Screenland (May-Oct 1934)

for July 19 34 my throat had cleared and I could speak naturally. I went to the studio and was told to give any dramatic reading from any play I wished. I still have cold chills whenever I think what I did in that test!" Of all the thousands of speeches from as many plays he might have given, Talbot selected for his test the one set of lines he should have cut his tongue out before enacting. They were from "Louder, Please !" a play written around the Warners and making fun of their tactics, a brilliant satire authored by a former employee. This, of course, Talbot could not know. He chose a part of this play because he had appeared in its leading role in Dallas. By all rights, Talbot, when the executives 97 viewed his test, should have been bounced out of the studio with neat dispatch. What happened? J. L. Warner, whose initials appeared in the test, was so charmed with what he thought was a gentle ribbing on Talbot's part that he immediately signed him to a long-term contract ! Lyle Talbot's hard luck seems to be passed, now that the studio considers him unusually worthy of leading and featured roles. It is notable, however, that he is successful today only by dint of fortune having favored him after each failure and misfortune. Each failure has acted as a stepping-stone. No wonder he can look backward and love what is everybody else's bugaboo ! Ask Me! Continued from page 14 Graves, Arthur Rankin, and Audrey Ferris. In "Remote Control," William Haines played with Mary Doran and Polly Moran. With Buddy Rogers in "Young Eagles" were Jean Arthur, Paul Lukas, Stuart Erwin, Jack Luden, and Virginia Bruce, who later became the wife of John Gilbert — and is now, alas, separated from him. Ho-hum ! Miss Helen M. Don't go all of a dither because you want to know all about your favorite stars — come, be nonchalant. We all like Leslie Howard, Fredric March, Clark Gable, the two Barrymores and Ralph Bellamy. Ralph was born on June 17, 1904, in Chicago, 111. He has light brown hair, blue eyes, is 6 feet tall, and weighs 178 pounds. His wife is Katherine Willard from the stage. They were married in July, 1931. Some of Ralph's pictures are "Before Midnight," with June Collyer (Mrs. Stuart Erwin), "Once To Every Woman" with Fay Wray and Mary Carlisle, "Spitfire" with Katharine Hepburn. /. /. B. There isn't any one I'd rather tell you about than Colleen Moore. Her latest picture is "Success Story" with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Her "come-back" was in "Power and the Glory" with Spencer Tracy. Her last release before leaving the screen in 1929 was "Footlight and Fools" with Raymond Hackett, Fredric March, and Virginia Lee Corbin. It was a First National feature, directed by William Seiter, scenario by Katherine Brush and Tom Geraghty, and dialogue by Cary Wilson. Just Curious. Kay Francis is 5 feet 6 inches tall ; Edna May Oliver, 5 feet 10 ; Aline MacMahon, 5 feet 8 ; and the following are all 5 feet 7 ; Alice Brady, Fifi D'Orsay, Gwen Lee, Louise Dresser, and Anna Q. Nilsson. Henry Garat appeared in just one American-made picture, "Adorable," with Janet Gaynor. Nancy B. I'm fine — how'er you? And thanks a lot for the swell-e-gant praise anent our information department. Sally Eilers was born on December 11, 1908, in New York City. She has auburn hair, brown eyes, is 5 feet ZY2 inches tall and weighs 107 pounds. Chester Morris was born on February 16, 1902, in New York City. He is 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighs ISO pounds, and has black hair and green eyes. Norman Foster was born on December 13, 1903 — also a New Yorker by birth. In "Tomorrow at Seven," Henderson, the air pilot, was played by Cornelius Keefe. Eddie W. Colleen Moore and Gary Cooper played in "Lilac Time," released in August, 1928. It has never been shown as a talking picture. The theme song was Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time. The music was by Nathaniel Shilkret. Your Pal. I've been waiting for that but where have you been all these summers and as many winters ? You have been hoping to see Frank Lawton again who made such a hit in "Cavalcade" as Joe Marry ot — well, here he is with Constance Cummings in "The Charming Deceiver," a British film released over here. Frank was born in London, England, on September 30, 1904. Toby Wing, the little Southern girl who was first noticed in "42nd Street," plays with Buster Crabbe in "Search for Beauty." Toby was born on July 14, 1915. She has blonde hair, blue eyes, is 5 feet A]/> inches tall and weighs 118 pounds. She has played in "The Kid from Spain," "College Humor," "This Day and Age" and "Torch Singer." Ruth E. All points of the compass want to know something about Ralph Bellamy this month; take your bow, Ralph, and show 'em something about acting. When just a freshman in a Chicago high school, he ran away from home and joined a Shakespearian repertoire company. He played in stock companies, doing everything from acting as leading man to stage carpenter. In 1930 he appeared on Broadway, then came a movie contract. Pie plays with Katharine Hepburn and Robert Young in "Spitfire," Katharine's latest offering. Fay Wray was born on December 15, 1907, in Alberta, Canada. She has brown hair, blue eyes, is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 114 pounds. Lorena M. Donald Cook was on the stage before entering picture work in 1930. He was born on September 26, 1901, in Portland, Oregon. He is 5 feet \\y2 inches tall, weighs 147 pounds, and has dark brown hair and eyes. His latest release is "Viva Villa" with Wallace Beery. Sylvia Sidney and Fredric March appear in "Good Dame." Eddie Nugent plays with Lionel Barrymore, Fay Bainter from the stage, Mae Clarke, Una Merkel, Mary Carlisle, Tom Brown and Onslow Stevens in "This Side of Heaven." 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