The Washington times., 1930-04-26

tCcuGS duO SaIO nc COu1o ASck
the change. Mr.. Patricola now
recognizes a future in newspaper
Mickey" directing Mary Pick
ford in Forever Yours") Neilan
has the most infectious laugh in
the colony. Kind Of q giggle
mated with chuckle, If you're
still with me.
Z o U Wilyum ="
There's sculping chap around
town who makes buStS Of the
screen stars and sells 'em to hat
stores. He made one Of Laura
LaPlante. Went over to the First
National lot to show it to Bill
(director) Setter for approval.
Bill is Laura'S master and slave
and during her absence in New
York is the family spokesman.
Bill viewed the bust. His thoughts
skipped 5000 miles to Laura.
"I wonder" he unused to the
plaSterized Laura, What you're
doing tonight. I wonder what
you're doing tonight"
But after all, 1t was q bust.
Two Word Bird
Reckon you know Paramount
Is remarking the old Cecil De-
Mile success, ''ManSlaughter," :"
into a talkie. I'm, with Claud
cite Colbert in the role portrayed
by Leatrice JOY and Frederick
March in Tommy Meighan'S
prosecuting attorney part. George
Abbott wields the megaphone
that figuratively) belonged to
Mr.. DeMille.
In pursuit of location. the
''Manslaughter" troupe hit over
to Pasadena. The perfect lux
ury home was used as the hero
ines ditto. In the p. L. II. was
a parrot. The parrots interest
in the picture proved to be Of O
terse, sour nature. Cut" the
darn critter would n1imick.
Camera" it also learned. The
troupe managed despite the
feather noise but from reports
the annoying bird voice turned
dispositions fruity. Lemon, the
noun.
WhOOpS! WhOOps!
Trust Rosetta CJake") Dun
can. During the intermission al
the premier Of "All Quiet on the
Western Front" Jake confided:
IF this shooting keeps UP I'll
have to go back to Chicago"
Charlie to George
It happened during a glass
shot for Beware Of Women"
co-starring George Sidney and
Charlie Murray. Direction Nat
Ross, who also is producing the
flick.
Mr.. Sidney plays a business
man. You get the idea. His Of
flee is glass encaSed. Mr.. Muir
ray enters. Mr.. Murray converSes
with Mr.. Sidney, becomes upset,
leans over, thumps the desk VIC
lently and SnarlS: Have a slam
on mel" Then-exit.
The rehearsal was oke. Lets
take it," Ross called. "And Char
lie, when you slam the door give
1t a good slam"
! Murray nodded. Lights, camera.
action. Exit Murray. Bang!
The door. A Splintering Of glass. |
Broken fragments sprayed Mr..
Sidney. Sidney protected his face |
but didn't ruin the scene by run
ming out Of camera range. When |
this particular action bit was run |
off later in the. projection room,
1t turned out to be q laugh. Mr..
Sidney was awarded q verbal
medal for bravery under fire.
Now he's waiting for q wound
stripe. Two cut fingers are In
Rod La ROGUE and Bob Frazer
claim to be perfecting. a self
answering telephone that will also
take messages. A new tangled
robot. Wonder If American Tel
g. Tel overlooked this patent!
Emo Rappee is the orchestra.
lion maestro Of the First National
lot. When Mr.. Rappee moved
nto his new offices, he was given
MS choice of pianos. He tried
Ill available instruments and
finally chose a dilapidated affair
l50 years old. It is said to re-
'emble an accordion's idea of a
piano, but Just the same the tone
S beautiful and the other musi-
Iers on the lot find time to envy.
Well, I'll be seeing you.