Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1936)

At the Pacific Southwest Tennis matches are Eddie Goulding, Gloria Swanson, Herbert Marshall and Vilma Banky with her husband. Rod LaRoque. Isn't the resemblance between Vilma and Virginia Bruce amazing? You will be glad to know Gloria is going back into pictures Gazing at each other, not at the tennis are Clark Gable and Carole Lombard. It still looks like LOVE Helen Vinson and her husband. Fred Perry, share some pop between matches. Fred, the distinguished tennis champion, is Captain of the British Davis Cup Team that retained its title this year. He also won the U. S. Singles. He's so handsome the studios are after him too w, HEN Bill Powell persuaded his stand-in, "Doc" Dearborn, to get married the other day, Jean Harlow volunteered as maid-of-honor, and Bill acted as best man. Afterwards, while all the bridesmaids and everyone scrambled beneath the stairs, it was Jean who caught the bridal bouquet. Hollywood gossip says the HarlowI'owell romance is kinda pffft. But there are still sentimentalists who claim her catching the (lowers can mean only one thing. H, IOLLYWOOD is chuckling at the change of attitude toward working hours and speed in production certain stars get when their own money is tied up in a picture. When Bing Crosby threw a small fortune of his own into his new picture, "Pennies From Heaven," there was no limit to the hours he was willing to put in, no interviewer too insignificant to see — as long as he mentioned (he picture no overtime unwelcomed. Now it ha happened again in Mae West's latest picture, "Go West, Young Man" Her own money at stake. Maearriveson the set al eight instead of eleven, is made up and working by nine and has often completed a scene by nine fifteen 30 "Now," said a certain producer who has listened to actor's complaints for years, "if we could only get all actors to invest in their own pictures, what a heavenly business this would be." A, \LL the world knew Robert Taylor was a star at last — all the world, that is, except the little property man at Rob's studio. He'd been sent on some errand or other to the Taylor dressing room — and when Rob opened the door the little man was gaping with surprise. "What are you doing in Paul Muni's room?" he wanted to know. "They gave it to me when Muni left," Rob explained. The little man's face lighted up suddenly. "Why," he shouted excitedly, "do you know what that means? That means you're a star now. Gosh! Congratulations." And Bob gravely shook the hand proffered him. "Thanks," he said. A: Aorill R TAYLOR ANECDOTE: It happened at one of the more ultra restaurants in Beverly Hills. Bob Taylor ami Barbara Stanwyck were dining in style. Waiters hovered about suggesting squab under glass and various other deluxe delicacies. "I believe I'll stick by my favorite tonight," Bob finally decided. "Oui oui," waiters smirked, pencils in hands. "Just bring me some hamburger steak," Bob ordered. "And say," he said, "bring some fried potatoes on the side, will you?" Mouth open, the waiter stood transfixed, and then, just to stupefy him still farther, Barbara called. "And please make mine the same." Even the chef stole silently out of the kitchen to peep at two famous movie stars stowing away hamburger steaks in a million dollar dining room. I N her flatdteeled brogues and old sport hat she strode into the publicity office out at Warner Brothers and said: "Please, let me have different publicity. Let me be desirable. Let me be popular and young and happy and gay." rhey looked long and steadily into the eyes of Jean Muir as she spoke. "Please," -he begged and so the campaign was on. A new Jean, with fetching bangs and high-heeled slippers, appeared on the sets and over the lot. Copy was < nt out by the ream, but somehow just never appeared anywhere. With a determined look Jean went about her