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after "Mati Hari." For a young man who once assured us he yearned for nothing so much as to retire to a monastery, Ramon is doing rather well with the ladies these days.
Word from Doug Fairbanks, Sr. from Papeete, where he is filming some South Sea island stuff. Doug says the native women insisted that a certain day portended exceptional good luck for any undertakings ; so, although his company was not ready to start work, they decided to obey the superstitions of the island. Especially as they warned him that the late F. W. Murnau disregarded these warnings when he filmed "Tabu." His tragic death was, they said solemnly, no surprise to Tahitans.
Radio themes will be among those to supplant the gangster idea in filmland now. Half a dozen pictures centering around radio are in the making.
"Wild Waves" at Paramount promises the most naughty satire, as it does to radio what "Once in a Lifetime" did for movies. They are wavering between Rudy Vallee and Bing Crosby for the title role, and will probably change the name to "The Crooners."
Rudy Vallee, by the way, evidently has decided to make Hollywood his permanent home — he has bought an $80,000 house in which to frame Fay Webb, former film actress, in her new role of Mrs. Rudy Vallee.
Another radio picture to watch out for is "Are You Listening?" with Bill Haines — reviewed in this issue. Universal is working on a radio theme too — "Radio Patrol."
They'll work the radio idea to a frazzle now !
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A new "ace of Cubs." Jackie Cooper met Rogers Hornsby, the Chicago ball team's famous manager, at the Cubs' Catalina Island training camp. The Cubs promptly elected Jackie honorary mascot.
Karen Morley is the pale, intellectual type. The part with the Barrymores in "Arsene Lupin" was her first real break. It took three years to make the studios notice her. Yet she is a genuine product of Hollywood— high-school gradu
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Here are some of the Hollywood younger set, getting all balled up at Malibu Beach. Ogling from left to right, the pretties are Julie Haydon, Anita Louise, Phyllis Clare, Rochelle Hudson, and Arline Judge. Heap good
med icine ball.'