Hearts Divided (Warner Bros.) (1936)

rus ti C lt BIOGRAPHIES OF THE STARS ARTS ‘a eee iii TT —_€«iinisiiiht IVIDED SPECIAL STAR FEATURES POWELL Dick Powell was born in Mount View, Ark., on February 14, 1904 —His first effort as,a voealist was ‘Casey Jones’ which he was taught to sing by an old railroad engineer — He is said to get the most fan mail of any male motion picture star — He can play any muMat No. 105—10c Sical instru ment except the violin and the bag pipes — Studies voice seriously and hopes to become a concert singer — Likes to play golf, swim and ride horseback, but says he has no time to devote to golf or horses — Arises at 6 A.M. daily and plays badminton for an hour for exercise — His chief hobby is photography and he is seldom seen without a quick action camera — Sneaks up on people and snaps their photographs — Is six feet tall, weighs 172 pounds and has blue eyes and auburn hair — Got his start in motion pictures when a Warner Bros. talent scout watched his work as master of ceremonies at a Pittsburgh theatre — His first screen role was in ‘‘Blessed Event’? — Every motion picture in which he has appeared has been a hit — Now has the male lead opposite Marion Davies in the Cosmopolitan production ‘‘Hearts Divided,’’ which First National will release AUeUNG eeceeses ace Theatre on ............ : EDWARD | EVERETT HORTON One of the most popular comedians on stage or screen, Edward Everett Horton started his career as an actor as a chorus boy in a comic opera company playing Gil bert and Sullivan operas on Staten Island — Before that, however he had finished the publie schools of Brooklyn, N. Y., where he was born, and had graduated from Columbia University — He was on the stage 13 years — Seven years ago he went to Hollywood and appeared in a number of pictures — Returned to the stage in 1928 and for two years produced his own shows — Then back to the screen — Is in constant demand by producers for what have become known as ‘‘ Horton roles’’ — Refuses to sign a contract for more than one show — His chief hobby is collecting antiques — It is also his pet extravagance — Has no special diet but sees to it that he keeps in good health by systematic exercise — Is now playing the role of one of Marion Davies’ suitors in the Cosmopolitan picture ‘‘Hearts Divided’’ which opens atthe ........0ci.5. Theatre OVE esas eS as a First National release. Mat No. 108—10c CHARLIE RUGGLES Charlie Ruggles is one native of Los Angeles who made good in his own home town — He did it by way of the stage and New York city — He quit school at 15 and went to San Fran‘cisco where he appeared in ‘¢The Admir able Crichton’? — Joined a West Mat No. 107—10c Coast stock company and then reached Broadway by getting a job with Oliver Morosco — Then he got a chance to day in the film version of ‘‘Gentlemen of the Press’’ and became a motion picture player — Since then he has appeared in scores of pictures — A rare ‘‘natural’’ comedian, he is as funny, on the rare occasions that he wants to be, off the stage as on — He has no particular hobbies, no pet aversions, and says all extravagances are his pet ones — His current picture is “*Hearts Divided,’’ the Cosmopolitan production which opens at the Pi a eee Theatreciom= +.ccsgraoe as a First National release. CLAUDE RAINS He was a eall boy, a carpenter, master mechanic, electrician, prop-’ erty man, treasurer and finally company manager of His Majesty’s Theatre born — For seven years Claude Rains was stage manager for Sir Herbert | Beerbohn Tree — Wentto Mat No. 106—10c Australia and had his first big success in Sydney in ‘‘You Never Can Tell’? — Returned to London and first came to America as manager for Granville Barker — Joined a Scottish regiment in the World War and came out a captain—Returned to America for stage work and played leading roles for the Theatre Guild — Went to Hollywood and made his film debut in the stellar role in ‘‘The Invisible Man’? — Forty-five minutes from Broadway, in Pennsylvania, Rains has a farm with an early American stone home that dates back to pre-revolution days — There he raises and trains prize hunting dogs — He is an English gentleman farmer in America — He is five feet ten and a half inches tall, weighs 165 pounds, has dark hair with an unruly lock that falls over his right eye in a manner that is impressively Napoleonic — Is now playing the role of Napoleon in the Marion Davis starring vehicle ‘‘ Hearts Divided,’’ the Cosmopolitan pic ture coming to the ............ Theatre Oso as a First National release MARION DAVIES Born on New Year’s day in Brooklyn, N. Y., Marion Davies was christened Marion Dozras, her father being Judge Bernard J. Douras of the New York Superior Court— She adopted the name of Davies in emulation of her sister Riene, Mat No. 110—10c who was then on the stage — Marion had reached the ripe old age of 12 years when she got a job with Zeigfeld’s Follies by virtue of still another sister’s long skirt — She attended public school in New York where she captained a championship basketball team — Went to the Convent of the Sacred Heart, at Hastings, N. H., and then enrolled in the Empire School of Acting for two years — She modeled for Harrison Fisher and Howard Chandler Christy — Today she is an outstanding screen star, with many brilliant roles to her credit — She collects books, but prefers fine bindings to first editions — She is an expert horticulturist and markets rare bulbs — She is an inveterate buyer of rare antiques and is an excellent judge of values—Is considered the outstandine philanthropist of Hollywood — Besides giving liberally to all worthy causes brought to her attention, she erected and maintains at her own expense, one of the finest clinics for ailing children on the West Coast — She is a student of literature and says when she leaves the stage she will take up writing as a profession — She employs an orchestra at her own expense to play on the set of every picture she makes in order to make it pleasant for the cast — She also has a lunch served in the mid-afternoon of every studio working day at which all people employed on the set are her guests — She plays tennis and swims — She has no. special -food fads — Admits no pet economies or extravagances — She is now starring in the Cosmopolitan Production ‘Hearts Divided’’ which opens at thes... heatreson:+...<cnc... as a First National release. “ARTHUR TREACHER Arthur Treacher is a tall, ang ular Londoner who has become a popular film comedian in Hollywood — Treacher has been playing comedy roles for years and is often cast as a butler although Warner Bros. have given him betMat No. 120—10c ter opportunities since he came under their direction — He scored in ‘‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’’ as well as with Bette Davis in ‘‘ Dangerous’’ — Personally, he has little of the reserve attributed to Englishmen in general — His current production is with Marion Davies in the Cosmopolitan picture ‘Hearts Divided’’ which is now playing at the ................ Theatre. istic is a spontaneous, Marion Davies Unspoiled By Big Success In Films Star Of ‘Hearts Divided’? Always Full Of Fun And Laughter By FRANCIS HEACOCK Success has not robbed Marion Davies of her sense of proportions and values for she is today the same modest, unspoiled individual, just as fond of fun and laughter, that she was during the childhood she spent in Brooklyn. There is not an ounce of false pride in her make-up. She is the absolute antithesis of everything one would expect in a person of her achievements. Marion Douras that endeared herself to the hearts of old and young alike in her neighborhood on Fourth Avenue. In those days she loved to go to Coney Island and ride the roller coasters, and she still does on her occasional visits to New York.. Her outstanding charactervivid friendliness. Her innate desire is to help all people less fortunate than herself. This unique personality Marion Davies carries far beyond the limits of her private life. She takes it with her when she drives through the gates of her studio. She takes it into her bungalow, where she dons make-up and costume preparatory to going before the cameras for the day. She took it onto the First. National sound stage where her latest Cosmopolitan production, “Hearts Divided,” now showing Die CHO es ee Theatre, was being filmed. Never, though the day’s shooting was long and the scenes particularly difficult, did she forget for an instant that she was just an Irish lass from Brooklyn who has enjoyed perhaps greater success than her one-time neighbor. On a picture set Miss Davies has an elaborately equipped dressing room patterned after the modern automobile trailer. It contains a comfortable couch on which she may rest. It is heated, has a telephone connection. There she could retire in absolute privacy between scenes if she so desired. Aside from providing a place for her to repair her make-up oceasionally or to make any required costume changes during the day’s shooting, however, the grand dressing room might just as well not exist. Rather it is a place to be avoided, in Miss Davies’ scheme of life, than a place to which one of cinemaland’s brightest stars may retire for rest and temporary seclusion. To her the many between-scene lulls, idle moments enforced by necessary camera and light changes when the action moves from one scene to another, are minutes to be spent enjoying the companionship of high and low on the set. It has long been an established fact that a Marion Davies set is invariably the happiest in Hollywood. This is true for the simple reason that a dour face, a troubled mind, could not long survive in the warm radiance of her rare personality. In “Hearts Divided,” a gay and glamorous romance by Rida Johnson Young, Miss Davies is an American beauty who is wooed and won by Jerome Bonaparte. Besides Miss Davies in the stellar role, the cast includes Dick Powell, Charlie Ruggles, Claude Rains, Edward Everett Horton, Arthur Treacher, Henry Stephenson, Clara Blandick and scores of others. Frank Borzage directed the picture from the screen play by Laird Doyle and Casey Robinson. Music and lyrics are by Harry Warren and Al Dubin with numbers by the Hall Johnson Choir. In short, she is still the same America Topped Paris Fashions A Century Ago The popular belief that only in recent years has Paris had worthy competition from America in the matter of producing beautiful clothes is completely wrong, in the expert opinion of Orry-Kelly, noted Hollywood designer. Away back in the dim and historic days of the nineteenth century, the Americans who fashioned gowns for the belles of their time had skill equal to or probably surpassing that of the French designers, Orry-Kelly insists. He did considerable research before starting on the gowns worn by Marion Davies in her forthcoming Cosmopolitan Production, ‘“Hearts Divided,’’ which is comIie tothe nee et. Theatre on Aer eee ee as a First National release. The film deals with the life of Betsy Patterson, of Baltimore, who married Jerome Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon. ‘For charm, simplicity and beauty, America topped Paris as far back as 1803,’’ says OrryKelly. ‘‘I had thought at first that I’d have to use the French styles for Miss Davies’ gowns in ‘Hearts Divided’ but they do not compare with the authentic American _ silhouette of that peried. ““There is, of course, a_ resemblance between them _ since both are in the Empire group. But even then American women were equally as smartly dressed as their sisters across the Atlantic and they also gave their clothes a noticeable individuality.’ Because of the frequency of period trends in feminine fashions, Orry-Kelly believes that Miss Davies’ costumes in ‘‘ Hearts Divided’? may exert a considerable influence on present day styles. ““Without any change, or perhaps minor changes, many of the costumes Miss Davies wears in the picture, particularly those for day time, could be used today,’’ he says. ‘‘It is pleasant for us to realize that the American gentlewomen of the nineteenth century actually were our fashion pioneers. ’? ““Hearts Divided’’ is a glamorous romance of the historical courtship of Betsy Patterson, belle of Baltimore in 1803 by Jerome Bonaparte, brother of the French Emperor. Miss Davis has the stellar role while others in the cast include Dick Powell, Charlie Ruggles, Edward Everett Horton, Claude Rains, Arthur Treacher, Henry Stephenson and Clara Blandick. Frank Borzage directed the picture from the screen play by Laird Doyle and Casey Robinson, based on the story by Rida Johnson Young. Music and lyries are by Harry Warren and Al Dubin, with numbers by the Hall Johnson Choir of spiritual singers. Page Thirty-nine