair and brown eyes; w. 150 pounds: e. at Toledo. Ohio; m. Kathryn Perry, professional : hy. golf. Stage experience played Juvenile roles in stock. Screen experience began in 1910 with the Reliance-Majestic and appeared in the following productions: "Crimson Gardenia." "Code of the West." "The Silent Partner." "A Girl Like That." "A Coney Island Princess," "Piccadilly Jim," "Little Boy Scout." "Money Talks." "The Black Bird." "Road to Mandalay." "Red Mill." "Skyrocket." "Taxi Dancer." "Women Love Diamonds." "Becky." "Tea for Three." "The Actress." "High Voltage." "Stolen Love." "Husbands for Rent," "Side Street." "The Poor Simp." "Modern Matrimony." "Chicken In the Case," "Love Is an Awful Tiling." "Thundergate." "Reported Missing." "Her Temporary Husband." "Torment." "Camtlle of the Barbary Coast." "False Pride." "East of Broadwav." "Go Straight." "The Parasite." "Married." "What a Widow" (1930). United Artists: "Outside the Law"; "Cantionhall Express." Sono Art-World Wide. MOORE. TOM: h. County Meath. Ireland: h. 5 feet 10% inches: brown hair and blue eyes; w. 145 pounds: e. at Toledo. Ohio: hy. golf. Stage experience of seven years, having appeared In stock, and vaudeville. Tn 1929 ho was with the Henry Duffy players in Hollywood at the El Capltan theatre. His screen experience began with the Kalem company. Has appeared in the following: "The Cowboy and the Lady." "Stop Thief." "The Song and Dance Man." "Kiss for Cinderella." "Clinging Vine." "The Love Thrill." "Good and Naughty." "The Wise Wife." "Anybody Here Seen Kelly." "His Last Haul." "Syncopating Sue." "The Yellowback." "Love Thrill." "The Siren." "Side Street." "Cyclone Hlekey." "On Thin Ice." "Cabaret." ■Rouged Lips." "Hold Your Horses." "Made In Heaven." "City of Comrades." "Dubs." "Groat Accident." "From the Ground Up." "Mr. Barnes of New York." "Big Brother." "Manhandled." "Dangerous Money." "Adventure." "Trouble with Wives." "Pawned," "Marriage Morals." "One Night In Rome." "Harbor Lights." "Pretty Ladles," "The Woman Racket" (1930), MOM. MOORE. VICTOR: b. Hammonton, N. J., February 24. 1870: h. 5 feet 7 inches; gray hair and brown eyes; w. 196 pounds; e. Hammonton and Boston public 8"hools: m. Emma Llttlefleld: hy. boating and fishing. Entered pictures In 1910 for Lasky. Pictures include: