Evening star., 1933-01-25
BY MOLLIE ,MERRICK.

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, January Is
(N.A.NA) ALI good movie people carry
sufficient sum Of money these days to
insure their escaping a good beating
should they be held up. The boys with
the guns have a way Of using fists when
they don't find cash on the person. And
jewelry isn't considered very much in
In which famous stars are telephoned
and the suggestion made they can re-
ceive protection for the sum Of $500 the
week. II they refuse they are politely
told that such and such things can hap
pen, that $500 is nothing compared to
what they might have to surrender If
certain things occurred which might oc-
cur II there Is no protection insured" /"
and so on. All Of which explains the
bars on lower story windows Of the viii
lage famous; the strong -arin men which
are ever present-at least 20 of our most
noted gelatin stars never appear In pub
lie without a bodyguard-and other
safety measures.
Taxes have reached such an altitude
on earned income that one famous de
rector in Hollywood whose yearly sti-
pend from his work Is 100000. estimat-
ed recently that when all the taxes and
insurance he had to pay were cleared
up he would have exactly $4,000 year
on which to live When Roma Id
Colman leaves the United Artists Studio
he can't work in Hollywood for two
years. According to his contract he
could have stayed on with Sam Gold
wyn for two more yearS--so the situa-
ton Is reversible; since he does not wish
to stay on for two more years with
Goldwyn, he cannot make pictures for
any cne else for that period. The
British studios and the stage are still
open to him, but his plan includes four
months on a yacht, with the Blue
Aegean as a goal.
Story difficulties seem to be rife at
this time Perhaps the story equinox
of HOLLYWOOD is on the way. Pig
boats" must be completely rewritten,
the rewrite goes on. Jimmie Dunn's
next flicker, written for him by two
girls in the reading department Of the
Fox lot, Is called Sailors Luck" and
was chosen because it was felt he would
look we'll in q sailors suit.
The Government Of this United
States tells Ursula Jeans that her stay
in the land Of the Stars and Stripes
is up. so she must go home for the
present. now "Cavalcade" is finished.
Federal investigation Of foreign stars
is very strict and the law Is being strict
ly adhered to Lola Lane gets $33, 500
out Of her divorce from Lew Ayres.
When the premiere of "Sign Of the
Cross" went on In Hollywood every one
was impressed by the fact that the
Christians faced the lions singing. As
the crowd came out of the theater. the
fans who gather at all Hollywood pre-
mieres were lined up 10 feet deep about
the entrance, Pace them singing"
John Monk Saunders called out to his
famous friends who instinctively cringe
at sight of such an enthusiastic mob
And the laugh that went up!
Most amazing dog out of pictures Is
Alexis" Lodge, A. wire-hair owned by
the John Cabot lodges of New York
and Boston. He sits up before any one
who Is eating. patiently and eternally
waiting for little handout Fran
cesca Braggiotti Lodge-that's her pro-
fessional name cher name Is actually
Mrs. John Cabot Lodge)-is one of the
most beautiful blondes in motion pic
lures. She made the Italian sound