Evening star., 1937-08-18
More Rules
For Movie
Aspirants
Specifications for
Film Beauties Set
by Artists.
BY HARRY MACARTHUR.

by HAHHY M1cAkTHUk.
TRANK LA FALCE, the fellow
~ who peddles Warner Bros pic
lures to the press, seems de-
termined TO send every at
tractive girl in town to Hollywood.
He's been flooding this ONCE with all
sorts Of stories As to how It's easy
to brief into the movies IF.
First he sent down 4 yarn that
would have been somewhere about
this page yesterday only somebody
poured cold water all over the space
and 1t shrunk terribly. 1t was a yarn
proclaiming 1t Is easy to break into
the movies II you are ravishingly
beautiful, devastatingly gorgeous and
overwhelmingly graceful as you dance
by the table at the Cocoanut Grove,
where Director Raoul Walsh and six
world-famous artists are holding q
story conference
That is how Sandra Storme, who
decorates Artists and Models" COM
ing to the Earle Friday. did it.
Now Frank sends down an item
starting out: Want to be a movie
beauty?" Seems It's q cinch. All
you have to do is to fit the measure
ments by which Russell Patterson,
Peter Arno, McClelland Barclay, Ar
thur William Brown, Rube Goldberg
and John La Gatta (six, count 'em,
world-famous artists selected the
beauties for Artists and Models"
The specifications are: Ankles, Sk
to 8 y inches; calf, l3 to 1872 inches
knee, Is to 1871 inches; waist, ASA
to rs inches; hips, 35 to 3512 inches,
and bust, 80 to 33l2 inches. The
artists all say they prefer models
about feet 6la inches tall, but they
also say they will consider taller girls
If they are beautiful. $50 will we.
Or shorter ones)
All girls fitting the specifications are
requested to register here before leav-
ing for Hollywood. Especially II they
are not leaving for Hollywood.
The acrobatic dancer in vaude-
vile whose speciality Is sitting on
her head is maybe a slouch COM
pared to Barbara Stanwyck Story
has just arrived announcing that
Miss Stanwyck refused to wear a wig
during the making Of Stella Dallas"
because she couldn't do anything
with her hands, like running them
through her hair.
Neatest trick Of any week, that
would be.
John Trent, whom you will see
again at the Metropolitan come Fri
day in The Great Gambini," boasts
one Of the most unusual contracts
in Hollywood. Most players are not
permitted to leave the ground during
filming OF a picture, but Trent can
ny when and where he pleases. He
is allowed to keep his commission in
the Air Corps Reserve, to attend its
battle practice training school every
year and to keep his transport pilots
rating by making at least one mail
and passenger flight q month.
Trent was captain-pilot for r. w.
A. when discovered by B. P. Schulz
berg.
Shooting From the Cuff: The Late
Christopher Bean" begins its four
day run tonight ut the Cross Roads
Players Theater at Baileys Cross
Roads, Va. . Annabella will not
arrive at Twentieth Century-Fox this
month, as was expected has an
other film to do in England before
she can get away. E. Eleanor Pow
ell dances with partner for the
first time in Broadway Melody Of
1888" opening at the Palace Friday
He's George Murphy. Sid
ney Lust's Cameo Theater at Mount
Rainier is being renovated and air
conditioned. Water Huston. Brian
Aherne, Humphrey Bogart and WAL
ter Connolly will appear in Henry
"" when it's aired over Columbia
next Monday night United
Artists reissue OF "Trans-Atlantic
Merry Co. Round" starring Jack Ben
ny, will open at the Rialto Sunday.
Came out at that point in the
depression (remember?) when not 80
many people were going to the
movies.