The Woman in Red (Warner Bros.) (1935)

FEATURE STORIES Raymond Finds It Costs Real Money to Play Polo Leading Man in ““The Woman In Red” Insists on Being Well Dressed Player OLO has sometimes been termed “the sport of kings” as well as horse racing, but it took Gene Raymond to discover that the monarchs who play polo should have charge of the royal treasury as well. Raymond is currently playing the role of a young polo player in the new First National drama, “The Woman In Red” which comes to the Although the blonde Gene is an ardent polo enthusiast, he has not played the game enough to be completely outfitted in the style to which bona fide players are accustomed. So when he was assigned the role in “The Woman in Red,” he decided to invest in suitable polo apparel from a swank Los Angeles men’s shop. Luckily Gene’s salary is of movie star proportions, so he was able to pay the prices asked for polo clothes. But even at that, he was amazed when he added up his bill. White polo trousers, made to Gene’s order, cost $40, and they weren’t the most expensive variety. Polo shirts were $7.50 apiece, and the actor bought half a dozen. A good-looking polo helmet cost $35, and a wide leather belt, as worn by all good polo players, was another $25. The actor bought a pair of custom-made riding boots for $50, and some spurs for $10. And while Gene was in the shop, a bright salesman brought out a beautiful and very swanky new polo coat of imported camel hair, which was a bargain at $185—and just the thing for the new picture. A eo weeatreOn 3.0 And naturally he had to buy a couple of new woolen scarves, at $10 a piece. Raymond spent over $400 before he finally staggered out of the shop, so that he might be the perfect picture of what the well-dressed polo player wears. Luckily the polo scenes of the ‘new First National picture were filmed at the Uplifter’s Club, rented for the occasion, So Gene didn’t have to buy a dozen mallets at $15 per each and every mallet. And he didn’t have to buy a string of $2,000 polo ponies—so Gene figures that he saved money after all. “The Woman in Red,” is a glamorous romance based on Wallace Irwin’s popular novel, “North Shore.” It is intensely dramatic, replete with thrills and with a sensational court trial in which the heroine lays herself open to scandal to save a man accused of murder. Barbara Stanwyck heads the cast while Genevieve Tobin, John Eldredge, Phillip Reed, Dorothy Tree and Russell Hicks. Robert Florey directed the picture from the screen play by Mary McCall, Jr. and Peter Milne. Miss Stanwyck an Knigma To Hollywood Film Colony Star of ‘“The Woman in Red” will Battle for Privacy in Home Life HE great wall of Jericho has nothing on the wall that Hollywood has built around Barbara Stanwyck. Hollywood has long insisted that the star of the First Na tional picture, “The Woman in Red,” which comes to the am heatre -oih fh. Lenck ht -5000' , is a difficult person to know. It has admired her ability as an actress, but has been a trifle confused about Barbara Stanwyck, the woman. She has been accused of being indifferent, of being too constantly on the defensive, and eternally ready to battle at the drop of a hat. These allegations are a source of constant surprise to Barbara. She can’t understand the wall that Hollywood has built around her. Certainly it isn’t of her own making. “Ym not a particularly tactful person,” says Barbara. “I speak my mind pretty frankly. But then, I’ve always done that, even in my chorus girls days. “T really don’t understand why anyone should say that I’m indifferent to my fellow players, because I’m not. After all, it’s to my credit when those same players give good performances in pictures that are labeled Barbara Stanwyck starring pictures.” The actress has always been a great favorite with the technical workers on her picture, who praise her lack of affectation and her good-natured charm. Her hairdressers and costume women swear by her. Her cameramen all declare that Miss Stanwyck is one actress in a thousand, “The truth of the matter,” says Barbara, “is that I make friends slowly. I’m not indifferent. I just want to be sure that I’m not making a mistake when I make friends. I’d be the same way if I were a waitress in Peoria instead of an actress in Hollywood.” “Pve never gone around very much socially,” says Barbara, “so why should I start now? When [Pm not working, I stay home. I’ve got everything [I want at home, so why should 1 go out to cocktail parties and dinners with a lot of people who don’t interest me?” The only thing that Barbara will battle over is what she considers prying into her private life. She believes that her life should be her own from the time she leaves the studio gates. “I think that an actress should be judged by her work, and not by what she eats for breakfast, and whom she knows socially,” she declares. “The Woman in Red” is a glamorous romance based on Wallace Irwin’s popular novel, “North Shore.” It is intensely dramatic, replete with thrills and with a sensational court trial in which the heroine lays herself open to scandal to save a man accused of murder. Others in the case include Genevieve Tobin, Phillip Reed, Dorothy Tree and Russell Hicks. Robert Florey directed the picture from the screen play by Mary McCall, Jr. and Peter Milne. Something To Smile About Barbara Stanwyck has a new leading man in Gene Raymond, and a new film “rival” in charming Genevieve Tobin, which makes her smile. And they smile because they, like the star, have the most dramatic roles of their careers in the First National Production “The Woman in Red” which opens at the... >. vivsc 6% ou theatre on Mat No. 2—20c eee ee ee ee ow oe Barbara Stanwyck of Real Life Very Little Known Star of ““The Woman In Red”’’ Quite Different From What She is Pictured ERE is a pen picture of Barbara Stanwyck as she really is. The actress who can play crook parts, gunman’s moll, shady lady, or society girl with equal ease, is really very simple and domestic in her tastes. Her latest role is that of an impoverished society girl who becomes a professional rider for horse shows in “The Woman In Red”, a First National picture which comes to the.......................... Theatre Barbara doesn’t make friends easily, but when she makes them, they stay made. She is honest, direct and sincere. She takes her work seriously, but not herself. She has no illusions about the art of the cinema—it’s a racket to her, and she wants to remain at the top of her racket. She is unassuming, unpretentious, and generous to a fault. She is not at all impressed by the glamorous hokum surrounding a Hollywood film celebrity. She seldom attends premieres and formal functions. She is deeply and sincerely in love with her husband, Frank Fay, but doesn’t like the sentimental gush printed about it. She would probably give up her own career in a moment if her husband desired it. She doesn’t mind being interviewed, but can never get used to the idea that her private life is of interest to the thousands who read fan magazines. She doesn’t like to have her charities (and they are numerous) mentioned. She gives because she wants to, and not for the impression it makes upon others. She seldom uses make-up away from the studio, and doesn’t give a hang about clothes, off the screen. She is domestically inclined, and personally supervises her own household. She thinks that her chorus girl days prepared her for a dramatic career far better than an apprenticeship in stock. She was born Ruby Stevens, in Brooklyn, and her birthday is July ‘16th. She would like to try her hand at comedy, although her screen roles thus far have been intensely dramatic. She realizes that acting is her business, and she minds her business all the time. “The Woman in Red” is a glamorous romance based on Wallace Irwin’s popular novel, “North Shore.” It is intensely dramatic, replete with thrills and with a sensational court trial in which the heroine lays herself open to scandal to save a man accused of murder. Others in the cast include Gene Raymond, Genevieve Tobin, John Eldredge, Phillip Reed, Dorothy Tree and Russell Hicks. Robert Florey directed the picture from the screen play by Mary McCall, Jr. and Peter Milne. Miss Stanwyck Gets Seasick on Dry Land Barbara Stanwyck lives on the ocean, at Malibu Beach, Calif., a large part of the year. But she went twenty-five miles from the ocean, to the First National studios in North Hollywood, to get a case of real Sea sickness. The sickness developed in the production of the picture, “The Woman in Red,” which comes to det oa ti = erp Theatre on CSV. PEE. REE In one sequence Barbara appears on a yacht off Long Island. The scene calis for quite a swell on the ocean, as one girl falls overboard and is drowned. Most of the shots were taken on the Pacific at Santa Monica, but close-ups were made in the studio on an improvised yacht built on rollers so that it would toss like a real yacht. It was while working on the dry land yacht that Barbara developel sea sickness. She had worked on the boat most of the day. Finally towards evening she staggered off to her dressing room. First aid was called and the doctor reported she had a genuine and very bad case of sea sickness. She was sent home for rest for two days. $< Page Fifteen