Gable Leads All American Motion Picture Team
Column by Louela A. Parsons names Gable captain of a five year all American motion picture team. Ronald Colman and others are listed among stars and substitutes with cast and crew roles noted.
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1935
Page
20
Column by Louela A. Parsons names Gable captain of a five year all American motion picture team. Ronald Colman and others are listed among stars and substitutes with cast and crew roles noted.
Hollywood veteran Edward Cline argues movies no longer develop comedians as directors fear talent risks. He cites survivors like Chaplin and Laurel and Hardy while noting scarce new comic talent from stage to screen and burlesque comedy fading from the industry.
Hollywood interview with Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy about their ailing baby leads to a reveal that the cry comes from Bob Time a professional sound improvisor. He recalls creating the Tarzan yell for Weissmuller spending days perfecting a blood curdling call that became a studio staple and later supplying animal sounds for a jungle epic.
Hungarian violinist Joseph Szigeti headlines a Community Music Association recital at the high school auditorium. The program features Beethoven Kreutzer Sonata and works by Tartini, Ravel, Stravinsky with arrangements by Szigeti. He has appeared with major orchestras and conducted by famed maestros.
Hollywood gossip notes Claudette Colaert's poodle Smokie shaved as his coat regrows, prompting owner outrage and pet-owner sympathy. The column weaves in names like Ziegfeld show, Wilcoxon, Oakie, Penner, and actor Countee Cullen, plus brief reviews of Odets Paradise Lost and Baur in French cinema, with a swirling collage of theatre and film chatter.
Hollywood reports on a laboratory prop used to reanimate a dead man in The Walking Dead with a lifelike heart device devised by Lindbergh and Dr Alexis Carrel. The piece borrows from Rockefeller Institute blueprints to simulate a mechanical heart enabling careful organ maintenance, while actors rehearse scenes under director Steve Roberts. In New York, Arthur Richman presents The Season Changes at the Booth theatre, a family centered drama noted for its return after eight years and Hollywood ties.
Hollywood report recalls Luis Alberni famed for tantrums in film roles. The Spanish actor, noted for his volatile Italians, quips that at home he prefers slippers and reading. Producer Robert Milton and cast details follow, with notes on stage dynamics and a brief revival of miniature golf featuring Gail Patrick.
Cecil B. De Mille buys a watch that shows the correct time in six cities Mexico City London New York Paris Berlin and Madrid. The device serves as a curiosity and practical tool for rapid contact by phone or cable for showings research and museum and store authorities. Nelson Eddy arrived at the studio with a tall building prop used in certain Rose Marie sequences. Roma Gabriel and Greta Natlner are announced as tentative cast for Ile Modiste.
A busy showcase list today through Tuesday at The Virginian with Collegiate starring Jos Penner and Jack Oakie, plus The Bride Comes Home with Claudetty Colbert Fred MacMurray and Robert Young. The Capitol runs A Tale of Two Cities with Ronald Colman Elizabeth Allan and Mae Oliver, plusAlias Saint Nick and Riffrary. The Rialto features Pound Stella Parish Nevada with Kay Francis Ian Hunter Sybil Jason, and Remember Last Night with Edward Arnold Sally Ellers Robert Armstrong.
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