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All Right, Studiosi There'll No Gossip In This i Time Publisher HENRY LUCE was asked to name the six most charming: women in America' as a publicity 6tunt for LOUISE PAINE BENJAMIN'S new-book, "Why Men Like Us." reply i "One of the six is CLARE BOOTH. The other five are CLARE LUCE." Clare Eoothi author of "The Women," is MRS. HENRY LUCE. So is Clare Luce. THE film studio3 are madder'n hornets about the way certain radio gossipers are harping about the so-called private lives of the stars.

The trade magazines popped the lid off by saying that the gossipers' commercial sponsors probably -like -it' If THEIR business skeletons were hauled out of the closet. Free-For-All Joining the hue and cry against the commentators' hotcha wisecracks, the Motion Picture Pro-d Association launched counter-attacks. Into the fray leaped the Screen Acton Guild. Paramount claimed the right to censor script dealing with Paramount players. Well, it looked serious.

Boa NBC Issued an order banning addition' 6t any" "new Hollywood gossipers to the network schedule and other chains joined the cleanup. Now if this anti-gossip campaign keepa developing, you may expect your favorite Hollywood commentator to treat the stars pictured on thia page like this; "Phyllis Brooks--gee, she's nice! went to Chicago Art In tltute goah, to learn how to draw, but in Itead oh, but she's curve-some! became a model for John LaGatta, James Mont- '-'Jr iStrmmrt lYinmnrinim -J Did you notice that MABEL TODD thowed up in the next tcene perfectly dry after getting that milk "bath in' "Varsity Showf" Some fans, are joondering where FRED WARING got I the information for his line: "How did you get aU wetf" If a bit of reducing wouldn't do you any harm, girls, -maybe you're interested in the new Hollywood evening gown which "features a bodice of descent sequins with a skirt of ice-blue souffle that Is practically limitless in width." Ever hear of a photographer's model named Dawn ODayf She's today's Anne Shirley of moviedom. Don't take any pet goatt to' if era York. They're prohibited there, While FERN AND GRAVET wa Hollywood bound from Paris for scenes in "Food for Scandal," a camera-crew was Paris-bound from Holly wood for scenes in "Food for 1 The cameramen went over to get exterior shots in color of the French capital; the French idol came back star In the picture. 1 Life (Hollywood version) is like "Murder in Swingtlme" Is not lynching, as you might suppose, but merely the title of ft new Columbia picture.

The House of Usher label for Radio City was coined by TONY WONS. Tom Moore's back In the movlee as dialog director on Shirley Temple's "Rebecca of Sunny brook Farm." 'e ADOLPH ZUKORoia taking a leaf from DARRYL ZANUCICS notebook. Zanuck put ROBERT TAYLOR and BARBARA STANWYCK together for reel life love story of a Teal life romance. Now Zukox has signed JOHN BAR RYMORE and ELAINE BARRIES BARRYMORE (Caliban and Ariel to you) for Paramount 1 I8A MIRANDA, utet nothing but ol-mono oil, goaft mOk and rain water for her complexion, Paramount says. Just another "Rain-in-tht Foot," called up teH you the enjoys acting more than modelling, but practicing sketching nd painting because she still wants to be an gomery Plagg, Arthur William Brown and McClelland Barclay.

Quite a Girl "After the movies got her boy she's swell! she made To Beat the Band' and then landed the feminine lead golly, she's gorgeous! In 'It Happened in 4 "Louise Campbell, Para-mount's sensational 'find' in 'Bulldog Drummond Comes Back' is not only wonderful, colossal, tremendous, beautiful and talented, but she's also sweet, unspoiled, home-loving, a good cook, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful and a friend to animals in need. "She's a real benefactor of mankind, that girl!" And how would you like that? Windfall PHYLLIS KENNEDY'S portrayal of the boarding" house maid in "Stage Door," li winning her a long-term con tract Thert'i a story back of that Three years ago, while dancing In a musical revue, she fell and broke her back. Told she would never dance again, she fooled the doctors by returning to the chorus two years later. GINGER ROGERS admired her pluck, saw that she had a chance In the movies. A-H Right The doorman at Broadway's Black Cat club got his Job as it result of a MAJOR' BOWES broadcast.

Tht PaHtUin acoent TBS-VOR uses "Big Town Girl" part' what tht (earned in Mgh school Frtnch class. TriBoro theater in New York claims the record, if you're interested. The show there lasts four and one half hours. It includes six vaudeville acts, tico feature pictures, two comedy shorts and a newsreel. Price: SO cents.

GEORGE ARLISS was proud as an Arliss to learn QUEEN MARY had selected the London premiere of his "Dr. Syn" for her only public appearance at a film this year according to Gaumont-Brltlsh. It was Shirley Temple who thought up this name for a prize roostert "Rooetercrat." And how does the perfect hostess act? The other night Perfect Hostess ELSA MAXWELL yeUed "Shut at her guests. What's more, it was at the Phyllis Brooki just she's going to keep on artist. r- SHIRLEY TEMPLE'S freckles in "Rebeoca of Bunnybrook Farm," weren't painted on, They've been thert aU the time, only they've been retouched out of her pictures, Maybe thia'll embarrass some sports announcers, but New York sports writers say Sllngm'' SAMMY BAUGH pronounces hie last name "Bow." Wonder If Noel Coward and Eugene O'Neill still owe Bin Bertolotti for several 80-cent dinners they ate when they were struggUng playwrights i They're talking about ROSALIND RVBBSLL, She wot with JIMMY STEWART three nights In a row, Anna Sten bought a 15-room colonial home In the Brentwood Heights districtwhich makes her a neighbor of Virginia Bruce, Randolph Scott and Cary Grant LOLA LANS collects tuperttitiont of tht acton tht knows and ie juite serious about it, There's a new entry in the "big foot" derby, It's CECIL; CUNNINGHAM who's playing in Paramount's "Daughter of Shanghai." "I can beat GARBO, EDNA MAE OLIVER and JEAN MUIR," says Miss Cunningham.

"I wear a 9 triple A and they pinch my toes. I have to have my shoes made to order or send to Boston for them. "If that's not enough, I have the longest reach of any woman player, I developed it when I lived in boarding houses in New York and St Louis." Dartmouth has added a screen wriUng course with Walter Wanger prof. Warm Ice "Hot and Happy." 1 That's the title they started out With on 80NJA HENIE'S latest Ice saga. And Just to keep warm for the picture, DON AMECHE grew a beard.

Wayne Morris, Joe E. Brown, and Robert Herndon have Dixie Dunbar guessing, MAE WEST says eight is her lucky number. She-was born In, August (eighth month) on the seventeenth (seven plus one equals eight) In Brooklyn (eight letters). For years she lived on Broadway (eight letters). She left there at I a.

m. and now haa a private telephone number that totals eight. Her car license number adds to eight Her apartment number adds to eight "Every Day's a Holiday" Is her eighth fUm and it has 17 letters (adding seven and one again). It's a convincing argument. Wonder If she ever thought about her figure? There's something of a figure eight there, too, No Talkee Chlneee Actor Philip Ahn had to learn Chinese for his role In "Daughter of Shanghai." Ann was born In United States.

"Her beauty persists in the mind like the echo of a phrase in a symphony." MARLENE DIETRICH has Director ERNST LUBITBCH talking that way. Miriam Hopkins haa four (count 'em) roadsters afl olive green, BILL TERRY, goes to school at the University of Virginia, Wonder if Papa Bill, Giants' manager, knows that pitcher MONTE WEAVER used to teach mathematics there Go Boom! Gladys Swarthout knows now how slippery a tilt bathroom floor can get The bump on her forehead Is healing nicely, thank yon. Louise Campbell vary time she recells that "Bulldog Drummond Comet Back" review which com pared her performance fa vorably with that of John Barrymore. At the rate It's going now, Joe Magglo's restaurant wUI clear 125,000 a year. EDWARD EVERETT HORTON couldn't stand it any longer after he'd worked three weeks for a telephone company.

When the RItz brothers appeared In Boston, Critio GEORGE HOLLAND went into their act with them, fell and broke his leg. When the Yacht Club boys appeared some time later, they wired Holland a request to appear with them. "We'll guarantee you a better break," they pledged. Reprieved OLYMPE BRADNA didn't get that role she wanted in "Spawn of the North." "I just can't kill you twice in succession," said Director HENRY HATHAWAY, who directed the young French actress in "Souls at Sea." llllilliiiliiii'- viv.fo.wJ'k.u XJ.