Early Players Who Hold Star Rating

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22670, 6 March 1937, Page 14 (Supplement)

Early Players Who Hold Star Rating

CHAPLIN, LLOYD, BEERY AND WARNER While Hollywood constantly clamours for new faces, old-tiiners of the films still find important places on tho casting sheets." Some players who starred as Jong as 21 years ago, including Charles Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Wallace Beery, still have star ratings to-day. At Paramount H. B. Warner, who was starred during the Great War, has a strong part in "Along Came Love," as has Doris Ken,yon, also a star of silent days. Eugene Pallette, who started in pictures in 1 ( J14, among those first mentioned in "Easy to Take."

Fred Koliler, one of the most famous of silent "heavies," will pursue his old trade with Victor Varconi and Charles Bickford in "The Plainsman." W'illiam Boyd, starred 11 years ago in "The Volga Boatmen," makes western pictures for Paramount, his latest being "Trail Dust." Charles Buggies, of the 1915 beginners, is still starred with Alary Boland, who began that year, as well*as Alice Brady in such pictures as "Wives Never Know" and "Mind Your Own Business."

Edward Arnold, who is to appear in "John Meade's Woman," worked for Essanav in 1916-17. Reginald Denny, now in "Bulldog Drummond," was "tops" 12 years ago. Richard Dix, contemporary with him, has a starring contract with Columbia. Jack Holt is starred at Universal, as is Buck Jones. •Agnes Ayres, famous in the days of Valentino, is working in Paramount's "Maid of Salem."

Edward Everett Horton, a bigger box office draw than he was when he started in 1919, finds himself loaded with studio commitments after 17 years.