MOVIE COLUMN.

Thames Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 17923, 26 June 1930, Page 6

MOVIE COLUMN.

FACTS ABOUT MOVIE STARS. Clara Bow has taken up horse-b'acJs riding and is hieing taught by "William S. Hart, the veteran cowboy of the screen. * • • . • Nancy Carroll counts among ' her early stage experience her role as "Madame du Barry" in one of the sketches of "The Topics of 1923" when it was produced in New York. *'■'./ • • * "Paramount on Parade," the all star screen frolic, will he presented to the publio as a 'Thirty of the Stars." • * • *

Of the 47 players under contract to Paramount in Hollywood, 38 have had stage training.

There -are 2000 regular employees at the. Paramount studios, exclusive of actors.

John Cromwell, director of "The Texan," with Gary Cooper in the title role is one of the tallest directors in 'Hollywood. He is 6ft. 3in. in height. ?,* * •

1930 represents the 17th year since Cecil De Mille deserted the stage for the screen His last venture Was a musical show. After 55 silent pictures, he is now to re-enter music again with "Madame Satan," his forthcoming M-G-M production. * » • •

Cliff (Ukelele Ike) Edwards wears balloon trousers of such gigantic proportions in M-G-M's "Good News ' so that he can keep his famous uke in his hip pocket. ■ , „

Mille family has been made, Cecilia, the M-G-M producer-director's oldest daughter married recently. There are four De Mille children, Cecilia, Katherine, John and Richard.

HOLLYWOOD PENCIL SKETCHES

The movie stars in Hollywood find that there is no escape from autograph hunters. Gary Cooper, lunching in the studio safe." was asked by* the waitress to sign the serviette he had used. Noting his surprise, she in-

formed him that she had collected many famous names on serviettes, and that eventually she planned to cut out the pieces and make them into a quilt. Now beat that if you can!

"THE BORDER LEGION."

FILMING COMPLETED. . Filming has been completed on "The Border Legion," Paramount's \all talking picturisation of Zane Grey's famous novel. Richard Arllen is starred and Eay Wray plays the • feminine lead. Others in the oast tare Eugene Pallettej Stanley Fields, an<J Jack Holt, j Otto and Edwin Knopf co- j directed the new out-door talkie. . Jj "LADIES LOVE BRUTES." FEATURES EX-GOLD MINER. Ben Hendricks,, Junr., who plays one of the important roles in "Ladies Love Brutes,v" George Bancroft's newest all talking Paramount production, was general manager of a goldmining company ,in South America prior to entering pictures. Others in the oast are Mary Astor, Fredrio March, Stanley Fields, Claude Allister and Lawford Davidson. Direction was by Rowland V.. Lee. ;.