The motion picture almanac (1931)

180 The MOTION PICTURE ALMANAC 1931 pounds; e. Nashua. N. H. ; married. Has been on stage. Entered pictures in 1909. Played in "The Birth of a Nation," "Robber Sheik." "Blood and Sand." "Gang War." "Me. Gangster." "White Pants Willie." "Back to God's Country." Harrim Bey in "The Black Watch." Fox; "Mobv Dick" (1930). "The Steel Highway" (1930). Warner Bros. LONG DEN. JOHN: Played in "Blackmail" (1929). Sono Art-World Wide. LONSDALE. HARRY G. : b. Worcester, England; h. 5 feet 10>,4 inches; hazel eyes and iron gray hair; w. 155 pounds; e. at Worcester Cathedral. England; hv. golf. Has lived in Worcester. London, New York, Chicago. San Francisco. Pasadena, Went on the stage at age of 18. Played in comic opera for seven years, eleven years with late E. T. Willard and four with the late Nat C. Goodwin. Entered pictures in 1911 with Selig Company, with whom he came to California under five-year contract. Pictures include: "Master of Garden." "Ne'er Do Well." "Shepherd of the Hills." "The Rosary" and 250 other pictures. LORCH, THEODORE: b. Springfield. 111.; h. 6 feet; dark brown hair and dark eyes; w. 184 pounds; p. Katherine Girard and Andrew Lorch, non-professionals; e. North high school, business college and Chickeos college; not married. Star on the road for 14 years; in stock for six years as leading man; starred in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hvde." "Soldier of Empire." "Sherlock Holmes." with Julia Marlowe in "The Crowded Hour." and in vaudeville with Frank Tinney. Screen experience in featured roles in Warner's "Man on the Box" and "The Better 'Ole" ; Universale "Show Boat" and "Grip of the Yukon." with Buster Keaton: and in Metro-Goldwvn-Mayer's "Spite Marriage"; Vitaphone No. 4097-98. "An 111 Wind." and in many other pictures. LORENZ. HOWARD: Appeared in "The Black Pearl" (1929). Rayart. LOVE, MONTAGU: b. Portsmouth. England; h. 6 feet 2 inches; red hair and blue eyes; p. Fannie Louise and Harry Love, non-professionals; e. Portsmouth grammar school, and at college at Cambridge. England; not married; hy. swimming, riding, golf, music and drawing. Spent seven years on the legitimate stage Has appeared in (1929) "The Divine Lady." "The Haunted House." "Her Private Life." "A Most Immoral Lady." "Synthetic Sin." First National; "The Mysterious Island." Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; "Charming Sinners." Paramount: "Midstream," Tiffany-Stahl; "Bulldog Drummond," United Artists: "The Last Warning." Universal; in 1930 in "Back Pay." "A Notorious Affair." First National; "Double Cross Roads," Fox; "Reno," Sono Art-World Wide; "Inside the Lines." Radio Pictures; "Outward Bound." Warner Bros; Vitaphone No. 2278, "Character Studies." LOVEJOY, ARTHUR: Played in Pathe "Night Work." LOWE. EDMUND: b. San Jose. Cal. : h. 6 feet; dark brown hair and blue eyes: w. 185 pounds; p. Mr. and Mrs. E. Lowe, nonprofessionals; e. San Jose high school. Santa Clara University: m. Lilyan Tashman, professional; hy. reading, riding, tennis and good music. Stage experience with Los Angeles stock company for three years. Among stage successes were: "Roads to Destinv." "The Son-Daughter." "In the Night Watch" and "The Walk-Off." Screen experience started in 1923 with Fox in "The Silent Command." "The Palace of the King." "The Fool." "East Lvnne," "What Price Glory." "An Increasing Purpose." "Is Zat So?" "Publicity Madness" and "Baloo." Also appeared in "Dressed to Kill." "Happiness Ahead" and "In Old Arizona." for Fox. Latest pictures include "The Cock Eved World," for Fox: "This Tiling Called Love." for Pathe-Fox; "The Painted Angel." for First National, and "The Bad One" for United Artists; "Thru Different Eyes" (1929). Fox; in 1930 in "Born Reckless." "Good Intentions." "Happy Days," Fox. LOWRY, ED: Played in Vitaphone No. 25(35. LUBIN. ARTHUR: b. Los Angeles; h. 5 feet 10 inches; brown eyes and black hair; w. 145 pounds; e. San Diego grammar and high school. Carnegie Tech.. Pittsburgh. Specialized in drama : hy. hiking, motoring, cooking. Has lived in San Diego. Los Angeles. Pittsburgh. Pictures include: "Bardelys the Magnificent," "His People." "Lost World." "Times Square," "Bushranger." "Eyes of the Underworld." LUCAS. NICK : "Gold Diggers of Broadway" (1929). "Song of Songs" (1929). Warner Bros. LUCAS. WILFRED: b. Ontario. Canada; h. 5 feet 11 inches; brown hair and brown eyes; w. 178 pounds: e. McGill College. Montreal. Studied art and music In London and Paris; married; hy. polo, swimming. Has lived in New York. Chicago. London. Paris. Denver. Hamilton. Ont.. Los Angeles and has made several tours around the world. Stage career: Martius Vinicius in "Quo Vadis." Bud Young in "Heir to the Hurrah." Dan Mallory in "Chorus Lady." Entered pictures with Biograph Company in 1907. Has worked for Universal. Biograph, Sennett. Australian Films. Metro. First National. Pictures include: "Hello Sister." "His Woman." First National; "Madam Satan." MGM. In 1930: "Arizona Kid." Fox; "Cock of the Walk." Sono Art-World Wide: "Those Who Dance." Warner Bros. LUCY. ARNOLD: b. Tottenham. England. 1R75: e. at Duchess of Somerset's School; hy. golf. Stage experience in "Fanny's First Play." "Nothin' but the Truth." Entered pictures in 1915. Pictures include: "Devil's Toy." with Betty Blyth; "In Search of a Sinner." "Little Old New York." "Love Expert," Julius Bowser in "The Ghost Talks." "Masquerade." "The One Woman Idea." Fox; "All Quiet on the Western Front," Universal; "Manslaughter," Paramount. LUDE. JACK: Appeared in "Dangerous Curves" (1929), Paramount. LUDEN. JACK: b. Reading. Pa.. February 6. 1902; b. 6 feet; blond hair and hrown eyes: w. 174 pounds; f. Military Academy at Cornwall-on-the-Hudson. Tome schools at Port Deposit. Md.. two years Johns Hopkins University. Specialized in medicine: hy. horseback riding, swimming, squash, golf. Has lived In Reading. N. Y , Hollywood. Entered pictures in 1925. Went from one studio to another in New York until Bill Cohill. who saw him In a group in his office, took his name and called him to do a hit In a Richard Dix picture. Pictures include: "Sins of Fathers." "Woman of Moscow." "Udder the Tonto Rim." "Fools for Luck." George In "The Wild Party." Paramount; man about town in "Dangerous Curves," "Faro Nell, or In Old Californy." Christie; in 1930: "Young Eagles." Paramount. LUDLOW. PATRICK: b. London, England. 1903; e. at University College in London; h. 5 feet 11 inches; w. 155 pounds; brown hair, brown eyes; hy. tennis. On the London stage with Sir Charles Hartney as juvenile lead in all principal London theatres. Entered pictures in 1925. Started as an extra. Star lead In "Naughty Husbands" (England), Eustace in "The Ware Case," Wilton in "Ex-Flame" and Percy in "The Play Called Life." LUGOSI, BELA: r. n. Bela Lugosi Blasko; b. Lugos. Hungary. October 20, 1888; h. 6 feet Hi inches: brown hair and gray eyes; w. 177 pounds; p. Paula von Vojnics and Stephen Blasko, president of a bank in Lugos. Hungary; e. gymnasium in Lugos. and the Academy of Theatrical Arts, Budapest; not married; hy. sculpturing and hunting big game. Twenty years' stage experience. Six years spent in different cities of Hungary, eight as leading member of the National theatre of Hungary' in Budapest: played leading parts in world literature from Hamlet to Liliom; and six years in the United States, from 1922 to 19Z8, in "The Red Poppy," featured lead; "Fernado the Apache"; Henry Baron in "Greenwich Village," New York City; featured in "Arabesque" as the sheik. New York National theatre; featured lead in "Open House" at the New York Criterion theatre; as Petros in "The Devil in the Cheese" at the New York Charles Hopkins theatre, and at the New York Fulton theatre with Horace Liveright. Screen experience began in 1915. at which time he was the star of Budapest Phoenix and Star companies; in 1919-20 featured in Berlin in "Shlave Fremder Willens" and "Der Tanz Auf Dem Vulken" for Eiehberg company, and a Luna film; in 1923. the character lead in Fox's "The Silent Command"; in 1924 "The Rejected Woman" for Distinction Film Company, New York, and "The Daughters Who Pay" for Banner Film Company, New York, the heavy in the latter two: and in 1925 the character lead in Chadwick's "The Midnight Girl." Was also the heavy in Fox's "The Veiled Woman." In 1929 he appeared in "Prisoners." First National; "Thirteenth Chair." MGM; in 1930: "Wild Company." "Such Men Are Dangerous," Fox; "Dracula," Universal. LUKAS. CARL: Appeared in "Illusion" (1929). Paramount. LUKAS. PAUL: b. Budapest. Hungary. May 26. 1895; h. 6 feet 2 inches; brown hair and eyes; w. 182 pounds: p. Marie Zilaky and John Lukas. non-professionals; e. preparatory and College of Budapest, and received his stage training at the Actor's Academy of Hungary; not married; hy. fencing, tennis and riding. His debut on the stage took place in 1916 at the Comedy theatre. Budapest, in the title role of Franz Molar's "Liliom." At this theatre for nine years playing every conceivable character in the works of Shakespeare. Jehov. George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, Moliere and Galsworthy. Max Reinhardt, director of "The Miracle," then saw Lukas and took him as guest artist to the theatres of Berlin and Vienna. His entrance in pictures was made via Ufa in the role of Samson in "Samson and Deliah," later appearing in "Loves of an Actress," "Three Sinners," "The Woman from Moscow," "Hot News." "Manhattan Cocktail" and "The Shopworn Angel" for Paramount. For United Artists he has appeared in "Two Lovers" and for First National in "The Night Watch"; in Paramount's "The Wolf of Wall Street"; in 1929 in "Half Way to Heaven." Paramount: in 1930 in "Behind the Makeup." "The Benson Murder Case," "The Devil's Holiday," "Slightly Scarlet." "Young Eagles," "Grumpy," "Anybody's Woman," Paramount. LUPINO. WALLACE: b. Edinburgh, Scotland, January 23, 1898; h. 5 feet 8 inches; fair haired and blue eyes: w. 150 pounds: p. Charlotte and Harry Lupino. professionals; e. high school. Clapham. London, and received his stage training from his father, the late Harry Lupino; m. Rose Jones (cousin of Buster Keaton). non-professional; hy. all kinds of sports. He was with Messrs. Wylie and Tate companies (famous London producers of revues) for six years playing principal comedian at London Hippodrome, Palace theatre. London Pavilion and Alhambra theatre in their productions: also appeared in the Provinces. He has been with Educational since 1923 in Lupino Lane comedies as comedian and heavy and co-director. LYDELL & HIGGINS: Played in Vitaphone No. 2620. LYNCH. EDWARD: Appeared in "The Bad Man" (1930). First National. LYNN. RALPH: Played in "One Embarrassing Night" (1930). MGM. LYON. BEN: b. Atlanta. Ga., February 6. 1901; h. 6 feet; dark brown hair and blue eyes: w. 170 pounds; p. A. W. and Ben Lyon, non-professionals; e. Park school. Baltimore, and Baltimore City college: m. Bebe Daniels, professional: hy. aviation, and is very proud of being a government pilot having license No. 4373, and boxing. Stage experience includes appearances in "Mary the Third." "Seventeen," and "The Wonderful Thing" with Jeanne Eagels: eight months in stock in Providence. R. I. ; and Buffalo. N. Y. Screen experience consists of various roles in First National pictures, about 28, among them being "For the Love of Mike," "Bluebeard's Seven Wives" and "The New Commandment": his latest appearance is in "Hell's Angels" for Caddo. In 1929 in "The Flying Marine," "The Quitter." Columbia: "Dancing Vienna." First National; "The Air Legion," Radio Pictures: "Lummox." United Artists: in 1930 in "Alias French Gertie" Radio: "Hell's Angels." United Artists; "What Men Want." Universal: "Queen of Main Street." First National. LYONS. AL and FOUR HORSEMEN: Vitaphone No. 2789. "Musical Melange." LYONS. CLIFF: Appeared In "Law of the Mounted" (1929), Syndicate; "Firebrand Jordan" (1930), Big 4. LYONS. GEORGE: Played in Metro Movietone Act No. 79. LYONS. JIMMY: Appeared in Vitaphone No. 2347 and No. 2408. LYTELL. BERT: b. New York City; h. 5 feet 104 inches; brown hair and hazel eyes; w. 150 pounds: p. Blanche Mortimer and William H. Lytell. professionals; e. Canada College. Toronto: divorced Evelyn Vaughn. Claire Windsor, married Grace Menken. 1929. He grew up on the stage, his first appearance being at the age of 3. First regular stage part was in "Cumlicrland 61" in 1902. This was followed by a number of leading roles In stock and with Broadway shows. He entered pictures In 1917. playing the title role in "The Lone Wolf" for Selznick. He lias since appeared in numerous "Lone Wolf" pictures for Columbia, including "The Lone Wolf's Daughter." "The Lone Wolf Returns." "Alias the Lone Wolf." "The Last of the Lone Wolf." LYTELL, BILLY: Played in Vitaphone No. 945, "Two of a Kind." M MacDONALD, J. FARRELL: b. Waterbury. Conn., 1875; h. 5 feet 10 inches; dark brown hair and blue eyes; w. 185 pounds; e. Yale; has had 18 years' stage experience. Screen work with G. M. Anderson, Biograph. Imp. as actor and director. Pathe as director, Keystone-Triangle, American. Pathe. Pictures include: "Little Miss Hawkshaw." "Bucking the Line." "Riding with Death," "Trailing." "Sky High." "Western Luck." "The Iron Horse." "The Brass Bowl." "Gerald Cranston's Lady." "The Scarlet Honeymoon." "The Trail Rider," "The Fighting Heart," "Lightnin'," "Thank You," "Lucky Horseshoe." "The Kentucky Pride," "The First Year." "A Trip to Chinatown." "The Dixie Merchant," "The Shamrock Handicap." "The Family Upstairs." "The Country Beyond." "Three Bad Men," "Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl." "Love Makes 'Em Wild," "Ankles Preferred." "Cradle Snatchers." "Rich but Honast." "Colleen," "Paid to Love," "Sunrise," "East Side. West Side." "The Last Frontier." Pro-Dis-Co; "Cohens and Kellys in Paris." Universal: "Bringing Up Father." MGM; "Abie's Irish Rose." Paramount: "In Old Arizona," Fox; Pa Hudler in "The Broadway Hostess," First National; "Masked Emotion," Fox; Joe Hickey in "Masquerade," Fox; James Riley in "Riley the Cop." Fox; Augus MacGregor in "Strong Boy," Fox; "None but the Brave," "The Four Devils." Fox; Costello in "Men Without Women." Hackett in "South Sea Rose." Fox; "Painted Angel." First National: in 1930 in "Men Without Women." "The Painted Desert." Pathe; "River's End," "The Steel Highway," Warner Bros. MacDONALD. WALLACE: b. Mulgrave. Nova Scotia; h. 5 feet 11 inches; dark brown hair and eyes; w. 150 pounds ; e. Canada. Has had stage experience. Screen work with Vitagraph, Goldwyn, Universal, Metro, First National, Pro-Dis-Co. Arrow, Associated Exhibitors. Pictures include: "Drums of the Desert." Paramount: "His Foreign Wife," Pathe: "Tumbling River." also directed Imperial comedies. Fox; Vincent in "Blockade." FBO; directed "Free Lips," Jas. Ormont-First Division; "Tropical Nights." Tiffany-Stahl; Bert Nelson in "Darkened Rooms." Paramount; Bill Barrington in "Sweetie," Paramount;, rum runner in "Darkened Skies," Biltmore; "Dark Skies," Capitol; Lieutenant Allen in "Hit the Deck," RKO; Hassan in "The Rogue Song." MGM. MAC FARLANE, GEORGE: "Painted Angel" (1930). First National; "Half Shot at Sunrise" (1930), Radio Pictures. MacFARLANE, HANK AND TOM: b. New York state ; moved at an early age to Las Vegas, N. M. Axe 11 and 13 years of age respectively. Made their professional debut seven years ago at a rodeo in Mayette. Kan. Have been featured attraction of the 101 Ranch Wild West Show and other rodeos. Made first screen appearance in "Pardon My Gun" for Pathe. Have also appeared in "Half Pint Polly" (1930). Pathe. Rodeo Comedies. Hold title of "World's Champion Juvenile Trick Riders and Ropers." MAC GREGOR, BOB: Appeared in Vitaphone No. 617. MAC GREGOR. KNIGHT: Played in Vitaphone No. 613. MAC GREGOR. MALCOLM: b. Newark. N. X. October 13: h. 6 feet; black hair and brown eyes; w. 172 pounds; p. Emily Ripley and A. H. MacGregor, nonprofessionals; e. preparatory school and at Yale: hy. sailing and music. No stage experience. Screen experience includes roles in such pictures as "Smouldering Fires." "Girl on the Barge." "Prisoner of Zenda." "Freedom of the Press" and "Buck Privates," "Murder Will Out" (1930), First National. MacKENNA, KENNETH: b. Canterbury. N. H.. August 19. 1899; e. in Paris. Ethical Culture School. New York and Columbia University. First stage experience in 1919; played in "At 9:45." "Insect Comedy" and "You and I." More than two years in "The Big Pond." Went to Hollywood for Fox Movietone test. Played lead opposite Marguerite Churchill in "Pleasure Crazed"; also in "Crazy That Way" (1930). "Love. Live and Laugh" (1929). "Men Without Women" (1930). "South Sea Rose" (1929). "Temple Tower" (1930). "Three Sisters." Fox; "Forever Yours" (1930). United Artists; "Man Trouble" (1930). Fox; "Sin Takes a Holiday" (1930). Pathe. MAC KENZIE. DONALD: Has appeared in 1929 in "True Heaven," Fox; "The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu" and "The Studio Murder Case." Paramount. MacLAREN, IAN: b. Lynmouth. North Devonshire. England. May 1. 1886; h. 6 feet 4 inch; brown hair and eyes; w. 168 pounds: e. Queen Mary's School. Basingstoke, Hampshire. England; hy. cricket, football, tennis and gardening. Stage experience in London and New York: in David Belasco's "Merchant of Venice": lead in Bernard Shaw's "St. Joan." Theatre Guild: "Green Beetle." Klaw theatre. New York; Galsworthy's "The Mob": "The Fan": in London. Charles Frohman company, Arthur Bonchier company. Sir F. R. Benson company; leading man in Manchester Reiiertory. Manchester. England. Screen experience: has apiieared in "Journey's End." Tiffany, as Lieutenant Osborne: "Stampede." Paramount: "Men on Call." "Squadrons." Fox: "Forever Yours" (1930). United Artists. MAC LEAN. DOUGLAS: b. Philadelphia. Pa.: h. 5 feet 9 inches: brown hair and hazel eyes; w. 145 pounds; e. Northwestern university, preparatory school and Lewis Institute of Technology in Chicago: m. Faith Cole; hy. golf and yachting. His first role on the stage was opposite Maude Adams in "Rosalind" on tour for one season; then one year in stocJc at Pittsflcld, Mass.. and one year at Morosco. Los Angeles. He started screen career in the leading role opposite Alice Brady In "As Ye Sow" for World Film Company: also played opposite Mary Pickford in "Captain Kidd, Jr." and "Johanna Enlists"; also opposite Dorothy Dalton and Enid Bennett. His latest pictures are "Let It Rain." "Soft Cushions" and "The Carnation Kid" for Christie. In "Divorce Made Easy" (1929), Paramount. MacQUARRIE, MURDOCK: b. San Francisco. Cal.: h. 5 feet 8 inches; gray blue eyes and brown hair: w. 170 pounds: e. public schools of San Francisco;