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HOLLYWOOD AT A GLANCE.

SOME IMPRESSIONS OF THE MOVIE CITY.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MAY 3rd, 1930.

Dan Thomas (left), Lilä Lee, film star, and Ernest Lynn, haye some fun with a camera

while Lynn inspects the capital of movie-land.

By Ernest Lynn,

Hollywood, March 29 Things

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MAN'S BEST YEARS. ofther a myth or a factory. At

When Past Fifty, says

Edgar Wallace,

The yours between 80 and 60,

the time four. of his, plays were box-office, hits at the same time million copies a year. But Inves and his books, were selling five

ligators found that he often-kept from three to four stenographers | busy recording his dictation,

Wallace is not a man who seems

when most men are contemplating to auffer from the slightest atrain. either retirement or decline, should On the contrary, he is largo of be the most productive. -

statura, comfortably stout and At least in the opinion of Edgar seemingly leisurely as a landed Wallace, the popular writer who squire. He insists that, despite holds the current world's record all stories to the contrary, he does for prolific output.

nol try to write a couple of books

"My most ambitious programme and a play at the same time. is for the next ten years," says Mr.It's really a matter of discip Wallace, when visiting in Newline," he explained, denying any York. "I established a sort of thing phenomenal about his out- record for myself between the ages put. "Of course it was difficult at of 10 and 60. Well, I'm past 50 first. That's why I any that one can work faster and turn out more {and I'm just hilting my stride,

"For instance--I've just signed up in America to produce a novel a month for one of your publishing houses. Just to keep my luck run- ning, and, to provide a certain superstitious hazard, I've arranged to have them appear upon the 13th of each month. Of course, have my English ellents to take care of. I provide a column for one of the London sporting papers, I write magazine articles and stories and whenever there's a good murder or mystery case in London I insist upon reporting it,

Alice White insisting that shejat the Roosevelt, and the Brown had been misquoted and that she Derby;

· Moalmartre, then keep in touch with the intest had not said the things attributed Embassy Club, and the Chinese,styles in crime. In the capital of the loud-mouthed to her about a certain famous star. theatre. pictures:

bat remembered about a sojourn

In fact,-4 admire Cura troni

Owns Stables, Too.

Tea at the home of Low Moran, "I have my usual number of

just brought two of them with me

fore one is 30 or 35. Which means really just getting

The astonishing efget of Holly-mendously-but if I were Clara I'd who talks entertainingly of hooks plays to write and my racing stable

give Harry Richman so much air and others and who not only takes part of my time. wood upon เณร 11 hair he'd die of pneumonia."

writes fiction herself but, what "is "Stale at 60-preposterous! I Charlie Chaplin's, which was grey, has become black again; Bebe Coing to a prize fight with Gene more impurtant, sells some of it. established my speed record after Daniels' raven locks have been Ahern, Major loople's manager... The rainy afternoon at 50. It was the production of a head. Because it lightens and noting the large number of Fickfair (the home of Mary and day and in Monday. I look a short after 50. It takes that long, to

full-length bunk between a Thurs. my face on the screen and photo- feminine stars addicted to pugilism Pong), talking to Maurice Cherest by following my race horses iscipline yourself and organize graphs better."....Discovering ...and wondering how large a fier, who says it is hardly "pes about for a few days. Then I sat that Clara Bow's hair is the most crowd would turn out to sec John seeble" that be will return to the down to a couple of playa, I've your background.

"It's hard to build a background violently and unbelievably red Gilbert and Jim Tully in the ring. stage. have even seen, and that she has

The well known producer of Jost 25 pounds (without dieting),

Lanching in a drug store with for Broadway production. Within sufficient for a prolific career be- of his Olive Bordun and Jimmy Fidler, another year or so, I see no reason that you're who kept one ... Ilearing with amazement comedies that Jean Harlow, the blondest plagen working until nearly mid- the press agent, and Dan Thomas, why I shouldn't turn out at least started by 40 and getting well

book a month, three or four blonde," is supposed to be naturally night when he learned she had an the recorder of moving picture plays a season, a dozen stories or established by 50. Some ten years that way... So, few are.

engagement with a young man to doings for NEA Service.. more and quite a bit of newspaper tion. By

are necessary to build a reputa

50, then, one should The song writers who block go to the theatre that evening Dutores Del Rio's home, and the stuff."" traflic in the lobby of the Roose... and they say it's not the Mexican accent she doesn't, want If all this seems fabulous, and have mellowed one's sense of ob velt hotel and want you to listen first time. The highballs! to lose.. Lillian Ruth's pep, keeping with American stan servation and developed a quick to their latest hits. .

. VictorServed by a certain beautiful star Mary - Doran's wisecracks, and (dards of mass production real sense of plot, plus a capacity for MdŁaglen's cauliflower ear.

at tea, in glasses a foot high Jack Mallhali's laugh.

please, that Edgar Wallace has al-quick expression of thought."

Scatter-Minded! Dorothy Mackaill's story about. Accompanying Jean Harlow

ready turned out more than 140 "The American," he admitted, fleeing from a train wreek in to Preston Duncan's for a photo- Posing for still pictures at the novels, at least a dozen plays and has a world reputation for pro hightgown and a pair of gloves.graphie sitting, and waiting while First National lot... Luncheon endless reams of newspaper col-duction-and deserves it. But the A luncheon with Mrs. John he made a hundred pictures of her hour at the studios, and wonder-umns. In London there's a stand-average American wears out more McCormick (better known as Col- so she could choose half a ring how the players can eat with list of jokes concerning his quickly. We lead a more placid literary fertility. Not long ago it life in England. The American is dozen poses.

was commented that he isn't inclined to involve himself in too man; he's a syndicate."

many worries and distractions. Seen as Mythical Person,

His social pace becomes faster and On several occasions word went he scatters his interests over, too about London that he must be much territory."

ali that makeup on.

The

leen Moore, although her parents. named her Kathleen Morrison). Colleen's home, which cost

Henry's, resturant, which never blue dress shirts and ties worn by a couple of fortunes, and her mon- elises and where, sooner or later, the men.... and the grey, ones Krel bull pup, which cost her you see nearly everyone in Holly-... Ta because they photograph, three dollars at the dog pound.

The Blossom Room without the glare causeil by white.

wood.

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(Eton

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Diversity)- C.-F. Martineau