The motion picture almanac (1931)

168 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1931 United Artists, "Is Everybody Happy I" for Warner Brothers. "The Exalted Flapper" (1929). Fox. GRAPEWIN. CHARLEY: b. Xenia. Ohio. December 20, 1875; h. 5 feet 7^ inches; brown hair and blue eyes; w. 150 pounds; e. Wellington high school. Wellington. Ohio; hy. golf; m. Anna Chance. Thirtv-flve years on stage and vaudeville. Author and composer of "The Awakening of Mr. Pipp." also starred in it. Other plays: "Up to You." "John Henry." "Above the Limit." "Gossip Town." "Jed's Vacation." "Poughkeepsie." Entered pictures in January. 1929. played Jed Harvey Schwanzie in "The Shannons of Broadway." Universal: star in "Jed's Vacation" (1929). "Ladies Choice." "That Bed Headed Hussy." Christie. GRASSBY. BERTRAM: b. Lincolnshire. England. 1880; h. 6 feet; black hair and black eyes; w 175 pounds: e. America. Screen work with Griffith.. Hodkinson. Paramount-Gish. Equity. Paramount. Patne. Goldwyn. Irvin Willat Productions. William P S. Earle. Vitagraph. FBO. Metro-Fox. Pro-Dis-Co. Universal. Ginsberg. Among his pictures are "When A Man Loves." Warner: "The Beloved Bogue." United Artists. GRAVES. RALPH : b Cleveland. Ohio, January 23. 1900; h. 6 feet 2 inches; brown hair and blue eyes; w. 175 pounds; p. Lillian M. Graves; e. East high school and received his stage training in stock; m. Virginia Goodwin, non-professional: hy. bridge, golf and boating. Eleven years screen experience; four of which were spent, with Griffith, three with Sennett and since then with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Has appeared in (1929) 'Smilin' Guns," Universal: "The Eternal Woman." "The Side Show," "Submarine," Columbia; "The Flying Fleet." Metro-Goldwyn-Maver; "Song of Love" (1929). Columbia; "Ladies of Leisure" (1930). Columbia. GRAVES. JR., ROBERT: b. New York City. October 22. 1888; h. 5 feet 11^4 inches; brown hair and eyes: w. 190 pounds; p. Charlotte Catlin and Bobert Graves, non-professionals: e. Mt. Pleasant academy. New York. Williams college in 1910 being an A. B., and Harvard law school in 1913; and in addition educational advantages in France, received his stage training at Castle Square theatre, Boston, in 1912; m. Ellen Godsey, professional: hy. riding and reading. Started stage career with John Craig in Boston in 1912. Previously was head of dramatics at Williams college; had his own company in Pittsfield. Mass.. from 1912 to 1916; played one year on Broadway in "The Misleading Lady" with Lewis Stone; produced plays for the roads in New York office at Hudson and Fulton theatres. Enlisted in 1912. gained commission and went to France, made his first picture in 1914. playing the heavy in "The Midnight Strike." a Warner feature directed by Chester Devon. Came to California in 1924 and has been steadily employed since; under contract to Educational for four years, playing feature, heaw and character roles; in "Monsieur Le Fox" (1930) MGM. GRAVINE. CESSARE: b. Naples. Italy. January 23. 1858; h. 5 feet; brown eyes and black eyes: w. 135 pounds; e. Italy: m. ; hy. swimming. Stage experience in light opera in Italy. Spain, Chile, Peru. Entered pictures in 1915 through Sidney Olcott. Pictures include: "Foolish Wives." "Scratch My Back." "Daddy." "Merry-Go-Bound." "Man Who Laughs." "Blonde Saint." "The Trail of "98." MGM: "The Wedding March." Paramount: "Burning the Wind," "Phantom of the Opera" (1929). Universal. GRAY. ALEXANDER: b. Wrightsrille, Pa., January 8. 1902: h. 5 feet lOhi inches; brown hair and blue eyes; w. 170 pounds; p. Harriet Gray and Alexander P. Gray, non-professionals; e. Park Avenue Grammar school and Baltimore prep school. Central high school of Philadelphia and Penn State College; m. Jeannette Wolff and has one daughter, Jean Harriet : hy. swimming, golf, tennis and horseback riding. Ha had decided upon a musical career, so he secured a position as technical editor of "Iron Age." which enabled him to study voice on the side. A year later he taught grammar school in Chicago, and later taught in Northwest Military and Naval Academy. Won a vocal contest sponsored by the National Federation of Music Clubs. He then went to New York and was engaged for the Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic. There followed leads in the Ziegfeld Follies. "Sally." "Tell Me More." "Naughty Biquette" and "The Desert Song." He made his picture debut with Marilyn Miller in the cinema "Sally," and other film appearances for First National and Vitaphone productions include, "No. No. Nannette." "Spring Is Here" and "Song of the Flame"; "Viennese Nights" (1930). Warner Bros. GRAY. HARRY: Appeared in "Hallelujah" (1929). MGM. GRAY. LAWRENCE: b. San Francisco. Cal. : h. 5 feet 10 inches: brown hair and green eyes; w. 1G0 pounds; p. Mary and Henry Gray, non-professionals: e. Lowell High School. San Francisco; not married; hy. music, literature and tennis. No stage experience. Screen experience consists of five years. Previous two years in capacity of production superintendent for Famous Players-Lasky. Leads opposite Gloria Swanson. Marion Davies. Colleen Moore. Betty Bronson. Olive Borden. Madge Bellamy. Eleanor Boardman. Lois Moran. Evelyn Brent. Dorothy Sebastian. Billie Dove and the Duncan Sisters, for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Fox. First National. Warner Bros.. Paramount. Tiffany-Stahl. In 1929 In "It's a Great Life." MGM: Trent's Last Case." Fox: "The Gay Nineties." MGM: in 1930 in "Going Wild." "Spring Is Here." First National. GREGORY. PAUL: Stage experience: sang leading role in "Golden Dawn" for Hammerstein and was featured In "Rose Marie" and "The Song of the Flame." Also appeared in the screen version of "Whoopee" for United Artists In 1930. GREEN. BILLY M. : Played in "His Birthday Suit" (1930). PatheVariety Comedies. GREEN. EDDIE: Vitaphone No. 1037. "Temple Belles." GREEN. HARRY: b. New York City; h. 5 feet TA Inches; black hair and blue eyes; w. 174 pounds; e. New York University: not married; hy. swimming. Stage experience commenced with successful characterization of "George Washington Cohen." which made him famous. Then left vaudeville for drama and appeared In the following: "Welcome Stranger." "Give and Take." "Is Zat So." "Music Master." Toured England. South Africa and Australia, then came to Hollywood from South Africa on a vacation and was signed by Paramount. First appeared as theatrical manager In "Close Harmony." Has appeared in the following Paramount Productions: "Why Bring That Up." "The Kibitzer," "Paramount on Parade." "The Man I Love" (1929), Paramount; in 1930 in "Honey." "True to the Navy." "Why Bring That Up," Paramount; "Be Yourself." United Artists. GREEN. KURT: Appeared in "Berlin After Dark" (1929) . World Wide. GREIG. RICHARD: Played in "Animal Crackers" (1930) . Paramount. GREINER. FRITZ: Played in "Hungarian Rhapsody." Ufa. GRETLER. H El N RICH : Appeared in "The Last Company." Ufa. GRIBBEN. HARRY: b. New York City; h. 6 feet; blue eyes and brown hair; e. New York; m. May Emory. Has had stage experience in "Flo-Flo." "R d Widow." Pictures include: "Shakedown." "Rose Marie." "Smart Set." "Show People." "Tide of Empire," "Honeymoon." "The Bride's Relations." "Whirls and Girls." Sennett; Joe in "On with the Show," Joe Casey in "So Long Letty." "The Cameraman." "The Mysterious Island." MGM; "Midnight Daddies." World Wide: "The Lunkhead" (1929). "The Golfers" (1929). "Hollywood Star" (1929). "Clancy at the Bat" (1929). "The New Halfback" (1929). "Uppercut O'Brien" (1929), "Song of the West" (1930), Warner: "The Gorilla" (1930). First National: "Sugar Plum Papa" (1930), Educational. Mack Sennett Talking Comedies; "Swell People" (1930). Pathe. Manhattan Comedies; second series; "Big Hearted" (1930). Pathe. Whoopee Comedies. GRIBBON. EDDIE: b. New York City. January 3. 1893; h. 6 feet; brown hair and blue eyes: w. 195 pounds; received his stage training in stock and vaudeville ; hy. all sports. Three years stage experience and 14 years screen. Appeared in 1929 "Two Weeks Off." "Twin Beds." First National: "Honeymoon." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; "Two Men and a Maid." Tiffany-Stahl ; "Fancy Baggage." and "From Headquarters." Warner Brothers; in 1930 in "Born Reckless." "Dames Ahoy." Universal. GRIFFITH, GORDON: b. Chicago, 111.; h. 5 feet O1^ inches; dark brown hair and dark blue eyes; w. 153 pounds; e. Los Angeles. Cal. Screen work with Warner. Fox. National. Paramount. 14 months with Keystone, and was in "The Branded Man," Rayart. GRIFFITH. RAYMOND: b. Boston. Mass.. January 23. 1895; h. 5 feet 6 inches; brown hair and hazel eyes; w. 140 pounds; p. Marie Guichard and James Griffith, professionals: e. St. Anselems, Manchester. N. H. ; m. Bertha Mann, professional: hy. everything of interest. No stage experience. Screen experience as follows: 1914 with Vitagraph. and Kalem Comedies; 1915 to Goldwyn Dramas: 1923 to 1927. Paramount Comedies; 1917 to 1921 Mack Sennett Comedies (writing and directing) ; 1922 with Marshall Neilan, Universal and Goldwyn Dramas; 1923 to 1927 Paramount Comedies. Some of the pictures are "Fool's First." "The Night Club." "Forty Winks." "He's a Prince." "Wet Paint." "Hands Up." "Paths to Paradise." "Trent's Last Case" (1929). Fox; "The Sleeping Porch" (1929). Paramount-Christie. GRIPP. HARRY: b. Tyrone. Pa.. November 20. 1885; h. 5 feet 10^ inches; blond hair and blue eyes: w. 175 pounds; p. nonprofessionals: e. private schools in Pennsylvania. Maryland and Rhode Island; m. nonprofessional; no hobbies. No stage experience. Sevinteen years screen experience and has appared in the following Fox pictures: "Siberia." "No Man's Gold." "P & A Train Robbery." "Honor Bound." "Our Daily Bread." "The Far Call" (1923). Fox. GROCEY. BERNARD: Appeared in "Abie's Irish Rose" (1929). Paramount. GROG AN. OSCAR: Played in Vitaphone No. 985. "Footnotes." GRONAU. ERNST: Appeared in "His Latest Excellency" (1929). Ufa. GROSSMAN, GEORGE: Played in "Three French Girls" (1930), MGM. GROSSMITH. GEORGE: b. London. England; h. 5 feet 11 inches: p. Bosa and George Grossmith. father a professional; hy. golf. Stage experience: described in English papers as "Pre-eminent Comedian of the London Stage." Was managing director of Grossmith and Malone. controlling six leading London theatres, for which he wrote and produced over twenty successful musical plays and revues. Is advisory director of the "British Broadcasting Corp." Twenty years as star on London stage. First screen experience in 1930. "Women Everywhere," for Fox. GUARO, KIT: b. Denmark: h. 5 feet 8'/4 inches: light hair and blue eyes; w. 150 pounds: e. San Francisco. Early career: eight years on stage. Screen career includes "Shamrock Alley." Educational ; "Legionnaires in Paris." Beautv Parlor Series. FBO: "Beau Broadway," Metro; "Night Work." Pathe. GUEKSTORF. MAX: Appeared in "His Latest Excellency" (1929). Ufa. GUERTZMAN. PAUL: b. Kichinov. Russia. February 7, 1913; h. 5 feet 4 inches; brown hair and gray eyes; w. 110 pounds: e. public schools in Paris: hy. swimming, boxing. Lived in Paris and Los Angeles. Entered pictures in 192S through Jesse L. Lasky. Pictures include: "His Private Life." "The Wolf of Wall Street." and "Betrayal." GUIDE. PAUL: Appeared in "Loves of Casanova" (1929). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. GUILFOYLE. JAMES: Appeared in "Speakeasy" (1929). Fox. GULLAN. CAMPBELL: Appeared in "Pleasure Crazed" (1929). Fox. GUZMAN. ROBERT E.: r. n. Roberto E. Guzman: b. Pueblo. Mexico. January 30. 1899; h. 5 feet 10>4 inches; brown eyes and hair; w. 160 pounds; e. Pueblo: si>ecia]ized in law, college degree: married; hy. riding, swimming, wrestling. Has lived in Mexico, New York. Chicago. Los Angeles. Entered pictures in August. 1928. through William McGann. assistant director on Warner Bros.. "The Desert Song." Pictures include: "The Desert Song." "Song of the West." Warner; "The Military Post." "A Spanish Fiesta," Vitaphone. H HACKATHORNE. GEORGE: b. Pendleton. Ore.. February 13. 1896; h. 5 feet 7 Inches: brown hair and RfH! w. 130 rmiinds: p. Mary Elizabeth Patterson and George Mallard Hackathorne: e, public schools and business college; not married; hy. swimming, horseback riding, and writing short stories and essays. Stage experience, first part was little Willie in "East Lynne," also played juveniles in stock, and own vaudeville singing act. Screen experience in the following: title role in "The Little Minister" and "Night Life in New York" for Famous Players-Lasky; "Human Hearts." "Merry-Go-Round." and starred in "The Turmoil." "The Tip Off." for Universal; Preferred Productions "Capitol Punishment"; for Fox, "The Village Blacksmith." Harold Bell Wright's "Shepherd of the Hills." "When a Man's a Man"; FBO's "Sally Shoulders." T. Hayes Hunter "The Light in the Clearing." English co-starred with with Betty Balfour in "The Sea Urchin." Whitman Bennett "Wandering Fires": United Artists "The Lady." and Ince "Human Wreckage. " Just completed role of Robespierre in "La Marseillaise" and the "College Racketeer"; "Captain of the Guard" (1930). Universal. HACKETT, ALBERT: Played in "Whoopee" (1930), United Artists. HACKETT. CHARLES: Played in Vitaphone No. 2379. No. 916. Nos. 899-900. HACKETT, RAYMOND: b. New York City: e. in New York and Philadelphia: h. 5 feet 10 inches: w. 14S pounds: brown hair, blue eyes. Made first stage appearance at the age of 4 years and has b.'en on the stage since that time until he made his first picture with Gloria Swanson in "The Loves of Sunya." Pictures include: "The Trial of Mary Dugan." "Madame X." "Not So Dumb," and 'Let Us Be Gay." "The Bishop Murder Case" (1930), "Our Blushing Brides" (1930). Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; "Footlights and Fools" (1929). "Numbered Men" (1930). First National; "On Your Back" (1930). "The Sea Wolf" (1930). Fox. HAGEN. WALTER: "Match Play" (1930). Educational-Mack Sennett. HAGER, CLYDE: Vitaphone No. 4209, "Railroad Follies." HAGGERTY, BILLIE: b. Kansas City. December. 1925; chestnut hair and blue eyes. First screen appearance as "Double" for Davy Lee in "The Squealer." Selected for role of Little Stuart in "Ex-Flame." modern version of "East Lynne." a Liberty production. Won Baby Show prize in Kansas City as a perfect physical specimen and best dressed youngster. HAGNEY. FRANK: b. Sydney. Australia; h. • feet 2hb inches; dark brown hair and eyes; w. 205 pounds: p. Elizabeth and Michael Hagney. non-professional: e. Sydney Grammar School and College: m. Edna Sbephard. non-professional; hy. all athletics. Stage experience in stock, and vaudeville in Australia. Europe and the United States. Stage experience of fifteen years in America. Has appeared in the following: "On Your Toes." "Free Lips." "Through the Breakers." "Glorious Trail," "Broken Barriers," "Captain Lash." "Masked Emotions." "One Round Hogan." "Rawhide Kid" and "The Fight Pest"; "Oh, Yeah!" (1929). Pathe. HAINES. ROBERT T. : b. Muncie. Ind. : e. University of Missouri; m. Mrs. William McDowell. Stage career started in Washington. D. C when he made his debut with Robert Downing. Afterward, toured in succeeding seasons with Thos. W. Keene. James O'Neil and Walker Whiteside: followed by tours in the melodramas "Darkest Russia." "The Cherry Pickers." and the next season with Henry Miller's Company. Season 1899-1900. leading man Lyceum Stock Company. Baltimore. Md.. 1900-1901 made first New Y'ork hit as Don John of Austria, in "The Palace of the King" with Viola Allen. 1901-1902 leading man with Mrs. Fiske in repertoire. May, 1902. staged "Hearts Aflame" at Garrick theatre, and played leading role. 1902-1904 played Prince Kara in David Belasco's production of "The Darling of the Gods. 1905 produced and starred in "Once Upon a Time." at the Berkeley Lyceum theatre. New Y'ork. and in 1906 starred in a revival and road tour of the "Darling of the Gods." 1907-1908 played Kearney in David Belasco's "The Rose of the Rancho." and during 1908-1909 leading man with Grace George in "Clothes." During the season of 1909-1910 with Daniel Frohman's "The Commanding Officer." also leading man with Olga Nethersole in "The Writing on the Wall." and in 1911 as Burr Winton in the first production of "The Storm." and finished the season featured in "The Spendthrift." During the summer of 1911 produced his own stock company at the West End theatre. New Y'ork. 1912-1914 headlined over Keith and Orpheum Circuits in "The Coward." "The Man in the Dark," and "Enter — A Stranger." 1915 in Charles Frohman's last production. "The Hyphen." and from 1916-1918 headlines in vaudeville in "The One Way Out." From 1918 to 1925 played in the following productions: "The Doctor." "The Lost Leader. " "Peter Harrigan." "The Evergreen Larlv." "Sophus Mevers." "Samson and Deliah." "Hamilton J. Power." "The Goldfish." "The Sheriff." "The Vagabond." "The District Attorney." "Dope." "The Leading Man." "The Trouper." "Peter Rankin" and "The Donovan Affair." He has also stock-starred with stock companies in Milwaukee. Cleveland. Pittsburgh. Springfield. Hartford. Baltimore and Boston. Screen experience consists of appearances in the following productions in which he was either starred or featured: "Tile Governor's Lady," "Does It Pay':" "Lew Tyler's Wives." "The Victim." "The Heart of New Y'ork." "The Secret Agent." "The Capitol." "The Lone Wolf." "The Noose." "Ladies of the Mob." "The First Kiss." "Ten Minutes" and on the vitaphone "Dynamite." "Careers." "The Girl in the Glass Cage" and "The Shannons of Broadway." He has written the following plays: "The Grass Orphan" and "Wreckage," and the following sketches "Two Thieves." "The Coward." "You Can't Win." "Guilty" (1930). Columbia. HAINES. WILLIAM: b. Staunton. Va.. January 1. 1900; h. 6 feet: black hair and brown eyes; w. 165 pounds; e. Staunton Military Academy and received his stage training in theatrical school at Staunton; hy. reading and music. He has appeared in such picture! as "Three Wise Fools" for Goldwyn in 1923 and for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in "Tower of Lies." "Mike." "Brown of Harvard." "Tell It to the Marines." "A Little Journey." "Spring Fever." "Slide. Kelly. S'ide." "West Point." "Telling the World." "Excess Baggage" and "Alias Jimmy Valentine": In 1929 in "The Duke Stem Out." "The BToOyvfOOd Revue." "A Man's Man." "Show People." "Speedway," "Navy Blues." "Easy