Draegerman Courage (Warner Bros.) (1937)

“DRAEGERMAN COURAGE” PU Bet ACen ¥ Turn On Glamor— Jean’s New Motto Jean Muir, featured with Barton MacLane in “Draegerman Courage”, the First National picture which comes tO the... SRNCALTE: Olle scscccuteeists has finally decided to change not only her appearance but her way of putting her personality across to audiences. In the first place her hair is again the natural brown which it was before the make-up men of the movies decided she should be blonde. And the thousands of letters from her fans show that eight out of ten approve the change. The really great change in Jean is, however, the different ways she employs to convey her personality to her audiences. Those who saw her marvelous characterization in “As the Earth Turns” remember the simplicity and remote O’Neill Studies Medics to Play Role of Doctor Doctors could improve their business and professional standing if they took a few lessons in acting, according to Henry O’Neill, who studied the bedside manner of several physicians preparatory to enacting such a role in the First National picture, “Draegerman Courage”, which comes to the.......... ETE At Ss OM sieeccccereserseostesaee? “I’ve noted that successful doctors are always pretty fair actors, well versed in masking their own emotions and suiting their moods to the purpose at hand,” said O’Neill. “Many of the others could learn much by studying acting as I, an actor, learned by studying doctors. In fact, I’m even thinking of starting classes myself. I’ve had enough experience as a physician—before the camera.” O’Neill plays the part of a country doctor who was_ entombed with two other men in a mine cavein in the picture. “Draegerman Courage” is a dynamic drama of the gold fields and the heroic rescues of entombed miners, written by Anthony Coldeway. Others in the cast include Jean Muir, Barton MacLane, Robert Barrat, Addison Richards and Helen MacKellar. Louis King directed the picture. Jean’s Red Hair Live Topic with Her Screen Fans Jean Muir leads all other feminine stars at the First National studios in fan letters received. The cause, Jean declares frankly, is a rush of requests for portraits of her as a “brownette”, rather than any sudden doubling of popularity. She changed from _ neutral blonde to her natural hair color, dark reddish-brown, some time ago. The change Jean announces, will be permanent. Many of the letter writers requesting photos declared they already had autographed pictures of her as a blonde. The proportion of approval and disapproval of the move was roughly as follows: approval, 80 per cent, disapproval, 20 per cent. But many of the latter admitted they might be reconciled to the change after they had seen “Once A Doctor”. In her previous film, “Fugitive in the Sky”, Jean was still a blonde. Miss Muir is now featured with Barton MacLane in “Draegerman Courage” the First National picture which comes to the............cce00 FRRGGEDO = ON ccscisescsikesesctesess tenderness with which she portrayed the farm girl, Jen. That technique was perfect for that sort of a role. But other and more vivid parts require different tactics. There are tricks in all trades, including acting, and Miss Muir has at last come to see the value of the glamorous wiles which have been so effectively employed by great actresses in all generations. Jean learned much herself in the experimental theatre which she conducted for some time— and from which several very successful players came to the screen. In “Draegerman Courage” Miss Muir plays the role of a country girl whose thoughts of personal adornment are forgotten in her heroic desire to help the man she loves rescue their own comrades from death in a caved-in mine. Doe’s Her Pal Henry O'Neill and tiny Priscilla Lyon in “Draegerman Courage” the First National real-life melodrama now at the............ Theatre. — Mat No. 101—10c Barton MacLane And Dogs Worry Game Warden A game warden thought he had the goods on Barton MacLane, who has the leading role in the First National picture, “Draegerman Courage”, now showing at the........ Theatre. He caught the actor walking through some wooded hills near his San Fernando home with a gun and:his two Irish setters. MacLane explained that he was merely exercising his dogs. He explained that when they flushed any birds, he only pointed his gun in the air and fired off blanks, for, being hunting dogs, they had to have all the ritual of a regulation hunting trip. Jean Muir Is Scotch In Way She Bargains Jean Muir, featured with Barton MacLane in “Draegerman Courage” the First National picture which opens at the.......... PRCOETC W825 Siccnnssseceatd can’t pass a five-and-ten-cent store without stopping in. She says she is delighted to be able to get “sae muckle” for “sae mickle” which is the Scottish way of saying “so much for so little.” Entombed Film Miners Suffer Real Hardship Real hardships, paralleling those suffered by entombed men in many another mine disaster, were endured by actors in the First National picture “Draegerman Cour age”, which comes to the... GQ ERC. esses tscaters cack nrssneaces next. Although Barton MaclLane, Henry O’Neill, Addison Richards and Robert Barrat were able to go home and recuperate when shooting was finished for the day, all agreed that the conditions they worked under were the most trying they have endured in their screen careers. They floundered in water waist deep, choked with debris, in the small, rock-filled mine set, with more water dripping from the rock roof down their necks. Nor were they allowed to change clothes and dry off between takes because the different scenes had to match closely. Rocks, close imitations of real ones, were dropped from above. Though light, they didn’t add any to the harried players’ peace of mind. To alleviate the discomfort of the stagnant pool in which they worked, they wore hip boots and long woolen underwear beneath their clothes. “Draegerman Courage” is a tale of heroic rescue crews who risk their lives in the fight to save entombed miners. Louis King directed the picture from the original story and screen play by Anthony Coldeway. Jean Muir has the leading feminine role. Barton MacLane Digs Own Poolto Train for Movie Barton MacLane went into intensive training for his latest First National picture, ‘“Draegerman Courage”, which comes to the........ URGALE! Ol caetscrectessoseets He plays a miner in the film, and to perfect his pick and shovel technique, grown a little rusty in late years, he dug a small swimming pool all by himself in his back yard. The pool is twenty feet long, ten feet wide and six feet deep. The ground is hard and clayfilled. He finished the digging in a month, then had a contractor lay the concrete. A pick does not feel strange in the burly actor’s hands. Before he started work on the stage, he had a pretty hard time of it. Many times he worked for enough for coffee and cakes, digging ditches and doing construction work. In the mining scenes he digs his way through fallen dirt to entombed men. He had plenty of callouses on his hands when he played the scenes, thanks to digging the swimming pool. “Draegerman Courage” is a tale of heroic rescue crews who risk ‘their lives in the fight to save en tombed miners. Beside MacLane the cast includes Jean Muir, Henry O’Neill, Robert Barrat, Addison Richards and Helen MacKellar. Louis King directed the picture from the original story and screen play by Anthony Coldeway. Baby Film Starlet Gets Big Role Priscilla Lyon, seven year old North Carolina girl, has an important part as Jean Muir’s sister in the First National picture, “Draegerman Courage” now showing at Titec cssiesincasteateegiansiine Theatre. It is her first big role in motion pictures. She came to Hollywood with her mother after winning a screen test contest which had two thousand entrants. Busy Jean Muir’s Rules Of Thrift. Hard To Follow If anyone had seen a beautiful young blonde borrowing a dollar from some one on the movie lot, it is fairly certain that the girl would have been Jean Muir, who has the feminine lead in the First National picture, “Draegerman Courage”, now showing at the........ Theatre. Jean had to live on next to nothing for a week according to her own rules. She had just finished her annual twelve weeks vacation, provided in all studio contracts, and her regular banking account had dwindled to seventy-six cents. It was a week before her next regular pay. Jean has a savings account and several well-selected investments but she’d promised herself never to touch that money as long as her job in Hollywood lasted. Actors Prefer Cribbage To Eating Lunch A cribbage board, one of the props in the First National picture, “Draegerman Courage”, which COMES: -£0The.ssi....scaseccssesesesss Theatre Olissesescsrerssticetessreentcn next, almost kept Henry O’Neill and Robert Barrat from having any lunch one day during the production of the film. Both are enthusiastic cribbage players. Between scenes they sat down to a spirited game, and continued to play when the rest of the company went out for lunch. The property man sent some sandwiches and milk to the set and they ate as they played. Barton MacLane and Jean Muir are featured in “Draegerman Courage”, which is a picturization of an imaginary mine disaster. Barton MacLane Gets Arc Light Sunburn Henry O’Neill’s stand-in got a week’s rest because Barton MacLane’s putting wasn’t as good as he thought it was. The two golfers bet on their week-end match that the loser should act as the winner’s stand-in during the next week’s work in the First National picture, “Draegerman Courage”, which comes to the Ee ee Theatre «....i.:........,.next, Although MacLane outdrove his opponent, he went to pieces on the greens and made over ninety for the first time in the last few months. So MacLane, who can take it, got a fine “arc light sunburn”, while substituting for his rival’s stand-in. MacLane Finally Wins Girl In Movie Barton MacLane wore a contented smile during the production of the First National picture, “Draegerman Courage” which COMICS LO St ea scscrccerccccncas tater: Theatre Oita dar. can For the first time in his screen career he wins “the girl”. In all other films he has played a villain role either not interested in women, or else losing her to the handsome young juvenile. In this picture he plays the part of a heroic miner who leads _ the rescue work for entombed men. Jean Muir is the girl in love with him, who eventually marries him. Walter Winchell Joins Jean Muir Fan Club Walter Winchell is now an honorary member of the official Jean Muir Fan Club according to Anita Weber, Hollywood president of the organization. Miss Muir is playing the feminine lead in First National’s “Draegerman Courage”, now showing at TRG icgasetenk seseesione Theatre. Team Mates Barton MacLane and Jean Muir leads in “Draegerman Courage’”’, the First National melodrama now showing at the........ Theatre. Mat No. 105—10c Ex-Stand-In's Baby In Film Role “What a cute baby! I wonder who it belongs to?” explained Jean Muir as she gazed softly at the seven week old infant used for a scene in the First National picture, “Draegerman Courage”, Which COMES 40 “ENE......c(..:.0sesscevseses DPREGETE=OD.. 2. ciscess.ccacsies<-:s> Just then the mother walked on the set. “Jane !” said Jean. “Jean!” said Jane. And the two girls, who bore a startling resemblanee to each other, embraced. Such was the reunion of Jean Muir and Jane Downey, her former stand-in, who retired from the screen to marry Bill Kissel, an assistant director at Warner Bros. studio. Barton MacLane Owns 128 Trouser Belts Husky Barton MacLane, featured with Jean Muir in “Draegerman Courage”, the First National melodrama of the mines which-comes: £0 -the............<,.se0 TheDATO OBR shnnsvovesaesvesess doesn’t maintain a huge wardrobe as so many of Hollywood’s male stars do. MacLane’s roles are usually roughneck ones which depend on fists rather than finery. He does possess, however, the largest collection of belts in the screen colony. At last accounts he owned one hundred and twentyeight. Belts happen to be his hobby and whenever he see a likely one his hand goes down in his jeans for the cash. In “Draegerman Courage” he plays the part of a heroic rescuer of men entombed in caved-in mines. Jean Muir Tries Out Red and Brown Wigs Jean Muir, who is co-featured with Barton MacLane in the First National picture, “Draegerman Courage”, which comes to the.......... ECR E ES csi cscasaiaovievsnass next, is experi menting with brunette and auburn wigs. The blonde actress had them fitted with facial make-ups to match the wigs. She then had herself photographed in the ones which best suited her purpose. The results have been startling. The experiment was conducted to help her gain certain different roles which she is anxious to play. Page Five