Photoplay (Jan - Jun 1931)

82 Photoplay Magazine for June, 1931 These New Faces Watch for This Each Month BETTE DAVIS ("Bad Sister," Universal) is a Lowell, Mass., girl who makes her talkie debut in this picture. Born in 1908, and a pretty blonde, she played on the stage for two years, having roles in "Broken Dishes" and in "The Solid South," the Richard Bennett play, from which Universal took her for the picture role. London, too advises this NATURAL LIPSTICK SKETCH, famous London magazine, says: "This season, a vivid artificial looking make-up is entirely out of harmony. The first essential is to choose a lipstick and rouge that blend perfectly with your own natural coloring. "Tangee changes color magically on the lips and cheeks to exactly the right tone of the natural coloring of the skin. Tangee suits the smart woman of every type, whether blonde, brunette or titian-haired." TATLER, world famous authority, adds: "Tangee gives to your lips the lovely glow of youth, so rich in color and yet so natural that it cannot be told from Nature's own." Tangee, the world's most famous Lipstick, $1. Natural! Permanent! Non-Greasy! Nl ii / Tangee Theatrical, a special dark shade of Tangee Lipstick for professional and evening use. Same Tangee Color Principle in Creme Rouge sl SEND 20d FOR TANGEE BEAUTY SET Containing miniature Liostick, two Rouges, Powder, two Creams and "The Art of Make-up." The George W. Luft Co., Dept. P6 417 Fifth Avenue New York Name Address GEORGE BRENT ("Charlie Chan Carries On," Fox) was born and educated in Dublin, Ireland, and has spent eight of his twenty-six years in the theater. By his own admission, he has played 200 roles in stock. Some talkie training. He's dark, six feet, one, and single. Fox has George safely under contract, and is glad of it. LUKtl 1A oAYJcKo (Columbia) is the very newest of Hollywood Cinderellas and, as such, earns mention here. An exceptionally pretty blonde, eighteen years old, Loretta left the younger set of Larchmont, Xew York, to take a Columbia film test. Out of hundreds of girls " J tested, she was chosen, and it was heigho, off to Hollywood! HUGH O'CONNELL ("The Smiling Lieutenant," Paramount) isn't a stranger to the camera — he's appeared in some howling Vitaphone shorts. One of the stage's best "dumb" comedians, Hugh is now playing the dumb-producer leading role in "Once in a Lifetime," the Hollywood satire, and doubling into the Chevalier film. GLADYS FORD ("Big Business Girl," Warners) has had name trouble. Her real name is Man, Blackford. Warners signed this sixteen-yearold hopeful, and changed it to Janet Ford. This conflicted with the name of an established player, and as Gladys Ford she was cast in "Big Business Girl." She's a Beverly Hills product. LORIN RAKER ("Riding for a Fall," Fox) has been for years one of the best known farce actors in the American theater. Recently he's been a radio player, too. Visiting friends in Hollywood, he was given a role in Otis Skinner's talkie, "Kismet." Raker liked the lots, with the result that film jobs are tumbling his way. JOAN CASTLE ("Mr. Lemon of Orange," Fox) is another of the countless Gus Edwards discoveries. As Rosalind Cassell, the sixteen-yearold girl did radio broadcasting for two years, and Gus heard her on the air. Fox signed her, changed her name and nursed her along in small roles till the Brendel picture. A New York City girl. GUY KIBBEE ("Complete Surrender," M-G-M) played on the stage for thirty years before reaching Broadway. Then, last fall, he scored a sensation in "Torch Song," and played it on the screen under the above title. Now he is in tremendous studio demand. He has appeared in " Man of the World," "Stolen Heaven" and " City Streets. "