THE ANSWER CORNER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 199, 23 August 1930, Page 5 (Supplement)

THE ANSWER CORNER.

REPLIES TO QUERIES,

£j}.—Ricardo Cortez and Adolphe Menjou appeared in a picture together. It was called "The Sorrows of Satan." Charles Morton is 6 feet tall, weighs 170 pounds, and is 24 years old. F.T.—Gary Cooper and Charles Farrell are standing on top of the world at 6 feet 2 inches. Ruth Cliatterton is 5 feet 4i inches; Constance Bennett, 5 feet 4; Fay Wray, 5 feet 3; Bernice Claire, 5 feet 21; and Mary Brian, 5 feet 2. J,\V. —Greta Garbo was born in holm, Sweden, September 18, 1905. Her new leading man in "Romance" is Gavin Gordon, recruit from the stage. Gavin was born in Chicora, Mississippi, on April 7, 1901. He is 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 175 pounds, and has dark hair and grey eyes. —Clara Bow has red hair. Indeed she is not married •to Harry Richman. Her new boy friend is Rex J3ell, who made a name for himself in Westerns. You will see him in Clara's new picture, " True to the Navy." Joan Crawford played the leading feminine role in "Across to Singapore." Jeanette Loff's latest is "King of Jazz." Little Mitzi Green is just nine years old. W.J.N. (Parnell). —Ruth Chatterton began her very interesting life on December 24, 1893, in New York City. She is married to Ralph Forbes, who has made a name for himself on the stage as well as on the silent and talking screen. Many people seem to think Miss Chatterton English. No doubt it is on account of her voice, which shows no "Yankee" taint. Others might well copy her in this respect. N\E—Charles Farrell isn't sometimes called Charles Morton. Farrell and Morton are two separate and distinct young men. Charles Farrell hails from Onset Bay, Mass., where he was born in 1902. He is 6 feet 2 inches tall, has brown hair and eyes, and uses his own name at all' times. Charles Morton is a native of Vallejo, Calif., where he was born 24 years dgo. He is two inches shorter than Farrell. and his real name is Carl Mudge. He is married, while Charles Farrell is still pingle.

More than 250 ex-service men, including 100 who served as engineers, were used in the' war scenes of "A Man From Wyoming' 3 Gary Cooper's recently completed adventure talkie. William Powell plays the part of a famous criminal defence lawyer in his latest all-talking picture, "For the Defence." Kay Francis and John Cromwell, who worked with Powell in "Street of Chance/' are again his leading lady and director, respectively. Milton Sills is not only coming back the screen with a fat, long-term contract "with Fox, but his first picture under the new contract will be a talking version of one of the most famous silentsj Sills will star in "The Sea Wolf." Though he was out of films for more than a year on account of a serious illness, Sills scored a decided success in his first picture, "A Very Practical Joker," recently completed by Fox. Bis contract was awarded on the strength of that feature. All-star casts are becoming more and more essential in the production of alltalking screen comedies. While a dramatic story may be carried by two or' three main characters, this is not so in comedy. Every character in the latter is utilised for laughs and a bit of clumsy work can ruin a picture. The public has outgrown the old recipe', "Pretty girls and ugly men in ridiculous situations," and now wants a good, gripping story and actors who have more than beauty and ugliness to prove that they are comic. The belief that Gary Cooper and Lupe Velez are really Mr. and Mrs. Cooper is gaming .ground, despite all denials to the contrary. A close friend' of the gentleman from Montana says that they have been married for a year. There is another persistent belief that Gary and Lupe bought together the big Spanish Mansion which she occupies in Beverly Hills. At any rate, Gary worries about Lupe eating too many rare beefsteaks, Lupe is trying to put some more Pounds on Gary's lean frame. Gary is at Lupe's every evening, and even goes / ° w n to Florida when location calls her there. And Lupe—well, the little senorita hasn't even looked at another man in more than a year. Once •in a while two and two make even J n Hollywpodj ~ i.c i—

Good old Pete is dead —old Pete the dog with the ring around his right eye, who had frisked with the kids of "Our Gang" for years. He was poisoned, and the theory is that someone had a grudge against his master, Harry Lueenay. Our gangsters are inconsolable. . The news of the month is that Clara Bow has a new boy-friend. The mucliblotted chapter of her life story headed "Harry Richman" seems to have Finis written at its end. The spotlight man will please focus on Rex Bell, the handsome young actor who rides bucking cayuses for Fox! Jackie Coogan is coming back to the screen. He will be quite a different Jackie from "The Kid." He's a sporty young gentleman now, and wears derby hats to premieres. It is more than likely that he will return in the Paramount talking version of Mark Twain's immortal "Tom Sawyer." Jack Pickford was the silent Tom, several years ago. Jackie has made several tests for the role, and Paramount believes that it would be considerable of a coup to bring this favourite child star back in one of America's beloved fictional characters. Janet Gaynor is pouting and manages to stir up more excitement for her size than any ten Wagnerian prima donnas. At present she is very much disturbed over "High Society Blues." Janet feels that her popularity is suffering through pictures like "Sunny Side Up," "Happy Days" and "High Society Blues." Her roles in these three musicals have been a radical departure from the wistful, pathetic type of characterisation which made her famous—and Janet feels that she should stick to what she has proved she can do. Fox, on the other hand, maintains that she cannot play "Seventh Heaven" for every picture. Janet is quietly but very, very firmly insisting that she will make no more pictures for Fox until she is given what she feels is a suitable role —and meanwhile Fox has brought out from New York Rose Hobart, stage actress who scored heavily in "Death Takes a Holiday," a recent Broadway production. It is worth while noting that little Miss Hobart is the wistful, pathetic type, too. At present its hard to tell who will do what to whom and who will pay.