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Film Tiger Woman
And Rival Fight VAT 69
Feud Over Banker
By C. V. R. THOMPSON
New York, Aug. 8.
BITTER feud over an American millionaire was fought in court to-day by two former stage beauties, blonde Ninon Bunyen-"Tiger Woman" of the silent films-and red-haired Patricia Reynolds, daughter of an Indian Army officer and direct descendant of Sir Joshua Reynolds, the artist.
Miss Reynolds was for two! years secretary to Charlest W. Beall, vice-president of the Chase National Bank until he retired to join Frank Buck in "bring 'em back alive" ventures.
She alleged that Miss Banyea, who claimed that she was really tic millionaire's secretary, tis keeping her employer prlasner,on hin Long Islanıl estate by threaten- ing him with armed guards and keeping him constantly Intoxicat ctl.
Miss Reynolds, whose fallier is Mujor Francis Henry Reynolds, of Tipperary, said that last Fridny she left Beall's estate for a few hours. When she returned she met a rough fellow who introduced himself Edword O'Daniels."
"Produced A Gun”
as
"Your clothes and stuff are in the auto out on
the road," he said, according to her statement to Judge Cortland Jolinson in Mincolo court- ioom. Then he added: "Now git."
Miss Reynolds said she remon-
REMBRANT
strated, whereupon O'Daniels pro- A British fim of the lite of duced a gun, said he was in ne mood Rembrandt is being produced by for further arguments, and told her Alexander Korda. The part of the that Miss Bunyea had taken posses-Jovint Rembrandt is being taken by sion of the premises, and had given Charles Laughton. It is said to be Instructions that everybodyandhis greatest portrayal. Miss Reynolds in particular-was lo
be barred entrance,
Miss Reynolds claimed that the millionaire's rent attitude towards her was quite different from tint. "He of
Lady
had been living In great feur Warwick
Ninoo, who has threatened in my presence to kill him on a number of occasions," she said.
Investigators found that armed men were guarding · Beail's estalo ---which, by the way, swarms with elephants Ugers, Jaguars, lions, leopards, and bears brought back alive by his partner, Frank Back. but they insisted that the story that he was being kept prisoner was "bunk."
To Become Film Star
Los Angeles, July 31 The Countess of Warwick has been given important parts in two films which are to be made, it in
nnounced to-day.
The Alms will be entitled "Come and Get It" and "Love and War." Merle Oberon will star in the latter.
All Long Island estates were guarded, they said, because of recent burglaries. Miss Reynolds persisted in her story, however, and Judge Johnson and his court met in Mineola It is claimed that the Countera this morning to await banker Beall, will be the first British noble- summoned by writ of habeas corpus woman to play an important part in to prove whether he really was be-films in Hellywood. Last year she sieged.
oppeared as an "extra" in Olma, Mr and Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks,
She is at prezent the guest of
Miss Reynolds sut patiently wait- Ing. afrming that Mr. Beall would be there. She declared he would have a black eye because he had tried to telephone, and Miss Bunyea
had hit him.
Mr. Saypal. attorney for the millionaire. declared his ellent would not come to court, and that lie did not have a black cye. Hardly had he spaken when the
door opened and hir. Beall arrived.
-and he had got a black eye,
"I'm Very Happy"
White-haired, slightly enfeebled, he stumbled towards the lawyers' table. He did not look towards Misa Rey noids, who was storing at him.
Screen tests of Lord Warwick were taken in England recently by Mervyn le Roy, the Warner Brothers producer, who pronounced him to be an excellent serpen type-Reuter,
France's
"Public Enemy No. 1”
Paris, Aug. 1. Described 45 Enemy No. 1, Jean Clement Bot- "France's Pubile
chaco, accused of various ncts of "American gangsterism," from armed casault to theft of petrol, como up for trial again 10-dný.
Mr. Beall, nursing his black eye. told the court he was perfectly contented with things as they were Botchaco's arrest has uncovered at his home, that he was happy with the conduct of its present what is believed to be a vast secret occupants, that he wished to be let smuggling organisation detalis pr alone, particularly by Mias Rey. which have been sought by nolds,
police for a year.
The "brains behind the organisa-
the
The judge then dismissed Miss tlon is stated to be a woman, Ray- Heynolds's writ. As she left the monde Barbier, who has also been court she suld angrily: "Well, there's arrested, and faces trial with Bol- only one thing left, I must storm chaco's "lieutenant," the castle,"
Lucien Lan-
glois-Reuter.
ASSISTANT P.M.G. WHOSE
SIGHT WAS SAVED Announces Post Office
Concessions To Blind
London, Au, 1.
A "human" story lies behind the announcement made by Sir Walter Womeraley, M.P. Assistant Postmaster-General, of concession by the Post Office to the blind.
Sir Walter himsolt became nearly blind. In his announce- ment, made at Rochdale, Lancashire he said:
I have taken a particular in Hemure sent through the post from
terest in these new facilities and, 6 lbs. to 11 lbs., and hum
announce them to-day, for 1 my-1 This means that the category o self know something of the great blind iterature" will include not handicap blint persons have to Braule, but also allting books" (he. only books and papers printed "in endure,
quite recently I was in danger gramophone records); special playing of losing my sight, but in January frames and type.
mapa and arithmetical cards, relict last that gravo digibility was Sir Wa
Walter added: prevented by the goodness of Chice is not merely a Government. "The Post Providence and the wonderful, department, but a business organisa skill of an eminent Ehitish tion with a soul, an attribute" not surgeon.
lways associated with a Government The Post Office: concession is the department, or with all Vusiness SENTESES raising of the limit of weight of blind concerns. Reister.
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