The motion picture almanac (1931)

142 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1931 other minor pictures; (1929) "Girl Overboard," "Last Performance." "Phantom of the Opera." "Shannons of Broadway." Universal. PHILLIPS. HELENA: Played in "The Greene Murder Case" (1929). Paramount. PHILLIPS. MARY: Played in Vitaphone No. 10G8. "Stepping Out." PHIPPS. SALLY: b. San Francisco. May 24. 1909; e. San Francisco and Los Angeles, specializing in law and art; h. 5 feet 2 inches, w. 108 pounds: red hair, brown eyes. Eniered pictures in 1926; has plaved in "High School Hero." "News Parade." ' None But the Brave." "Why Sailors Go Wrong." niece in "Detectives Wanted." hostess in "Joy Street" (1929); "The One Woman Idea" (1929), Fox. PICKFORD. MARY : r.n. Gladys Smith; sister of Jack and Lottie Pickford. professionals; m. Douglas Fairbanks, professional. Began her stage career in her native city. Toronto, Canada, when but 5 years old. playing a speaking part with the Valentine Stock company in that city. At 8 years she was already a veteran actress, going on the road with "The Little Bed Schoolhouse" and a year later starring in "The Fatal Wedding." At 13 she played with Chauncey Olcott in "Edmund Burke" and her first appearance on Broadway was made under the auspices of David Belasco in "The Warrens of Virginia," in which she originated the role of Betty Warren. Her first screen api>earance was in "Her First Biscuits" with Florence Lawrence and William Courtright (who again appeared with her in "My Best Girl" (1927); then the leading role in "The Violin Maker of Cremona" for Biograph; thence to Independent Motion Picture Company, again returning to Biograph. Belasco succeeded in winning her back to the stage the following season and presented her in "A Good Little Devil." In the spring of 1913 she made a film of the play for Famous Players and after that she rose rapidly to her present preeminence in motion pictures. She was vice president of Mary Pickford Famous Players Company in 1915 and appeared in the following pictures for that company: "A Good Little Devil." "Caprice." "Bishop's Carriage," "Tess of the Storm Country." "Hearts Adrift," "Such a Little Queen." "Eagle's Mate." "Behind the Scenes." "Fanchon the Cricket." "Cinderella," "Mistress Nell." "A Dawn of Tomorrow." "Bags." "Little Pal." "The Girl of Yesterday." "Poor Little Pippina," "Madam Butterfly." "The Foundling." "The Eternal Grind." "Hulda from Holland" and "Less Than the Dust." In 1916 Miry Pickford Company was organized and she aoquired one-half interest in the profits of her Alms which were released through Artcraft Pictures. Among these films were: "Pride of the Clan." "Poor Little Rich Girl." "Romance of the Redwoods." "The Little American." "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm." "Little Princess." "Stella Maris." "Amarilla of Clothes Line Alley." "M'liss." "How Could You. Jean?" "Captain Kidd. Jr.." "Johanna Enlists." In 1918 Miss Pickford became an indei>endent producer, making pictures for release through First National. These included "Daddy Long Legs." "The Hoodlum" and "Heart o' the Hills." Early in 1919. Mary became one of the organizers of United Artists Corporation, which organization releases her pictures today. "Pollyanna." her first production for United Artists, was followed bv "Suds." "The Love Light." "Through the Bick Door." "Little Lord Fauntleroy." "Tess of the Storm Country" (directed by John S Bobertson), "Rosita" (directed by Ernst Lubitsch), "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall." "Little Annie Rooney." "Sparrows" and "My Best Girl." "Coquette." released early in 1929. was her first all-talking picture. "The Taming of the Shrew." alltalking picturlzation of Shakespeare's comedy, marked the first joint appearance of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks in a film. In 1930 she made "Forever Yours." and in 1931 "Kiki" for United Artists. PICON, MOLLY: Appeared in Vitaphone No. 917. PIERCE. EVELYN: b. Del Bio. Texas. February 5. 1908; e. in Los Angeles: h. 5 feet 4 inches: w. 122 pounds; blond hair and gray eyes; hy. dancing, horseback riding and swimming; not married. Entered pictures in 1925. Has appeared in "Snorting Venus." "Excuse Me." several leads in Bin-Tin-Tin pictures, ingenue and leads in "While London Sleeps." "Once a Gentleman" and "The Parisian." PILOT. BERENICE: Played in "Hearts in Dixie" (1929). Fox. PITTS. ZASU: b. Parsons. Kan.. 1898: h. 5 f et 6 inches: brown hair and blue eyes; w. 110 pounds: e. In California; m. Tom Gallery, professional, one child. No stage experience. Appeared in the following screen productions: "Early to Wed." "IIt Big Night." "Risky Business." "Casey at the Bat." "Wife Savers." "Greed." "Buck Privates." "13 Washington Square." "Sunlight Paris." "Sunny Side Up." "Monte Carlo." "The Squall." "Wedding March." "Sins of the Fathers." "The Dummy." "Mannequin." "Old Shoes " "Her Private Life." "Twin Beds." in 1920 in "Oh Yeah." Pathe: "Paris," First National: "This Thing Called I/ive " Pathe; and in 1930 in "The Devil's Holiday." "Honey." Paramount: "Beyond Victory." Pathe: "Lottery Bride." United Artists: "Mont' Carlo." Paramount; "Little Accident." Universal; "River's End." Warner Bros. POLLARD. DAPHNE: b. Melliourne. Australia: e. Australia: h. 4 feet 9 inches; w. 100 pounds; blond hair, blue eyes; hy. swimming and golf. Previous career on stage in revues, musical comedy, variety in London. Paris and United States since 1914: starred at New York Winter Garden. London Hippodrome and Paris Folies Bergeres. Entered the picture business in 1927. when drafted from the stage for comedy; pictures include "The Slim Princess." "The Girl From Everywhere." "The Girl From Nowhere." "Hit of the Show," Mabel in "Sinners in Love." "The Lion's Boar." "The Old Barn." "Loose Ankles" (1930). First National: "Bright Lights" (1930). First National: Svbll In "Big Time." Minnie In "The Skv Hawk" : "Big Time" (1029). Fox: Mrs. Nott In "South Sea Rose" (1929). Fox: Emma in "Swing High" (1030). Pathe; "Sky Hawk" (1930). Fox: "Bulls and Bears" M93ID. "Sugar Plum Papa" (1930). "Honevmoon Zeppelin" (1930). "Goodbye I*gs" (1930). Educational-Mack Sennett Talking Pictures; "Amcrl-a or Bust" (1930). Pathe. Checker Comedies. Second Series: No. 2554 "Wanted— A Man" and No. 2507 "Cleo to Cleopatra." Vitaphone shorts. POTECH I N A. LYDIA: Appeared In 1929 In "Ills Latest Excellency"; "White Devil." Ufa. "OULTEN MAREL: Appeared In "Constant Nymph" (10291. fialnsborough. POWERS LUCILLE: h San Antonio, Texas. November 18. 1911; e. at Girl's Latin School. Boston. Mass.. and the schools of Spartanburg. S. C. ; h. 5 feet 5% inches: w. 123 pounds; blond hair, blue eyes; hy. motoring. Did stock in Spartanburg for a while and then in Dallas and Los Angeles, where her work won her a part in "Three Week Ends" at Paramount. Played in "All Quiet on the Western Front." "The King of Jazz." and the lead in King Vidor's production. "Billy, the Kid." PREER. EVELYN: b. Vicksburg. Miss.. July 26. 1904 ; e. public schools of Chicago. 111., specializing in domestic science; h. 5 feet. 8 inches; w. 130 pounds ; brown hair, brown eyes; hy. tennis, golf and sw.mminn: m. Edward Thompson. On the stage played the title role in Oscar Wilde's "Salome." at Frazee theatre in New York, in David Belasco's "Lulu Belle" and with Lafayette Players for four years. Entered pictures in 1928, when Christie Film Company signed her because of her stage work and previous experience in colored pictures; played the role of JonquJ Williams in "Melancholy Dame." Mrs. Privacy Robinson in "Framing of the Shrew," "Music Hath Charms," "Oft in the Silly Night." PRESTELLE. MAE T.: b. Iowa; e. in the East; h 5 C inches; w. 138 pounds; brown hair, gray eyes; hy. horseback riding and walking. Appeared on the stage. Entered pictures in 1913 with Universal in New York City; pictures include: "English and Gypsy Love." "Price of Fame." "Beulah." "One Woman to Another," the Nun in "The Awakening," Nun in "The Iron Mask." Nun in "Queen Kelly." "Dynamite." "The Royal Lover." PREVOST. MARIE: b. Sarnia. Ont.. Canada,; h. 5 feet 4 inches; very dark brown hair and blue eyes: e. Manual Arts high school. Los Angeles; m. and div. Kenneth Harlaii. professional; hy. swimming and oi>en air motoring. Played in two reel slapstick comedies. First feature picture, a drama. "Old Swimmin' Hole." in which she played opposite Charles Ray; first big success was "Tarnish," followed by "The Marriage Circle" and "Kiss Me Again," directed by Ernst Lubitsch; also appeared in "Recompense" and "The Dark Swan." Starred under Metropolitan banner in "Up in Mabel's Room." "Almost a Lady." "For Wives Only." "Man Bait." "Getting Gertie's Garter." "The Night Bride." Also starr.d by Pathe-DeMille in "Girl in the Pullman." "The Rush Hour." "On to Reno." "Blonde for a Night." and featured in "The Godless Girl." DeMille special. Also featured in "The Racket." directed by Lewis Milestone for Caddo and released through Paramount. Starred in "The Exodus of the New World." produced by the Pioneer Film Corporation of Salt Lake City and in "The Sideshow" for Columbia directed by Erie Kenton: (1920) "Divorce Made Easy." Paramount: "The Flying Fool." "The Godless Girl." Pa'he: "Ladies of Leisure" (1930). Columbia; "Party Girl" (1930). Tiffany. PRICE, KATE: r. n. Kate Duffy: b. Cork. Ireland. February 13. 1872; h. 5 feet 6% inches; dark brown hair and blue eyes; w. 210 pounds; p. Mary Steele and Phillip Duffy, non-professionals; e. Ireland: hy. swimming. Twenty years stage experience, appearing in dramatic and vaudeville sketches. Screen experience cons'sts of roles in "The Cohens and the Kellys." "Frisco Sallv Levy." "The Godless Girl," "AnybodyHere Seen Kelly." "Third Degree." "Show Girl." "Paradise" and "The S -a Hawk": (1929) "Two Weeks Off." First National: "Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City." "Cohens and Kellys in Scotland" (10301. Universal: "Dancing Sweeties" (1930). Warner Bros. PRICE. NANCY: b. Denver. Col.. June 21. 1918: e. public schools of Hollywood, specializing in dancing and music: h. 4 feet. 6 inches; w. 74 pounds; light brown hair, hazel eyes; hy. swimming. Entered pictures in 1920 at the age of 2 years. Pictures include the title role in "Eva the Fifth." MGM; "The Doctor's Secret" (1929), Paramount; Alice in "Three Live Ghosts." PRINGLE. AILEEN: b. San Francisco. Cal.; h. 5 fe°t 4 inches; dark brown hair and green eyes; w. 117 pounds: p. Julie Goyhen (French) and George W. Bisbee; e. Miss Murison's School in San Francisco. School of the Sacred Heart. Paris, and Miss McKenzie's School in London : hy. oriental arts. S'age experience under the Elliotts nt I/ondon in "The Bracelet" in 1915. Thence to the screen where she has app-ared in "Redhead." for Select pictures in 1919: in "Eafhbound." "Souls for Sale." "Three Weeks." "His Hour" and "Wife of the Centaur" for Metro-Goldnvn-Maver in 1020-23-24: also in Paramount's "Tin Gods" in 1926; and again in Metros "Adam and Evil." in 1927: "Beau Broadway": "Wall Street." Columbia: "Prince of Diamonds" (1930). "Soldiers and Women" (1930). PRINGLE. JESSIE: Played in "The Devil's Holiday" (1930), Paramount. PURSELL. JUNE: r. n. Mary Pursell; h. Indianapolis. Ind.. 1903; h. 5 feet 4% inches; blond hair, blue eyes; w. 127 pounds; p. Delia Lindhv. Walter Pursell. non-professionals; e. Shortridge high school. Indianapolis: not married: hy. swimming, drawing, painting, piano, horseback riding, golf. Has had stage experience on Orpheum circuit in a sing ng act. Broadcast for five years over radio station KNX. and also has recorded for Brunswick records. Has ap Key of Abbreviations b. born div. divorce e. educated h. height hy. hobby m. married p. parents r. n. real name w. weight peared on the screen in "The Hollywood Revue." and "Viennese Nights" (1930), Warner Bros.; and in Vitaphone short. Q QUARTARO. NENA: r. n. Gladys Quartararo; b. Mexico. March 17; e. New York City; h. 5 feet. 2 inches; w. Ill pounds; black hair, brown eyes; hy. rid.ng, tennis and swimming. Previous career, on the stage at various times since five years of age; discovered by D. W. Griffith at fourteen years of age; screen career, "The Bed Mark." Consuelo in "The Eternal Woman" (1929), Columbia; "Frozen River" and "Ode Stolen Night" (1929). Warner Bros.: Mitzi in "The Redeeming Sin." "The Virginian." "Under a Texas Moon." "Golden Dawn" (1930). Warner Bros.; "Monsieur Le Fox" (1030), MGM. QUEDENS. EUNICE: Appeared in "Song of Love" (1929), Columbia. QUILLAN. MARIE: b. Philadelphia. Pa.. March 17. 1911; h. 5 feet 2 inches; dark brown hair and blue eyes; w. 109 pounds; p. Sally Owens and Joseph S. Quillan. professionals; e. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. South Philadelphia;; not married: hy. reading, motion pictures, tennis, football and sewing. Has been on the stage all her life in family acts. Screen experience in "Speedy" with Harold Lloyd: (1929) "Campus Knights," Chesterfield: "Noisy Neighbors." Pathe; Vitphone No. 2574, "A Little Bit of Everything." QUIMBY. MARGARET: Appeared in 1929 in "Lucky Boy," Tiffany-Stahl; "Trailing Trouble" (1930), Universal. R RAISA, ROSA: Played in Vitaphone Nos. 2545 and 2546. RALSTON, ESTHER: b. Bar Harbor, Maine; h. 5 f^-et 5 inches; blond hair and blue eyes; w. 124 pounds; p. May Howard and Harry Walter Ralston, professionals; e. high school in Washington. D. C, and received her stage training dancing in a family act; m. George Webb, non-professional; hy. swimming and interior decorating. Stage experience as a child in Ralston presentations. Screen experience consists of roles in "The Phantom Fortune" for Universal and also in Universal Westerns; for Paramount in "Peter Pan." "Beggar on Horseback," "The Best People." "The Goose Hangs High." "The Lucky Devil," "The American Venus." "The Little French Girl." "The Trouble with Wives." "Wonianhandled," "The Quarterback," "The Blind Goddess," "Children of Divorce," "Fashions for Women," "Ten Modern Commandments." "Figur s Don't Lie," "The Spotlight," "Love and Learn." ' Something Always Happens," "The Sawdust Paradise" and "The Case of Lena Smith"; (1029) "Betrayal," "The Wheel of Life"; "The Mighty." Paramount. RALSTON, J0BYNA: b. South Pittsburgh, Term.. November 24. 1904; e. Tennessee and Hollywood; h. 5 feet, 1 inch; w. 106 pounds; brown hair, blue eyes; hy. golf, tennis, swimming; m. Richard Arlen, actor. Previous career as a chorus girl. Entered pictures in 1021; pictures include "Why Worry," "The Freshman." "The Night Flyer," "Special Delivery," "Wings," "Racing Komeo." "Little Mickey Grogan," "Count of Ten," "Gigolo." "Kid Brother." "Some Mother's Boy" (1929), Rayart; Mary in "The Toilers," Doris Marlowe in "The College Coquette" (1929). Columbia; "The Power of the Press" (1929), Columbia; "Bough Waters" (1929) Warner Bros. RAMBEAU. MARJORIE: b. San Francisco. Cal.; h. 5 feet 6 inches; blond hair and blue eyes; w. 135 pounds: p. Lillian Burnett and Marcel Bambeau. non-professionals; e. San Francisco; sports, golf. Stage experience. 20 years. "D.es of Youth." "Cheating Cheaters." "The Goldfish," "Kick In." "Antonia." and many others. First picture was "Her Man" (1030). role of Annie. Pathe; "Dark Star" (103U). MGM RANDOFF, STELLA: Appeared in "Me, Gangster" (1920). Fox. RANKIN. CAROLINE: Played in "Lone Star Ranger" (1930), Fox. RANKIN. DORIS: "Her Unborn Child" (1929). Windsor Pictures; "Love at First Sight" (1930) Chesterfield. RAVEL. SANDRA: Played in "Three French Girls" (1930) . MGM. RAY, ALLENE: r. n. Allene Burch; b. San Antonio. Tex.. January 2; h. 5 feet 3 inches; blond hair and hazel eyes; w. 114 pounds; p. Willie Ray Mullins and John Burch. non-professionals : e. San Antonio and Fort Worth. Tex., high schools; m. Mr. Wheeler, nonprofessional ; by. all athletics and riding. Stage experience in a musical comedy. San Antonio. Tex. Entered pictures in 1010 anil lias appeared in such pictures as "The High Card." "Tex O'Reilly." "Partners of the Sunset." "Your Friend and Mine." and in the following serials, "The Green Archer." "Snowed In." "The House Without a Key." "Mching Millions." "Hawk of the Hills." "The Man Without a Face." "The Terrible People," "The Yellow Cameo"; "Overland Bound" (1930). Bell Pictures. RAY. MONA: Screen career. Topsv in "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Universal; "Pardon My Gun." Pathe; "Pick 'Em Young" (1030). Pathe. Melodv Comedies, first series: "Redheads" (1930). Pathe. Folly Comedies, first series; "Half Pint Polly" (1030). Pathe. Rodi-o Comedies. RAYMOND. FRANCES: Played in "The Illusion" (1029). Paramount. READE. JANET: r. n. Helen Dorothy Rulon: b. Philadelphia. Pa.. July 21. 1810 i h. 5 feet 7 inches: blue-gray eyes and platinum hair; w. 124 ixmnils; p. Helen and William Rulon. non-professionals; e. West Philadelphia high school: m. Walter Batchelor. theatrical agent. Stage experience: Leading comedy role opposite Eddie Cantor in "Whoopee." opposite W. C. Fields in "Ballyhoo," vaudeville. First picture was a small purt in "Smiling Lieutenant." starring Maurli e Chevalier. REBLA : Played in "The New Walter" (1930). Pathe. George LeMaire Comedies. REECE. KATHRYN: Appeared in "Animal Crackers" (1930), Paramount. REGO. BILLIE: Played In "Trying Them Out" (1980), Pathe. Checker Comedies, first series.