The world film encyclopedia (1933)

Biographies of the Players (COR-GRA) 65 CORDA, Maria. Real name Maria Korda. B. Deva, Hungary, May 4, 1902. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 4 in. Wt. 8 St. 13 lb. Ed. in Budapest. M. Alexander Korda ; div. Began her career as a dancer at the Royal Opera in Budapest. Screen experience started in 192 1, when she appeared in Dance Fever, and A Modern Dubarry for U.F.A. Also Played in : The Last Djys of Pompeii (S.I.G.F.),Le Danseur de Madame (Foreign), Moon of Israel (Radio) Tesha (B.I. P.), Private Life of Helen of Troy (F.N.), Love and the Devil (F.N.). CORTEZ, RiCARDO. Real name Jacob Kranz. B. Vienna, Sept. 19, 1899. Black hair, brown eyes. Ht. 6 ft. i in. Wt. 12 St. 7 lb. Ed. New York. M. Alma Rubens, who died Jan. 21, 1931. Was born of very poor parents and, like other famous people in New York, began life by selling newspapers in the streets. Some years later he gained a little experience on the stage and was then engaged as a contract player for Paramount, two of his best-known early films being Sixty Cents an Hour (1923) and In the Name of Love (1925). Also Played in : Children of Jazz (Para), Not So Long Ago (Para), The Pony Express (Para), The Private Life of Heleji of Troy (F.N.), A Grain of Dust (Tiffany), The Gun-runner (Tiffany), Midstream (Tiffany), New Orleans (Tiffany), Torrent (Cosmo), Volcano (Para), By Whose Hand? (Col), Sorrows of Satan (U.A.), Phantom in the House (Continental), The Younger Generation (Col), Excess Baggage (M.G.M.), The Lost Zeppelin (Tiffany), Her Man (Pathe), No One Man (Para), Men of Chance (Radio), Melody of Life (Radio), Transgression (Radio), The Mad JMarriage (Radio), Bad Company (Pathe), Reckless Living {\]mv). Is My Face Red? (Radio), Deported (Radio), Big Business Girl (F.N.), Behind Office Doors (Radio), The Maltese Falcon (Warner), White Shoulders (Radio), Phantom of Crestwood (Radio). C03TELL0, Dolores. B. Pittsburg, Pa. Sept. 17, 1905. Daughter of Maurice Costello, stage and screen star. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 4 in. Ed. privately. M. John Barry more ; one daughter, Dolores ; son, John Blythe. Appeared when quite a child with her sister Helen in their father's productions. Abandoned the screen for some years to become an artists' model and later to pursue a theatrical career. Returned to the screen in 1924. Film debut Bobbed Hair (Warner, 1925). Also Played in : The Sea Beast (Warner), Bride of the Storm (Warner), Little Irish Girl (Warner), A Million Bid (Warner), His Lady (Warner), The College Widow (Warner), When a Man Loves (Warner), Old San Francisco (Warner), Heart of Maryland (Warner), Glorious Betsy (Warner), Tenderloin (Warner), Noah's Ark (Warner), The Redeeming Sin (Warner), Glad Rag Doll (Warner), Madonna of Avenue A (Warner), Hearts in Exile (Warner), Second Choice (Warner), Show of Shows (Warner), Fame (F.N.), Expensive Women (F.N.). COSTELLO, Helene. B. New York City, 1903. Daughter of Maurice Costello, the famous star. Brown hair, brown eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 2 in. Ed. Lady cliff-on-the-Hudsou, New York. M. Lowell Sherman, 1930 ; div., 1932. Was well-known as a child screen star. Made her debut at the age of six, and appeared in several films, together with her younger sister, Dolores. Also Played in : Don Juan (Warner), Good Time Charlie (Warner), Husbands for Rent (Warner), Fortune Hunter (Warner), Lights of New York (Warner), Heart of Maryland (Warner), Broncho Busier {IJniv), In Old Kentucky {M.G.M.), Broken Barriers (M.G.M.), Ike Fatal Warniui^, When Dreayns Come True (Ray art). COURTNEIDGE, Cicely. B. Sydney, N.S.W. April 1st, 1893. M. Jack Hulbert. First appearance on the stage in A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1901. Appeared almost continuously since then. Was given a first screen opportunity by Walter Forde in The Ghost Train (Gains), 1931 Also 1'laved in : Jack's the Boy (Gains), Happy Ever After (Gau-Brit). CRAMER, Richard. B. Bryan, Ohio, July 3, 1889. Brown hair, grey eyes. Ht. 6 ft. Wt. 15 St. Ed. Ohio State University. Achieved considerable success as a stage star, having played for ten years on Broadway. Made his film debut in 192S. Played in: Hell's Island (Col). American Tragedy (Para, banned in Britain), Air Police (W.W.), Dancing Dynamite (Talmadge), The Air Patrol (Univ), In Line of Duty (Mono), Hell Bent for 'Frisco (W.W.), Is There Justice ? (W.W,) Strange Love of Molly Louvain (F.N.), I'ack Up Your Troubles (M.G.M.). C