The Washington times., 1930-12-05
USE
MACKAHL
AS STAR
BY HARRISON CARROLL
tCapyright, 1850, Premier
Syndicate. Incl

BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright. 1850. Premier
Syndicate. Inc.l
HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 5.-With
practically every studio angling
for her services, Dorothy Mackaill
has signed at R.-K.-O. to. play the
feminine lead in Kept Hus-
bands" There's a money title).
Some time ago Sue Carol was
announced for this part, but she
has been drafted to play In
Richard Boleslavky's first picture
In Hollywood.
Opposite Dorothy will be joel
McCrea, the tall, young leading
man who also was in her Fox pic.
ture, Once a Sinner
Kept Husbands" is the story Of
q poor young man who nlarries a
rich girl. Lloyd Bacon has been
borrowed from Warner Brothers
to direct.
Come the first Of the year.
Dorothy will be back at First Ma
tional to do one Of several stories
now under consideration. William
S-.ter already has been assigned
to direct the first.
His Public
When Chester Morris baby was
born the actor paced up and down
the halls, wringing his hands IKE
any other father.
A visitor to the hospital watched
him curiously. Finally. she le-
marked to q nurse: so InaCS
: Chester Morris Is he acting
now?"
A Public Menace
Some meanie writes: "You pub
liShed a story that "Al Boasberg.
while riding around Hollywood,
saw light, ETC."
docs this fellow have to cruise |
the film colony looking for his
gags?"
Wen, that's better than getting |
them out of a book, isn't it?
He Couldn't Wait
Joe E. Brown tells the story |
about the drunk who staggered
up to a subway excavation in
New York.
Hey" he shouted to the work |
men, what are you doing down
there?"
Building a subway" they re-
piled.
"Well, how long will it take?"
he beloved.
-Four years!"
"Aw heck!" shouted the drunk. |
'1ll take the elevated" |
Plans for Janet
While Janet Gaynor is on a |
vacation to Honolulu, the Fox |
Company is preparing Merely |
Mary Ann" for her next picture.
It's q play in which Marjorie
Rambeau appeared here last sea.
son and believe it or not, Janet
is to play the same role.
The diminutive star Is to have
only eight days in Hawaii. She
Is six days each way on the
boat, returning here on the
twenty y-third to be with her hus-
band at Christmas. Due to. his |
work at Paramount, Lydell Peck |
was unable to go along.
Henry King directs Merely
Mary Ann"
Not That
Virginia Cherrill has been work.
ing in the films for two years
without appearing on the screen.
She signed with Charles Chaplin
in October, 1923, and "City
Lights" is still unreleased. The
actress - now at Fox aging a
lead and this picture may reach
the screen first. Arthur Lake is
finishing at R-K-O in February. :.
Dom Terry who played the lead
in ME, GangSter" is making a
big success IL the draper bust
ness. He has just bought his sec.
ond shop. Wallace Smith will
go to Europe in two weeks. Ben
Lyon is drawing a salary from
United Artists pending the de-
velopment Of the De sylvia Brown
and Henderson musical. Ben was
in Howard Hughes pay for sew
eral years during the filming Of |
"Hell'S Angels" Ticket scalperS
ar, swarming at the studios Of
fering seats for the Notre Dame
University of Southern California
game. Prices asked range from
$50 to 500 a seat with some
takers.