Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-19
Hollywood
Film Shop

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 19. UP
Darkhaired Sue Carol, Who once
tried to outflap flaming flapper
Clara Bow, will try Il film come
back in a character role.
Miss Carol, an oldtimer of %,
hadn't made a picture in three
wears when she visited B. P. Schulz
berg's moviemaking spread to watch
a company Of youngsters dong
children's hospital scene.
Seeing her fretting on the SIDE.
lines, Schulberg, an old friend OF
the actress, suggested that there's
a part in this picture CA Doctors
Diary) that would just suit you,
and why don't you take 1t?'
He said it cautiously, for some
former stars regard the offer of
bit as fighting words But Miss
Carol surprised Schulberg, the cast,
and possibly herself, by taking him
at his word.
Result is the ex-flapper, who neV-
er played anything but lngenue
parts, will climb into hospital
bed to be photographed as a wan
ailing matron, with never spark
left of the 1920 flames.
Carol wandered into retirement
in 1893, after playing in Straight
away" for Columbia. Her plan
then was to devote her time to her
husband, Nick Stuart, film crooner
who later turned bandleader, and
their young daughter.
It didn't work out that way, how
ever, for she divorced Stuart a year
later, and was remarked only re-
Gently to William H. Wilson, screen
writer.
Two new connections loom for
shiny-haired George Raft, who ex-
hausted Paramount patience with
longe series of story tantrums,
and recently agreed with the studio
to ashcan his new tWo-year con-
tract.
Three United Artists producers,
Samuel Goldwyn, Walter Wanger
and David o. Selznick, were report
ed bargaining with the boy hero
to make one picture year for each
over a period of three years.
The other offer repeatedly came
from goth Century-Fox, same studio
that picked up Eddie Cantor on
first bounce after Goldwyn tore up
his contract.
| Lenore Bushman, daughter OF
Francis X, star Of the chest-heay-
ing film days. is back in pictures
after a two-year absence, and will
make short subjects for M-G-M.
Miss Bushman boasts she was the
first actress to kiss Clark Gable,
bussing the pride of Cadiz, Ohio,
in his first screen test. Ralph
Bushnan, son of the eX-idol also
makes shorts. Francis x. himself
runs hotdog stand in Culver City.
Dorothy Lamour, who barred her
blushing hide blythely as a bush
girl in jungle Princess" astonish-
ed the Paramount natives by regis
tering a lusty protest to decollete
evening gowns she was to have
worn supporting Carole Lombard In
Swing High, Swing Low" Lamour
explained it was okay for a jungle
girl to bare her appendicitis scar,
but another matter for society
lass. She carried her point, and
dresses are being remodeled to suit
her ideas of modesty.
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Victor Moore is going to save his
favorite vaudeville act for posterity
by making a movie short of it.
Moore played the turn, called
| nf rI IN Tho
Woods" for over 25 years with his
late wife, Emma Littlefield. Helen
Broderick will do the feminine part
Moore said he had no plans for re-
leasing 1t.
Universal, carrying a large head
Of steam for the prospects of Doris
Nolan, repeatedly tore up her con-
tract and substituted one raising
her salary to $500 week. Two
years ago Nolan worked for 20th
Century Fox for $75.
Cutting Room Scraps: George
Bancroft's Influenza" turned out
TO be appendicitis, but the actor
says he's in no need Of an opera
ton D.. Astrid Allwyn has obtain
ed release from a Fox contract. She
didn't like her parts Airline
Judge has sold her 22-room house
in Beverly Hills =. Charles Grape
win has a new Metro contract .
Robert Montgomery is spotted op-
posite Joan Crawford in "The Last
Of Mrs. yCheyney," although Fran
chot Tone may also be cast in the
picture Montagu Love draws
the Henry VIII role in prince
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