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News! -Views! — Gossip! — of Stars and Studios
It was in this historic spot that the famous Jack Gilbert-Jim Tully fight was staged, so not to be outdone Arthur Caesar and Mickey Neilan almost came to blows.
Estelle Taylor, Jack Dempsey and several others were present when Neilan came over to the table and said some harsh words to Caesar. Before blows were struck the Caesar party left.
THERE have been many funny stories told on that amazing Swede, Nils Asthcr, but in old Cal's opinion this one will go down in cinema history.
Nils went to Mexico for a visit. The Swedish consul, after entertaining him lavishly, presented him with a rare old bottle of brandy. Nils took it and decided to bring it to a dear friend of his at the studio. At the border he was examined by customs officers.
"Bringing anything through?" he was asked.
"No," said Nils.
"Got any liquor?"
"No," answered Nils, "only dis old bottle of brandy that I take to a goot friend to me. See, I carry it in my hand. I take it to my friend."
HpHE officer was amazed, "But you're try■^ ing to smuggle liquor!"
"Oh,no," said Nils. "I try to smuggle no liquor. I conceal no-thing. See, I cairy dis in my hand. I bring it to my friend. This is not a smuggle."
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Mutia and his boy friend, Riano, having a little chow and mending at the door of their shanty on the Metro lot. The company brought them from Africa to help finish "Trader Horn." Mutia won undying fame by not liking Greta Garbo. "Stomach too thin!" he says
Nighties of Nineteen Thirty, or what the girls on the Paramount lot are wearing — for the publicity camera. Geneva Mitchell of "Safety in Numbers" shows off this diaphanous affair. The pajamas are of black Chantilly lace and satin, with a robe of lace and chiffon
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At last the officer said, "Well, give the bottle to me and I will see that it gets on the proper train with your baggage."
And Nils is still bewildered and his fine faith in human nature is almost completely shattered. He did not find the old bottle with his luggage and he doesn't know why.
■\yf ARRIAGE in Hollywood: ■IVl Ethlyn Claire, former Wampas Baby Star, becomes the bride of Ernest Westmore, studio make-up chief.
Preacher does his stuff and newlyweds parade down aisle and out of church.
There, waiting at the church, stands Mrs. Westmore No. 1 and daughter Muriel, aged 7.
"Hello, daddy," pipes Muriel, and a process server steps up in back of the groom and hands him a subpoena in his divorced wife's $1, 700 back alimony suit.
A news photographer shoots a flashlight of the scene.
Westmore wallops the news photographer.
A reporter holds Westmore.
A friend of Westmore tries to smash the camera.
Bride and groom flee to where a wedding supper waits.
Photographer sweats he will sue Westmore for assault.
Westmore's ex-wife swears she will prosecute back alimony suit to the limit. She works behind a grocery counter, a block from the church where the wedding was held.
NED SPARKS recently took an actor friend to look for a vacant apartment. An elderly landlady answered his first call and was asked her lowest terms for an actor.
"Dead beats and bums," was her snippy reply.
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