Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1927)

Corinne Griffith, whose only business heretofore has been looking pretty, is now her own production manager. And, oh, how nice it is to get into one's own pool after a hard day wrestling with those studio problems! Hence the mother, who is a person of great humor, breathed a sigh of relief and sent the following wedding announcement around: — " Mr. has finally decided to do right by our Xell." THE John Gilberts, the Ronald Colmans, the Adolphe Menjousand the Richard Dixes may be the ultimate in S. A. to the public, but they are not the sheiks of Hollywood. Oh dear no! All the hevamping of Hollywood is being done by such youths as "Buddy" Rogers. William Haines, Gilbert Roland and Doug., Jr. They are the ones sought after by the girls — both on and oft' the screen. And what slays us is the fact that the girls who are selecting them as leading men and dinner partners are several years older than the little boys. RICHARD ROWLAND, head of First National, whose story is told by Terry Ramsaye elsewhere in this issue, and his pal, Fred Churchill, an advertising agent (not in motion pictures), were returning from Los Angeles. Every morning on the train Rowland would receive telegrams from his New York brokers, advising him of twenty or thirty thousand dollars profits on General Motors and I". S. Steel. I hiring the trip from the Coast, his winnings mounted S100.000 in four days. "If I listen to you talking much more about profits, I'll be playing with spool-." said Churchill. "Forget it," said Dick, "that stock market borrowed all that from me in 1920. They're only returning a loan." Lois Moran and Edmund Lowe were ordered to kiss during an aeroplane scene. What with the wind and the speed, it can't be done. This is the nearest to a kiss they could get. They call it the aviation kiss J ETTA GOUDAL, who swore she was cured of temperament, has had a fight with her dear Papa De Milleand is now suffering from compound fracture of her contract. It was broken both by Jetta and by Cecil. T^OUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JR., thinks that John Barry-*-^more is the greatest actor in the world and expresses his admiration by letting his hair grow long over his collar. GRETA XISSEX is piling up high score in the game of hearts in Hollywood. Two betrothals plus two infatuations is her record during the filming of " Prince Fazil. " her current production. That is — newspaper engagements. Charlie Farrell was so busy denying the story that he sent two telegrams a day back to "Mama" Farrell on Cape Cod telling her it was all a mistake. Just to prove it to herself and the rest of the world, Mrs. Farrell raced to Hollywood and took Charlie home, away from the danger zone. Then, of course, there was Prince Singh, the turban-hatted mystic from India, who fitted so neatly into the complexes of the " Prince" picture. The fair Greta met stubborn opposition when she turned her burning glances on John Boles, it is rumored. Now, newspaper stories have it that Raoul Walsh will provide the fourth-finger circlet. Fa?t work, Greta! However, we withhold congratulations until the three day warning, required by the new California law, is issued. TTLTIMATE in criticism overheard at the Hollywood **■' Pilgrimage Play the other evening! "Mother," said a little girl in front of us, "are we going to see motion picture stars?" "No, dear," was the reply, "we shall see actors and actresses." WAY back in the days of the filming of "Old Ironside " when Charlie Farrell was an unknown youngster, his room-mate, Dick Arlen, dubbed him the Mayor of Cape Cod. All because Charlie's mother and father, faithful New Engenders, sent him a huge aluminum fish for his room and a red fish-pennant for his Ford car, that he might remember his home community.