ACROSS THE FOOTLIGHTS

Taranaki Daily News, 15 September 1934, Page 20 (Supplement)

ACROSS THE FOOTLIGHTS

AROUND THE THEATRES

> WHAT TO SEE AT NEW PLYMOUTH. OPERA HOUSE ATTRACTIONS. “Little Man, What Now?” Margaret Sullavan, Douglas Montgomery. “The Bowery,” Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, George Raft. “Bright Side Up,” John Boles, Spencer Tracy, Pat Patterson and Herbert Mundin. THE REGENT. “Below The Sea,” Ralph Bellamy-Fay Wray and “The Most Precious Thing in Life,” Jean Arthur. "All of Me,” Fredric March, George Raft, Miriam Hopkins. "Uncertain Lady,” Genevieve Tobin, Edward Everett Horton and “Trigger Tricks,” Hoot Gibson. , EVERYBODY’S THEATRE. "Jack Ahoy,” Jack Hulbert, Tamari Desnl. “The Night Club Queen,” Lewis Casson. “Alice in Wonderland,” (all star cast). “ALICE IN WONDERLAND” i THE “CAST OF THE CENTURY.” EVERYBODY’S NEXT SATURDAY. The “cast of the century” is how Paramount bill the long list of important, screen players featured in “Alice in Wonderland,” the filmisation of Lewis Carroll’s immortal fantasy which is coming on Saturday next to Everybody’s Theatre. Heading. the list is Alice, played by Charlotte Henry, who won the coveted role after an international search lasting five months. Some of the first-rank stars who are included in the “cast of the. century” are Richard Arlen, Rosco Ates, Gary Cooper, Leon Errol, Louise Fazenda, W. C. Fields, Skeets Gallagher, Cary Grant, Raymond Hatton, Edward Everett Horton, Roscoe Karns, Baby Le Roy, Mae Marsh, Polly Moran, Jack Oakie, Edna May Oliver, May Robson, Charlie Ruggles, Alison Skipworth, Ned Sparks and Ford Sterling. The screen play contains the most important sequences from both “Alice’s Adventures” and ‘ Through the Looking Glass.” The story of the picture duplicates in detail the yarn of the book known throughout the world. Alice falls ■sleep and awakens as she steps through the looking glass above the mantle into

“Looking Glass Land.” There she meets all her chessmen friends who have come to life. Through fire grates, down rabbit holes and into the pool of tears, Alice journeys through her dreamland. Father William, the Dodo Bird, the Red Knight, the King of Hearts, the March Hare, The Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat, all welcome her to their homes behind the mirror. ROMANCE AND LOVE FILM ON THE DIFFERENCE. Two law-crushed youngsters from the glums teach a pampered society girl the real difference between romance and love. That, briefly, is the substance of Paramount’s “All of Me,” which opens at the Regent on Wednesday, with Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins, George Raft end Helen Mack in the featured roles.

Miriam Hopkins, millionaire society girl, is infatuated with Fredric March, professor-engineer, but when he asks her to marry him and go to the West on a construction job she refuses. She meets a pair of lovers from the slums, George Raft and Helen Mack, and learns j lesson from, their intense devotion. There is a thrilling climax.

ROMANCE OF GAY ’NINETIES

DRAMA OF LIVEST MILE IN WORLD. “THE BOWERY” AT OPERA HOUSE. The Gay Nineties are coming back in “The Bowery.” Hilarious fun, robust romance and nights of “Frankie-and-Johnny” times are promised with the starring of Wallace Beery, George Raft, Jackie Cooper, Fay Wray, Pert Kelton and other celebrities in “The Bowery,” at the Opera House on Wednesday. “The Bowery” brings back the and dances of the 90’s, buxom chorus girls, bustled young ladies, Mamie O’Gradys with puffed sleeves, Bowery “bhoys” with puffed eyes, prize fights that were on the square, beer with a punch and love’s young dream along “the livest mile on the face of the globe”—New York’s world-famous Bowery. “The Bowery” brings back to life, recreated from faded tintypes and photographs yellowed with age, such famous characters as Chuck Connors, “Mayor” of Chinatown; Steve Brodie, who did the famous brodie from Brooklyn Bridge and lived to tell about it; John L. Sullivan smacking ’em down for a 25 dollar purse; Carrie Nation with her hatchet battling the beer bottles on the Bowery; as well as many other celebrities of the times. “The Bowery” re-unites the two stars of “The Champ”—Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper—and also George Raft and the ace director, Raoul Walsh. Feminine interest in “The Bowery” should be keen because of the emphasis placed on the part the Bowery girls played in the life of the romantic old thoroughfare. Fay Wray and Pert Kelton head the large feminine cast. POPULAR ENGLISH ACTORS CAST OF “NIGHT CLUB QUEEN.” “The Night . Club Queen,” a Twickenham film which will be screened at Everybody’s Theatre on Wednesday, in addition to plenty of music and comedy, has a powerful story woven into it. Lewis Casson and Mary Clare head a large cast of well-known English actors. This adaptation of Antony Kimmin’s stage play opens with a court scene in which Mrs. Brown. (Mary Clare) is being tried for murder and defended by Mr. Brown (Lewis Casson), a crippled barrister. In order to convince the jury that Mrs. Brown is really a heroine and not a murderess, Mr. Brown tells the story of their married life in a flash back. We see Mrs. Brown becoming a night club proprietress in order to obtain money for her son’s education. She

conceals this from her' family and all goes well until she comes face to face with her son (Lewis Shaw) at the night club, which he visits to see Bobbie (Jane Carr), a cabaret singer. Mrs. Brown also discovers that the promoter of her club is only using her as a shield against the police and kills him during a struggle. "SUNNY SIDE UP” STYLE SUCCESSOR TO EARLY TALKIE HIT. "Bright Side Up,” described as a romantic comedy with music, will open at the Opera House, New Plymouth, next Saturday. Buddy De Sylva, the pro' 4 - ducer, was also responsible for “Sunny Side Up.” Like his earlier success, “Bright Side Up” is reported to be a delightful romance with songs woven logically into the story. “Pat” Patterson, English comedienne, makes her American film debut and other members of the cast are Spencer Tracy, John Boles, Herbert Mundin, Sid Silvers, Harry Green, Thelma Todd and Robert Emmett O’Connor.

The four song numbers are “Waiting at the Gate for Katy,” “Turn on the Moon,” “Little Did I Dream” and “I’m Throwin’ My Love Away.”

ACROSS THE FOOTLIGHTS

STARS AT WORK AND PLAY. LATEST NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE. Kissing Supervised. Belgium has passed a law supervising kissing on the screen, so that no youngsters under sixteen can leam anything about the popular movie pastime. Newest Beauty Fad. The newest beauty fad in Hollywood is to apply liquid rouge on the inside of the fingers—between each finger—in delicate shades that blend with the skin tint and with the shade of nail enamel used. Raft Once Pugilist.

George Raft, once a bantam weight, fought in the leading clubs of New York without particular success. In 25 bouts he was knocked out seven times, and after his last beating he quit the game to avoid permanent mutilation.

Sally Rand No Newcomer. Sally Rand, who made such a furore with her “fan dance,” is not a newcomer to Hollywood. She made pictures in 1925 for Christie, Hal Roach and Mack Sennett. In 1925 she was a Baby Wampas Star. Her real name is Hazel Beck.

“Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay.” Those who like the old-time tunes of the 80’s and 90’s, such as “Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay,” “Strike Up the Band, Here Comes a Sailor,” and "Good-bye Dolly Gray,” will get their fill of them in “The Bowery,” virile romantic comedy drama of the bad old days showing soon at the Opera House, New Plymouth.

Diana Wynyard’s Real Name. Diana Wynyard is a pretty name, but it does not really belong to Diana, who was born Dorothy Cox on January 16, 1908, in London. Miss Wynyard’s great success was in “Cavalcade.” She should be seen at New Plymouth shortly with Clive Brook in “The Dover Road” from an A. A. Milne story.

Spencer Tracy’s Bodyguard. Spencer Tracy has had a bodyguard of two husky men recently. And little wonder! About five weeks ago he received a note demanding 8000 dollars in cash, “or we shall kidnap you, your two children, or Loretta Young” (in whom he is supposed to be romantically interested). The demand, of course, came from one of the gangs of crooks which seem to infest America. Tracy will be seen at New Plymouth shortly. Talent of De Forest.

Ten years ago, Dr. Lee De Forest promised that within a year, the public would have pictures that talked. No one believed him, and at first, the talkies were looked upon with great suspicion. To-day, it is hard to remember there was such a thing as a silent picture. Five years ago pictures were still being labelled all talkie, part talkie, sound and silent, but now we would all jump out of our seats if the mouth of an actor moved and no words came. An “Alice” Coiffure.

Charlotte Henry is the girl responsible for another new craze in coiffures—the “Alice.” Of course, it is the style worn by her in the title role of “Alice in Wonderland.” Miss Henry ties a blue ribbon, two inches wide, over the top of her hair and ears, thus sweeping back her long, blonde hair from her forehead and face. Almost every fashionable feminine player in Hollywood has adopted this idea with individual improvisations. How “Alice” Felt.

Being notified that you have been selected from among 7000 applicants to enact the role of “Alice” in the screen version of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” is just the same as having your dentist tell you that “that tooth will have to come out.” At least, that’s the way Charlotte Henry, whom Paramount selected for the role in its picture, explains how she felt. “Once I had a very bad toothache,” she says. “I went to the dentist, and he said it would have to come out. I had a sinking feeling, I began to hurt all over, and I cried. And that’s just what happened when they told me I was going to play Alice!”

Submarine “Prop.” Among the working “props” which had to be made for “Jack Ahoy” was a submarine, which not only had the appearance of the real thing but also had to float. It was first tried out in the upper reaches of the Thames, much to the amazement of the river frequenters, and later was taken to Weymouth, where it stood its immersion in rough seas remarkably well. While a submarine was a necessity for the production of “Jack Ahoy,” owing to the limited space,' filming could not proceed in its interior, so a reconstruction was made at the studios. The assistance of naval experts was obtained. As proof of its accuracy in every detail, photographs were taken and mixed with a number of others taken on board the real boats, and the experts were unable to pick out the studio “set.”

A Tribute to “Alice.” The following notice appeared in the August issue of “The New Zealand Gazette,” the official publication of the Education Department. “ ‘Alice in Wonderland’ —It is seldom indeed that a story is filmed with so brilliant a cast and such wealth and fitness of scenic effects as is ‘Alice in Wonderland.’ Certainly no school can hope to stage anything rivalling the antics of the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, Humpty Dumpty, or the highly eccentric Queen of Hearts. Nor is any device known to schools by which a Cheshire Cat can fade until nothing but a haunting grin remains. Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the Caterpillar, and the White Knight likewise cannot fail to charm the young folk. And through all this strange phantasmagoria moves the delightful Alice, timid yet ever adventurous, and reluctant, even when awake again, to believe that the world in which she has journeyed was that of unreality. Certainly a play for every lover of Alice, young, or old.”

EDWARD E. HORTON FILM NEW ANGLE ON OLD THEME. Two favourite film stars, Edward Everett Horton and Genevieve Tobin, head the cast in “Uncertain Lady,” an unusual film of the eternal triangle which comes to The Regent on Saturday next. The picture reveals what happens when a modem sophisticated business woman loses her husband to another girl. She is quite willing to let her husband go, but expects another in return. That, at least, is what .she says, and as she is too busy “to lurk and lure” a new husband she places upon her defaulting spouse the duty of finding his successor. The husband is not so certain that he wants a new wife, the new wife is quite certain that she prefers a millionaire, and the present wife begins to have doubts about the success of her little plan.

TACT; ENDLESS PATIENCE

STUDIO TELEPHONE GIRLS. A job requiring tact and endless patience is that of a telephone girl at a big Hollywood studio. She has to ward off daily the hundreds of admirers who ring, asking to be given the telephone numbers of their favourite stars. Naturally, the stars will not give the ’phone numbers to these chance visitors. Their ’phone numbers—kept on a secret list, instead of the regulation book—are changed every month or so, and are never under any circumstances revealed. But what fibs the poor ’phone girl has to listen to. Something like this. “But I am an old school chum of Miss Harding’s. She will be awfully pleased to see me.”

“I’m Clara Bow's niece from Brooklyn. She asked me to ring her if I ever came to Hollywood.” “It’s Herbert Marshall’s sister speaking. Please put me on to him.” And always the answer is: “I’m very sorry, but you cannot speak to so-and-so, and I cannot give you the ’phone number.”

THE FADING STARS LOVE’S LIFE SHORT ON SCREEN. Ten years ago a committee of: wellknown Hollywood actresses chose the following male actors as the “Great Lovers of the Screen”: Ramon Novarro, John Barrymore, Rod La Rocque, Lew Cody, Monte Blue, Conway Tearle, Robert Frazer, Richard Dix, Rudolph. Valentino, Thomas Meighan, Lewis Stone, Frank Mayo, Jack Mulhall,

Eugene O’Brien and Conrad Nagel. Today, there is not one of these men who could still be classed as a Great Screen Lover. Love does not last long—on the screen! MIRIAM JORDAN’S EYES BLUE AS KEW GARDEN LILAC. DIVORCE CASE NOT SO FLOWERY. When Miriam Jordan appeared in a Los Angeles court to file a divorce suit against Joseph Davis, London, a newspaper reporter described her as “an English blonde whose eyes are as blue as the lilacs in Kew Gardens.” The rest of the proceedings weren’t so flowery. Miriam explained that she had married Davis in 1925 and that he promptly retired from active employment the day she said “I do.” All during their married life, she claims, she footed the rent and grocery bills. and furnished her husband with spending money. “I once asked him why he refused to work,” explained Miriam to the judge, “he said, ‘Why should I ? You’re, making enough money for both of us.’ ” Judge Shinn granted the divorce in one of the shortest sessions on record.

OFTEN GET MOBBED

STARS SHOPPING TRIALS. Did you know that when a film star goes shopping, it is about ten chances to one that she will be recognised by the other shoppers and consequently mobbed? Yes, the life of a film star is not all beer and skittles. It may be flattering to receive the adulation of the public, but when it comes to the matter of being mobbed and practically tom limb from limb, the business of being a public idol loses a lot of its flavour. Recently Joan Crawford went shopping in Manhattan, but no sooner had she begun to inspect some underwear, than she was recognised. A curious crowd gathered round, and in no time she was being jostled and pushed about in an outrageous manner. Finally she had to flee to her car to escape the unwelcome attentions of the crowd. Similarly, when Clara Bow returned from her European trip, her beautiful mink fur coat—bought in Paris—was completely ruined by the crowd.

OPINIONS OF HOLLYWOOD HANDSOMEST MEN WAITERS. Some opinions of Hollywood: Vicki Baum (author of “Grand Hotel”). —“Hollywood is pathetic. The handsomest men in the cinema capital are not actors, but waiters and chauffeurs. Film stars are interesting on the screen, but in real life they are all alike.” ; Theodore Dreiser (author of “The American Tragedy”).—“Hollywood is a

city of shadows, nothing more, all they do is reflect. They sit around glorifying the cutie and the kiss. They put forward everything but ideas.” Kay Francis says it is a town where one has no friends, and you become cold and hardened. Joan Blondell says it robs you of all the pretty dreams and fancies you have held from childhood. A clever rhyme from “Picture Play”: I said to Fraulein Dietrich, As we dined on ham and eggs, “I would give a million dollars If I only had your legs!” She hitched her manly trousers. “You may keep your filthy pelf. It may seem strange, but I am much Attached to them myself!” FRANCIS BUSHMAN FILES LIABILITIES OF 107,000 DOLLARS.

Francis X. Bushman, once a rich man and the idol of movie goers in the early days of the screen history, has filed a bankruptcy' suit, with 107,000 dollars liabilities and 100 dollars assets. Another bankrupt during 1933 was Edwin Carewe, once famous director, who stated his liabilities as 440,000 dollars and assets 328,000 dollars.

THE HAWERA THEATRES

PROGRAMMES FOR THE WEEK THE OPERA HOUSE. To-day and Monday: "Alice in Wonderland,” Charlotte Henry. Tuesday and Wednesday: "Flying Down to Rio,” Dolores del Rio. Thursday and Friday: "Up to the Neck,” Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter. THE GRAND THEATRE. To-day and Monday: "Murders in the Zoo” and “No More Women,” Lowe, McLaglan. Tuesday and Wednesday: “His Double Life,” Lillian Gish. Thursday and Friday: “The House of Trent,” John Stuart. DISPLAY OF FEMINISM “FLYING DOWN TO RIO.” A choice collection of beauties from all over the world is one of the brilliant features of the aerial-musical-extravaganza, “Flying Down to Rio,” which will be shown at the Hawera Opera House on Tuesday. They were selected from 10,000 applicants. The film presents an all-star cast, headed by Dolores Del Rio, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gene Raymond and Paul Roulien in romantic roles and climaxes with a spectacular aerial, show, 100 girls dancing and singing on the wings of soaring aeroplanes. LYNN AS AMATEUR ACTOR "UP TO THE NECK,” BRIGHT. 4, Up to the Neck,” which will be shown at the Opera House on Thursday has as its plot the exploits of a young man whose ambition is to’ become a successful actor. He goes to a dramatic college and is as unsuccessful in his efforts as his name (N. B. Good) suggests. He graduates to local town hall amateur dramatics and ruins everything he touches. He . meets ah actress (Winifred Shotter) and puts on a show with her in the lead. The leading man fails at the last minute and Ralph Lynn steps into the breach, playing the part in true Ben Travers style. (RETURN OF LILLIAN GISH PART IN.'“HIS DOUBLE LIFE” A charming story, delightfully acted, “His Double Life,” will be ■ shown at the Grand Theatre on Tuesday. It marks the motion picture return of Lillian Gish, sensation .of the ■ silent era. Outstanding in the picture is the work of Roland Young, co-starred as the bemused painter' who, through an error and diffidence, watches his own funeral in ’ Westminster. Abbey, and Lillian Gish to whom the artist finally turns for contentment and a home. “THE HOUSE OF TRENT” GRIMLY DRAMATIC STORY. Grimly dramatic in theme, "The House of Trent,” which will be shown at the Grand Theatre on Thursday and Friday, features Anne Grey, John Stuart and Wendy Barrie. The story deals with the struggles of a young doctor who finally makes a mistake of “news” qualities who is likely to be ruined until his mother and lover step in and plead with a newsmagnate to stop the story. STRATFORD PROGRAMMES THE PLAZA -THEATRE. To-day, Monday and Tuesday: "Fra Diavolo,” Laurel and Hardy, Dennis King and Thelma Todd. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: "The Golddiggers of 1933,” Warren William, Ruby Keeler and all star cast. KING’S THEATRE. To-day and Monday: "Sitting Pretty,” Jack Oakie, Ginger Rogers, Thelma Todd and Lew Cody. Tuesday and Wednesday: "The Power and the Glory,” Spencer Tracy and Colleen Moore. UNUSUAL AND GOOD “THE POWER AND THE GLORY.” "The Power and the Glory” which opens at the King’s Theatre on Tuesday introduces to the talking screen a new invention known as “narratage.” The picture is well acted. Spencer Tracy establishes himself as a fine character actor. Colleen Moore, who has not appeared on the screen for some time, has a straight dramatic role. Ralph Morgan gives his usual good performance. MUSICAL COMEDY IDEA tt "THE GOLDDIGGERS OF 1933.” In the “Golddiggers of 1933,” -which comes to the Plaza Theatre, Stratford, on Wednesday there is besides the four feminine members of the all-star cast, (Joan Blondel, Ruby Keeler, Aline MacMahon and Ginger Rogers) a chorus of 200 specially picked beauties. They were selected from 10,000 applicants for their beauty and personality. “Golddiggers” is a mammoth musical and dramatic picture produced by Warner Bros. The male members of the cast are Warren William, Dick Powell, Guy Kibbee and Ned Sparks. Hollywood Then Asylum. Augustin Villa, son of Pancho Villa, the famous Mexican bandit, was brought to Hollywood to portray his father in the film, “Viva Villa!” Unfortunately, a serious nervous breakdown resulted in him being committed to an insane asylum by the Superior Court. His part will be filled by Francis Lucas, a mailboy at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios. ■ .

BABY LE ROY’S STORY

MOTHER 16 YEARS OF AGE. This is the biography of Baby Le-Roy, who can’t say “I remember when.” Bom a little rriore than a year ago in Los'Angeles, little Le Roy became filmdom’s 'most famous baby as the result of a search instituted by Paramount Studios to find an orphaned infant with screen personality for a leading role in Maurice Chevalier’s “A Bedtime Story. Baby Le Roy won in a crawl when he refused to be frightened during an “interview” with Chevalier. His delighted ' gurgle upon beholding the French star enter his orphanage ward could not be denied. a Le Roy’s last name is Winebrenner, but he can forget about that, for the seven years during which. his initial contract runs. His accomplishments to date, as biographical data goes, are not many; but he has made thousands of people laugh and cry at the same time, a feat which would make veteran players envious. His reward from Paramount for turning up as the Chevalier baby consists

of an insurance policy and the guarantee of a college education. After that, his sixteen-year-old mother hopes he will become an engineer. But there are many who predict no bridge-building for the youngster. Seasoned critics predict that he will be one of Americas best-known performers long before that time, with a rich and continuous future in motion pictures. THE AGELESS STARS REVELATIONS OF REPORTER. Walter Winchell, the famous reporter of a New York newspaper and general aggravate! of all Hollywood, may stir up a lot of trouble; but it must be ad-

mitted that he generally knows what he is talking—or writing—about. He has the reputation of knowing more about the film stars and their secrets than any other writer, with the result that, even if his paragraphs are often in the worst possible taste, ne is always certain of a big army of readers. One of his most interesting disclosures to date is the true ages of some of the best known film actresses. All the world has known that many of the glamorous ladies of the screen are not as juvenile as they would have us believe; but even so, the following list, we are sure, will contain some suprises. Lupe Velez . 24 Janet Gaynor 23 Mary Astor 21 Claudette Colbert 29 Clara Bow 29 Greta Garbo •• • 29 Marlene Dietrich 30 Ann Harding • 30 Norma Shearer 34 Gloria Swanson 36 Dorothy Gish 33 Lillian Gish 36 Dorothy Mackaill 30 Constance Talmadge 34 Norma Talmadge 37 Alice Brady 42 Lily Damita Kay Francis 35 Joan Crawford 28 Ethel Barrymore 55 Ina Claire .* • 42

GREAT COINCIDENCE

LADY HARDWICKE’S ROMANCE. Helena Pickard, otherwise known aS Lady Hardwicke, has had a\ stage and film career that has been curiously interwoven with that of her husband, culminating in her appearance as Mrs. Pepys, in the British and Dominions film, “Nell Gwyn,” where Sir Cedric, of course, has the magnificent role of Charles 11. , ' . ' Coincidences crop up in amazing fashion in the stories of these 1 two stage celebrities, and their romance and eventual marriage a few years ago appears to have been inevitable. Both studied for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and both joined the Birmingham repertory Theatre in the early stages of their career. They did not meet, however, until 1924, when Sir Cedric -as giving his delightful characterisation of Churdles Ash in the Barry Jackson production of “The Farmer’s Wife,” at the Court Theatre. Helena Pickard was then understudy to Phyllis Shand as Sibley Sweetland,

and later succeeded her in the part. Sha met her' future husband frequently in the wings, and this acquaintance rapidly developed into friendship. Before the end of the. run they .were, engaged. . The humour of the situation! ‘ was that Sir Cedric, as Churdles Ash, had, night after night, to inveigh against the foolishness of love and marriage. Nevertheless, this romance prospered, and indeed theirs was not the only one amopg the company during the phenomenally long run of the play. Four Hour Talkies. Many theatres in America are today giving four hours of talkies for the same price as formerly charged _ for shorter. periods. Shows start afr eight, and run till midnight. It is said that this generosity is not appreciated, it being in the nature of too much of a good thing. One can see the best pictures in a good seat for twenty cents.

MAE WEST'S 42 YEARS COLMAN-CHEVALIER OVER 40. According to a screen magazine, Herbert Marshall was bom on May 23, 1890, which makes him 44 years of age. His wife, Edna Best, is 34, . They have a year old daughter. - And talking about ages, Mae West gives August 17, 1892, as the date of her birth. This makes her 42 years of age. Here are some more of the stars’ ages: » Age. Joan Bennett 23 Nancy Carroll .. 27 Bebe (Daniels "2 Marion Davies ............. 34 Helen Hayes 3 J Jeanette MacDonald 27 Colleen Moore • • 32 May Robson 68 Genevieve Tobin 32 Diana Wynyard 27 Maurice Chevalier 44 Ronald. Colman 42 Gary Cooper 33 Richard Dix . 38 John Gilbert 38 Leslie Howard 40 Fredric March 37 Robert Montgomery 30 Will Rogers 55 Lee Tracey • 35