Movie Classic (Apr-Aug 1932)

Here's one star who can wear a $35,000 wrap and still draw more attention than the chinchilla. She's Tala Birell, the Roumanian exotic, and the fur may fly in "Zeppelin," which will be her second American picture MARY Pickford hasn't made a picture in many months. There is plenty of gossip among the gossipcolumnists that "Mary has seen her best days." Yet it isn't for the privilege of looking at some of the newer, more "popular" players that the large crowd gathers outside the Brown Derby almost every day now. The word has gone around that Queen Mary (just try to unseat her with the public!) is lunching there, almost daily. The crowd starts forming at an early hour in the hope of catching Mary and her party as they enter . . . and they stay late to see her as she comes out. Just the other day, Constance Talmadge shared honors from the sidewalk gallery with Mary. The folks hadn't forgotten Connie and gave her a royal welcome. It is the first, or second, time Connie has ever lunched at the Brown Derby and she was as thrilled as any fan. Douglas Fairbanks and the Countess Frasso were in the Pickford group that day. Gary Cooper joined them later. Ah there, Gary! Loretta Young, looking pretty, but a little tired, lunched with her mother and sisters. Lois Wilson was spotted standing in line, waiting for a table. DID you know that they almost roped Marie Dressier in on that muchly criticized "imitation of Garbo" gag Will Rogers and Wally Beery pulled at the premiere of "Grand Hotel?" But Marie was too smart for them. She said she was "too ill" to attend. Marie knows her movies . . . and her Hollywood. PEGGY Shannon and her husband, Allan Davis, dropped in the other night for a little session of cards. Strictly speaking, Peggy and Allan are separated, but in spite of that he is her most devoted dinnerand-dancing partner. They see each other almost dailyAllan is quite a good-looking fellow with years of vaudeville experience behind him. Wonder why some producer doesn't •er is a very genJL > ' ~ve never heard her refer to ai,>. . " star except in the most complin,*. nris (and that's more than we can sav *> lot of the others). The other day Norma was present in a group in which another star was being severely put on the pan. It was the opinion of the luncheon ladies that the girl they referred to was neither beautiful nor talented. "Then all the more power to her," spoke up Norma. "If she can reach stardom in the movies without either beauty or talent — then she must be a genius!" That just about ended the discussion. DEAR Jackie Cooper : It's a good thing you hurried back to Hollywood. A freckle-faced kid, named Mickey Rooney, is running wild right up your alley. A word to the wise is sufficient . . . Ray Jones DID Jack Dempsey "steal" Lina Basquette's affections away from Teddy Hayes, the Manassa Mauler's former trainer? Jack says he didn't and the very idea seems to make him {Continued on page 65) There's just one bad feature about being a cowboy star — you usually have to hire someone to pull off your boots. But Tom Mix, dat old antique collector, has found a contraption (right) to hold his boot while he yanks. He has just finished his fourth talkie, "My Pal, the King" give h nn a chancer Bay Jones Now you can see (left) what Lola Lane has to put up with in her married life, w hat with Low Ayres her husband! After jealously guarding their private life since September li, 1931, they are at last allowing the world a gl i m ps e o f Young Love At Home. Lew may net the role intended tor Winchell in "Okay, America" 19