Elmer the Great (Warner Bros.) (1933)

HOLLYWOOD PICTORIAL NEWS PUZZLE! PUZZLE! "WHICH IS THE DAUGHTER— WHICH IS THE MOTHER? Movie Stars Advice to Women Who Want to Stay Young! These two lovely looking women — as you may have guessed—are, to the right, Patricia Ellis, playing the leading feminins role in “Elmer the Great”, and to the left, s. AlexRe at eta mother, Miss Ellis wants the world to know that her mother is the grandest lady—and why. So we'll let her tell the story in her own words: “Ag far back as I can remember,” says Patricia Ellis, ‘‘mother and I have been chums. From the time .I was old enough to go to school until this very day, she has lived the life of youth and so she has been able to keep about her the force of youthful freshness. It seems to me that mother and I have grown up together; that we are like two childhood friends who have shared experiences and thus with the years have grown closer together. Today, mother is an _ alert, charming person who outshines many women who are twenty years younger than she. And now as I look back, I can understand why this is so. Although mother was always profoundly interested in my welfare, she never allowed herself to say, ‘Iam a mother. therefore BRAINS—NOT MONEY NEEDED! Good Judgment Necessary to Dress Well Claire Dodd, who appears in “Blmer The Great’, has definite theories about women’s dress. in: a recent studio interview she-said, -“Tt4s the usual thing to hear a woman say that if she had as much money as Mrs. So and So _ to spend on clothes, she too, could be a perfectly dressed female. Any woman who makes such a statement °overlooks the _ fact that within the limits of her own income, she too can appear pace Tit 6..eFt.) -¥ dressed. ates really a question of good taste and good judgment. There are women who spend huge sums of money on clothes and always look like frumps. Personally I lean strongly toward careful selection of color. Don’t dress like a rainbow—that only attracts attention to the eol wear and destroys the <A | I am no longer the same person I used to be.’ Instead, she went on living her own life with the additional interest of mother hood. She continued to have her large circle of friends, her interest in books, music, politics, and sports. She led an active, purposeful existence. While I was in my early teens she treated me as an equal. We were always good friends. The sort of friends who respected each other’s likes and dislikes. : It seems to me that mother has not grown older in spite of her added years. I think that she is young today because she did not loose sight of herself as an individual. —and a friend—and I’m grateful to her for teaching me a wonderful way of life. I hope others will take its lesson to heart.” MOVIE STARS WORK HARD -FOR SUCCESS IN HOLLYWOOD! Hollywood continues to burn the midnight oil, but has stopped burning the candle at both ends, according to Patrica Ellis. “Stories of Hollywood night revels lasting into early morning hours may once have had foundation; they have none today.” she continued. “ ‘The morning after the night before’ has taken a new meaning. ‘The night before’ is the only time left in a busy Hollywood day to study the dialogue lines to be spoken the ‘morning after’. “Dialogue changed Holly wood’s outlook and mode of living. Spoken lines must be studied; they can’t be properly memorized in the few minutes between scenes on the set. “Often it is one o’clock in the morning before I put aside my script, with my next day’s dialogue well in hand,’’ said Miss Ellis, “and I must be up at seven each morning to make a nine o’clock car at the studio.” Now, Mr. and Miss Movie Fan, if you have any hopes of ever crashing the gates of Hollywood’s studios—be prepared to work. She is a lovely mother personality and style. colors, your SEEING init S1tUDIO Use two at most three, in your costume, and arrange them _ to advantage. Any new piece of wearing apparel that is bought, whether it is a pair of shoes or a pair of gloves should be selected on the basis of color. If it cannot be properly worn with something you already have, it is the wrong thing to buy!” The street costume shown here gives an example of what can be done with careful selection and little money. This simple wool mixture suit is in beige. In sharp and ef Claire Dodd wearsa black felt hat, black gloves, black bag, black shoes and beige stockings. Miss Dodd suggests that brown accessories will look just as smart. Both types of accessories serve as a good base for additional costumes. fective contrast, eee WITH DIRECTOR LEROY! (continued from first page) Make believe Sleigh-ride in Make-believe Village! also houses the post-office, pool parlor, barber shop and rows of other stores which one would expect to see in a middle-western small town. When we went to work on the snow storm that was to cover Gentryville with between five and six inches of snow, we tackled a job that was no mean feat, even for experts in making blizzards. During the ‘snowstorm’, the cast was weighted down with heavy clothing, fur caps and Read the Story! frost-proof gloves. The actors swelteread in their cold protectors while a hot sun shone down upon them. But what was the complete effect of all of this ‘puilding-up’? It was just what it was meant to be—a snowstorm (with salt used for snow) that was so real looking, people shivered just to look at it! When you see “Hlmer the Great”, see if this inside information will help you to detect the artificial snow and other effects. Bet you fur-lined mittens you don’t! JOE E. BROWN ENTERTAINS SOME OF THE NATION’S STARS! Don’t let the uniform foo! you—that generous smile is Joe E. Brown. stars of the baseball diamond. director Mervyn Leroy. the Great’. back—all of the big leagues. _,They’re all friends of Joe’s and in some cases You didn’t know that Joe is a top-notch ball player did you? Some of the players represented here are Babe Herman, Ernie Orsatti, Bill Brubaker, Wally Berger and ‘‘Tut’’ Stein Well he’ll surprise The frolicsome screen star is shown here surrounded by former team-mates—the jaunty fellow with the cigar is ou _with his skill in ‘‘Elmer How the Talkies Began A famous New York actor: who doesn’t want to give his age away, and _ therefore wishes to remain unidentified, says he never appeared in a talking picture, but he once was a talking picture himself. he explains, “About 1907, “J organized nine companies of actors. We used to stand behind the screen in the crude motion picture theatres of those days and speak lines while the film was being shown. It was a sensation for a short time—the first talking pictures in history.” eee _ JOE E. BROWN IN “ELMER THE GREAT”, HIS LATEST AND FUNNIEST