The Washington times., 1932-08-08
Stars Tell What
They Like in
Movies

are the most ardent movie fans
Of the nation? Not the flappers
who dote on their favorite movie
stars; not the millions who labor
in office or shop; nor even the
housewives and mothers Of the
country.
No. 1t is the famous personali-
ties Of the screen who are the
screens best customers appar.
emily. They attend the movies
not only for entertainment and
relaxation, but to see themselves
as others see them and thus i'm.
prove in their artistry, judging
from the returns received in the
movie poll conducted by the
motion picture industry.
All Hollywood, it is indicated,
relaxes in the movies after a
hard day in the studio. To this
extent the most famous screen
stars are like the postman who
takes a walk on his day off, OF
the busman who takes a ride as
a Relation from his work. Here
are the preferences of some OF
the better known figures OF the
Hollywood movie colony:
George ArliSs would like to see
more ShakeSpearean and classic
al drama on the screen. He also
enjoys biographical films, society
dramas. domestic comedies, and
films of marriage and the home
Tallulah Bankhead likes melo'
drama. wild life films, animated
cartoons, detective mysteries, and
films dealing with current prob
lens of organized crime.
Wallace Beery chooses melo
drama, aviation and exploration
films, domestic comedies, and pic.
lures that treat current social
problems as his screen favorlteS.
Browns FavOrite
Constance Bennett prefers films
of romance, political intrigue, avi
alton, organized crime and ex
ploration when she goes to the
movies.
JOIN Blondell prefers farce
tragedy, wild life and exploration
films, detective mysteries, and
dramas of organized crime.
Give Brook is an adventure
film fan. He also enjoys satlrlcal
and cartoon comedy, classlcal
drama, melodrama. tragedy. detec
tive mysteries, and problems OF
marriage and the home and So
cial reform on the screen.
Joe E. Brown stands firmly on
a comedy platform, froWning on
problem plays with this asser'
ton: IT don't want to come
from a theater with more prob
lens than l came in with"
James Cagney is a devotee OF
romance, films of marriage and
the home, sea stories, detective
mysteries and patriotic pictures.
Maurice Chevalier prefers no
nance, exploration films. AMI
mated cartoons and pictures Of
war and peace.
Jackie Cooper is strong fol
every kind of adventure tllm. de
also enjoys detective films, car
toons and blood-and-thunder melo
| dramas.
Richard Dix likes nothing bet
ter than melodrama or an ava
ton picture. Farce comedy, Welrt
mysteries. scenic films and pic
lures of marriage and the home
also meet with his special favor
What Marie Likes
Marie Dressler gives special ap
proval to romance, domestic com
edy, detective films, pictures o.
marriage and the home, ano
scenic films.
Douglas Fairbanks, jr., likes any
film that is we'll done so long a!
it incorporates entertainment
movement and human emotion
Charles Farrell likes adventure
films, detective pictures, romance
dramas of marriage and the home
cartoon, satirical and slapSticl
comedies, and films of intrigue.
Sidney Fox marks her ballot In
the movie poll for romance. weird
mysteries, wild life and scenic
films, cartoons, and pictures of
war and peace.
Clark Gable likes aviation and
exploration films, detective mys
teries. romance, domestic come
dies and films dealing with cur
rent social problems of war and
peace.
Janet Gaynor puts romance
first, but also reveals an unSus
pected taste for westerns" De
tective mysteries. films Of mar
riage and the home, animated car
toons and exploration pictures
are other favorites of hers.
Leslie Howard votes for ro'
nance, satirical comedy. detective
mysteries, adventure films Of the
sea, war and peace on the screen,
and biographical films.