Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-10
Rx HENRY SUTHERLAND

Though he looked little like a big
business man in his ornate white
suit and 10 gallon hat, Tom Mix
teetered on his high heels on
gaudy movie nightclub set, and al
lowed 1886 was the best business
year since 1929.
Reckon l can tell we'll as any
body" said Mix, once highest-paid
"two-gun man" in pictures. I'm in
the circus business, and theh's no
better prosperity barometer"
Lean, sun-burned and Sc, Mix is
back in Hollywood after SO weeks
trouping across the United States.
He left his show in Alabama winter
quarters a month ago. Visiting the
Universal lot, he gravely watched
mob of dress extras and black
stockinged chorus girls do their tin
seled stuff while delivering the
'big-top" slant on the state of the
union.
"My show did right we'll last sea-
son. Crossed just $4,000 under a
million. I can't remember bet
ter year since the 20's. 1t started
out good and kept improving all the
time. We weren't properly into
August before we passed the 1885
gross.
"The circus business gets at the
heart of the prosperity question
because it gives fellow personal
contact with folks in the smaller
towns.
big city business may be fair
even in hard times, but in the small
er places it's fellows who don't get
into town more than few times a
year who swell your crosses. When
times are bad they just don't come
in, and your show doesn't make
money"
Mix said he had few picture
deals offered and might make q
film or two this winter, but didn't
seem overly enthusiastic about it,.
"You know, when a mans been
on the road nine months he sort ol
feels he's done years work. Righ,
now I'm just getting acquainted
with my home again. have tc
have servants show me where tc
find light switches in my oWr
house, I'm that much a stranger
Charles Chauvel, AuStralia'S NO.
film producer and the man who dis
covered Enrol Flynn, proves film
censors and audiences are the same
the world over.
Eyeing Hollywood studios, ChauveI
expressed surprise theater billing
here didn't carry the cash register
tinkling insignia of censors: moi
suitable for general exhibition.
Seems in Australia the public re
CARDS a sor-approved show as g
flop per Sc, and movie-makerS al
ways toss in spicy scene to wiz
profitable disapproval
Chauvel picked Flynn off coprs
plantation to play in his "In the
Wake of the Bounty" which pre-
ceded M-G-M's "Mutiny on the
Bounty" top picture of year ago
what the movies need is more
blond men," says Richard Boles-
laWki, director who has just beer
taking a beating hunting a blont
male lead for 1.-The Last of Mrs
Cheyney."
Statistics show blond men are
increasing in number" he moaned
Ladies prefer 'em. Directors Cry
for them. But light-haired mer
just aren't acting. In townful oi
blond actresses there are only three
blond actors-Nelson Eddie, Ralph
Forbes and Gene Raymond"
Leslie Howard is also tow-headed
but Howard isn't a full-time movie
actor. Boleslawski finally settled or
Forbes.
doc" Brough, otherwise known
as Robert Taylor, panicked Pomona
college with one-man homecom'
ing to the alma mater he left In
1888 with degree). President G
K Edmunds greeted him, the facul.
ty turned out the guard, male hall
of the student body rallied round
enviously, and the goods went crazy
Alma mater practically did a toe
dance.