The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-27

Corbett, the heavyweight champ !. The first wedding gown ever worn by Bette Davis, either off or on the screen, is the one she wears in 'The Old Maid" l. "Each Dawn I Die" is the first picture in which Jimmy Cagney plays a rec porter, although his pre- Hollywood ambition was to be a raewspapermen.
 Authorities: Lew Hippo, the mas seur at Warmers. says that blondes have the best looking legs |. :. Perc Westmore, the beauty expert, says there isn'a single perfect beauty on the screen Orry-Kelly, the stylist, predicts that the old fashioned corset is due for @ come- back this winter, because forthcom- ing movies will put plenty of em- phasis on corset styles Acc cording to Bette Davis, Noel Cow ard, Jimmy Cagney and others who ought to know, the most promising young actress in pictures is Jane Bryan, whom share as leading lady with Jimmy Cagney in Each Dawn I Die".
 Cinemoddities: In the new kind of grease paint used by film actors, there isn't any grease Tele- phones used on movie sets get regu- lar shines with shoe polish One of the extras who appears in pictures is Chief Big Tree, the In- dioY1 ,r,hn xr,ae tha ,.anla1 fnp tI, a Indian nickel The most con- sistently employed actor is a rat MT. Joseph Beach" Gle earned $4,000 last year-or $500 more thar, the highest paid extra.) Gin ger Rogers doesn't do her own tap- dancing on the screen. She tapped only phogographically, but the sound was dubbed in from the tapping of Herman Pan. Because Ginger couldn't keep up with Astaire.). Gene Autrey's real name, oddly enough, is Gene Autrey Texas has contributed about 80 starts to Hollywood-more stars than any other state in the U. Sand still it's known as the Lone Star state
 Vital Statistics: Unless a blizzard or panic intervenes, 15,000,000 per- sons will go to the movies tonight Only 25 cents of every dollar spent in movie theaters goes tc Hollywood. (The rest remains ir the town where 1t is spent.) In filming Each Dawn I Die," two whole movie sets were completely demolished, $50 dynamite caps were exploded, approximately 5000 blank cartridges (machine gun, pistol and rifle) were fired Harold Lloyd is the richest actor in Hollywood (He's reputed to be worth $l2,0o,- 000) .. Only one extra in every 5000 ever rises to stardom The national average admission price for @ seat at the movies is 22 cents Central Casting has 12,4l6 extras registered. They carr Q total of $3,000,000 @ year Cor ar average of $250 year each Five years ago, the average height of a movie chorus girl was five feet two inches. Today, the idea movie chorus girl is five feet si' The average cost of a must. cal number is $l0,000 a minute or the screen Children make ul less than five per cent of movie audiences. (So thereD One fifth of the population of the U. s attends the movies each day .
 If you were to sit through all tn movies now showing, you would hav ] to remain in the theater 26 day and nights, plus 35 minutes for goot measure.
 Facts Not Worth Knowing: Ele' plants are the highest paid animal! | in pictures. (They get $50 8 day. Most film directors insist that actors who play romantic scene! must be tall enough to see over the leading lady's hat .,. Daisies are the most popular flowers 1T pictures. They are used more thar any other flower The flower pots in the stars portable dressing rooms are nailed down so they can'' take them home. ..
 More Thisa and Thata: There an extra in Hollywood who special izes in doubling for the sound O. wind Rudolph Valentino' brother, Alberto, is an accountant a Twentieth Centry-Fox Pro- ducers are fined $25 If @ censored scene is kept in picture
 Among the sound effects listed il Warner sound library are: "Bet clothes being changed; "One per ] son eating celery"; Chewing gun 1 very juicy" Arizona afle Texas have been used in movie titles more than any of the othel states. Paris and Hollywood arr the two most popular cities fol movie titles According h to studio restaurant surveys. actor! eat more than writers, and directors eat less than either In studio parlance "B. O." refers to elecertcils equipment and means Bad order In need of repair"
 In Case You're Still Reading:-- July and August are the heavies months for fan mail, because mos of 1t comes from children. and that' when they're on vacation
 The chief electrician on a movie se is called "the best boy" .. Movi' kisses can be only half as long or Sunday as on weekdays on Massa' chusetts screens. DIED