Bedside (Warner Bros.) (1934)

Advance Features Jean Muir Goes Better for Garbo One Freak Costumes Blonde Star of “Bedside”? Designs Her Own Gowns in Styles Paris Never Saw EAN MUIR, beautiful blonde actress from the New York stage, who has the leading feminine role in ‘Bedside,’ the First National picture which comes to the... . “Frenne on. 58 Hollywood’s latest candidate for stardom. But Jean will never be known as a candidate for the coveted title “best dressed woman.” “TI never wear anything that is in style,” says Jean openly, “be cause I design all my own clothes. They are practical for what I need. And they fit my type. But Somehow, when Jean says it, you find yourself believing, with her, that she is right and the current styles are wrong. That’s one of the reasons First National thinks she’s going to be a big star—because she has that faculty of impressing everyone with the force of her opinions, her good looks, and mainly, with her personality. At twenty-two, she’s as sure of herself as a woman of forty. On warm days, the eccentric young actress can usually be seen striding about the studio in flat, white sandals, such as dancers use, wearing a long, full dress of pale blue, or pink, or yellow. She has three of them, all alike, and they are made with a demure round neckline, short puffed sleeves, and a short skirt which, any woman could tell instantly, was nevertheless beautifully cut. Over this, when a breeze comes up, she wears a long, voluminous tan wool cape—like a female Hamlet. Came the first cold days, and everybody started wondering what Jean would do. But she had been prepared. And when she arrived in the studio Green Room wearing her new winter outfit, there was a sudden catching of breath all around the room, both at the unusualness of Jean’s costume and at the way it became her. A long tube of navy blue woolen served Jean as a skirt. Her shirtwaist was fine and white, tailored in heavy silk, with turned-down collar and cuff links. . Her new beret was navy, too, with a dull clip on the side. And a single flaming touch of they aren’t fashionable.” color came from the enormous red silk Windsor tie setting off the white shirt—and, incidentally, Jean’s blonde hair. With this costume, when out-ofdoors, she wears a navy wool jacket completing the suit, and, when it is very cold, another cape, exactly like the famous tan one of summer, only in blue. And the shoes, of course, are flat-heeled, black walking shoes, styled to fit Jean’s free-swinging stride. No, Jean Muir won’t ever be nominated by Parisian designers or New York couturiers as the smartest of Hollywood stars. They’ll ignore her, because she doesn’t conform—than which nothing is more disconcerting to a designer. But, if studio predictions for her success come true, Jean will be doing something better than that. Hollywood knows what it is—remembering the fate of Garbo, Dietrich, Mae West, and others who didn’t conform —and that’s why Hollywood isn’t laughing. Because, in a few months’ time, Jean Muir may be setting styles of her own! In “Bedside” Jean plays the part of a nurse to a fake surgeon, played by Warren William. Others in the cast include Allen Jenkins, David Landau, Kathryn Sergava, Henry O’Neill, Donald Meek and Renee Whitney. Robert Florey directed the picture from the screen play by Lillie Hayward and James Wharton, based on a story by Manuel Seff and Harvey Thew. WARREN WILLIAM ‘*“Goodbye Afg@4.242’ “Gold Diggers of | 293 35°" “Mind Read. er,” “Employees’ Entrance,” “The Shakedown,” “Lady Killer,” “From Headquarters,” “I Loved a. Woman. The World Changes,” “The Kennel Murder Case.” DAVID LANDAU—‘Lawyer Man,” “They Just Had to Get Married,” “Silver Dollar,” “I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang,” “Horse Feathers.” Warren William Wants to Be Completely Different Star of ‘Bedside’? Objects to Going Through Life Just as Everyone Else Does O MORE devoted disciple of Thespis has come from New York to Hollywood than Warren William. An actor outwardly and inwardly—a real actor at heart —he is proud of his idiosyncrasies. “Why not?” he says, and “Why not?” you echo when you have heard him give his reasons. “TIsn’t everyone stereotyped enough as it is?” asks Warren William, defending his strolls along Hollywood Boulevard with sideburns, long mustachios to a precise point, in’) tnade into clothes to suit him—walk plaids or tweeds and cap—a very | ing clothes, day clothes, whatever. actor to the core. ‘“Aren’t we all If that’s being an actor—he’s an enough alike as it is?” actor. An Actor at Heart ? is now show Warren William, whose latest starring vehicle, “‘“Bedside,’ ing at the Strand Theatre, tries to be different from the rest of the human race. “Why not?” he asks, and we can think of no reason for Warren to be anything other than his own colorful self. Jean Muir supports the First National star in “Bedside.” Mat No. 6—10c Match King,” “The Dark DONALD MEEK — “College Coach,” “Girl Habit,” “Hole in Horse.” re. the Wall.” JEAN MUIR— Mat No. 1~5¢ | RENEE WHITNEY — “Footlight “Female,” “Son of a Sailor,”| Parade,” “Private Detective 62,” “The World Changes,” “Bureau “Baby Face.” of Missing Persons.” ALLEN JENKINS — “Havana| PHILLIP REED—“The House on Widows,” “The Big Shakedown,”| 26th Street,” Female,” “College “Bureau of Missing Persons,” | Coach. “Mind Reader,” “The Silk Ex-|ROBERT FLOREY, Director — press,” “The Keyhole.” “The House on 56th Street,” KATHRYN SERGAVA—Famous| “Girl Missing,” “Ex Lady,” Russian Dancer. “Those We Love,” “The Man HENRY O’NEILL — “The Big Called Back.” “WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE LOT’ If you are not getting your copy of “What’s Happening on the Warner-First National Lot,” you’re missing out on a crack news service. This bulletin relates the happenings of interest, the news, the gossip, and the plans of the Warner-First National production staff and stars. The service is available to you free of charge. Merely write to the Director of Publicity, Warner Bros. Pictures, 321 West 44th Street, New York City, and your name will be added to the mailing list. Don’t wait— do it now! “Why shouldn’t someone try to be different? I haven’t the faintest notion in the world of trying to be like everyone else. I don’t want particularly to be a freak, to be pointed out by people as ‘that actor fellow’— but I prefer even that to not being noticed at all.” These remarks were the direct result of some of the twitting William had taken on his home lot, that of Warner Bros.-First National, when he was engaged in the production of “Bedside,” which comes to the... . Theatre on .... William takes kidding, but doesn’t let it shake him out of his determination to be as different as he wants to be. Likes Fencing He happens to like to fence. So he practices his fencing on the lot, in the public view, on a hilltop near his home, where anyone who wants to can see him. If that’s being an actor—all right, he’s an actor. He likes clothes of every description. So, even if he goes to the corner for a stroll with his dogs, he dresses as he sees fit. Sometimes the costume is a little noticeable. He likes Scotch and English woolens, and has them He has a beautiful car. One of the most beautiful in the film colony. It isn’t loud. But its very elegance calls attention to it wherever he goes. If that’s being an actor—he’s an actor. He likes yachting. He had a schooner in the East, which he sold when he went to Hollywood, but he has since bought himself a small sailing craft for use in the West. Sometimes, when he’s about to go sailing, he will visit a friend or a public place on the way. He'll be dressed for sailing. It never occurs to him to change and make himself look like his friend, just because they aren’t dressed as he is. Warren William doesn’t happen to be interested in being like anyone in the world. In “Bedside,” William has the role of a likable rogue who has a weakness for wine, women and gambling. He masquerades as a surgeon, rises to fame by fake publicity stunts, and then meets his downfall when called upon to operate on the girl he loves. He is supported by a strong cast, which includes Jean Muir, Allen Jenkins, Henry O’Neill, Kathryn Sergava, David Landau and Donald Meek. Robert Florey directed the picture from the screen play by Lillie Hayward and Harvey Thew, based on a story by Manuel Seff and Harvey Thew. a ........... Page Fourteen