The Washington times., 1929-01-07
CLANCY IS
FAVORITE OF
MALE STARS
BY REGINA CREWE
Copyright. 1929. by King Features
Syndicate, Incl

(COpyrlght, l923, by hlhB
Syndicate, Incl
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. Z. - The
most accurate estimate OF
movie stars popularity Is the box
office. People pay to see their
favorites on the screen. ne
more they pay. the greater the
demand from picture shoW'men
for films starring some particular
player. SO the results or
nationwide poll of exhibitors
taken annually by the theater
mems trade paper is OF special
interest.
This year the star most in de-
mand at the box office is cara
Bow. who comes under the wire
a winner with Colleen Moore
close second. Last year Colleen
was first, Clara second. Bebe
Daniels third, Laura La Plante
fourth and Norma Shearer fifth
This year. however, Billie Dove
beats Bebe for third place, Bebe
being fourth, and Dolores Del Rio
fifth.
Among the masculine stars Lon
CLANCY jumps from third place
last year to first. Tom Mix, last
years leader is second now, and
John Gilbert Is third. Then In
a neck and neck race come Harold
Lloyd. Richard Dix, William
Haines and Dick Barthelmess.
Dix has dropped place since
last year when he came in
fourth. Lloyd jumps from sixth
last year to fourth this year:
The late Fred Thomson held
second position in the last poll.
1t Is interesting to notice that
HOot Gibson and Ken Maynard
rank before Doug Fairbanks and
Charlie Chaplin, Charlie. in fact,
occupying sixteenth place. This
is perhaps because Doug's and
Charles picture come so few
and far between. IT may also
indicate that the western stars
still retain their popularity in
the small towns. Although Jack
Gilbert is strong in third place,
Greta Carlo runs behind Norma
Shearer. Joan Crawford, Laura
La Plante and Janet Gaynor.
And these all follow Marion
Davies. who ran a brilliant race
and ended neck and neck with
Mary Pickford and Dolores Del
Rio.
The Wally Berry-Ray Hatton
came first among the teams.
Karl Dane and George X. Arthur
are second, while Charlie Far
rell and Janet Gaynor are
third and the Banky- COlman COM
Tin.Tin outdraws any animal
actor at the box office, and q
lot of human ones as we'll.
In few days more Lima Bias
quette will be Mrs. John PeVernll
Morley. The couple are all set
All Saints Church on Monday
morning. On the license the
brides age is stated as 81. while
"Pev" is %. Neither of them
looks so aged. Right now moth
ing matters to Lima except "Pev."
I'm in a new business now-or
soon will be-" says Lima, and |
am going to devote all my time
and energy to the business of
being Mrs. Morley" But after
the honeymoon Lina's friends be-
lieVe she will continue the screen
career SO we'll begun. June Col.
lyer, her pal. is coming back from
a New York vacation to act as
bridesmaid. incidentally June has
been cast for the girl role in The
Crouch Bag" which Irving Cum
mings will direct for Fox.
When you see Douglas Fair
banks new picture, The IRON
Mask" notice that on the
credit list will appear "Adaptation
by Elton Thomas" Elton
Thomas also fixed up The Three
Musketeers" and other Fair
banks stories for the screen.
After seeing one of his pictures
A Hollywood producer thought
Elton was just about the best
writer of screen stories he had
. ever heard about and wired a
remunerative offer for his serv-
ices. The kick is that Elton
Thomas is Doug himself. Which
reminds us that Ethel Barry
more's plays are sometimes
directed by r. NJ. Blythe who is
Ethel. Blythe is the real name
Of the Barrymores.