Evening star., 1933-07-16

OLLYWOOD. Calf, July Is (N
IL AN.AD.-Most of Hollywood's S
darlings are second loves BY
i i which I mean that many of the
idols of the day became idols
only after en- initial failure. both with
producers and public. and clicked under
secondary and different conditions.
Few people know this. When an
artist has been a conspicuous failure
in an initial itlm-and by this I mean
when he has been passed over COM
pletely-the public:sts build up legend
for the second appearance. 1t Is usu-
ally heralded as first time in motion
pictures" etc, etc, which camouf1age
generally has the desired effect. 1t
gives the player the full opportunity
for that unbiased second chance. -,
Thus 1t was when Herbert Marshall
made Secrets of a Secretary" with
Claudette Colbert, for Paramount-the
role, by the way, which made him
tremendous favorite with the motion
picture public and one of the most
sought after leading men in Hollywood
he was hailed with the great
British actors first appearance on the
screen But a few Of us recognized
him as the very capable actor OF The
Letter." with Jeanne Eagles.
Investigation disclosed that the studio
didn't want to handicap Marshall with
the onus of that appearance. For some
unknown reaeon, this actcr. who played
his role superbly. was passed over py
the critical and general public. So the
studio, which believed in his merit, gave
him an opportunity to make gooo from
scratch in new role. How he did, you
all know.
Josef Won Sternberg. one Of Holly
woods ace directors and discovere-- OF
MarIenc Dietrich. walked in and out
of HollyWood's studios without attract
ing much attention for some time. Then
he got a couple of jobs and attracted
some unpleasant attention-some OF
the critical group objected to what they
termed an unnecessary attention to the
artistic side of picture making. Then
THE Exquisite Sinner was released,
but nobody asked who the director was.
When he made "UnderW his name
became known to the American public
not before.
Wvnne Gibson now very. very popu-
lar in Hollywood. made two pictures Tor
Metro in 1880. one Children Of Pleas
ure," the other. The Fall Guy" No
one noticed her, SO she returned to the
New York stage, where Molly Magoa :
len" brought her to the attention OF
some picture scouts. Followed The
Gang Buster" with Jack Oakie. IN
which she was SO good that she was
signed to a long-term contract.
If YOU know Tom keene in movies,
it may interest you to hear that he
worked for long time under the name
George Duryea. and couldn't get any
where in Hollywood.
Helen TWelvetrees. who didn't click
at all on the Fox lot, did very well,
thank YOU, with other companies. AND
Alison Skipworth did her stunt in silent
pictures. although nobody remembers
her. She played in "39 East" and The
Circle" years ago. and then went back
to the stage without shaking Hollywood
to its foundations at all Then United
Artists brought her out here for a role
in 'Raffies" with Ronald Colman. Inen
Skipworth gave the star run Tor ms
money. SO fine was her characterization:
So followed o Hollywood contract and
some of the best work this village has
ever seen of its type.
If YOU saw w. C. Fields in Inter
national House" with his inlmitabl2
and satirical exposition of the entire
capitalistic system, embodied in one OF
the most riotous laughing roles OF
screen history. it will be pretty hard
for you to believe that he was star
in Paramounts OLD silent DAYS. His
popularity waned-Fields needs lines.
he's lived with lines all of his career.
and he knows that inimitable blend OF
a good line and perfect pantomime. He
has been signed to do series OF shorts
in Hollywood as well as feature pic
ture with Skipworth, titled "Tillie and
Gus"
Jackie Cooper. who is one OF the
highest priced youngsters before the