FILM TOPICS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18858, 8 November 1935, Page 8

FILM TOPICS

MERLE Oberon introduced a new IVI idea to Hollywood. At her Santa Monica BoacK cottage she had a portable rubber rowbont, and, when slie went visiting Co other seaside homes, she took il along with her. TT is said Grace fields is so pleased with her maiden venture as a highbrow film producer thai she -will try again. Grade gave two artists, John Flanagan and Desmond Hurst, a lump sum to make a Him of Syngc's "Riders of the Sea." She supervised it herself. The results look so good to her that she is already talking to the boys about doing a. film based on 'the life and adventures of Dolores, Epstein's 'famous model.., * * * ■:;■

Til PI world's highest-paid woman writer, Hollywood scenarist Frances'M.arion. has boon visiting London. Her earnings from films and stories are so great now —they average £IOOO a week—that she will work- only six months in the yt'ar. She likes lo -work on the barter system, to evade taxation. Just before she lol't _II oily wood she "sold" a short story for a. swimming pool and a private theatre. Miss Marion wrote a book. She wanted to publish il herself and lose money on it —so she labored to make it what they call an "artistic success." "Valley People" is now romping through its third edition. . . . She has been in pictures as a writer since pictures have been, and is married, to Ken Maynard, cowboy star. She. writes "he-man" stuff—" The Champ," "Prizefighter and the Lady." "Emma" hates sex stuff in films.

pRETA Garbo spent her thirtieth birthday on September 18 at her (villa near Nyokoping. south of Stock- : holm. i** * * ;pARY Cooper, who has become a- popu- ) hxr hero since his performance ;in ■ "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer,." has !boen .allotted the leading male role !in Frank. Capra's "Opera Ha!."' 'pIXGER Robers has adopted a newt hairdressing mode, named the "Golden Plaque." It recalls classic fashions immortalised on ancieni plaques and coins. The hair is combed back from the forehead, slightly waved at the back, and the ends coiled low lat I lie nape of the neck.

Tllr) British film star, Merle Oboron j going home from Hollywood gave a Southampton reporter, as she landed from the Aquilnnia on September 14, a few lightning word pictures of sfai personalities slie met in Aineriea. ■ Marlcnc Dietrich: the perfect star. ; She is all you expect her to be. .Norma Shearer: sweetest and nicest of them all. Virginia Bruce and ■ Dolores del Bio: a perfect pairblack and white: always delightful I together. ITeiibort Marshall: my idea of: a man—and an actor. Predric March: simply great to work with. He ahvavs keeps things alive on the Miss Oboron also disclosed a secret. She has turned scenario writer. She wants to star in "The Private Life of Anne Boleyn"—she played in '' Henry VIII.'' She is working on the script. ' Alexander Korda is interested. She is going to see him -about a. film of Cyrano de Bergcrac.