Motion Picture Magazine (Aug 1928-Jan 1929)

A Cynic of the Cinema (Continued from page go) he came back from the tour he had sold every one of the series to some of the best exhibitors in the country. This record was so astounding that Carl Laemmle finally heard of him. And Carl Laemmle has a warm spot in his heart for young men who can do things that can't be done. He met Bill. He liked him. He brought him out to California with him. And the first thing you know he made him general manager of Universal City. General managers at Universal City come and go. Bill did likewise. But he left with eternal gratitude in his heart toward Carl Laemmle. THEN HE BECAME A DIRECTOR ABOUT this time Howard got a yen to ■ be a director. No doubt he could have used his former prestige as a general manager to get himself a directorship, but he figured he ought to have a little experience. He accepted a job as assistant to Bernard Durning, then a director of specials on the Fox lot. Bill was so good as an assistant that he was soon promoted to director. He made several films for Fox before moving to the Paramount studios with a larger and better contract. It was here that he made " The Thundering Herd." It earned his recognition among the first dozen directors. Later, when De Mille split with the Paramount forces, he took Bill Howard with him to Culver City. Bill made many good pictures for De Mille, the most successful being "Gigolo," "White Gold" and "His Country." Roxy, the New York exhibitor, admires Bill's work so much that he books every one of his pictures for the Roxy theater. With each succeeding picture his salary advanced by leaps and bounds until now, as director of one of Fox's big specials of the year, "The River Pirates," he is one of the highest salaried directors in the business. In mentioning Bill's innate cynicism I hope I haven't left the impression of a scowling young man who sees no optimism in anything. As a matter of fact, Bill is probably Hollywood's best story-teller, best cocktail-mixer and most amiable host. mjoiek FREE— this remarkable new rouge* See offer below* k What, Josephine Dunn honeymooning? No! Yet when she arrived at a Hollywood hotel with this hobby horse, they gave her the bridle suite otb xiouiL rt£je 9 Sometimes the skin on a woman's neck looks either older ... or coarser . . . or darker than her face. So that this, too, will be made lovely to go with the face, here's what you can do: Wash your neck and shoulders with a good soap and warm water. Use a soft cloth in washing and be sure to rinse off all the soap. Dry with a soft towel and smooth a thin coating of Ingram's Milkweed Cream over the entire neck and shoulders. Then wipe it off with a soft cloth, using an upward motion. Right now, before it is too late, begin giving your neck and shoulders constant care. Ingram's Milkweed Cream applied in your own home as we show you how, Inqranti THCIVE IS BtAUTY is all you need. Thousands of beautiful women — social leaders, stage beauties, screen stars — write us that Ingram's Milkweed Cream is the only cream they have used for ten — twenty years or more. With each jar of Ingram's Milkweed Cream come full instructions. Women write us daily telling how they improved their skins by following these instructions. So that you, too, may give your skin treatments basically right, go today to your druggist and buy a jar of Ingram's Milkweed Cream. 50c the jar— $1 size more economical — Theatrical size, $1.75. Frederick F. Ingram Co., Est. 1885, 12 Tenth Street, Detroit, Mich., also Windsor, Ont. , Canada. Cream £ V E RY JAB. Send us your name and address for FREE purse-size package of this remarkable new rouge— Ingram \r American Blush, and interesting booklet on The Art of Rouging. 97