The SCREEN and its STARS

Otaki Mail, 3 September 1930, Page 4

The SCREEN and its STARS

MAT?.TON DAVIES —FHiMDOM’S MOST GRACIOUS HOSTESS.

“Well, its time for lunch—everyone come in and oat! ”

.Sixty persons, actors, actresses, cameramen, electricians, property boys, carpenters and extras dropped work at once and filed into Marion Davies’ spacious beach home-at Santa Monica. It was one those blustry days and ‘.working , on the beach to got bathing scenes for “The Gay Nineties,” wasn’t the most delightful of tasks. But inside —

There was a charming old-fashioned grill room with groat table groaning with roast turkey, beef, hot biscuits, salads, appetisers, warming soups and choice •tit-bits of all kinds. .Marion, having changed from her quaint bathing suit, to a, natty sailor rig, stood behind the serving table, wielding a large spoon and fork. “Hey,” she cried, mimicking herself in * ‘Marianne ’'•••where she fed the doughboys, “Conic an’ get it!” After cigars and cigarettes had been consumed and coffee cups cleared away, .Marion’s unusual guest's drifted out into the esplanade. They were free: to la he’ a dip in the heated pool, play tennis on her paved courts, or stroll about the grounds. It was just “open house” to each and every one in the company. “There is no class distinction around here,” Marion explained. “We arc working on a location and everybody is on his own. Yes, it happens to be my house, but that doesn’t make it any different. I want everyone to have a good time.”

The beach had been decked out to look like Coney Island in the old days, hot do"'stands, balloon venders and all the hurdy-gurdy excitement attendant upon the familiar amusement resort. These beach scenes are perhaps ; the most hilarious in the new Metro-Gold-wyn-Mnyer picture. It was directed by ■Harry Beaumont,

Popular candidates for the. lion’s share of the world’s laughs Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, famous Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer who make their “feature length.” picture debut with Lawrence Tibbett in “The Rogue Song-,” all tcchnicolour operetta.

William Haiues, playing the announcer in “Remote Control,” at the Metro-Goldwyn-Alayer studios, does a whole act oil the “Programme.” But in private life lie, has never appeared before a radio mike, and lie lias always refused to. “It would' give me stage fright,” lie asserts. Chance recognition of. Greta Garbo at a preview of her new Alctro-Gold-wvn-Mayer picture, “Romance,” almost precipitated a riot at a Los Angeles theatre the other day. Garbo was engulfed by a curious crowd until rescued by a w;cdgc v of theatre aids who managed, to escort her to her car with the help, of several policemen.

Andre Luguet, French star now at the Metro-Goidwyn-Mayer studios, says that as a boy his. ambition was to be a locomotive 'engineer. The same boyhood ambition is admitted by Charles King, Wallace Beery, Robert Montgomery, and Cl ill. Edwards. Now all of them hate to ride'on trains, too.

Robert Montgomery is taking the first vacation he has had since making his film debut with Aletro-Goldwyn-Alayer about'a year ago. The popular Wung player has just finished his iiinth picture, “Like Kelly Can,” in which he is featured . with Dorothy Jordan.

Malibu Beach, exclusive film colony, jiow has. one of the most beautiful life guards on earth. She is Leila Ilyams, Met ro-Goldwvn-Mayer player, who just moved to the Malibu private township. Leila is a registered Coast Guard lifesaver, having passed •examinations several years ago in New York. • - WAY TO KEEP THIN. (By Ruth ChattertoD). Ruth Chattcrton . is , appearing in ‘‘The Lady of Scandal,” a Metro-Gold-.iyyti-Mayer production. ' - - Seeing yourself as others see you often awakens an unpleasant realisatiou that you haven’t kept that slender silhouette that went hand in hand with that school-girl complexion. Unless one catches this glimpse of oneself, perhaps in a show window or; in a photograph or snapshot, one may be apt to imagine oneself still slender and ‘.sylph-like." However, an awakening of tills sort shouldn’t be so alarming or heart-breaking. Although it may take as long a period of . time to lose this extra poundage as it did-to gain it. it .will wear away if habits ofaction are formed.

The most simple of all .the methods is, to roe, to learn the art of - walking. This is a more .difficult task to follow than many imagine. _ With all the modern conveniences, of transportation at one’s elbow it takes a conscious effort to revert back to the walking habit. In view of beneficial results though, it behoves the seekers of slenderness to follow this path if they wish to be healthy and graceful;as well aa willowy. During the making of “The Lady of Scandal"’’, the' picture I made for Motro-GoUlwyn-Mayer, I had ample opportunity to carry out my recreative walking habit; which I follow,in order to retain a certain weight. As the different sets were located many blocks apart I preferred to take this opportunity; of walking in place of using the automobile furnished to us. : .

/ The director, Sidney Franklin, and he members of the cast, Ralph Forbes,; lasi! .Rathbone, Nance O’Neil, Fred Kerr, MacKcnzie Ward. Herbert Nunston, Cyril Chadwick, Effie Eiialer, Robert Bolder, Moon Carroll and Edgar Norton ajl adapter!.the.isnme means.;of j transportation, with healthful results, j

Ramon Novarro’s next Metro-GoJd-wyn-Mayer picture, “In Gay Madrid,” is said to be one of the year’s best talkies. Pulsating with the fire, passion, colour, charm and romance of old Spain, the picture has been magnificently cast with Dorothy Jordan in the leading feminine role.