Picture-Play Magazine (Mar-Aug 1928)

Advertising Section 119 The Foreign Invaders Repulsed! Continued from page 114 the fact that Universal could not use her. Miss Lido's experience was not vastly dissimilar to that of the beautiful Phyllis Gibbs, who came to Cecil DeMille from Australia, under a long-term contract. Miss Gibbs had won a beauty contest in competition with one thousand two hundred girls. Had she chosen to become a model, her likeness might have adorned the covers of many magazines, and her striking figure been an inspiration for countless posters. But two months passed without any breaks coming her way. Then, one day, she appeared at the studio trying to stifle her sobs, and hold back the tears. "I'm lonely !" she cried. "I — I — want — to — go — home ! I — I want my — Australia !" Into bits went her contract, and in a few days she walked up the gangplank to a liner bound for the antipodes. She wouldn't have traded places, that day, with Pickford, Swanson, or Talmadge. She was going home! There likewise departed from the DeMille studio soon thereafter Gloria de Cota, of Mexico City, who six months previously had won the title "Miss Mexico" in a contest among the dark-eyed beauties of that southern republic. Her contract ended, she was leaving, not in tears, but satisfied. The success of Greta Garbo is envied by the girls of Sweden. The career of Pola Negri fires ambition in the hearts of maidens who live in Russia and Poland. The accomplishments of Vilma Banky have made an impression on the young women of Hungary, just as the reknown of Dolores del Rio -and Lupe Velez have affected young hearts in Mexico. Young men of Italy envision themselves in the place of Valentino, just as lads in Spain dream of becoming like Ricardo Cortez or Antonio Moreno. But when they get away from home into a foreign environment, among people who see life from different viewpoints, they seldom achieve distinction. So the foreign legion is leaving. Virtually all the new stars are American-born and American reared. Instead of Natli Barr, Lil Dagover, Arlette Marchal, and Nathalie Kovanko, we have Phyllis Haver, Janet Gaynor, Esther Ralston, and Billie Dove drawing the spotlight. And instead of Mosjoukine and Mattoni, we have Charles Farrell, "Buddy" Rogers and Richard Arlen. It just seems that very few of the foreign stars can "click." A Confidential Guide to Current Releases Continued from page 72 , ;• who attempts to disguise herself as a soldier to be near her sweetheart, and her discovery ty her father, who is the colonel. John Harron. "Garden of Eden, The"— United Artists. Fairly entertaining film dealing with difficulties of girl who comes to the city to be a star and falls in love with moneyed man, climax coming when his family objects. However, the finale is not a sad one. Corinne Griffith, Charles Ray, Louise Dresser, and Lowell Sherman. "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"— Paramount. Fairly amusing version of the famous book. Ruth Taylor's Lorelei excellent, but Alice White, in the role of the unrefined Dorothy, injects snap into what otherwise might have been a rather dull film. "Girl in Every Port, A" — Fox. Lively tale of a sailor who sets out to "get" his rival, but both men discover the unworthiness of the girl and end by swearing eternal friendship. Victor McLaglen excellent in his first starring film — Robert Armstrong and Louise Brooks. "Her Wild Oat"— First National. Enjoyable, though absurd, story of a girl who runs a lunch wagon, falls in love with the son of a duke posing as a mechanic, and what happens when she, masquerading as a duchess, meets the hero in white flannels. Colleen Moore, Larry Kent, and Hallam Cooley. "High School Hero, The"— Fox. Gay comedy of high-school life, featuring youngsters who really look like highschool girls and boys. Nick Stuart and Sally Phipps. "Honeymoon Hate" — Paramount. Amusing and deftly told tale of an heiress, who antagonizes an impoverished nobleman. 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