THE ANSWER CORNER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 57, 7 March 1936, Page 5 (Supplement)

THE ANSWER CORNER.

REPLIES TO INQUIRIES. HEPBURN (Devonport).—John Barrymore was not in "Christopher Strong," but he ■nag in Katharine Hepburn's first film, "A Bill of Divorcement." F.F.W. (Grey Lynn).—Yes, Shirley Temple did have a small role in "To the Last Man," also in one or two other films, prior to her success in "Stand up and Cheer." Warner Oland is not a Chinaman, but a Swede. BILL JONES (Grey Lynn).—"Hell's Angels" was released by United Artists. It is hardly likely that there is a print of it in New Zealand, but the 'Wellington office will tell you definitely. Jean Harlow's first film for Columbia was "Blonde Baby," not shown in Auckland. Her others were "Three Wise Girls" and "The Platinum Blonde." HAERE (Gisborne). —Players in "The Lone Cowboy" were: Jackie Cooper, Addison Richards, Lila Lee, John Wray, Gavin Gordon and Barton McLane. There is no chance in the wide world of Bill Hart's silent epics of the West being reissued. They would probably be regarded as nothing but comical "horse burlesques" to-day. The photography in "Hop-aloi>g Cassfdy" was a feature of that film. I am interested in your denunciation of the mountains as compared with the actual Rockies. TALKIEGOER (Herne Bay).—Extremely grateful for cast of "Autumn Crocus," which I reproduce here for benefit of Dorothea (Parnell) : Ivor Novello, Andreas Steiner; Fay Compton, Jenny Gray; Muriel Aked, Miss Mayne; Esme Church, Edith ; Frederick Ranalow, Herr Feldmann ; Jack Hawkins, Alaric ; Diana Beaumont, Audrey ; Mignon O'Doherty, Frau Feldmann; George Zucco, Reverend Mayne; Gertrude Gould, Frau Steiner; Alice Sandor, Minna; Pamela Blake, Lenchen.; A.T.P.; running time, 82 minutes ; director, Basil Dean.

ROSALIND LOY CMarton).— Regarding that secretary in "Shanghai, fol }° iSf are the male supporting players in tne film, with roles in parentheses. *rea Keating (Tommy Sherwood), Charley Grapewin (Truesdale), Walter (Hilton), Arnold Korff (Von Hoeffer), Willie Fung (Wang), Keye Luke (ambassador's son). Keye Luke was also son to Warner Oland in "Charlie Chan Shanghai," released same week as "Shanghai" in Auckland. Luke was an American theatre manager, ttien aistri butor, who turned to acting in 19Jo. any one of these your man? BROTHER ALFRED (Kamo).—Two letters in one this week ! Bebe Daniels is Severally called "Beeby." but some of her friends shorten this to Beeb addressing her, I am told. None, lito - ever, would ever dream of calling per French, "Bay-Bay." Janice Adair is definitely out of films. Ah, Mystery of Life" became famous in the United States more than 30 years ago. with the stage presentation of \ ictor Herbert's operetta "Naughty Marietta. Herbert wrote five undying operettas toi the stage, and some of them ( in ,e ludi "£ "Fra Diavolo" and "Mile. Modiste, under the title of "Kiss Me Again") have been made into films. I do not know of any recent Junior Coghlan films. I any biographical details on Dick Winslow. Violet Kemble-Cooper was Jane Murdstone in "David Copperfield. Her other films Ido not know. Spring Byington appeared in Little on l e ". and "Love Me For Ever." Addresses . Freddie Bartholomew and Violet KembleCooper, Culver City, Hollywood, U^S- A., Mona Barrie, Movietone City, Hollywood , Margot Grahame and Spring Byington, c/o Radio Pictures, 780, Gower Street. Hollywood. A "personal appearance tour is simply a tour round circuits of theatres owned in certain XJ.S. cities oy the company to which the star in person is under contract. Usually rauit broadcasts are given in conjunction \

ARTHUR HATHAWAY (Milford) .—Regret not able to use your effort. C. A. ELLIS (Penrose). —You must get such confidential information from the respective theatres. No, Billie Burke was not in "No More Ladies." Doubtless you are <fnixing up that film with "Forsaking All Others." J.J. (Mount Eden). —Jeanette Mac Donald and Norma Shearer (both at Culver City, Hollywood, U.S.A.) nave both been known to send free photos to New Zealand, but I do not know if Anne Shirley does. She is with Radio Pictures, 7SO, Gower Street, Hollywood. PICTURE LOVER (Dargaville).—Rosalind Russell played Doris Read in "The Casino Murder Case." Edmund Lowe was the husband of Lilyan Tashman, who died of cancer early in 1934, and he has not remarried. Fredric March was cast as Robert Browning in "The Barretts of Wimpole Street," CROSBY FAN (Auckland).—lt would be impracticable to publish the names you request, but any bookseller or authors' club should be able to securo a list of "possibilities." Players in "Here is My Heart" were: Bing Crosby, Kitty Carlisle, Roland Young, Reginald Owen, Alison Skipworth, William Frawley, Marion Mansfield, etc. D. B. KAY (One Tree Hill).—Of ypur list, Fred Astaire and "Ginger" Rogers ure the only ones I have known to send photos to New Zealand free. Andreses : Fred and "Ginger," c/o Radio Pictures, 780, Gower Street, Hollywood, U.S.A.; Eleanor Powell, Culver City, Hollywood ; Bill Robinson, Movietone City, Hollywood ; George Raft and Carole Lombard, c/o Paramount Pictures, Inc., 5451, Marathon Street, Hollywood. MAE GIRL (Pokeno). —Mae West's film debut was made in "Night After Night," with George Raft, Alison Skipworth and Constance Cummings. She has made "She Done Him Wrong," "I'm No Angel," "The Belle of the Nineties," "Now I'm a Lady" and "Klondike Lou" (coming). "The Birth of a Nation" was first released in 1915, when it was stated to have been seen by 55,000,000 people, reissued in September, 1922, and again in May, 1931, the last time with sound accompaniment. J. M. JARVIS (Hamilton). —Of your list, I have known Dick Powell, Ruby Iveeler, Bing Crosby, Jean Harlow, Maureen O'Sullivan, Jessie Matthews and Tom Brown to send photos to New Zealand free of charge. Addresses : Jean Harlow, Robert Young, and Maureen O'Sullivan, Culver City, Hollywood, U.S.A.; Helen Mack and Sally Eilers, Movietone City, Hollywood : Eric Linden and Tom Brown, Universal City, Hollywood; Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler, c/o Warner Bros., Burbank, California; George Raft, Claudette Colbert, Bing Crosby, Mae West and Toby Wing, c/o Paramount Pictures, Inc., 5451, Marathon Street, Hollywood; Gene Raymond, c/o Radio Pictures, 7SO, Gower Street, Hollywood; Joel McCrea, c/o United Artists Studios, 1041, North Formosa Avenue, Hollywood; Jessie Matthews ami Barry Mackay, c/o Gau-mont-British Studios, Shepherd's Bush, Lime Grove, London; Lilian Harvey, c/o 8.1.P. Studios, /Boreham Wood, Elstree, Herts.; Robert Donat, c/o London Films, Denham, Bucks.

Mary Pickford's first work as a producer is announced as "One Rainy Afternoon," now in production with Roland Young, Ida Lupino and Francis Lederer as stars. With Jackie Cooper and Joseph Calleia in the leading roles, "The Tough Guy" (previously "The Getaway") has been completed. Principal supporting roles were played by Jean Hersholt, Harvey Stephens, Robert Greig, Edward Pawley, Misclia Auer, Robert Warwick and Rin-Tin-Tin, jun. Clark Gable recently watched his horse, Beverly Hills by cognomen, come in last at the new Santa Anita racetrack —in which "Woody" Van Dyke has a large financial interest. Murmured Clark sadly, "I don't know a thing about horses or women." (He owns a number of horses and has had two wives!) Charles Laughton, now engaged on "Cyrano de Bergerac," will, immediately this is completed, begin work on the film version of Robert Graves' best-seller, "I Claudius." Next he will make a picture based on Paul Emdens' "Randlords," which was awarded first prize m the national film investigation sponsored by Alexander Korda. Bin<* Crosbv is not Hollywood's only father of twins. Richard Dix has a Richard and a Robert, aged plose on nine months, and they caused him to t,,rn down a fat contract to play that same leading role in the Br tishsponsored. Australian-made picture The pjyinc Doctor," which Charlie Farrell eventually accepted. Richard, sen •cwi +hp twins ill their fond mother's hearing that he would not motn years and since the TZr sa?dit would certainly not be r»TT to take them GOOO miles to the Klpoto and back again the offer had to be forgotte*. The English "colony" at Hollywood t-ur disturbed at the death of rS% v"n January 20. W. P. King Georg newest scenario-writing Lipscomb, the n „ „ A of sensation I <(Under Two Flags" and Two ~e st t0 this), gave a "Hurrican h gues t s exclusively, party for En » s thenlselves to the Among tio ® (English chops, Italian buffet supp ° and c heese of spaghetti, Amenca all nations) , Qjibert Emery, the band Ralph J Ro nald Colman and Warner Baxter s ' attractive 16 . year -old m, " e 1 * TudV who scorns the movies, daughtei, J u o n_the-sta^e.

An effective answer to the statement 1 so often made that England has no promising child players, is supplied by Miss Ann McLaren, aged eight, who plays a small part brilliantly in H. G. Wells' "Things to Come." Gary Cooper is thrilled at being allowed to return to the wide open spaces in "The Great Canadian," a wheat and prairie drama. Having finished "China Seas" and "Mutiny on the Bounty" without seasickness and "Wife Versus Secretary" without drawing room boredom, he feels he qualifies for .a return to the medium of film fare in which (remember " The Painted Desert"?) he made his name. John Barrymore and Dolores Costello, who await only the lapse of time as dictated by California law to become once more, maritally speaking, free agents, are both making screen "comebacks" this year. John is said to have established the beginnings of a fine career as a character star in his role of Mercutio in the Norma Shearer-Leslie Howard film of "Romeo and Juliet," while Dolores is reappearing as "Dearest" in "Little Lord Fauntleroy." Sidney Howard, vrell known as a playwright and for his aversion to the movie industry, has been signed by Samuel Goldwyn to adapt "Dodsworth," Sinclair Lewis' epic, for the screen. Following his work on "Arrowsmith," starring Ronald Colman and Helen Hayes, Howard vowed, never to set foot in the movie colony again, but, usurping woman's privilege, the playwright changed his mind. Maybe a tempting sum of money had something to do with it. Walter Huston is scheduled to re-enact his stage role in "Dodsworth." Ina Claire and Fay Bainter are fighting tooth and nail, via their agents, for the privilege of playing the feminine lead, but in spite of Miss Bainter's excellent stage portrayal of the selfish wife, Ruth Chatterton probably will get the part. A number of stars are ill at the moment. Lewis Stone and Merle Oberon (who is costing Lloyd's, of London, from 5000 to 20,000 dollars a day) are abed, while Richard Bennett's illness may prevent daughter Connie from sailing for London for film work there. From London comes the news that Elizabeth Allen has just been pronounced out of danger following her alarming siege of double pneumonia. None of her friends was aware there was anything more seriously the matter with the petite star than an appendix operation. Simone Simon, French importation to Hollywood, had to step out of the lead of the French war drama, "Wooden Crosses," and occupy a hospital bed. June Lang replaced. Earlier, Claudette Colbert had beaten Simone in a close run for the feminine lead in Colman's "Under Two Flags." That is typical Hollywood bad luck!