THE ANSWER CORNER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 261, 4 November 1933, Page 5 (Supplement)

THE ANSWER CORNER.

REPLIES TO INQUIRIES. J.S.G. (Epsom).—Robert Montgomery, star of "When Ladies Meet" and "Another language," still more recently than the film you mention, is to be found c/o Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Culver City, Hollywood. G.B. (Morningside).—Addresses asked for are: Ruth Chatterton, Glenda Farrell, Donald Cook, Louis Calhern, Frank Stanmore, Lily Danrita and Laura La Plante, c/o Warner Brothers, 5542, Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood; Lyle Talbot, Bela Lugosi and Regis Toomey, c/o Columbia Studios, 1435, North Gower Street, Hollywood: Constance Talmadge, c/o United Artists Film Corporation, 1041, North Formosa Avenue, Hollywood; Fredric March, c/o Paramount Pictures, 5401, Marathon Street, Hollywood ; Roger Pryor and "Chic" Sale, • c/o Universal Film Corporation, Universal City, Hollywood; David Manners and Louise Dresser, c/o Fox Film Corporation, Movietone City, Hollywood; Gregory Ratoff, Dolores Del Rio, Gwili Andre, Dorothy Wilson and Bill Boyd, c/o Radio Pictures, 580, Gower Street, Hollywood; and Henry Kendall and Binnie Barnes, c/o British International Pictures, Elstree, Herts., England. No, William Powell is not related to either Dick or Nancy Powell. Those who still affect monocles in Hollywood are George Arliss, Ivan Lebedeff, and Heather Angel. The "Goldwyn Girls," Samuel Goldwyn's , collection of dancers, have been loaned to Twentieth Century for its production, "Moulin Rouge," which will feature Constance Bennett.

The screes story of the life of Mary Queen of Scots is almost complete. Madeleine Carroll, who is in the South of France, is spending much of her time studying the life of the tragic Queen in preparation for a part that she has heen ambitious to play for many years.

Mary Pickford. back from her recent New York trip, decided to cancel her plans to sell Pickfair, the Fairbanks and Pickford estate. She says, "Because I like to live there." Mary said she had had no discussions of any kind regarding steps for divorce, and that "when the time comes to talk I will."

The smallest part Leon Brrol has done in a long stretch of years he is to do more because he likes to than for any other reason. He is to have a part in "Alice In Wonderland." But it will be only a bit in that scene where Alice, waiking through the looking^glass, comes up in a room where everything is upside down, and she sees only the nether side of persons. Errol plays the part of her uncle in a frame. But it is the rear half of her uncle that he plays.

With the opening this month of the' Mayfair, a new all-British theatre located in Bpurke Street, Melbourne will have achieved the distinction of possessing three houses exclusively devoted to the screening of English productions. This is a record for Australia, the nearest approach to, it being Sydney's two British theatres — the Mayfair and the Plaza. When consideration is given to the fact that two years ago there was only one purely English picture house in Australia, against 13 firmly established and popular theatres in existence "to-day, the rapid progress made is a criterion of the ever-increasing efficiency of British producers and technicians, who are now turning out films that equaL and sometimes surpass, the product of the most famous American studios. Tentative arrangements have been made to open the new Mayfair on November 18.

Mary Lawson, an engine driver's daughter from Darlington, has been chosen for the feminine lead in the forthcoming British film version of Rafael Sabatini's famous tale, "Captain Blood." Mary made her debut at the age of five years by singing to wounded soldiers in Darlington hospitals. Mary was a girl-baby, in North of England pantomimes. Once she reached the dignity of "Little Red Riding Hood." At 15 she was playing in a London revue with Pearl White. Sir George Tallis came all the way to Leeds to see her performance in "Good News," and sent her to Melbourne and Sydney, where she played in half a dozen big musical shows. Back she came in 1930 to play in cabarets and concert parties. Then she got into "White Horse Inn" and "Casanova," and gave 1077 consecutive performances, apart from twelve weeks of rehearsal. They called her the "Old Contemptible and marvelled over her vitality and freshness.

Marlene Dietrich will appear as Catherine the Great of Russia in her next film. It will be called "Her Regiment of Lovers," which may, or may not, be an indication of what it will be all about. Joan Blondell and her husband, George Barnes, cameraman, have bought the house they rented for their honeymoon. It's located at the top of a Hollywood ridge, and used to belong to Mary Miles Minter's family. The Barneses bought land adjoining the place for a swimming pool, tennis court.and terraced gardens.

Adiienne Ames is on her way from Hollywood to Reno. She told her friends she was seeking a divorce from her wealthy New York husband, Stephen Ames. Some weeks ago it was announced that the couple were separating by mutual agreement. Ames left for a holiday in Honolulu, but returned unexpectedly and paid a midnight visit to his wife at home. Adrienne's friends expect her to marry Bruce Cabot, a new recruit from the stage, if she obtains her divorce.

Oscar Asche finds the screen his best vehicle these days. Possibly the camera angles have something to do with it. Anyhow, he is at Walton-on-Thames iii "Two Hearts in Waltz Time," in which Carl Brisson and Frances Day are starred. This is Oscar Ashe's second film. In the same film is Bert Coote.

During the recent visit by Mr. Gordon Ellis, general manager of British Empire Films, Ltd., to New Zealand, arrangements were completed for two New Zealand companies to go to Australia to produce a feature film each, in Cinesound studios. Each company would spend about £10,000 on their work. One of the films would have a New Zealand subject, and the other would be Australian — a reproduction of "While the Billy Boils."

Another story of ships will soon be in the making at Shepherd's Bush. This will be Jack Hulbert's next star picture, directed by Walter, Forde. The story will show Jack, the descendant of a long line of admirals, enlisted in the Navy, but not us an officer; he prefers the spirit and life of a rating. Adventures of all kinds take him far afield, even to the pirate-infested China seas, and his life is further complicated by his tender passion for the admiral's daughter.

The Twickenham studio, which has completed "The Wandering Jew." ha« started work on "Home Sweet Home." the latest of the eeries of romantic dramas written around famous ballads. The cast in this film includes John Stuart, presumably as a musican again, Marie Key, the Wellingtonian, who made her screen debut in "The Wandering Jew," and Harold Huth. Conrad Veidt was paid £100 a day during the making of "The Wandering Jew," in .which he took the title role.

Hollywood is looking for British talent for the films (says the "News' Chronicle"). Mr. H. p. Warner, one of the famous Warner Brothers, arrived in London recently with two objects —that of making the talkie version of Warwick Dceping's novel "Sorrell and Son," and that of looking for potential film stars for Hollywood. "There is a big demand for young English actresses in America," Mr. Warner told a "News-Chronicle" representative. "I have been commissioned by .two producers to bring back with me"any potential film stars I can rind." Mr. Warner said that in his opinion British films have improved immensely during the past twelve months, and American producers were now treating them with the greatest respect.

All Australia is, said to have been attracted by the Commonwenlth's latest film star, who answers to the name of "Bidgee." The "lady" who plays an important and lovable part in "The Squatter's Daughter" is rather abort, but her Magnificently intelligent brown eyes will endear her to all theatre-goers, old and young. "Bidgee," Australia's latest film find, is a brown Kelpie, so human that she can almost talk. She was "discovered" by one of the studio personnel when she walked downstairs backwards. "Bidgee" is owned by Miss Dorothy McConville, sister of the famous rough rider Thorpe McConville, and can prove her intelligence in many tricks. Miss McConville saw Rill-Tin-Tin in pictures, and discovered that her o\fn dog was equally intelligent, so she set about training her for film work. It is not often than a purebred dog is capable of learning tricks, but "Bidgee" is in that class. If a threepenny piece is dropped on a smooth concrete floor, "Bidgee" will pick it up in her teeth, take it to a wall, throw it in the air, and hold it against the wall with her paw. "Bidgee's" other tricks include untying paper, going lame in one leg, and even barking "yes" or "no." This remarkable dog carries out all these feats by merely directional gesture from her mistress.