The Washington times., 1932-09-23
Aquarium Balks
at Entering
The Movies
ny HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright, 1854 Kins Features
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HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Sept. %.
The name of Hollywood is not
always magic.
Ask Elizabeth McGaffey, head
of the research department at the
R-K-O studio.
This efficient worker was COM
miSSioned the other day to get in
terror photographs of the New
York aquarium. They were to be
used as models for the aquarium
set in THE Penguin Pool Muir
der Case" but right off objec-
tions began to develop. Officials
of the Eastern institution pointed
out that there never had been
q murder in the aqua. .um and
that visitors there were safe at
all times. They wouldn't consent
for any such pictures to be taken.
Finally R-K-O had to go be-
fore the New York board Of alder
men and get permission.
A similar situation came up
over the filming of Harry Reich
enback's book Phantom Fame" 1"
The studio wanted to get interior
photographs of the Hotel Astor.
But the AStor remembered when
press-agent Reichenback had a
live lion hoisted into the hotel
in a piano box-it was an ex-
ploitation stunt for an old
TarZan show. They turned
thumbs down on the idea.
The State of New York also
caused the abandonment Of one
picture, "City of Sim" when they
refused to allow the governors
mansion to be photographed.
During the filming of Connie
Benefits What Price Holly
wood?" Miss McGaffey tried to
get the use of a distinctive film
colony bungalow for a single ex-
terror scene. The owner not
only refused but was indignant
about it. They finally discovered
the bungalow had been rented
to another company and had
come out on the screen as a
speakeasy.
No, says Miss McGaffey the
name of Hollywood is not always
magic.
Old friends in New York, Play
wright Preston Sturgess and
Louise Carter, the actress, met
the other day on the Universal
lot. They fell to talking about
Hollywood and Miss Carter be-
gan to bemoan her fate of having
to play one mother role after
another.
Sturgess grinned.
"Yes," he Tipped, cit is en-
barraSsing. Always a mother
and never q bride"
Boulevard Topic
Peggy Shannon is the latest
Hollywood player to be recruited
for Mickey Neilan'S independent
picture in New York. She leaves
here tonight and Lila Lee is going
along, Just to see the. sights.
Oddly enough, one of the players
in the picture will be James Kirk
wood, LiIa'S ex. When they were
three hours out Of Kansas City,
heading east, Sue Carol and Nick
Stuart received wire asking
them to turn back and open their
vaudeville tour in this town. They
did, but will proceed to Brooklyn
later. Sue keeps the wires hot
asking about the baby. The new
title Of the Ernst Lubitsch picture
at Paramount will be Trouble in
Paradise. Frances Dee was the
only Cinema actress at the honor
table in that party given to Ellis
worth Vines at the Ambassador
Cocoanut Grove. Many other
film people were present, how
ever, to wish the young champion
luck on his Australian tour.
They are giving James Cruzue a
great welcome on the Paramount
lott He goes back to the scene of
his former triumphs to direct an
episode in eff / Had a Million" ."
It was IS years ago when Jim
first went to work for Paramount.
During his hey-day he turned out
such pictures as "The Covered
wagon Merton of the Movies, -
"Old Ironsides" and Pony Ex-
press"