I Married a Doctor (Warner Bros.) (1936)

'Q) Woodie oO D ecto PUBLICITY Pat O’Brien Lays All His Success To Lady Luck Lead In “I Married A Doctor” Refuses to Admit His Ability Pat O’Brien who has the leading role in the Warner Bros. pic ture, “I Married a Doctor,” now showing at the theatre, has thrown “‘snake-eyes”’ five times in a row without bat ting an eye. He has seen the black come up consistently when he bet on the red. The ponies he picks are everlastingly out of the money but he merely shrugs his shoulders and laughs. It’s just Lady Luck doing a little bit to even things up, he affirms. For in all the things that count O’Brien would have you believe that he’s the luckiest guy in the world, far more so than he really deserves. “T’m lucky I went on the stage,” he said. “ studied in college to be a lawyer, and what a bad lawyer I would have made. If it wasn’t for Jimmy Gleason seeing me in a college show and asking me to look him up in New York, I might be slaving away in a stuffy office. “Even the tough breaks I had for a while were really fortunate, strange as it seems. “It was just a break that I got the swell send-off in motion pictures with the part of ‘Hildy Johnson’ in ‘The Front Page’. Under the mistaken assumption that I had played the part on the stage, Lewis Milstone, the director, sent for me because he liked my work. “It was good fortune that I finally got the chance to play certain serious parts that I wanted such as the roles in “Oil for the Lamps of China” and my current picture, ‘I Married a Doctor’, and that the public and producers accepted me as something else than a hard boiled, flip wise-cracker”. Pat is more enthused about his role of “Dr. Kennicott” in “I Married a Doctor” than any he has yet played. “Eyer since I read the book”, the actor said, “I have been anxious to portray it on the screen. “The fact that I met the one and only girl and that she finally accepted me was nothing more than a gift from the Gods. I’ve got a home, a swell wife, a baby and I’m doing the work that I like, and it’s all just through luck. “Ability? Say, there are men with as much or more ability than I have still starving and waiting for a break. “It’s just the luck of the Irish and don’t let anyone tell you different!” Besides O’Brien the cast includes Josephine Hutchinson, Ross Alexander, Guy Kibbee, Louise Fazenda, Olin Howland, Alma Lloyd, Margaret Irving, Grace Stafford and Robert Barrat. Archie L. Mayo directed the picture. Pat O’Brien Noted Warner Bros. star who, with Josephine Hutchinson, heads the cast of “I Married a Doctor”, which opens at thé... Theatre Mat No. 108—10c Page Fourteen Cee eee erence sects r eee tee Kibbee Made Member Of 23 Clubs Guy Kibbee has been made an honorary member of twenty three business men’s luncheon clubs in different small towns throughout the country. In spite of his prosperous business man air, Kibbee has never before been a member of any club besides theatrical organizations or even attended a meeting of one. He is currently playing at the gcuotvaseblessasvataescenrnesteresinetts theatre in the Warner Bros. picture, “I Married a Doctor”, starring Pat O’Brien and Josephine Hutchinson. It Happened In Hollywood Archie L. Mayo, the director, and Pat O’Brien, the star, of “I Married a Doctor”, the Warner Bros. drama coming t0 the..rurcssccsssseeccssees Theatre OM estas satcecssssivestsincenien filmed the above winter scene of snow and ice on one of those famous Hollywood scorchers. Pat, all done up in furs, had to shiver, while Mayo, in shirt sleeves, mopped a steaming brow, and wished the snow was real. Mat No. 202—20c Former Stage Team Now Playing Lovers In Films Pat O’Brien And Josephine Hutchinson Now In “I Married A Doctor’ A flustered young man walked into the 52nd Street Theatre in New York after a performance one night ten years ago. Suppressing yawns, the cast waited for him in stony silence. The young man was Pat O’Brien, given his first big opportunity by the illness of one of the principles in ““A Man’s Man.” After a mumbled introduction, he began rehearsing dialogue with a young actress named Josephine Hutchinson. She was tired. He was nervous. The occasion was far from auspicious yet it was the start of a team which now ranks among the most important on the screen. These two are now appearing in the Warner Bros. picture, “I Married a Doctor,” which comes to the They were cast together because of the successes they scored in “Oil for the Lamps of China”, the first film in which they played opposite each other. Most film teams bloom and fade rapidly due to many _ reasons. Warner Bros. executives, however, believe this one is scheduled for a long period of popularity. In both of their pictures, the two have been represented as happily married, and have solidly and sympathetically presented problems which are close to every American home. Their stories in the future will be picked carefully and since they are expected to make only one or two pictures together a year, public interest will not pall as it has for most young romantic teams. They hold each other in high regard; both have trouped for years, and both are married, but not to each other. Pat’s wife is a former stage actress whom he wed after a three year courtship. Miss Hutchinson is married to Jimmy Townsend, her former agent. Their domesticity is strictly before the camera, but its success may yet start a new Hollywood cycle, pictures of young, serious minded married couples and the problems which beset them. Besides O’Brien and Miss Hutchinson, the cast includes Ross Alexander, Guy Kibbee, Louise Fazenda, Olin Howland, Alma Lloyd, Margaret Irving, Grace Stafford and _ Robert Barrat. Archie L. Mayo directed the picture from thé screen play by Casey Robinson. Perfect Health Essential In Film Wor k, Says Star Josephine Hutchinson, Playing In “I Married A Doctor”, In Rigid Training Art and technique compose only seventy-five percent of a motion picture performance, according to Josephine Hutchinson, star of the Warner Bros. picture, “I Married a Doctor,’ which comes Ds AB caes ei cenakctenv en eno THGRETE OB. creek eiaieenss: The important remaining twenty-five percent is good physical condition. Because of the sustained hard work on a motion pic ture set, Miss Hutchinson has outlined a program for physical fitness of extremely wide scope. The dietary rules which she follows are neither faddish nor extreme. She has found them effective in her own case but does not advise every one to follow them. Previous to starting her health regime, she regarded food as merely a means to satisfy one’s appetite and was an_ excellent judge of good cookery. Now she coldly calculates it as fuel. Miss Hutchinson eats only vegetables three days a week. They do not pall because she has them prepared by a variety of methods. On the other days, she eats only one protein dish at a meal, preferably fowl. No fruits are eaten with vegetables except bananas, pineapples, and apples. She drinks raw milk in preference to coffee and tea. She has forbidden herself to eat between meals and has rigidly curbed any temptation to overeat at any time. Her favorite sport is horseback riding. After every two or three scenes, when making a picture, she walks to the door of the sound stage for several minutes of deep breathing exercises. Eight hours sleep each night is her minimum, and she prefers ten if possible. Unlike most people, she does not “relax” in her vacation periods but builds up her energies by her health rules to be in the best possible physical condition for her next picture. “I Married a Doctor” is a powerful and realistic drama of small town life, with many humorous touches, adapted from a popular novel by Sinclair Lewis and dramatized by Harriet Ford and Harvey O’Higgins. Besides Miss Hutchinson _ the cast includes Pat O’Brien, Ross Alexander, Guy Kibbee, Louise Fazenda, Olin Howland, Alma Lloyd, Margaret Irving, Grace Stafford and Robert Barrat. Mayo directed the picture. Alexander Lost On Camping Trip Ross Alexander, who has the heavy role in the Warner Bros. picture, “I Married a Doctor”, WHICH COMES «CO! CH Csc.2,cccsecsevsensaeneenazes EI CAERE. OV csssccvcstessenssescresesss >» was recently lost four days while on a camping trip in the Canadian Woods. He tried for two days to start a fire by friction as he had learned as a Boy Scout. He didn’t succeed but later found a match in his hip pocket. A searching party found him by the smoke of his fire. He lived on wild berries during the time. Pat O’Brien and _ Josephine Hutchinson have the stellar roles in the picture which is based on Sinclair Lewis’ novel, ‘Main Street”. Louise Fazenda Plays Role Of 13 Years Ago Louise Fazenda, who plays the role of a Swedish servant girl in the Warner Bros. picture, “I Married a Doctor” which comes to thecsecatve tha UT O= OMe sevccsssececeste , played the same part in the silent version thirteen years ago. “J Married a Doctor” is based on a Sinclair Lewis novel. The silent version carried the original title. Pat O’Brien and Josephine Hutchinson are co-featured in the talking version. Reunited Pat O’Brien and Josephine Hutchinson, the same stars who captured the heart of the nation in “Oil For the Lamps of China’, head the cast of “I Married a Doctor’, a film drama based on the greatest of Sinclair Lewis’ best sellers, Which Opens At ENE..scsesereoeee Theatre Mat No. 104—10c New York Lure Is Lost By Star Josephine Hutchinson, as confirmed a cosmopolite as has ever made New York her home, now echoes the familiar, “New York is. a nice place to visit, but I’d hate to live there!” She has definitely settled down in Hollywood and her nostalgia for the East is vague and fleeting. Her current picture is “I Married a Doctor”, now showing at the sadesiassteectareeamnees theatre. Star's Gowns Are Draped To Figure Josephine Hutchinson, playing the memorable Sinclair Lewis “Main Street” heroine, in the Warner Bros. picture “I Married a Doctor’, which comes to the SOE PORTE Thea ERE SONe stessisctescss<503-005 has a dozen gowns all created entirely on her dressmaker’s figure, instead of being cut to pattern. “This trick is now a boon to the woman who wishes to keep her clothes distinctive, but hard on the cheap dress manufacturer”, said Orry-Kelly, noted designer. Kibbee Seeks Donor Of Baby’s Rattle Guy Kibbee is anxious to get in touch with the fan from Des Moines, Iowa who sent him a valuable antique rattle for his baby. Guy Jr. has become attached to the rattle and Guy is perfectly willing to buy it from the owner, but feels that it is too valuable for him to accept as a gift. Kibbee is now playing in the Warren Bros. picture, “I Married a Doctor’, which comes to the Sted dusieeecvecceisead EHEBERE | ON, -csseccssseasascczases starring Pat O’Brien and Josephine Hutchinson.