Silver Screen (Nov 1930-Oct 1931)

THE WISE ones are nodding their heads and saying, "I told you it couldn't last," referring, of course, to the great romance between Lupe Velez and Gary Cooper. Lupe had been away from Hollywood only two days when Gary surprised her with a telegram informing her that he was going to Italy, Morocco and way points. They may go through a few more quarrels and reconciliations, their friends say but the affair is quietly dying out. Strength is added to the report by the announcement that Lupe will join a New York show while Gary may be paged as usual at the Hollywood Paramount Studio after his return. And thus endeth one of the hottest love affairs ever enjoyed in the film colony. — «#» — SAM GOLDWYN strolled onto the set where the Eddie Cantor picture is being made and found Eddie and several members of the cast playing ball. "Well," Sam stormed, "this is pretty nice, isn't it? While the $22,000 a day overhead goes on, you boys play ball." "Shshshsh!" shushed Eddie, "you know it isn't nice to talk about money." And continued his game. "—<*>"—" A YOUNG chap accosted Stuart Erwin on the street, told him a hard luck tale and asked for money to buy a meal. Stuart listened and then said: "Here is ten dollars. Buy yourself a good meal and then take the first train home. Now, do as I tell you. Get out of Hollywood." Two days later he met the boy on the street. "I thought I told you to go home," Stuart said. "What are you doing here?" "I took the ten dollars and went into business," the boy replied. "Look!" and pulling Stuart along, he led him over to the entrance to one of Hollywood's most popular restaurants and displayed a tiny gardenia stand where he does a big business each evening selling his flowers to the patrons of the cafe. MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN'S friends complain that she ruins their address books by moving frequently. During her fifteen months' stay in Hollywood she moved eight times. "The wall paper gets on my nerves," Maureen explained, "or sometimes I decide I am spending too much money and I move to a less expensive place. I never like the less expensive places, so I have to move again." Well, that's one way to see Hollywood. EVERY day at lunch time Genevieve Tobin's mother may be seen leaving the Assistance League Tea Room with her hands full of little pots and pans which she packs carefully into her car and takes away. Investigation disclosed that ever since Genevieve tasted the food there she has refused to eat her lunch any place else. When she is working at the studio, lier mother gets her lunch at the tea room and takes it to her. This tea room is the favorite haunt of the tourists, for there they may not only see their favorite stars but also be waited upon by them. The place is run by a group of prominent women; the actresses donate their services and every cent of profit goes to charity. MORRIE RYSKIND, writer, was brought to Hollywood by Samuel Goldwyn to write the story for Eddie Cantor's next picture. After working a week Ryskind announced that he had a story idea ready to, submit and was told to go to Mr. Goldwyn's office at two o'clock and read it to him. Ryskind entered Mr. Goldwyn's office as instructed, and there sat twenty-eight people, who had gathered at Mr. Goldwyn's suggestion to hear the story read. Unused to the ways of Hollywood producers, R)skin<I was, to say the least, surprised. However, he quickly regained his composure and, in a most apologetic manner, said, "I am so sorry my wife couldn't come with me." [More Movieloion Topics on page ./oj for September 1931 15