China Clipper (Warner Bros.) (1936)

Replica Of China Clipper Is Built For Air Picture A replica of one half of the world famous China Clipper was constructed on a First National sound stage for the picture of that title which comes to the Sapien etree TheatTeson= ine. This model of the giant flying boat was used in sequences in the picture. The half of the ship that was built is the forward end, taking in the wings, the four motors, the radio and navigation control room and the engine control room. All work was done by experienced technicians from actual drawings and photographs of the giant airship. The whole setting was mounted on a large turntable which allowed the plane to be swung around so that it could be photographed from any angle. In conformation with the actual measurements of the clipper ship, the replica rises 25 feet above the floor and has an 130 foot wing spread. Within the navigation bridge are duplicates of all actual controls, including an automatic pilot, a two-way radio communication system and other intricate bits of equipment which make up the controls of the Clipper. “China Clipper” is a thrilling romance of the air. There is a talented cast which includes Pat O’Brien, Beverly Roberts, Ross Alexander, Humphrey Bogart, Marie Wilson, Henry B. Walthall, Joseph Crehan, Joseph King and Addison Richards. Raymond Enright directed the picture from the screen play by Frank Wead. Bogart Takes Stills Of All His Movies Humphrey Bogart, who has a leading role in the First National air thriller, ‘‘China Clipper’? which, comes to" the <\iii\ 3... scssestease WRG are vOMLY, ocean ae , hasn’t let the motion pictures stop him from making a pictorial record of every play and every picture in which he has appeared. While a leading man on the New York stage, Bogart carried a small camera in his pocket and _ took snapshots, in regular continuity, of every important piece of business in the action. Now that Bogart has entered the motion picture field, he continues to keep up his hobby. In every scene in which he does not appear, Bogart stands behind the camera and snaps a still picture. When he is in the scene himself he trusts the camera to a property man, Goats Try to Chew Alexander’s Beard The short beards which Pat O’Brien and Ross Alexander grew for a sequence in the First National picture, ‘‘China Clipper,’’ now showing at the ...........0...0.. Theatre, have caused considerable worry. O’Brien says Mavourneen, his two-year old daughter, ran and hid when he went home at night. She just couldn’t get used to the fact that the man with all the shrubbery was her daddy. Instead of running away from Ross, his pair of goats did the opposite. Ross says every time he started across the lawn they ran after him with a fixed purpose in their eyes. ehunetBrgaustast ica mgamesreanaasgaesttuangts 6 2 88 BR A B99 om, BSB GRR Bmp oe BE seat Shescegiaangeeseinman sea petescgssmisscesees ggargseemusacs ages Sanmaaeene mf apaesteavisttteiisceaceemaest Now A Flier Featured with Pat O’Brien, star of First National’s ‘‘China Clipper,’’ the thrilling story of the trans-Pacific Ocean flight that linked two continents, Humphrey Bogart, famous film killer has the role of an aviator in the film which is now showing at the ........0..000. Theatre. Mat No. 107—10c O’Brien Plants K.O. On Director’s Jaw Pat O’Brien and Humphrey Bogart have a knock down and drag ’em out battle in a scene of First National’s new air epic, ‘“China Clipper,’’ which comes to LAO ae PEN CALC. OW inc ccres5-cssee Director Raymond Enright decided to show Pat how to pull a punch and at the same time make it look real. ‘It’s easy,’’? said Enright. ‘“Just lift one from the floor like this, and pull back just as it touches Bogart’s jaw.’’ When it came to the fight, Pat made several feints at Bogart, but Enright was not satisfied. “No, no!?? he said. ‘‘Do it like I showed you.’’ ‘“You mean like this?’’? asked Pat as he lifted one from_ the floor and planted it squarely on Enright’s jaw. Actors Smoked Out Getting Rid of Doves Smoke pots, those small stove-like devices which motion picture property men carry to make synthetic atmospheric conditions, saved the day for a motion picture unit at Metropolitan Airport, Los Angeles, when filming lIocation scenes for the First National sky thriller “China Clipper,’ which comes to the ........ ER een oe Theatre On” 37 esses :ate The company was filming a scene between Pat O’Brien and Ross Alexander in a deserted airplane hangar. Right in the middle of the first “take” a soft cooing was heard from the rafters. “Doves,” said Director Raymond Enright. “Let’s get them out of here before we try it again.” A couple of carpenters, armed with brooms, climbed up into the rafters and attempted to scare the doves away. The birds merely moved over to other rafters and started cooing again, “How about using smoke pots?” suggested Pat O’Brien. So the property crew got out their smoke-making equipment and lighted up. The idea was swell. It drove out the birds and the entire company as well. Mit eeeonagamme Ross Alexander Uses Make-Up To Cover Sunburn For the first time in his motion picture career, Ross Alexander was forced to put on a heavy coat of make-up before the cameraman would allow him to work in a scene in the First National airthriller, ‘‘China Clipper,’’ now showing at the ............0..... Theatre. Ross is one of those fortunate young men who usually need no make-up at all for motion picture work. Up until the present time he has always reported on the set au naturel as far as his facial make-up is concerned. The actor had to use plenty of it for the scenes in ‘‘China Clipper,’? and the cause was sunburn. Ross had gone on a desert trip over the week end and arrived back in Hollywood with a permanent blush on his face. It was found that the only way to match his face with previous scenes in the picture would be to bring it back to normal with a_ lighter make-up. Because of the tender condition of the actor’s face, the cosmetic operation was slightly uncomfortable. Ross says he will spend future week ends in the seclusion of his own home. “China Clipper’’ is a dynamic drama of transoceanie air service. Besides Alexander, the cast includes Pat O’Brien, Beverly Roberts, Humphrey Bogart, Marie Wilson, Henry B. Walthall and Joseph Crehan. The picture was directed by Raymond Enright from the screen play by Frank Wead. Bogart In First Movie In Which He Kills No One Up until the time he was cast in a leading role opposite Pat O’Brien in First National’s new sky thriller, “China Clipper,” which comes to the ...............08. MheatrevOn:istnctiienaa az: , Humphrey Bogart had begun to feel that motion picture action consisted of nothing but bank holdups, gun play and the like. Bogart, a recent recruit from the New York stage, had every justification for so thinking. His first motion picture role was that of Duke Mantee, the ruthless killer of “The Petrified Forest.” When the picture was finished, the actor was cast as another gangster in Edward G. Robinson’s picture “Bullets or Ballots.” In “Petrified Forest” he killed one man. In “Bullets or Ballots” he shot three more. Much to his delight, the actor found he could turn his arsenal of revolvers, shot guns and tommy-guns over to the property department when he began work in “China Clipper.” His part is that of an airplane pilot, and there isn’t a gun fired anywhere in the picture. Instead of using firearms, Bogart uses his fists in the new picture. One of the high spots in the action is a knock down fistic encounter with Pat O’Brien, who has the leading role. “China Clipper” is a thrilling romance of the air, with a talented cast which, besides O’Brien and Bogart, includes’ Beverly Roberts, Ross Alexander, Marie Wilson, Henry B. Walthall, Joseph Crehan, Joseph King and Addison Richards. Raymond Enright directed the picture from the screen play by Frank Wead. TR BR aues 3 faumae gee Seenasauuestcauanmes!s eos ane Samad? In Strand Hit Pat O’Brien and Beverly Roberts are teamed together for the first time in ‘*China Clipper,’’? First National’s headline drama of the trans-Pacific flight that made flying history and began a new era in ciwilization. ‘‘China Clipper’’ US DUNO. rc ee Theatre. Mat No. 110—10c Tropical Film Scenes Shot at Catalina Catalina Island was used as a location spot for the filming of many of the scenes of the First National picture, -‘‘China Clipper,’’ now showing at the .............. Theatre. Among the feature members of the cast who made their headquarters at Catalina were Pat O’Brien, Beverly Roberts, Ross Alexander and Humphrey Bogart. O’Brien Batters Down Dressing Room Door They had to put a new door on Pat O’Brien’s studio dressing room as the old one was battered beyond repair. It was found necessary to break down Pat’s door after his seeretary had gone home with the key in his pocket. Pat had to enact a quick wardrobe change for his leading role in First National’s air thriller, ‘‘China Clipper,”’ which comes to the .............. MOREL MONE aes szngave ss bee weet j—F GA egies — O’Brien Kisses Miss Roberts 31 Times In Scene Pat O’Brien has ‘‘landed’’ in Hollywood. The actor, in fact, landed in the cinema city so many times that he thinks he must surely be there. It all took place during the filming of a boat docking scene for the First National picture, ‘‘China Clipper,’’ which comes to the Sc te ne a ea Thentre-On: = At nine o’clock one morning, ‘he company began filming the scene from the sides of a ship built on the First National lot. By three o’clock, that afternoon, Pat hadn’t ‘‘landed’’ yet. All during the day the actor had walked down the gangplank, embraced Beverly Roberts, in the role of his wife, and returned to the ship’s decks to do the scene again from another camera angle. At three-thirty, when the scene was finally completed to everyone’s satisfaction, Pat pulled out a paper and pencil, relaxed in his chair, and estimated that he had walked a total of two and three quarters miles while just walking up and down the gangplank. On the other hand, he had kissed Beverly Roberts thirty-one times, which, as Pat says, is a lot easier to take. “China Clipper’’ is a thrillingly dramatic picture of transoceanic air service with a glamorous romance. Besides O’Brien and Miss Roberts, the cast includes Ross Alexander, Humphrey Bogart, Marie Wilson and Henry B. Walthall. Actress Wants to Be Ice Cream Champion Joe E. Brown is getting a close run for his money as ice cream eating champion of Hollywood. His closest competitor is Bevyerly Roberts, blonde young actress who is playing the leading feminine role opposite Pat O’Brien in the First National air thriller, ““China Clipper,’’ which comes to phew Weateereon i. cs sess The comedian thinks nothing of eating two quarts at a sitting. Setting out to break his record, Miss Roberts managed to eat one quart at lunch. Later in the afternoon, she ate three ice cream cones just to prove that the lunchtime workout hadn’t gotten her down. A Tense Moment It’s First National’s ‘‘China Clipper’’ which comes to thé ............0000. ENE CSO acer, betes: » the thrilling picturiz zation of man’s battle with death in the skies and the eventual air victory over the Pacific ocean which has claimed the lives of many daring fliers. Pat O’Brien (left), Ross Alexander Shown above are (right) and Beverly Roberts. Mat No. 205—20c Page Twenty-three