Motion Picture Classic (Jul-Dec 1930)

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News And Views Oi SALLY EILERS and Hoot Gibson and their engagement ring, all three, present at Marion Douglas Rogell's birthday party. Joan Crawford in a Ford with a girlfriend. Helen Tu-elvetrees in a bright red dress on her way to a studio preview at San Bernardino, fifty miles from Hollywood. Director out at Pathe wondering if Joseph Schildkraut would play a "heavy" in an Eddie Quillan story. He found out!!! CLAUDIA DELL, the new Warner Brothers' best bet, "a Follies girl with a Jeanette MacDonald voice," was invited to sing at a private dinner party of studio executives. Claudia was properly thrilled by her distinctive audience, which included Joseph Schenck, Will Hays, B. P. Schulberg, the Warners and others. But there was one she couldn't place. So she inquired. "Oh, him," whispered back a secretary ot the occasion, who was escorting Claudia back to her car. "That was Calvin Coolidge." MARIAN NIXON Hillman and her millionaire hu. band and Jean Harlow dining at the Embassy. Kathryn Crawford unnecessarily disguised in blac goggles on Hollywood boulevard. June Colly er all dressed tip in pink, with a sore throat. Mary Brian in the audience of Lenore Ulricas rathe naughty show. William Haines speaking cordially to a critic who panneA his last picture. Cecil De Mille going "lower case" — that is, de Mille\ Tired of being "called a big D." Women leaving during some of the trench scenes of "Al Quiet." (P. S. They came back.) JOHN FORD, the well-known director, autographed *| picture to a friend like this: "Portrait of John Ford] (with hair.)" There's a tip! Why not — "Nancy Carroll (with temperament)," "Greta Garbo (in solitude)" or "Joseph Schildkraut (with feeling)"? THE most temperamental player in Hollywood is not Jetta Goudal. According to his producers, Jimmy Hall has a couple of idiosyncrasies that have been too long overlooked. Jimniy has a gift for breaking appointments — showing up on the set late — not showing up on the set at all — and running up the heaviest charge accounts in Hollywood. In spite of it all, Jimmy is a good guy. He always ends by promising the offense will never happen again — and it doesn't — until the next time. WOULD you think there was anybody in the world* who hadn't heard of the old song, "Frankie andj Johnny" ? But Pathe has changed the title of their picture j from "Frankie and Johnny" to "Her Man," because they| were afraid it was too obscure in meaning. In order to test the idea, a poll was taken among the studio carpenters, props and electricians as to what the title suggested to them. The consensus of opinion was! that "Frankie and Johnny " were a couple of buddies Over ! There during the war. Hurrell Even Gavin Gordon (above) had to smile at Fate's sense of humor — giving him the coveted rdle of leading man opposite Greta Garbo in "Romance," and then breaking his arm Zerrenner Thinking things over — wondering if she wants to be a comedienne or be serious — is Roberta Robinson (above), who makes her first appearance on any stage in " Dangerous Nan McGrew " 44