The Omaha guide., 1932-12-24
HOLLYWOOD ~BLACK--OUTS"
(by BOB STUART

start OIL Dy WISLluS LuWdIu ". 1soD-
inson and Karen Merely a Happy
Birthday-they probably need it
All of the girls are anxiously waiting
to see the gowns that (M-G-M) Ad-
rian has designed for Helen Hayes
Looks like Davey (Sonny Boy) Lee
will make a comeback-Good luck
Davey-Warner Bros. are going to
Star Bette Davis in "Ex-Lady"-Oh
yes-Have you tried the latest for
reducing-if it keeps up we will soon
see Kate Smith playing the part of
a midget-Try it-Just drink your
self a lot of p~omegranate juice and
see what happens-Billie Burke open
ing in "The Marquise" for a return
engagement-Lon CLANCY fans are
flocking to see the short "The Good
Old Days" in which the beloved Lon
appears-Palm Springs taking on
the appearance of Bermuda with so
many Of the Stars taking up bicycle
riding Maurice Chevalier returned
to Hollywood last nite-he starts work
on "The Way to Love" for Paramount
shortly-Big film turnout for the
U S C-N D football game last Sat
urday-Among those present whom /
happened to see-Norman Foster and
the missus Claudette Colbert-Elean-
or Olympic Games) Holm Ginger
Rogres-Tom Mix without Tony
Did you know that-Jack Oakie- AL
an Hale-James (tuf-guy) Cagney-
Pat O'Brien and several others once
disported themselves as gentlemen of
the chorus on Broadway-They are
going to glorify the one and only
Garbo-Plan to start shooting Feb
little I hope-"Greta the Great
seen and heard at the Mayfair-DicB
Boswell and Mary Brian-Joar
Crawford tossing a natal day party
for the one and only-Doug jr.-
cake and all the fixin's-Norma Shear
er-Clark Gable-and others helping
them celebrate-Wera Engels-Ger
man sensation-looking the boys anc
girls over. Mrs. Skeet Gallagher anc
thirty guests-Looks like Jesse Lasky
will star Leslie Howard in Berkeley
Square-scheduled to be his fourth
release for Fox-Guy Kibbee has de.
cided that he no longer cares to be q
Big Butter and Egg man-wants tc
do quieter parts-hobos-detective
and such-but maybe Jack Warner
and Daryl Zanuck his production
boss will think Internationally
Wilson RKO's ex-steno seems to be
getting the same kind of a build uI
that made Joan Crawford a Star
Katherine Hepburn is going to do ar
Amelia Earhart-her next part is tc
be that of an aviatrix in ga Great
Desire"-Believe it or not-one OF
the extras in Paramount's-"King OF
the Jungle" is named Tow Sawyer
Shades Of Mark Twain-One of the
Greatest sights in Hollywood each
year is Santa Claus Lane-the rest
Of the year it is known as Hollywood
Blvd-the film capitals main drag
the stars on each electric light stand
each year it is better-portraits Of
ard-Santa Claus himself in the flesh
Leading a big parade each mite
thousands of different colored lights
festooned across the street-trucks
equipped with big fans throwing
movie snow on the parade-quite a
sight my lads and lassies-quite a
sight-Autograph hounds have found
a new place to hunt-hardly a day
goes by but what some star appears
at one of the Los Angeles courts
if it keeps up they will have to trans
fer court trials to one of the studio
sets and sell tickets-Zasu Pitts re-
cuperating after a very serious oper-
ation-Warner Brothers used tele-
scopic lenses on IA cameras to shoot
the USC--ND. game-Recent poll of
theatre owners shows Wallace Berry
as greatest male draw-Universal is
sure a stickler for authenticity-Dur-
ing the filming of private JONES'
the scene Of which is laid during 1918
Lee Tracey had a scene in which he
had to throw a half dollar-Studio
experts finally found one that was
coined in 1918-Another one of
Broadways hits-"Clear All Wires"
is to be filmed by MGM-The new
board Of Directors Of the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for
1928 will hold its first regular
business meeting tonight Ralph
Farnum is organizing a Calf. Polar
Bear Club-idea is to go swimming
all winter at Malibu- hoo Be sure
and see Brian Foys new picture-"I
am a Fugitive from a Chain Store"
laffs-El Brendel believes that
people who live in glass houses should
not throw parties-Mary Pickford has
q new idea-and a good one-all