THE ANSWER CORNER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 117, 20 May 1933, Page 5 (Supplement)

THE ANSWER CORNER.

REPLIES TO INQUIRIES. R.G. (Auckland). —Sorry I have not the cast of " Anna Christie " to hand. Garbo, of course, was the star. It was shown here about three years ago. IVAN. —Ivan Mosjoukine long ago retired from films, although he may have produced one or two in Germany or Russia. In that event, the Ufa Film . Studio, Berlin, might find him, but this would be extremely doubtful. Joe E. Brown's character in " Maybe It's Love" Is not traceable. SMOKE DAWSON. —It is not possible to discover who played Mary in " Disraeli." The cast of " Three Live Ghosts " is as follows:—.loan Bennett, Nancy Price,Robert Montgomery, Claude Allister, Charles McXaughton, Beryl Mercer, Hilda Vaughn, and Harry Stubbs. I do not know Tim McCoy's age or date of birthday. Joel McCrea is 27 (November 5). His next film is " A Bed of Roses," with Constance Bennett. Both Tim McCoy and Buck .Tones are making a series of films at the moment, which will be released very shortly. X.Y.Z.—"Boots" Mallory will be found care Fox Films Corporation, Movietone CItSV Hollywood. U.S.A. She received her name wbpn her father discovered that as a child she could not say "shoes" without lisping, so he called her "Boots." I cannot tell you her age. The two little boys seen with her in "Handle With Care" were' Blister Phelps (as Tornmv) and George Ernest (Charlie). "One Hour With You" was a Maurice Cbevalier-.Teauette Mac Donald film. .Constance Bennett's newest picture Is announced as "A Bed of Roses," with Joel McCrea as her leading man. He was seen with here recently in "Rockabye." Miss Bennett married her fourth husband, a French nobleman, last year. He is the Marquis de la Falalse de la Coudrayo. Neil Hamilton is married and has a son.

"The Son-Daughter," coming to Auckland shortly, with Helen Hayes and Ramon Novarro taking the leading parts, is a. etory of the struggle between the Chinese Royalists and Revolutionaries in the Chinatown of San Francisco. A Chinese girl who is in love with a disguised Chinese prince in America, ia promised in marriage, by her father, to the Chinaman who -is willing to give the, most money towards ammunition for the revolution. The gambler to whom tlie girl is sold causes the death of her father and lover in order to get liis money back. She. however, strangles licr husband and procures the money and sails on the ammunition ship for China. Stars supporting this well-acted drama-romance include Lewis Stone, Warner 01,-ind and 11. B. Warner.

Robert Stevenson, wlio wrote the scenario 0/ "Sunshine Susie," and Jack Hulbert will lie responsible for the direction of a new Hulbert lilm, "The Mad l'lnglish." Much of the lilm will be set in the novel, background of a Swiss winter sports resort, probably St. Morit.z, The company left London 011 this location trip recently. Jack is sufficiently proficient in skating and ski-ing to be able to be funuv about them. The story of "The Mad English" concerns really only four people, so there will only be two other major characters in addition to (lie Hulbertfi. These will be the heroine, who, in running away from the Kuritanian royalty whom she is supposed to marry, becomes the "story" which .Tack and Cicely, as rival reporters, firo sent chasing. And there is the monarch himself. Neither part has been ***<■. yet.

Eugene O'NeilPa negro drama, "The Emperor Jones," in which Paul Robeson made a notable success on the stage, is to be filmed in Hollywood by an independent producer. Janet Gaynor, having finished "State Fair," is enjoying a well-earned vacation. Upon 3ier return from Honolulu she will prepare and start working in her next two productions, "Paddy, the Next Best thing," and "Princess at Your Order," in which, she will co-star with Henry Garat.

One of the most difficult "stunts" known to air pilots, the "linmelmaim Turn," invented by the famous German ace, is performed bv Regis. Tooinev in "Soldiers of the Storm/' Toomey is a licensed pilot, and rather than use a double for this trick took an intensive course in "air circusing" and did it himself. / . .

"Jack's the Boy," fit the Majestic. Theatre, Melbourne, ended it* nineteenth week there on Friday, and so equals the record run for a talking picture in Melbourne, established last year by "Sunshine • 'Susie," in which Jack Hulbert made his screen debut. On last week's box-office figures the run seemed likely to continue into the twentieth .week.

The following cablegram has been received by Mr. E. L. Kutledge, general manager for New Zealand for the I'ox Film Corporation: —"'Cavalcade' command performance, Windsor Castle, for Their Majesties, the King and Queen, following dinner ■ party which Their Majesties giving specially invited guests to-night, May 2."

"Black Beauty," the famous story of a horee, by Anna Sewell, is to be filmed in Hollywood with Esther Ralston and Alexander Kirkland in leading roles.

A new version of Sir Hall Caine's famous drama "The Christian" is being planned with John Barrymore as John Storm and Jean Harlow as Glory Quayle.

"The Barbarian" is announced as the final title for Ramon Novarro'e. latest picture, formerly titled "The Man on the Nile." In support of Novarro are Myrna Loy, Reginald Denny, Louise Closser Hale and C. Aubrey Smith.

The first British production in which Herbert Marshall and Jeanette MacDonald will be co-starred, will be "Sorrell and Son," adapted from the well-known novel by Warwick Deeping, "Sorrell and Sou," was formerly made as a silent film in Hollywood, proving exceedingly popular. In the silent version were H. B. Warner as the father, Alice Joyce, Nils Asther as the son grown up, and Carmel Myers. Herbert Marshall will have H. B. Warner's role in the talking version, and Jeanette Mac Donald will play the part taken by Alice Joycc.

There seems no end to the versatile brain and the enormous energy of Ivor Kovello. He has written two more plays which have followed quickly on "Party," now sold to America for film purposes, and "I Lived With You," which is due to be filmed at Twickenham. When he himself joined the cast of "Party," and played opposite Benita Hume*, ho was playing in the talkie version of "The Lodger," opposite Elizabeth Allan. And now, in "Love and Let Love," under the direction of Anatole Litwak, he takes the role of Gaston, the philanderer, a part that suits him well, with those dark, mischievous eyes of liis, and intriguing smile.

"I'm a Fugitive From a Chain Store" is the title of a new two-reel comedy which is now in production. The locale naturally is laid in a department store. Kddio Lambert plays the part of the "Fugitive." He will be supported by Carol Wynes and Ernest. Young.

Blanclie Payson, Hollywood's tallest feminine player, appears in "Parole Girl;" with Mac Clarke. Miss Payson is Oft sin-tail, weighs. 2001b, and.cats anything she likes. She plays a prison matron in this picture. Others in the case arc Ralph Bellamy, Marie Prcvost and Hale Hamilton.

Gene Raymond, the popular juvenile player, has been signed for the leading masculino role in "Rules For Wives," which Eddie Buzzell is directing. He replaces Norman Foster, who was. engaged for the part, but who met with an automobile accident. Fay Wray appears in the starring role as a famous female barrister. Since Raymond scored his initial success in "Young Sinners," he has appeared in such films as "Ladies of the Big House" and "Night of June 13."