Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1931)

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There was a story about Gladys Hulette and a ravishing portrait of Pearl White reading Photoplay. Julian Johnston waxed eloquent over a movie called "Jaffery," a thrilling film without a murder, cliff, railway collision, fight, motor chase, or any divorce-court material. Mae Marsh got a cheer for her work in Anita Loos' story, "The Little Liar." "The Reward of Patience" was notable for the return of "Lottie Pickford's passionate, dark beauty to screens which have long been pale for lack of it." Oh, Mr. Johnston ! In the same picture a lad named Adolphe Menjou had a small part. Dorothy Kelly was the girl on the cover and the gallery section included Fanny Ward, Eddie Lyons, Eugene O'Brien, Grace Valentine, Helene Rosson, DeWolf Hopper, Dorothy Dalton and Clara Kimball Young. Cal York items: Reports that Douglas Fairbanks has signed for another year with Fine Arts at a salary of $3,000 a week have been denied. . . . Theda Bara mourned the death of her Russian wolfhound, Czar Nicholas. . . . Blanche Sweet has a new director, Marshall Neilan. . . . Anna Little and Allan Forrest were married. . . . Marie Dressier is about to make another " Tillie" story. . . . Mary Miles Minter's age is fourteen years and six months. jo Years Ago George Arliss "CROM beneath the brim *• of an enormous hat, Gloria Swanson said, "If my little baby wants to be an actress when she is older, I won't try to stop her." And there was a picture of Gloria wheeling the baby buggy! And a charming picture it was. Now you can't get Gloria to mention her children for publication. We ran a grand story about Douglas Fairbanks, written by his valet. In spite of the fact that Mary was Doug's loving wife the man-servant said, "If I should leave Mr. Fairbanks for a day, I shudder to think what would become of him. About clothes and small details he is helpless as a child." After seeing Griffith's "Orphans of the Storm" with Lillian and Dorothy Gish, the critics called Joseph Schildkraut "the future great actor," so we used a big story about him and the interviewer plaintively hoped that Joe wouldn't be spoiled. 0 tempora. O mores! What's this? Yessir, ten years ago we listed "Disraeli" with George Arliss as one of the best films. (The talking version of the same picture won the Photoplay Gold Medal last year.) Fairbanks' "Three Musketeers" made the grade in a big way and we were enthusiastic about Constance Talmadge in "Wedding Bells" and Betty Compson in "At the End of the World." Marion Davies graced our cover and the gallery pictures were Mae Murray, Mary Carr, Jane and Katherine Lee, Dorothy Gish, Anita Stewart, Vivian Martin and Marie Prevost. Cal York items: Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres are at work on ,"The Sheik" . . . Charlie Chaplin is off for a visit to his home in England. . . . Bebe Daniels and Jack Dempsey deny their engagement and Bebe says she doesn't ever intend to get married. (Remember Ben and Baby Barbara?) . . . Lou Tellegen is suing Geraldine Farrar for a divorce. . . . Jackie Coogan is the only[six-year-old kid in the world to own a car. . . . Reports of a separation between Gloria Swanson and Herbert Sombom. Renee Adoree .VII ■l "V\7E just made this issue ESbgMJ V* with the news that Mabel Normand and Lew ^U T .^* Cody were married! We are still mourning Rudolph Valentino, and in a story entitled "The Price They Pay for Stardom" we pointed out that he might be alive now had he not been a star. The two rivals for the social leadership of Hollywood were Mrs. Antonio Moreno and Mrs. Earle Williams. Both women were millionairesses married to stars. (A few months ago Mrs. Williams killed herself because of poverty.) Hollywood, it was pointed out in this story, had become intensely social. We mentioned Marion Davies' distinguished parties, but we added that "she entertains spasmodically and it's a sideline with her. She has her work ! " And Mary Pickford was not mentioned! Now, of course, Mary and Marion wear the social crowns. But then we said, "No actress can give the 5 Years Ago time or thought to make herself really a social leader." A long story explained why Sam Goldwyn paid $125,000 for the novel, "The Winning of Barbara Worth," in which Ronald Colman and Vilma Banky were starred. The last photograph of Rudolph Valentino was used with a condensed version of his life story. "Beau Geste" (will you ever forget it?), which covered Ronnie Colman, Ralph Forbes, Neil Hamilton and William Powell with glory, was given best notice along with Jack Gilbert's "Bardelys, the Magnificent." We liked "Tin Gods" with Renee Adoree and Tommy Meighan. Little Renee was the smiling girl on the cover and the stars in the gallery included Norma Shearer Fay Wray, Jacqueline Logan, Reginald Denny, Red Grange, Greta Garbo and Blanche Sweet. Cal York items: Eleanor Boardman and King Vidor were married at the home of Marion Davies. . . . Doris Kenyon and Milton Sills were about to be married. . . . Anna Q. Nilsson was visiting in Sweden.