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BEHIND THE SCREEN
IN HOLLYWOOD
The Academy of Motion Picture, ties' they are offered in fan na erts and Sciences at its apnual | should · really materialize,” sald dinner in Hollywood recently voted | Merle Oberon, star of the Samuel Walt Disney the award of merit | Goldwyn production "Thaw Three" for having produced this out the other day.
standing cartoon of 1935. It was a "That's one of the really odd
business Silly Symphony in Technicolour, ¦ quirks of this picture and it had to do with the mischief the letters that folks send their stirred up by three kittens who | favourite players inviting them to tet into a house, anroy the cook, 'back' inventions or financial and false a riot, on the plano keys. schemes and then sharing in the
This is the fourth suctesalve 'profits." year that the creator of the "All of us love fan mail; it's the Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphony surest index or whether or not, the alms has captured the "best car-publle is conselous of us. And toon" honours.
the opportunity type provide " us In 1932 he won with "Fiowers į with a lot of chuckles. and Trees."
In 1933 he Won with "Three
Little Pigs."
"I've had chances to 'go in' on
no less than four hundred vari- ous inventions. Last week from
In 1934, he won with "The Tor- ¡England I received the best ‘oppor-. toise and the Hare."
Mary Pickford summed it all up In 15 words. There is only one Disney. He is the greatest pro- ducer in the motion picture indus- try."
For the first time since the founding of the Comedie Francaise in 1785, an actor from a country other than France has been in vited to participate in a produc- tion of that famous theatrical organization. Charles Laughton. now making à film called "Elon of Mayfair." at the studios of Alex-! ander Korda, to whom he is under contract, has received a
bid to
There are a mill.on ideas in that play in an act from Mollere's "Le
medecin malgre lui."
tion Upon receiving the Invitation. made the following
name, most of them Parts is the setting of several idyille love scenes in the Univer- Laughton, sal picture, "Magnificent Obses- comment: sion," showing at the King's Theatre to-day. The sweethearts are Irene Dunne and Robert Tay- lor. They swirl you of to Paris with them, so you can watch them making the picture "and makine love.
tha
"I have never been so flattered in my life. It really is about as near the summit of my ambition
I can hope to get."
•
tunity of all,
I have invented a new electric alarm clock, the letter read, which I wish you would put on the market for me. If you do. I will call it The Oberon Wonder Clock." This little instrument will turn on the lights, or shut off the bells, has a chime radio; rings alarm, and is almost human. you will put this on the market for me we can
share the profits
| and make a fortune,"
If
"I didn't go in' on 1." sald Merle, "but honest, sometimes some of those 'opportunities' are mighty
tempting.
"For instance," she continued,'
the other day from a young man Mary Fickford received a letter
in Czechoslogakia who wrote that he had enough money to support himself, but not a wife. He pro- mised Mary that if she provided funds he would get married and produce quadruplets. These he would send to Miss Pickford and she could have them to use in a picture.
"That," concluded Merle smil- ingly, "outrivals the promises of Hollywood's most confident pro-
"Salaries of movie stars would Follow them in one of
be only an infinitesimal part of skitterins. Jittery little taxis that their incomes it one-tenth of one like the charum et "Eras old Dan Per cent of all the 'opportuni-ducers.” Cupid in Gresk make-up summon- ing young couples to Well. there they are, Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor," Neve, und the tax driver He never rees anything.
romance,
They are in Montmartre now. where there's light and galety, wine and laughter. Then, circling your eye on Irene and Bob, or they past the Place del 'Opera, they stop at the Cafe de Paix. Keep your eyes or Irene and Bob or they. will lose, you in the crowd." Their "magnificent obsession" is being in love. Now they swing through the Champs Elysees past the Arc de Triopmphe, out to the Bots de Boulegne
What a
night to be in Paris! What a night to be in love! A deep purple velvet dome of sky. tume of flowers and freshly cut grass. There's another elusive scent which romantic people be- leve is the perfume that sur- rounds true lovers.
A scene from the Walt Disney Silly Symphony,
"Three Orphan Kittens".
"TWO FOR TO-NIGHT'
THE THREE GODFATHERS.
Ernest Cossart is one of Fara- mount's butier stand-bys. As¦ These two are drinking the wine
Every time Chester Morris plays of life, sipping the nectar of the 500 as he finished his role in "Accent on Youth," he was press- gods. Then as they turn back wed into service for the part of the friend. He and Robert Montzo in a picture he makes a new the city. toxing a different route butter in the Bing Crosby comedy mery became a veritable Damon which curves alonк le banks cr the Seine. drama
with music, "Two for To-night," and Pythias after "The Big House." seems to rise
Theatre, with Joan Bennett, Mary been old friends since "The Cop" which comes to-day to the Star He and Lionel Barrymore have Boland and Lynne Overman also perhead."
from the dark, rushing waters of the river. Drama that pulses. even as Paris throbs to human heartbeats. There's plenty
in leading roles. GI
But working in Like many actors who since have
""The Three drama, as well us romance, in "Magnificent Obsession."
achieved stardom, Cossart made Godfathers," Metro-Goldwyn – "Forgotten Faces,"
But wait a minute. People can't bis debut in the theatre in a male, Maver's drama of the desert based famous Peter B. Kyne's drama starring Herbert Marshall be running around all night, foll-domestic role. Charles Laughton on the opens to-morrow at the Queen'sowing two movie stars. They have and Herbert Marshall are two out-story of the same name, and Theatre, Gertrude Michael, Jane to get to work early tomorrow standing stars who started their showing to-day to the Alhamrba Rhodes, James Burke and Robert morning. Let John Stahl pay off the careers "buttling." Cummings head the supporting taxi; he's the director of the pic- cast
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"Forgotten Faces." is the story Yes, sir, thinking you are
in
of an operator of a gambling Parts is a "magnificent obsession." subsequent inheritance so he can
Theatre. brought about the oddest friendship of all "Boots," a sorrel desert cow pony, is as a result of the location trip, one of the actor's greatest friends to-day.
In "Two for To-night," Cossart is cast as a butler momentarily waiting for his uncle's death and
once again become a theatrical
Every day Morris brought the producer. The comedy traces the animal sugar. The horse followed amusing adventures of a crooner him like a dog. Returned to the mistaken for a playwright, Crosby, studios from band discovers her in the arms of The sensational successor to "Gas one of Mary Boland's three mu the friendship continued, for the the Mojave Desert, Men," Warner Bros. "Special sically inclined sons, accidentally
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Gertrude Michael, who.
proves faithless-when her hus-
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George Lynne Overman, stage impresario.quences. Morris tried every way Brent and Bette Davis in the stel- She arranges a meeting between to buy the animal but Its owner lar roles, Revealing the inner work- her boss and Bing. As he tries to
was adamant, But Morris, loyal ings of the US. Treasury Depart-explain why he is there, Overman drive out to Mojave every now and to his friend, insista that he'll Years later, in prison, Marshall ment to track down criminals thinks he is giving him
IRENE DUNNE TOM. Robert Donat has accepted an idea-
as invitation learns
to play opposite. daughter now whose wealth, political influence for a play and tells him to write it then and pay "Boots" a visit.
COLUMBIA
Miss Sylvia Sidnny, the American grown to womanhood, ls to be and cunning make them immune as a starring vehicle for his star It is this loyalty to his friends married and that her mother, in to local and state laws.
actress, in a Gaumont-British film and sweetheart. Thelma Todd. He that makes Morris one of the best desperate need of money, hus
Irene Dunne, star in "Roberta," based on Joseph Conrad's story Brent in the role of a newspaper takes a trip to Europe leaving Bing loved among the screen's colony. Sweet Adeline" and "Magnificent The Secret Agent." Mr. Alfred threatened to blackmail her. He reporter falls in love with Betta and his secretary, Miss Bennett to He never forgets a name or & urges Burke to aid him in getting Davis who has unwittingly secur- finish the story.
friend. Grizzled Western
Obsession," has been engaged by Hitchcock will direct the film. a parole. The parole is secured ed a position as secretary to the
Running out of ideas Crosby on location are among them-men Columbia Pictures for the stellar which will be released under the and a clever trick helps Marshall king of crooks, Ricardo Cortez, the takes Miss Todd to a night club to be has known and liked since his role in "Theodora Goes Wild," title of "Babotage.!! to change places with the butler shrewd polished dictator of the seek more material, After start first days in pictures. Almost daily based on the Mary McCarthy in his daughter's house. It is
powerful band of crooks. Between ing a tree-for-all seitzer water he halls with joy some old friend story which the company has here that he manages to frustrate the lovers, however, they finally battle in the restaurant, be lands from his stage days, now come to scheduled for production. his wife's plan and the manner in get the evidence which lands the in fall, where he continues dictat- pictures,
which she won overnight" recogni- Starting on the stage, Miss tion and which established her as which he does so results in akillers" behind bars. Henrying the second act, and croons love Morris, Laxis Stone, and Waiter Dunne was seen in prima denna motion picture star. Some of O'Neill does a fine piece of work, as songs to Miss Bennett in the mean- Brennan headed the cast that m-roles in a number of important her many film productions include Jone Rhodes, 14 Marshall's also does Joseph Crehan, and ro- time. Overman, suddenly return-vaded the desert for the new pic-vehicles including "Bweetheart "Back Street" "Bliver Cord," daughter, and Robert Cummings bert Barrat. Others in the more ing from abroad, finds Bing and ture, which Richard Boleslawski Time." "The Clinging Vine" and "Consolation Marriage " "Sym- furnish the romance in the pic-important crook roles, are Jack Miss Todd rehearsing a love scene, directed. Irene Harvey. Sidney & revival of "Trene." She also had phemy of Six Millions Bachelor ture.
Arthur Hohl, as cell-mate LaRue. Robert Strange, J. Carroll andares him. Crosby involves Toler, Dorothy Tree, Roger Imhof, a season with the Metropolitan Apartment, Thirteen Women." friend to Marshall also
has an Nalth, Joseph Sauers and William himself in many ludicrous, laugh,, Willard Robertson
and Robert Opera Co.
"This Man Is Mine," "Stingaree," 'important part in the develop Davidson, Wilam Keighler dir-able situations in the film, before L'vigaton are in the supporting
Mias Dunne's first important:"Age of Innocence" and she is now. ment of the plot.
ected
he is reunited with the right girl, cast,
screen role was "in "Cimarron" in completing "Showboat."
driving climax.
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