Evening star., 1933-08-20

streets" Note the schoolhouse which
every studio has to have for its chill
dren." Note the number of blondes
all look alike.
Bette Davis gives us a dinner. Play
wright Lynn Riggs is there (author OF
Green Grow the Lilacs," etc.. He likes
working for the films. That comes as q
surprise.
Franchot Tone calls up. Joan Craw-
ford wants you for dinner tomorrow
night. Can you Gomez" Can II
That's all for the first day.
SECOND DAY.
A PARAMOUNT morning. Frank
"A Pope and traditional studio
limousine await US. Down to the work.
ing home of Mae West. All paths lead
to Miss West. Her new film, I'm No
Angel" will be riot. Meet Cary
Grant, who says, $50 you're the fellow
who's been panning me for the past
yearl" We say, "Er-er-er." and be-
Tall, dark, we'll groomed. He takes US
over to the Mae West set We prowl
around, and the composer Of the mu-
sic for I'm No Angel plays the num-
bers while Grant sings them. They
are typical West torch songs. Nobody
else could possibly get away with them.
The Paramount studios have par
ticular air of neatness and sobriety
about them. The stars" have dress
ing rooms in a row Of houses which
face on a court. Gary Cooper comes
out of one and we are introduced.
Maurice Chevalier is walking around
the other side of the court. Sylvia
Sidney isn't there at all. She has had
row. Walked out on the Chevalier
picture-players don't do that.
See the Design for Living" set and
talk with Edward Everett Horton about
the screen play. He says: Ben Hecht
has written a script which is better
than the original" Well-maybe.
Reflections about Paramount: Gary
Cooper is the tallest, thinnest player on
the lot-better looking than even the
about him can hope for; Ann Dvorak
(playing with Chevalier) has the biggest
eyes; Minna Gombell sends all her
Washington friends her regards (Steve
Cochran articularly-where are you,
Steve?); Ernst Lubitsch is one Of the
most genial directors and says he was
sorry to miss Ona Munson's party in
Washington: Tom Baily is one Of the
youngest publicity directors: they have
had thousands of Alice in Wonder
land" applications and positively swear
that they will pick an unknown young
girl there is Washington girl who
has very good chance at the mo-
ment); Claudette Colbert is too good
looking to be true. and Richard Arlen
is a nice looking fellow-much shorter
than we had imagined.
Afternoon: Lynn Farnol takes us
over the United Artist-Sam GOODWIN
Eddie Cantor set. The film, Roman
Scandals" will be one of the events of
the coming season. The set is magnifi-
cent We hear Alfred Newman re-
hearse the Ruth Etting song number,
mo More Love-" which we guarantee
will be the years most popular number.
We talk to Mr.. Goldwyn. He is pleased
with the picture. Over the phone he
says to Cantor: You have the fun
niest scenes ever" He takes us over
to a rehearsal-most friendly-wants to
know all about Washington papers. We
try to explain. He introduces us to
Harold Lloyd, who is just about to start
on new film.
Evening: Franchot Tone calls on us.
We drive out to Brentwood. We arrive
at what Tone calls "Craw-banks, the
home of Joan Crawford. The door
swings open-there she stands!
Dinner with Joan Crawford
More of that-tomorrOw.