Stars Shift Quickly Between Radio and Movie Realms
The article notes rapid star turnover between radioland and Hollywood with veterans like Eddie Cantor and Al Jolson keeping strong audiences, while newcomers such as Durelle Alexander and Francia White rise. It discusses audience measurement limits, silent radio fans, and studios borrowing from radio talent including Dorothy Lamour.
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Eddie Cantor
Fred Allen
Jack Benny
al Jolson
Jane Froman
Connie Boswell
Jane Pickens
Connie Gates
Ethel Merman
Ethel Shutta
Durelle Alexander
Shirley Ross
Betty Winkler
Francia White
Doris Robbins
Hollywood
Dorothy Lamour
Harnett Hilliard
Grace Moore
Virginia Verrill
Jim and
Marian Jordan
Harriet Hilliard
Fibber McGee and Molly
Jim
Remembering early cinema and radio pioneers
A retrospective recalls milestones from silent film inception to radio stardom. Names like The Thaw Trial, Evelyn Thaw and Victor Herbert appear alongside Mack Sennett Chaplin and Mae West. The piece traces early exhibition bans, forming performance rights, and the migration of radio stars to films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Herbert
Herbert
Shanley’s
Manhattan
Mack Sennett
Marie Dressler
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin
Billy Reeves
Harold Lloyd
The
Electric Film Company
Pauline
Pearl White
Paul Panzer
Crane Wilbur
Actress acrimonious with agent over coveted assignment
In a stormy session the temperamental actress accuses her agent of losing the coveted role. He shrugs and asks pointedly why he should bite the ham that feeds him.
God's Country And The Woman At Palace Theater
The feature stars George Brent as a wealthy idler who gains power in the woods through conflict with his ruthless brother and a brave heroine Beverly Roberts. A second feature, Robin Hood of Eldorado, has Warner Baxter as a dashing badman from the 1890s with Ann Loring and Bruce Cabot in supporting roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brent
Big Woods
Beverly Roberts
Robin Hood
Warner Baxter
Ann Loring
Bruce Cabot
Even Shirt Studs Go Feminine In New Style Trends
Hollywood reports a fashion shift with shirt studs replacing buttons on women's summer wear. Detachable studs in enamel or jewel tones adorn washable frocks, including a frock by Orry Kelly for Amita Louise with stud fastening from throat to hem. Ruby Keeler is seen securing a white crepe blouse with emerald studs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Orry-Kelly
Amita Louise
Chuckles From Filmland
Hollywood humor column recounts Randolph Scott’s misadventure after running out of gas while en route to Palm Springs. He walked two miles in heat to a station and poured gas into the wrong car, narrowly escaping further delay. Additional vignettes cover a bookstore remark about The Prisoner of Zenda and a weigh in weighed joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Nea
Randolph Scott
Palm Springs
Scott
Queen Of Burlesque In Movies
Ada Leonard a Broadway recruit and former Follies beauty joins films after being spotted by a studio scout in New York. Her dark hair extends to her waist when not bobbed and she signs a term contract after a Hollywood rushes screening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Ada Leonard
Miss Leonard
Hollywood
New York
Cedar Park Opens For Summer Season
Cedar Park starts its summer run with nightly dancing except Mondays. Doc Lawson brings electric organ and Ins orchestra, with Hussey and broadcasting orchestra joining midweek. Traveling orchestras, a scenic boat ride, and Thursday wrestling cards with Eddie Jennings and referee Alex Fidler highlight the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tainers
Cedar Park
Doc Lawson
Ins
Lawson
Paramount
Des Moines
Court Hussey
Broadcasting
Cedar Rapids
Eddie Jennings
Alex Fidler
How To Break Into Cinema
Warriet Billiard offers advice on breaking into film noting luck, scouts, and persistence. She recalls finding a screen test while with her husband Ozzie Nelson's band and landing her first role in Follow the Fleet. She advises pursuing opportunities where you are and letting Hollywood come to you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RKO Radio
Des Moines
Hollywood
New York
Ozzie Nelson
Beverly Hills Star Fights Auto Graph Scheme Loss
Tala Birell unknowingly signed a blank check at a Beverly Hills preview. The check for $309 was cashed Saturday morning using an indelible pencil. She will cover half the loss and the bank covers the rest, and will use a code signature on future checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Tala Birell
Short Takes Out Of Hollywood
Hollywood gossip notes say a certain film producer has grown so secretive that even his right hand may not know what the left is saying. Rumors place Gladys George's husband Leonard Penn in a new Metra contract role, Fifi D Orsay’s husband Morgan Hill tied to Douglas MacLean, and a veteran yes man fired by a producer drawing sympathy for giving the best years of his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollywood
NEA
Irving Hoffman
Hollywood
Gladys George
Leonard Penn
Metra
Morgan Hill
Fifi D'Orsay
Douglas MacLean
Candid Closeups From Cinemaland
Hollywood gossip notes from Paul Harrison and Ollywood discuss actors like Errol Flynn and Bobby Breen. The piece covers silent scene terms MOS color plans by Samuel Goldwyn and the Dionne quintuplets controversy with Germany’s censors. It notes Constance Bennett’s ring, Reed gossip, and rumors of a writer strike by studio scribes.
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