STARS TEMPERAMENTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21248, 30 July 1932, Page 11 (Supplement)

STARS TEMPERAMENTS

CHARM OF GRETA GARBO A DIRECTOR'S TESTIMONY The noted Amercian film director Mr. Clarence Brown, who made " Letty Lynton," " Emma," " A Freo Soul," and manv of the most successful Garbo films, such as "Anna Christie" and "Flesh and the Devil," visited London recently. He says Greta Garbo is still the greatest draw in America, though Marie Dressier may bo more popular in the small towns. " Miss Garbo," ho added, "is charming. People talk about stars being temperamental. I have never had a cross word with one of them.' Here are some of his comments on other stars:' "People are comparing Clark Gable with Valentino. They could hardly be more unlike. But there is no denying that Gable is a dominant personality, and is right on top just now. Will he last? Who can say ? " Joan Crawford is one of the hardest workers on the screen. She puts into a part everything she has to give, and is always improving. " Robert Montgomery is one of the be&t young actors the screen has known—and he is improving every film." Mr. Brown says that more efficient preparation before " shooting " has enabled directors to save time and expense. Ho made " Letty Lynton," including the elaborate scenes on board a great liner and at the wharf, without wasting a single day on a visit to the Empress of Britain, the vessel actually depicted. He simply sent a photographer to get views of the liner in San Francisco harbour, projected these on to a screen behind the players for long shots, and built sets in the studio for the interiors. Almost incredible though it seems, none of the players left the studio. Mr. Brown confided that he had 53,000 dollars in the Hollywood bank which recently closed its doors, and had just been | notified that his letter of credit had been I stopped. Miss Garbo was a fellow-sufferer.