The motion picture almanac (1931)

152 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1931 (Continued from page 148) Angeles. Cal. : not married: hy. tennis, volley ball and swimming. No stage experience. Began screen experience in June 1923 by doing extra work. Has appeared in the following productions: The oiler boy in •'The Last Edition." for FBO in 1925. the O'Henry series of two reelers for Fox in 1926. Jem' in "Mother." for FBO in 1920; Tex McNeil in "West Point." for MGM. and Jimmy in "The Battle of the Sexes." for D. W. Griffith-United Artists in 192": Skippy in "Annapolis." for Pathe in 1928. In 1929 he appeared in the following productions: "The Iron Mask." for Douglas Fairbanks. TJ. A., as Louis XII and the Mad Twin, and lead opposite Alice White in "Hot Stuff." as Menvyn LeRoy in "Playing Around," as Jean, also with Alice White, for First National. Had the role of Jimmy in "On With the Show." and juvenile lead in "The Gold Diggers." both Warner Brothers productions. "All Quiet on the Western Front," 1930. Universal; "Lummox" (1930), United Artists. Appeared in "The Blue Angel," BALHOUS. KARL: Ufa. BALLARD. ELMER: Appeared in 1929 in "Alibi." United Artists and "Her Private Affair" (1929), Pathe. BANCROFT. GEORGE: b. Philadelphia. Pa.; h. 6 feet 2 inches; brown hair and eyes; w. 195 pounds; p. non-professionals; e. Tomes Institute. Port Deposit. Md. , and United States Naval Academy; m. Octavia Brooke, ex-professional (now retired) : hy. all outdoor sports. Upon leaving school he went to New York and there won recognition. Has appeared in such stage successes as "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine." "Paid in Full," "Old Bill. M. P.." "Cinders" and many others. His first picture, "Driven." and his first picture for Paramount, "Code of the West." brought him to the attention of James Cruze who was casting for "The Pony Express." He was put under contract to Paramount and has been starred in such pictures as "The Show Down." "The Drag Net." "Docks of New York" and "The Wolf of Wall Street." "The Mighty" (1929) "Thunderbolt" (1929), "Ladies Love Brutes" (1930) . "Paramount on Parade" (1930), Paramount. BANNISTER. HARRY: b. Holland. Mich.; h. G feet 1 inch: brown hair and blue eyes; e. University of Michigan: m. Ann Harding, professional, and has a baby daughter, Jane; hy. swimming, tennis and golf. Stage career began in Chicago with a road repertory company, and then played with stock companies in Chicago, then going to New Y'ork. He has made appearances in the following stage plays: "Zander the Great," "Czarina." "The Valley of Content." "The Bat." ■■Yellow." "Aloma of the South Seas." "Tenth Avenue." "Rivalry" and "White Cargo." During the summer of 1928 he had his own stock company at the Nixon theatre in Pittsburgh. Pa. Later he connected with the New Y'ork Theatre Guild and toured with a company in "Strange Interlude." When he went to Los Angeles he made a screen test with his wife for Pathe. both were successful, and signed long term contracts. Their first production was "Her Private Affair." Francis Edwards Faragoh 1931 Releases to Date: [Screen Play and Dialogue'] "Little Caesar" "Iron Man" "Too Young to Marry" Shut out Gloom, Let in the Sun; That's your cure For *3L George Sidney BANTHIM, LARRY: b. River Forest. 111.; e. Oak Park high school; h. G feet 1*£ inches; w. 212 pounds; blond hair and blue eyes. Entered pictures in July, 19^7. Played a bit in "Waterfront" in San Francisco for William Seiter and was given a contract. Has appeared as Swede in ••Waterfront." Bud Burke in "Footlights and Fools." Matt Gore in "Going Wild." and in 1929 in "Hot Stuff" and -Naughty Baby," First National. BARD. BEN: b. Milwaukee, Wis.; h. 5 feet 11 inches; black hair and brown eyes; w. 1G0 pounds; p. Ruth Glover and Soute Bard, non-professionals; e. high school in Chicago and Northwestern university; 25 years' stage training; m. Ruth Roland, professional; hy. golf, horses and hunting. Stage and screen experience. Entered pictures in 1925 and has appeared in such pictures as "Love Makes 'Em Wild." "Two Girls Wanted," "Arizona Wildcat," "Seventh Heaven." "Come to My House," "Sandy," "Dressed to Kill," "Romance of the Underworld." "Love and the Devil." "Born Reckless (1930), Fox; "Night Work," Pathe; Vitaphone No. 2910. "The Champion Golfer." BARKER, AMBROSE: Appeared in "The Return of Dr. Fu Manchu" (1930), Paramount. BARNES, T. ROY: b. Lincolnshire. England. August 11. 1880; h. 5 feet HM inches; brown hair and blue eyes; w. 172 pounds; p. Charlotte Mitchell and Alfred Barnes, non-professionals; m. Bessie Crawford, non-professional; hy. outdoor sports. Stage experience in "Katiuka," "The Red Canary." "Over the River" and "The Passing Show." On the screen has appeared in "Scratch My Back." "So Long Letty." "See My Lawyer," "The Old Homestead." "The Great White Way." "Is Marriage a Failure?" and many other attractions. In "Dangerous Curves" (1929), Paramount: in 1930 in "Sally." First National; "Caught Short." MMG; "How's My Baby." "His Error." Educational; Mermaid Talking Comedies; "Carnival Revue," PatheWhoopee Comedies. BARNETT, VINCENT: b. Pittsburgh, Pa.; July 4, 1903; h. 5 feet G inches; brown hair and blue eyes; w. 1G0 pounds: p. Margaret and Luke Barnett. father professional; e. Duuuesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Carnegie Tech; not married; hy. riving, riding, swimming and golf. Stage experience. 1927-28; comedian. Earl Carroll's "Vanities." Screen experience; "Her Man," "Night Work." Pathe; "For the Love of Lil." Columbia; "All Quiet on the Western Front." Universal; "Wide Open." Warner Bros.; "Escapade." with Evelyn Laye, United Artists; "Unfit to Print." Paramount; many recent Pathe comedies including, "A Royal Flush" (1930), Manhattan Comedies, second series. BARON. PAUL: "A Perfect Match" (1930). Pathe. Manhattan Comedies, first series. BARRAUD, GEORGE: Appeared in 1929 in "Ned McCobb's Daughter" and "Strange Cargo." Patheand "Woman to Woman." Tiffany: in 1930 in "Road to Paradise." First National; "Peacock Alley." Tiffany; "Fat Wives for Thin." Educational-Mack Sennett Talking Pictures. "Two Plus Fours" (1930). Appeared in "Some Mother's Appeared ■His Glorious BARRIS, HARRY: Campus Comedies. BARROWS, HENRY: Boy" (1929). Rayart. BARY. G ERA RO : Night" (1929), MGM. BARRY, LEON: Appeared in "The Iron Mask" (1929), United Artists. BARRY. WESLEY: b. Los Angeles. Cal.; h. 5 feet 6 inches; red hair and blue eyes; e. Los Angelesmarried. Started screen career at G years of age with Marshall Neilan at the old Kalem Studios in Hollywood; first big part was with Mary Pickford in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"; with Miss Pickford for five pictures, the last being "Daddy Long Legs " Also appeared in the independent picture. •Top Sergeant Mulligan." and in "The Unpardonable Sin." Marshall Neilan; "Male and Female." DeMilleStranger than Fiction." "Bits of Life." "Penrod " *irst National; "School Davs," "Rags to Riches" "Heroes of the Street,' "Printer's Devil." "Country SSL.* Ge°r«e Washington, Jr.." Warner Bros.; Fighting Cub." Truart; "Midshipman." "In Old Kentucky. ' MGM; "Border Romance" (1930). "Sunny Tiffany. Skies" (1930). "Wild Geese.' r„BARvvT * WHITLED8E: Vitaphone No. 911. "Jest lor a \\ hue. BARRYMORE. JOHN: m. Dolores Costello. p Maurice Barrymore and Georgie Drew. Studied to be an artist but gave up after serving on New Y'ork newspapers. His stage career started in 1903 when he Played in the following productions: "Magda " "Toddles." "The Fortune Hunter. "A Slice of Life " "The Affairs of Anatol." "A Thief in the Night." "The bellow Ticket," "Justice." "Peter Ibbetson." "Redemption," "The Jest." "Richard Third," and characterization part of "Hamlet." Screen career includes "Raffles," "Here Comes the Bride," "Sherlock Holmes " The Lotus Eaters." "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hvde." "Beau Biummel." "The Sea Beast." "When a' Man Loves,' "Don Juan." "General Crack" and "The Man from Blankley's." the last two being Vitaphone productions. "Song or Songs" (1929), Warner Bros. • "Moby Dick" (1930), Wamer Bros. BARRYMORE. LIONEL: b. Philadelphia. Pa.: h. G feet; dark hair and blue eyes; w. 155 pounds: p. Georgia Drew and Maurice Barrymore. professionals: e. New York; hy. motion pictures. On the stage when an infant with parents Starred in "The Copperhead." "The Jest." "Peter Ibbetson," "The Claw." and others. Screen experience consists of roles in "The Y'ellow Streak" for Metro in 1915: "The Copperhead" for Metro in 1920: "The Splendid Road" for First National in 1925: "The Barrier" and "Tho Temptress" for Mitro-Goldwyn-Mnycr in 192G; and "The Show." "The Thirteenth Sour" and "Love" in 1927. In (192111 "The River Woman." Gotham: "Alias Jimmy Valentine." "The .Mysterious Island" and "West of Zanzibar." Motro-Goldwyn-Mayer; "Stark Mad." Warner Bros. BARTELS. LOUIS JOHN: b Bunker Hill. Illinois, in 1895; h. G feet; brown hair and blue eyes; w. 170 IK>unds; e. in St. LOUis; ni. Martha Wood, professional. Stage experience in "Seventeen." role of Aubrey Pipes in "The Show-Off." also appeared in "The Fire O'Clock Girl." Screen experience in two Robert Kane productions. "Broadway Nights" and "Dance Magic" Also in "The Canary Murder Case." "Nothing hut the Truth." "Sin Takes a Holiday (1930). Pathe. BARTHELMESS. RICHARO: h. New York City. May 9. 1897; h. 5 feet 9 inches; brown hair and eyes; w.