Picture-Play Magazine (Sep 1928 - Feb 1929)

Over the Teacups oo 49 Sea Hawk.' 'The Divine Lady' is bound to bk in Hollywood, even if only the people who appv. go to see it. "I've got my mind all made up over my favorite star for next year. It is Lupe Velez. That girl fascinates me. Even if she weren't going to have Sam Taylor direct her first starring picture for United Artists, I'd expect her to be good. ''She is always interesting-looking, and I am constantly hearing nice things about her. Only the other day I ran into a girl who works for United Artists, and I Photo by Spurr Margaret Livingston wins the nonstop film player's prize. Eagle, our new cafe that was the joy of the colony, was set on fire a few weeks ago. Lots of picture people were dining there that night, as usual, but several of them had gone home before the fire broke out. The heroes of the fire were Charlie Chaplain, Eddie Sutherland, and Harry Crocker, who sought to prevent a gas explosion, and who got a garden hose from near by, and fought the fire until the engines arrived. "Chaplin threatens to start a new picture almost any day now," Fanny announced, "but that doesn't mean that we will get to see it before we are old and gray. I wish somebody could interest him in making quickies, for a while. I'm sure they would be good. In 'fact, I had the feeling all the while I was watching 'The Circus,' that it would have been better if he had spent less time pondering over every move in it. "But one blessing is all you can expect in a year. And we have that one. Von Stroheim has signed a contract with Gloria Swanson, whereby he promises to direct her in a picture to be made within a few months ! You couldn't possibly think of a greater combination than Von Stroheim and Gloria!" "Not without adding John Gilbert," I offered feebly. "Mickey Neilan is going to direct Bebe Daniels. That is worth waiting for. In fact, I think I'll begin saving my pennies for future pictures. There's nothing on the immediate horizon. "Corinne Griffith's 'The Divine Lady' promises to be magnificent. The company is over on the Isthmus, at Catalina, filming the Battle of Trafalgar. Some extravagant sum, over the hundred-thousand mark, was spent just on building the superstructure on the boats that participate in the battle. When those gorgeous boats come streaming up toward the Isthmus, it will remind one of the prodigal days when Frank Lloyd made 'The Photo by Chidnoff Bessie Love is winning ovations for a song-and-dance act she is doing. found that she was hurrying home because Lupe had offered to come over and make a dress for her. It appears that Lupe is quite a dressmaker, and that she is always willing to spend a quiet evening basting and pinning her friends into clothes. I don't want to detract from her violent reputation as a siren, but that does make the girl human and ingratiating. "Another picture I want to see" — the tide of Fanny's ramblings could never be stemmed, now, though I did want to ask her a question — "is Madge Bellamy in 'Mother Knows Best.' She has never been a favorite of mine — quite far from it, in fact — but that is a gorgeous story, and I hear the most glowing reports of the picture. Madge does a series of impersonations in it, and I hear that she is amazingly clever in them. If she can stand comparison with Marion Davies in 'The Patsy,' she will have to be good!" "Is it really true " At least, I got that far before she interrupted me. "Yes, evidently you have heard about Jetta Goudal," Continued on page 114