The world film encyclopedia (1933)

Biographies of tne Players (RIG-HOB) 155 RIGAS, George. B. Greece. Black hair, brown eyes. Ht. 6 ft. Wt. 12 st. 10 lb. Ed. Greece and France. Well known in theatrical circles on the Continent and in the United States. Was featured in many silent films and gained further popularity with the advent of the talkies. Played in : The Love Light (U.A.), Desert Gold (Para), Beau Geste (Para), Redskin (Para), Wolf Song (Para), The Rescue (U.A.), Acquitted (Col), Hearts and Hoofs (Pathe), Riders of the North (Syndicate), Beau Ideal (Radio), Hell Bent for 'Frisco (W.W.), Mounted Fury (Gau). RIN-TIN-TIN, 'Was found by his master, Capt. Lee Duncan, in a German dug-out after the attack on IMetz. Was brought back to Los Angeles, where his master was struck with the idea of making him a film actor. RinTin-Tin was an instant success, and it is said that the dog was largely responsible for the vast fortune accumulated by Warner Bros, in the days after the war. Was at one time earnmg for his master the record salary of £s'^o a week. Died August, 1932. Played in : Tracked in the Snow Country (W^arner), Find Your Man (Warner), The Clash of the Wolves (Warner), When London Sleeps (Warner), The Night Cry (Warner), Jaws of Steel (Warner), Frozen River (Warner), The Man Hunter (Warner), Rough Waters (Warner), Tiger Rose (Warner), The Lightning Warrior (Ideal). EOBERTI, Lyda. B. W'arsaw, Poland. Blonde hair, blue eyes. Ed. Russia, France, Hungary, Germany, Egypt and the Orient. Is the daughter of a famous European circus clown, with whom she travelled during most of her childhood. Later, while playing in a musical show in Chicago, she was seen by Paramount and given a part in Dancers in the Dark (1932). Also Played in : Million Dollar Legs (Para), Kid from Spain (U.A.). ROBERTS, J. H B. London, July 11, 1S84. Brown hair, blue eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 10 in. Wt. 10 St. 6 lb. Ed. Birkenhead. M. Beatrice Smith. April, igi6; I son, 1919. Was for a time a clerk in a shipping ofhce but began his theatrical career at Birkenhead in 1909. Joined Miss Horniman's Repertory Company in 19 10 and later was one of the original members of the Liverpool Repertory Company. Also played extensively in London before he was induced to make films Played in : Whiteface (Gains), A Safe Affair (Langham), The Constant Nymph (Gains), Alibi (Twickenham). ROBERTSON, Willard. B. Runnels, Texas, Jan. i, 1886. Dark brown hair, blue-grey eyes. Ht. 6 ft. I in. Wt. 12 St. 12 lb. Ed. public schools of W^ashington ; National University Law School of Washington. Gained his early stage experience with a stock company at Washington, and in 1906 made his first appearance on Broadway. Was stage director for Robert Hilliard when he toured in A Fool There Was. While still on the stage, studied law and for a time became secretary and later attorney, for the Interstate Commerce Commission. Has al.so written plays and done a considerable amount of film work. Played in : The Last of the Duanes (Fox), Shanghaied Love (Col), So Big (W'arner), The Ruling Voice (F.N.), Graft (Whirlwind), Behind the Mask (Col), Silence (Para), The 'Cisco Kid (Fox), Famous Ferguson Case (Warner), Broken Wing (Para), Brown of Culver (Univ), Strange Love of Molly Louvain (F.N.), Defiance (Univ), Doctor X (Warner), The Gay Caballero (Fox), Sooky (Para), Guilty As Charged (Para) Virtue (Col), Wild Girl (Fox), Call Her Savage (Fox), / am A Fugitive (W^arner). R03EY, George, C.B.E. Real name, George Edward Wade. B. Sept. 20, 1869. Ed. London and Dresden. JI. Ethel Haydon. Worked as an engineer for four years before making his stage debut at the old Aquarium Theatre, London, in 1S91. One of the most popular figures in variety. Has toured South Africa, and is the author of many books. The result of his concert given in aid of the French Red Cross during the war was the remarkable figure of ;^i 1,265. In recognition of his services during the war was created a Commander of the British Empire, Jan. 19 19. Flayed in : Temperance Fete (Eric Hakim), Marry Me (Gains), Don Quixote (Nelson). ROBINSON,, Edward G. B. Bucharest, Rumania, Dec. 12, 1893. Black hair, brown eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 8 in. Wt. 11 st. 4 lb. Ed. New York public schools ; Columbia University. M. Gladys Lloyd, 1926. ■Made his first theatrical appearance on the amateur stage, then in vaudeville in Bells of Conscience, written by himself.