Female (Warner Bros.) (1933)

3rd Day of Run Johnny Mack Brown Went From Gridiron To Fast Film Climb Johnny Mack Brown, a member of the fine cast supporting Ruth Chatterton in “Female,” now showing at the .... Theatre, was a football star of national repute when he attended the University of Alabama a few years ago. As a matter of fact, Johnny’s first trip to California occurred when he accompanied his team to Pasadena for a New Year’s Day game against the University of Washington. There he made a_ last-minute touchdown which promptly vaulted him into gridiron fame throughout the country. The next year he came back to the West Coast. Through the interest of George Fawcett, well-known character actor, he was given a screen test —and his picture career had begun. After one or two bit roles, he was assigned to a lead opposite Marion Davies in “The Fair Co-Ed.” Following his success in this film, he appeared in rapid succession with Mary Pickford, Norma Shearer and Greta Garbo. What better assurance could a young man need that he had been accepted by Hollywood? But Johnny still names football as the major interest of his life. It goes without saying that he never misses a West Coast game in the Fall. He will go to any lengths— even to refusing a role, in certain instances—to make sure that shooting schedules do not interfere. Life may be like a_ football game, as some amateur philosophers aver, but it couldn’t be too much so for Johnny. Ath Day of Run Gowns for Picture Stars Are Designed to Set Style Trend There are no more fat women, according to Orry Kelly, who designs advanced styles in gowns for First National stars. “Even the ‘stylish stout’ becomes more stylish and less stout with each new season,” he said. “The movies are responsible for that. Even the ‘perfect thirty-six’ is smaller than it used to be. Women have grown more slender and so have the patterns from which their clothes are made, even though they are marked with the same old numbers. “Motion picture stars are having more influence on the world’s fashions every year. The public is following the styles worn by the stars in their pictures. So also are the women’s apparel houses. “For example, in a picture such as ‘Female,’ which is a smart, ultra-modern story, Ruth Chatterton, the star, must be dressed in the height of fashion. And her gowns must have the cut which will be fashionable months after they are actually designed, for the picture does not reach many theatres until months after produced. In _ this picture, Miss Chatterton wears nineteen different gowns that were designed with an eye to the fashions for the Fall and Winter.” “Female,” which is now showing at the .... Theatre, is the story of a big business woman who flouts the conventions in her many love affairs. George Brent has the leading masculine role opposite Miss Chatterton, while others in the cast include Lois Wilson, Ruth Donnelly, Ferdinand Gottschalk and Johnny Mack Brown. William Dieterle directed it from the screen play by Gene Markey and Kathryn Scola. SEQUENCE OF STORIES The editor has arranged these stories in the order believed to be best for building daily interest. Local situations, however, may make a change in sequence practical. Current Publicity Ruth Rules With Heavy Hand in New Film It’s a different Ruth Chatterton again—and an even better one—in “Female,” the new First National hit current at the Strand. She plays a big business executive, and all the power and versatility which has highlighted her famous career is once more evident in a picture that’s fast, funny and entertaining. Mat No. 28, Price 15c. —eaaaaoooo EEE Sth Day of Run 3 Great Danes Hired as Chatterton’s for “Female” Sequences Breeding and aristocracy count in the movies nowadays. You'll hear that anywhere in Hollywood. But nowhere was it better demonstrated than on a First National sound stage while William Dieterle was directing certain scenes for “Female,” Ruth Chatterton’s latest starring vehicle now showing at the .... Theatre. Three very young puppies were needed. They were to figure in a sequence with Ruth Chatterton, star of the picture, and they must be of unimpeachable ancestry. Miss Chatterton plays a wealthy young business leader. She would own only the best dogs. When it became known that dogs were needed, the studio casting office swarmed with trainers, owners, breeders. Dieterle and his assistants looked over some of the candidates. Finally three were chosen—Great Danes. They were chosen by pedigree, of course. And their conduct in the scene with Miss Chatterton was perfect. It was easy to see, as the star remarked, that they were the sons of Cimro Loheland von der Saalberg and his spouse, Etfa Loheland die Grafin. “Female” is the story of a big business woman who tried to beat men at their own game when it came to having love affairs. A strong supporting cast includes George Brent, Ruth Donnelly, Lois Wilson, Ferdinand Gottschalk and Johnny Mack Brown. The screen play is by Gene Markey and Kathryn Scola. Ruth Chatterton Sleeps While Being Made Up Movie stars have to rise very early while on a picture and spend an hour or more being made up. Ruth Chatterton sleeps right through it. While working in the First National picture, “Female,” now at the . : Theatre, she used a special make-up couch upon which she sleeps while the make-up artist puts her through the morning ordeal. She says that she stays full of pep clear to the end of a long day’s work because of that extra hour’s sleep. Chatterton Ordered Pig Given Bath in "Female" Ruth Chatterton fondles a pig. It was done for picture purposes in her latest First National production, “Female,” now showing at the. . Theatre. Taking part in a shooting contest at a carnival, she wins the pig for her excellent marksmanship. It is presented to her and she takes it in her arms. When the scene was being taken, she suggested that the pig be given a bath first, much to the disgust of the property man who had to do it. The pig, a small shote with a ribbon around its neck, was spotless when placed in Miss Chatterton’s arms. She did not keep it, however, one second longer than was absolutely necessary. Snappy Dialogue in Chatterton Picture Some of the snappiest dialogue heard on the screen in a long time is used in “Female,” Ruth Chatterton’s latest First National film now showing at the .... Theatre. In this picture the “boss-steno” tradition does an about face as Ruth plays the role of the head of a motor car company who gives her male employees the “Have dinner with me—or else.” Among the lines certain to be retained by the audiences are the following: “With your output and my distribution we can go a long way.” “You wouldn’t have husband trouble if you were a ‘fallen’ woman.” “Why worship me from a distance, I’m here now.” In addition to the star, “Female” boasts of a cast that includes such well-known players as George Brent, Ruth Donnelly, Gavin Gordon, John Mack Brown and Ferdinand Gottschalk. "Female" Reverses Usual Love Story Situation There have been motion pictures before that presented women as big business executives, but in “Femalé,” now playing at the .... Theatre, in which Ruth Chatterton stars, First National has taken a big business woman and given her a background entirely different from anything ever shown on the screen. George Brent, who is married to Ruth Chatterton, plays the male lead. No Double for Ruth in Swimming Scenes That Ruth Chatterton possesses no mean ability as a swimmer and diver is evidenced in “Female,” the star’s latest picture for First National which is now on view at the . Theatre. One of the important sequences of the picture shows Ruth Chatterton diving off the edge of a large swimming pool and racing the length of the pool with Phillip Reed. While the studio officials were all set to use a double for this sequence, Ruth, whose excellence as a swimmer and diver is well known in Hollywood, preferred to do the scene herself. And she did. Incidently, Ruth Chatterton is seen for the first time on the screen in a bathing suit in this picture. Supporting her in “Female” are George Brent, Ruth Donnelly, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Gavin Gordon and John Mack Brown. Ribbing Causes Ruth to Quit Gum Chewing Ruth Chatterton, whose latest Warner Bros. picture, “Female,” is the current attraction on the screen of the .... Theatre, was known as the champion gum chewer of Hollywood until the gentle ribbing of her coworkers forced her to abandon the habit altogether. Every time Ruth chewed, every one on the set was also observed chewing, so that Ruth was faced with the question of “to chew or not to chew.” She decided in the negative, and at the same time that Ruth quit, everv one who worked with her on the set stopped also. Perhaps it just happened that way. In “Female,” Miss Chatterton is supported by George Brent, Ruth Donnelly, John Mack Brown, Gavin Gordon, Philip Faversham and Ferdinand Gottschalk. : Ruth Chatterton Plays Big Executive and Vamp In her role as a captain of industry in “Female,” the First National picture now at the .... Theatre, Ruth Chatterton looks every inch the big business woman in a black street dress with touches of white, a black stitched sailor hat with white band and a silver tipped fox fur around her shoulders. Miss Chatterton, although a business woman by day, is the most alluring kind of a vamp at night and dresses accordingly. —————————————————— a Sele ssSsssssssesssnisiinniassssssssssssnn ' Page Seven