FILM TOPICS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19128, 24 September 1936, Page 13

FILM TOPICS

OHIRLEY Temple has been notified that she is now the official mascot of the Chilean Navy. , * * * WILL Hay, the English comedian, is a renowned amateur astronomer, having" discovered through his own telescope several new comets and false stars. Recently he postponed work in a picture long enough' to permit him to go to Athens to observe an eclipse of the moon. * * * MONTAGU Love, formerly a very papular screen actor, still seen occasionally in pictures, is the author of* a; b,qbk r on the history of famous English regiments, with illustrations by himself. The. book has become a standard reference volume in the United Slates.

J7RED Astaire's first film test report stated:—'' Too thin and homely for the screen. Poor actor. Can dance a little." * * » JEAN Harlow, whose real name was J Harlean Carpenter Rosson, recently had her professional name legalised by a Califoniian court. Originally Jean Harlow was the maiden name of the actress's mother. « * * DASING her worth on the large reD eeipts and great popularity of her pictures in British territories, especially in New Zealand and Australia, an American picture company has offered •Gracie Fields £50,000 per picture, to work for that firm. For her English pictures, Miss Fields is now receiving £40,000 per picture.