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Taranaki Daily News, 6 December 1930, Page 10 (Supplement)

A;■ ■ ' ' A SHILLING PUP.

PROFITABLE INVESTMENT.

An investment of one shilling made six 'years ago is today worth £lO,OOO. The speculation was far more ; of . a gariible.than the longest shot horse that ever ran, for the investment was in a shaggy, black puppy. , That puppy ..is King; Tut, one of the best known and most used dogs in motion pictures. His latest .role,.was with Richard Arlen in' Paramount’s' alltalking Western film, "‘‘‘The Sante Fe Trail,” -which was completed recently - the- Hollywood studios.' ' /// The investor is E. G. Henry, who today makes a comfortable living by working his trained dbg in motion pictures. Six'years ago Henry, was a gardener, and eating 1/is lunch in a. cafe one'day was attracted by a/three-weeks old. puppy in the arms of a little girl. Henry’s offer of ’a shilling assortment of -Iqllies brought a quick and eager sale on the part of .the child. In the past five years King Tut has worked with nearly every star in pictures,- making him the highest priced animal actor in Hollywood. His longest part was nine months’ work with Harold Lloyd- in “Speedy.” ; . “The Sante Fe Trail” is an adaptation of Hal Evart’s, popular novel, “Spanish Acres, ’’ .and was. co-directed by Otto Brower and Edwin Knopf.. Heading the supporting cast are Rosita Moreno, Mitzi Green, Junior Durkin and Hooper, Atchley. > . ■: ~’'“ ■ ’ 1' ■ ? ; PAULINE FREDERICK POPULAR. ; A GRACIOUS GESTURE'. 'j The cordiality of Pauline Frederick’s reception here in her latest play, “The Crimson Hour,” has, been such as to move the star to a gesture of gracious response, said a writer in a San Francisco paper last month. Contrary to a general’ rule at the Curran Theatre, “The Crimson Hour” will played Sunday' nights during the San Francisco engagement. According to Belasco and Curran, producers ‘ of the ShipmanHymer drama, “The ■ Crimson Hour” has drawn a large attendance than any preceding attraction ■ this season.! Miss Frederick is not as a rule in favour of the Sunday night performance, but the marked favour with which she is being received here has moved her to make an exception. “The Crimson Hour” is a story of to-day,; with Miss Frederick in the role of a' brilliant, poised, yet wholly feminine attorney. Featured in the company is Huntly Gordon, long a favourite in motion pictures. “ROBOT” CAMERA. LATEST INVENTION. A “Robot” motion picture camera that does i not require an operator, but which can be directed to go anywhere at any time and photograph the scene required, is the latest revolutionary, device to be perfected in connection with the film industry. The automatic “self-operating” camera was devised at the orders of Director Ernst Lubitsch for use on his newest Paramount operetta, “Monte Carlo,” in which Jeanette MacDonald and Jack Buchanan are featured. He required a camera that.could be moved in a few seconds from an exterior balcony on the ground floor of an-elaborate hotelto the third floor balcony above, two players to be photographed in? separate action taking place concurrently. ■ Victor Milner, head cameraman, solv-. ed the problem by designing the “robot” mounting. A small high-speed elevator, with a cage large enough to hold a