tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32805269920307017892024-03-18T02:48:12.359-07:00Let's Misbehave: A Tribute to Precode HollywoodEmmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598328033891480688noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280526992030701789.post-79482168004007897362017-04-11T20:52:00.000-07:002017-04-11T20:52:19.669-07:00This Week in History - Apr 9 to 15<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
Everything you need to know about the goings-ons and gossip from this week in Precode Hollywood.</div>
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<b>‘It’ Grows Stale</b>: With the ‘It’ trade mark wearing out its usefulness for Clara Bow, Paramount press agents are trying to coin new emblems to identify the gal. Some of the suggestions that have already reached print are: ‘The Brooklyn Bonfire’, ‘Million Candle Power Girl’, ‘God’s Gift to Tired Business Men’ and other hot box-office titles.</div>
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<b>Stalling Talkers</b>: Jack Warner has found that the wear on his nervous system answering questions when visiting or dining out is eased up considerably through the distribution of printed cards. According to the tenor of conversationalists, the chief of Warner studios slips over the reply. On reads: “<i>Who is double-crossing you now?</i>” Another says in type: “<i>Go to our theatre if you want to hear people talking pictures.</i>”</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The head of the family, Jack Warner</b></span></td></tr>
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<b>Way Out of Sync</b>: Audience at the opening night of <i>Noah’s Ark</i> at Chicago, went into roars of laughter when the synchronisation went wrong during a tough argument between George O’Brien and Big Boy Williams. Instead of the husky voice of Williams, came the the soft tons of Dolores Costello saying, ‘He said to kiss me again for France.”</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>A scene from <i>Noah's Art</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<b>Paramount Denies Eagels’ Strife</b>: <i>Jealousy</i> resumed production on April 4 after an enforced layoff. Studio denies Jeanne Eagels walked off the set as reported in the dallies or that there was any temperamental break between Paramount and Miss Eagels. She was ill and, moreover, her leading man, Anthony Bushnell, under a term contract, was also ill and was away two days longer than Miss Eagles.<i> Jealousy</i> will be finished on April 13, one week behind schedule. (I bet the rumour-mongers felt guilty when Jeanne Eagles died six months later with Jealousy her last picture). </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Jeanne Eagels in <i>Jealousy </i></b></span></td></tr>
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<b>Making the Weight</b>: Biggest market for weighing scales is Hollywood. Hardly a home there without a scale. First National has even gone to the extent of analysing what weight would best suit its actors and latter are accordingly advised or ordered. Weight is based according to particular roles but in this manner an actor or actress gets first hand info without argument.</div>
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<b>Buster Keaton</b> say he mastered a vocabulary of 1,000 words in three days but forgets what they were.</div>
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<b>Fifi Pleads ‘Slavery’ on Constitution of US</b>: Fifi D’Orsay is invoking the Constitution of the US and asking the Los Angeles courts to liberate her from a contract with Lyons & Lyons agents on the grounds of ‘slavery’. The complaint filed is a kickback to the suit brought by the agent against her on her contract with Fox. The Constitution states: “<i>Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude except as punishment for crimes of the party who shall have been duly convicted shall exit in the United States</i>.” The agent has responded by commenting that it is “promiscuous” and “laughable”. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Don't mess with Fifi</b></span></td></tr>
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<b>Manager Shoots Wife in Leg</b>: Peter Brill, former manager of the Majestic in Indiana, shot his 17-years-old wife in the leg and killed himself in a hotel room. The actress wife was taken to hospital. Her condition is not serious. </div>
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<b>Scandalous Reports on MacDonald All False</b>: Though reported in Variety as on her way from New York to Los Angeles, Jeannette MacDonald received columns of local front page and unsavoury publicity as the heroine of a drama supposed to have taken place in Italy. Story, for which the whole press fell, is that she had had an affair with the Italian hereditary prince, whose wife, Princess Marie Jose of Belgium, was supposed to have shot. Miss MacDonald dead in a fit of jealousy, ordering the body to be disposed of secretly. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Jeannette MacDonald</b></span></td></tr>
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<b>Roth Marries Despite Grief Over Fiance’s Death</b>: Lillian Roth was married on April 11 to William C. Scott, non-pro from Pittsburgh. Bride gave her age as 22 and the groom as 24. The announcement comes a short while after the death of her reported former fiancé, Herbert Oshins, which occurred in January. At the time of his death, Miss Roth went into hysterics. She carried on outwardly in a most noticeable fashion. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Lillian Ross</b></span></td></tr>
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<b>When script of <i>Five Star Final</i></b> <b>was completed</b>, one of the Warners execs discovered there was a character named Luella, a rough newspaper woman. Luella immediately became Kitty.</div>
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<b>Tyrone Power Set</b>: Tyrone Power has been set for his first picture. He goes into <i>Brown of Culver</i> at Universal. He is 18.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Young Tyrone Power</b></span></td></tr>
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<b>Chico Marx’s Auto Wreck</b>: Chico Marx’s car got tangled with another in Los Angeles on April 9 and the comedian was taken to the hospital with a dislocated kneecap and chest injuries. It is anticipated that he will be discharged in about a week. Meanwhile Paramount is continuing production on <i>Horse Feathers</i> with the other three Marxs, holding Chico’s sequences for his recovery.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Chico Marx</b></span></td></tr>
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<b>The Mayor Helps</b>: The Strand to advertise <i>The Crowd Roars</i> required the help of the mayor and police department. House advertised for several days that the theatre was to stage a junior automobile sweepstakes for children with the motive power their sturdy legs. Eight children, the oldest eight, entered the contest. The race started at State and Pearl streets, after the police cleared the main street. Mayor Thacher started the youngsters off. </div>
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<b>Liquor and Meds Start Agitation Anew</b>: Fearing that drinking scenes in pictures might prove an argument against prohibition, bone drys throughout the country are petitioning censor boards demanding an absolute ban on pictures showing liquor, drinking scenes or mention of wetness. Revived agitation is reported to have arisen following release of <i>The Wet Parade</i>, though in that picture reformers find something to cheer about. Most of the petitions come from rural districts where the pluggers have sold the idea that Hollywood producers are trying to encourage drinking by glorifying it.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>A scene from <i>Wet Parade (1932)</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<b>Answering the $500,000 suit against him </b>and three others by Jack Montgomery, on behalf of Baby Peggy Montgomery, Norman Sper alleges he has no information or belief that Montgomery is the father of Baby Peggy, as set forth in the suit. All other charges are denied.</div>
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<b>Nils Asther</b> played only one day in Metro’s <i>Dinner at Eight,</i> when he was replaced by Edmund Lowe, studio deciding he was a better type for the part.</div>
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<b>Garbo’s Alias</b>: When a Swedish steamer put into Antwerp on Monday, Mlle. Gustavson went ashore for a couple of days wandering about the city visiting its art museums and galleries and port. Only when the steamer left to continue her voyage to San Francisco did Antwerp citizens learn that Mlle. Gustavson was Greta Garbo. </div>
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<b>Miriam Hopkins Broken Ankle Stalls <i>Strangers</i></b>: Metro has postponed <i>Strangers Return</i> from April 17 to May 1. Reason given is that Miriam Hopkins broke her ankle. In the meantime, Phil Strong, author of the story, will be brought on lot to revise script, aided by King Vidor, who will direct. </div>
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<b>Hazel Forbes</b>, blonde heiress, will make her screen debut. She has been signed for a role in <i>Down to the Last Yacht</i>, musical extravaganza. Miss Forbes joins a cast that includes Sidney Fox, Ned Sparks, Sidney Blackmer and Mary Boland.</div>
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Contrary to the general belief, <b>Greta Garbo</b>, uses less make-up than any star in pictures. Only a slight tinge of greasepaint covered by light powder is her entire facial makeup.</div>
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<b>Raquel Torres and Stephen Ames</b> (former husband of Adrienne Ames) are to be married within the next two weeks, according to present plans.</div>
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<b>Lilyan Tashman Left $31,000</b>: Lilyan Tashman, who died last month in New York, left an estate of about $31,000, mostly cash and bonds, according to a petition of letters for administration filed by her husband, Edmund Lowe. Miss Tashman left no will.</div>
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Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598328033891480688noreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280526992030701789.post-13282897810712932212017-04-04T19:05:00.002-07:002017-04-04T19:05:11.405-07:00This Week in History - Apr 2 to 8<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
Everything you need to know about the goings-ons and gossip from this week in Precode Hollywood.</div>
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<b>Parsons’ Chatter Causes Carroll Annoyance</b>: Clipping from the syndicated chatter column of Louella Parsons brought about issuance of a subpoena and embarrassment for Nancy Carroll. Myrtle Sisson, prosecuting a wage claim for her son, claimed Miss Carroll owned a confectionary store and had discharged her son without paying back salary. Miss Carroll has said that she is not connected with the store other than through her husband, Jack Kirkland, who owned an inactive interest. When Mrs Sisson was called to give evidence, she flashed a clipping from the chatter writer’s column which listed Miss Carroll as store owned. The case was dismissed. </div>
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<b>Another Hollywood Gag</b>: Youthful screen actor playing up to feminine lead - “Maybe I can’t kiss you like Novarro, or hug you like Gilbert, but I can bite you like Rin-Tin-Tin.”</div>
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<b>Jean Arthur’s car</b> impounded by police for failure to procure 1929 licence plates, despite protests by her mother that actress was working day and night and did not have time to procure new ones.</div>
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<b>Scarface Al as Actor</b>: It is seriously stated by First National an offer to ‘Scarface Al’ Capone, Chicago beer baron, to appear in <i>Widow From Chicago</i>, Alice White’s next picture, has been made. Figure it’s good publicity.</div>
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<b>WAMPAS Names Turned Down</b>: WAMPAS’ intention to elect 13 Baby Stars again this year was over-ruled after candidates for nomination had been selected. Claim made is that list was not representative and that many of the baby stars were already too well established. Those mentioned include: Marjorie White, Fifi Dorsay, Mona Maris, Dixie Lee, Maureen O’Sullivan, Marguerite Churchill, Marion Schilling, Kay Francis, Lillian Roth, Claudia Dell, Lottie Loder, Dorothy Jordan, Raquel Torres, Una Merkel, Kathryn Crawford, Bernice Claire, June Clyde, Phyllis Crane, Jean Harlow, Pert Kelton, Lenore Landry and Marion Byron. Election is off. No WAMPAS for 1930!</div>
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<b>Miss Shearer off of Screen?</b>: Norma Shearer, one of the ranking stars of MGM for several years is out. Her contract is not being renewed and there are no further options. Her contract which has just expired was dated March 1925. Whether Miss Shearer is retiring from the screen to settle down to home life is not known inside MGM circles, although that is the assumption.</div>
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<b>Bennett Makes Ex Give Up</b>: Joan Bennett got the local court’s okay on her suit for $50 per month support for their child from ex-husband J.M. Fox, now married again to a Seattle woman. Joan avowed she did not need the coin but battled for principle that father should pay.</div>
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<b>Sex Angle Buried with Title Change</b>: Effort to play down sex angle and play up the comedy resulted in selling <i>Royal Bed</i> in Oregon as <i>Queen’s Husbands</i>. Latter is the original title of the book. The new title is thought to be better known and also to admit bright comedy appeal and exploitation. <i>Royal Bed</i> was ditched as admitting little exploitation possibility. This is the first local instance for some time of playing down sex angel for b.o. reasons.</div>
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<b>Lewis J. Warner Dies at 23</b>: Business boy of much personal charm impressed entire Warner staff by ability. Lewis J. Warner, 23, son of Harry M. Warner, succumbed to double pneumonia on April 4 in New York. Young Warner’s death is directly traceable to a tooth extraction which had performed against his dentist’s advice prior to taking his first vacation in a couple of years. On the way to Havana, he was stricken with septic poisoning. The struggle to save the youngest of the active Warners was waged valiantly by Lewis but he succumbed to his illnesses. </div>
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<b>Polly Moran Banged Up</b>: Polly Moran was taken to the Hollywood hospital Sunday (April 5) with a broken nose, two shiners and a cut on her head. Hospital record states Miss Moran fell down <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica;">the stairs of her Santa Monica Beach house. Another less pacific version of the affair is reported without foundation. Miss Moran was due to go to work this week on </span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica;">Marie and Polly on Politics</i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica;"> with Marie Dressler. Start of picture is postponed pending her recovery.</span><br />
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<b>Metro Irked by Gable Ballyhoo on <i>Polly</i>:</b> Exhibitors billing Clark Gable as the unofficial star of <i>Polly of the Circus</i> has been creating quite a bit of protest around MGM. Indie exhibs often starred Gable alone, leaving the player of the title role, Marion Davies, to be guessed at.</div>
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<b>No Divorce for George</b>: Mrs George Jessel has made a condition that may block any chance of a marriage between her husband and Norma Talmadge. Mrs Jessel has said she will not consent to a divorce until she can sue her husband and name a correspondent. Jessel is supposed to have made and emphatic refusal after hearing the name his wife wished to mention. Miss Talmadge has not yet started the agreed upon divorce suit against Jos. Schenck. They were married about 16-years-ago. The Jessel’s have been twice married. Mrs Jessel is the former Florence Courtney of the Courtney Sisters. They remarried followed a divorce procured after a prolonged separation. </div>
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<b>Photo of Home Driving Dietrich to New One</b>: Reason why the names endeavour to keep their addresses and telephones a secret was manifest by Marlene Dietrich’s recent experiences. As a sideline to the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, a local paper ran a story on the precautions being taken by colony members against any similar abduction of their children. Picture was run showing Miss Dietrich’s home, with windows barred and the address was given. Since then an average of 60 telegrams a day have been received by the star from salesman and racketeers trying to interest her in every bargain and money-making scheme. More than this number called at the home with similar propositions while hundreds of others have paid visits to the home to get a look at the player in person. She is now looking for another house. </div>
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<b><i>Hooker</i> Title Banned</b>: Hays office has ordered Fox to get a new tag for <i>Sandy Hooker</i>, a Clara Bow picture. Studio has requested suggestions from employees.</div>
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<b>Only $200,000</b>: H. G. Wells has notified studios that he has an original idea for a picture which he will sell for $200,000. He requests studios interested, through his agent, to send one to England to discuss his idea.</div>
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<b>Dressler Quite Ill</b>: Strong probability Marie Dressler will be unable to play in <i>Tugboat Annie</i> and <i>The Late Christopher Bean</i>. Since her return from New York following her operation, she has been far from strong but insisted upon going into <i>Dinner at Eight</i>, now in production. Current opinion is that the strain of working in this feature will necessitate an indefinite vacation.<br />
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<b><i>Rothschild</i> Smashes Boston</b>: In the face of a torrential downpour, <i>House of Rothschild</i> broke all roadshow records on its opening at Boston. Advance sale is big and the picture will run two-a-day indefinitely.</div>
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<b>Richard Barthelmess</b>, sent to bed by the doctor due to an abscessed ear, is expected back Wednesday at First National to resume his role in The Old Doll’s House.</div>
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<b>Seven of the beauties</b> brought out here by Earl Carroll for Paramount’s screen version of <i>Murder at the Vanities</i> are remaining in Hollywood. They are Ruth Hilliard, Wanda Perry, Anya Taranda, Beryl Wallace, Ernestine Anderson, Constance Jordan and Dorothy Dawes.</div>
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<b>All WAMPAS Stars in Paramount Picture</b>: Entire group of 13 WAMPAS Baby Stars have been signed for Paramount production, <i>Kiss and Make-Up</i>. The group includes Jacqueline Wells, Katherine Williams, Gigi Parrish, Lu Ann Meredith, Lucille Lund, Ann Hovey, Hazel Hayes, Jean Gale, Dorothy Drake, Helene Cohn, Jean Carmen, Betty Brysen and Judith Arlen. Cast of the picture is headed by Cary Grant and Helen Mack.<br />
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Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598328033891480688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280526992030701789.post-74240303727358735482017-03-28T03:27:00.000-07:002017-03-28T19:23:32.131-07:00This Week in History - Mar 26 to Apr 1<div class="Default">
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Court Limb Exhib in Masseuse Case</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">: Mae Murray will have to shell out $2,000 just because Alice White has pretty legs. No sooner had Miss White exhibited her undraped extremities to the judge and courtroom, than the jurist handed down a decision awarding Sylvia Ulbach, masseuse, judgement against Miss Murray. Masseuse sued the actress after Miss Murray discharged her “because she had called Miss Murray’s husband a bum”. Miss Murray declared her blue-blooded husband was a gentlemen and denied ever discharging her and borrowing money from Ulbach. The masseuse brought Miss White into court as a living example of her art. The object of the testimony was to show in court that Miss Ulbach had done wonders for her legs. </span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Doug Fairbanks</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> going in for
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Joan Crawford</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> threw a
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sounds Piquant</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: With bathing
season getting started along the California beaches, annual police censorship
is on. At one beach, Mary Wilson (23), was first to run afoul of a beach
cooper. She was picked up on a charge of wearing an ‘immodest’ costume, which
consisted of a tight-fitting suit of extreme cut, backless to a point below the
waistline and with portions of the front and sides cut out.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Handling <i>Ben-Hur</i></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">: In
re-making <i>Ben-Hur</i>, Metro will retain
all the spectacular stuff as is, merely synchronizing with sound. Song dialog
sequences will be entirely new. One of the original principals, Richard
Currier, is now dead, a complication. Metro also has to arrange to get the
dialog rights for the old play.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Warner Oland</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> can’t play golf. He let his fingernails grow for <i>Fu Machu</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Penny Rollers
Go Ga-Ga for Wild Beast Revivals</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: Success of <i>Ingagi</i>, African wild animal picture on
its initial showing at San Diego, has sent a flock of promoters on the hustle
for any sort of wild animal films. Every film library in town is being
canvassed by the promoters in an attempt to get something which sound can be
dubbed into. One owner of a six reel animal picture which was made in India in
1924 was offered $10,000 for the negative.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>A scene from the popular film, <i>Ingagi </i></b></span></td></tr>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">June MacCloy’s Home Life, As Per Husband</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: June MacCloy
was made defendant in a suit for divorce filed by Wilbur Guethlein, traveling
rep for RKO. She is charged with neglect and cruelty, the husband alleging that
she refused to live with him, informing him that she preferred her freedom. Also
accused of having an ungovernable temper. They were married in 1929.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>June MacCloy sitting on Groucho Marx's lap</b></span></td></tr>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Baby Born to Baclanova</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: Olga
Baclanova off the screen for several months for motherhood purposes is expected
to go back with a Metro contract.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Davies Sore Over Claire’s Role</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: Marion Davies
is raising ructions, claiming she was promised her the role in <i>Greeks Had a Word For It</i> but that Samuel
Goldwyn announces Ina Claire for the play. Goldwyn denies she was ever offered
the role.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Ina Claire as she appeared in <i>Greeks Had a Word For It</i></b></span></td></tr>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ames’ Test</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: Samuel
Goldwyn is testing Adrienne Ames, New York society girl. She has never been on
the stage. The potential actress’ husband is Stephen Ames, wealthy Wall Street
broker.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Klan Won’t Let Warner’s Film Nude ‘White Trash’</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">: Rewrites on several sequences in <i>Cabin in the Cotton</i> has been made necessary through influence of the Ku Klux Klan. Company dispatched a camera crew and assistant director to Mississippi to photograph women of a ‘white trash’ section bathing nude in a river. Idea was okay with the women but when the picture company started to grind on the scene the hooded members showed up and ordered the crew to pack up and scram.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Girls Tele Worry is Blondes Out</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: A television
expert, Harry Lubcke, can look even further than ‘just around the corner’. It
is bad news for the blondes but jake for the brunettes and red heads. His
expert opinion is that inasmuch as television photography must be made before
white backgrounds, it will be necessary to have dark objects for distinctive
filming. Blonde gals of the future who dye their hair to get work with still
have issues he says. Because blondes usually have blue eyes and these will be
nix also before the white background.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Mrs von Sternberg sues Dietrich
Again</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: Mrs Riza von
Sternberg’s suit against Marlene Dietrich for libel and alienation of affections
were reopened by Mrs von Sternberg, who claims Paramount didn’t live up to
certain terms of the agreement to cancel suit. Dallies carried the story that
the suit had been dismissed when a Budapest newspaperman admitted an article he
had written quoting Miss Dietrich on the case had been pulled out of thin air.
He wrote a retraction. Agreement was that three letters by the two women and
the newspaperman be printed in the newspapers of 10 US cities and Berlin and
Vienna. But editors used the letters only in part in their news stories.
Paramount’s legal department must now buy advertising space to have the three
missives printed in full. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Von Sternberg and his muse, Marlene Dietrich</b></span></td></tr>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Choosy</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: George Bernard Shaw, who was on display to the picture people at the
Hearst Ranch in San Simeon last Friday, March 24, went under the condition that
he would not have to be photographed with picture personalities. Newsreel
camera men and photographers who figured they would have an exclusive on Shaw,
returned immediately after the condition was made.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Charlie Chaplin, Marion Davies and George Bernard Shaw at San Simeon </b></span></td></tr>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Arliss’
Retirement?</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: George Arliss is reported retiring
from the screen and returning to England. On completion of Voltaire his
contract with Warners is up. No deal to renew has been started.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Bette from being Just Another Good Girl</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: There is
nothing more deadly, Bette Davis has decided than being a nice girl too long.
That’s the way she started, and if it were not for the lucky break she got in <i>Cabin in the Cotton</i> – the opportunity to
do a strip – she might still be playing somebody’s daughter or somebody’s
sister, and languishing honoured and unstarred. “Spice in pictures has its
place,” says Miss Davis. “That’s the thing that impresses execs and people. Unless
the execs think you have sex appeal, you’ll never get a part that the people
will remember. Be sweet and demure all you like and see how far you get. Just
another blonde indistinguishable from all the rest. Stay good too long and
nobody will ever believe you can be anything else. Go torrid, in a naïve,
subtle way, of course, and people will pay some attention to you. Prove you
have sex appeal and you give the people something that interests them.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;">1934: </span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif;"> </span></b></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Guard Crosby Baby</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: Fearing
kidnapping of their baby boy, two armed guards have been stationed at Bing
Crosby’s home at Toluca Lake for a week. Guards went on when a policeman
reported that he had heard a chap talking in a telephone booth about ‘the
Crosby baby’. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Madison Mystery</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: Eric Madison,
former accountant in Warner’s studio restaurant at Burbank, was found dead in
his apartment on March 25 with six bullet wounds in his body. Police are
searching for his wife, Nellie. She had disappeared from their home about 12
hours before the body was discovered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Elysia</span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> Okayed in Chicago by Court Ruling</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: After six
months of court squabbles the nudie, <i>Elysia</i>,
got through on a legal order and goes into the loop Majestic for a run. Though
Aaron Jones has the house the Lehman estate had promised that if the nudie
picture got through the censorship before May 1 they could have the house for
the exhibition. However, the picture must be out by May 1.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Locations</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "palatino linotype" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: In future it
is likely that the New York press will be asked to refrain from printing the
location of services to be held for deceased screen celebrities. Plan follows
the exhibition by the public for the late Lilyan Tashman. The morbid curiosity
of the crowd almost led to fights between those riding in the funeral cortege
and the sidewalk gawkers who climbed on the running boards and opened doors
seeking autographs. At the burial ground, women plucked flowers from the casket
and almost fell in the grave in the rush. Services for Miss Tashman were held
on March 23 at the Universal Chapel. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598328033891480688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280526992030701789.post-71653855429701216482017-03-19T18:22:00.002-07:002017-03-28T03:03:52.343-07:00This Week in History - Mar 19 to 25<div class="Default">
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Colour Work</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Helvetica; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">: Indicating the increasing use of colour at the studios,
Technicolour has 12 camera crews and equipment, each comprising three men and
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Entitled to Funds</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Helvetica; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">: Jetta Goudal’s temperament was no valid
reason for the abrogation of her contract by Pathe, according to the ruling
handed down by the Supreme Court. Court ruled that disobedience of an artist
could not properly be treated the same as the disobedience of a menial. She was
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he charges certain scenes in <i>The Merry
Widow</i> film are damaging to him, has developed a situation for a stage
farce. The Prince’s lawyer is compelled to uphold the tradition of royalty and
privileges of the throne. MGM’s attorney is required by the exigencies of the
case to deride and ridicule royalty and all consideration of social caste that
go with it. Case was adjourned again.</span></span></div>
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prop boy Raoul Walsh picked out for the lead in <i>The Big Trail</i>, when his year winds up next month. Studio feels
Wayne hasn’t sufficient b.o., judging from his only other pictures. Wayne,
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>John Wayne in 'The Big Trail'</b></span></td></tr>
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<b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Whether Chaplin is Jew Causes Cancelled Visit</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: Another of those East European religious quarrels that has in the past cost many lives has unknowingly been kindled by Charles Chaplin. All of Budapest is in a turmoil and as a result of the argument Chaplin had to cancel his visit. Trouble started when a Jewish paper in Budapest wrote a highly laudatory article on the comedian, claiming him as a Jew and representative of the fine things Jews have accomplished. Immediately, the anti-Somite press, high in the majority, bit back with long articles abusing Chaplin. Although no rioting, the situation looked highly serious until Chaplin made his move by not coming here.</span><br />
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his chauffeur struck a storm drain at an intersection while Pickford was asleep
in the back. Both men were thrown from the car a moment before it crashed into
a row of palm trees and was demolished. Pickford was bruised but not broken.
The chauffer sustained broken ribs and other injuries. It was believed the car
was travelling at high speeds.</span></span></div>
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<u><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>1932:</b></span></span></span></u></div>
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ceremony at the Joan Bennett-Gene Markey wedding last week newspaper people,
toasting the bride, commented on the vast difference in the cordiality
displayed there in comparison to the Constance Bennett-Marquis de la Falaise nuptials.
As they were talking, a publicity man heard the click of a camera. Rushing over
to the cameraman, he pleaded: “You didn’t take a picture of Joan Bennett with a
glass of wine in here hand, did you?” “Nope,” said the cameraman, who had
waited out in the cold at the previous wedding, “it was Constance.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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on First Nite Gawking</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Helvetica; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">: Opening of <i>Wet Parade</i> at Grauman’s Chinese saw the slimmest crowd of sidewalk
fans seen at any premiere in years. Formerly, openings necessitated the issuing
of police passes in order to get anywhere near the theatre. The latest opening
had plenty of elbow room for everyone. Drop in curiosity seekers has been
noticed at other openings, but it was figured that the usual opening would
attract a mob who never miss a chance to lamp the stars. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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to go into the dress manufacturing business, has resorted to bankruptcy as the
way out. Petition he filed tabulated his liabilities at $105,868 and assets
none. His brother Chico is among the creditors for $29,000.</span></div>
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her 1893 glad rags, hopped aboard a surrey and was driven behind two nags and a
coachman to the Century of Progress Exposition. This occurred in time to
electrify the pious portion of the populace on their way to Sunday services.
The stunt of having Miss 1893 visit the modernistic 1933 World’s Fair was
deemed a natural for everybody concerned.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Sylvia Sidney and George Raft over the week end, for a joint personal
appearance, Paramount New York had to take the advance stuff down when Miss
Sidney balked at the terms and cancelled. She wanted $4,000 instead of the offered
$3,000. It looks like Raft will do the job solo. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Liquor Ad</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Helvetica; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">: Attorneys for Claudette Colbert are preparing to sue distributor
of Scotch whisky for using a photography of the player in liquor advertising in
Detroit papers. Still was from the picture <i>It
Happened One Night</i> and shows the player holding a glass aloft. Text of the
ad reads, ‘Claudette Colbert gives a toast to our Scotch whisky.’ It was
previously reported the still was used as part of an exploitation campaign for
the picture. Colbert claims she gave no permission for its use and has been
placed in the wrong light by the whisky merchants.</span></span></div>
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Frank Borzage’s wife, Wynne, injured in an auto accident on March15 which
resulted in the death of Frank’s father, Louis Borzage, was reported improved
at the Hollywood hospital. The doctor said Lew Borzage, Frank’s brother, would
probably not lose one eye and the serious injuries to Wynn’s leg would not
necessitate amputation. Shocked by the incident, Frank continued to direct his
production of <i>Little Man What Now?</i>
Without interruption. Carl Laemmle expected him to suspend work at least until
after the funeral, but the director felt this would entail too much loss to the
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Trader Horn (1931) was starlet, Edwina Booth’s big break and first credited role. </div>
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">As Nina Trent, the White Goddess, Booth not only had the opportunity to be the female lead in the picture but be a part of one of the first ever location shoots in Africa. Her long, natural blonde hair and inexperience made her a perfect choice for director W.S. Van Dyke who wanted a low maintenance actress. When the film was released in May 1931 it showed a radiant, youthful Booth elegantly wondering through the picture in scant jungle attire. </span></div>
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But in reality, the making of the film ruin Booth’s health making her sickly, gaunt and, at some parts, close to death. She contracted malaria and dysentery during the filming, almost fractured her skull after falling from a tree and suffered sunstroke. Her rough clothing made of monkey fur chaffed her skin and cuts from trees and grass made her body even more fragile. When she returned to Hollywood following the shoot, she was a changed woman. Her new husband, Anthony Shuck, annulled their union soon after and left her to the care of her family. Following the release of the film, she sued MGM for $1 million to compensate her for her illnesses. She claimed the company didn’t provide her with adequate clothing to withstand the harsh African environment. Apparently, she received a settlement of only $35,000. She was reportedly confined to bed for the next five years only completing four more films before retiring in 1935 aged only 31.</div>
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Everything you need to know about the goings-ons and gossip from this week in Precode Hollywood.</div>
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<b>Booth for <i>Trader</i></b>: Final section of Edwina Booth to play the lead in <i>Trader Horn</i> was made after many weeks of search for a lead who had to meet many rigid requirements. Foremost of these was the willingness to undergo the hardships of 28 weeks in Africa. Another was that of natural long blonde hair. Heat prevailing at this time in Africa would not permit the use of wigs and or a staff hairdresser. </div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Providence Protests:</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> The Catholic population in Providence was up in arms over the religious ritual in </span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">The Redeeming Sin </i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">(1929) which played last week. The row started over a dialogue scene between Lionel Barrymore and Dolores Costello in which Barrymore, as a French Catholic priest, recites the Lord’s prayer with the Protestant ending. Local newspapers were flooded with complaints. The ruckus was started too late to have any effect on businesses but it’s doubtful if the feature will be booked for a second run.</span></div>
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<b>Phipps Suing Parents</b>: Sally Phipps, 17, has filled suit asking to have a guardian appointed. Miss Phipps alleges her mother and stepfather have misused the money she earned and that her stepfather mistreated and slandered her, injuring her position at the Fox studio. She asks that her attorney be made guardian of her estate.</div>
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<b><i>Napoleon</i> Off</b>: Warners has shelved <i>Napoleon</i> in which Edward Robinson was meant to have starred, for this year. Likely that a new player will be in the name part when it finally is made. Studio has been trying to talk Robinson out of the assignment for three months. (<i>Napoloen</i> would have been a great role for Robinson no matter what Warners said).</div>
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<b>Fight Raft Suit</b>: George Raft isn’t going to collect damages for the theft and wrecking of his auto on New Year’s Day without a legal battle with insurance and indemnity companies. A demurrer to Raft’s action has been entered by the defendants. In his original complaint, Raft charged that the defendants disclaimed liability, asserting that his policy covered collision only. </div>
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Everything you need to know about the goings-ons and gossip from this week in Precode Hollywood.</div>
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<b>The Codys still ill </b>- Word received as to Lew Cody’s condition at the Warwick Hotel, New York states he is still ill with no visitors allowed. Mrs Cody (Mabel Normand) was stricken with pneumonia five weeks ago and has not yet fully recovered.</div>
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Not a “film story” but I couldn’t pass up including this news article about a femme mayoral candidate:</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; white-space: pre;"> </span><b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Advocates Passports For Married Couples at Night:</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Florence Gravdahl, candidate for mayor at Minneapolis has announced as part of a new platform a modified curfew law for married people by which husbands and wives will be required to carry matrimonial passports when away from home at night. She said traffic police will be directed to investigate automobiles containing men and women and to arrest on disorderly charges the occupants of such machines who do not produce marriage certificates, showing they are man and wife, or, in lieu provide a satisfactory explanation of their presence together. The same procedure would be carried out in night clubs and hotels. A recent newspaper editorial suggests couples discovered out after sundown could be sent to Mrs Gravdahl for “a good talking to-or something”.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> </span></div>
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<b>Navarro on Discs</b> - Ramon Novarro can really sing, disclosing this new talent in <i>The Pagan</i> with the star warbling <i>The Pagan Love Song</i>, theme number. His singing so impressed Victor it has signed Navarro for recording purposes. </div>
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<b>Alice White’s Wedding</b> - Alice White left Hollywood Saturday for Chicago with it reported that upon her arrival there she will marry Sid Bartlett. The latter has been acting as her personal representative for the past six months. </div>
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Meanwhile, another loved-up couple announced their engagement in this week 1930. Louis B. Mayer’s daughter Irene Mayer announced she would be marrying David Selznick.</div>
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<b>Barrymore Baby</b> - Little Mr or Miss Stork due in the home of the John Barrymores around March 15. (the couple would go on to have Dolores Ethel Mae "DeeDee" Barrymore who FYI is the aunty of Drew Barrymore). </div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Television 3 Years Away</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">- Show business needs not to be concerned about television for at least another three years. If it comes out in practical fashion then it will be a scientific miracle. This comes from Radio officials who say until television can be simplified, costs can be reduced and equipment reduced in bulk, there is little chance of air or wire pictures ever reaching the home of the average public institution. </span></div>
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<b>West-East Tests</b> - While Helen Hayes was in Hollywood for two or three months, she had several screen tests. No good was the result. Back to New York again for Helen. (Hayes would win the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in <i>Sin of Madelon Claudet</i> released in October that year. Go Helen!)</div>
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<b>Mae Clarke’s Breakdown</b> - Mae Clarke is in a Hollywood hospital trying to defeat a breakdown. Recalled from Palm Springs where she was resting to make retakes for <i>Night Club</i>, Clarke was immediately rushed to hospital after finishing before the camera. March 6 her malady developed so rapidly she was removed to a sanatarium and will remain there indefinitely.</div>
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<b>William Holden Dies</b> - Don’t be alarmed, it is not <i>the</i> William Holden of <i>Sunset Boulevard</i> fame but a character actor who appeared in around 20 films including <i>Dance, Fools, Dance</i> and<i> Holiday</i>. He died on March 2, aged 57, following a heart attack. He had been in bad health for the past year due to an automobile accident. He was survived by his widow, Louise Holden, and daughter, Thelma Maclachlan. </div>
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<b>Poison Tragedy Points Censors to Pix</b> - Stricter film censorship is on the cards in Massachusetts following the strange death of a fire captain. William Costello was found dead last week from cyanide poisoning. It appeared to be suicide but the possibility of murder is being considered. The film <i>Payment Deferred</i>, recently exhibited in the area, showed how cyanide can be purchased and administered without chances of outward detection. Costello’s wife admits to purchasing cyanide which she used for cleaning. </div>
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<b>And So to Bed</b> - The day after Ruth Chatterton broke two fingers when she jammed her hand in an auto door, she appeared at Warners for a scene in <i>Lily Turner</i> calling her to do a cootch dance. Execs figured that she couldn’t do justice to the wriggling due to the pain from her injuries so she was put to bed for the hospital sequence in which she is supposed to have a child.</div>
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<b>Gaynor Divorce Suit </b>- From authentic reports, Janet Gaynor, will file suit for divorce on March 7 against Lydel Peck, Fox producer.</div>
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<b>Princess Sues</b> - Metro lost the decision in the libel suit filed here against the company by Princess Irina on <i>Rasputin and the Empress</i>. Princess was awarded 25,000 pounds or a bit over $125,000. She is the daughter of Grand Duke Alexander and the wife of Prince Youssopoff, who self-admittedly - among others - killed Rasputin. She sued because she claims the film, in one sequence, libeled her.</div>
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<b>Stanwyck Talent</b> - One of the dramatic scenes in <i>Gambling Lady</i> which was written in by Barbara Stanwyck, featured in the picture. The actress’s contribution is the scene where she separates from Joel McCrea toward the end of the story.</div>
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<b>Tarzan Not So Hot with Weissmuller</b> - You have Johnny Weissmuller’s word for it - he doesn’t like being that super-man, Tarzan. In fact, he’s pretty tired of picture-making. ‘Gee,’ confided Johnny, ‘when I signed up for pictures I figured I was going to get rich - make money in a bigger way than a professional champion swimmer could. But now I know how wrong I was. Sure, I make more but I spend more too. I’m a swimmer not an actor.”</div>
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Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598328033891480688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280526992030701789.post-21387186572245316292017-02-28T00:13:00.000-08:002017-02-28T00:13:03.607-08:00This Week in History - Feb 26 to Mar 4<div class="Default">
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Everything
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Nazimova’s Talker </span></b><span lang="EN-US">-
Indications are that Nazimova will return to the screen after an absence of
five years. Eddie Small has her under contract and is understood to be
preparing a talking picture which will star her. Word is it will be released
through Columbia.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">50 Baby Tests</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> - Paramount
made screen tests of 50 babies selected in the Los Angeles Express baby
contest. Infants who show the best screen possibilities will be given one
week’s work in pictures.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Lillian’s Tax</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> - The
government had an income tax claim of $54,311 against Lillian Gish based upon
her two year contract. She quickly filed an appeal.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">No Big Meals</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> - Heavy
meals and talking picture work don’t go well together. One director discovered
that after lunch actors’ voices have changed considerably. In order to have the
same tone, players must eat early in the morning or starve throughout working
hours.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Profane Cowboys</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> -
Professional cowboys now migrating her for picture work are giving directors
plenty of headaches by their habitual profanity. When told to ad lib in mob
scenes the mike gets hot with a mixed conglomeration of cowboy vernacular. It
would never pass the censor and scenes must be retaken.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Shooting</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> - Actress
Vera Gingell and Siguard Bjorne, musician, were shot and killed by the woman’s
estranged husband, Augustus Gingell when he found them living together. Gingell
was held for double murder.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Rambeau Suit Up</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> - Retrial
of the alienation of affection suit against actress Marjorie Rambeau will be
sort this week in 1930. The original suit in which Mrs Mabel Manton sought to
collect $100,000 from the actress for alleged stealing of William Manton’s
affections resulted in jury disagreement. The action grows out of a raid made
on Miss Rambeau’s apartment where Mr Manton, an actor, was found. The actress
explained that Mr Manton was merely aiding her by the reading of a part.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Not Too Much Mother</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> - “What do
you mean, too much mother?” Katherine Roth cracked when she and Lillian arrived
for the girl to do her personal appearance turn, referring to a story that
Paramount dropped Lillian for that reason. “We get along splendidly, Lillian
gives me anything I want. I’ll never try to advise her in love affairs again
because she feels so badly over one boy to whom I objected and who died four
weeks ago. But maybe she’ll take my advice on financial matters since she lost
money on some stocks bought against my advice,” Mrs Roth said. Later Lillian
said she and her mother were, “in perfect sympathy” and also denied the “too
much mother” yarn.</span></span></div>
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- Sam Goldwyn thinks Dolores del Rio can be ‘made’ as a talker star regardless
of how much a bad one was her <i>Bad One</i>
(1930). He will feature her in a piece based on <i>The Dove</i> but vastly metamorphosed in its screen transition. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">There’s Rain and Rain</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> - Rain
scene for a Pathe picture were postponed because it rained. The rain was the
kind they get in California, where everything is bigger and better. Overhead
pipes had been installed for the London dizzy kind and the director refused to
take what nature supplied.</span></span></div>
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Stuart, screen novice, whom Universal signed after litigation with Paramount,
goes to First National on loan for her first picture, Street of Women.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Operator’s Home Bombed</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> - A bomb
was thrown through the front window at the home of the operator at the Strand,
which was wrecked by a similar explosion last December. Four members of his
family, sleeping at the time, were injured but not seriously. The operator was
employed by Keraostes Bros who have been rowing with the union over the size of
staffs employed in the nabe houses.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Valentino’s Million Shrinks
to $130,000</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> - Albert and Maria Guglieni, brother and sister of late
Rudolph Valentino have petitioned the court for a partial distribution of his
estate, which is still in litigation. The estate, which was once rated in
excess of $1,000,000 has shrink to $130,000 and may be wiped out by income tax
claims.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: small;">Rudolph's sister Maria and her husband Alberto<br /></span></b></span></td></tr>
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abandoned the idea of producing <i>Sex</i>,
the Mae West play. The studio had been considering it but decided that critics
would dwell on the fact that the show was knocked off in New York. The matter
had not been taken up with the Hays office but the studio figured that if the
title was change it would go through. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Backyard Argument</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> - There is
an argument between Jack Warner and Sam Goldwyn over the latter’s statement
that picture people in Hollywood are incompetent, extravagant and out of step
with the times. From the way Warner talkers, it looks as if the boys will stick
their tongues out at each other when they meet in New York this week. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Not a Bit Bashful</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> - Warner
publicity staff had a tough time with the crowd of crashers trying to muscle in
on the press showing of the <i>42nd Street</i>
train at the Santa Fe depot. Finally one of the staff asked one of the crashers,
“Who are you with?” Proudly he indicated the frail clinging to his arm. “I’m
with my girl,” he said.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">A scene from the short 42nd Street Special (1933) which featured the films promotional train<br /></span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Dressler Burns Over
Citizenship</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> - Burned at the reports that her name had been included in
the list of alien players bandied about during a Congressional hearing, Marie
Dressler strapped her six guns on and went into action. In answer Dressler
remarked, “I have resided in the US ever since I came from Canada 55-years-ago.
I married an American 35-years-ago and that gave me citizenship.” Her final
broadside was to the effect that if the matter was brought up again she might
“run down to Washington and tell ‘em a few things, too”.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Nudes for Hays</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> - Irony has
planted a group of plastic nudes just outside the executive office of Hays’
quarters in the Louis B. Mayer building in Hollywood. Prominence of the plaques
is being commented on especially in view of the Hays censorial stress, heavy at
this time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Poor Gilbert</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> - Metro is
chastising John Gilbert again. The <i>Queen
Christine</i> trailers mention all the feature male support but Gilbert.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Trainer Nipped</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> - An animal
trainer was injured seriously when attacked by a bear on the Mack Sennett lot.
Had brought the animal from a circus for a Clyde Beatty pic.</span></span></div>
Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598328033891480688noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280526992030701789.post-11829039214120579082017-02-19T22:18:00.000-08:002017-02-19T22:18:17.105-08:00This Week in History - Feb 19 to 25<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">
Everything you need to know about the goings-ons and gossip from this week in Precode Hollywood.</div>
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<b>Lupe’s Song and Dance</b>: Lupe Velez will sing and dance at the United Artists, Chicago, and the Riato, New York, in conjunction with <i>Lady of the Pavements</i>, the picture in which she is featured. New York engagement starts March 2 or 9.</div>
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<b>Personal Pilot</b>: Director, Clarence Brown, is the first of the picture contingent to own an aeroplane and have his own pilot. Brown has bought a four-passenger Beull closed plane and is using it for social engagements, thinking nothing of flying 300 miles for a weekend. </div>
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<b>Big Wedding</b>: They put it on when Ruth Roland married Ben Bard on February 14. The wedding was the most pretentious held in the film colony with practically everybody of any consequence invited. More than 1,000 guest witnessed the event.</div>
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<b><i>Coquette</i> promotion</b>: What looks like some high powered exploitation and publicity for Mary Pickford and <i>Coquette</i>, her forthcoming release, is her sudden outburst of social activity on the coast. For the past week Miss Pickford has been host to 25 visiting newspaper chatter writers who sponsored a like number of girls selected in various cities in a <i>Coquette</i> contest. Miss Pickford threw a dinner for the newspaper scribes and also sponsored a theatre party.</div>
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<b>Dogs talking on the screen has been released</b>: It is an achievement of months of patience as dialog was fitted to each dog and had to be made at the precise instant needed. This required weeks of weary waiting for the dogs to do the right thing at the right time. The title of the short is <i>Hot Dog</i>.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Two canine actors from <i>Hot Dog</i> (1930)</b></span></td></tr>
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<b>Picture ‘Don’ts’ For ’30</b>: Will Hays put the halter around the necks of the members of the Association of Motion Picture Producers at their annual meeting on February 17. The members agreed to abide by his rules and regulations that will govern the industry in such a manner that censorship measures throughout the country will not be required and will possibly be abandoned. Producers will now have to submit to the association every picture they produce before the negative goes to final printing. If the picture doesn’t conform to the rules, the association with notify the producer and corrections must be made before the picture can be released.</div>
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<b>Alice White is requesting a vacation</b> after working in 22 pictures during the past three and a half years. She may have to wait as two new stories are in preparation for her. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Alice White</b></span></td></tr>
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<b>Nolan Charged</b>: Mary Nolan was charged last week with petty theft in a warrant issued in Beverly Hills. Warrant was sworn by a film director who alleged that Miss Nolan stole a rug worth $300 from his furnished home which she had leased.</div>
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<b>El Brendel was taken to hospital</b> with an injured eye. He ducked too late on the set when a Spanish dancer was supposed to kick over his head.</div>
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<b>Solo Click by Wheeler or Woolsey Would Kill Team</b>: Whether Wheeler and Woolsey will be re-teamed by Radio again depends on the results from their solo trys. That seems to be the attitude of studio execs who have been trying to find the right medium for the pair. </div>
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<b>Husband Swap</b>: Showgirls Edna Hooper and Norma ‘Bebe’ Castillo would like to change husbands but there are a maze of legal technicalities which must first be straightened out. The husbands are equally anxious for the exchange and believe the matter can be smoothed over.</div>
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<b><i>Freaks</i> Has Censor Trouble</b>: City censors in Georgia forced <i>Freaks</i> from the Fox theatre screen on February 20 because of its gruesomeness. The theatre tried to score an injunction against the removal order but was unsuccessful.</div>
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<b>Wood’s nose trouble</b>: Judith Wood is in for a nose operation for the second time in two months. The second is to correct the first. </div>
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<b>Edna Purviance’s Heart</b>: Edna Purviance was stricken with a heart attack on February 20. At the Hollywood hospital it is stated her condition is slightly improved. </div>
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<b>Moran’s Molars</b>: Metro execs are reported to be protesting Polly Moran’s new set of store teeth. They claim they are too perfect and take away facial comedy value. So Moran went back to the dentist to get a not so perfect renovation. Apparently, her revamped nose some time ago was similarly protested on the grounds that she was making a funny face foolproof.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Polly Moran gets a secret from Marie Dressler </b></span></td></tr>
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<b>Two Accidents on Location</b>: Columbia has encountered hard luck on making <i>Murder of the Circus Queen</i>, having two bad accidents. One was on February 17 when a man was thrown from his horse and his legs badly injured and another when another man suffered severe injuries to his back. Both are in hospital. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>A scene from <i>Murder of the Circus Queen</i> aka <i>The Circus Queen Murder</i> (1933)</b></span></td></tr>
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<b>Mae’s Cuts for Paramount</b>: Paramount is re-editing Mae West’s flicker <i>She Done Him Wrong</i> for Pennsylvania following first submission to state’s censors. After cuts necessary are made, the picture will again be shown to the scissor brigade with passage assured. Reports that Pennsylvania had banned the West picture entirely created some furore in Paramount.</div>
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<b>Marie Dressler Needs Minor Operation</b>: Marie Dressler, dissatisfied with the opinion of her local physicians as to her condition, is in New York to consult her doctor there. She was operated on yesterday, February 19 with the surgery not of a serious nature. </div>
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<b><i>Dressing</i> at Sea</b>: Paramount’s <i>We’re Not Dressing</i> company is at Catalina Island on location for sea stuff. The unit comprises 80 people including Bing Crosby, Burns and Allen, Carole Lombard and Leon Errol.</div>
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<b>Screen Actors’ Guild Committee</b>: Nominations for the many Screen Actors’ Guild committees were revived with 700 proxies on hand. For the 5-5 actor-producer committee were chosen - Robert Montgomery, Ralph Morgan, James Cagney, Kenneth Thomson, Richard Tucker, Chester Morris, Claude King, Mary Astor, Pat O’Brien, Ann Harding and Paul Muni. </div>
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<b>Betty Boop Doll Case</b>: Fleischer Studios producer of cartoons for Paramount release will be enriched by over $100,000 as a result of the decision just handed down by Judge Woolsey holding that a doll manufacturer had infringed Fleischer’s Betty Boop cartoon character. The figure is based on damages of $10 per doll. The suit was against Ralph Freundlich, who is alleged to have manufactured Betty Boop dolls without a licence. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">The playful Betty Boop</span></b></td></tr>
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Everything you need to know about the goings-ons and gossip from this week in Precode Hollywood.</div>
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<b>Lily Langtry Dead </b>- Lady De Bathe, 77, professionally known as Lily Langtry died at Monte Carlo on February 12 of heart failure.</div>
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<b><i>Hell’s Angels</i> at 17 Reels </b>- James Hall and Ben Lyon were recalled last week for flying inserts in <i>Hell’s Angels</i> taken at Caddo Field in Van Nuys. The production is now down to 17 reels, leaving but five to cut out.</div>
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<b>Assumed Charms of 50 Show Girls Classified</b> - An acute examination of the assumed charms of 50 leading Broadway showgirls reveals sad deficiencies. Despite propaganda, the publicised “beauties” do a tailspin upon analysis point by point. Of the 50 girls:</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- seven are knock-kneed</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- eight wear glasses to read</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- 18 have astigmatism</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- two are actually pigeon-toed</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- nine have scars on their faces</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- 16 have dyed hair</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- only seven have a genuine rosy complexion</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- 22 are undeniably pasty-faced</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- 14 are unusually round shouldered</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- 27 are either too fat or too thin</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- 17 have oversized shoulders</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- 19 are flat chested</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- 35 own from one to 12 false teeth</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- eight have one or more gold teeth</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- only six are distinguished looking in evening clothes</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- 29 are common appearing in street wraps</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- 12 have extremely large mouths</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- 15 have razor edge lips</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- 28 have ungainly torsos</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- 11 have exceptionally long arms</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- seven have short arms</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- 10 have very large necks</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- 25 have naturally wavy hair and</div>
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- 19 have facial birth marks, freckle or moles</div>
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<b>Dot Mackaill’s Loss</b> - Dorothy Mackaill escaped serious injury when the Sunset Limited from San Francisco struck a gasoline line truck on February 10. She lost two trunks in the fire which destroyed part of the train.</div>
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<b>Revising Bill for Federal Censorship</b> - Warning of an impending fight to establish national censorship of pictures is given by the Federated Motion Picture council in an announcement that they are at work revising the Hudson bill for reintroduction into Congress. This measure will provide for a federal commission to regulate pictures subject matter and its treatment.</div>
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<b>Campaign on Garbo has Coast Steamed Up</b> - “Greta Garbo is the greatest living actress,” is the billing being given for that star for <i>Anna Christie</i> in 24 sheets plastered all over the town. Fox West Coast publicity department was behind the extravagant placarding that created comment. Meanwhile, Elsie Adair and Mable Lash, studio doubles for Greta Garbo, worked as a lobby plug for <i>Anna</i> at the Criterion. The girls appeared in a frame in the lobby dressed in the clothes worn by Garbo in the picture. The gag tied up sidewalk traffic during their appearance. </div>
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<b>Radio Stars Dorothy Lee Despite Her Objections</b> - Radio will star Dorothy Lee despite her objections. Studio offered a starring contract a month ago, which she turned down claiming she wasn’t ready for the big leap. Miss Lee was then assigned to the femme lead in <i>Too Many Cooks</i> opposite Bert Wheeler. After the completion of the picture she will be assigned to one with her name above it.</div>
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In anticipation of her first European vacation, <b>Norma Shearer</b>, Canadian by birth, is now a naturalised American citizen.</div>
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<b>Brutal Censoring Burns Press and Fans</b> - Pennsylvania censors are certainly getting tough these days. They butchered<i> The Blue Angel</i> so badly Paramount refused to release it there and Greta Garbo’s Inspiration was chopped to 60 minutes. The latest to get the axe is Nancy Carroll’s <i>Stolen Heaven</i>. The board refused to okay it in present form and it may have to be shelved entirely in this state, like <i>Blue Angel.</i></div>
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<b>Mickey McGuire Legalised </b>- Judge Gates ruled Mickey McGuire (who became Mickey Rooney) had a right to use that cognomen as his legally changed name. Judge dissolved an injunction by Radio Darmour Productions and Fontaine Fox against the boy’s taking it.</div>
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<b><i>Tarzan’s</i> New Finis</b> - Owing to audience reaction at the preview of Metro’s <i>Tarzan</i>, the picture is having a new ending supplied. In the original a monkey protecting the heroine was killed by a gorilla. At the tryout there was such evident disapproval of the incident that a new tag will be made of a happy ending for the monk. Figured the same reaction would obtain on general release.<br />
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<b>Tom Mix to Wed </b>- Tom Mix was married on February 15 to Mabel Hubbell, circus<br />
aerialist, known as Mabel Ward. It is is third marriage. The bride was with the Sells-Floto circus of which Mix was also a headline member. </div>
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<b>No Hooey Or Else</b> - Hal Roach contracts with kids now bing them to study their lessons and regularly attend school classes arranged for them. It’s the first time in the history of children in pictures that playing hookey from school is made a breach of contract. </div>
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<b>George Raft in Wrong</b> - Paramount is ready to put George Raft under suspension upon his refusal to play a part in <i>Case of Temple Drake</i>. Jack La Rue starts instead today. Raft is insisting the company give him $2,500 a week or he will go to Europe. Now drawing $750 weekly. It’s understood a producer associated with Paramount told Raft to stand put on the demand and that the company with come through. The officials here are burned over it. </div>
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<b>Marlene’s Pants Give LA Stores a Break</b> - Department stores here are viking with one another in pushing sale of male attire for women or mannish femme outfits, and are tying up picture star names as added lure. Marlene Dietrich gets the biggest plug in the drive, with ‘Marlene’ trouser suits; ‘Marlene’ hats and mannish suits, and ‘Marlene’ severely tailored coast suits. Other femme outfits of the mannish type are labelled ‘Kay’, ‘Marian’, ‘Norma’, ‘Joan’ and ‘Helen’. </div>
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<b>Can’t Can Cantway </b>- Warners can’t get away from Maxine Cantway. Four years ago the studio removed her from the chorus ranks and gave her a contract, later dropping her. This week contracts were handed out to 12 of the 20 chorines in <i>42nd Street</i> and among the names was Miss Cantway. </div>
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<b>Hays Better</b> - Leaving Queens of Angels hospital where he had been taking a rest cure for several days, Will Hays, left for the east on February 9. Accompanying him to New York was Mrs Hays, Mr and Mrs Harry Warner, Patterson Rothacker and George Northwick.</div>
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<b>472 For Awards</b> - Members of the Academy have 472 pictures to choose from in picking the winners of the awards, which will go respectively to the best male and female acting of the year, best writing, best directing and to the production company for the best picture. Ballots have been mailed calling for nominations of three names for each class. The final awards will be made at the Academy banquet March 16.</div>
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<b>Astaire Due in April Despite <i>Divorce</i> Ban</b> - Radio Pictures is in trouble with the Hays organisation over <i>Gay Divorcee</i>. It was intended to do the musical with Fred Astaire in his original role by Hays ruled it out, claiming the subject was not suitable picture material. Radio is arguing the matter, but also looking for another vehicle for Astaire. Whatever the result, Astaire closes with stage production <i>Gay Divorcee</i> in April and will present himself in Hollywood in June. It is practically set that Ginger Rogers will be his leading lady.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Young Must Stand Trial</b> - Noah Beery’s larceny charge against his representative, Felix Young, is assuming serious proportions. The judge stated that he would not allow the court to be used as a collection agency and that the charge must stand. Beery wanting to withdraw the charge, cannot change his mind at this date, it was intimated. Young was charged with selling Beery's services for two days for $2,500 and giving the actor but $1,000 was extradited from New York. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Gouda Damage Case</b> - Characterising Jetta Goudal as a headache, but a marvellous actress, C.B. DeMille recited his experiences with the temperamental actress as a defendant in a suit brought by her for $101,000 for breach of contract. The actress asserted that DeMille abruptly terminated her five-year contract with three more years to go. Several other directors substantiated DeMille’s testimony that in several instances she refused to take direction and would cause considerable delays and loss of money due to her temperamental outbursts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Young-Withers Won’t be Talked Out of Marriage</b> - Grant Withers and Loretta Young, who eloped last week, have decided not to let the family talk them out of their romance or into an annulment. As the couple refuse to consent to nullification proceedings, the court is helpless in the matter.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Strange Skin Disease From War Uniforms</b> - Mysterious skin infections attacked 23 members of an American legion doing extra work as French soldiers in All Quiet on the Western Front. Men were wearing French government uniforms used during the war. Doctors didn’t know whether some germs had lain dormant in the uniforms since the war or whether a particularly virulent chemical disinfectant may have been used on the uniforms. The afflicted reportedly suffered large skin peels and severe pain.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Mabel Normand’s Transfusions</b> - Mabel Normand is in a serious condition due to tuberculosis. Blood transfusions are being made once a week.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>“Please, Mr Arliss, a little more passion.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In another sequence, the star objected to a swimming pool sequence with girls splashing about, stating he wasn’t making a Sennett comedy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Kay Francis Grows Ill When Given Maid Role</b> - At Paramount last week, Kay Francis, was assigned to a maid’s role in a feature. Miss Francis suddenly became ill and later produced a doctor’s certificate that she was unable to appear. Miss Francis has entered into an agreement with Warners following her Paramount term shortly expiring. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Beerys Adopt</b> - Wallace and Rita Beery have filed papers for adoption of 16-month-old Carol Ann Priester, orphaned daughter of Mrs Beery’s aunt.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Radio Trains Andre with Bible</b> - When Gwili Andre completes her preliminary training for her picture role, she will be placed in a John Barrymore picture. Meantime, Gwili, is being coached by Irving Pichel who has her reading aloud daily from the Bible.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>California Sun Melts Hitches</b> - California’s liberal divorce laws of 1933 were just the right kind of meat for eastern couples who dive into Hollywood’s swimming pool as a two-act and come up far apart. Of the 102 marriage meltings in the past two years, 40% consisted of pairs who moved themselves westward since talkers began to blare. Hollywood gets ‘em, just as it splits the regular run of film couples, with five-sixths of the legal separations due to ‘That Hollywood Influence’. This was described as:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1) One of the parties becoming a success</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2) Gossip ribbing and chattering of columnists </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>5) Picture grind, which leaves the non-working mate idle.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>6) Clare of publicity to which every celeb marriage is subject.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Joan Crawford testifying in court for her divorce from Douglas Fairbanks Jr in 1933</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Women’s Secret Society</b> - Local branch of the 100% Americans, a secret National Woman’s organisation, formed last week in 1933. Trying to get petitions signed locally for national motion picture censorship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Exploiting Employee’s Entrance</b> - One house was all ready for Employee’s Entrance when it cam along. Will all have a special ticket booth in the form of a doorway lettered ‘Employees Only’ and will sell tickets at a 10% reduction. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Hays on Legs</b> - Chiselling on the Hays edict concerning leg publicity stills current on at least two Hollywood lots. Magazine people looking for such material are told they cannot be supplied inasmuch as the ban is on. “However,” say the P.A.s, “there’s nothing said about pictures being taken by outside photogs, so if you want to send a cameraman we’ll supply the girls. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Gilbert Sues Metro</b> - Contending that a contract entered into late last fall between John Gilbert and Metro is inequitable while it gives the studio an option on the actor’s services over a period of seven years, and also stipulates salary to be paid if and when using him in a production, or in a directorial capacity, Gilbert, has filed a new complaint for declaratory relief. Gilbert contends that there is nothing in the contract that stipulates Metro will utilise his services at any time during the contract period.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Warner Brothers fashion designer</b>, Orr Kelly, took off for Paris this week for research on Napoleon for a picture of that title.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nabe Mammas Cause Bow Pics Yank-Out</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> - The first instance on record here of a nabe house yanking a picture before end of its run because of complaints from family trade to which it caters took place in Pittsburgh last week. The film was Clara Bow’s ‘Hoopla’, booked for a full week. At the end of three days it was pulled, not because business wasn’t satisfactory, but because no end of mothers had protested against sending their kids to see Bow. </span></div>
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Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598328033891480688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280526992030701789.post-11514988365499611782017-02-02T18:03:00.000-08:002017-02-02T18:03:16.003-08:0018 Precode Bathing Beauties <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">With Precode films you can expect a little (sometimes a lot) almost-nudity. From suggestive silhouette shots to nude swimming scenes to copious views of undressing leading ladies, Precode directors always broke the boundaries. One technique often used to titillate the audience was bath scenes. Sometimes including undressing scenes and always including a nude actor, these images broke the boundaries of the The Motion Picture Production Code of 1930 or Hays Code which stated:</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>“1. Complete nudity is never permitted. This includes nudity in fact or in silhouette, <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> or any lecherous or licentious notice thereof by other characters in the picture.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>2. Undressing scenes should be avoided, and never used save where essential to plot.</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>3. Indecent or undue exposure is forbidden.”</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">These images would be completely banned in mid 1934. But, thanks to DVD and the internet, modern audiences can view and enjoy Precode films. Below I have included the best images of bathing scenes in films used, clearly, by the director to attract audiences rather than to advance the plot. Some of the images come directly from films whilst other were used to promote certain movies, actors or studios.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><b>James Cagney and Joan Blondell from 'Blonde Crazy' (1932)</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><b>Lilyan Tashman</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><b>Jean Harlow in 'Hold Your Man' (1933)</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><b>Dorothy Lee</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><b>Carole Lombard</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;">Yola d'Avril takes a bath in 'Beauty and the Boss' (1932)</span></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><b>George Raft and Roscoe Karns from 'Night After Night' (1932)</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><b>Bebe Daniels from 'The Maltese Falcon' (1931)</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><b>Ruth Stevens from 'Hips Hips Hooray' (1934)</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: small;"><b>Joan Blondell scrubbing up in 'Blonde Crazy' (1932)</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Leila </span></b></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Karnelly</span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>from </b></span><b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">"The Cock-Eyed World" (1929)</span></b></span></td></tr>
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Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598328033891480688noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280526992030701789.post-3802592695338160692017-01-29T18:23:00.000-08:002017-01-29T18:23:19.474-08:00This Week in History - Jan 29 to Feb 4<span style="font-family: '"palatino"'; font-size: 16px;">Everything you need to know about the goings-ons and gossip from this week in Precode Hollywood.</span><br />
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<b>Wallie Reid Memorial</b> – Mrs Hal Reid, mother of the late Wallace Reid, is in Hollywood endeavouring to raise $150,000 to provide means for the placement of a bay window in St John’s Cathedral, New York, as a memorial to her son. </div>
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<b>Alice White’s Double</b> – Belle Mann, who doubled for Alice White in ‘Show Girl’ as the ghost songstress, has received a Victor recording contract as a result. The First National feature was synchronised by Victor in Camden and Miss Mann contributed the pseudo-vocalisation by the screen star.</div>
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<b>Sike Doc on Job</b> – Dr William M. Marstan psychologist recently engaged by Universal arrived at the studio. He is now making a mental analysis of his associates before taking over his duties as Universal’s director of public service, when he will attempt to psychoanalyse the business.</div>
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<b>Joan Bennett Goes Bob</b> – When Joan Bennett signed a contract with Sam Goldwyn to appear opposite Ronald Colman in “Bulldog Drummond”, no mention was made that she would be required to bob her hair for the part. When the young actress appeared at the studio and a few tests were made, the producer ordered her tresses trimmed to conform with the modern-day flapper. After much reluctance, the gal consented to the operation.</div>
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<b>Alma Rubens Serious</b> – Alma Rubens, who ran rampant and stabbed Doctor Ed Meyers in Hollywood last week is confined to Rosemead Sanatorium. She is in a serious condition.</div>
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<b>Real Heroic Dog</b> – ‘Leo’, German police dog that played opposite ‘Rin Tin Tin’ in several pictures, died a hero here last week. It was asphyxiated by gas after warning the family of the danger. Dog was five years old.</div>
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<b>Tattooing Film Favs</b> – Tattooers are noticing this is a new era; that the modern gobs and soldiers don’t go for anchors, broken hearts and eagles. In an effort to bring back the popularity of tattooing, the permanent dye boys are figuring they must meet the public demand by giving ‘em screen mugs. For $10 any gob can get Clara Bow across his chest.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Gloria Stuart congratulating a young man who had her face tattooed on his chest</b></span></td></tr>
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<b>Marches Sued</b> – Fredric March and his wife Florence Eldridge are being sued for $52,000 by Harry Greenberg. Latter charges that the actress’ car crashed into him last December.</div>
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<b>Nervy Girl Laughs off Bandit</b> – Poking the muzzle of a revolver through the grating of the Binghamton, New York theatre ticket office, a bandit demanded of Chloris Evans, treasurer, “Come on, hand it all over”. Mrs Evans gave the stick-up artist a dirty look and coldly told him, “Go on shoot, if you want to”. After a moment’s hesitation, he turned and fled. So to did his companion who had been covering the doorman with a gun. Police failed to find any trace of either man. Go Chloris!</div>
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<b>Machine Guns Out in New York </b>– New York’s State Censor Board is frowning on things gunmanlike and racketeerish. It’s getting even tougher than Chicago’s pink specialists. In New York they’re beginning to edit out all machine-gun sequences even in comedy. </div>
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<b>Doubling for Ma </b>– Dickie Moore, kid player working in ‘Disorderly Conduct’ at Fox, was invited to lunch by Spencer Tracy. Having a youngest of his own, Tracy figured he knew what kids should eat so ordered a vegetable platter. Next three times Tracy invited the kid for lunch, the youngest always begged off. When cornered, Dickie admitted he had no other appointments but added: “<i>I gotta eat spinach at home</i>”. </div>
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<b>Test English Girl</b> – Paramount tested Diana Wynyard, British actress, last Wednesday (Jan 27). Actress came over here about two months ago to join ‘The Devil Passes’. If Par takes Miss Wynyard, it will have to wait until the play runs out.</div>
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<b>Chicago Censors Halt ‘Morgue’</b> – Possibility of ‘Murders of Rue Morgue’ not opening at the State Lake this Wednesday as scheduled since the censor board has rejected the picture entirely on excess horror grounds. Universal exchange is trying to induce the board to give the film another screening.</div>
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<b>Marx Split Denial</b> – Old rumour about a split between the four Marx Brothers popped up again and was printed in several places. Paramount through enough of the gossip to send out an official denial with Groucho doing the same.</div>
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<b>Verree Teasdale Story Sad</b> – Verree Teasdale came in from Hollywood last week to tell Judge Anderson her story. It was sad, said the judge, indicating he would grant the divorce she wanted from William O’Neal, the tenor. He deserted her in 1927. </div>
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<b>Must Have Lip </b>– After a two weeks search for a baby with a lip like Chevalier’s for ‘Bed Time Story’, Paramount finally had to get a dentist to make a trick mouthpiece so the youngest selected would resemble the actor.</div>
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<b>No Good Women in History, says West</b> – “<i>Personally, I admire good women</i>,” conceded Mae West in early 1933, “<i>but you never hear about good women in history. The only good girl to make history was Betsy Ross, and she had to sew up a flag to do it. People are more curious about something not good. Did you ever notice how quickly they hop to talking about how bad you are and never mention you if you’re good? I catered to the masses in my stage plays. I built up a loyal public in the theatre and I’m going to keep faith with my public in pictures. There are some people who can get away with anything yet always come out on top. The worse they are, the better you like them. They happen to have something different that wins you no matter what they do. No, the wages of sin in all cases is not death</i>.”</div>
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<b>Benny Weldon Suing Ted Healy </b>– Ted Healy is made defendant in a $50,112 assault and battery charge filed in superior court by Francis Cushing (Benny) Weldon. Charge is that on November 23, Healy beat Weldon insensible and disabled him so severely he could not attend his biz for five weeks.</div>
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<b>Fairbanks’ Tax Case Transferred</b> – Internal Revenue has agreed to transference of its action against Douglas Fairbanks for return of certain income tax rebates to Federal courts in New York. Action was filed against Fairbanks asking for the return of $170,000 of around $600,000 rebated as excess tax on income.</div>
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<b>Harlow Back</b> – Jean Harlow, who has been under suspension for 10 weeks at Metro because she refused to appear for a wardrobe call at studio until her salary was tilted, has settled her differences with the company and was put back on the payroll. Miss Harlow wanted her salary boosted on the balance of her four year contract, with a jump from $1,500 a week to $5,000. A compromise was soon reached at $3,000 weekly.</div>
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<b>Trying to Make ‘Bad’ Pic Look Good</b> – Twentieth Century is making another attempt to get ‘Born to Be Bad’ off the shelf and released before the company shuts down in April. All execs and other have taken a hand in changing the story and negative to make it yell. The picture was completed four months ago but the film still can’t get Darryl Zanuck’s okay. </div>
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Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598328033891480688noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280526992030701789.post-34517391393656413442017-01-23T00:42:00.000-08:002017-01-23T00:42:33.355-08:00This Week in History - Jan 22 to 28<span style="font-family: "palatino"; font-size: 16px;">Everything you need to know about the goings-ons and gossip from this week in Precode Hollywood.</span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hair Colour Control</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: Since Alice White signed her
new contract as a star for First National, she discovered this company has
priority rights on a number of things pertaining to her personal self and
manner of living. Among these is the clause that she remain a “brunette of
natural auburn hair” unless ordered to change via hair dye of wigs. This was okay
with the gal until forced to wear a blond wig in her last three pictures,
during which time she experienced a perpetual headache from the weight of the
wig. She is now trying to get consent to bleach the auburn tresses to a golden
hue but the company is undecided on how she must appear in future stories.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Alice White is 'Showgirl in Hollywood' (1928)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">150 Millionaires in Picture
Business</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: Of over
20,000 millionaires in the country, the picture business has 150. Comparative
surveys, based more or less on generally acknowledged report, indicate that the
film industry has more million-dollar-a-year people and mess millionaires than
any of the large industries of the country, ranking third or fourth in scope in
the list of American enterprises and far lower insofar as the number of
individual fortunes is concerned.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">Mackaill Injured</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">: Dorothy Mackaill broke a rib failing against a piano at rehearsal. Bound in tape, she acted the next day. She subsequently collapsed and was sent to bed for rest.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Emily Fitzroy and Dorothy MacKaill in 'The Flirting Widow' (1930)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Rates Kids High</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: Child film actors are from 10%
to 20% above the average school child in muscular and mental development. This
is according to Dr Charles K. Taylor, New York psychologist who made the tests
here.</span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">No Decision on Mix</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: Department of Justice wants to
prosecute Tom Mix on his tax controversy with the Treasury. Mix was in town
last week in a long series of conferences with both justice and treasury
officials, leaving without anything definite being decided. Mix has offered to
pay whatever the government asked to adjust and the government has promised to
make up its mind this week.</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sharpshooters’ Offer for Clara
Bow’s Time</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: With
Broadway agents all pretty much in the dark regarding Clara Bow’s present
standing with Paramount as a result of the Daisy De Voe trial, the red headed
picture star is being deluged with wires from New York making all sorts of
offers for her services. One agent wants Clara for a personal appearance tour
of dance halls in the east. Most of the offers from New York, mainly from
sharpshooters carefully avoid mentioning a guaranteed salary. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">William Wellman will direct</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> ‘Public Enemy’ instead of Archie Mayo with Wellman’s ‘Night Nurse’ holding over until Barbara Stanwyck is available.</span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">In the Coop</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: Carl Laemmle’s chicken ranch on
the Universal lot, chickenless for the past seven months, is working again.
Coops have been cleaned and are now being used to store old silents. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">O’Brien-Taylor Wedding</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: Pat O’Brien, actor appearing in
Howard Hughes screen production of ‘Front Page’, married Eloise Taylor, legit
actress last Wednesday (January 20) in Hollywood. After the ceremony O’Brien
went back to work postponing his honeymoon until the picture is completed. </span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Gone Africa</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: Gary Cooper, in South Africa
hunting big game, cabled his father here that he had shot a ‘super lion’. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Jeanette MacDonald Set</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: It’s pretty well set that
Jeanette MacDonald will go to Metro on expiration of her present agreement with
Paramount calling for her appearance in the next Maurice Chevalier picture.
Meantime she is being considered for Metro’s ‘The Red Headed Woman’ on a loan,
before going into the Chevalier picture and before going onto the Metro
contract list. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> **Jean Harlow ended up taking the
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Capra Weds Jan 27</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: Frank Capra will marry Lucille
Reyburn, Los Angeles girl, in New York this Thursday. The Capras plan a brief
honeymoon in Cuba, after which they will leave for the coast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">‘Queen Kelly’ May Get US Release</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: First non-dialog drama to be
released since the industry threw out silents may be ‘Queen Kelly’ with Gloria
Swanson. Taken off the shelf after nearly three years, it has been placed into
shape for distribution by United Artists. It carries a musical score and sound
effects but no dialogue.</span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Thelma Todd’s Smash-up</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: Following automobile smashup
Sunday, Thelma Todd in Hollywood hospital with chest bone broken resulting in
her withdrawal from ‘Niagara Falls’ at Universal.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thelma Todd in early 1933</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b style="font-size: 12.8px;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Garbo Contract Renewed</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: Greta Garbo will return to
Metro, having signed a new contract with that company. Her first picture will
be ‘Christina’, a political story of 17th century Sweden. It is yet undetermined
whether the picture will be made here or in Sweden.</span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Pants All Oke for Dietrich</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: Paramount has officially
reversed itself on Marlene Dietrich’s pants. Instead of playing down that the
imported star prefers male garb in public at all times and putting a hard and
fast ban on all publicity and photographs regarding her preference for it,
studio has decided to make what capital it can of her predilection. Publicity
department may flood the country with stills showing her bifurcates. Dietrich
made quite a stir at the recent premier of ‘Sign of the Cross’ by attending in
a male tuxedo suit and wearing a man’s soft black hat.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Maurice Chevalier, Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper at the premiere of <br />'Sign of the Cross' (1932)</span></td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <u>- 1934:</u></span></span></h2>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Tracy-MGM Patch-up Deemed Not
Likely</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: As Lee
Tracy continues to run around loose, the belief mounts that he will return to
Metro after ‘Viva Villa’ has been released and the possible press value of his
Mexican escapade (for more information on the scandal go <a href="http://www.precodemisbehaving.com/2015/10/he-peed-on-cadets-lee-tracy-in-mexico">here</a>) has asserted
itself. Forgiveness, it is felt, will come then or eventually.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Paramount Shifts ‘Alice’ Suit
From State to US Court</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: On application of Paramount, the suit to discontinue release of
‘Alice in Wonderland’ on grounds that rights to the story are controlled by a
Samuel Krantrowich, has been taken out of the Supreme court and into Federal
jurisdiction. Krantrowich is applying for an injunction against further
exhibition of ‘Alice’ claiming it was made into a film in 1914 by William M.
Young who illustrated it in animated form.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">'Alice in Wonderland' released in 1933</span></td></tr>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Warner’s 1st Net Profit Since ’30</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">: For the first time since 1930, Warner’s
report a net operation profit of $105,752,860 for the 13 weeks ending Nov. 25,
1933. That’s around $5,000 more than was estimated for the quarter. The net
operating loss for the corresponding period in 1932 was $1,746,761.95. </span></div>
Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598328033891480688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280526992030701789.post-52622933717864230122017-01-17T17:24:00.002-08:002017-01-17T17:24:48.332-08:00This Week in History - Jan 15 to 21<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Palatino; font-size: 16px;">Everything you need to know about the goings-ons and gossip from this week in Precode Hollywood. </span> <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Times; line-height: normal;"><b> </b></span><br />
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<b>$15 Daily for Animal Imitators in Sound Films</b> – Dave Allen, head of the Central Casting Bureau, got a call for a man who could howl like a dog. Request came from Fox for a Movietone production. Only one man was found on the books. Since talkers have come in calls have come to the central office for people to imitate parrots, chickens and cats.</div>
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<b>Sue Carol’s Divorce</b> – One of those ‘career’ divorce suits has been filed against Sue Carol, Fox player, by Allen H. Keefer, livestock commission man. Keefer and Miss Carol were married in 1925 and Miss Carol answered to the name Evelyn Lederer. Later the bride went vacationing on the Coast and happened into pictures. Keefer says he asked her to come home but she apparently refuses to sacrifice a career in favour of a domestic existence. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Actress, Sue Carol</span><br />
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<b style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Palatino; font-size: 16px;">Broadway Melody</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Palatino; font-size: 16px;"> – ‘Broadway Melody’ first MGM comedy with music will have its world premiere at Grauman’s Chinese on January 24. </span></div>
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<b>Coloured Hallelujah Going to Jacksonville </b>– ‘Hallelujah’ has been booked to open January 18 at the Palace, Jacksonville. This is the first southern booking for the all-coloured picture and was made only after a film critic conducted through her columns an open forum to bring out sentiment. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A scene from 'Hallelujah'<br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<b style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Palatino; font-size: 16px;">Toning Down ‘Ex-Wife’</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Palatino; font-size: 16px;"> – With the Hays office objecting to ‘Ex-wife’, and Metro announcing abandonment, it is understood the studio will tone down the objectionable features in the story, change the title and made it at a later date. </span></div>
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<b>Ayres Walks, Returns </b>– After walking off the ‘Iron Man’ set at Universal on January 17 over a salary dispute, Lew Ayres was back on the job three days later. He had a long talk to Junior Laemmle and resolved the dispute. Ayres reported demands followed his success of ‘Doorway to Hell’ and Warners interest in his services.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lew Ayres and Jean Harlow in 'Iron Man'<br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<b style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Palatino; font-size: 16px;">Kay’s 930,000</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Palatino; font-size: 16px;"> – This week in 1931, Kay Francis finalised her five year contract with Warners. It was for five years with Kay receiving $930,000 for the entire period. Her services start at $30,000 per picture.</span></div>
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<b>Clara Getting Tough Break Says Paramount</b> – Paramount has no immediate intention to call it quits with Clara Bow, although recent developments including placing Sylvia Sidney in a picture Miss Bow was to have made, made it appear that the redhead was on her way out. The film was ‘City Streets’. Paramount scheduled ‘Working Girl’ based on the play ‘Blind Mice’ as the next Bow picture. Miss Bow’s latest trouble, with Daisy DeVoe has the daily papers again shooting the harpoon into her ‘because she is good copy’. Whether this incident will affect her sales is something else again.</div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Just Garbo</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> – Metro will hereafter only bill Greta Garbo by her last name. As far as known it’s the first time any film personality has been so exploited.</span></div>
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<b>Mary Can’t Find Play or Picture </b>– Mary Pickford has abandoned her idea of appearing in a stage play and is looking for a screen story. Says she can’t find a suitable play. The story she is seeking must have a ‘down to earth’ plot, be a comedy and be okay for kids.</div>
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<b>Frank, the Fed</b> – As a teaser campaign for ‘Frankenstein’, eight girls were employed to call everyone in the phone book and say, “Look out, Frankenstein is coming,” and hang up. One of the girls unwittingly called a bootlegger. He was out but the wife got the message. So she pulled the bathtub plug, sewering all evidence before she realised it was a gag.</div>
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<b>‘Scarface’ New Title</b> – Not only has Howard Hughes revised ‘Scarface’ but he has also changed the title. The picture, a print of which is now before the New York Censor Board, will be released as ‘The Shame of the Nation’. The film has had its theme changed so it is now described as strictly anti-gunmen propaganda. </div>
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<b>Columnists May Yet Split Married Pair </b>– Meddlesome chatterers, fan writers and columnists seem determined to break up the matrimonial life of Joan Crawford and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Anytime one is seen without the other, the meddlers write a quip about strained relations in the household. Friends of the couple fear if this stuff keeps up it may eventually lead to a split of the couple. (Crawford and Fairbanks broke-up in May that year).</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Joan Crawford and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in 1932</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;">
<b style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Palatino; font-size: 16px;">Sanctuary is Off</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Palatino; font-size: 16px;"> – After a series of headaches, Paramount has called off production on William Faulkner’s ‘Sanctuary’, a novel banned in several states. Trouble started for the studio on the writing of the first treatment which brought about a Hays’ office protest. Story went back for a rewrite and got a change of title to ‘The Story of Temple Drake’. When George Raft read the role assigned to him, he refused to do it. Story returned to the scenario department for still another revamp, but inability of writers to save anything of the original and still keep it clean brought about the ultimate decision to drop it.</span></div>
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<b> </b><span style="font-size: 32px; line-height: normal; text-decoration: underline;"><b>- 1934:</b></span></h2>
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<b>Our Gang Grows Up</b> – All of the kid members of the Hal Roach ‘Our Gang’ with exception of two, Spanky McFarland and Stymie Beard, have grown out of their parts and have been given the boot. The first of the new slate of gangsters starts on January 22. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our Gang around 1930</span></td></tr>
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<b>Mae West Impersonator As Bus Line Shillness</b> – One of the transcontinental bus lines is using a new type of promotional stunt. An actress impersonating Mae West will make the journey from New York to Hollywood. She will be accompanied by a coloured maid, making the usual night stopovers at hotels. Imitation Mae is not required to converse with strangers nor give autographs. Salary $150 weekly, job lasting three to four weeks. </div>
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<b style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">John Gilbert’s Split</b><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"> – John Gilbert and his wife, Virginia Bruce, separated on January 14 with Mrs Gilbert moving to the home of her parents. She took their infant child along. Couple let it be known they could not agree. They were married less than two-years ago.</span></div>
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<b>Harlow, Authoress</b> – Jean Harlow has completed an original novel, ‘Today is Tonight’, and has sold the mag serialisation rights to Cosmopolitan. Player stated the tome some time ago, finishing it during the past two months while she has been one the suspended list at Metro following her demand for tilt in contract salary from $1,500 to $3,000 weekly. </div>
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Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598328033891480688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280526992030701789.post-41186256502985870552017-01-08T18:14:00.000-08:002017-01-08T18:14:38.422-08:00This Week in History - Jan 8 to 14<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Carrying on
from a few posts I did years ago I am hoping to do a weekly post on interesting
news events and gossip from Pre-code Hollywood history. This can include
everything from marriages to breakups, babies, film developments and release
results. Let me know what you think of the pieces. The first highlights this
week (January 8 to 14) and the newsworthy events in 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932,
1933 and 1934. Enjoy! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">- 1929:</span></span></u></h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Alma Rubens</span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Objections to Alma Rubens’ Prowling </span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">– Actress Alma Rubens was not behaving
to the satisfaction of her neighbours in 1929. A number of them her summoned to
court on a charge of disturbing the peace with the actress pleading not guilty.
It seemed Miss Rubens had a habit of prowling at all hours with a flashlight
looking for something she never seemed to find. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Lon Chaney for Silence Only</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> – Lon Chaney flatly refused to appear
in talking pictures. He issued his decision when MGM officials tried to pursue
him to appear in a talking short with other stars. Mr Chaney says he made his
reputation as an interpreter of mysterious characters, that he has only one
voice and it can’t be changed as he changes his makeup or character.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">WAMPAS Elects Baby Stars</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> – These lucky ladies were elected as
the 1929 WAMPAS Baby Stars in January of that year: Jean Arthur, Doris Hill,
Anita Page, Josephine Dunn, Loretta Young, Doris Dawson, Sally Blane, Betty
Boyd, Helen Twelvetrees, Mona Rico, Ethlyn Claire, Caryl Lincoln and Helen
<br />Foster.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1929</span></td></tr>
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<u><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">- 1930:</span></span></u></h2>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Hawks’ Unit on Retakes when Air Crash
Kills 10</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> – ten men
were announced to have perished over the Pacific during the making of ‘Such Men
Are Dangerous’ for Fox. The film was finished ten days before the disaster
occurred but director Kenneth Hawks wanted to make retakes. It was during the
retakes that two planes collided and fell burning into the sea. Crew from a
third plane witnessed the tragedy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Mayer-Thalberg Contracts With Metro
for 5 Years</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> – Louis
B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg of Metro studios and J. Robert Rubin, Metro’s
counsel in New York, agreed upon new contracts for five years each in 1930.
Under the agreements Mayer will have full charge of all business affairs and
Thalberg will be in full charge of production. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg </span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Benson Unit Changes</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> – Elimination of the femme lead,
withdrawal of Phillip Holmes from the cast and a switch in directors were the
changes made to Paramount’s ‘Benson Murder Case’, starring William Powell.
Frank Tuttle replaced Louis Gasnier as director. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">- 1931:</span></span></u></h2>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Lil Bond Gets Film Start in Stage
Part</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> – MGM announced
it had obtained talker rights to ‘Stepping High’ in which Lillian Bond appeared
on stage. Talker version was the first try for Miss Bond in pictures.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lillian Bond</span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Mob Censors Cartoon</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> – Spurred by the peasants’ clergy, a
mob of countrymen started a demonstration against Disney comic cartoon ‘The
Ghostly Hour’ in the town of Klaganfuris, Austria. The churchman said the trick
shots of puppet skeletons dancing in a graveyard were “irreligious, immoral and
blasphemous”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">‘Quiet’ Now Banned in Vienna</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> – All was finally quiet on the
cinema western front by surrender of the Austrian Government to demonstrations
of a few thousand hoodlums against Universal’s ‘All Quiet’. The prohibition
followed three days in which the busiest part of Vienna was transformed into a
real battlefield with mounted police charging the crowd and making 50 arrests
after rioters smashed shop windows and caused heavy damage. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">- 1932:</span></span></u></h2>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;">Dodging Hawaii</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 17.12px;"> – Radio’s ‘Bird of Paradise’ unit relocated in Florida in 1932 instead of Honolulu because of reported turmoil over attacks by natives on white women there.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0tSRuLnvu15ZGHPmpZv9FNnAzUVTJfUIhTsHjoyWDFB1cz7ndn9PwRGdkEl5uRuQfyr-_0_TC1Eq1MqQS7Wv21UddbJwFkHZFE3DJ0oV4jTzKhyphenhyphenn8bt0u6TZ-wWVZVeyIrH66eIMEo0a/s1600/bird-of-paradise-1932.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl0tSRuLnvu15ZGHPmpZv9FNnAzUVTJfUIhTsHjoyWDFB1cz7ndn9PwRGdkEl5uRuQfyr-_0_TC1Eq1MqQS7Wv21UddbJwFkHZFE3DJ0oV4jTzKhyphenhyphenn8bt0u6TZ-wWVZVeyIrH66eIMEo0a/s200/bird-of-paradise-1932.jpg" width="200" /></a><b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Ignore Television</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> – Television failed to create any
big excitement at the annual convention of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science at New Orleans. Television was notably absent from the
major displays and had only a minor presentation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Gilbert’s Gratis Offer</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> – John Gilbert was so anxious to
play the baron in ‘Grand Hotel’ that he offered to work gratis for the film.
Metro assigned the part to John Barrymore.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">‘Sell or Starve’ Routine Makes Fan
Mag Writers Coast Bloodhounds</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> – Variety paper exposed the lengths tabloids went to uncover
dirt news and pictures. These included stealing portraits using candid cameras,
working the friends of film names, posing as somebody else, talking to
servants/ beauty shop workers and ‘going at it keyhole wise’. The paper named
Greta Garbo as a target with photographers climbing a tree in Garbo’s backyard
to get unexposed photos of her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Greta Garbo</span></td></tr>
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<u><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">- 1933:</span></span></u></h2>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Zukor is 60</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> – Adolph Zukor celebrated his 60<sup>th</sup>
birthday on Janurary 7 with a small party at his home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Dorothy Burgess’ Jam Over Auto
Accident</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> – actress
Dorothy Burgess was the target for a $25,000 damage suit and faced manslaughter
charges. This was a result of a late December, 1932 auto accident in which her
car collided with another and killed, Louise Manfredl, 17.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Dietrich Still Objects</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> – Although Paramount withdrew its
$185,000 suit against Marlene Dietrich and she had agreed to begin work on
January 16 on ‘Song of Songs’, she appeared on the lot on January 6 and told
the studio executives the story was even less to her liking in its present form
than it had heretofore been. She declared she could not give her part a
justifiable characterization. Someone must have talked her around as the film
was released, with Dietrich in the starring role, in July 1933.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Waxing Mae</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> – Mae West was the newest
personality to enter the halls of Mme. Tussaud’s Wax Works, London in 1934.
Paramount in New York was notified via cable and shipped a dress worn by Miss
West in one of her pictures.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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‘Come on Marines’</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> –
‘Come On Marines’ on Paramount’s schedule for last month was shelved
temporarily caused by the illness of Cary Grant in England and a partial story
revamp by Byron Morgan. I’m not sure what happened between January 8 and the
film’s release on March 23 but Grant did not appear in the picture.</span></div>
Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598328033891480688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280526992030701789.post-20808151536700538722016-12-28T19:30:00.001-08:002016-12-28T19:31:30.191-08:00More amazing images from behind the scenes<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Below is
another selection of intriguing and revealing behind-the-scene stills from
several well-known Precode films. For more images of actors and film-makers
interacting when the camera stopped rolling check out my previous post <a href="http://www.precodemisbehaving.com/2016/06/behind-camera-fascinating-on-set-photos.html">here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">1) Sylvia
Sidney on the set of ‘Behold My Wife’ (1934)</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">2) Nancy
Carroll & Richard Arlen on the set of ‘Dangerous Paradise’ (1930)</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">3) Spencer
Tracy taking a photo of Madge Evans on the set of ‘The Show Off’ (1934)</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">4) The
Stooges and Ted Healy with Joan Crawford and Clark Gable on the set of ‘Dancing
Lady’ (1933)</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">5) Buster
Keaton on the MGM sound stage used for ‘Speak Easily’ (1932)</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">6) Warren
Williams and Alice White on the set of ‘Employees Entrance’ (1933)</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">7) Jean
Harlow prepping for scenes in ‘Bombshell’ (1933)</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">8) W.S. Van Dyke
directs Myrna Loy and William Powell on the set of ‘The Thin Man’ (1934)</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">9) Bela
Lugosi, Helen Chandler and Tod Browning taking a break on the set of the iconic
‘Dracula’ (1931)</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;">10) Ernst Lubitsch, Frederic March, Miriam Hopkins and
Gary Cooper on the set of ‘Design for Living’ (1933)</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;">11) Cary Grant reading a script on the set of ‘Thirty
Day Princess’ (1934)</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;">12) Lupino Lane, Ernst Lubitsch, Jeanette MacDonald, Maurice Chevalier
and crew on the set of<span class="apple-converted-space"> ‘</span>The Love Parade’ (1929)</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;">13) Director Rouben Mamoulian with Marlene Dietrich and Amelia Earhart
on the set of ‘The Song of Songs’ (1933)</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;">14) Frank Capra, Adolf Menjou and Barbara Stanwyck chatting during
filming of ‘Forbidden’ (1932)</span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;">15) A young Alfred Hitchcock and Anny Ondra filming ‘Blackmail’ (1929)</span></span></h2>
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Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598328033891480688noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280526992030701789.post-16181208214961066882016-11-17T21:55:00.000-08:002016-11-17T21:55:18.299-08:00Precode Hollywood Quiz<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; line-height: normal;">
This is my first attempt to create a quiz specifically for Precode hollywood lovers. I have tried to make it ‘medium’ difficulty with a few easy ones sprinkled throughout. I’d love any feedback on question difficulty and quiz layout as well as hearing everyone’s results. </div>
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<script src="https://uquiz.com/embed.js"></script>Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598328033891480688noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280526992030701789.post-37698957613994921052016-10-22T20:28:00.002-07:002016-10-22T20:28:57.627-07:00My Essential Precode - part 2<h3 style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal;">Part
2 of my essential Precode films:</span></h3>
<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">1) All Quiet on the Western Front
(1930)</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A
groundbreaking film showing a realistic and harrowing depiction of World War 1
from the viewpoint of new soldiers, led by Lew Ayres, and their first
experiences of warfare. The men are showed as naive with romantic ideals of
glory and nationalism. They are confronted by dying men, heavy fire and
shrapnel and the horrors of early 19th Century war hospitals and amputations.
For a film made so close to the conflict, it doesn't pull any punches or gloss
over the reality of warfare. As you can imagine it received both critical
acclaim - including the Outstanding Production and Best Director Academy Awards
- and condemnation. The film was banned in many European countries, most fervently
by Germany, for decades. It’s an important and entertaining film you will not
forget easily.</span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> 2) Stranger’s May Kiss (1931)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Playing
another one of her modern woman roles with disdain for married life, Norma
Shearer, stars as Lisbeth a socialite faced with a choice between a stable
marriage and the jet setting highlife. Robert Montgomery and Neil Hamilton play
the two men vying for Shearers heart. In her usual manner, Shearer, takes off
to Europe enjoying the nightlife, endless alcohol and a variety of men. Like
always, she quickly gains a reputation as a ‘loose’ women. Not as
groundbreaking as </span><i style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Divorcee</i><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (1930)
or </span><i style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A Free Soul</i><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (1931), </span><i style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strangers May Kiss</i><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (1931) still has
great Shearer lines, slinky, glistening gowns and exotic locations. Great for a
lazy Sunday at only 80 minutes. </span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">3) Night Nurse (1931)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Blink
and you miss it, Night Nurse is filled with more action and drama than a modern
2 hour picture. The ever-commanding Barbara Stanwyck stars as a nurse who is
tasked to care for two wealthy young girls who are slowly being starved to
death by the family’s ruthless chauffeur played, in an odd role by Clark Gable.
Gable’s chauffeur plans to kill the children and then marry their drunken
mother (Charlotte Merriam) but finds the feisty, justice-oriented nurse refuses
to let him finish his plans. A shocking film, even for modern audiences,
Gable’s eagerness to slap around Stanwyck is cringe worthy. Both Stanwyck’s
friend and nurse, Joan Blondell, and boyfriend/ bootlegger, Ben Lyon, are also
great in this heart-stopping film. </span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">4) Waterloo Bridge (1931)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">More
people have probably heard of the 1940 remake starring Vivian Leigh and Robert
Taylor than the grittier and more realistic 1931 version. This highly
controversial and censored film, stars Mae Clarke as a bitter and cynical
prostitute during World War 1 London. The audience is in no doubt of her
profession as early in the film she is literally trolling the streets looking
for men to service. One night she meets Roy Cronin (Kent Douglass aka Douglass
Montgomery) who starts falling in love with her despite her profession. As she begins
to return the affection of the unaffected young and rich man, Clarke has to
wrestle with her emotions, guilt and Cronin’s wealthy family. Clarke is another
bright spot in Precode who can play gritty and hard characters as surprisingly
sympathetic.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">5) Possessed (1931)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Joan
Crawford and Clark Gable became a popular film team for MGM in the Precode era.
My favourite of their pairings is <i>Possessed</i>
(1931) which shows Crawford as a poor factory worker who rises to become the
mistress of a wealthy attorney (Gable). Showing the film’s age, the central
conflict of the movie revolves around whether Gable should legitimize the
relationship with marriage or continue their life of ‘sin’. The pressure is
mounted when Gable decides to embark on a political career. Despite the film
being a tad out-of-date with reference to marriage, Crawford is a surprisingly
independent and strong-willed character in spite of her poverty. She also has never
looked better with spectacular fashion by Adrian and the hot chemistry between
the two leads is undeniable.</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></b><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">6) Frankenstein (1931)</span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">No
need to introduce this film, <i>Frankenstein</i>
(1931) starring the incomparable Boris Karloff, is a cult classic. Karloff is
assisted by Colin Clive in the title role; Dwight Frye as Frankenstein’s
hunchback assistant; and Mae Clarke as Frankenstein’s worried fiancée. Adapted
from Mary Shelley’s famous novel by the same name, if you haven’t already seen
Frankenstein, what are you waiting for?!?</span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">7) Red Dust (1932)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Red Dust</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (1932) is
a surprisingly upbeat romantic drama about the complications of a love triangle
in a dangerous rubber plantation in the jungles of French Indochina. Clark
Gable stars as Dennis Carson who is tasked with assisting engineer, Gary Willis
(Gene Raymond) during Willis’s work in the plantation. Disturbing Carson’s
plans is that Willis has brought his wife along, played by ladylike and
sophisticated, Mary Astor. He is immediately attracted to her and sets about
seducing her while her husband is on a surveying trip. Then, along comes
wisecracking, coarse yet loveable prostitute, Vantine (Jean Harlow) who had
previously had a casual fling with Carson. She proceeds to jealously stalk
around the primitive cabin and block the adulterous couples every triste. For
me Harlow is the shining light in this picture and, I think, the easygoing yet
fiery Vantine is her ultimate role. Plus her scene bathing naked in a water
barrel despite the fury of Gable is simply spectacular. </span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">8) Rain (1932)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Based
on the often remade W. Somerset Maugham short story ‘<i>Miss Sadie Thompson’</i>, the plot and themes were perfect for a
Precode adaption. Joan Crawford stars as Miss Thompson, a prostitute who is
stranded on an island in American Samoa and fills her time by partying and
drinking with marines stationed on the island. Righteous missionary, </span><span lang="DA" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Alfred Davidson</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (Walter Huston), vows to save her from her sins. When
she refuses, he acts to have her deported to America where she is wanted for a
crime. As he struggles to reform Miss Thompson and she fights against him,
Davidson starts to fall for his student despite his high morals. Religious
hypocrisy is a popular topic for Precode films and director, Lewis Milestone,
doesn’t pull any punches. Crawford is amazingly gaudy with bright red, wide
lips, exaggerated clothes and a dull, cynical expression. She definitely looks
like she is having fun and it reflects on the quality of the film. </span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">9) </span></span></b><b><span lang="NL" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large; mso-ansi-language: NL;">Blonde Venus (1932)</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A
very mature and adult film, I will always remember </span><i style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Blonde Venus</i><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (1932) for the thrilling moment when a glowing Marlene
Dietrich emerges from a gorilla costume and begins singing ‘Hot Voodoo’ to an
overcome nightclub audience. Dietrich stars as a nightclub singer who falls in
love with a dying chemist (Herbert Marshall). They marry and have a son
together. With her husband’s health not improving, Dietrich offers to return to
the stage and finance his trip to Germany and treatment. While Marshall is
away, Dietrich is pursued by millionaire and unbelievably handsome, Cary Grant,
who offers her wealth and security. But Dietrich can’t forget her husband. Another
great Precode Dietrich film, notable more for her incredible radiance and
beauty than the plot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">A
subtle and somber romance film starring Kay Francis and William Powell, </span><i style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">One Way Passage</i><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (1932), is one of those
films which stays in your mind hours and days after watching it. A
heartbreaking story about star-crossed lovers - the terminally ill Francis and
murderer sentenced to hang, Powell - who fall in love on an ocean liner bound
for San Francisco. Both know (but don’t tell the other) they don’t have long to
live but decide to enjoy the time they have together. This is a delicate movie
which isn’t at all melodramatic or overdone. Francis looks great as always in her
highly fashionable Orry Kelly costumes with Powell suitably suave and cool
despite being a criminal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">One
of Cecil B. DeMille’s historic and religious epics, </span><i style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Sign of the Cross</i><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (1932), is filled with sin, sin and more sin.
Set in ancient Rome during the reign of Nero (played amazingly by Charles
Laughton), it follows the doomed love affair between persecuted Christian
Mercia (Elissa Landi) and Roman military official Marcus (Fredric March). I
don’t think any viewer of this film would pay much attention to the principle
characters with supporting actor, Claudette Colbert, as a Roman empress
stealing most of her scenes with her revealing clothing and scandalous milk
bath scene. Throw in an erotic, lesbian dance and a naked Christian about to be
mauled by a crocodile and a gorilla for the pleasure of the audience and you
have a usual DeMille feature. As a great example of the Precode disregard for
censorship and subject matter, the film isn’t too bad and Colbert is great as
always.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">A
fast-paced drama in the traditional Warner Brothers style, <i>Three on a Match</i> (1932) features an endless array of Precode staple
actors including Joan Blondell, Bette Davis, Warren William and Ann Dvorak with
even a small role for up-and-coming actor, Humphrey Bogart. The film works
around the old superstition that three people who light a cigarette from one
match is unlucky. It follows the lives of Blondell, Davis and Dvorak from
similar childhoods to their diverting adulthoods. The unquestionable star of
this film is Dvorak who outplays the other actors as the bored housewife turned
party girl turned gangsters moll. This film is a must for anyone who doesn't
yet appreciate the talents of the powerful and emotion-filled Dvorak. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">13) Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">One
of the few Precode films to deal with the banned topic of interracial sexual
attraction</span><i style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, Bitter Tea of General Yen</i><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">,
is a great film mostly for the punchy and powerful performance of lead actor
Barbara Stanwyck, the dark yet artistic portrayal of China during civil war and
as an early Frank Capra film. Stanwyck plays an American girl who has arrived
at Shanghai to marry her childhood sweetheart, a missionary (Gavin Gordan).
Instead of a wedding, during a desperate attempt to save a group of orphans,
the pair are separated with Stanwyck sent to the summer palace of powerful
Chinese warlord General Yen (played by Swedish actor Nils Asther made-up as a
Chinese person). Stanwyck is strangely attracted to Yen whose race stands in
the way of any possible romance. Despite Yen being played by a very Swedish
actor, the film is surprisingly very sympathetic to Chinese people. It is
interesting as both a historical film and as a chance to see Stanwyck at her
best.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Another
William Wellman attempt to show the realities of Depression-era America, </span><i style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wild Boys of the Road</i><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, tells the story
of the several young teens who turn to a life on the streets, looking to work
to support their poverty stricken families. The gang of boys meet teenager,
Sally (Dorothy Coonan who will become Wellman’s fourth wife), who tries to help
the boys with food and accommodation. The boys are constantly followed by
police, bad luck and starvation which stops them from achieving employment and
stable lives. The film is extremely moving today with the ‘wild boys of the
road’ sympathetic to audiences despite their rough behaviour and run-ins with
the law. I can’t imagine how contemporary audiences would have reacted to the film,
but it’s certainly a much watch.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Following
on from the popular silent dramatisation of the Robert Louis Stevenson’s iconic
novella, director Rouben Mamoulian uses some special film magic in the Precode
version of </span><i style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde</i><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">.
Starring the grecian-looking Fredric March as the two title roles he does a
great job negotiating between his clean living, moral ‘Dr Jekyll’ life and the
dank, dirty, sinful ‘Mr Hyde’ existence. Not to discount March’s terrific
performance, he can be somewhat overlooked when the saucy prostitute Ivy,
played by Miriam Hopkins, comes on the screen. The film is perhaps best known
for her ‘seduction’ of Dr Jekyll then Mr Hyde, which involved quite a long
scene of Ivy undressing. The length of the scene will vary depending on the
version of the film you see because that section was heavily censored in
rerelease due to its sexual content. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Probably
the most popular of all the Marx Brothers’ features I would expect most classic
film fans to have already seen </span><i style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Duck Soup</i><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
especially if they love comedies. The iconic Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo
Marx star alongside the beautiful Raquel Torres and Margaret Dumont. The plot
of sorts follows Groucho as he becomes the unlikely head of a small state
following its financial collapse. This craziness is compounded when a rival
state decides to challenge his leadership and first sends two spies (Harpo and
Chico) to check out the situation. The story leaves it open for some great Marx
Brothers wit, fast paced jokes and tons of the old school slapstick fun.</span><br />
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on from earlier depictions of World War 1 (see <i>All Quiet on the Western Front</i>), <i>Heroes for Sale </i>shows the horrendous plight of WW1 veterans who returned
from the battlefront to a depressed America. Popular silent actor, Richard
Barthelmess, stars as a war veteran who becomes addicted to morphine which he
was first given to ease the pain of a wound. His life goes from bad to worse -
his addiction causes him to lose his job, be confined for a term in an asylum
then more unemployment. Barthelmess’ live goes in waves with riches fading to
poverty and then back to riches. He is joined by the hardy Aline MacMahon and
pure Loretta Young. It is a confronting film and historically significant
mainly due to all the societal issues it confronts. Hellman doesn't just focus
on the life of WW1 veterans but also on the vast horde of the unemployed during
the Depression, to starvation and bread lines to radicalism and Communism to workers’
rights and health and safety standards. </span><br />
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<i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Queen Christina</span></i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> is a
tour-de-force for Greta Garbo who clearly has an affinity with the film’s lead
character and title role, Queen Christina of Sweden. Garbo is energetic as
Christina who loves to blur the boundaries between gender and sexuality. First
Christina announces she won’t marry then appears to have a ‘close’ (wink wink)
relationship with her lady in waiting then falls for a male Spanish envoy while
she is masquerading as a man! Queen Christina is neither a lesbian nor
heterosexual and not a stereotypical woman yet not a man, she is somewhere in
between. The film is so modern, if it was not black and white you would be
forgiven for thinking it was a new release. Like always Garbo is radiant and </span><span lang="IT" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">effervescent</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> and her chemistry with former real life partner John
Gilbert who plays her primary love interest is undeniable.</span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">19) Ladies They Talk About (1933)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Barbara
Stanwyck again shows her incredible versatility and talent, starring as Nan
Taylor, the leader of gang of bank robbers who finds herself incarcerated after
a job goes wrong. Her love interest and radio star, Preston Foster, believes he
can reform Nan and tries to help her while she in in prison. Meanwhile, Nan has
to negotiate her way through a range of predatory and violent female inmates.
Stanwyck proves she has the force and power beyond her small statue and the
audience really believes she can conquer anything. </span><i style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ladies They Talk About</i><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> is another Precode crime drama which
complicates the line between good and evil and shows the humanity behind the
criminal. As you can imagine, the censors hated it, but audiences disagreed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Another
Busby Berkeley led Precode musical, </span><i style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Footlights
Parade</i><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, has a snappy plot, great Warner Bros stars and lots of chorus girls
not to mention fabulous, scandalous musical numbers. Energetic James Cagney
stars as a director of musical numbers - named ‘prologues - that feature before
a film in the cinemas. He is the creative mind behind the business and
generates all the gimmicky ideas for the short productions. Alongside Cagney is
his trusty secretary (who is also secretly in love with him), Joan Blondell;
his neurotic dance director, Frank McHugh; secretary-turned dancer, Ruby
Keeler; shady producer Guy Kibbee; and lead singer, Dick Powell. Little side
plots and love scenes feature in between rehearsals of musical numbers and,
eventually, the official performances. The productions and costumes are my
favourite part of the film especially the last minute performance by a very
talented Cagney. </span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">21) Of Human Bondage (1934)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The
film that setup Bette Davis as a star and was her first chance to show she was
more than just a pretty face, </span><i style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Of Human
Bondage</i><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (1934), is an emotion filled drama in the general vain of other
Somerset Maugham works. Despite being basically repulsive as the waitress and
love interest, Mildred Rogers, with her bleached blonde hair and vulgar cockney
accent, the viewer can’t help but watch as Davis dominates each corner of the
film. As the main protagonist, the sensitive, Leslie Howard plays a trainee
doctor who falls for Mildred. She returns his affection by manipulating,
demeaning and debasing him. Howard tries to let go but Mildred seems to follow
him whether he goes. As a lover of Bette Davis, I can’t praise her performance
more. It is as if she released years of pent up emotion and talent into the 80
minute film</span><i style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. Of Human Bondage</i><span style="font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (1934)
is also one of the last to be released before the adoption of the Hays Code.</span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">22) Tarzan and His Mate (1934)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">A
sequel to the 1932 film <i>Tarzan The Ape
Man</i>, <i>Tarzan and His Mate</i> (1934)
is a look at what happened after the credits rolled to the hero and heroine,
Tarzan (Johnny Weismuller) and Jane (Maureen O’Sullivan). I prefer this film to
the first one because, in the usual Pre-code fashion, it shows a somewhat
realistic, somewhat fantastic portrayal of a loving couple in the “honeymoon”
phase of their relationship. There is a lot of loving looks, kisses and even a
risqué nude swimming scene! Of course it doesn’t last but no one is in any doubt
as to the couple’s status at the end of the movie. Due to its age, <i>Tarzan and His Mate</i> (1934) has suffered
because of the lack of special affects technology. However, both leading actors
as so perfect for their roles and after a while I didn’t even notice the
strange cinematography. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">23) Wonder Bar (1934)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">A
film with an endless array of shocking and censorable subjects from a
black-face minstrel act to murder without conscience, unabashed gay characters,
extra marital affairs, suicide, references to gigolos and countless double
entrendres, <i>Wonder Bar</i> (1934) has to
be seen to be believed. Depicting the
debauched goings-on at an upmarket night club, the film stars Al Jolson as club
owner ‘Al Wonder’, Dolores de Rio and Richardo Cortez as dancers, Kay Francis
as a wealthy housewife and Dick Powell as a bandleader and singer. It follows
several subplots which are intermingled with luxurious and expansive Busby
Berkeley musical numbers including the usual chorus girls in dazzling costumes
performing mind bending choreography. If you skip over or can get past the very
outdated black-face act, this film is entertaining if a little
excruciating. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">24) Murder at the Vanities (1934)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">A
strange musical/ mystery film, <i>Murder at
the Vanities</i> (1934), is notable more for its controversial musical numbers
than the plot, acting or direction. All these features seem to blend into the
background as the crazy Broadway revue takes hold. One is ‘<i>Where Do They Come From (and Where Do They Go)</i>’ sung beautifully by
the equally beautiful Gertrude Michael who standing in front of displays of
seminude chorus girls in cigarette boxes, artists’ studios or perfume
containers. Next is ‘<i>Live and Love
Tonight’</i> lead by Carl Brisson and more chorus girls in barely-there leaf
costumes then comes the topper ‘<i>Marahuana</i>’
by Michael with images of Mexico and even more shockingly topless women coming
out of cactus blooms. Plus, as you can imagine, this number is like an
advertisement for the pleasures of marijuana. There are more musical numbers in
the film but I don’t want to ruin the shock factor. Admittedly, I don’t even
remember the plot of the film, watch just for the songs.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Probably
the cutest little romantic comedy film ever made, <i>It Happened One Night</i> (1934) is one of those rare commercial and
critic successes that is both witty and intelligent yet charming and
accessible. It stars Claudette Colbert as a bored socialite wanting to escape
the control of her surprisingly sweet and loveable father to marry an unsuitable
cad (Jameson Thomas) and Clark Gable as a no nonsense newspaper reporter who -
for selfish reasons - vows to help her. The pair’s journey from Florida to New
York City is both hilarious and heartwarming. The Academy must have agreed
giving both Gable and Colbert Academy Awards as well as the director, Frank
Capra, writer Robert Riskin and the top gong - Best Picture. A must watch for
every film lover. My favourite scene is probably the most famous of the film
where the pair, needing to get a lift, have a competition as to who could best
attract a driver to pick them up. Colbert wins using just her feminine
charm. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598328033891480688noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280526992030701789.post-28766108091256211592016-08-20T23:20:00.001-07:002016-08-20T23:20:42.584-07:00My Essential Precode - part 1<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I can’t
believe I waited so long to create a list of essential Precodes. Looking at the
most grounding breaking and entertaining of the era’s movies are something I
think all people interested in Precode should do. I have done my best to try
and condense all the films I have watched and enjoyed over the years into one
list. I found, in creating the list, that several early 1930’s films I loved
and could watch over and over, were probably not worthy of the name ‘essential’
despite my level of personal enjoyment. I first decided a list of 25 would be
sufficient but could not decide on the films that should make up the limited number.
As a compromise, I will make a list of 50 Essential Precodes. This is my first
batch with the next one coming next week. The next half of the list is not
finalised so any suggestions would be very welcome. Check out part 1 of my
Essential Precodes:</span></div>
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anticipated first speaking role for Greta Garbo, <i>Anna Christie</i> (1930) is an interesting drama about a young women
haunted by her dishonourable past. It shows Anna (Garbo) trying to repent her
sins and find a stable life for herself. This film is all about Garbo, her
famous first lines and continued allure despite her perfect facial expressions
being corrupted by speech.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">A breakout film for Norma Shearer, who despite
being a famous actor since the silent days, was typecasted in pure, ingénue
roles before starring as the sexually liberated Jerry Martin. The film
highlighted a double standard in society (which still exists today) which makes
it acceptable for the husband to philander but not for his wife. Shearer
appears as wife who discovers her husband (Chester Morris) is having an affair.
After confronting her husband who proclaims that the relationship didn't
"mean a thing", Jerry responds in-kind by sleeping with mutual friend
Don (Robert Montgomery). Instead of behaving flippantly about Jerry's
indiscretion, her husband demands a divorce. Outraged by the hypocrisy, Jerry
responds by bedding as many men as she can get her hands on. A shocking film
for its time and surprisingly relevant today, <i>Divorcee</i> (1930) is one of Precode's best. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">My favourite of the Precode gangster films, <i>Public Enemy</i> (1931), is a 360 degree
view of Depression Era gangs who peddled liquor during prohibition. The movie
shows the main character Tom (James Cagney) as sympathetic and human, featuring
scenes of his hopeless childhood and close relationship to his mother. I
couldn't help but like him, except of course for the famous grapefruit scene.
It's easy to see why the censors hated this film. Tom is a criminal but
likeable, dependable, relatable, skilled, the typical anti-hero. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">The first speaking version of Bram Stoker's
novel,<i> Dracula</i>, depicting the
bloodsucking vampire has become understandably a cult classic. The well-known
story of Count Dracula and his attempts to turn Mina (Helen Chandler) into a
vampire while avoiding the suspicion of Prof. Van Helsing. While the movie has
little special effects, Bela Lugosi, doesn't need assistance with his creepy
facial expressions and close-ups enough to scare most audience members. This
film, like others, has been put on a pedestal and people generally watch it
pretty high expectations. Just remember, filmmakers didn't have the technology
they do now, I think they did a great job despite it. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><b> 5) A Free Soul (1931)</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Another strikingly modern film starring the
radiant Norma Shearer who seemed to rule the Pre-code era. Instead of
portraying an extramarital affair, </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">A Free
Soul</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1931) shows Shearer in a pre-marital sexual relationship with bad boy,
gangster Clark Gable. The pair have no intension of tying the knot and Shearer
has no qualms showing up unannounced and seducing Gable's character in - I must
say - a dress that hides barely anything. The film is a testament to the
changing societal attitudes and the power of Shearer. As well as being a great
multidimensional plot and wonderful casting - including the performances of
Lionel Barrymore and a young Leslie Howard, </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">A
Free Soul</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1931) is surprisingly relevant and relatable today. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 18.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><b> 6) Trouble in Paradise (1932)</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">A sophisticated film, </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Trouble in Paradise</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1932), is mostly known today due to the
enduring reputation of director, Ernest Lubitsch. It is an entertaining, adult
romantic comedy about a love triangle situation between Miriam Hopkins, Kay
Francis and Herbert Marshall. Hopkins and Marshall are thieves who fall in love
and decide to join forces to rob a beautiful perfume company owner (Francis).
The con falters when Marshall and Francis start to get too cosy. This film is a
great example of the Precode era's propensity for creating truly adult and
sophisticated content. Its subtle humour is also amazing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Precode platinum blonde, Jean Harlow, made
a style change to star as the title character in the shocking and emotional, </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Red Headed Woman</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1932). Like the main
character in Baby Face, Harlow stars as Lil, a woman who will do anything to be
rich and become a part of high society. Of course, being Precode, 'anything'
means using her body and unquestionable sexuality. This includes desperately
seducing a variety of rich men, breaking up marriages and even murder. Plus, in
open defiance to Will Hays, Harlow's character is never punished for her
actions. Note: a warning to some viewers, there is a kind of disturbing
domestic violence scene which at the same time is pretty 'Fifty Shades of
Grey'. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">A crime/ drama film starring Paul Muni as a
wrongfully convicted prisoner who becomes part of a brutal Southern chain gang.
He quickly escapes to Chicago and attempts to make a success of himself but
finds his past never leaves him. Based on the true story of convict Robert
Elliott Burn who was himself a chain gang member before escaping and becoming a
fugitive. The film is a must watch simply for its impact on Depression Era
America. Shocked by the use of chain gangs and the abuses and ill treatment of
criminals which, despite being largely fictional in the movie, were a staple of
many state’s judicial systems, society rallied against the behaviour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">A shocking early gangster film starring
prolific and somewhat forgotten actor, Paul Muni, as crime boss, Tony, a thinly
veiled characterisation of Al Capone. </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Scarface</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
(1932) moves through Tony's journey from Italian immigrant to a leading member
of a mafia gang to the head of a crime gang. The film is surprisingly violent
especially as Tony sparks an all-in gang war filled with gun fights and
massacres. Muni is commanding and brilliant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Despite the film’s title,</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;"> Freaks</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1932) is surprisingly sympathetic and positive to the
'freaks' it forefronts. The movie follows a range of characters who work as
carnival sideshow performers. Most had never performed in feature films before
and do a great job. Interestingly it is the 'normal' characters who are
portrayed as villains; with the main plot of the film describing trapeze
artists Cleopatra's (Olga Baclanova) scheme to seduce and marry little person,
Hans (Harry Earles) just for his money. All the characters support Hans and fight
against Cleopatra. As well as this story, other subplots show the 'freaks' as
living ordinary lives by falling in love and having children. Due to the film’s
title I waited years to watch it, but found it heart-warming and unbelievably
modern despite the themes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Clara Bow feature, </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Call Her Savage</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1932), is full of elements which would have be
staunchly banned just two years later. The film revolves around Nasa (Bow), a
wild society woman who owes her rebellious and feisty nature to the fact that
she is half white, half Native American Indian. Of course, her heritage is a
dark secret with her mother cheating on Nasa's father with an Indian man
resulting in her birth. Nasa rebels against her family, partying hard and
marrying an abusive playboy. Despite learning the error of her ways, filmmakers
ensure audiences get a long and shocking view of Nasa's debauched life from her
party lifestyle and alcoholism to rape, pregnancy without marriage and
prostitution. I don't care what anyone says, Precode Clara Bow is simply
radiant. </span></div>
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(1932) is an often overlooked Precode due to its lack of an enduring 'star'.
The forgotten and very talented, Dorothy Mackaill, leads as the easy-going,
nonchalant prostitute, Gilda, who fleas to a Caribbean island after she is
accused of murdering her former pimp. While the audience is in no doubt of
Gilda's profession, her boyfriend Carl (Donald Cook) doesn't seem to care and, not
only helps her escape, but marries her on the island. Carl leaves the
vulnerable Gilda on the island filled with criminals and all around dodgy
dealers. Another look at the realistic consequences of the Great Depression,
the film doesn't judge Gilda but is more sympathetic to her. Mackaill portrays
her as basically a 'good woman' who faces impossible situations. A staple
character in Precode. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">A stunning film starring the even more radiant,
Marlene Dietrich, as international courtesan Shanghai Lily who, alongside
fellow prostitute Hui Fei (Anna May Wong), becomes embroiled in the activities
of fellow passengers on an express train to Shanghai during the Chinese civil
war. This film is all about the beauty of Dietrich whose incredible bone
structure is perfectly lite by the talents of director, Josef von Sternberg.
Sternberg also focuses on his location with the scenes of the dank and shadowy
train extremely eerie and mysterious. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">A hilarious film not just because of the great
performances from stars, William Powell and Kay Francis, but the use of
marijuana to lighten the mood. Francis plays a bored and rich Countess who
falls for a charming thief (Powell) while he is stealing from her. The
Countess' desire for excitement entirely trumps her love for material objects.
Powell and Francis are brilliant together with Powell trying to resist all her attempts
to seduce him. Plus, Powell's use of drugs to subdue his victims and the police
force is strangely entertaining. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">One of the first big budget, full length
ensemble films to be released by a major studio, </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Grand Hotel</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1932), was a massive hit with audiences. A multi-plot
story, it resolves around patrons of The Grand Hotel in Berlin including a
wealthy industrialist's (Wallace Beery) attempts to seduce his stenographer
(Joan Crawford), the weird relationship between a Russian ballerina (Greta
Garbo) and a thieving Baron (John Barrymore) and the final days of a dying
accountant (Lionel Barrymore). The film is remarkably modern and mature both
with its script and production. Well worth a watch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">My first choice for people wanting a taste of
Precode Hollywood. </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Baby Face</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">,
starring the unstoppable Barbara Stanwyck, has it all. Basically, it is about a
young, attractive woman (Stanwyck) who - determined to rid herself of her
drunken father who forced her into prostitution since she was 14 - uses any
means necessary to become rich. The film leaves little to the imagination with
Stanwyck sleeping her way to the top of a large firm. It's surprising shocking
and sleazy for such an early film with several references to Friedrich
Nietzsche's ideology on exploitation adding to its impact on modern audiences.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">My favourite Precode musical, </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Gold Diggers of 1933</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1933), has that
great combination of entertaining and visually appealing musical numbers, great
array of characters, romance and a bit of comedy on the side. Starring Warren
William, Joan Blondell, Aline MacMahon, Dick Powell and Guy Kibbee as
characters who - for one reason or another - have become embroiled in the lower
end of the show business. In addition to a decent plot, the films main
attraction is the amazing and innovative choreography from Busby Berkeley who
uses the scantily clad, and sometimes actually naked, troupe of showgirls in
mind-bending routines. A must watch even just to experience Berkeley's
genius! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">A classic film that most people have either
seen or heard about. The plot is pretty straightforward about a gigantic ape
who temporarily stops tormenting African villagers to pursue beautiful woman,
Ann (Fay Wray). Despite its age, the film, with its early special affects is
extremely watchable today. Plus as the star and Kong's idol, Wray is radiant,
accomplished and made for the role. Need I say more?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">One of the most disturbing films from the
Precode era which many credit for the introduction of the enforced Hays Code.
Miriam Hopkins plays Temple Drake, a Southern society woman who is rapped by
gang leader Trigger (Jack La Rue). She then becomes something between a lover
and a forced sex slave. The film includes some controversial and harrowing
scenes and themes not to mention a pretty shocking rape scene. It is another example
of Precode filmmaker’s efforts at realism.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Starring probably my favourite actor from the
early 30's, Warren William, as a ruthless, emotionless department store general
manager who employees his business tactics to seduce a vulnerable female
employee (Loretta Young). The movie is all about the cynicism and hopelessness
of Depression Era society. Due to widespread poverty and unemployment, there is
an incredible power imbalance between the boss and their workers which
ultimately leads to exploitation. It is another powerful and emotional Precode
film. I note that Young has never looked better and the dumb-blonde Alice White
is even more enchanting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Anyone who hasn't seen a Mae West film is
definitely missing out! With her best feature, </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">I'm No Angel,</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> also one of Precode's best and, interestingly, one of
the most profitable films of the era. West stars as circus performer, Tira, who
spends her time navigating through the men in her life and controlling the
lions in her circus act. With West the primary author of the script, all men
find Tira irresistible as do most woman - except for a few 'jealous' types.
West is incredible in this movie, shimmying and purring through the scenes with
ease. My favourite scenes include Tira representing herself in a 'breach of
promise' lawsuit where she effortlessly seduces the judge and the entire jury.
Another interesting element is Tira's relationship with her black maids. They
are her equals and have a pretty large part in the film compared to others of
the period.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">As the title suggests, </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Female</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1933) is all about empowering women. Another overlooked
talent, Ruth Chatterton, stars as the owner of an automobile company who is
intent on running the firm with a no-nonsense and emotionless attitude. She
uses the same philosophy when it comes to her sex life; finding, using and
discarding a string of her male employees. Her methods for seduction - vodka,
pillows and blunt talking prove effective on most men except for employee Jim
Thorne (George Brent) who prefers a more submissive woman. </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Female</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1933) is a surprisingly modern film which, instead of
telling women to be either career or motherhood orientated, says she can be
both.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">One of my favourite films just for the taboo
subject matter, </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Design for Living</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
(1933) tackles a forbidden topic - open relationships and ménage-a-trois!
Miriam Hopkins, Fredric March and Gary Cooper star as the bohemian threesome
who try to work as a three-cornered relationship. Of course, they first agree
there would be no sex between the couples but that 'gentlemen's agreement'
doesn't last long. Despite the shocking themes, this movie is a comedy with the
almost inseparable March and Cooper providing a lot of the laughs. I can't help
but be jealous of Hopkins having to choose between the pair.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I couldn't have a list of Precode films without
mentioning one starring comedy duo, Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey. My
favourite of their movies </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Hips, Hips,
Hooray</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1934) has to be seen to be believed with the amount of almost naked
showgirls, sexual innuendo and excruciatingly funny shenanigans the pair get
themselves into. The plot to this film doesn't really matter, just make sure to
keep your eyes open for the shocking costumes and ears open for the nutty
jokes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">A hilarious, entertaining and sophisticated
comedy masquerading as a mystery film, </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Thin
Man</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1934) is a credit to its stars, William Powell and Myrna Loy, who are
incredibly natural together. For a time I believed the pair must have been
married in real life. For me solving the murder of the 'thin man' takes a back
foot to the entertaining love-hate relationship between married couple Powell
and Loy and the antics of their inquisitive dog, Asta. Despite being married,
there is amazing sexual tension between the pair and Loy is a definite
incarnation of the perfect wife. A great kind of saucy early screwball comedy
for lovers of Post-code comedies. </span></div>
Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598328033891480688noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280526992030701789.post-66865948388205316332016-08-13T23:52:00.000-07:002016-08-13T23:52:44.175-07:00How did they get away with it? Advertisements for Footlights Parade (1933) <div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Hollywood
studios during the Precode era were some of the best at promoting films. On
some occasions the films publicity posters, advertisements and promotional
events were more interesting than the films themselves. <i>Footlights Parade</i> (1933), a movie filled dozens of chorus girls in skimpy
outfits put in even skimpier situations, was a dream for the Warner Bros
publicity machine. They took advantage of the opportunity creating a collection
of pretty risqué posters, advertisements and stills focusing on the movies chorus
girls. See the best below: </span></div>
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Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598328033891480688noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280526992030701789.post-87669607286763673222016-08-08T01:15:00.000-07:002016-08-08T01:15:24.937-07:00Amazing on set stills from the all-black 'Hallelujah' (1929)<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">One of the first all-black films
by a major studio, it is an understatement to say </span><i style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Hallelujah!</i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> (1929) is a controversial film. Seen by contemporary
audiences and critics as a triumph for race relations by director King Vidor;
today it can be viewed as dated and somewhat racist depicting some characters
as simple or simply promiscuous. No matter how you rate the film, no one can
argue that</span><i style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> Hallelujah! </i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">is visually brilliant and full of Vidor's
touches. Plus, if you consider that most of the film's actors were newcomers to
the camera, Vidor's instruction and vision becomes even more noteworthy. And as
a longterm Nina Mae McKinney fan, I couldn't help but stare at her beauty and
charisma and ignore every other actor in shot. </span></div>
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Thankfully, despite the passing of over 85-years, several interesting and
revealing backstage stills remain of the actors and production crew making <i>Hallelujah!</i> in rural Tennessee and
Arkansas. Check them out (and for more backstage stills from other Precode
films go <a href="http://www.precodemisbehaving.com/2016/06/behind-camera-fascinating-on-set-photos.html">here</a>):</span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">King Vidor having a break with
Daniel L. Haynes</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Nina Mae McKinney and Daniel L. Haynes with King Vidor</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">King Vidor and Daniel L. Haynes clap for Victoria
Spivey </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">An emotive still from <i><span style="font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; outline-width: 0px;"><span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">Hallelujah!</span></span></span> </i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Publicity stills of Nina Mae McKinney in a costume from<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Hallelujah!</i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">King Vidor (<i>right</i>)
discusses the film's music with an actor</span></b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">King Vidor and two young actors from <span style="font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; outline-width: 0px;"><i><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;"><span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial;">Hallelujah<span style="font-style: inherit;"></span></span></span></i><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">!</span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Fanny Belle DeKnight, Harry Gray, Nina Mae McKinney, Daniel
L. Haynes and King Vidor</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">A group shot on the set of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Hallelujah!</i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">King Vidor with several young actors</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">King Vidor directs an actor </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Daniel L. Haynes hugs Nina Mae McKinney</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">King Vidor and the film production crew on location during the
making of the picture</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Nina Mae McKinney teasing King Vidor with Daniel L. Haynes in the
background</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Setting up a scene before beginning
the shoot</span></b></div>
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Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598328033891480688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280526992030701789.post-44537913434268534502016-07-29T20:03:00.001-07:002016-07-29T20:03:28.512-07:00Jeanette MacDonald: MGM Love Triangle - Part 3 (final)<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Finally (as in three years late!) here is the final </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">installment </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">of my trilogy on the
tragic love story between Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy and the lengths
MGM boss, Louis B. Mayer went to cover up the adulterous affair. I know, I
know, this is massively late but better late than never, hopefully. Okay, to
catch up read <a href="http://letsmisbehaveprecodefilmtribute.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/jeannette-mcdonald-mgm-love-triangle.html">Part 1</a> then <a href="http://letsmisbehaveprecodefilmtribute.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/jeanette-macdonald-mgm-love-triangle.html">Part 2</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Now, Part 3:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">The passing from the 1930's into the 1940's
brought even more heartbreak for the on-again/ off-again couple of Jeanette
MacDonald and Nelson Eddy. Following the success of their first Technicolor
film <i>Sweethearts</i> (1938), the pair
took a break from their film pairings and both moved on to appear in separate
vehicles.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Nelson Eddy feeds Jeanette MacDonald her birthday cake, June (1938). </span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">While they were apart and MacDonald was
recuperating from a miscarriage, Eddy, did something that would ruin their
relationship for several years - he married! According to <i><a href="http://maceddy.com/">MacEddy.com</a></i>, Nelson's wedding to Ann Franklin was undertaken under
a haze of drunkenness and blackmail. Apparently, following a night binging with
then friend Franklin, Eddy awoke naked and hungover. Despite having no
recollection of the night's events, Franklin claimed Eddy had made violent love
to her. Confused and wanting to make amends to the distraught Franklin, Eddy
married her in January 1939.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OzoQWSEDMV8/V5MPWtYPG-I/AAAAAAAADpI/Wnka8KTGC0UADK95GGpr_r-Q935Qf3x6gCKgB/s1600/nelson%2Band%2Bann.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-OzoQWSEDMV8/V5MPWtYPG-I/AAAAAAAADpI/Wnka8KTGC0UADK95GGpr_r-Q935Qf3x6gCKgB/s640/nelson%2Band%2Bann.jpg" width="584" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Eddy and Ann Franklin</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">As you can imagine, this came as a massive
shock to the weakened MacDonald who was simultaneously plotting a way to
divorce her husband, Gene Raymond. Depressed, she swallowed a bottle of
sleeping pills only to be saved by director, Woody Van Dyke. The press reported
a "severe cold' was the cause of MacDonald's illness.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">MacDonald following her 'illness'</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">It would be the close friendship between
MacDonald and Van Dyke that coerced the actress into her next film with Eddy. <i>New Moon</i> (released mid-1940) brought the
pair together after almost a year apart. Although filming began tense and cold,
the couple rekindled their love towards the end of the shoot. Despite once
again becoming a 'couple' of sorts, they knew there was no chance they could
marry. The trio completed the successful MacDonald/ Eddy/ Van Dyke combination
shortly after with</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><i>I Married an Angel</i>
(July 1942). To the public it was another MacDonald/ Eddy musical, but the film
signaled the end of Eddy's contract with MGM. Having had enough of Louis B.
Mayer's control, Eddy bought out his contract and moved to Universal. MacDonald
completed one more film with the company and swiftly followed Eddy to
Universal. Sadly, the move did nothing to resurrect their popular on-screen pairing
with the duo not completing another film together.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dDSAwP11qtc/V5MPUc5yomI/AAAAAAAADos/1ol81t9Jh40LuGGTHY6_I8untbLRMk57QCKgB/s1600/JM_MarriedAnAngel003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dDSAwP11qtc/V5MPUc5yomI/AAAAAAAADos/1ol81t9Jh40LuGGTHY6_I8untbLRMk57QCKgB/s640/JM_MarriedAnAngel003.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Publicity still from <i>I Married an Angel</i></span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">As the decades rolled on, Eddy and MacDonald
performed in the odd radio show together. Despite their continuous bad health,
the pair worked steadily; MacDonald in opera, television and live
performances and Eddy with films, television and a nightclub act. The pair
continued being 'together' but at the same time married to different people.
There was talk of each divorcing their respective spouses and marrying at some point in the late '40s but neither Eddy nor MacDonald could organise deals with their
partners without major financial loss.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OpZU-Vxp1gc/V5MPSpHHFeI/AAAAAAAADoc/ubQT-9tvOtcdZ_ciVy759Nn3w_6kA1-0ACKgB/s1600/1959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="432" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OpZU-Vxp1gc/V5MPSpHHFeI/AAAAAAAADoc/ubQT-9tvOtcdZ_ciVy759Nn3w_6kA1-0ACKgB/s640/1959.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Rehearsing together in 1959</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Only one event would permanently separate the couple - the death of Jeanette MacDonald. She passed away aged only 61 on January 14,
1965. MacDonald had been suffering heart problems for decades (including at
least two heart attacks in the 1940s) which were being managed until she
required an arterial transplant in 1963. After hearing news of her surgery,
Eddy left his nightclub commitments in Australia and flew to be at her bedside.
She was hospitalised for two months following the surgery. In late 1964 she
back ill again and was rushed to hospital with abdominal adhesions. Strangely
it was Eddy and not Raymond who was with her. She passed away a little over two
months later.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">It was Eddy not Raymond who required the most
consolation at McDonald's funeral. He was the last to leave. A <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaKSPfUGr4c">radio interview</a>
from Eddy done shortly after her death just broke my heart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Eddy survived McDonald by only two years. Not
happy years, they were filled with too much drinking and too much work. He died
of a stroke on March 5, 1967 aged just 65. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Something interesting for McDonald/ Eddy lovers
is a video of a <i>'<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5C6xhQZymA">This is Your Life</a></i>'
episode dedicated to the career of Jeanette McDonald. Her moments with Eddy are
simply precious.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">And as always check out <i><a href="http://maceddy.com/">maceddy.com</a></i> for all the information on the off-screen and on-screen
couple. </span><br />
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Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598328033891480688noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280526992030701789.post-35773606949371364922016-07-22T21:52:00.003-07:002016-07-22T21:54:05.952-07:00When Harlow was just an extra<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">It's hard to imagine that an actress with such
obvious radiance and allure as Jean Harlow, had to battle it out with thousands
of other starlets and chorus girls for extra and bit roles. It seems her star
quality was not as clear to film moguls of the late 1920s as it is to
contemporary viewers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Surprisingly, Harlow had an interesting and varied time
before her appearance as the sultry Helen in <i>Hells Angels</i> (1930) and even up until the beginning of her MGM
years in 1932. Whether it was studio indecision or Harlow's colourful personal
life, her career didn't really get on track until <i>Red Dust </i>(1932). Her films roles before 1932 consisted of a strange
array of vamps, gangster’s molls and blonde bimbos. Most Harlow-lovers will
know of her early performances in <i>The Secret
Six</i> (1931), <i>Iron Man</i> (1931) and <i>Public Enemy</i> (1931), but several of her more
fleeting film appearances are not so well-known. Below are my top 5:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>5) <i>Why Be
Good?</i> (1929)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">A great example of a Jazz era flapper film, <i>Why Be Good?</i> (1929) was not only a
triumph for silent star Colleen Moore but a chance for film audiences to have a
'blink-and-you'll-miss-it' glimpse at a young Jean Harlow. Aged 18 and already
with her signature platinum blonde hair, Harlow, was an obvious chose as an
extra in the popular film. Harlow plays the dubious role of 'Blonde on Rooftop
Bench at Junior's Second Party' and can barely be seen at the top right of this
scene:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>4) <i>City
Lights</i> (1931)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Despite her breakthrough role in <i>Hells Angels</i> (1930), Harlow still
appeared as an extra in subsequent films. One included in a nightclub scene in
Charlie Chaplin's <i>City Lights</i> (1931). </span></div>
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<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1uqlmnhFExc/V5L1C_143eI/AAAAAAAADns/w2iW5A_m50EgP2ExLCkN4fbKtgISRAD1wCKgB/s1600/CityLights.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1uqlmnhFExc/V5L1C_143eI/AAAAAAAADns/w2iW5A_m50EgP2ExLCkN4fbKtgISRAD1wCKgB/s1600/CityLights.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">She is barely visible but seemed to make an impression on the maverick director
according to a piece from a 1933 <i>Liberty</i>
magazine found on the <i>Discovering Chaplin</i>
website: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TrebuchetMS;">"While <i>City Lights</i> was in
the making, Charlie became interested in a young woman, an extra. The peculiar
colour of her hair attracted him. She was provocatively alluring. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TrebuchetMS;">"At the same table at which this
extra girl was seated was an older woman. I learned they were mother and
daughter. He instructed me to have the older woman promoted! She should play
the bit of the indignant matron who sits upon the burning cigar in that
sequence. It was only when he discovered that the woman her hair cut in a
boyish bob that he changed his mind. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TrebuchetMS;">"At the time I made a note that
the name of the mother and daughter was Pope--a Mrs. Pope and Jean Pope. Later
I discovered that the girl had blossomed forth--in <i>Hell's Angels</i> - as
Jean Harlow! The mother was now Mrs. Marino Bello."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TrebuchetMS;">("The Private Life Of Charlie
Chaplin" by Carlyle Robinson, <i>Liberty, </i>1933)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>3) <i>Scarface</i>
(1932)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">During her years playing mainly 'gold diggers'
or 'gangster molls', Harlow made a surprise cameo appearance in iconic gangster
film,<i> Scarface</i> (1932). Playing
'Blonde at Paradise Club', she appears more like the Harlow that would later become
a box office favourite in <i>Bombshell</i>
(1933) and <i>Red Dust </i>(1932). I should
say there is still uncertainty whether or not it is in fact Harlow or a
Harlow-look-a-like. Biographer David Stenn claims it is her while Mark Vieira
said she was out of Hollywood at the time of the shoot. Take a look:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>2) Laurel and Hardy shorts</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">While she was under contract to Hal Roach,
Harlow had several bit parts in popular Laurel and Hardy shorts. All made
during 1929, she is featured in <i>Double
Whoopee</i>, <i>Liberty</i> and <i>Bacon Grabbers</i>. Harlow is slightly less
polished and styled than in her later films but she always performs well in a
comedic role. Plus several cute stills of Harlow with Laurel and Hardy are
available in good quality on the internet.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><i>ABOVE</i> and <i>BELOW</i>: Harlow with Laurel and Hardy in <i>Double Whoopee</i> (1929)</span></b></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>1) <i>Saturday
Night Kid</i> (1929)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Harlow's first speaking role came in Clara Bow
vehicle <i>Saturday Night Kid</i> (1929). A
fun film which made up for what it lacked in the plot department with great
performances from leading ladies, Bow, and a very young Jean Arthur. Harlow
played Hazel, one of Bow's young party-loving 'gang'. I did read somewhere that
Bow was apparently very jealous of Harlow during the making of the film. Even
that Harlow being the younger, conventionally prettier and thinner of the pair,
was given a dress to wear originally intended for Bow. But that could be just
recycled gossip. David Stenn, in his biography <i>'Clara Bow: Running Wild</i>', wrote about Harlow's first day on set:
"When the crew ogled the visitor (Harlow), Clara summoned Jacobson
(assistant director Artie Jacobson) to her dressing room, "Who the hell is
that?""<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tension between Bow and Harlow. Bow apparently requested Harlow be taken off
the set which was refused by the casting office. The biographer continued,
quoting costume designer Edith Head as saying Bow was also fascinated by the
voluptuous Harlow as well as jealous. </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03598328033891480688noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3280526992030701789.post-84297925369498634952016-07-09T21:38:00.000-07:002016-07-22T21:53:48.906-07:00A to Z of Precode Gays & Lesbians<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Despite any inference or inclusion of LGBT
people or 'sex perversion' - as it was called - being a fundamental no-no in
the 1930 </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Motion
Picture Production Code, Precode films are full of references to gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transsexual people both to increase dramatic tension and for comedic
effect. Whether as a 'sissy' or the stereotypical 'butch woman', several actors
made a living out of playing these roles. Below is my A to Z of the best and
worst of Precode LGBT:</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">A - Arthur, Johnny </span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">A pretty and over-the-top actor, Johnny
Arthur, took a break from his long term stage career to feature in films. With
the coming of sound, Arthur was developed into a supportive, comedic relief
character playing mostly overt homosexuals, 'pansies' or ultra-posh salesmen.
He appeared in 26 Precode era films including the infamous lost movie, </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Convention City</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1933). His best Precode
appearances include in </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">The Desert Song</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
(1929), </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">She Couldn't Say No</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1930)
and </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Penrod and Sam</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1931). Arthur's
quality and quantity or films decreased at the beginning of the war and never
fully recovered. His 'pansy' typecast also technically became banned post-1934
but Arthur succeeded into more 'wimpy', 'weak' characters. He passed away, aged
68 on December 31, 1958. Despite acting in film for almost 30-years, there was
no money in Arthur's estate for a proper burial and he grave was left unmarked
until November 2012. </span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">B - Boys will be boys</span></u></b></h4>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Wonder
Bar</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
(1934) is filled with bags of controversy. Between the black-face musical
scenes, adultery, innuendo and countless double entendres, murder without
getting caught and even the main character seeming cajoling a man to commit
suicide so he could dump a dead body in his car, it is pretty shocking.
Therefore, it is not surprising, the film caught the eye of production code
administrators. Despite these elements, the film is mostly talked about today
because of its illusion to homosexuals (a banned subject at the time) through
an interesting dance scene. A handsome man asks a dancing couple if he could
cut in. The female partner, expecting his attention, agrees, only to see him
dance with her male partner. The main character, played by Al Jolson, then
flaps his wrist and says, "Boys will be boys! Woo!"</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">C - Call her Savage</span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Clara Bow's 1932 film </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Call Her Savage</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> is one of those shocking Precode movies which even
modern audiences might find cringe worthy. Featuring countless 'forbidden'
topics including rape, mixed race relationships, swearing, alcoholism,
prostitution, adultery and not to mention the tragic death of a new born baby
living in poverty, this film has everything. Slotted in between scenes of
craziness is one including two clearly gay waiters dressed as French maids
dancing and singing in what appears to be a gay bar. The two men appear to be
having a great time singing about the pleasures of sailors in </span>pajamas<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> and so is
the audience.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">D - Dietrich</span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Marlene Dietrich's performance as Amy
Jolly in <i>Morocco</i> (1930) proved that
the fierce, blonde diva could get away with pretty much anything in the eyes of
Precode audiences. I am referring to the scene where Dietrich performs </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"Quand l'amour
Meurt" or "When Love Dies" at a nightclub. Dressed in a top hat and
tails (see <i>Vests, pants and ties</i> below),
she proceeds to sing the song before taking a flower from the hair of a woman
in the audience then playfully kissing her on the mouth. No one appears to
question her actions and she is even applauded. This scene is the only hint at
Dietrich's bisexually in the film with the plot essentially a love story
between Dietrich and Gary Cooper.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">E - Effeminate</span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Effeminate is just one term used to
describe the not-spoken-but-obvious homosexual character. Other terms included
- pansy, sissy, fairy, nannie, fruit, queer and queen. They were clearly
portrayed with everything from their costume to manner to the actors that
played them pointing to their homosexuality. Richard Barrios book </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">'Screened Out'</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> described the stereotype
as:</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Palatino-Roman;">"The
fedora hat, the gestures that alternatively swept and minced, the little
mustachio, the flower in the lapel - the pansy was as immediately recognisable
on screen as he was in the urban sidestreets."<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">F - Frederici, Blanche</span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">At age 42, Blanche Frederici, was older
than most actresses who appeared on film for the first time. Frederici was
known for playing mostly stern, masculine and uptight women in her Precode era
films. She was often typecast as an older governess, nurse or unhappy wife.
Frederici is mostly known for her role of a housekeeper in </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Night Nurse</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1931), a chaperone in </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Flying Down to Rio</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1933) and as a motel' owner's wife in her last
film, </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">It Happened One Night</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1934).
She died suddenly and unexpectedly, aged just 55, of a heart attack on December
23, 1933.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">G - Girl Crazy (1932) ect.</span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I am using the letter '<i>G</i>' to refer to the crazy collection of
Precode Wheeler and Woosley films. You can't refer to just one when talking
about references to the LGBT community because all of their films seem to
question the true on-screen sexuality of the pair whilst intermingling them
with a seemingly endless supply of barely clothed (sometimes actually naked)
women. The duo made 21 pictures together with </span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Peach O'Reno </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(1931)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">,
<i>Diplomaniacs </i>(1934), and
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hips_Hips_Hooray"><i><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Hips Hips
Hooray</span></i></a><i> </i>(1934) and
<i>Girl Crazy</i> (1932) their best films.
Unfortunately I don't have enough room to mention all the suspect scenes in W
& W's films, but believe me they included everything from the 'sissy' roles
to sleeping in the same bed (<i>Diplomaniacs</i>)
to double entendres and male to female cross-dressing (<i>Peach-O-Reno</i>). W & W were a strange combination, sometimes
appearing as the homosexual for laughs but always getting a girl before the
closing credits. Still, despite the happy 'straight' ending the pair never
parted company to start separate lives. W & W also can't seem to go through
a film without kissing each other. For example in <i>Hip Hips Hooray</i> the duo have a smooch with Wheeler commenting that
Woolsey taste like "</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“lavender and old lace!". But don't take my word for it, some
of W & W films are unbelievable, check them out. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br />
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">H - Haines</span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Actor, William Haines, was the poster boy
for homosexual film stars in the 1930's. Extremely popular and handsome leading
man, Haines, refused head of MGM, Louis B. Mayer's request to deny his
sexuality and relationship with long term partner, Jimmie Shields, for a sham
or 'lavender' marriage. He was subsequently fired by MGM and appeared in only a
handful of films before retiring from acting in 1935. Not discouraged, Haines
went on to begin a successful interior design business with Shields and had
such illustrious clients as Joan Crawford, Gloria Swanson and Marion Davies.
Haines most popular Precode films include </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Remote
Control</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1930), </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Fast Life</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1932)
and </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">The Girl Said No</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1930). Haines
died aged 73 of lung cancer on December 26, 1973. Tragically, Shields took an
overdose of sleeping pills shortly after.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Palatino-Roman;">**(I acknowledge this article is not
nearly enough about Haines amazing life, career and LGBT advocacy, for more
information go to his official business website on <i>http://www.williamhaines.com</i>)
<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">I - Imagine, Just</span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The odd science fiction/ comedy/ musical
film <i>Just Imagine</i> (1930) starring El
Brendel and Maureen O'Sullivan raised the eyebrows of viewers and movie executives
because of it's clear references to homosexuality. The questionable content
centred on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Linow"><span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Ivan Linow</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">'s character, Boko. Linow play's Boko as a
clear homosexual despite being a large, muscular 'bodyguard' type. As Boko and Queen
of Mars, Looloo (Jozelle Joyner) meet El Brendel and his team, Brendel remarks,
"She's not the queen - he is!" This is relating to Boko's smiles and
advances towards Brendel's male group members. The censors were understandably
not happy with this comment.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">J - Jozelle Joyner</span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Despite appearing in several noteworthy
films, Joyzelle Joyner, will always be known for her performance as Ancaria in </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">The Sign of the Cross</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1932). In a scene
where male lead, Fredric March, is trying to taunt orthodox Christian, Mercia (played
by Elissa Landis), he orders Joyner to perform an erotic dance against Landis
called the </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">'Dance of the Naked Moon'</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">.
March comments that he wants Joyner to "warm her into life".
Although, the scene was pivotal to the relationship of March and Landis who
(sorry for ruining the ending) get quite close as the film progresses, it is
also interesting to see how the director deals with obviously lesbian themes.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">K - Kissing </span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I am using this heading to refer to the
famous and controversial scene between Christina (played by Greta Garbo) and
her lady-in-waiting Countess Ebba Spare (Elizabeth Young) in </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Queen Christina</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1933). It is the scene
which involves the women talking about when they will see each other with
Christina promising to take Ebba away for “two or three days”. She then kisses
her lady-in-waiting on the mouth. As anyone can imagine, the scene caused
outrage from the censors and religious groups, more so because it was passed
and was allowed to be viewed by the general public. </span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">L - Ladies They Talk About</span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Like most film depictions of female prison
environments, </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Ladies They Talk About</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
(1933) included its fair share of insinuations of lesbians and lesbian
relationships. Featured mainly as old, serious, butch women, the 'lesbian'
characterisations are a great source of threat for Barbara Stanwyck's
character, Nan Taylor. As the "new fish", Taylor must negotiate her
way around the ladies, "who like to wrestle". The 'wrestling' woman
is pictured as a masculine person, smoking a cigar and, in one scene, doing
weighs. In this film lesbians are seen as a negative, harmful presence rather
than homosexual characters which are used for laughs.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">M - Mädchen in
Uniform</span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Although not
strictly Precode because it was made under German filmmaking laws and regulations,
<i>Madchen in Uniform</i> (1931) is still an
iconic lesbian film from the early 1930's. The film was almost banned in the
United States but was granted limited release in late 1932. <i>Madchen in Uniform</i> details a
relationship between boarding school student, </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Manuela von Meinhardis (Hertha Thiele)
and compassionate school teacher, Fräulein von Bernburg (Dorothea Wieck). The
films shows nothing more explicit than a quick kiss between Wieck and Thiele,
but overall deals with a forbidden love between a teacher and student. The
themes of the movie are extremely modern and, as it featured an all-female
cast, appealed to many lesbian and feminist audiences at the time. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">N - Night After Night</span></u></b></h4>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Night
After Night</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
(1932) is a much overlooked drama film starring George Raft and Constance
Cummings as well as featuring a spectacular debut film performance of Mae West.
While it is often talked about in relation to West's screen career, I was
shocked and surprised by several early scenes in the film. When the audience is
shown Raft, he is sitting up in bed with his secretary, played by Roscoe Karns
by his side. A short time later he gets up to have his daily morning bath and
takes off his clothes. The audience is then shown more skin than any showgirl
in a Busby Berkley musical as he bends to enter the bath. Karns remains present
the entire time and even takes orders while Raft is bathing. Karns devotion and
connection to Raft is continued throughout the film when he appears to give up
his own life and comfort to help Raft.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">O - Our Betters</span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">When talking about the
film, </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Our Betters</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1933) you can't
not mention the overtly gay character Earnest, played by character actor,
Tyrell Davis. Generally included as a play for laughs, Davis embodies that
typical over-the-top effeminate, homosexual stereotype. However, in this role
the archetype is presented positively and, as Earnest, Davis saves the day by
reuniting the two female leads by the use of some tango dance lessons. Several
critics denounce his character as a disgusting gay stereotype, however, others
see him as a light-hearted influence on the film and a highlight in the drama
filled plot. I prefer Eric Kuersten's presented in Acidemic: </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">"George Cukor--as few have before or
since--really shows how the right gay male at the right time makes any party
ten times better and Earnest's last act entry really kicks home the idea of a
weekend party's hungover Sunday…This late arrival's lack of connection with
last night's damage makes him like an embodiment of fresh starts and
forgiveness as he just starts rearranging everyone's mood even as the butler's
taking your bag out to the car. So who laughs last? Call Earnest a stereotype,
but he's delightful and even gets the priceless closing line: "There's no
finer sight in the world than.. two women of title, kissing each
other!"" </span></i><b><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Palatino-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">P - Pangborn, Franklin</span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">A popular comedic choice in the 1930s and
1940s, Franklin Pangborn was another actor typecast in the common gay role as
the fussy and nervous yet elegant and polite offsider. He was often in support
of the leading player. Pangborn - like many comedic actors - had his start in
short subjects, mainly for Sennett, Hal Roach, Universal, Columbia and Pathe.
He appeared in around 35 feature films during the Precode and dozens of other
short subjects. He was usually cast in the role of a clerk (often a hotel
clerk), producer, butler or an assistant and usually walked into scenes to
provide a quick and easy laugh. His main costars included popular comedians
W.C. Fields and Harold Lloyd. Notable Precode appearances include in </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">International House</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1933), </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Professional Sweetheart</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1933) and </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Design For Living</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1933). Pangborn
transitioned easily into television when film roles became scarce in the early
'50s and appeared several times in the Red Skelton Show. He died on July 20, 1958
aged just 69 following cancer surgery.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Q - Queen Christina</span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Garbo's triumph </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Queen Christina</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1933) is a great example of the LGBT community
represented as a normal part existence without being used as a source of humour
or horror. As the title role as Queen Christina, Garbo is neither female nor
completely male as suggested in this quote from an article on the Alternative
Film Guide:</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">"</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">In fact, never before had the actress exuded as much mystery as in her
complex, ethereal portrayal of the androgynous queen. Perhaps it was the
character's all-encompassing – and unsettling – mix of “male” and “female”
qualities that allowed the actress to manifest a transcendental form of
romantic passion the likes of which have rarely been seen on screen. Or, dare I
say, in life."</span></i><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Garbo's androgynousness is expressed
mainly through her appearance. She wears her hair short and straight and is
shown in male clothing for most of the movie. Her propensity for sex, drinking
and vulgar language are also shown as typical behaviours of males of the time.
Similarly, Queen Christina openly refuses to marry by yelling, "I shall
die a bachelor!" Another example of her masculine leanings. This is also
continued by her casually yet overtly mouth kissing one of her ladies in
waiting but I talked about that scene more under 'K'.</span><b><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Palatino-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">R - Rico</span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">With the reintroduction of Precodes into
the mainstream thanks to home video, Edward G. Robinson's performance as Rico
in <i>Little Caesar</i> (1931) has drawn an
interesting and new interpretation from general viewers and film critics alike.
Mick LaSalle in his book '</span><i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">Dangerous Men: Pre-code Hollywood and the Birth of the Modern Man' </span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">wrote of Robinson's
character's apparent closeted homosexuality. He argued that this is evident
though Rico's affinity for Jo (Douglas Fairbanks Jr), aversion for romantic
relationships and contempt towards Jo's relationships with women. LaSalle said
that the author of the book on which the film was based, W.R. Burnett, had
wrote Rico as explicitly straight and was shocked at the final scripting.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">S - Sex perversion </span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">In the early 30's
homosexuals were never referred to as thus nor as lesbians, gays or bisexuals.
In popular cultural anything from pansy, fairy or butch were used to identify
these kinds of characters. In legislation and the 1930 Hays Code, homosexuality
was referred to as 'sex perversion'. The code stated that any mention of sexual
perversion or "any inference to it is forbidden". Its staunch view
was continued further into the document when referring to "impure
love" which could refer to homosexual relationships as much as adulterous
or threesome arrangements. The code wrote:</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">"In the case of impure
love, the love which society has always regarded as wrong and which has been
banned by divine law, the following are important:</span></i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">1. Impure love
must not be presented as attractive and beautiful.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">2. It must not
be the subject of comedy or farce, or treated as material for laughter.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">3. It must not
be presented in such a way to arouse passion or morbid curiosity on the part of
the audience.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">4. It must not
be made to seem right and permissible.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">5. It general,
it must not be detailed in method and manner."<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">Especially in the area of
"subject of comedy or farce", the code was completely ignored.</span><b><u><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Palatino-Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">T - Tashman </span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">I am using Lilyan Tashman as a key example
of famous actors during the Precode period who has since been labelled as LGBT.
Alongside others, such as, Tashman's husband Edmund Lowe, Janet Gaynor, Greta
Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Cary Grant and Joan Crawford, Tashman's supposed
sexuality has been discussed as truth in countless biographies and articles.
Despite the fact that Tashman and others were entitled to a private life, there
is nothing concrete to back up the claims. I have read that both Mary Brian,
Irene Mayer Selznick and Lina Basquette have supposedly confirmed these rumours
as true and, in fact, that Tashman hit on them. It is convenient, however, that
none of these ladies are still living. Another biographer claimed columnist,
Jimmy Starr, Tashman seduced actress Estelle Taylor. The main romance mentioned
by biographers is one between Tashman and Greta Garbo. It is clear in early
1930 that the women were friends of some kind. Biographers claim journalists of
the time used specific words and phrases to insinuate a ‘more than friendship’
relationship between the pair. These include exerts from magazines, such as:</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Palatino-Roman;">"Lilyan
Tashman shopping with Greta Garbo. No wonder our mystery woman has blossomed
out with some swell duds lately. They make a neat pair."<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Palatino-Roman;">"Lilyan
Tashman sat opposite Greta. Greta whispered to the girl next to her, "Do I
look like Lilyan?" The other girl answered, "Well, I admire you both
but I don't think you look alike." "Oh, I am so sorry," Greta
said. "They told me I looked like Lilyan and I did so want to be like
her."<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Palatino-Roman;">"Incidently,
Garbo has a new girl friend - Fifi D'orsay, the Parisian paprika. Fifi is
Garbo's first girl pal since she and Lilyan Tashman grew less friendly, some
time back."<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Palatino-Roman;">Mostly biographers and authors just quote
others in the field. Most notably - according to one author - prolific
historian, Anthony Slide wrote, "The better-known lesbians in Hollywood
during the silent era include Evelyn Brent, Nita Naldi, Alla Nazimova and
Lilyan Tashman". <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Palatino-Roman;">I have probably gone on a massive tangent
here; however, the overall point is the on-screen and off-screen behaviours of
the Precode Hollywood LGBT community are usually analysed interchangeably or at
least in the same sentence. While authors discuss some parts of film history as
being based in fact, with most of the key players deceased, it near impossible
to sort rumour from truth. With the case of Lilyan Tashman, many authors have
looked to her screen roles (mainly <i>Girls
About Town</i> 1931) and connected them to her real life sexual identity. All
that we can know for sure is Tashman was legally married to Edmund Lowe from
1925 until her death in 1934. All evidence of her personal sexual preferences
have stayed just that - personal and private.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Palatino-Roman;"> <b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">U - Up like ladies</span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">While women in drag was a serious business in
Precode Hollwood, male actors dressed as women were strictly for laughs. Always
a source of humour, male drag had been used since the silent era for easy comedic
input. While Precode films continued that trend, early 1930's films did add
that hint of seriousness by suggesting that the male character didn't dislike
his transformation into a female as much as he should be societal standards.
This also included characters unknowingly taking on typically female
characteristics even when they were out of drag. An excellent example is Bert
Wheeler's portrayal of a female love interest in comedy </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Peach-O-Reno</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1931). Wheeler's women starts out being slapstick but
he moulds into the female role as the film progresses even fighting for her
man, Joe Bruno (Joseph Cawthorn). </span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">V - Vests, pants and ties</span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Something strange occurred in the early
1930s. Possibly due to the devastation of the Great Depression or even the
social problems that were still occurring post-World War I, an entirely new fashion
started for androgynous dressing. Like everything, Precode films led the way,
with Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo also forefronting the fashion trend. In
her personal life as well as on camera, Dietrich was all about the suit. In
films, such as, </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Blonde Venus</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1932) and
</span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Morocco</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1930), Dietrich performed
musical numbers in suits typically worn by men. Other than these stars,
male-type suits and other male outfits were typically worn by women when the
director wanted to immediately brand the character as 'masculine', 'butch' or
aggressive.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">W - Watson, Bobby</span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Like most performers who played
not-spoken-but-obviously 'homosexual' roles in Precode films, Bobby Watson, was
officially classified as a character actor. He graduated from vaudeville and
Broadway to appear in silent films in 1925. Watson only featured in countless
films in the Precode era including </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Syncopation</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
(1929), </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Moonlight and Pretzels</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1933)
and </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Going Hollywood</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1933). Described
as 'limp-wristed' and always featuring the typical lisp, Watson played a
combination of weak husbands, designers, choreographers and other more
effeminate jobs. He gained fame in the 1940s-60s playing Adolf Hitler, his
comedic talents finally put to good use. Watson died on May 22, 1965 aged 77.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">X - Xit Smiling </span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Admittedly, </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Exit Smiling</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> (1926) is a silent film and is, therefore, not
generally classified a Precode (but come on 'X' is not an easy letter to come
up with a film for!). Despite this, it does mark the debut of Franklin Pangborn
- mentioned above - as the appropriately named, Cecil Lovelace. It is a comedy
film starring, Beatrice Lillie and Jack Pickford alongside Pangborn who, as
always, plays the comic relief. Richard Barrios in </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">'Screened Out'</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> describes Pangborn's Lovelace as a "one-man
hissy fit" and as a nervous character, "with a certain frazzled
dignity and an equivocal sexuality". According to Barrios, the film wasn't
Pangborn's best but it was his first.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Y - Young As You Feel</span></u></b></h4>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Palatino-Roman;">Young
As Your Feel</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
(1931) is a B-grade comedy film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Will
Rogers and Fifi D'Orsay. Its place on the list is due to one open and obvious
display of clearly gay male characters. In a scene, the men are shown flirting
with each other despite having female dates. It is a great example of how LGBT
people can be featured as an ordinary part of society in some Precode films.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Z - Zzzz</span></u></b></h4>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Bedroom's themselves often provided a
window into the real, but only ever hinted at, relationships of some
characters. Often missed, a handful of Precode scenes show two male or two
female characters sleeping in the same bed. Played mostly for laughs, Bert
Wheeler and Robert Woolsey are often shown sleeping in the same bed or very close
to each other. A scene in </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Diplomaniacs</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
(1933) presents the pair almost cuddled up in the same double bed. Conversely,
the small instances of females in the same bed are shown as a natural and
normal part of the arrangement. In </span><i style="font-size: 12pt;">Millie</i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
(1931), Joan Blondell and Lilyan Tashman are always together and behave as a
married couple. They are pictured in one scene as sleeping in the same bed. I
don't know about you, but I think this duo are more than just friends.</span></div>
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