Photoplay (Jan - Jun 1931)

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Cal York's Monthly Broadcast from Hollywood [ CONTINUED 1-KOM PAGE 76 ] Here are a couple of Hollywood Tildens. None other than Bill Powell and Dick Barthelmess "putting it there" after a friendly match. These two old cronies are staging a big reunion over at First National these days designer showed up in a simple suit of tweed, loaded down with strings and strings of pearls. The reception was not what you would call a howling success. HERE'S a hot one. Helen Kane, of Booppoop-a-doop fame, has been made an honorary colonel at Dallas, Texas. Mary Pickford was the first to get this honor. Boop-adoop is the fifth. Halt! as we military fellows say. THE best of news! Lila Lee is well again, and setting off on a long ocean voyage before daring the studio rigors! Lila was recently discharged from the sanitarium at Prescott, Arizona, where she has been fighting for health since last July. The ravages of tuberculosis have been completely checked, her doctors say. T ITTLE Renee Adoree is still at the -"same institution, and waging a successful fight. Renee made a return to Hollywood -some time ago, but she wasn't ready yet for the battle of life, and had to return to Prescott. Our Katherine Albert visited her not long ago and found her game and chipper — and eleven precious pounds heavier than when she went into the desert. Katherine reports that Renee looks remarkably pretty. She's let her hair grow, and it now tumbles down about her shoulders. "D V the way, there's bad news from Gary ■•^Cooper. The big boy went from influenza to yellow jaundice, and now there's a report that Cooper may have to give up picture work for a time and seek some health in Arizona. He doesn't look so well in his latest picture " City Streets." CLIPPED from the same newspaper: Item 1 — Page One headlines: "Nevada Legislature Passes Legalized Gambling Law." Item 2 — From the movie charter column : "Clara Bow is reported to be considering the purchase of a cattle ranch in Nevada." npHERE wasn't an actor on the M-G-M lot *■ who would take Lon Chaney's dressing room. Superstition. Then Metro signed Jean Hersholt and assigned it to him. He didn't know the difference until some kind "friend" told him. "That's splendid," was Jean's immediate answer. "Lon and I shared the same dressing room in the early days at Universal. We used to work out different forms of make-up together. We were friends, always, you know." "But you may see him — there — some day," the friend's voice was awe stricken. "I hope so. We would give a great deal to have some of our friends come back to see us. 1 would give much to see Lon Chaney at any moment." So would many of us. "Y"OU have probably heard the good news ■*■ from the newspapers — Mae Marsh is coming back to pictures. She is going to play the mother in a talkie revival of William Fox's great success "Over the Hill." •"THERE is no doubt that while Ina Claire -'-was making "The Awful Truth" a few years ago she was temperamental. She was [ PLEASE TURN" TO PAGE 80 ] Presenting Mr. Floyd Gibbons. This famous writer and lecturer whom you have heard on the radio, will now be seen and heard on the screen. Mr. Gibbons is scheduled to do a series of shorts for Radio Pictures 78