The New Movie Magazine (Jan-Sep 1935)

Hollywood Day by Day ACCORDING to the script, Mary ax Boland was supposed to be slapped playfully on the back by Hans Steinke, wrestling champ of no mean ability. All went well and Mary was standing there, fearing nothing when Steinke pulled back one of his ham-like "dukes" and let her have it, nor' by nor'east and smack between the shoulder blades. Again, according to the script, Mary was supposed to just bounce a bit and glare at the sock-disher-upper. But, the "pulled" slap sent Miss Boland flying across the stage, knocking Charlie Ruggles into a cocked hat and making a perfect three-point landing in a stack of "flats." And it was a good five minutes before Mary really breathed according to Hoyle! Mary isn't mad. On the contrary, she's thanking her stars that Steinke "pulled" it! T\IRECTORS may come and di-*-^ rectors may go, but Cecil DeMille will go on forever. Spectators on a DeMille set have grown to expect a show, and C.B. {Lor' bless 'im!) never disappoints them. One day, on the "Crusades" set, DeMille was giving his synthetic temper a swell work-out. Extras trembled in their boots, and the air was a fancy shade of indigo. . . . In other words DeMille was doing his stuff. A feminine visitor eased onto the set just in time to get in on the tail-end of the explosion. Spotting her, C. B. turned off the expletives and turned on the charm. And let us interrupt to say that the DeMille charm is something to write home about. Not knowing him for a quick-change artist, the lady was amazed . . . and showed it. And so . . . Henry Wilcoxon to the rescue. "The trouble is," he told the gal, "C. B.'s tongue is hinged in the middle. But you never know which end he's going to use!" OUT the funniest thing happened the day Cecil came to work so hoarse that he couldn't raise his voice above a whisper! Picking himself a stooge, DeMille whispered instructions and the stooge yelled 'em to all and sundry. And did the lad take it big! But it ivas a favor and ye Olde Mastere didn't forget it. With his voice back, C. B. promoted his stooge. So now the stooge has a job handing him his cough medicine! f^\R maybe this is funnier? ^S Jean Harlow's mother calls her "Baby" and her step-father calls her "Lamb Chop." tpDMUND LOWE, long famous for J-/ being Hollywood's prime scene stealer, met his come-uppance last week, and from his own cat, too. The scene was laid in an English Inn and the script called for the presence of a drowsing cat. Several felines were given screen tests but not one of 'em could be induced to lie down and go night-night. So Eddie solved the problem by bringing one of his own mousers to the studio. All was well, with kitty stretched out peacefully before the hearth in accepted cat fashion. Camera ! And enter Eddie. Turning her head as her lord and master entered the scene, pussy got up, walked slowly across the room, sniffed suspiciously at the cuffs of Lowe's trousers, looked up into his face, meowed plaintively, arched her back and majestically side-wheeled to an exit! Director Howard howled with delight, and, as the take was perfect, it went into the picture in spite of Lowe's protests! rT,HEY were talking about auto-*■ mobiles when Sterling Holloway approached Will Rogers and said: "Say, Mr. Rogers, why don't you buy a new car? That one of yours is three years old now." "Son," Will replied, "I can't afford to trade that car. It has one feature you won't find on most of these new cars." "What's that?" asked Holloway. "It's paid for," said Will comfortably. AN inventor at heart, Ann Sothern's -^* chauffeur spends all his spare time in the garage inventing things, and his latest contribution is an elaborate system of bells . . . ranging from tiny ones of dulcet tones to wake the sleeping family gently, to a brash, clamorous one that will warn the household of a prowler. Ann really gave the fellow a lot of credit until early one morning when the bells got a mite gummed up and the burglar alarm threw the family out of bed and on the run, scared plumb out of their wits! Since then, Ann has issued an ultimatum that the lad confine his activities to plain old chauffeuring. T?UT then, even with the best intern-^ tions, we all make mistakes. In celebration of the good notices he received in "One More Spring," Walter King declared a holiday in his home, bought tickets for all the servants and bundled them off to see the show. While Walter and the missus scrambled their own eggs and burned the toast, "Snippy," the Scotty, was busy, too. With no one around to interfere, he chewed a big hole in an exquisite oriental rug that adorned the living-room floor. Walter might not have minded so much but the house is rented furnished, so he is frantically trying to have it repaired to look as good as new before the owner spots the damage. And the next time he scores in a picture, Walter declares he'll let the servants see it, one by one, so one of them can keep an eye on "Snippy" at home. \Af E should be just about used to it by this time, but studio pettiness continues to gripe us. If an extra has a "line" to read, his check for the day must be boosted from $10 to $25. And you'd be surprised at the way high powered executives waste company time in an effort to figure out a way to beat the poor fellows out of that extra fifteen bucks. The most satisfactory stunt is to have the extra turn his back to the camera and then, after the shot is made, someone already on the studio payroll (and a lot of times it's the exec himself!) reads the line onto the sound track! The Roman Nero threw his victims to the lions, but at least they were soon out of their misery. Yea, verily, Hollywood has a good edge on the Spanish Inquisition ! /]ND while we're on the love subject, ■**■ our heretofore self-sufficient Katie Hepburn is all of a dither over what leading man? Be seein' ya' next month. SKIN TROUBLES that had Defied Treatment _ completely cleared up when treated this way Pimples (ACNE) and boils entirely disappeared as cause was removed pita's thQ d twro A ' af Private lesion"). Tv'ar,'nS"Pof^as "a ClCF , "*usare__ '" one fASEOFC T „ Patient harl T >*0/WAN the new p, *"* Knder .„ shor' of ^le,sch^n ., rZeatment w» grea«y in, ne'He^ervn trou<>'e is heaith:im-oTed...-ou ..J °er genera, CAse of iv D CASE OF „ T .In^«gent " * G,RL. AG "Best corrective for most skin troubles," says Dr. Hufnagel. " I used the new fresh yeast in three clinics with very successful results," writes Dr. Leon Hufnagel (at left) , head of Department of Skin Diseases, Hospital of the Rothschild Foundation, Paris. Famous dermatologists found it astonishingly effective. New food supplies "Protective Substances" not abundant enough in your diet. That 's why it corrects an important cause of skin ills! DISTRESSING skin troubles overcome— and general health greatly improved — simply by adding one food to the diet — American hospitals are reporting this result in hundreds of their cases! The commonest cause of common skin troubles, such as pimples and boils, is constipation. Constipation, it has now been found, can be completely corrected by supplying certain "protective substances" in the diet. Ordinary foods — even fruits and vegetables — do not supply enough of these substances. One food supplies them, in abundance . . . the new Fleischmann' s Yeast! This new Fleischmann's Yeast builds up a more active condition of your intestinal tract, increases the flow of stomach juices, and strengthens intestinal nerves and muscles. As a result, your digestive tract works better. Bowels become "regular." Your skin clears up amazingly Copyright, 1935, Standard Brands Inc. Eat the new Fleischmann's fresh Yeast regularly — don't stop after a few days. And eat it right — according to the directions below. Starting today! Eat at least 3 cakes of the new Fleischmann's Yeast daily. Some people eat 4, 5 or even 6 cakes a day. Eat it one-half hour before meals — on an empty stomach. If you miss a cake before one meal, eat 2 cakes before your next meal, or a cake at bedtime. Eat it just plain — or dissolved in a little water, milk, or fruit juice. Discontinue laxatives gradually (not all at once). After the yeast has strengthened your bowels thoroughly, you can stop using cathartics entirely. You can get the new Fleischmann' s Yeast at grocers, soda fountains and restaurants. TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION: The new Fleischmann's Yeast speeded up elimination 48% after one month's feeding ^as shown by patients' "charcoal time. " It is not only the richest vitamin-" carry Ing" food (supplying Vitamins A, B, G, D) ; it is extremely rich in a substance resembling a digestive hormone. Being fresh, this yeast releases its properties in the body in their most active form. THE NEW FLEISCHMANN'S YEAST can give complete bowel regularity . . . help keep you free from constipation. It's a food, you know— not a medicine. To make sure of the cause of your skin trouble — see a doctor. The New Movie Magazine, July, 1935 53