Cain and Mabel (Warner Bros.) (1936)

‘CAIN ana MABEL a A a ee es Light-Headed Brigade Of 600 Charges Movie Set Blondes Predominate Among Girls Seeking Chorus Jobs In “Cain And Mabel’’ By CARLISLE JONES At nine o’clock one morning the wide, green lawns in front of the Warner Bros. studios were populated only by quarreling blackbirds. Fifteen minutes later the vanguard of the Light-Headed Brigade came charging over Cahuenga Pass from Hollywood toward those same spaces. Cars of all sorts and sizes, carry ing girls of all sizes and shapes, slid to noisy stops in the nearby parking lot. The occupants tumbled out and raced for the casting office door, their marcelled heads gleaming in the sunlight, their legs churning inside the colorful pajamas and slacks they wore. The outer casting office, a small room, was soon crowded to its capacity and the young women formed an irregular line of varied beauty along the several walks that led to the door. By this time a steady procession of ears could be seen coming down the hill toward the studio entrance. They fairly bristled with girls, girls who raced to position in the growing lines as soon as the cars were parked. “We called for four hundred girls,” explained the busy casting office clerk, “and six hundred have reported. Those who get the call pick up their friends. We'll let them all in for Bobby Connolly’s inspection.” Connolly was to pick 200 of them for a number in “Cain and Mabel,” the Cosmopolitan production released by Warner Bros., which. comes tO “the: t...A..smirer ED OA GLO < OM istics ssaansoestes “Where do they all come from?” we asked. “They come from all sorts and classes of homes and _ apartments,” ‘said the clerk. “Many of them are girls who have been working as dancers in pictures more or less steadily for several years. They. are the ones who get most of the jobs. They have looks and ability.. The directors spot them everytime.” “The others?” “They’re the girls who graduated from high school last year. Some of them are from New York where there seems to be less chorus work now than there is in Hollywood. A few are the old timers. They drop out after a few failures to land places in the new choruses.” “Are they —?” “Don’t make any mistake there,” warned the casting office clerk. “Ninety-nine out of a hundred are fine, decent, hard working girls.” After The Battle Marion Davies and Clark Gable call a halt in hostilities in ‘‘ Cain and Mabel,’’ their Cosmopolitan starring vehicle which comes to PTO Peer cals n eect ak Theatre. Mat No. 109—10¢ Star Of New Laugh Hit Jenkins Fight Trainer For Thirtieth Time Allen Jenkins estimates that he has played thirty prize fight trainer roles during his stage and screen career. The comedian is playing another such role in the Cosmopolitan production, ‘‘Cain and Mabel,’’ costarring Marion Davies and Clark Gable, which comes to the ............ Sea sores ‘Theatre:cOni.i...:.... Bee eee RNG as a Warner Bros. re He is cast as ‘‘Dodo,’’ the dumb trainer of Gable, heavyweight champion of the world, in this lavish musical comedy. Marion Davies is starred with Clark Gable in ‘‘Cain and Mabel,’’ the Cosmopolitan picture released by Warner Bros. and coming to the .......... Seen Mee Eee PRCQU6 OW se ee eee She plays the role of a laughing, battling, warm-hearted waitress who becomes star of a musical show—and enjoys many a fine fight with Larry Cain, hard-hitting champion of the ring, before she makes him take the count of ten. Mat No. 206—20c Marion Davies In Three Beautiful Dances For Film Marion Davies has three famo1s partners for her dances in the specialty numbers staged for the Cosmopolitan production, ‘‘Cain and Mabel,’’ now at the .............. niaiteaiaiaislecaies Theatre, as a Warner Bros. release. The most pretentious dance takes place in the ‘‘Thousand Love Songs’’ number, which is the most spectacular feature of the picture. In this she dances the adagio with Charles Teske, the celebrated ballet dancer. One hundred and sixty of Hollywood’s most beautiful chorus girls also have a part in the ballet. In the ‘* Coney Island’’ number, the scenes of which are laid in the famous amusement resort, Miss Davies dances with Sammy White, noted eccentric dancer of the stage. They give an exhibition of a most intricate and unusual novelty dance, with a chorus of beautiful girls. In still another number, which is a rehearsal for a stage production of a musical comedy, Miss Davies’ partner is Don Ackerman, also noted for his dancing proclivities. Their dance is a tap routine. The two also go through intricate steps in Miss Davies’ apartment. Miss Davies is co-starred with Clark Gable. Lip Adornment Proves Problem For Clark Gable Hollywood’s most pressing problem, Clark Gable’s moustache, was solved, apparently to the satisfaction of all concerned. Gable, who is now co-starring with Marion Davies in the Cosmopolitan production, ‘‘Cain and Mabel,’?’? which comes to the ............ Se Wa Theatre ON ceases as as a Warner Bros. release, was working on the picture when he learned that he was needed at another studio for retakes on his last picture there. In ‘Cain and Mabel,’’ a story involving the romance between a prize fighter and an actress, played by Gable and Miss Davies, respectively, Clark is smooth-shaven. In the other picture he wore a moustache. The question arose as to how he could work smooth-shaven in ‘*Cain and Mabel,’’ then grow a moustache overnight for the retakes. Make-up men solved the puzzle by shooting a large photograph of the Gable moustache and, by using it as a model, manufactured an accurate artificial lip adornment. Gable shaved off his real moustache, worked two days in ‘*Cain and Mabel,’’ then donned the ‘‘store whiskers,’’ as he deseribed them, and made the retakes. Clark Gable Is Scared When Big Bear Trees Him Everyone has_ heard people boast that nothing under the sun could frighten them and that they have never felt the terrorizing agony of stark fear creeping up their spines. ‘“Apple sauce,’’ is the answer of Clark Gable who co-starred with Marion Davies, in the Cosmopolitan production, ‘‘Cain and Mabel,’’ now showing at the .......... Den eee Theatre as a Warner Bros. release. Gable is frank enough to admit there have been times when he was frightened out of his wits. He says he was deathly afraid the first time he hunted a grizzly _ bear. He climbed a tree and his guide shot the bear. It happened only two years ago. He was hunting in the Jackson Hole country of Wyoming. Suddenly about fifty yards distant, he saw a huge Grizzly. He took eareful aim with his high-powered rifle and pressed the trigger. The huge beast rose on its hind legs and started toward the hunter. Gable fired once more, but still the bear charged. When the bear was about twenty-five yards distant, he dropped his rifle and climbed a tree. His guide, who had come up in the meantime, dropped the grizzly directly under the tree and sat down on a rock and laughed. **T laughed, too, then,’’ Gable remarked. ‘‘But it was no joke while the beast was charging. I thought I was all through with this world for sure.’’ ‘Cain and Mabel’? is a stirring musical comedy romance, spiced with drama, with special numbers staged by Bobby Connolly in which scores of beautiful chorus girls take part. Others in the cast include Allen Jenkins, Roscoe Karns, Walter Catlett and David Carlyle. Lloyd Bacon directed from the screen play by Laird Doyle, based on H. C. Witwer’s story. Music and lyrics are by Harry Warren and Al Dubin. ‘*Cain and Mabel’? is a picturization of one of the most delightfully humorous stories of the late and lamented H. C. Witwer. It contains all the fun, fight and fury of the original. Always Looks The Part Gable And Mabel Marion Davies and Clark Gable in a scene from ‘‘Cain and Mabel,'’ the Cosmopolitan picture now SHOWING NAIL ONe 2s. Sern ee Theatre. Mat No. 101—10c Chorus Girls Douse Clark Gable In Pool As a grand finale to filming of the Warner Bros. Cosmopolitan production, “Cain and Mabel,” which comes to Theatre on > chorus girls duck ed Clark Gable, who is co starred in the picture with Marion Davies. Gable, who had finished his work in the picture, was standing on the side lines dressed in a handsome palm beach suit, watching the one hundred and sixty chorines in a specialty dance number, the last scene to be taken. When the final “cut” was called, the girls, who were all hot and bothered from a hard day’s work on a blistering set, made a rush for the cool and smiling star. A dozen or more grabbed him and plopped him into the Venetian pool which is a part of the set. Marion Davies, starred with Clark Gable in ‘‘Cain and Mabel,’’ the Cosmopolitan picture which comes to thé ooccccccccccccccccccccscececcsees Theatre on Pe ak srr ERE , ts one Hollywood star who never fails to look the part she portrays. She is here seen with Pere Westmore, Warner Bros.’ make-up chief—getting the final touches which will make her the riotous Mabel O’Dare of ‘‘Cain and Mabel.’’ Mat No. 210—20c Page Thirteen