The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01


HEDY LA MARI
arms and laid her own upon his to
save him from DEATH" when he was
captured by her father, Powhatan,
and was about to have his brains
beaten out.
You probably know any number
of people who claim that they gave
this or that motion picture star the
push that started him or her on the
road to fame and fortune. All too
frequently those star-starters actual
ly had nothing to do with the per-
sons success.
There are two men who can shine
in reflected glory, if they want to,
but they're so busy shining in their
own glory that they can't be both
cred. One is a well-lmown tailor in
Hollywood, Eddie Schmidt.
Adolphe Menjou went to him when
he first tackled Hollywood. He
knew the value Of good clothes, but
he hadn't any money. He wanted
to make bargain. If Eddie
Schmidt would make him six suits,
and trust him for them, he'd tell
everybody where he got the clothes.
That wardrobe was the thing that
turned the balance in Memoirs
favor.
The other star-maker is Sardi,
who OWLS the famous restaurant in
New York where screen and stage
players eat every day in the week.
Not so very long ago William Gar
gan was stoney broke. He hadn't
had a stage engagement for ten
months, his wife was in the hospital.
But he had to be seen in Sardi's,
so that the theatrical world would
know that he was still about.
Sardi had noticed him, and had
faith in him. He invited the young
actor to eat at his expense, also to
entertain anyone who was important
to him. The investment came to
about $500 altogether. Leslie How
ard was influential in helping Gar
gan to make a tremendous success
i'm the stage version of "The Animal
Kingdom" Hollywood dangled a
contract-and Gargan was set.
Both Menjou and Gargan paid their
hackers bills the first moment that
they had the money.
Isabelle Sheridan, Mary Pick
ford's cousin, is in the movies yet
not in them-and she has no desire
to step before a camera.
She's a stand-in-which means
that she wears a stars costumes
and stands patiently while lighting
is tried out on her and the camera
man figures what he wants. She's
stood in for Constance Cummins,
Merle Oberon, Virginia Bruce, Sally
Eilers, Joan Blondel and various
other actresses. At present she's
doing it for Joan Blondell in Hal
Roach's ''The Housekeeper's Daugh-
ter"
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Looks as If Jon Hall would go ON
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the rest of his screen career. "Hur-
ricane" started him, you may re-
call, and Edward Smalps "South Of
Pago Page" will keep up the good
work.
Bette Davis performance in "The
Old Maid' is so good that people
who've never liked her on the screen
before are now admitting that the
girl can act. And Warner Brothers
plans for screening ''The Miracle
have been speeded up and put into
production, after three years of dis
cussion and preliminary work.
Miss Davis will have the coveted
role of the Nun.
ODDS AND ENDS-SoI Lesser is aIloso-
ing Principal Productions employees an
extra half hour for lunch, on condition
that they'll play badmint0R during their
additional time, on the courts across the
street from his Offices at SeIznick-Interna-
fionaJ after trying for a year. Charles
C0rreH OF Amos and Andy' has taught
his dog to roll oUer Irene Dunno
thought you, fhe public, wouldn't like
her as fhe hard-boiled heroine of Front
Page" SO the part is being re-ioritfen.
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