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Doris Kenyon made "The Other Man" with Bill Powell before she sailed for Europe for the Mozart festival at Salzburg.
Mozart, by the way, died in dire poverty — and 140 years later he gets a world celebration ! Aren't we ironical ?
A tough, rough, roaring bosun in one picture, and a valet in the next — that's what has happened to Ernest Torrence !
Charlie Chaplin, badgered by criticisms in the British press for declining to make a personal appearance at a national charity performance under the patronage of King George, turned on his tormentors. They had declared he had insulted the King and reminded him that he owed much to his country.
So Charlie retorted that he never made that sort of an appearance anyway, but had sent $1000 instead. He received no command from the King, but only from a theatre manager. He didn't owe anything to England, since it hadn't been interested in him 17 years ago and he had to go to America to get his chance. That, anyway, $1000 was about all he earned in the last two years he was in England.
And perhaps Charlie's strength lay in the fact that he could also add, "I really don't care if I never make another picture."
Charlie, you see, could well afford never to
make another picture. He has amassed a huge fortune.
Jackie "Skippy" Cooper, the boy wonder, contracted for four years to Hal Roach at $50.00 a week when he isn't working and $75.00 a week when working, has a two year contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer whereby he may receive $125,000 gross for both years!
Warner Brothers and Howard Hughes angled for Jackie but Hal Roach favored M-G-M due to past distribution connections.
Richard Dix and Radio Pictures got together on a new five year contract. Rich will receive $50,000 a picture plus a percentage. That "ole davil" wolf won't be prowling around Richard's door.
Song and dance films may be out but that doesn't effect Marilyn Miller. As a tribute to her acting ability Warner Brothers will give her dramatic roles. "Ladv From New Orleans" will be Marilyn's first dramatic
Marie Dressier has been promoted by M-G-M — she will only make specials for them. One reason is to avoid
overworking Marie and another good reason is that she is the queen of comedy and rates worthwhile stories.
Dorothy Mackaill is back in Honolulu again. Last time Dot went to Honolulu she got herself engaged three times !
Dorothy was only in Hollywood ten days — she expected to start work on her new picture but found the production was off — so off she went to Honolulu.
Remember Sessue Hayakaxva from silent film days? You' 11 see Sessue in "Daughter of the Dragon" with Anna May Wong playing opposite.
A big-time comedy team — but only socially. Marie Dressier and Harpo Marx at Marion Davies' party for Norma and Irving Thalberg.
Ann Harding and Harry Bannister after a game of tennis. The Bannister home, built on a hill, overlooks Hollywood . What a swimming pool.'