The motion picture almanac (1931)

1931 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 157 BYRON. WALTER: Appeared in "Spite Marriage" (1929). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; "Not Damaged" (1931)). Fox. c CAGNEY. JAMES: 1). New York City. July 17. 1904; h. 5 feet 8>/4 inches; red hair and brown eyes; w. 150 pounds; p. Carolyn Nelson and James Cagney, non-professionals; e. Stuyvesant high school and Columbia University; m. Frances Vernon, professional; hy. drawing and athletics. Appeared in vaudeville in 1924 and played Little Red in "Outside Looking In"; Eddie in "Women Go On Forever," Brady and Wiman; Elwood lieid in "Maggie the Magnificent." byGeorge Kelly; "Harry Delano in "Penny Arcade." by Marie Baumer. Also appeared in song and dance skits. He had the part of Mileaway, in "Doorway to Hell": Harry Delano, in "Sinners Holiday" and Ed Bailey in "Steel Highway." all for Warner Bros. CALLAHAN. ANDREW: Appeared in "Redskin" (1929). Paramount. CALLAHAN. BOBBY: Screen career: "Wild Company" (1930). Fox: "The Champion Golfer." Warner Bros.; "Happy Hottentots." First National. CALLIS. DAVID: Appeared in "The Sin Sister" (1929). Fox. CALTHROP. DONALD: "Blackmail" (1929). Sono Art-World Wide. CALVERT. E. H.: b. Alexandria. Va. : e. West Point. After graduation he served fourteen years with the United States Army, seeing active service in the Cuban campaign, the Philippine uprising and the Boxer Rebellion, resigning in 1900 with a captaincy rank. Stage experience in which be appeared in "Arizona" and in "Ben Hur": then with the Peeks Island stock company in Maine, following with a season in Alvin Theatre Stock company, Pittsburgh. Left the stage for four years, during which time he traveled in Europe and did surveying and upon his return to the United States resumed his stage career, playing with E. M. Holland in "The Hmise of a Thousand Candles" at Daly's theatre. New York. Then turned to musical comedy, singing, dancing and clowning his way through three productions. "The Lady From Lane's" "Coming Through the Rye." and "Knight for a Day." Two years following he played in vaudeville, touring all the big time circuits, then again abandoned the stage and went into the furnishing goods business in Madison, Wis. : then after one year accepted an offer from the Chicago Tribune advertising department. This connection brought him in contact with E. Mason Hopper, then directing motion pictures for Essanay and through him he obtained his first film role, the lead in "The Love Test" and later in "King Robert of Sicily." Then became director, directing one of the first six reel pictures ever made "One Wonderful Night." followed hy "The Man Trail." (iloria Swanson. Virginia Valli. Colleen Moon-. Helen Ferguson. Agnes Ayres. Rod LaRocque. Ralph Graves and Wallace Beery' are among the present day stars who made their screen debuts under Calvert's direction. Also directed Francis X. Bushman in "The Slim Princess." Then became a member of the Committee on Public Information during the first part of the World War and later assigned to the Aim section of the Ordnance department, given the rank of Colonel. After the war. he started his own motion picture production company in Chattanooga. Tenn.. where he produced a series of "Tish" stories by Man' Rolxrts Khinehart. In 1920 he came to Hollywood where he freelanced until placed under contract to Paramount. One of bis most notable roles recently was as the commandant in Paramount'! "The I>egion of the Condemned" : also played the part of General Marshall in the Diehard Dlx starring picture. "Moran of the Marines" and appeared in "The Greene Murder Case": in 1929 in "Darkened Rooms." "The Mighty." "The Virginian." Paramount; "Dark Street." First National: "The Studio Murder Case." Paramount; in 1930 in "Half Shot at Sunrise," Radio Pictures; "Behind the Makeup," "The Benson Murder Case." Paramount. CAMERON. HUGH: Vitaphone No. 1063. "The Emergency Case." CAMERON. JACK: Appeared in "Applause" (1930). Paramount. CAMERON. RUDY: b. Washington, I) C. ; e. Georgetown University. Stage career in Geo. Broadhurst's "Rich Man, Poor Man." On screen: "For the Love of Mike." First National; "Coney Island." FRO; "Queen High" (1930). Paramount; "Song of the West" (1930). Warner Bros. CAMP. SHEP: r. n. Sheppard Camp: b. West Point. Ga.. July lti. 1882; h. (I feet 1 inch: brown hair and gray eyes; w. 225 pounds; p. Sally Sheppard anil W. A. Camp, non-professionals; e. Richmond academy. Augusta. Ga., anil Mercer university; m. Ottie Chenault. non-professional : hy. music and writing. Stage experience in such productions as "The Traveling Salesman." "The Round-Up." "Rain." "Blue Paradise." "Blossom Time" and "Good Morning Judge." Screen eX[>erienoe includes appearances in "King Henry" VIII." and "Broadway Hound": 1929 in "The Greene Murder Case." Paramount; "Painted Angel"; in 1930 In "Playing Around." "Song of the Flame." First National. CAMPBELL. COLIN: b. Falkirk. Scotland: h. 5 feet 4 inches: blond hair and dark blue eyes: w 123 pounds; p. Charlotte Mortimer and James Colin Campbell non-professionals: e. Whitgift. Croydon. England: not married; by. literature, history, skiing, golf and tennis. Stage experience in England. South Africa. Australia. New York. 23 years; England. 190G. Meakin in "The Orchid." Maligna in "Sleeping Beauty." and pantomime; 1907. South Africa. George in "Are You a Mason?." "The Sign of the Cross." "The Silver King." "Sherlock Holmes." "Billie." "The Deemster." and others: Australia, 190S. "Jim the Penman." Bonsard in "Beggar on Horseback." Major Owney McTeague In "Sweet Kitty Bellairs." the actor in "Sweet Nell of Old Drury." the Frenchman in a revival of "The Orchid." Timothy In "Our Miss Gibbs." "The Quaker Girl." "Merry Widow": America In 1912-13-14. Alaric in "Peg O' My Heart." Oliver Mornsco; the prince in "The Little Cafe." Klaw and Erlanger: cameraman in "The Amber Empress." Madison Corey in "Out There " with Laurette Taylor. 1918. part of the lawver in "Heart o" the Heather." Alf In "The Better 'Ole." Charles Coburn: "The Yankee Princess." Reggie. Charles Dillingham: "One Kiss." English Raronet. Charles Dillingham: "Nine o'clock Revue": "Marjolalne." "Big Boy." with Al Jolson. part of English Jockey: "The Optimist's Revue." Shuberts: "Potiphar's Wife." George: 1929. America, roadshow with "The Connecticut Yankee." part of Merlin. Screen experience: alternating with stage; 1914, Vitagraph; about 1915. "Tillie's Tomato Surprise." starring Marie Dressier, Lubin; "The Girl from Nowhere"; "The Man of Stone," lieutenant, opposite Conway Tearle for Selznick: "Cardigan," the Weazel; "The White Monkev," starring the late Barbara Le.Marr; 1930. "Big Boy," with Al Jolson. part of Steve Leslie. English jockey, for Warner Bros. Also produced "The Infinite Shoeblack." for the Civic Repertory. CAMPBELL, FRANK: "Frozen River" (1929). Warner Bros. CAMPBELL. WEBSTER: "The Love Racket" (1929), First National; "In the Next Room" (1930). CAMPEAU. FRANK: b. Detroit. Mich.; h. 5 feet 10 inches; dark hair and dark gray eyes; w. 150 iwunds; p. Minnie and Charles F. Campeau: e. Jesuit College of Detroit, and Notre Dame College of Indiana. Has appeared in the following stage productions: "Faust." "Arizona." "The Virginian." "Kindling." "The Ghost Brenker." "Within the Law." "The Dummy." "Rio Grande," also the following screen productions: "Jordan Is a Hard Road." "Light of the Western Stars." "Man from Painted Post." "Headin' "South." "Bound in Morocco." "Reaching for the Moon." "Arizona," "The Kid," "The Sin of Martha Queed." "The Killer." "Isle of Lost Ships." "Those Wlio Dance." "To the Last Man." and "The Three Bad Men." Also in the following talking pictures: "The Gamblers," "Frozen River." "Say It With Songs." "Over the Border," "Danger" and "College Racketeer." "Points West" (1929). Universal: and in 1930 in "Last of the Duanes." Fox; "Abraham Lincoln." United Artists; "Captain Thunder," Warner Bros.; Vitaphone No. 2781, "The People Versus." CANTOR. EDDIE: b. East Side of New York; e. public schools. At the age of 14 he made his debut at the Clinton Music Hall. Later he joined Gus Edward's "Kid Kabaret," an act including Lila Lee. Eddie Buzzell. and George Jessell in its cast. During 1914 and 1915 he was a member of the team Cantor and Lee. He then went to the west coast to try musical comedy with the "Canary Cottage" company. In 1910. he scored a triumph in "Midnight Frolic" and in 1917. 1918 and 1919. was seen in the "Follies." His first appearance as a star was in 1920 in "The Midnight Rounders." this was followed by "Make It Snappy." in 1921. He opened at the Earl Carroll Theatre on New Year's Eve. 1923, in "Kid Boots." and his picture debut was made in the screen version of the same play. He since has played in "Special Delivery." the 1927 "Follies." "Glorifying the American Girl" (1929). and "Whoopee" (1930). United Artists. CANUTT. YAKIMA: Appeared in 1929 in "Bad Man's Money." "Captain Cowbov." "Riders of the Storm." "Three Outcasts." for Bell Pictures: in 1930 in "Bar L Ranch." "Canyon Hawks." "Firebrand Jordan," "Ridin' Law" for Big 4. CAREWE. ARTHUR E. : b. Trebizond. Armenia. 1894; h. G feet: black hair and brown eyes: w. 150 pounds; e. in Trebizond. Armenia: married; hy. all sports. Stage experience several years on Broadway as a star. Began screen career with Vitagraph and has appeared in "Phantom of the Opera."' "Trilby." "Uncle Tom's Cabin." "A Man's Past." "The Cat and the Canary." "The Silent Lover." "Torrent" and "The Claw." "The Matrimonial Bed" (1930). Warner Bros. CAREWE. JAMES: Played in "The Lady of the Lake" (1930). FitzPatrick. CAREY. HARRY: b. New York, 1880: h. 6 feet: blond hair: w. 180 pounds: e. New York University. Screen work with Biograph. Universal. FBO. Ilodkinson. Pro-Dis-Co. Pictures include: "Trail of '98." "Slide. Kelly. Slide." "A Little Journey." MOM; "Satan Town." "The Frontier Trail." "Border Patrol." "Burning Bridges." Pathe. CARILLO. MARIO: b. Naples. Italy: h. 0 tret 1 inch; black hair and brown eyes; w. 181 pounds: e. Neapolitan University. Screen work with RobertsonCole. Housman Productions. Hodkinson. Fox. FBO. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Columbia. Pathe. Pictures include: "Just Married." "His Tiger Lady," Paramount: "How to Handle Women." Universal; "Private Life of Helen of Troy." First National. CARLE. RICHARO: b. Somerville. Mass.. July 7. 1871: h. 5 feet 11V4 inches; brown eyes and light hair; w. 190 pounds; e. Somerville. Mass.; hy. baseball. Has lived in Boston. Chicago, New York and I/widon, England. Thirty years on the stage. Entered pictures in 1910. Pictures include: sheriff in "It Can Be Done," "Soft Cushions." "Fleet's In." Paramount; "While the City Sleeps." MG.M: Thomas Blackwood in "Brothers." Rayart : Perissard in "Madam X." Count Albert in "His Glorious Night." MOM; Rand in "The Grand Parade." Pathe: "A Ladv to Love." MOM; "Rich Uncles." Checked Comedies, first series: "Hold the Babies." Rainbow Comedies; "Some Babies." Whoopee Comedies. Pathe; "Stranded." "Sunny California." "The Worrier." Vitaphone. CARLISLE. JACK: b. Paisley. Scotland: h. 6 feet 1 inch: dark blue eyes and dark brown hair; w. 198 pounds: e. Cornell University. Specialized in engineering; to. Edna MacKay: has two children, boy and girl; hy. golf, tennis, riding, swimming. Entered pictures in 1920. Pictures include: "Front Page." "Two Black Crows." Paramount: "Leatherneck." Pathe: Thomas in "Copy." MGM; fourth reporter in "Masquerade." Fox. CARLYLE. RICHARD: b. Guelph. Ontario. Canada. May 21. 1879; e. in Little Rock, Ark., and St. Mary's, Ky: h. 5 feet 9 inches: w. 150 pounds: gray hair, dark blue eyes: hy. bridge and golf. On the dramatic stage in New York. Entered pictures in 1913. Pictures include: the role of Lem Tollard in "The Copperhead," character lead in "Inside of the Cup." Pa Miller in "Playing Around." Doctor West in "Abraham Lincoln." Mezzein in "Kismet." Doctor in "Tol'able David." Also in 1929 in "Hearts in Dixie." Fox: "Brotherly Love." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; "It Can lie Done." Universal; and in 1930 in "In Old California." Audible Pictures: "Playing Around." First National. CARNEY. BOB: Played In 1930 in "One Nutty Night." Pathe Checker Comedies, second series; "Sixteen Sweeties." Pathe Melody Comedies, first series: "Ride 'Em Cowboy." Pathe Folly Comedies; "Some Babies," Pathe Whoopee Comedies. CARPENTER. HORACE B.: Appeared in "False Feathers" (1929). El Dorado Pictures. CARPENTIER. GEORGES: b. Lens. France. January 12. 1894; h. G feet; blond hair and blue eyes: w. 172 pounds; e. public schools of Lens: m. Georgette Elasaser; hy. horseback riding. First stage appearance in 1927 in revue under Defresne and Varna at Palace theatre, Paris. Vaudeville tour in France. England. Spain, Italy and Roumania, for six months. First fight in Paris as flyweight and successively won championships of Europe at all weights as poundage increased. Fought Jack Dempsey for world championship in 1921. Started pictures about 1912 with French company. "The Romance of Carpentier." Also appeared in "The Gypsy Cavalier." in England; "The Wonder Man" and the "Show of Shows." America. Other pictures made in France are "The Adventures of a Champion." "La Symphonie Pathetique." "The Treasure of Keriolet." In 1930 appeared in "Hold Everything." for Warner Bros, and No. 37G1. "Naughty but Nice." Vitaphone short. CARR. ALEXANDER: "End of the World" (1929). Pathe Variety Comedies. CARR. CAMERON: Appeared in "The Ware Case" (1929) . First National. CARR. NAT: b. Russia. August 12. 1886; h. 5 feet 7 inches: blond hair and light eyes: w. 140 pounds; p. Effie and Israel Carr; e. Norman School in Canada: m. Gertrude Carr. non-professional; hy. reading; 27 years stage experience. Appeared in Shubert's Winter Garden, musical comedy, and had comedy lead in "The Great Necker. " Has appeared in such pictures as "50 Million Frenchmen." "Trader Ginsberg." "Red Heads" (1930) . Pathe. Folly Comedies, first series; "Traffic" (1930). Pathe. Folly Comedies, second series; "Two Plus Fours" (1930). Pathe, Campus Comedies: No. 2309. Vitaphone; "Talk of Hollywood" (1929). Sono ArtWorld Wide. CARRILLO. LEO: Appeared in "Mister Antonio" (1929) . Tiffany: Vitaphone No. 23G9. "The Foreigner." No. 2552. "The Hell Gate of Soissons." CARROLL. ALBERT: Played in Vitaphone No. 935, "Impersonations." CARROLL. MOON: Has appeared in 1929 in "The Last of Mrs. Cheynev," "The Thirteenth Chair." MGM; in 1930 in "The Lady of Scandal." CARSKY. BORIS: Played in "Captain Lash" (1929). Fox. CARSON. JAMES B. : Vitaphone No. 1046. "Everything Happens to Me." CARTIER. JACQUES: Plaved in "King of Jazz" (1930) , Universal. CARYLL, BILLY: "Trying Them Out" (1930). Pathe Checker Comedies, first series. CASEY. JIMMY: Appeared in "Pride of Pawnee" (1929), Radio Pictures. CASSON. REG.: "The New Waiter" (1930). ratheGeorge LeMaire Comedies. CASTLE. ROBERT: b. Frankfort-on-Main. Germany; h. 6 feet 2hi inches: dark brown hair and eyes; w. 175 pounds: p. non-professionals; e. tutored hy father; hy. swimming, rowing, riding, skiing and writing. Spent two years with Kammerspiele stock company as assistant stage director and actor. Induced by Conrad Veidt to enter pictures. "Master of Death," Ufa, being his first picture. Played in 10 Ufa productions before coming to the United States; then signed by Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation. In (1929) "Marianne." "The Single Standard," Metro-GoldwynMayer. CATLETT. WALTER: b. San Francisco. Cal.. February 4. 1889: h. 5 feet inches; fair hair and blue eyes; w. 172 pounds; e. St. Ignatius College. San Francisco, specialized in history; m. Ruth Verney. Thirty years stage experience in musical comedy, opera and drama. Entered pictures in 1929. Screen career: Joe Glinter in "Married in Hollywood": wrote dialog and played part in "Why Leave Home," played Rex Waidcll in "Let's Go Places": titled and played in "Happy Davs." Fox; also appeared in "The Big Party" (1930). "The Golden Calf" (1930). both for Fox; "The Gay Nineties" (1929). MGM. CATTLE. HARRY: Appeared in "Me. Gangster" (1929) . Fox. CAVANAGH. PAUL: b. Chislehurst. Kent. England: e. at the Royal Grammar School in Newcastle on Tyne and Cambridge University. Was graduated from Cambridge with honors: h. G feet: w. 175. pounds: blue eyes, black hair; hy. swimming and motoring. On legitimate stage in London in "It Pays to A'dvertise." "Spring Cleaning," "The Enchantress." "The Mountain" and the juvenile lead in "The Padre." and many others. First pictures were made in Europe. "Two Little Drummer Boys." and opposite Maria Corda in "Tesba." Signed contract with Paramount and came to Hollywood. First American talking picture was for MGM, "Strictly Unconventional." Then loaned to Universal for lead in "The Storm." Played the menace character Jarvis in "Grumpy" for Paramount. CAVENDER. GLEN: Appeared in "Ships of the Night" (1929). Rayart. CAVIN. ALLEN: Appeared in "Million Dollar Collar" (1929). Warner Bros. CAWTHORNE. PETER: Appeared in "His Glorious Night" (1929), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. CAWTHORNE. JOSEPH: b. New York; h. 5 feet 8V4 inches: white hair and hazel eyes: w. 1G5 pounds; e. private tutor: m. Queenie Zassar. professional; hy. golf, fishing and music. On the stage he has appeared in "The Little Nugget." "The Fortune Teller." "The Beauty and the Beast." "Mother Goose." "Tammany Hall" and "Sonny." His screen experience includes roles in "Two Girls Wanted." "Silk Legs." "Strictly Confidential" and "Hold 'em Yale"; (1929) "Speakeasy." Fox; "Street Girl." "Dixiana" (1930). Radio Pictures. CECIL, ED: b. San Francisco. Cal.. in September, 1888: h. 5 feet 11 inches; brown hair and hazel eyes: w. 1G2 pounds; p. Carlyle and John Cecil; e. Lowell high school. San Francisco: m. Maud Warren: by. fishing and hunting. Has had 10 years stage experience, five years in vaudeville in own act and with Marjorie Rambeau in stock. Has appeared in such pictures as "Guilty" and "Resurrection." CERDI. FRANCIS M. : Played in "House of Secrets" (1930) . Chesterfield. CHADWICK. CYRIL: b. London. Eng.: h. 6 feet: blue eyes and brown hair: w. 180 pounds; e. St. Mark's College. London; hy. tennis, handball, golf. Has lived in New York and nearly every hig city In U. S.. Canada and England. Entered pictures in 1913. Pictures include: "Three Live Ghosts." "Christian." "Iron Horse." "Happiness." "Rustle of