The King and the Chorus Girl (Warner Bros.) (1937)

aly PU RLIVOUPY ALTHO FERNAND |S ONLY 29 YEARS OLD,HE HAS APPEARED ON THE STAGE OF EVERY EUROPEAN COUNTRY EXCEPT SCANDINAVIA AND RUSSIA HE HAS STARRED IN OVER 25 PICTURES YET. 1S HIS As A YOUNGSTER HE GOT HIS START IN THE THEATRE BY HANDLING BAGGAGE AND TRANSPORTATION FOR A TRAVELING THEATRICAL ROAD COMPANY 7244 FERNAND KNows ALL THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF FILM-MAKING, HAVING SERVED AS A CAMERAMAN AND FILMCUTTERwnsm FERNAND GRAVET™ BLONDELL > THE KING anb tHe CHORUS GIRL FIRST AMERICAN PICTURE 22.2.4 HOLLYWOOD STAR GAZING «ux FERNAND GRAVET yYouNc FRENCH ACTOR, ALTHO HARDLY KNOWN TO AMERICAN SCREEN FANS,IS SO POPULAR ON THE CONTINENT THAT HE MUST CONSTANTLY WEAR A DISGUISE CUSUALLY DARK GLASSES AND A FALSE MUSTACHE) TO ESCAPE THE DEMANDING HORDES OF AUTOGRAPH SEEKERS AAA w z “JOAN Mat No. 301—30c Learns English Accent Instead of French Jane Wyman built herself up to a terrific let down in preparing for “The King and the Chorus Girl,’ Mervyn LeRoy’s comedy romance production for Warner Bros. which comes: to the -............. SEBOQGTC = OW. nares. szensuan Jane wants to eultivate a French accent for future roles. She thought Fernand Gravet, the Continental favorite starred in the picture, could help her. But when he arrived she learned that, having been educated in London, he speaks with an Oxford accent. So Jane’s now practicing an English accent, with the French inflection to come later. Military Uniforms Are His Hobby Fernand Gravet, the Continental screen star whom Mervyn LeRoy is introducing to American audiences in “The King and the Chorus Girl,” which comes to the Ten recy Poa Eneatre One ci 5 has a consuming and expensive hobby. It consists of designing and creating authentic military miniatures only an inch and a half high. He has 13,000 of them in his home in Paris and now is writing a book on military uniforms. Childhooa Fall Makes Joan Careful Joan Blondell, who next will be seen in Mervyn LeRoy’s production of “The King and the Chorus Girl,” which comes to the . Ai Rey: 8 fear 0p cert eer : always alights from an automobile .very carefully. There’s a reason. As a child, she jumped from an auto near her school, struck the curb and broke an arch, requiring four weeks in bed. But the foot healed perfectly, as proved by her skillful dancing in “The King and the Chorus Girl.” Cowboy Gravet Shows Paris Our West When Fernand Gravet, popular Continental star of Mervyn LeRoy’s romantic comedy for Warner Bros., “The King and_ the Chorus Girl,’ now playing at the _... . Theatre, returned to Paris he gave his HKuropean friends a fairly good impression of the real Western horseman. In addition to bringing with him a Western saddle, which was especially made for him, a typical Western belt, sombrero and a a pair of chaps, the actor had learned to crack the bull whip, his instructor being the talented John _Agee, for 20 years one of Tom Mix’s hot leather posse. His FAVORITE SPORTS ARE RIDING AND FENCING + | LARRY SOGEL 37 Dedicates New Room To Director Edward Everett Horton, famous comic who will be seen in “The King and the Chorus Girl” when it comes to the ............0 Theatre-0n sone. , is enlarging his beautiful Encino, California, home and is dedicating each new room to a favorite director for whom he has worked. The first room completed is named for Mervyn LeRoy, who directed and produced “The King and the Chorus Girl” for Warner Bros. Horton Has Own Way To Study Lines Edward Everett Horton is the best picture-script “study” in Hollywood. He memorizes his lines by getting a photographic mental impression of the script, of which he reads not only his own lines so much as he concentrates on the cues of other players, In this way, he says, he knows that his lines must be the answer, which he supplies naturally, as in the course of a conversation. Quite a trick, Mr. Horton elaims but it works, and he is using this method again in his eurrent picture, “The King and the Chorus Girl” which is now showing at the ................ Theatre. Gravet Has Medals For Cavalry Service Fernand Gravet, the Continental film idol whose first American picture, “The King and the Chorus Girl,” comes Theatre on . won several ribbons for horsemanship while in the Belgian cavalry service. But in the picture he doesn’t even get near a horse. His time is mainly spent in making high-pressure love to Joan Blondell and dodging the humorous plans laid by Edward Everett Horton, Mary Nash, Luis Alberni and others. 62 Is Mervyn LeRoy’s Lucky Number Mervyn LeRoy, ace Warner Bros. director and producer, believes 62 is his lucky number. It serves as an apartment number and an automobile license number in “The King and the Chorus Girl,” the comedy romance starring Fernand Gravet which Opens -atthe soissn rss... Theatre Ole ba anes He Thinks In French But Talks In English Fernand Gravet, the French star imported by Producerdirector Mervyn LeRoy for his comedy romance, ‘The King and the Chorus Girl,” now playing at the ............ Theatre, says that he can learn a 3-act play written in French by simply reading it over twice. English dialogue is not so simple for him, for although he attended British schools, he has more difficulty with English lines. He explains this by saying: “I think in French.” Gravet Was Soldier In Belgian Army Fernand Gravet, the Continental screen star making his bow to American audiences in “The King and the Chorus Girl,” which comes to the: %.......-50,1. Theatre On) tees , finds making militarv nietnres an easv task. Born in Belgium, he spent two years in the Belgian army. Queen Of Hearts Joan Blondell is the kind of chorus girl who takes a poor monarch at his word when he says ‘‘I love you,’’ in the mirth-packed comedy romance ‘‘The King and the Chorus Girl,’’ starring Fernand Gravet, Continental film idol, now tt ae reo Pe eee Theatre. Mat No. 103—10¢e The director of such outstanding film successes as ‘‘ Five Star Final,’’ ‘‘Three Men on a Horse,’’ and ‘‘ Anthony Adverse,’’ Mervyn LeRoy makes his debut as a producer for Warner Bros. with ‘‘ The King and the Chorus Girl,’’ a comedy romance starring Fernand Gravet, which comes to the ............ ERGO, ON BRAM hee Mat No. 106—10¢ Foreign Film Star Has Perfect English Accent Hollywood got a pleasant surprise when it first met Fernand Gravet, the Continental star making his American film debut in Warner Bros. “The King and the Chorus Girl,” the Mervyn LeRoy production which comes to the aoa SS Theatre ................ Everyone thought the star, born in Belgium and now living in Franee, would speak with 2 decided accent. Instead, they learned he uses perfect English, the result of having been schooled at St. Paul’s in London. Foreign Star Finds Old Pal Here Fernand Gravet, Continental star making his American screen debut in Mervyn LeRoy’s production of “The King and the Chorus Girl,’ which will be seen atthe~a une Theatre on .......... ; found an old pal when he arrived on the Warner Bros. lot. He was Torben Meyer, Scandinavian actor who played with Gravet in France six years ago. Gravet is the King and Meyer plays the role of his valet. Horton Has Antique Chair On Set Edward Everett Horton, antique enthusiast, has a specially made chair for his use on movie sets. Fashioned from an old English mahogany rocking chair, it was the envy of other players on the Warner Bros. lot during the making of Mervyn LeRoy’s production of “The King and the Chorus Girl,” starring Fernand Gravet, which opens at the ......... hed tre. -Ot sss sssr tome Mowbray Rivals King In Romance Alan Mowbray, jocular English actor, becomes the rival of an exKing for the love of an American chorus girl in “The King and the Chorus Girl,” which comes to the See oes Theatleon>.....Au. Gcik Fernand Gravet, Continental screen idol, is the King and Joan Blondell the chorine. Page Nine