THE ANSWER CORNER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 147, 23 June 1934, Page 5 (Supplement)

THE ANSWER CORNER.

REPLIES TO INQUIRIES.

GRETA GARBO ADMIRER (Gisborne).— Miss Garbo's address is c/o Metro-Goidwyn-Mayer Studios, Culver City, Hollywood, U.S.A. I imagine she would feel honoured to recevc a "fan" letter such as yours. AGNES PARK (Rotorua). —Tom Keene's real name is George Duryea. I cannot tell you liis_ home address, but his studio is R.1C.0. He has made about a score of "Western" films, some of the more recent being "Saddle-Buster," Freighters of Destiny," "Partners" "Ghost Valley," etc. GAY KEENE (Rotorua).* —See answer to Agnes Park for word of Tom Keene. You should write to Frances Dee, c/o Radio Pictures, 780, Gower Street, Hollywood, U.S.A.; to Mickey Rooney, c/o Universal Pictures,-Universal City, Hollywood; to Gene Raymond, c/o Paramount Pictures 5451, Marathon Street, Hollywood; to Robert Young c/o M.G.M. Studios, Culver City, Hollywood; and to Jessie Matthews, c/o Gaumont Picture Corporation, Lime Grove, Shepherd's Bush London. Mitzi Green is apparently out of films. Her last, "Little Orphan Annie " was for Radio.

MISS D. FOSTER (Huntly).—Addresses: Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, c/o Pox Films Corporation, Movietone City, Hollywood, U.S.A.; John Boles, c/o Universal Pictures, Universal City, Hollywood; Buck Jones (nearest 1 can fret to your "Budy" Jones), c/o Columbia Pictures, 1435, North Gowcr Street, Hollywood ; Diana Wynyard, c/o M.G.M. Studios, Culver City, Hollywood; and Jessie Matthews, c/o Gaumont Picture Corporation, Lime Grove, Shepherd's Bush, London. Correspondence Is answered only through this column, not by personal letter. ALISON (Ellerslie). —Greta Garbo was born September IS, 1005; "Ginger" Rogers, on July 16, 1911; Sally Eilers, on December 11, 1008; Constance Bennett, on October 3, 1905; and Joan Bennett, on February 27, 1911. The others I do not know. The addresses you want are: "Ginger" Rogers, Joan Blondell and Ruby Keeler, c/o Warner Bros.' Studios, 5842, Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, U.S.A. ; Greta' Garbo and Jean Harlow, c/o Metro-Goldw.vn-Mayer Studios, Culver City, Hollywood; Roger Pryor and Gloria Stuart, c/o Universal Films, Universal City, Hollywood; Joan Bennett and Lilian Harvey, c/o Fox Films Corporation, Movietone City, Hollywood; Constance Bennett, c/o Radio Pictures, 780, Gower Street, Hollywood; and Sally Eilers, c/o British International Pictures, Boreliam Wood, Elstree, Herts., England. You can buy photographs at one or two local agencies. In Auckland Fox and Paramount have offices. I am told the "New Zealand Picture Screen" is out of issue.

British producers are planning to film a new story entitled, "The Haunted Light," starring the irrepressible Gordon Harker, and relating adventures that befall the occupants of a loriely lighthouse on the rugged coast of Wales.

Rouben Mamoulian, director of Marlene Dietrich's "Song of Songs" and of Greta Garbo's "Queen Christina," will direct Anna, Sten's second production for Samuel Goldwyn, "Resurrection," Tolstoy's famous literary classic. Fredric March 'will appear opposite Miss Sten in the role of Nekludov, the lover.

A sis;-year-old Sealyham_terrier plays an important role in "Millionaire For a Day," a new production starring Lew Ayres. The dog's name is .Mutt, but he certainly belies it in this picture. The dog was cast for the'role because of .his amazing ability to understand signalled comments. He barks at the drop of a hand and performs many almost human gestures at a signal from his master, astonishing the whole company. Mutt is an old hand at the movie game. He made his t first appeai'ance in a film when he was six months old—way back in the old silent days. When talkies arrived his education had to start all over again, for it was necessary for him to respond to gestures alone. Owinf to his ability to recognise quickly v hat was wanted of him he became jn great demand in Hollywood.' During his career he has become quite an expeit picture-stealer. "Anybody's War," "Prosperity," "Peg o' My Heart and The Way to Love" are some of the 60 pictures in which he has appeared, earning a total sum of over L £souo for his trainers. -- - - —-v

Shades of Beethoven, Schubcrt and Mozart! Jimmy Durante, who heads the cast of "Palooka," has composed an unfinished symphony, which he will sing in the picture. It is called "Inka Dinka Doo." The "schnozzola" challenges musical authorities to prove to him that a symphony shouldn't be sung as well as played. He insists that picture audiences will understand his "Inka Dinka Doo" better than they do the symphonies of the masters.

A year or two ago the controversial author, Beverley Nichols, turned ou t his most controversial masterpiece "Evensong," said to be a satirical study of the last days of Dame Nellie Melba, a charge which, it will be remembered, he strongly denied. Incidentally, Beverley Nichols was private secretary to the great Australian diva for some jime. All of which is apropos of the announcement that they intend to make a this colourful tale shortly in ambitious England, with charming Evelyn Laye in the stellar part.

H. B. Warner, wlio is said to give a fine performance of Sorrell in the new British talkie production of Warwick Deeping's famous story, "Sorrell and Son," was responsible for the introduction of the afternoon-tea habit in Hollywood studios. He says that a few years a g°, before the advent of George Arliss, he was looked iipon there as a mad Englishman when he went out for four o'clock tea, as nobody could understand a man wanting tea at that hour. However, ho persisted, and as time passed those who came to mock remained to drink, and afternoon-tea is now quite an institution in Hollywood.

Nathan, eldest of the five brothers Rothschild, was considered the shrewdest of all, as is evidenced by George Arliss' portrayal of this historical personage in the picture "The House of Rothschild." But the other .brothers were not without an astuteness that gained for them fame and fortune. Here is an incident from the life of Baron Anselm Rothschild:—During the stormy days of 1848 two trouble-making leaders of rebellious elements in Frankfort came to the Baron's bank. "You have millions and millions," said they to him, "and we have nothing. You must divide with us." "Very well," replied the banker. "What do you suppose the bank of Rothschild is worth?" "About forty millions of florins." "Forty millions do you think, eh? Now then, there are forty millions of people in Germany. That will be cxactly a florin apiece. Here's yours."

Charles Cliauvel, the brilliant young Australian photographer who made "In the Wake of the Bounty," is at work on a new film to be released as "Heritage." Work has been in progress on the Clarence and at Canungra, about 50 miles from Brisbane. Immense interest was taken in the filming in Queensland, a special picnic excursion being arranged, and on this occasion 3500 people visited the location. Mr. Chauvel, who, with Mrs. Chauvel, camped on the beautiful site at Canungra, says that the blacks were at times rather a problem, being exceedingly wild, and, as he expresses it, "the real thing." The Queensland Government brought these warrigals from as far as the York Peninsula. They are a feature of "Heritage," and thoroughly appreciated this fact. Incidentally they had a marvellous time, consuming 601b of meat per day and much tobacco.

The latest "Silly Symphony" in colour, "The. Big Bad Wolf," recounts tli© further adventures of the Three Little Pigs and their arch-enemy, the Big Bad Wolf, and is expected to gain an even more hilarious popularity than that accorded the original "Three Little Pigs," which swept the world. "The Big Bad Wolf is Back Again" is the theme song of the newest "Silly Symphony," and the film lias a score that includes "Two Little Merry Pigs Are We," "Good Morning, Miss Red Riding Hood," "Crafty Wolf," "Good Morning, Grandma," and "Porkers' Revenge." In "The Bio- Bad Wolf," Disney has taken the time-honoured story of "Little Red Riding Hood," and witli his customary variations on the original theme, has produced a classic of the short feature category. The two timid little pigs are still bold'and reckless when no danger threatens, but it takes the practical little pig, who is shown building his house of bricks when the film opens, to save Grandma and Little Red Riding Hood from the Big Bad Wolf.