FILM TOPICS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19098, 20 August 1936, Page 13

FILM TOPICS

JOAN Crawford has her first eostumo J- part in “Gorgeous Hussy.” The story is set in the colonial days in the .United States. Franehot Tone and Robert Naylor star with Joan Cr&wford. * * * A MOTHER and daughter play to- ** gether in “The Perfect Gentleman.” They are Mary and Brenda Forbes. Ralph Forbes belongs to the same family. * * * pAUL Hanson, the .crook in “Lonely * Road,” being filmed at Ealing, was once Dempsey’s sparring partner. He has prospected for gold in Nevada and owns half a mine. He was sentenced to death in the Mexican rebellion of Paneho Villa, but “mined” his way out of prison. He is English in spite of his long Hollywood experience. * * . JACKIE Snyder, seven-year-old, who J has a part in “Klondike Annie,” was a young prize-fight “fan” who amused Mae West. She invited him to the studio and he amused every one else so much that they wrote him a part in the film. •ti ’QONSTAXCE Cummings recently startled her “fans” by appearing in an election campaign in Scotland. She proved to be an ardent organiser, and gave “stump” speeches in several mining centres. On all sides she was voted a great success.

JOAN Bennett and her husband, Gene b: Markey, have had to cancel their trip to England to work in a picture there. A week before their intended departure from Hollywood, Markey was assigned to write the scenario for and produce the new Irving Berlin musical film, “Out Front,” and Miss Bennett tvas given the leading role in *‘(We Found Love.”

JOSEF von Sternberg, who directed J- “Crime and Punishment,” is known in Hollywood as the man who, virtually alone makes his pictures. He not only directs them, but also he designs the sets and costumes, directs the making-up of his leading players, often operates the camera, cuts and edits his films himself, and even takes d hand in posing his stars for still photographs. Von Sternberg was born ifciVyifcnna 42 years ago as plain Joe Stern; * * *

T?IE next picture which Cecil B. Do plans to produce is “The Legion of the Dishonoured,” .a story written by none other than Ivan Lebedeff. Lebedeff, who enacts suave Continental roles in films, and usual'.as the villain, was born in Upsolial. Lithuania, 37 years ago; he received his education at the Gymnasium (high school), Military Academy, and University in St. Petersburg, and at the Imperial Lyceum (college) of Alexander!. Of Russia.