The motion picture almanac (1931)

166 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1931 FRANEY, WILLIAM: Screen work with Western Productions, Metro. Universal, series of comedies for O'Connor Productions. Aywon, Goldstone. Fox. Associated Exhibitors. Columbia. Bischoff. Ginsberg. FBO. Rayart. First National, Pathe. Sterling. Pictures include "The Royal American," "The Rac.ng Fool," Rayart; "Out All Night." Universal; "Aflame in the Sky." FBO; "She's a Sheik." "Under the Tonto Rim." Paramount; "The Canyon of Adventure." First National ; Baggage Man in "The Broadway Hoofer," Columbia; "Cheyenne." "The Glorious Trail" (1929). First National; "Heroic Lover." General Pictures; "Anne Against the World" (1929), Rayart. FRANZ. JOEL: Appeared in "Lone Star Ranger" (1930). Fox. FRANZ, JOSEPH J.: b. Utica, N. T., 1883; e Christian Brothers Academy. Stage career: actor and director with Elsie De Tourney in Shakespearean plays: screen work with Jesse Hampton. Metro. Associated Exhibitors. Fox. Goldstone. Elfett. Rayart. Universal, and In Paramount's "Easy Come, Easy Go." FRASER, ROBERT: b. Worcester, Mass.; n. 5 feet 1H4 inches: black hair and brown eyes: w. 168 pounds: p. Mary Brown and John Frazer. non-professionals; e. Boston high school and a special course in college; m. Mildred Bright, professional; hy. machinery, radio and inventions. Stage experience includes such productions as "Ben Hur." "The Wanderer," "The Mirage" and "Seremoda." Screen experience includes such pictures as "Women Who Give," "Splendid Road." "Keeper of the Bees." "Out of the Ruins," "Men." "The Charmer" and "The Little Snob." In (1929) "Sioux Blood." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; "Careers." First National: "The Drake Case." Universal. FRAWLEY. WILLIAM: "Turkey for Two" (1929). Pathe-Checker Comedies, first series; "Fancy That" (1929), Pathe-Folly Comedies. FREDERICK, FREDDIE BURKE: b. San Francisco. Cal., 8H years old; h. 4 feet 2 inches; light brown hair and hazel eyes; w. 52 pounds; p. Edna Burke Frederick, non-professional. Stage experience at Writers Club and amateur performances. Screen experience in the following: (1926) Joe Rock Comedies. "MacDougall Alley" Rock Kid Series. "The Fast Freight," Rayart; (1927) Mack Sennett Comedies Smith Family Series "Fangs of Justice," Sam Bischoff Productions Joe Rock Comedies, (1928) "The Crowd" and "Latest from Paris" for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and "Marry the Girl" for Sterling, in 1929 appeared in the following: "Evidence" for Warner Brothers; "Second Wife" for Radio Pictures; "Wall Street," Columbia; "Blue Skies" and "New Tears Eve" for Fox; "Redemption" for MetroGoldwyn-Mayer and "Mamba" for Tiffany. FREELAND. THORNTON: b. Hope. N. D., February 10. 1898; h. 5 feet 8 inches; blue eyes and brown hair; w. 150 pounds; e. Western Canada: hy. yachting, tennis and fishing. Entered pictures in 1915. Directed "Three Live Ghosts." FREMONT, AL W.: b. Cohoes, N. T., February 23. 18G2; h. 5 feet 11% inches; brown eyes and dark hair; w. 165 pounds; e. in Albany. N. Y. , and Bay City, Michigan. Married to Ella Weaver; hy. boxing, baseball. Went on stage in 1879. Ha9 lived in Cohoes and Albany. Bay City. Chicago, Denver, New York, Memphis, Nashville. Entered pictures in 1911. Pictures Include: "Queen of Sheba." "Pitfalls of a Great City." "Winds of Chance." "Let's Go," "Brute," "She's a Sheik." "A Ship Comes in." FRENCH. CHARLES K. : r. n. Charles E. Krauss: b. Columbus. Ohio; h. 6 feet; brown and gray hair and dark blue eyes; w. 190 pounds; p. Elizabeth Bond and Christian Krauss. nonprofessionals; e. Columbus high school: m. Isabelle Gurton. professional; hy. horses, hunting, golf and motoring. He was in the original cast of many New York successes such as "In Old Kentucky," "Lovers Lane," "Under Southern Skies," "Girl from Dixie," "Huckleberry Finn," and many others. His screen experience started in 1908 at the Biograph on 14th Street, New York. For some time he was director for the New York Montrow Picture Company, Universal, Pathe, and Ince. He has been an actor for the past eleven years as characters and character heavies. FRENCH. GEORGE B. : b. Storm Lake. Iowa. April 14, 1883; h. 5 feet 9% inches: gray hair and dark eyes; w. 146 pounds; p. Louise Schocklay and Charles E. French, non-professionals; e. in Montana; married, non-professional. Stage experience in the following plays: "Man in Iron Mask." "Quincy Adams Sawyer" and "Parsifal." Screen experience of seventeen years, seven years with Christie. Appeared in "Sawdust Paradise." "Won in the Clouds." "Black Pearl" and "Street of Chance" for Paramount in 1929. Freelance player. FRENCH. RICHARD: Played In "Half Way to Heaven" (1929). Paramount. FRIES. OTTO H.: b. St. Louis. Mo.. 1890; h. 6hi feet: brown eyes and black hair; w. 226 pounds: e. Portsmouth. Ohio, and Cincinnati, went to Martin Dramatic School; m. Vivian A. Marshall: has one son. Sherwood Marshall, 9, one daughter, Ottilie Vivian. 11: hy. swimming, hunting, fishing, football. Has lived in St. Louis. Portsmouth. Cincinnati. Covington. Brooklyn. Los Angeles. Entered pictures in 1914. starting with Sennett in 1915. Pictures include: "Hotel Imperial." "Surrender." Munich Cabman in "RiUy the Cop." Fox; comedies for Fox; "The Younger Generation." Columbia. FRISCO. JOE: r. n. Lewis Joseph; b. Rock Island. III. First stage experience on small vaudeville circuit, later headlining on Orpheum and other famous circuits as dancer and singer. First screen experience in 1930. "The Gorilla." First National: No. 1019-20, "The Song Plugger." and No. 939, "The Benefit." Vltaphone shorts. FRITSCH. WILLY: Appeared In 1929 In "Spies." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; "His Latest Excellency." "Melody of Hearts" and "Hungarian Rhapsody," Ufa. FROHLICH. GUSTAV: Appeared In "Homecoming" (1929). Paramount; "The Immortal Vagabond." Ufa. FRYE. DWIGHT: "Barber John's Boy" (1930), Warner Bros. FULTON. JOHN: Played In "King of Jazz" (1930). Universal. FUNG. WILLIE: Appeared In "The Far Call" (1929), Fox. FUREY, BARNEY: Appeared In 1929 in "The Drifter." "Gun Law," "Idaho Red." "Outlaw" and "Pride of Pawnee." Radio Pictures. G GABLE, CLARK: Played in "The Painted Desert" (1930). Pathe. GABY, FRANK: Played In Vitaphone No. 2188, "The Tout." GALLAGHER, DONALD: Appeared in "Through Different Eyes" (1929), Fox. GALLAGHER, RAYMOND: b. San Francisco; h. 5 feet 9 inches; brown eyes and brown hair; w. 160 pounds; e. Sacred Heart College, studied medicine: hy. swimming, baseball, tennis, motoring. Has lived in New York. Chicago, San Francisco. Entered pictures in Los Angeles in 1911. Among his pictures axe: "Trail of "98." "Abie's Irish Rose." "Half a Bride." "Nothing to Wear," "Tide of Empire." "Excess Baggage," Gage in "The Argyle Case," Warner; in 1930: "Sinner's Holiday," Warner. GALLAGHER, RICHARD (SKEETS): b. Terre Haute, Ind.; h. 5 feet 7% inches; gray hair and blue eyes; w. 140 pounds; e. Terre Haute high school. Rose Polytechnic Institute. University of Indiana; m. Pauline Mason, professional: hy. swimming, writing, tennis. Stage experience started with Irene Martin in song and dance act. Has appeared in "No. No, Nanette," "Mayone,' "The City Chap." "Magnolia Lady" and Keith and Orpheum vaudeville. Also appeared in the following pictures on the screen: "The Racket." "Close Harmony," "Fast Company," "Dance of Life." "Pointed Heels." "Honey" (1930), "Paramount on Parade" (1930). "The Social Lion" (1930), "Let's Go Native" (1930), Paramount. GALLERY. TOM: b. Chicago: e. Sacred Heart College. Chicago: married Zasu Pitts. Screen work with Vitagraph, First National. Universal, Paramount, Associated Exhibitors, Warner. FBO. Pictures include: "Under the Rough." Associated Exhibitors; "The Limited Mail." "One Round Hogan." "A Dog of the Regiment." Warner; "Home Struck." FBO. GANSHORN, JACK: Appeared in "Hawk of the Hills" (1929), Pathe. GARCIA, ALLAN: Appeared in "Morgan's Last Raid" (1929), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. GARDNER. SHAYLE: Appeared in "The Three Passions" (1929), United Artists. GARNER. PAUL: "After the Show" (1929), PatheMelody Comedies, first series. GARRICK. JOHN: r. n. John NichoUs; b. Brighton, England, August 31, 1902; h. 5 feet inches: brown hair and blue eyes; p. Florence and Arthur Nicholls: e. Brighton College: not married; hy. swimming, rowing and fishing. Was on the stage in Australia in "Rose Marie" for two years. Played leading roles in "The Desert Song." "Katja." "The Dancer." "Princess Charming." and "Wishing Well" on the Pacific Coast. Has appeared in such pictures as "Married in Hollywood" and "Just Imagine" and the lead in "Sky Hawk." GARRON. KURT: Appeared in "Dancing Vienna" (1929). First National. GAVIN. JESS: Appeared in "The Desert Rider" (1929). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. GAWTHORNE. PETER: Appeared in 1929 in "Behind That Curtain." "Sunny Side Up"; "Temple Tower" (1930), Fox. GAY. GREGORY: b. St. Petersburg. Russia. Oct. 10. 1900: h. 6 feet light brown hair and dark blue eyes; w. 165 pounds; p. Anne Novitoff and Gregory Gay. professionals; e. Navy Cadet school. St. Petersburg: not married; hy. swimming and skating. He was on the stage in China for two years and in America for one year and appeared in the following: "Playthings," "St. John's Night." "Jealousy" and "Artzebackev." Screen experience of four and one-half years and appeared in the following: "Tempest" and "Case of Lena Smith" for Universal: "Black Watch" and "They Had to See Paris" for Fox; "Song of the Flame" for First National; also a short, "The Cossack's Bride." Freelance player. GEARY. MAINE: b. Salt Lake City. Utah. February 15. 1898; h. 6 feet 1 inch; brown hair and gray eyes: w. 180 pounds; e. Utah. Nevada. Berkeley. Cal.. White's Beakley prep school: specialized in electrical engineering: married; hv. football, trout fishing. Has lived in Salt Lake City. Ely. Neb. : Oakland. Cal. ; Vancouver. B. C. : Toronto. New York. Hollywood. Entered pictures in 1919. Among them are: "Robin Hood." "Thunder Mountain." "Sparrows," "Diamond Handcuffs." "Gold Braid." GELDERT. CLARENCE: b. St. John. B. C. June 9 1867; h. 5 feet 11 inches; dark gray eyes and gray hair; w. 165 pounds; e. Collins College. Boston. Specialized in English, law; m. : hy. sailing, hunting, fencing. Has lived in New York. Boston. St. John. N. B.. Winnipeg. Edmonton, Medicine Hat, San Jose. San Francisco. Los Angeles. Entered pictures in 1915 with D. W. Griffith. Pictures include: "Joan the Woman." "Woman of Paris." "Dress Parade." "Flaming Forest," "Humming Wires." Col. Grimshaw in "The Thirteenth Chair." MGM; "Sioux Blood." "The Overland Telegraph." MGM: "Square Shoulders." Pathe. GERARD. CHARLES: b. Carlow, Ireland: e. Castleknock and Dublin Universities. Screen work with Paramount. Universal, Selznick. Hodkinson, C. C. Burr. Fox. First National. B. B. Productions. Allied Productions, Truart. Metro-Goldwyn. Stromberg. Pro-DisCo. Warner. Independent. Rayart, Pathe. Pictures include: "The Heart Thief." Pro-Dis-Co: "Light Fingers." Columbia: "Framed." "Home Made," First National: "Painting the Town." Universal: "The Great Ginsberg." Warners; "Girls." "Romance of a Rogue," Henry Lord in "Circumstantial Evidence." Chesterfield: Count Polnac in "Lone Wolf's Daughter." "That Certain Thing." Columbia: Weymouth in "Men Without Women." Fox; "Journey's End (1930). Tiffany: "Anybody's Woman" (1930), Paramount. GERHARDT. KARL: Played In "The Immortal Vagabond," Ufa, GERRARD. CARL: b. Boston. Mass.: h. 5 feet 10H Inches: brown hair and eyes; w. 144 pounds; e. Ireland. Stage career. Cohan and Harris. "Turn to the Right." "Brewster's Millions." Screen career. First National. Metro. Haworth. Jess Robblns. Paramount. Columbia. "The Voice from the Minaret," "First National: "The Love Piker." Goldwyn: "Wild Bill Hlekok." Paramount: "So This Is Love." Columbia: nandsome Harry in "Confessions of a Wife." Excellent; "Lcathemecking" (1930). Radio. GERRARD. DOUGLAS: r. n. D. G. McMurrogh Kavanagh; b. County Dublin. Ireland. August 12. 1888; h. 5 feet 10H inches: brown hair and eyes; w. 175 pounds; e. Heidelburg University, Germany, Stonyhurst College, England and Dublin Universities; not married; hy. yachting, swimming, rowing and fox hunting. While in college specialized in elocution, oratory and literature. Began stage career as Shakespearean actor. Entered pictures in March. 1913, opposite Pavlowa In her only film. Played with Pauline Frederick and Mary Pickford, then Carl Laemmle made him feature director at Universal. Returned to acting and appeared in the following productions: "Footloose Widows," "Wolfs Clothing," "Sailor Made Man," "Omar the Tent Maker," "Commanding Officer." "Ladies of the Night Club." "Lord and Lady Algy." "Painted Angel" (1929), First National: "Madonna of Avenue A" (1929), Warner Bros. GERRON, KURT: Played in "The Blue Angel." Ufa. G ETCH ELL, SUMNER (GUDGIE): b. Oakland. Cal,. h. 5 feet 7 inches; brown hair and brown eyes; w. 165 pounds; p. Laura M. and Winfleld Jones, father professional; e. Berkeley high school; not married; hy. all sports. Stage career started in Alcazar theatre in San Francisco as child actor in "Penrod," "Jimmy Valentine" and others, also at Fulton theatre in Oakland. Screen experience started 10 years ago. and has appeared in the following pictures: "Flying Fleet," for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; "New Year's Eve," and played lead in "Mystery Mansion" for Fox: "Campus Flirt." for Paramount; "College Widow." for Warner: Collegian Series, and "Sporting Youth" series for Universal: "Cheer Up and Smile" (1929). Fox; "College Love" (1929), Universal. GIBBON. HARRY: Appeared in "Show People" (1929), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; "Mysterious Island" (1929). MGM. GIBLYN. CHARLES: Appeared in "Woman Trap" (1929), Paramount. GIBSON, DAD: Appeared in "Smilin' Guns" (1929). Universal. GIBSON, HOOT: r. n. Edward Gibson: b. Tekamah, Neb., 1892; h. 5 feet 9 inches; dark hair and blue eyes; w. 160 pounds; p. Delia Gibson, non -professional; e. Tekamah, Neb. high school, and received his stage training in vaudeville; m. Sally Eilers; hy. boxing, auto racing and bronco busting. In vaudeville with Dick Stanley and Bud Atkinson in Australia. Entered pictures about 16 years ago as a cowboy and has been with Universal ever since. Appeared in 1929 in "Smilin' Guns." "Burning the Wind." "King of the Rodeo." "The Lariat Kid." "Points West." "The Winged Horsemen." "Courtin" Wild Cats." "The Long Long Trail." Universal; in 1930 in "Mounted Stranger." "Roaring Ranch." "Spurs." "Trailing Trouble." "Trigger Tricks." Universal; Vitaphone No. 2132. "The Hoot Gibson Trio." GIBSON, JIM: Played in "Arizona Kid" (1930), Fox. GIBSON, KENNETH: b. Sandusky. Ohio. January 17, 1899; h. 6 feet 1 inch; brown hair and hazel eyes; w. 170 pounds; p. Idah McGlone and Henry Hiram Gibson, both writers; e. Hyde Park high. Chicago, and University of Chicago: m. Paulette Paquette. actress; hy. most sports. Stage experience in Los Angeles in the following productions: "Just Married," "Plaything." "A Man's Man." "The Ghost Train" and "High Road." Screen experience began in 1922 with Fox and Aileen Percy in "Big Town Ideas." as juvenile in "Ashes of Vengeance." as Brother in "Idle Rich." and as Reggie in "Their Own Desire." Free-lance player. GILBERT, BILLY: Appeared in "Noisy Neighbors" (1929) . Pathe; Vitaphone No. 4249. "The Woman Tamer." "The Beauties" (1930). Pathe Rainbow Comedies. GILBERT, JOHN: b. Logan, Utah. July 10. 1897; h. 5 feet 11 inches: brown hair and eyes: w. 135 pounds ; e. in public schools all over the country, and Hitchcock Military academy at San Rafael. Cal. : m. and div. Leatrice Joy. m. Ina Claire. 1929. An actor, on the legitimate stage; also writer, producer and director. Screen experience consists of roles in "Apostle of Vengeance" for Ince in 1917; "Heart of the Hills" for First National in 1919; "The Count of Monte Cristo" for Fox in 1922: thence to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer where he has appeared in "He Who Gets Slapped." "The Merrv Widow" and "The Big Parade" in 1925: "Flesh and the Devil." "Love" and "The Cossacks" in 1927; and in "Four Walls." "A Woman of Affairs" and others in 1929. In 1929 in "Desert GILBERT, MASTER: Played in Vitaphone No. 2260. Nights." "His Glorious Night" and "The Hollywood Revue," "Redemption" (1930). MGM. GILL. BASIL: Played in "High Treason." Tiffany. GILLESPIE. GEORGE: Appeared in "The Climax" (1930) . Universal. GILLESPIE. WILLIAM: b. Aberdeen. Scotland. January 24, 1894: 5 feet 11 inches; black hair and gray eyes: w. 175 pounds; p. Margaret Noble and William Gillespie, non-professionals; e. college in Winnipeg. Manitoba. Canada: m. Ann Monahan. non-professional: hy. music, hunting and Ashing. Stage experience with the Emerson Players. Manitoba, for three seasons: with the Arcadians for two seasons: in vaudeville for five years and with "Skeets Brown Minstrels." Screen experience in "Now or Never." "Grandma's Boy." "High and Dizzy." "Easy Street." "The Immigrant." "Exit Smiling." "Horse Shy." GILLINGWATER. CLAUDE: b. Lauseanna. Mo.. August 2. 1870: h. 6 feet 2 inches: gray hair and brown eyes: w. 168 pounds: p. Lucy Hunter and James E. Gilllngwater. non -professionals; e. St. Louis high school; m. Carlyn Stellith. non-professional: hy. reading, geography and historical events. Eight years stage experience with David Belasco. Screen experience In following productions: "Little Lord Fauntleroy." "My Boy." "Alice Adams." "Remember." "Women They Talk About." "Stark Mad." "Stolen Kisses." "Three Wise Fools." "A Dangerous Woman" and "Daddy." In 1929 in "Great Divide." "Smiling Irish Eyes." First National: "So Long Letty." Warner: In 1930 in "Flirting Widow." "Toast of the Legion." First National "Dumbbells In Ermine." Warner. GILMORE. DOUGLAS: m. Ruth Mix. professional: screen career Includes: "The Naughty Flirt" (1930). First National; "Object Alimony" (1929). Columbia: