Screenland (Nov 1934-Apr 1935)

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68 Acme London lassies cheer the Tarzan team! Johnny Weissmuller and his Lupe wave to greeters in England, where Miss Velez will do a picture. SCREENLAND RICARDO CORTEZ and Al Jolson are still "at war." When "Rick" was asked if he would like to take part in "Cafe de Paree" with Jolson, he merely lifted an eyebrow with an expression of utter scorn. He won't, he says, be in the picture. And then when Jolson heard of the episode, he strangely repeated Cortez's words: "He won't," said Al, meaning by the designation he — Cortez, "be in the picture!" FLORENCE RICE, actress and daughter of Grantland Rice, the sports authority, has a tennis racket given to her by Fred Perry, British and American champion. . . . Joel McCrea is transforming his 1000-acre ranch into a spot typical of Early California. . . . Harry Bannister, Ann Harding's divorced husband, crosses the continent twice annually to visit their little daughter. . . . Ginger Rogers has turned writer, a la Jean Harlow, Ehssa Landi, et al; Ginger has written a play called "Three To Go". . . . Bing Crosby sent out 6500 fan photographs in thirty days — an all-time high. . . . Joan Crawford has had her jewelry copied, and she wears the replicas; too many hold-ups is her reason. . . . Edmund Lowe gifted all of the Lilyan Tashman's (Mrs. Lowe) clothes to the Assistance League of Hollywood. (Continued on page 84) Meet David! Freddie Bartholomew, aged ten, who won the coveted role of Copperfield as a youth, in the film version of Dickens' novel. JANET GAYNOR made a leisurely, twoweek automobile tour on her return to Hollywood from her Wisconsin vacation. . . Dick Powell lost ten pounds on his personal appearance tour. . . . Joel McCrea swims a mile and a half every day at Malibu, summer and winter. ... A magazine salesman waited in the lobby of Mae West's apartment for two weeks to sell Mae a subscription, then got cold feet when she appeared and didn't talk to her. ... Dick Arlen says: "I heard a radio singer announce that a certain song 'haunted him' ; it should, he murdered it!". . . . Stuart Erwin, ping-pong fanatic, invented a folding table which he takes on location. STEFFI DUNA, Hungarian actress and reported engaged to Francis Lederer, is taking out naturalization papers. But Lederer is not doing the same. If he and Steffi wed, she again becomes a European citizen, despite her American papers. Anna Sten is seeing America, while on a tour for purpose of letting America see her. Above, the vibrant Russian star takes a look at Boulder Dam, ami hears the staggering statistics about its construction from B. B. Uana, engineer.