The motion picture almanac (1931)

1931 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 163 DUNBAR. ROBERT: b. Beaver. Pa.. 18C3; h. 5 feet 10 inches: brown eyes and gray hair; w. 175 pounds: e. in Philadelphia; has a college degree; married. Has lived in New York. Philadelphia. Chicago. San Francisco, Los Angeles. Entered pictures in 1913. Pictures include: "Third Degree." "Jeffries," "Goose Girl." "Grand Duke." DUNCAN AND GODREY: "Trying Them Out" (1930). rathe-Checker Comedies, first series. DUNCAN. HERRING & ZEH: Appeared in Vitaphone No. 2115. DUNHAM. PHIL: b. London. England; h. 5 feet 6% inches: brown hair and blue eyes; w. 148 pounds; e. University of Cambridge. Stage career: with Sir Herbert Tree, roadshows through England and Ireland, vaudeville and stock in United States. Screen work with Universal, Kalem. Century, Pathe. Fox, First National, and in Mermaid Comedies, Educational. DUNKINSON. HARRY: b. New York City; h. 5 feet 10 inches; dark blue eyes and gray-brown hair; w. 200 pounds: e. New York. Has been on stage in dramatic stock, vaudeville. Entered pictures with Essanay in Chicago. Pictures include: "Smile. Brother. Smile." "Sporting Goods." DUNN. EDDIE: "The Saturday Night Kid" (1929). Paramount. DUNN. ROBERT: b. Milwaukee. Wis., in 1891: e. St. John's Military Academy. Champion high diver with Dr. Carver's diving horses. Screen career: "The Cry Baby." "Hello Frisco." "The Wagon Master" (19291. Universal; "The Thrill Hunter," Columbia: "The Upland Hider." First National; "Canyon Hawks" (193U). "Trails of Danger" (1930). Big 4 Corp.; "Half Pint Polly" (1930). Pathe. Rodeo Pictures. DUNNE. JACK : Appeared in "Redskin" (1929). Paramount. DURAN. DAVID: b. Los Angeles. July 27. 1922: brown eyes and auburn hair, as been in pictures for two years. Pictures include Frankie in "Tropic Madness." FBO: "Get Your Man." Paramount: "Innocents of Paris." Paramount: ' Song of Love." Columbia: "Live and Learn." Manhattan comedies, second series. Pathe. DURANO. CARLOS: b. Madrid. Spain; e. New York City and Pennsylvania. Pictures include: "The Scarlet Dove." Tiffany-Stahl ; "Happiness Ahead." First National: "Glorious Betsy." Warner. DURANTE. JIMMY: "Roadhouse Nights" (1930). Paramount. DURKIN. JUNIOR: b. New York City; h. 5 feet 2 inches; dark brown hair and blue eyes; w. 10C pounds: p. Florence Edwards, professional. Made stage debut at age of iv% years as Cupid in "Some Night." a musical comedy. At age of 5 played son of Indian Girl in revival of "The Squaw Man." Next appeared in Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. "H.M.S. Pinafore." At age of 8 he was appearing with Madge Kennedy and W. C. Fields in "Poppy." and the next year with Mary Nash in "The Lady." Later with Sam H. Harris" production of "Clouds." Then with stock company in Paterson. N. J., appearing in such plays as "The Enemy" and "Jane Clegg." Two seasons ago was cast as Bill in "Courage." playing opposite Janet Beecher. Then with sister Gertrude in vaudeville skit "The Little Vagabond." Has been before the microPhone several times. Went to Hollywood early in 1930 and made talking picture debut In "Fame" yjith Belle Bennett and John Halliday. Next picture appearance as western orphan in "Spanish Acres." with Richard Arlen and Mitzi Green. Has also been In "Recaptured love" for Wamer Bros., and in Paramount's "Tom Sawyer." in which he has role of Huckleberry Finn. DURYES. GEORGE: b. New York City. In 1904 : h. 0 feet: brown hair and blue eyes: w. 150 pounds: p. non-professionals; m. Grace Stafford, professional: hy. swimming. He has appeared in many New Yorkstage productions. Played the lead for several seasons in Australia and New Zealand as Abie in "Abie's Irish Rose." He has also appeared in the following screen plays: "The Godless Girl." a Cecil de Mille Picture. "Honky Tonk." Warner Brothers: "Dude Wrangler." Wallace Reid production and "Stri<-tlv Business." for Radio: "Thunder" (1929). MOM: "Night Work." "Pardon My Gun." rathe: "In Old California" (1930). Audible Pictures; "Radio Kisses" (1930). Educational-Mack Scnnett. DUVAL. HENRY: Appeared in "Faces of Children" (19291. Zakoro. DUVAL. LERAYNE: Appeared in "His Lucky Day" (1929). Universal. E EAGLES. JIMMY: "Son of the Gods" (1930). First National. EARL. EDWARD: b. Toronto. Ont. ; h. 6 feet: blue eyes and blond hair: w. 165 pounds; e. Toronto. Canada: m. hy. tennis, swimming. as lived in New York. Los Angeles. Toronto. Stage experience in musical comedy, drama, vaudeville, with Belasco. De Wo'f Hopper. Marie Cahill. the Shuberts. Entered pictures in IS15. Screen work with Edison. Vitagraph. Famous Mayers. Metro. Universal. First National, Warner's. Columbia. Pictures include played in 25 O. Henry' stories with Agnes Ayres; "For France." "Lady Who Lied." "Wind." "Twelve Miles Out." "Spring Fever." Larry Crawford in "The Hottentot." Warner: Husband in "The Next Room." First National: "Snite Marriage." MOM: "Smiling Irish Eyes." First National: "Kid Gloves." Wimer. EARLES. HARRY: "The Unholy Three" (1930). MOM. EARLEY. JAMES: "Courtin* Wild Cats" (1929). Universal. EASTMAN. MOREY K.: r n. Morris Carl Katz. b. Philadelphia. Pa.. August 15. 1891; e. in Philadelphia, and at Carnegie Institute of Technology, Mttshurgh. Pa.: h. 5 feet 8 Inches; w. 1B0 pounds: black hair and hazel eyes: m. Betty DeVere. professional. Previous career in repertory stock, musical comedy, drama and vaudeville. Holds the rank of lieutenant ocmmander in the U. S. Navy. Entered pictures in 1928. Recent pictures: "The Night Ride." Universal: "Dawn Patrol." First National: "Man from Wyoming." Paramount. EASTON. FRANK: h. 6 feet: dark hair and dark eyes: p. father a banker in Philadelphia: e. University of Pennsylvania and University of Columbia : hy. sing, dance and play musical Instruments, being able to plav a half dozen. Had stage training while In college, and was for a time reporter on the Philadelphia Enquirer. Stage appearances in "The Gorilla." "She Couldn't Say No," "Queenie Smith." "Judy" and "Excess Baggage." Owned a half interest in Syracuse Stock Company and played there between Broadway engagements. Entered pictures in 1930. playing leading role in "Fox Movietone Follies of 1930." EATON, CHARLES: b. Washington. D. C. June 22, 1910; e. Professional Children's School. New York. Stage career: "Mrs. Wiggs of Cabbage Patch." "Blue Bird." "Peter Ibbetson." "Naked Man." "Skidding." "Peter Pan." Entered pictures in 1928 to play in "Skidding" at Fox studio. Other pictures include: "Badges." "The Ghost Talis." Harold in "Nightie Knight." Willie Haller in "Harmony at Home" (1930). all for Fox. ECKHARDT, OLIVER: "Lone Star Ranger" (1930). Fox. EDESON. ROBERT: b. New Orleans. La.; h. G feet: gray hair and hazel eyes; w. 185 pounds; p. George R. Edeson. professional; e. Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn. N. Y. : stage training received in early childhood, father being producer and manager; m. Mrs. Aida Edeson. non-professional; hy. golf, painting, writing and collecting of pewter and antiques; stage experience of 10 years with the Empire Stock company. New York: 10 years starring under the management of Henry B. Harris in "The Little Minister." an American company: also appeared in "Strongheart." "Classmates." "Fine Feathers." "The Knife." "Ranson's Folly" and many others. Screen experience of many years, having appeared as Matthew in "King of Kings" during his five years at Cecil B. DeMille's studios, and in "Chicago" and others. The talkies in which he has appeared are "The Little Wildcat." "The Home Towners" for Warner Brothers; "The Doctor's Secret" for Paramount; and "The Man Higher Up" and "Dynamite" for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer: 1929 in "The Power of the Press." Columbia: "A Most Immoral Lady." "Little Johnny Jones." First National; "Romance of the Rio Grande." Fox; "Way of All Men" (1930). First National; "Cameo Kirby" (1930). Fox; "Pardon My Gun." Swing High" (1930). Pathe. EDINGTON. JOHN P.: Appeared in "Madame X" (1930). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. EDWARDS. CLIFF: b. Hannibal. Mo.. June 14: h. 5 feet inches; brown hair and eyes; w. 145 pounds: p. Nellie and Edward Edwards, non-professionals: e. St. Louis public schools; hy. golf, fishing. He has appeared in the following screen productions: "Marianne." "So This Is College." "Good News." "Those Three French Girls" (1930). "Dough Boys" (1930). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer: "Lord Byron of Broadway," "Montana Moon." "Way Out West," and "War Babies." all for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. EDWARDS. GUS: Appeared in 1929 in "The Hollywood Revue." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer: "The Song Writers Revue." Metro Movietone Acts. EDWARDS. NEELY: r. n. Cornelius Limbach: b. Delphos. Ohio. September 16. 1889: h. 5 feet 5 inches: dark brown hair and dark gray eyes; w. 148 pounds; p. Lacien Lyc and Joseph Limbach. non-professionals; e. St. Xavier college. Cincinnati. O. : m. Margaret Snow, professional: hy. golf, boating and painting. Stage experience includes appearances in "Breaking Into Society" and "Bowery Burlesque." and with HurtigSeaman for four years; also with Flannigan and Edwards vaudeville team. "What Next." Screen experience Includes such pictures as "Hall Room Boys." "Miss Brewster's Millions." "The Green Temptation. "The Little Clown." "Excess Baggage" and "Show Boat" and as featured comedian for Universal for five years: Vitaphone No. 3B68. "The Window Cleaners"; No. 4034. "Her Relatives." EDWARDS. SNITZ: b. Hungary; e. in New York City: married: h. 5 feet: w. 96 pounds; brown hair, black eyes. On the stage previous to entering pictures in 1920. Pictures include: "Thief of Bagdad." "Red Mill." "Battling Butler." "Right of Way." "Sit Tight." "A Dangerous Woman." "The Mysterious Island" (1929). Metro-Goldwyn-Maver; "Phantom of the Opera" (1929). Universal. EDWARDS WALOO: Appeared in "Unmasked" (1930). Artclass. EGAN JACK: Appeared in "It Can B° Done" (1929). Universal: "Broadway Scandals" (1929). Columbia. EGAN. ROY: Played in "The Song Writers Revue." Metro Movietone Acts. EKMAN. GOSTA: b. Sweden. Began screen career at an early age. most of initial screen work being with Jenny Haselquist. Has appeared in many Continental films, among them "The Strange Girl." in which he portrayed the role of Karl XII: "The Golden Ulown." and "Discord." the last two being distributed in the United States by Pathe. Played the title role in "Faust." Ufa production released in America. Guest performances at Stockholm for five months of the year and then plays at Copenhagen. Oslo and Helsingfors. ELLERY. SYD: Appeared in "The Ware Case" (1929). First National. ELLIOTT. DEL: Appeared in "The Desert Song" (1929). Warner Bros. ELLIOTT. FRANK : b. County of Cheshire. England. Feb. 11. 1880; b. 6 feet: brown hair and grav eves: w. 170 pounds: p. non-professionals; e. Liverpool University. England: m. Dorothy Griffin, non-professional; hv. golf. Thirty-one years stage and screen experience. 1930: lead with Billie Burke. Maxine Elliott theatre. New Y'ork. Arthur Hopkins, manager: featured lead "Sporting Blood." Geo. M. Cohan, manager: 1929 featured lead in "Seven Y'ear Love." New York. Brock Pemberton. manager: heavy lead in "Wings Over Europe." Theatre Guild: featured lead In "The Captive." Horace Liveright. manager; with Shuberts. Ambassador theatre. New York; with Laurette Taylor. New York. George Tyler, manager. Many plays since 1889 in England. Australia. America and other countries. Leading man three years at Theatre Royal. Drury I^ane. l,i:!.:. Member of His Majesty's Company of Comedians of the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane and a member of the Theatre Royal Fluid. A Royal Player. Screen experience: many plays since 1913 in Hollywood. Heavy leads with Famous Mayers, featured or leading part in over 100 pictures. In 1930: "Play Bov of Paris." with Maurice Chevalier for Paramount: "Boudoir Diplomat." Universal; "Take the Heir." Big 4 Corp. ELLIOT. GORDON: Pictures Include "Napo'eon. Jr.." "The Arizona Wildcat." Fox: "The Private Life of Helen of Troy." First National: "Beyond London's Lights." FBO: "Reckless Youth." Columbia; "Gnat Divide," First National; "Broadway Scandals." Columbia. ELLIOTT. JOHN H.: b. Keosauqua. Iowa; h. 5 feet 11 inches; gray hair and hazel eyes; w. 165 pounds; p Sara and J. S. Elliott, non-professionals; e. Keosauqua high school and Central University of Iowa, Pella, Iowa ; m. Jane Faulkner, non-professional; hy. golf, horses and machines of all kinds. Has had 35 years stage experience in all branches of the show business. Appeared with Ward and James. Edwin Holt and Max Figman. Went to the West Coast in 1919 with Marjorie Rambeau and has been in pictures since that time, appearing in over 22 productions. In 1929 in "Only the Brave." Paramount. ELLIOTT. ROBERT: b. Ireland; h. 0 feet U4 inches; dark brown hair and blue eyes: w. 185 pounds. Screen work with Metro. McClure. Goldwyn, Betzwood. Sunset. World, Famous, Fox. Inc.. Powell-Mutual, United Artists Arrow. Pictures include "For Sale," "Happiness Ahead." First National: "Lights of New Y'ork," Warners: "Romance of the Underworld," Fox; Ethier in "Lone Wolf's Daughter." Columbia: "The Valiant," Fox; Prison Chaplain in "Thunderbolt." Paramount; "Protection." Fox; "Sweet Mama." F.rjt National: "Hide Out" (1930) Universal: "Monsieur Le Fox" (1930). MGM; "Captain Thunder" (1930) Warner Bros. ELLIS. FRANK: Appeared in "Law of the Mounted" (1929), Syndicate; "Trails of Danger" (1930). Big 4. ELLIS. JACK: Appeared in "East Side Sadie" (1930). Worldart. ELLIS, PAUL: r. n. Benjamin Ingenito: b. Buenos Aires. November G. 1898; h. 5 feet 10% inches; brown eyes and hair; w. 148 pounds. Has lived in Buenos Aires. Paris. Madrid and New Y'ork. Entered pictures in 1924. Among his pictures are: "Bandolero." "Dancer of Paris." "Charge of the Gauchos." "Three Hours." "When a Woman Loves." "The District Doctor." Don Vincente in "The Bridge of San Luis Rey." MGM: "In Old California." Audible Pictures. ELLIS. ROBERT: b. New l'ork City: h. 6 feet; brown hair and blue eyes; w. 170 pounds: p. Ellen Fox and Robert Francis Ellis, non-professionals; e. New Y'ork City high school. St. Francis college: m. Vera Reynolds, professional; hy. boating. Stage experience in musical comedy and in stock for 10 years in Chicago and New York City. Appeared in such successes as "Upstairs and Down." "Baxter's Partner." "The Hypocrite." and in "Widow of the Night." Screen experience as director for Selznick : and as actor in "Broadway." "Ladies Must Live." "For Sale." "Montmartre." "Varsity"' and "Freedom of the Press"; "Restless Youth" (1929). Columbia; "Tonight at Twelve" (1929). "Undertow" (1930). "What Men Want" (1930). Universal. EMERSON. RALPH: r. n. Walter William Emerson: b. Kalispell. Mont.. August 9. 1901: h. 5 feet 11 inches; dark brown hair and dark blue eyes; w. 162 pounds: p. Effle and Frank Emerson (uncle. Ralph Waldo Emerson of radio famei. non-professionals; e. Annapolis and the University of Washington: m. Jane X. Scholtz. non-professional: hy. fishing, hunting and riding. Seven years stage experience and has appeared in such productions as "Alias the Deacon." "Speakeasy." "Upstairs and Down." "The Enemy." EMERY. GILBERT: b. Naples. N. Y. ; e. Amherst College. Mass.: h. 6 feet 2 inches: w. 175 pounds; light hair, blue eyis: hy. driving a car and swimming. On the legitimate stage for ten years in New York. Loudon, Paris, Rome and Florence. Entered pictures in 1920. Pictures include: "Behind That Curtain." "Let Us Be Gay." "Sky Hawk." "Sarah and Son." "A Lady's Morals." "Mince of Diamonds" (1930). Columbia. EMPIRE COMEDY FOUR: "Ranch House Blues" (1930). Pathe-Rodeo Comedies. ENGELMAN. ANDREW: Appeared in "The Three Passions" (1929). United Artists. ERICKSON. KNUTE: b. Norrkoping, Sweden: Ik 6 feet IM inches: hazel eyes and gray hair; w. 210 pounds; e. St. Marks School. Salt Lake City: married and has one son. Archie. 30. Has lived in Salt Like City. New York. Hollywood. Stage experience in "Yon Yonson." "The Man from Sweden." "The Seminary Girl." "He's in Again." "At the Waldorf." "On the Housetop." Entered pictures in 1920. Pictures include "The Non-Stop Flight." Uncle Dan in "The Squall." "Waterfront." Scarlet Seas." "Twin Beds." First National; "Illusion." Paramount. ERROL. LEON: b. Sydney. New South Wales; h. 5 feet 7>4 inches: brown hair and eyes; w. 154 pounds; p. Elizabeth and Joseph Errol. non-professionals; e. Sydney High School. St. Joseph's College and Sydney University; m. Stella Chatelaine, professional. Stage experience: vaudeville. Ziegfeld "Follies" 1911. 12. 13. 14. 15. "Hitchy Koo." "Sally." "Louis XIV." "Yours Truly." "Fioretta." all standard comic operas. Stock experience in drama, farce and comedy. Stage director for Ziegfeld. "Joy Bells." English production. Screen experience: some two reelers. then "Sally." with Colleen Moore. "Yolanda." with Marion Davies. "Cothes Make the Pirate." "Lunatic at Large." "Only Saps Work." ERWIN. JOHN: Appeared in "The Barker" (1929). First National. ERWIN. STUART: b. Squaw Valley. Fresno County. .Cal. : h. 5 feet 9 inches: light brown hair and greenish eyes; w. 160 pounds: p. Martha and S. A. Erwin. nonprofessionals: e. Porterville Union high school and University of California: not married. Has appeared in "This Thing Called Love." Pathe: "Men Without Women." "The Cockeyed World." "Speakeasy." " The Exalted Flapper." Fox: is under contract to Paramount and has been in such pictures as "Young Eagles." "Dangerous Nan McGrew." "Love Among the Millionaires." "Playboy of Paris." "Only Saps Work." "Along Came Youth." "Sweetie." ESMELTON. FREDERICK: b. Victoria. Australia: h. 6 feet: white hair and dark blue eves; w. 196 pounds: e. Victoria. Australia. Stage director and actor for 21 vears. Screen work with Schenck. Famous Players. FBO. Goldwyn. Fox. First National. Warner. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Universal. Pictures includ": "The Gay Defender." Paramount: "Two Lovers." United Artists: "Shield of Honor." "The Chinese Parrot." "Lonesome." "The Michigan Kid." Universal. ETHIER. A LPHONZ : b. Springville. Utah: e. Springville. Utah. Screen work with Paramount. Associated Exhibitors. Fox. Pictures include "Breed of the Sea," FBO; "Cheaters." Tiffany; "The Fighting Eagle." Pathe-DeMille: "Alias the Lone Wolf.'* "Say It