Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 June 1937 — Page 10

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Bern's Death Tragedy of Jean's Life Shel Turned fo Work to

Find Salvation From Sr Sorrow. i} ——

f (Third of a Series) By WELLAND GORDON

United Press Staff Correspondent HOLLYWOOD, June 10.— The tragedy in Jean Harlow’s life jwas the suicide of her second husband, Paul Bern, a few weeks after their marriage. Miss Harlow had just completed work, on “Hell's Angels,” her first starr ng picture, when fhe romance ph ey She had been divorced from Charles F. (Chuck) McGrew, 22year+old Chicago broker. In Bern, she once said, she found the fan “whose advice, wisdom and ‘understanding were the greatest in|fluences in my life.” | He was a studious director for | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. | Grauman’s |Chinese Theater was presenting the | premiere of “Hell’s Angels” and she accompanied Bern to the performance. | On that first [evening together, she? said, “I sat through ‘Hell's | Angels’ in a cold perspiration trying to realize that the girl on the screen really was me. disliked the type of films in which § played that cold, hard type of girl land I didn’t even see two or three of them.”

Kept Busy by Film

During Bern’s courtship, Miss Harlow was kept busy by her film producers. First, Howard Hughes sent her on a tour of personal appearances throughout the country. Then, in November, 1930, she was loaned to M.-G.-M. for “The Secret Six,” one of the gangster cycle pictures. - Within a year she made six more pictures: “Iron Men,” “Public Enemy,” “Goldie,” “Three Wise Girls” and “The Beast of the City.” “Seven pictures in a year, or less,” Miss’ Harlow told a friend. “And what pictures! I don’t even like to think of them. In all of them ¥ was the same detestable, unsympathetic girl. I determined to leave Hollywood.”

Left for New York

During that time she and her mother had set up housekeeping, and her mother had married Marino Bello. The three left for New York and Miss Harlow said she believed at the time she was (‘through with Hollywood forever.” But she returned to star in “Red Headed Woman” for Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer and Bern was the associate producer. During that production she fell in love with Bern. “Never will I forget the long, happy evenings.with Paul after our friendship had matured into love,” she said. “We suddenly decided to be married. The ceremony was performed in the living room of my home July 2, 1932,” she was 21 then.

Butler Found Body

Two months and three days after their marriage, Miss Harlow was notified by telephone at her mother's home that Bern was dead. There had been a quarrel. which she never discussed. that sent her from home. She was. at the time, working on the picture “Red Dust” with Clark Gable. Bern's butler found his master's body lying nude on the dressing room floor. Bern had heen dead 12 hours. A reyolver was in his hand. i There was a Hote for Miss Harlow that never was explained. It read: “Dearest Dear—Unfortunately this is the only way to make good the frightful wrong I have done you and to wipe out my abject humiliation. I love you. (Signed) Paul.” “In the midst of my happiness tame this tragedy,” Miss Harlow

Opening Tomorrow © Apollo

(Second Week)

“THIS IS MY AFFAIR”—Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy. Directed by William A. Seiter.

‘Story—Bank robberies sweep United States in 1890s. = Young naval officer sworn to secrecy by President McKinley, told to join gang, find “brains” behind crime wave. Arrested with gangsters for murder, officer discovers mob head, writes information. Meanwhile

Theodore Roosevelt, discovers unopened letter to McKinley, saves day. | Circle

“THERE GOES MY GIRL"—Gene Raymond, Ann Sothern, Frank Jenks. Story—City editor [tries to stop marriage of star girl reporter to newspaperman by faking shooting at wedding ceremony. Girl leaves wedding in pursuit of| story. Boy friend declares he is through. Girl, furious with city editor, quits job. He has her kidnaped, sent out of town on murder story. She and estranged boy friend work story, she gets shot. Remorseful reporter writes story under her name. Her city editor gives story to opposition. After explanations, wedding takes place. ‘“THE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT”—Preston Foster, Jean Muir, Virginia Weidler. Directed by Christy Cabanne. Story—Bret Harte's tale of the California gold rush days in which gambler, run out-of town for murder, is followed by school teacher, who loves him. The party is snowbound, help arrives when food is gone. Gambler kills himself so that girl may marry village preacher, who leads rescue party.

Loew's

Burke. Directed by John M. Stahl. . Story—Dramatization of the life of Charles Stewart Parnell, patriot who ruled as ‘“uncrowned King of Ireland” from 1880 to 1891. Picture tells of his fight for Home Rule, his love for Katie O’Shea, her divorce by her fortune-hunting husband and the ensuing scandal which drove Parnell from power and (in the picture) caused his death.

“THE 13TH CHAIR”—Dame May Whitty, Madge Evans, Lewis Stone, Elissa Landi. Directed by George Seitz, .

Story—Following friend’s murder, young Englishman in Calcutta plans seance in hope of trapping murderer. Thirteen are seated in circle, medium goes into trance and lights are turned out. When room is lighted again, young Englishman is found stabbed. Police questioning discloses new angles, throws suspicion on medium’s daughter. Medium asks one more chance to catch the culprit— which she does.

Lyric

garet Lindsay, Stuart Erwin, J. Farrell MacDonald and Dick Purcell. Directed by Ray Enright. Story—High tension line line workers become pals, one introduces other to girl friend who is nurse. They fall in love and nurse goes West to take care of him when he is injured. | First linesman discovers their love, accepts it gracefully and goes to new job. Other linesman follows, and nurse follows him. She arrives during storm, after both have been injured. Her lover is rescued, but other linesman dies.

VAUDEVILLE (On Stage)—With Sibyl Bowan, comedienne, formerly in Earl Carroll's “Sketch Book’; Milton Douglas and team

in “Glorifying the American Stooge”; Lodi Troupe, acrobatic team; Concertina Eddie; and a miniature revue, “The Dance Carnival.”

Platinum Blond,” |}

THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES .

McKinley is shot. Officer is about to be executed when girl goes to

Ben Holmes, director; William Sistrom, producer. °

“PARNELL"—Clark Gable, Myrna Loy, Edna May Oliver. Billie

“SLIM” (On Screen)—With Pat O’Brien, Henry Fonda, Mar-

Gene to Wed In Real Life And in Film

Filmgoers May See Him In Wedding Finery in Picture at Circle.

If things go as scheduled, Gene Raymond and Jeanette MacDonald will be married on Wednesday. And, even though you can’t attend the ceremonies, you'll be able to see Mr. Raymond all ‘decked out in wedding finery—if that’s any consolation. For, just about the time he’s saying “I do” out in Hollywood, he'll also be cavorting on the Circle screen in “There Goes My Girl,” which opens tomorrow. Everybody who sees the picture doubtless will be hoping that the Raymonds don’t run into any such trouble as besets the bridegroom in the, picture. Among other things, he gets “stood up” at the altar by Ann Sothern. Miss Sothern is seen as a newspaper reporter who is so good that her city editor will not let her resign in favor of marriage and quiet domestic bliss. Few people in the newspaper profession could be made to believe that any city editor would go to the lengths shown in the pic-

ture to keep a woman newshawk on his staff. But that’s how things happen in the movies. So there is a faked murder, a kidnaping and what-not before Miss Sothern decides that she will give up chasing stories in favor of Mr. Raymond, even if he is a reporter, too. Along with the emotional tribulations of the fourth estate, the Circle has a film version of Bret Harte's well-known story, “The Outcasts of Poker Flat.” Preston Foster and Jean Muir are featured. Others in the cast include little Virginia Weidler and Van Heflin, who was seen at English’s this season in “End of Summer,” with Ina Claire.

said. “I felt as if my life dreams had ended for me. The only thing that saved my was. my work.” : Eloped to Yuma She made the pictures “Dinner at Eight,” “Hold Your Man” and then “Blond Bombshell.” During the production of the last one she met the cameraman, Hal Rosson and one morning after a round of golf, Miss ‘Harlow found herself in love again. They eloped to Yuma, Ariz. but a divorce followed quickly. “Although the romance ended, our friendship remained,” Miss Harlow said later. “Hal did not fail me. I like him and I respect him as much as I did when we were married. It is hard to explain the failure of our match -other than to say it simply aid not work out as we expected.’

NEXT—Throtich one of the most brilliant chapters of Miss Harlow’s life, up to her death.

BETTY and BENNY FOX

IN THEIR N W BLINDFOLD

“DANCE OF DEATH"

Sunday, June 13 to 20

RIVERSIDE

Amusement Park

—PLUS— For the First Time Tonight

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From Congress Hotel Casino—Chicago

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THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1937

CRAMER

RESIGNS

Bomar Cramer, noted Indianapolis pianist; today announced his resignation as head of the Arthur Jordan Conservatory’s piano department, effective July 1. He is to open his own school here about Sept. 1, which will be devoted exclusively to the teaching of piano playing. Mr. Cramer came to Indianapolis from New York in 1924 as artist teacher of plano at the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts. He served in that position four years, then spent two years in Texas as codirector of the Kidd-Key College and Conservatory of Music. During his absence the Indiana College of Music and Fine Arts merged with the School of Music to form the Arthur Jordan Conservatory. : In 1930, Mr. Cramer was called back to Indianapolis to head the conservatory’s piano department, which position he held until his resignation. Definite plans for the new piano school’s opening will be announced soon,. according to Mr. Cramer.

ACTRESS VALUES HER BELONGINGS AT $50

By United Press HOLLYWOOD, June 10.—Natalie Moorhead, in a bankruptcy petition today, said only $50 worth of clothes remains of the elaborate wardrobe she owned as a New York stage favorite and silent film star. She listed $10,981 debts. Miss Moorhead was the second wife of Alan Crosland, director, who was killed last year in a traffic accident.

Metropolitan ?

Bomar Cramer

YOUNG ACTRESS SAVED FROM POOL

By United Press HOLLYWOOD, | June 10.—Phyllis Fraser, 20-year-old motion picture actress, was recovering today after nearly drowning |during an underwater race in a friend's pool. Bert Kalmer Jr. actor, won the race and looked around for his opponent. She was lying on the bottom, having struck her head against the side. and revived her. |

Kalmer dragged her out

SWIM-DANCE

WEST LAKE

PAUL COLLINS’ ORCHESTRA Every Evening Except Monday

Player Charges HI Treatment’

By United Press

HOLLYWOOD, June 10.—Jean

Arthur, blond film star, attempted |,

today to break her contract, complaining that her studio bosses “build me up, then tear me down.” Miss Arthur is ill, but her deposition defined the alleged “ill treatment.” She said it justified her in failing to report for work at Columbia Studios in January. The studio is attempting in Federal Court to force Miss Arthur to come to work

‘| or stay off the stage, air and screen

until her contract expires. Asked what she meant by “ill treatment,” Miss Arthur replied: “I think that being forced to do

| BRET HARTE TALE AND ‘HISTORICAL’ FILMS ON SCREEN BILLS

the things you are ashamed to do is the worst ill treatment that you can possibly go through.” Between starring roles that were acceptable to her, the studio cast

her in roles that hurt her career, she charged. : Federal Judge William J. Palmer, after receiving the deposition, set June 17 for hearing of arguments.

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PICNIC POSTPONED

Annual piciilc of the Indianapolis Retail Meat

and Grocers Association will be held at

RIVERSIDE AMUSEMENT PARK

WED. J

UNE 30

Our picnic was to have been held yesterday,

but inclement weather caused the postponemeni. Save your tickets dated June 9—they

will be good on June 30.

GET ADDITIONAL TICKETS FROM YOUR DEALER

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