Picture Play Magazine (Mar-Aug 1927)

102 Information, Please HASSY. — If you like to ask questions, the line forms on the right. Try not to get your elbow in your neighbor's eye. Hollywood's population is about eight to ten thousand. It includes, besides movie stars, the local tradespeople, of course, and many commuters to Los Angeles — business men who choose Hollywood for their suburban homes. Betty Compson is five feet two inches and weighs one hundred and fifteen pounds. She has reddish-brown hair and blue eyes. Since her Famous Players contract expired, she free lances, and hasn't been working constantly. Her newest film is a Chadwick production, "Ladybird." Senorita Monisera Seltzie. — No, indeed, you haven't bothered me ; you write a delightful letter. The hero in "The Girl of the Limberlost" was played by Raymond McKee. Cullen Landis played Hart Henderson. Cullen is in his thirties and is divorced from Mignon Le Brun ; he used to be featured in Goldwyn pictures. Cullen has wavy brown hair and dark-blue eyes. He is five feet six inches and weighs one hundred and forty-five pounds. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hughes' new baby son was born last October. Miss Saucy.— Fortunately you don't give me much chance to miss you ; you're here in almost every issue ! Olive Borden was born in Virginia, about twenty years ago. She is very brunette, about five feet two inches in height. William Powell was born in Pittsburgh, July 29, 1892. The Clara Bow Fan Club invites friends and admirers of Clara to join. For further information write to the club president, Louise C. Hinz, 2456 Sheridan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. A Keystone Fan. — I'm always grateful for information, because no matter how hard I try, I just can't know everything. No, Ann Pennington and Trini did not appear in "Bluebeard's Seven Wives," though they were at one time scheduled to play two of the seven. "The Jungle Goddess," the old serial you ask about, featured Elinor Field and Truman van Dyke. Others in the cast were : L. M. Wells, Marie Pavis, Olin Francis, George Reed, William Piatt, and the child, Vonda Phelps. Elmo Lincoln played in "Adventures of Tarzan," supported by Louise Lorraine, Percy Pem broke, Frank Whitson, Charles Inslee, Lillian Worth, and George Monberg. No_, I can't give the casts of two-reel comedies. There are so many hundreds of them that it would require an enormous staff to file all those casts. Eloise. — "Dear Mr. Picture Oracle" seems a very appropriate way to address me. Call me anything but Fido and I'll answer. Doug Fairbanks, Jr., is the son of our well-known Doug and his first wife, Beth Sully. Dorothy Dalton is Mrs. Arthur Hammerstein. The only address I can suggest is her husband's office, 1650 Broadway, New York. Alice Lake is on tour in vaudeville. John Bowers and Marguerite de la Motte are married ; her address is the same as his. Faire Binney lives at 212 East Sixty-second Street, New York ; Ruth Roland at 3828 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles ; Owen Moore at 7277 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood. Any star can be reached in care of the company for which he works. Mildred Davis, of course, has the same address as her husband, Harold Lloyd. Esther Ralston is Mrs. George Webb, so she can't marry Richard Dix. Some of the players you ask about have no permanent addresses ; the others I have added to the list at the end of this department. Let's hear from you again — but I can't always locate players who are no longer in the movies. Sincerity. — It looks as if your favorite, George Cooper, were about to get the appreciation you would like him to have. He and Bert Roach made such a hit in "Tin Hats" that Metro-Goldwyn is considering featuring them as a team. They are engaged, at this writing, in "Red Pants." George is under contract to Metro-Goldwyn, and can therefore be reached at that studio — address in the list. Hilda. — I see you prefer the mature actors, and I agree with you they have a finesse the younger players sometimes lack. Yes, Conway Tearle is Godfrey Tearle's brother. Undoubtedly Conway used to play on the English stage as he formerly appeared with Sir Charles Wyndham, Ellen Terry, and others. Helen Thomas. — Thanks for the three cheers for The Oracle; I'm making a collection of cheers, and now have ninetyeight. (You see, that doesn't come out even because one of the readers sent only two.) Any one may start a fan club; just get a group together in your home town, and write to the star you admire, asking cooperation. You really should have that, if your club is to be authentic. There is no Renee Adoree club to my knowledge. It was Olive Borden who played opposite Tom Mix in "My Own Pal." I don't know whether "A Tale of Two Cities" is still being shown or not. It was filmed seven or eight years ago, by Fox, with William Farnum. You might ask the manager of your theater where Fox pictures are shown if he can get it. A Colleen Moore Fan Club wishes to make its debut in these columns. For further information write to Miss Geneva McKenna, 9 Retreat Street, Southgate, Kentucky. Miss Ruth. — Your bouquets to this department are certainly welcome, especially this time of year, with flowers so expensive and scarce ! My address is the same as Picture-Play's, since I am part of this magazine. I should say there are about two hundred or so players in movies who call themselves stars. Tom Mix's daughter, Ruth, plays in vaudeville most of the time ; she made one film that I know of, "That Girl Oklahoma." Perhaps United Artists would send you a photo of Valentino on request — see address in list at end of this department. Anna May Wong is Chinese; there are only a half dozen Chinese or Japanese film actors in America— most of them are not very well known. Baby Peggy is not very active in pictures now; she recently played, however, in "April Fool," a Chadwick production. A Ronald Colman Club, of which, the secretary says, Ronald is very proud, asks to be announced. It was organized in January, 1926, and has three hundred members, all over the world. Dues are fifty cents a year. Mr. Colman promises to send photos of himself to all members. The club secretary is Harry Baumgartner, 1406 Kentucky Avenue, Joplin, Missouri. Kindly Heart. — No, indeed, I won't think you're a busybody ; I'm only too delighted to receive information from readers. It is very interesting to hear that you attended school with Mary Brian in Dallas, and that her real name is Mary Louise Dantzler, known to her friends as Louise. Continued on page US