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Well, pretty blonde Josephine is un-Dunn these days and here's the cause of it all. His name is Clyde E. Greathouse; he's a Los Angeles oil operator and he and little Jo signed each other up for life early in January. At least, we hope it's for life
J^ENNETH HARLAN is domg double duty — during the daylight hours he appears in pictures and bv night he runs his Pom Pom Night Club which is featuring a slightly undressed chorus.
The tourists are going for the idea in a big way.
The fresh part of the "Skippy" troupe, Mr. Jackie Searl, who was such a hit in "Finn and Hattie" and "Tom. Sawyer." "Skippy" is going to be an all-kid production, with Mr. Searl, Mitzi Green, Jackie Cooper, and Jackie Coogan's babj' brother, Robert
YW'ORK on "Svengali" was held up because John Barrymore was ill. He suffered from jungle fever this fall. Everything the Barrymores do is picturesque. Even when they fall ill it's never an ordinary illness.
^AYLOR HOLMES was in an uproar the other day.
Some lazy water pipes broke while everyone was out of the house — and, well you've seen these comic plumbing situations.
Taylor's house resembled a Mack Sennett study in water.
Some valuable manuscripts were ruined.
^STHER RALSTON was making a grand comeback on the screen, but no motion picture producer can tempt her now. She's following Norma Shearer's example in temporarily retiring from the screen. The stork is pretty busy right now, but he's promised to pay Esther Ralston (Mrs. George Webb) a visit in June. Esther and George will make a trip abroad in the meanwhile.
Cliff Edwards (Ukulele Ike') has finally got his marital touhUs settled and Lloyd Hamilton, whose exbetter half was asking $27,000 back alimony, finally agreed to take $15,000 and be happy.
William "Buster" Collier, Jr., and Marie Prevost are going around together again. If s an old roifiance — probably just re-blossoming for spring.
'T'HIS is a story of how tears came at last to the eves of Jack Oakie.
It was during the filming of Oakie's "The Gang Buster." A tear gas bomb was used in police raid sequences. Oakie wept. And how!
Frances McCoy, petite Fox actress, will hear the wedding bells ring out with Chuck Howard, son of a wealthy Netv York merchant.
for Ai^RiL 1931
William (Stage) Boyd is taking Addie McPhail, comedy leading lady, around toiun and to theaters and things.
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QORDON KAHN, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer writer, parked his car in front of his home, stepped out on the sidewalk and faced a nice, shiny six-shooter.
He walked right back into the house— but minus Iiis cash and watch. [Continued on page 52]
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