Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 July 1939 — Page 6

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Una Merkel Gets Gate as Nit-Wit, Renan

By PAUL HARRISON

in Serious Roles

JOLLYWOOD, July 25.—There is a local adage, based on a flock of examples, that the best assurance of movie success is to have been’ fired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Una Merkel is one of those who now are deriving encouragement from the paradox:

A few months ago the studio

she is on almost everybody’ s j list, of favorite people—that it just

handsome salary. | Ss thas happened often before, ecutives somehow couldn't view one of their employees in full perspect ve. But as a freelance play- : er she began to assume new sta- | ture on other companies’ lots, and heya 3 was realized that maybe e’'d’'do very well on other types f parts. »

Una Merkel went right back , to Metro, at the request of Pro- | ducer Sidney Franklin and others, | and, cried her eyes out in “On | Borrowed Time.” Franklin wants her (to stay for another picture; a | sec producer wants her for a ‘serious role; and Manager John i Golden, back on Broadway, is | asking her to come and do a play i for him.

Th gctress is pleased by the Brospec of working for John oy again because it was he sh her for her first real stage role. She had been doing a bit in a musical which required her t6 wave a pennant and yell “Hurrah for dear old Siwash!” Somebody remarked that . She looked like the ingenue who was quitting Golden’s play, *Pigs,” acr the street. Miss Merkel went over to see him, and somehow got into his office. en, with that complete can- + dor hich characterizes her now, she said that she was 14 years old, had no dramatic experience, and wanted a job. Golden was astonished. He said, “You're the first person who ever came here and told me the truth, and I rather like it. You're hir When the show closed cn Broadway Miss Merkel was given the lead in it for a road tour. Other roles followed in New York, and for two seasons she appeared | An “Coquette” with Helen Hayes.

STATE-FINANCED

THEATER URGED

HOLLYWOOD, July July 25 w. P.).— A solution to the problem of unemployed actygrs was submitted to Gov. Culbert Olson today by Edward| Gering, theatrical director. “The plan calls for a Co-operative State| Theater, to be financed by a bond (issue.

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Slacks Out, Say Studios

Hollywood Decides Stars

Should Be Tidy.

Times Special HOLLYWOOD, July 25.—Studio orders indicated today that the “haphazard school” of dressing in Hollywood may be over.

“golden circle” of prospective stars that they dress “in good taste” when. appearing in public. This means no pajamas, beach costumes or untidy hair. Other studios are following suit. Writers are placéd under the same restrictions. They have been notifiled that “reasonable decorum of dress is expected” on the lot and that theyre not to report to the front office without their coats. The reformation of the glamour girls is being led by Claudette Colbert, Paulette’ Goddard, Norma Shearer, Dorothy Lamour and others. Miss Lamour asked: “How can a girl be glamorous in slacks?” Paulette Goddard said: “Every woman is a clothes horse by instinet. Informality may be comfortable, but most of us would rather dress up any day.”

‘Grrrrr’

'Little Devils' Gnaw Way “Right Out of Zoo In Hollywood.

OLLYWOOD, July 25 (U. P.). —Two Tasmanian Devils, which Australia presented to actress Priscilla Lane, and which Miss Lane quickly presented to a zoo when she saw them bite through sheet iron, were on the loose today. The Tasmanian Devil is a little animal which bears a deceiving resemblance to a peaceful teddy bear. The Australian Government sent one of them to Miss Lane as a gift, but neglected to notice that

the stork was on the way. A pair of young Devils, or “Imps” as they are called, were born aboard ship. Miss Lane watched them gnaw wood, nails, and scraps of tin like so much cheese, and called up Griffith Park Zoo. e zoo took the Devils, but not Miss Lane’s warning about their teeth. Today the zoo keeper reported that the “Imps” escaped. They gnawed through the wire netting of their cage. “We underestimated them,” said the zoo keeper, “the little Devils.”

PERFECT RECORD Although his career on the stage and screen numbers literally thousands of performances, it is the

boast today of Joe E. Brown, widemouthed star of “$1000 a Touch-

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TWO-GUN MORGAN

Frank (Two-Gun) Morgan has applied for shooting lessons with a 45 in preparation for his role as a Broadway dude who turns cowboy in “Henry Goes Arizona.”

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Demand far Seats Cause Change in Reservations.

Times Special CINCINNATI, O., July 25.--Be-cause of the overwhelming demand for seats at the last two weeks’ opera at Cincinnati Zoo, no reservations are being accepted unless accompanied by money order or cash, Oscar F. Hild, managing director, announced today. This is the first time in the history of the opera advance reservations have followed this procedure. All reservations made previous to today must be paid for before noon of the performance day or they will be put up for resale, Mr. Hild said. In addition to reserved seats more than 1000 general admission seats will go on sale each evening at the opera pavillion, after 7:15 p. m.

OPERA BY DAMROSCH DEDICATED TO BING

Times Special HOLLYWOOD, July 25.-Dr. Walter Damrosch today dedicated his opera, “Cyrano de Bergerac,” to Bing Crosby. The opera was completed just before Dr. Damrasch came to Hollywood to work with Mr. Crosby in “The Star Maker.” The opera represents 10 years’ (work. Plans are under way for a possible premiere at the next Metropolitan Opera season.

REAL STORE STOCK

A department store stock, valued at more than $125,000, was used in the store sequences of the latest Crime Does Not Pay short, “Think First.”

READY FOR POWELL

William Powell’s dressing room, unoccupied all this time, has been redecorated, preparatory to his return to resume work in ‘“‘The Thin Man Returns” next month.

DAYS WITHOUT END

given Hollywood extras during the filming of “The Lady and the Knight,” casting executives have estimated.

LONG COLOR CHART

Cameraman Hal Rosson had to work out a list of relative color values that covered six pages for the guidance of wardrobe and set designers for “The Wizard of 02.”

GOOD LUCK BRACELET Ina Claire is wearing the bracelet she wore on the sage in “Polly With a Past,” while working with Garbo

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MOVIES

Veteran Publicity Man Reveals A Few of Those Inside Stories

CAMERA BALKS AT : ‘GRIZZLY'S GROWL]

Times Special - HOLLYWOOD, July 25.—An entire screen test stood ruined today

because Hollywood is not. completely familiar with either the inside of a grizzly bear’s mouth or ite vagaries of technicolor. Director George Archibaud, of a Rocky Mountain epic, “Untamed,” finally had found a grizzly tractable enough to handle some scenes before a camera and do them correctly. After the rushes were shown and the grizzly had growled in a terrifying fashion into the camera, it was remembered that in technicolor the dominant color is red. “The scene looks like the inside

| of Dante’s Inferno,” Mr. Archinbaud f | declared.

Just about the whole family has the mysterious visitor treed in the old apple tree outside Gramps The players are (left to right) Eily Malyon, Henry Travers, Lionel Barrymore, Una Merkel and The picture is “On Borrowed Time,” coming Friday to Loews,

By HARRY MORRISON

| Low warn you now, this isn’t about moviss, It’s about a man who has spent niost of a lifetime in show business. He’s about 50. Right now he’s a traveling representative for Radio Pictures. His name is eres Degnon and he’s on general assignment plugging

movies. Friday at the Circle.

His “baby” at the present is “Bachelor Mother,” which opens

He has managed several traveling shows and used to be an agent.

Ostriches Race For Film Debut

HOLLYWOOD, July 25 (U. P.).— Nine racing ostriches hitched to sulkies jogged around a track at Paramount Studio today, training for a movie debut. When sufficiently amenable to a bit in the beak, the ostriches will stage a race before the cameras on a set resembling Capetown, South Africa. The scene is for “Diamonds Are Dangerous” starring Isa Miranda and George Brent. The birds were chosen for. beauty

and speed from among 100 ostriches

at the California Zoological Gardens.

CAGNEY GANGSTER ROLES WIN PRIZE

HOLLYWOOD, July 25 (U. P.).— James Cagney, the actor, today was notified by a police. magazine that he will be awarded its annual crime prevention prize. He was chosen in a poll of 5000 police chiefs because his crime roles “Make the gangster a loathsome figure” for the youth of the country, the citation said. :

SINGING 'FIND'

Bretzman Photo. Judy Allen, Washington, Ind, high school graduate, is the singing protege of Earl Cunningham,

in “Ninotchka,” believing it will bring good luck to the role.

Fountain Square Theater manager.

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/ “STRONGER THAN DESIRE"

He got his start as a publicity man for the Hagenback-Wallace Circus. He still likes circuses.

His best friend in Hollywood is Rod LaRoque, he says. Mr. LaRoque is the smooth, debonair individual with the mustache who was a matinee idol (and sometimes a villain, y’ars and y’ars ago in Hollywood. He’s been making pictures in England the last few years, although he still lives in Hollywood. Two things, I think, are outstanding about Mr. LaRoque: He is still married, after many years, to Vilma Banky. And both of them have saved their money.

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R. DEGNON was front pub man for a road show of “Idiot’s Delight” one time. The role 'of Harry Van was taken by Phil Baker. Yes, the same guy who’s on, the radio with an accordion. The Degnon instructions were simple and succinct. Mr. Baker said: “Anything goes but I don’t want any pictures of me ‘and an accordion.” - Mr. Degnon thinks Mr. Baker was pretty good. Almost as good as Alfred Lunt (you may have heard that he did it for the Theater Guild with Lynn Fontaine, his wife, taking the role Norma Shearer toyed with in the movie.) The trouble was, the Baker troupe was playing some Canadian towns where no one had heard of | Phil Baker and where, in some | places, 80 per cent of the population spoke French. The show

didn’t fold, but it didn’t last long.

Thoughts while seeing the current movies: Sandy needs good stories and good supporting players or she'll be a w. k. flash-in-the pan. .. . Virginia Bruce should get the palm for being the screen’s outstandingly beautiful blond. Why doesn’t she get better than “B” picture roles? . . . The same could be asked for Walter - Pidgeon, not that he should

‘get any palm for being a beauti-

ful blond. . . . Is there any connection between Sonja Henie being cast in the role of jilted screen discovery as in “Second Fiddle” and the much-publicized romance (and fizzle) between her and Tyrone Power? .., Ian Hunter’s hands are too big. But then he’s a big man. . . . Tom Brown seems ga little small for a real he-man prizefighter, al-

| though there was nothing said in

“Ex-Champ” to make you think he was supposed to be a heavyweight. . . . That Lee Bowman turned. in a beautifully finished job as the rat in “Stronger Than Desire.” . . . Why is it that one week the downtown cinemas will turn up with three swell second features like the present crop and the very next showing we have to sit through what they threw away in the cutting room? :

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“Stronger Than Desire,” with Walter ) 985m. and Virginia Bruce at 12:20, 3:05, 5:55 and 8:40.

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Now the studio is looking for someone brave enough to paint the grizzly’s mouth a pale pis.

Jordan Ends . 6-Week Course

The largest summer school in the Jordan Conservatory of Music's history closed. its six-week session today. Faculty and student recitals and a campus picnic were features

of the last week’s activities. Registration for the 1939-40 school year will be held on Sept. 4 for

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