The world film encyclopedia (1933)

Biographies of the Players (SHE-SKE) i6l twenty-two seasons. Was invited to turn his attention to British films and was so dcUghted with his first experiment in Lord Richard in the Pantry (Twickenham, 1931), that he will be seen a good deal in future productions. Also Played in : ConipromisingDaphne (B.I.P.), High Society (W.B.-F.N.). SHERMAN, Lowell. B. San Francisco, Cal., Oct. II, 1SS5. Brown hair, brown eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 11 in. Wt. 10 st. 10 lb. Ed. New York public school. jM. (i) Evelyn Booth ; div ; (2) Pauline Garon, Feb., 1926 ; div. 1929 ; (3) Helene Costello, 1930. Is as well known lor his mastcrlj' direction of films as for his suave impersonation of villains. Began his screen career in the earlj' daj's of motion pictures, getting his fi.rst big part in D. ^^^ Griffith's Way Down East (1920). Also Played in : The Whip Woman (F.N.), Monsieur Bcaucaire (Para), The Divine Woman (F.N.), A Lady of Chance (M.G.ISI.), The Garden of Eden (U.A.), The Scarlet Dove (Tiffany), The Girl from Gay Faree (Tifianj'), The Whip (F.N.), General Crack (Warner), Nearly Divorced (M.G.IM.), Evidence (Warner), Mammy (Warner), O Sailor, Behave ! (Warner), He Knew Women (Radio), 117;^^ Price Hollywood ? (Radio), False Faces (Tiffany). Directed : Ladies of the Jury (Radio). Directed and Played in : Lawful Larceny (Radio), Losing Game (Radio), Royal Bed (Radio), Bachelor Apartment (Radio), High Stakes (Radiol. The Greeks had a Word for Them (U.A.j. SHOTTER, Winifred. B. London, Nov. 5, 1904. Brown hair, brown eves. Ht. 5 ft. 2^ in. Wt. 7 St. 5 lb. Ed. i\Iaidenhead. JL Capt. JL A.Green, 1931. Stage debut. Soldier's Boy, London, 1918. Joined " Aldwych Team," 1926, in Rookery Nook. Film debut, 1929, in a talkie version of her first Aldwych play. While honeymooning on the Gold Coast of Africa was offeicd a part in Jack's the Boy (Gains, 1932), and raced back hy air, sea and land in order to be on time for her contract. Also Played in : On Approval (B. & D.), Plunder (B. & D.), Chance of a Night Time (B. & D.). A Night Like This (B. & D.), Mischief (B. & D.), Love Contract (B. & D.). SHUFORD, Andy. B. America, 1920. A boy actor who plays " villain " parts in child films very successfully. Has already a good number of productions to his credit. Played in : Dugan of the Bad Land (Mono), Montana Kid (Mono), Oklahoma Jim (Mono), Great Meadow (M.G.M.), Big Trail (Fox), Land of Wanted Men (Mono), Ghost City (Mono), Blood Brother (Mono), When a Fellow Needs^^ a Friend (i\LG.M.), Mason of the Mounted (Mono), Law of the North (Mono). SIDNEY, Sylvia. B. New York, 1910. Dark brown hair, blue-green eyes. Ht. 5 ft. 4 in. Wt. 7 St. 6 lb. When talkies were introduced and good elocution became an artiste's most desirable quality, Sylvia Sidney was taken from the stage and given a part in Through Different Eyes (Fox, 1930). It was a failure and she left the film city determined never again to trust her reputation to the films. The offer of a contract with Paramount, however, brought her back. In City Streets (1931), her next production, she achieved tremendous success. Also Played in : Five Minutes from the Station (Vita), An American Tragedy (Para, not shown in this country), Street Scene (U.A.), Ladies of the Big House (Para.), Her Dilenuna (Para), TJis jMiracle Man (Para), Merrily we go to .' (Para), If I Had a Million (Para). SIMPSON, Ivan. B. Glasgow, 1875. Travelled to America, 1905, and made bis film debut with John Barrymore in The Dictator (Famous Players Lasky, I9L5) Also Played in : Out of the Drifts (Para), Lovers in Quarantine (Para), A Kiss for Cinderella (Para), Way of all Men (F.N.), Manslaughter (Para), Millionaire (Warner), The Sea God (Para), Inside the Lines (Radio), The Green Goddess (Warner), Old English (Warner), Disraeli (Warner), The Silent Voice (Warner), The Lost Lady (Fox), Burnt Offering (Fox), The Crash (Warner), The Reckless Hour (F.N.), Phantom oj Crestwood (Radio), Sherlock Holme i (Fox), Monkey's Paw (Radio). SKELLY, Hal. B. Allegheny, Pa. Ran away from home at the age of fifteen and joined a travelling circus. Later he went into musical comedy and became known as " Tumbling Harold Skelly." Has toured China and Japan, and was a member of the first American musical comedj' show to tour the Orient. In 1927 was offered the leading role in Burlesque, which was later purchased by Paramount and re-named The Dance of Life (Para, 1929). Skelly then played his original role