The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-05
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Hollywood


o1Iywood. Embarrassing moments
ere mild catastrophes In the lives
o. movie stars. They don't like TO
Be laughed at unless they're recog-
utzed comedians. But there isn't
much they can do-Hollywood is a
goldfish bowl, and faux pas sell
dom goes unnoticed.
Still burning from recent en-
barrassing moments are Phil
Regain, the romantic singer, and
Carol Hughes, young actress
who claimed fan attention as
OWNS wife In the Three Men
ON Horse" picture.
Regan was considered one of
x1ovietown's most eligible bach
elors until 1t was revealed that he
has been married for IL years and
Is the father Of four children. 1t
gave his fans quite a jolt, and it
was an awkward situation for
himself.
Miss Hughes was the victim Of
. similar exposure. For six
months Hollywood thought her an
unmarried, 19-year old ingenue.
And then II became known that
she, also, is married and that she
10 the mother of a six-year-
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scerting.
Joan Crawford landed in O
Ncklish situation the first time she
was called upon to take part in
. radio broadcast. She suddenly
developed an acute attack Of
microphobia. The words lust
wouldn't come out, her knees were
shaking and, in the stuffy studio,
she was afraid that she was going
10 faint. She had to be held up
on each side before she could
stammer few words.
It was the same Miss Craw-
ford, too, who kept Hollywood
laughing for weeks. She auto
graphed a photograph to the
Maharaja of Indore and mis-
spelled his name.
RIPPING FUN
Anything can happen during the
filming of picture and some
times the occurrences are of a most
embarrassing nature. Enrol Flynn's
experience, for example.
He was dressed In very tight
q fitting pair of silk trousers for a
scene just the other day. The
action called for him to bow.
When he did, the trousers split,
much to the amusement Of on
lockers.
Equally distressing was Greta
filming of Camille. She was
supposed to faint and fall back
on o couch. But she misjudged
the distance and landed on tho
floor.
MIDSUMMER NIGHTMARE
Mickey Rooney, the little kid &C
tor, still turns light shade of red
when you mention his role as PUCK
IN "A Midsummer Nights Dream"
During a rehearsal he was spring.
ing from the branch of a tree, clad
in nothing much but a pair of
tights. He reached the ground, only
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behind him. He made Decline for
the dressing-rooms and didn't stick
his head out for nearly an hour.
A HORSE ON GABLE
Clark Cables most embarrassing
moment occurred early in his film
career. He had told the Pathe
studio, which had hired him for "a
williams role in a western, that he
could ride horse. But he didn't
know thing about riding; in fact,
he was scared Of horses.
Nevertheless, he needed the
money, and took secret lessons
from a friend, before the picture
started. On his first day of
work, he boarded the horse from
the wrong side and wound up
In the saddle facing the wrong
way, much to the merriment of
real cowboys on the scene.
But the actors who probably
have suffered the most embarrass-
Ing moments are Bing Crosby and
Fred Astaire. They wear toupees
TO cover unkind bald spots and the
toupees have a most annoying
habit Of falling off every now and
then.
Freddie Bartholomew final
ly busted that expensive model
airplane Reginald Denny gave
him for Christmas.
LYDIA Roberti and her husband,
Bur Ernst, are secretly reconciled
but they're afraid to announce the
event because they're not sure it
will last. They separated year ago
after Yuma elopment.
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