Silver Screen (Nov 1930-Oct 1931)

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More Movie A This scene in "The Virtuous Sin" made everything Oh, Kay, with Kenneth MacKenna. And it probably was all right by Miss Francis for she and Ken are now Mr. and Mrs. and oh, so very, very happy. Whisper it— Ken's the third Mr. Francis TRAGEDY in Heartbreak TownJohn Johnson, vaudeville actor in his early fifties, was trying the talking picture racket with little success. Finally, he was called for a job one day — it might have been his big chance. While he was waiting for a street car to take him to the studio he dropped dead from heart failure. HEARTS in Hollywood. Kay Francis is Mrs.JVIacKenna now. They met in "Virtuous Sin" and were married at Avalon, Santa Catalina Island. A week-end aboard Kenneth's yacht was their honeymoon, for they both had to hurry back to work. . . . Now that he's divorced from Colleen Moore, John McCormick seems to be yearning for her all over again. All Hollywood is a-tiptoe waiting to see if those two will come together again. Though John's betrothed to Mae Clarke, it's confidentially whispered that he'll never get a license to wed her. Evelyn Laye got a divorce from Sonnie Hale, British actor, naming Jessie Matthews, an actress appearing in the same production as her husband, as co-respondent. Immediately after the divorce Sonnie Hale up and married little Jessie. . . . Add perils of love in the jungle. Mrs. Susette Renaldo wants to collect $50,000 balmoney from Edwina ("Trader Horn") Booth, who gave her husband love, she claims. Edwina says she gave him nothing but advice. She told him to go back to his wife. . . . Estelle Taylor says she will oppose any attempt on Jack Dempsey's part to get into the movies, as she believes husband and wife ought to have separate careers. Her marriage is very much a'-la-Hurst, with meetings every so often and many vacations for both husband and wife. That's their recipe for wedded bliss. . . . Paul Whiteman, "King of Jazz," and his wife, Vanda Hoff, are plotting a divorce. His heart is said to be throbbing for Margaret Livingston, who played in "Big Money" recently. 32 [ Continued Acms. p. b A. T "Did you ever see a happy Frog?" asked Chevalier as he returned from Europe with Madame Chevalier. "Well, look at me." But why shouldn't Maurice be gay, with a big movie contract, a big radio broadcast contract and an increasingly big public? OM MIX will have to pay $90,000 damages to Zack T. Miller, circus owner, who claims that the cowboy actor promised to go with the 101 Ranch circus which Miller runs. The award was made by a court in Erie, Pa. Tom Mix says he will appeal the verdict. Tom is a heavy loser these days. First he lost his horse, then his wife, and now his money. Hunt/ej Gordon, once a -popilar leading man, went into the silk hose business some months ago, but didn't do so ivell. He' s broke'. * * * DON'T talk too loud in Hollywood, where even the walls have ears. "The Film Daily" lets us in on this one. Harry Bannister bragged about how well his wife, Ann Harding, could cook. He said she was so swell he'd probably "have to fire the cook. The cook heard and got on her high horse. She quit. And now Ann Harding realizes that there really is a servant problem in Hollywood. Silver Screen