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Dorothy Jordan, whose appealing Į personality „han, brought her swiftly up the ladder of lm fame, In one of the most noted of this handful. She was born in Clarkeville, Tennes and received most of her education the South. Intending to become an actress, she went to New York to study dramatics, and while there entered musiest comedy.
Sho soon went from chorus to COLOMBO featured roles, and white appearing on Broadway in "Trenauro Girl" was HAIPHONG signed to a contract by Fox Film HAMBURO executtive and went to Hollywood.
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Norma Shearer belleves that success is largely a matter of "making your own breaks." Miss Shearer whose latest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Alm, "Smilin' Through, is playing from Sunday at the Queen's Theatre, supports her contention by citing how .she uned her voice to got her first Job Dairen (Dalny) Negarak! on the silent screen.
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"When was seventeen," says Mina: Shearer, "my family met with finan- cial reverses. It was necessary for me to become the chlef support of my mother and sister, so the three of us left Canada and went to New York. As it wor
to be obtained on application. * necessary to have money for our board and room, I took the first thing I
find, which was posing for
Communion!
photographers, In etween jobs I made the rounds of the New York theatrical agencies and in Cecilia, who has no secuples about
studion. But I couldn't get any
using physical, wiles to get her selfsh Ind of work on either stage or screen.
way with her husband. She cares One day I heard that a film studio nothing that she is robbing Tom of his wantel a dozen girls for a mob scene,
hurried thare, but when I counted the personality and killing his artistle and
creative impluses—she cares feld, I 1 found
was only one of sixty, about things her own way. I The assistant director came out and began making his selection. He had woman entitled to the respectabit picked eleven, and he still had his name of wito just because of her back to pie. In desperation I began wire? Has the reverace roles with marriage licence? Is she wanton or to cough. He turned, looked at me, her husband's mistress? and said "You'll do. That brought me my first job on the screen, thoughing at the Central Theatre. It is au The Animal Kingdom" is now piny-,
it was only extra work,
"In the long climb upward that has
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which, on the surface, appeared trivial, Edward II. Griffith. Henides Ann yearly reatal from 5 to $40. could he turned to advantage if seized Harding, Leslle Howard and Myrna on. If I had it to do all over again, Ioy, the east includes Willian Gargan, think I would still find a way of making-my-own-weak,-for-I-would- Neji Hamilton, Henry Stephenson and
Donald Dilloway. allow nothing to discourage nie."
"Like The Trial of Mary, Dugan," "Let Us Be Gay" and "Strange Interlude." Miss Shearer's new film, "Smilin' Through," is an adaptation of a famous singe play, Jarle Cowl scored one of her greatest successes in it the New York stage. In the cast of Miss Shearer'n screen version, which Sidney Franklin directed, are Fredric March, Leslie Howard, 0. P. Heggie, Ralph Forbes, Beryl Mercer, David Torrence, Margaret Syddon and Forrester Harvey.
"The Auimal Kingdom”
"Just this one amarriage, please darling", Tom Collier says to Cecilia in "The Animal Kingdom". We must make a grand go of It!"
How many couples have gone to the alter with this desire, this vow to make their marriage a success con vinced that theire is an undying love and have sooner or later rushed to the divorce courts for relense
from
n bond that has become unbearable?
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"Warrior's Husband" Eliaan Landi, who has climbed rupid- ly up the movie Indder of fame during the fast three years, is more enthusing- ile over her role in "The Warrior's Husband", her newest picture, than any part she has had since she left Broadway and definitely cast her lot in Hollywood.
SOVIET-MANCHUKUO .
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Tokyo, Aug. 9. During a heated seven-hour con- She has the role of "Antiope", which versation with the Soviet delegate, Katharine Hepburn had when the play M. Kozlovsky yesterday afternoon, was enjoying its successful run in
the Manchukuo representative, Mr. New York and on the road, .་
whether
It is described as a "female Doug Ohashi emphasised that 50,000,000 Fairbanks" type of part, and Miss yen was the maximum which. Man- to pay for Landi, whot many people regard as chukuo was prepared the epitome of reserve and dignity, the Soviet's share in the Chinese has the time of her life romping Eastern Railway.
M. Kozlovsky asked about in the role of an Amazon Army general who could whip any man in a fair fight and drink any man under the Manchukuo could increase its offer. Mr. Ohashi replied that he must table.
"I think "The Warrior's Husband" is refer the matter to Changchun but delicious satire on modern civilizá- added that if no higher bid were.
"It burlesques the authorised, ho might be compelled tion", she says. masculine type of woman, so prevalent to suggest the breaking off of the it that
in affairs of the heart--despite females who aspire to wear the family ment appeared to be in view.
nowadays, and pokes subtle fun at conference, as no amicable suttle- intelligence. culture and ideal-wo
belone to the animal kingdon 7 itouners"
What is the flaw in marriage?
Tom
"I think "The Warrior's Husband"
Collier, played by Leslie will do a lot toward showing a lot of Howard, breaks with Daisy Suge, women just how ridiculous it is to try portrayed by Ann Harding, to marry Cecilia, enneled by Myrna Loy. Daisy n be something naturo never intended
them to be. It is good fun, but is an artist of line sensibilities and generous nature. She loves Tom, but also ins a strong basis of fact and has wanted their love to be without truth". bands, Collin belongs to Tom's social world, and could be had only in marriage.
There is something of the artist. in Tom and something of the courtesan
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M. Kozlovaky asked for a con tinuance of the private conversa tion, which will, accordingly, be re- sumed on Saturday, when it is pos- sible that the thorny question of rutz exchange between the rouble and yon will be taken up.-Reuter.
Misa Landi in co-starred in this Jesse L Lasky for Fox Film with Ernest Truex, whille Marjorie Ram-Į supporting roles. Walter Lang la the Loan, Holen Ware, David Manners, director of the production, which Maude Eburan, Helens Madison and contes to the King's Theatre on Satur Llonel Belmore are playing strong | day.
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