The world film encyclopedia (1933)

io8 (JOY-KAR) Biographies of the Players JOY, Leatrice. Real name Leatrice Joy Zeidler. C New Orleans. Black hair, dark brown eyes. Pit. 5 ft. 2 in. Wt. 8 St. 13 lb. Ed. Sacred Heart Academy, New Orleans. M. (i) John Gilbert ; div. Aug. 1924 ; (2) William Spencer Hook, Oct. 1931. Although she was first seen on the stage, it was not until she made her appearance in motion pictures that fame came her way. Will long be remembered for her fine performance in The Ten Comynand mcnts (Para, 1924). Retired from the screen after her second marriage. Also Played in : Manslaughter (Para), Tale of Two M'orlds (Goldwyn), Java Head (Para), The Blue Danube (Pathe), ManMade Woman (Path6), A Most Immoral Lady (F.N.), Strong Boy (Fox), The Bellamy Trial (M.G.M.). JOYCE, Alice. B. Kansas City, Missouri, Oct. I, 1890. Dark brown hair, hazel eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 7 in. Wt. 8 st. 10 lb. Ed. public schools at Kansas City ; Annandale, Pa. Married ; 2 children. Played her first film part in The Lion and the Mouse (1923), for Vitagraph. Also Played in : Stella Dallas (U.A.), Sorrell and Son (U.A.), Dancing Mothers (Para), Beau Geste (Para), The Ace of Cads (Para), So's Your Old Man (Para), The Noose (F.N.), 13, Washington Square (Univ), The Squall (F.N.), Song 0' My Heart (Fox), He Knew Women (Radio), Midnight Mystery (Radio), Green Goddess (Warner). JUDGE, Arline. B. Bridgeport, Conn., Feb. 21. Dark brow^n hair, brown eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 2 in. M. Wesley Ruggles, Oct., 193 1. A rising young star who promises to do gi-eat things in the future. After very brief experience of the stage, was signed up by Radio Pictures and sent to Hollywood. Played in: Girl Crazy {Ra.d\o), Young Brides (Radio), Is My Face Red ? (Radio), Roar of the Dragon (Radio). K KANE, Helen. B. New York City. Aug. 4, 1908. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 2 in. Gained her first stage experience with the four Marx brothers' revue, with which she played for two seasons. Then from one revue to another and eventually in cabarets. While playing at the Paramount Theatre, New York, achieved what was perhaps her greatest success as a theatre star. Her singing style has won her the nickname throughout America of " The Boop-a-doop Girl." Was ultimately signed on contract by Paramount. Played in : Nothing Btit The Truth (Para), Sweetie (Para), Pointed Heels (Para), Dangerous Dan McGrew (Para), Paramount on Parade (Para). KARLOFF, Boris. B. London, Nov. 23, 1887. Dark brown hair, brown eyes. Ht. 6 ft. Wt. 12 St. 7 lb. Ed. Uppingham School ; King's College, London. Married. Spent several years on the stage in this country and in America. Screen career dates back to 1920, but it was not until the release of Frankenstein (Univ, 1931), in which he played the monster, that cinemagoers became familiar with his name. Also Played in : Behind That Ctirtain (Fox), Criminal Code (Col), Five Star Final (F.N.), Donovan's Kid (Radio), The Public Defender (Radio), Graft (Univ), The Unholy Night (M.G.M. ), The Sea Bat (M.G.M.), The Guilty Generation (Col), Cracked Nuts (Radio), The Invisible Man (Univ), To-night or Never (Col), / Like Your Nerve (F.N.), Behind the Mask (Col), The Yellow Passport (Fox), The Mad Genius (F.N.), The Miracle Man (Para), Scarface (Col), Alias the Doctor (F.N.), Night World (Univ), Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (Univ), The Old Dark House (Univ), Mask of Fu Manchu (M.G.M.), Im-ho-tep (Univ). KARNS, RoscoE. B. San Bernardino, Cal., Sept. 7, 1893. Brown hair, brown eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 10 in. Wt. 11 st. 6 lb. Ed. Santiago High School ; University of Southern California. M. ]\Iary ]\I. Fraso. Following fifteen years' stage experience made his film debut in Hollywood, one of his earliest parts being in Warming Up (Para, 1928), with Richard Dix. Also Played in : Moran of the Marines (Para), Beggars of Life (Para), Something Alivays Happens (Para), Win That Girl (Fox), Headlines (Univ), Jazz Mad (Univ), The Flying Ensign (M.G.M.), Dirigible (Col), This Thing Called Love (Path(5), Safety in Numbers (Para), Troopers Three (Tiffany), Man Trouble (Fox), Little \iccident (Univ), The Gorilla (F.N.), The Stowaway (Univ), Roadhouse Murder (Radio), Working Wives (Warner), Two Against The World (Warner), Pleasure (Artclass), Crooked' Circle (Tiffany), Night after Night (Para),