Screenland (May-Oct 1931)

SCRE ENL AND Ask Mc ! — Continued from page 96 128 Nancy Carroll's Life Story BEGINNING in the June Silver Screen, Nancy Carroll, that lovely little Irish girl, tells in her own words the story of her life. It's a love story, packed with drama. It ranges from Tenth Avenue, New York, to Europe and Hollywood; with fame and laughter, tears and struggle. You'll certainly want to read this. This is just one of the many fascinating features in the June Silver Screen. $1,500 IN CASH PRIZES is offered for the smart moviegoers who can unscramble four scenes each month. The scenes have been as scrambled as your breakfast eggs, but all you have to do to win a prize is re-assemble them correctly, name the picture, the star, and the company which produced it. Full details of the contest in July issue. IS GARBO DOOMED? The shadow of a strange fate that hangs over the most beautiful woman. The June Silver Screen will tell you all. Great interviews with Marie Dressier, Ramon Novarro, Gavin Gordon, Claudette Colbert, John Boles, Elissa Landi, Neil Hamilton and others. Beautiful new pictures, and Silver Screen's own exclusive Movietown Topics, the snappiest gossip out of Hollywood. The June issue of Silver Screen will be on sale May tenth. Arlen Fan, Drexel Hill. This department is offered for your entertainment and approval. If I should by accident scare up a laugh now and then, be nonchalant and don't scatter the ashes on the girl friend's best welcome mat. Richard Arlen is giving you another Western picture, "The Conquering Horde" with Fay Wray and plenty of Indians. He is not appearing in "Dirigible"«but Jack Holt and Ralph Graves and Fay Wray are featured in that film. Richard was born Sept. 1, 1899. He is 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighs 161 pounds and has medium brown hair and grey eyes. He and his pretty wife, Jobyna Ralston, have been married since Jan. 27, 1927. Anne of N. Y. Do I start the day with a smile ? Truer word was never spoken even in jest. Lionel and John Barrymore are the famous brothers of Ethel, whose parents were Georgia Drew and Maurice Barrymore. John was born Feb. 15, 1882, in Philadelphia, Pa. He is 5 feet 10 inches, weighs 160 pounds and has brown hair and light brown 'eyes. Dolores Costello is his third wife. Lionel doesn't give his age. He is 6 feet tall, weighs 155 pounds and has dark hair and blue eyes. He was on the stage with his parents when an infant. Screen career began in 1915. Helen L. No. William Haines has never been led to the altar in real life, though no doubt many of the girls would gladly take the fatal leap with him. Billy was born Jan. 1, 1900. He has black hair, brown eyes, is 6 feet tall and weighs 165 pounds. He played with Marion Davies and Polly Moran in "Show People." Helen Foster was born in 1907 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Dorothy Janis, real name Dorothy Penelope Jones, was born Feb. 19, 1910, in Dallas Texas. Wandering Willy. Phyllis Haver has not made a picture since she became the wife of William Seeman of New York City. She is 32 years old. Alice White is 23, Dolores Del Rio is 25, and Barry Norton is 26. Helen S. Marion Davies is not married. She has the lead in "The Bachelor Father" with Ralph Forbes and C. Aubrey Smith of the New York stage. Dorothy Gulliver was married in 1926 to C. W. DeYite, a director. Marceline and Alice Day are sisters. Alice is married and the mother of a baby son. Leila Hyams is the wife of Phil Berg. Anita Page is still single at the ripe old age of 20 years. Listening Hard. For all the nice things I can tell you about your favorite, are you ? John Mack Brown is happily married to Cornelia Foster, a college sweetheart. They have a young daughter, Harriet. Joan Crawford's latest pictures are "Paid" and "Dance, Fools, Dance." Charles S. V . From the frozen north to South America is some little step but you'll find my "Ask Me!" department tucked away in every corner of the globe if you buy Screenland. (Not an Adv.) Milton Sills passed awav at Santa Monica. Cal., on Sept. 15. 1930. He was 48 years old. His last picture was "The Sea Wolf," from a Jack London story. Laura La Plante plays with Edward Everett Horton, Esther Ralston and Patsy Ruth Miller in "Lonely Wives." Molly C. You extend your sympathy to me for my big job — I'd rather have your congratulations and a big hand if I'm to take care of all questions that come to my department. Raymond Kean was born in Denver, Colo., in 1907. He has black hair, blue eyes, is 6 feet tall and weighs 168 pounds. As far as I know, he isn't married. Laura M. One of your big moments is when Screenland arrives. My personal endorsement on that neat line. You and your brother want to know if Monte Blue can run an airplane — no doubt he can fly one as he can do almost anything. He has been a sailor, soldier, lumberjack, miner, cowpuncher, locomotive fireman, commercial traveler and an Indian agent. Can you beat that record? His latest picture is "The Flood." Lena V. Ramon Novarro was born Feb. 6, 1900, in Durango, Mexico. Possessed of an excellent speaking and singing voice, he is right at home in the talkies. He is devoted to music, playing the violin, piano and organ. He is not married or engaged. Josie C. The six aviators in "Lilac Time" with Colleen Moore and Gary Cooper were Dick Grace, Stuart Knox, Harlan Hilton, Richard Jarvis, Jack Ponder and Dan Dowling, but I haven't their addresses. The cast of "The Racket" with Thomas Meighan is too long to give here but Frank Albertson was not in it. John Darrow who plays with Betty Compson in "The Lady Refuses" was in the cast of "The Racket." Marian Nixon in private life is Mrs. Edward Hillman. Jr. David Rollins and John Darrow played with Nancy Drexel in "Prep and Pep," released in 1928. Patsy S. You can't believe all you hear, less of what you see and button, button, who has the button? That swell gangster (in pictures), Edward Robinson, can't recall ever meeting an underworld character, thus proving the above assertion. Charlie Chaplin's new silent picture, "City Lights," is too funny for words. Richard Barthelmess is 34 years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighs 150 pounds and has brown hair and eyes. Jean Arthur is 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 105 pounds and has blonde hair and blue eyes. Jean's pet aversions are noise, confusion, glitter and crowds! Jean's a quiet home girl. Roberta from Wash. Conrad Nagel is about the most farmed-out player in pictures. In the last two years he has appeared in 28 films and only about half a dozen of these have been made for M-GM, though he is under contract to them. Don Alvarado is 26 years old, 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes. He is married to a non-professional. One of Don's recent pictures is "Captain Thunder" with Victor Yarconi and Fay Wray. Margie L. Sue Carol has many followers who would gladly park on her door step and even part with hard-earned "what have you" to get a glimpse of her pretty face on the screen. Come on. Sue, give us a break. Sue's real name is Evelyn Lederer. Her first husband was Allan Keefer. Sue was educated at National Park Seminary and at Kemper Hall. She has had no stage training. Among her popular films were "Air Circus" and "Walking Back." Caroline H. You have the wrong impression of my department. I do not receive and read all of Clara Bow's let