The motion picture almanac (1932)

1932 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 169 SCHAEFFER. CHARLES N.: Appeared in "The Winged Horseman" (1920), Universal. SCHENCK. JOE: Of the famous vaudeville team, "Van and Sehenek." b. Brooklyn. New York: h. 5 feet 9 inches; dark hair and blue eyes; w. 143 pounds; e. Brooklyn. Like his partner, he was born and raised in Brooklyn, where they first teamed up as pitcher and catcher on semi-professional baseball clubs. They then went to work for the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, Van doing the motoring and Schenck collecting the nickels. Between runs, the pair sang together in car barns. Soon they became known about Brooklyn as the "Singing Street Car Men" and vaudeville scouts got on their trail, giving them a professional tryout with their trolley uniforms as a wardrobe. Success came to them and for 20 years they played in almost every big city in the world. Recently they made a series Of song shorts subjects. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer signed them to play a regular feature with their own lives as a background. "Take It Big." Metro Movietone Acts No. 83 and 102. Died in 1930. SCH I LD KRAUT. JOSEPH: b. Vienna. Austria. March 22. 189S: h. 5 feet 10 inches: black hair and eyes; w. 146 pounds; p. Rudolph Schildkraut. professional; e. Vienna and Berlin high school and college; m. Elise Bartlett. professional: hy. book collecting (possesses library of 17.500 books in German, French, English. Greek and Ijatin), music, breeding of wirehaired terriers. In Germany in 1013 he joined Max Iteinhardt's theatre, and appeared in "The Prodigal Son," which was produced in this country' by Morris Gest under the title of "The Wanderer." Until the war of 1917. he played in the repertoire of modern and classical authors, such as Shakespeare. Schiller. Lessing, Moliere. Sudermann. Strindherg, Galsworthy and many others. Went to Vienna during the war in 1017 and joined the Deutsches Volks theatre, where he widened his repertoire, operating some of the plays played at Berlin, and did new ones, until Christmas of 1920. He came to America. January, 1021. and signed a contract with New York Theatre Guild, and starred for them in Molnar's "Lillinm" in English and ran 768 performances. Then appeared in Ibsen's dramatic "Peer Gynt" for one season, then in Edwin Justic Mayer's comedy. "The Firebrand." for one season. His screen career consisted of the part of Chevalier de Vaudrey with Lilliam Gist] in "Orphans of the Storm." directed by D. W. Griffith, then under direction of C. B. DeMille appeared in "Road to Yesterday." "The King of Kings." "Shipwrecked." "His Dog." "The Forbidden Woman" and "Tenth Avenue." He then signed a starring contract with !'. "Show Boat " Plaved in "Mississippi Gambler" (1029), Universal; "Cock of the Walk" (1930), Sono Art World Wide; "Night Ride" (10:10). V; "Blue Danube," WeF SCHILDKRAUT, RUDOLPH: b. Constantinople; e. Roumania. Specialized in dramatics. He had stage experience. Pictures include: Ten films for UFA: first picture in America. "His People." Universal: "Ship Comes In." "The Main Event." "The Country Doctor," Pathe; "Christina." Fox; "King of Kings." Pathe. Deceased. SCHLETTON. H. A.: Played in "The Immortal Vagabond," Ufa. SCHMIDT. K A I : Appeared Death" (1929). Radio Pictures. 'Laughing at Played in "When Y'ou Give SCHMUCK. FRITZ: Your Heart Away." Uf SCHNEIDER. EDWIN: Was accompanist for John McCmnack for fifteen years. "Song o' My Heart." Fox. Village organist. SCHNEIDER, WILLY: Appeared in "Life of Beethoven" (1929). Film Arts Guild. Played in "The Last Com SCHOTT. WERNER: pany," Ufa. SCHROTH, HEINRICH: Appeared in "The President" (1929), Edward L. Klein. SCHUMANN-HEINK. FERDINAND: b. Hamburg, Germany, August 9. 1893; h. 5 feet 10 inches; dark brown eyes and brown hair; w. 163 pounds; e. Dresd.n. Germany. Montclair, N. J., Fordham University. New York. Specialized in medicine; married; hy. riding, tennis, golf, swimming, polo. Has had stage experience. Entered pictures in 1024. Pictures include: Felipe in "Isle of Hate," Von Bulon in "The Awakening," United Artists; Julius in "Riley the Cop," Fox; Zeppelin lieutenant in "He.l's Angels," Caddo; Carl Hummell in "Blaze o' Glory." Sono-Art. SCHWANNECKE. VICTOR: Appeared in "Love Waltz," Ufa. SCHWANNEKE, WALTER: Appeared in "Marie Antoinette" (1929), Unusual Photoplays. SCHWARTZ. MAURICE: "Unfortunate Bride," Judea. SCOTT, FRED: b. Los Angeles. Gal.; e. in Los Angeles, Cal. ; h. 6 feet; w. 175 pounds; brown hair and brown eyes; hy. t<nnis and fencing; not married. Entered pictures in 1924. Appeared in "Rio Rita," leads in "The Grand Parade" (1930), "Swing High" (193C). Pathe. "Beyond Victory" and "Night Work." SCOTT. RANDOLPH: b. Orange County. Va.. January 23. 1903; h. 6 feet 2 inches; hazel eyes and light hair; w. 190 pounds: p. Geo. G. and Lucy Crane, nonpi ofe>sionals ; e. Private school, graduate of Woodberry Forest School. Alumlnus I', of North Carolina: not married; hy. swimming, golf and riding. Two years stage experience on the West Coast. Entered pictures in December 1931 with the Paramount Studio. SCOTT, WALTER: Appeared in "Great Power" (1929), Franklin Warner. SCOTT. WILLIAM: b. 1893; h. 5 feet 11 inches; light complexion; w. 169 pounds; e. New York City. Stage career: with Maude Adams. Joseph Jefferson, Kelcey and Shannon. Screen work with Artcraft, Fox. First National, Excellent. Goldstone. FBO. Pro-DisCo., Paramount, Renown Pictures, Associated Exhibitors. C. B. C.. Liberty. Columbia. Pictures include: "Aflame in the Sky." "Freckles." "Little Mickey Grogan." FBO; "By Whose Hand," Columbia; "Daughters of Desire." Excellent: "The Girl Who Wouldn't Wait," Liberty. SEARL, JACKIE: (1931), "Sooky," "Sklppy." Paramount. SEATON, SCOTT: b. Sacramento, Cal.. March 11. 1878; h. 5 feet 10M inches; gray hair and brown eyes; w, 170 pounds; p. Mary Cheefman and Horace Seaton, non-professionals; e. Oakland high school; widower: hy. automobiles and theatres. Stage experience includes traveling in stock for five years with James Neill; in "Hills of California" with Frank Bacon; and was starred in "What Happened to Jones" with Harry Carson Clark. Screen experience since 1926 as the father in "Wild Beauty" for Universal: the Judge in "The Greyhound Limited," with Monte Blue for Warner Bros.; the colonel in "Leathernecks" for Pathe and in 15 pictures for Fox; "Other Tomorrow" (1930). FN. SEA Y, BILLY: b. Chicago. 111.. June 16. 1922; h. 4 feet 2 inches; brown hair and eyes: w. 60 pounds: p. Edith and Jesse E. Seay. non-professionals; e. Hollywood Professional Children's School. Stage experience in "Christmas Carol," as Tiny Tim with Tom Terriss and as Pierre in "At the Telephone," also with Tom Terriss at the Play House, also in many productions at the "Writers dub." Screen experience started at the age of one year when he played Johnny Walker's baby in "The Fourth Musketeer." He has appeared in the following screen productions: Robert Frazer as a boy in "The Foolish Virgin" for Columbia. Norman Kerry as a boy in "Foreign Legions" for Universal, Rex Lease as a boy in "The Texas Ranger." for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Don Alvarado as a boy in "Drums of Love" for United Artists and as Fannie Brice's kid brother Sammy in "My Man" for Warner Brothers, as Petey in Herbert Brenon's all talking production. "Lummox" and as Bun Wheater in Paramount's "Marriage Playground" and Norbert in "See Y'ou in Church," with Olive Borden. SEALY. BILLY: Appeared in "My Man" (1929). "The Man from Blankley's" (1929). Warner Bros. SEDAN. ROLFE: b. New York City. January 21. 1896; h. 5 feet 9 inches; brown eyes and auburn hair; w. 152 pounds; e. New York and Pennsylvania, specializing in agriculture; married and has one daughter. Sharon Belinda. 10 months; hy. baseball, boating, tennis, riding. Has lived in almost every city in the United States and many of Europe. Has had stage experience in vaudeville, mus.cal production, burlesque, comic opera, dramatic stock. Entered pictures in 1919. Pictures include: Adolph in "Uncle Tom's Cabin," Universal; Author Bixby in "No, No, Napoleon." Dude in "Denver Dude." "Reilly of the Rainbow Division," Crescent; Waiter in "One Adventurous Night," First National; "Making the Grade." Fox; "The Iron Mask." United Artists; "One Hysterical Night." Universal. SEDANO. CARLOS: 521. Appeared in Vitaphone No. SEDILLO. JUAN: r. n. Juan Antoni Abad Sedillo: b. Socorro. N. M.. February 14, 1902; h. 5 feet 11 inches; black eyes and black hair; w. 170 pounds; e. University of New Mexico. Georgetown University: specialized in law, receiving LL. B. degree; married; hy. polo. Has lived in Albuquerque, N. M.. Santa Fe. N. M., Washington, D. C. Los Angeles. Entered pictures in November. 1928. Pictures include: detective in "Girl from Havana." Fox; "Nanook ot the North." SEDLEY. HENRY: Appeared Shanghai" (1029). General Pictures. in "Back from P low; S A. SARECKY ASSOCIATE PRODUCER STREET GIRL Vagabond Lc >ver 7 Keys 1 "o Baldpate THE CUCKOOS Young Donovan's Kid The Public Defender ARE THESE OUR CHILDREN IMARRON*** The Picture of the Year