Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1931)

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I remember the time when she was making a series of pictures with Hobart Henley. She disliked him and said so. She refused to make another picture with him. She was called to the executive offices. She was told to apologize. She refused. Furthermore, she rushed to her dressing-room where an interviewer was waiting and poured out the whole story. You may have read it. The only thing that saved Eleanor's contract then was the fact that Metro wanted to keep King Vidor, her husband. She did not apologize to Mr. Henley, but he "forgave" her for being a naughty girl, and they made another picture together. Lupe Velez knew nothing of politics. But "The Squaw Man" was cut to Lupe. She has learned how to handle directors, even Cecil De Mille ogres. Nor did she "yes" him. She simply made him feel what he himself told me: "Lupe is the greatest embryonic actress since Swanson; she is a combination of Lenore Ulric and Swanson." She made De Mille feel he could turn her from the bud to the full-blown. He could develop another star. His weakness; she deliberately played on it. Even we writers come in for our share of political maneuvering! Studio publicity departments have an intense craving to control what is said about their players, directors, producers, etc. They do not always appreciate reporters and magazine writers dedicated t« the purpose of telling the truth, all the trutl and nothing but the truth. One studio publicity department nearly col lapsed with apoplexy when Cedric Belfragt wrote something they didn't like. In fact they barred him from the lot for it. Well, i wasn't very political and the studios knew it In the old days of obvious tactics, the Wampas a society of press-men had handled the situs tion. But somehow they have not stuci together. Just how could they secretly pro tect their players from the sad truths becomin known about them? So the studio publicity departments wrappec themselves together with the producers associa tion and agreed that if one studio barred i certain type of story, all studios would bar it They have tried to question writers after inter views to discover what players had said t< them, but it doesn't work. Well, Cedric Belfrage, finally barred frorr most studios, went to England and has spent ; year broadcasting the "inside" about Holly wood over the English radio. It may havi been good politics to bar him — you would havi to hear his radio talks to make certain. I have told you this about publicity depart ments just to prove that politics really d< reach into even the most obscure corners — u fact, will probably reach into mine after this i printed. Well, I work in Hollywood and ma] have to learn what every person in the profes sion must learn — it's the sixth sense whicl makes you successful; not the five which ari commonly used in acting, directing, shootinj scenes, running studios or in writing! A Wet Report [ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 33 ] Try it on a few of your fussy authors, Mr. Q. In a word, the Russians believe in Russian movies for the Russians. Soviet pictures are the exclusive dish — some of them swell, but all made by the government for the citizens. I can't speak too freely, as I think Ivan (my pet spy) is still tailing me, but I can safely say that Russian movies are no boost for the late Czar, or his old man, either. (Make it a short one this time, Emile.) V\ TELL, you can see that with a host like Mr. ** Malamuth it would have been simply silly to have broken my neck getting out to the Sovkino Studios where they make their pictures. In the first place, I didn't parlay their lingo, and in the second, I'd probably have gotten a Red bayonet in my dignity as a spy of the dirty bourgeoisie. So I talked it all over with my host over the liquid TNT, and we both decided that I had absolutely cleaned up the Russian movie situation in a big constructive way, and there was no use tempting fate and the political police by snooping around after more dope. Three snoops in Russia, Mr. Q., and they count you out. It's back to the bench for you, and off to the showers. So I drained the shaker, bade goodbye to my host and hostess, took a last look at Lenin's beautiful marble tomb and hopped a rattler for Paris (France). We won't go into the trip. It lasted three nights and two days, and there wasn't a sign of a movie situation on the train, though I hunted high, medium and low. Ivan (he's my spy) helped me, and I've a dirty suspicion that if he hadn't helped me, I might have found a movie situation somewhere. But no, as we French have it. You can have it if you want it. Well, that was that, and after unimaginable sufferings (there was nothing to drink on the train but this bitter "beer" stuff) I finally reached Paris, and found myself absolutely u) to the hubs in motion picture affairs. "Here' where I hit a good sock for old Photoplay ! " ' thought, as I gave the nod to Emile. (He': right here looking over my shoulder, the rascal And can that be "beer" he's carrying? Jus set it down, Emile, and Daddy will give yoi the centimes as soon as he finishes this littL note to that nice Mr. Quirk.) As a matter of fact, my work for you here i Paris has proved quite simple, though I hav slaved at it in a way. You'll be charmed with my acuteness — yoi made no mistake when you hired old Quick-on the-Uptake Hall. What I did was simply t use Emile as my research man. "Emile," I would say, "when you apporte the next one just give me the full dope on thi French movie racket. Are American picture and stars popular, or do they want us to canct them as part of the war debt?" Then Emile, stopping to mop the table would tell all. In this way I got a lot of might valuable work done. Emile says that Dietric has got Garbo on the run here. As a matter c fact, one house is showing both the Germa and English versions of "The Blue Angel. And if they could dig up the Finnish an Arabian versions, they'd show them, too. AS has been reported, Mickey Mouse is hea man here. There's a strong movement O foot to elect him President of the Republic, nl placing this fellow M. Chocolat Menier, who ha | been in a long time. The best French talki ever made is "Le Million" (The Million). ] was directed by Robert Clair, who is the Fa. Haired Boy and White Hope of the Galli industry. It's a cute little job. A lot of tl theaters show American talkies in Americai "The Big House" was running at a place o the rue des Malherbes (Street of the Ba Vegetables) . Emile (he's my pal) told me all this vib