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THE SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER; SUNDAY, AUGUST 23. 193! 1 i imiiii iiiiiwiiiimiji i mummm i i )t Oh tmm wwm wim aaBCI Mxir mTT? 7 TZr Shirley Grey Sylvia Sidney Is Cinderella Tale TENSE RECKONER' DRAMA Fits Miss Dee oi i Making Good In Pictures Newest Sensation Of Talkie Screen "I 111 1 1 i I ft American Tragedy' HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 22. (Universal Service.) No wonder Cinderella is the favorite heroine of all scenario writers. Cinderella stories happen in real life so often in Hollywood.

An extra girl is taken from the crowd and given a leading role. A newcomer wins out over all th veterans of the screen. Every girl and boy Jn-tha country, suffering from that virulent disease, niovie-struck-itis, takes new heart and buys ticket to By O. PARSONS, Universal Service Motion Picture Edilor. LOS ANGELES, Aug.

22. Sylvia Sidney has been married for ten years: Sylvia Sidney is the mother of two children! Sylvia Sidney is flying to New York and eloping with a strange man! Sylvia Sidney is really the daughter of a New York millionaire, disguising herself under a nom de heater! These are a few of the wild tales that ambitious reporters have sought to verify about this newest Hollywood actress, Hollywood. What has happened van happen again, oven it the percentage is 1.000 to 1. Frances Dee doesn't think that she is an exuitiug person, but she is the heroins of one of this movie town's most amazing stories. With just a year of HOLLYWOOD, Aug.

22. (Universal Service.) There is rejoicing the town of Naughatuck, somewhere in Connecticut. The world will have to recognize it now. Yaas, sir! Shirley Grey, Naugha-tuck's very own, born and raised there, too Is io the movies now. And making good.

Well, Naughatucklans will tell you, Shirley couldn't help but make good. Any girl who sets out to be an actress at the age of 16 and heads her own stock company within a few years, has something- and Shirley has. She has it to the getting the leading role opposite Richard Dix in two consecutive pictures without ny previous screen experience. All on the strength of a quick test made by Samuel Gold-wyn. One of Goldwyn's scouts saw her in stock in Oakland.

He arranged for her to fly to Hollywood after a night show, take a screen test the next morning, fly back in the afternoon before the next show. Through it all Sylvia Sidney, age 21, and looking even younger, wonders why suddenly people should seek to pry into her life. But since they are interested shs is willing to tell all. There is little to hide. extra work she became Maurice, Chevalier's leading lady in "Play-1 boy of Paris." She was doing bits at Paramount at the time.

Cheva- 1 Her saw her in the lunchroom and no ont else would do for the picture. Somehow, you don't believe those stories when you read them i in books. Splendid Talent i ii i nsrimli mi hnrn In Russia the tragic country wnose iravaii nas brought forth so much splendid talent. There is no suggestion of Russia's I amp as Star ILu lmii ii, mm i imui.i- I imrrg uxt'A tragedy in IV. The following day Shirley was signed by Goldwyn.

Ability and Charm SYLVIA SIDNEY and Phillips Holmes in The American Tragedy," coming lo the Paramount this slim, dark-haired, blue-eyed child. Unless we can lay her emotional ability at the door of her Russian ancestry. There is certainly none of the sadness that we associate with a country that has That wasn't so long ago, but in the brief intervening months. Frances has played in six pictures. She is the Sondra of "An American Tragedy" (opening at the Paramount on September 1).

She is also one of the new Warn pas baby stars. She doesn't want to be just au ingenue forever. She wants a mixture of comedy and drama in her pictures. She isn't much past 20, but she has the self-reliance and the Intelligence of a much older woman. For two years she attended the University of Chicago and It took a special family dispensa ember I.

'BOUGHT," at the Warner, stars Constance Bennett, Her father, Richard Bennett, supports her. Director "Treats" Cast Norman Taurog, director "Huckleberry Finn," frequently treats all the children to iee cream cones at the conclusion of scenes. i 1 suffered the tor -IM-I tures and fortunes of continual civil unrest and bloody -V "THE PUBLIC DEFENDER," at tl Gulden Gate, Richard Dix plays the above characttr. I I I wan a re. The few years In stock and legitimate theater engagements have left their, impression on Shirley Grey.

The young lady has assurance and ability to express charm rarely found in most new screen "discoveries" from other fields. One ean, readily understand the willingness of Goldwyn, Dix and her directors to entrust leading roles to her. "The Public Defender" is her first picture (now at the Golden Gate). Unlike most players brought from the theater, Shirley Grey has no yearning to return. Pictures occupy all her thoughts and ambitions.

"I realise," the ash blonde new omer told me, "that I really don't know much about pictures. But I can't see why I should ever want to return to the stage. Ever since I was a little girl I always wanted to head my own stock company. Well, I finnily achieved that. The Important thing now Is to get I think Sylvia and I could become great frisnds and that I might have had a very good Interview with her if she hfld not been so closely chaperoned by the Paramount publicity depart- loflejooiinj I ment.

tion for her to try pictures for a year. M. B. 'Dirigible' Is Engineers' Picture By curious coincidence all thre. of the men chiefly responsible foi "Dirigible," the current attraction at the Orpheum, started in life as engineers, though none worked at the engineering profession for any considerable length of time.

Jack Holt, the star, specialized in civil engineering at the Virginia Military Institute HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 22. (Universal Service.) Every on will agie with me that the chief topic Hi. r.reatent CSararterttAtianl Until I don't know whether it was her idea or Paramount's to have some ont listen in on our conversation. It's difficult to talk before a third party and Sylvia, although she laughed merrily at all the various rumors, seemed a little self-conscious.

She is a reserved little person, old in some ways for her 21 years and young in others. At the age of 16, when Sylvia confided to her mother that she of conversation among women is how to reduce. Kathryn Crawford, a v-ing' lost eleven pounds In five days, has had ahead In pictures ana nmia my elf In this field. I'm not going Ut think of anything else while." Yes, folks, Naugha (oh, you say it this time) has every reason te be proud. But there's more coming.

With the sincerity of purpose and the personality revealed by Rhirlev Grev. Naughatuck ain't GUILTY yearned to become an actress, Mrs. Sidney sent her to the Theater, Guild School where she graduated i with honors. Her stage career of five years has i Ralph Graves prepared for a career In the profession of his father and grandfather at the Cass School of Applied Science In Cleveland, his home town. Ha majored In letters written to her, telegrams sent her snd Interviews requested.

How heard nolhln' yet! J. H. 1 I.ouell Bne 00 11 Kathryn is frank snd is willing to tell anyone who wants to know. It Is not easy, unless one is in the pink of health, not advisable. Eleven pounds in five days is too much for anyone included a variety of plays.

One of them, "Crime," took her to Chicago during the Dempsey-Tunney fight and it was there I saw her for the first time, a child in appearance, but a veteran in stagecraft. Sylvia had not then tried the movies. The movies, a little later, sought her and she cams to Hollywood. MaSte roily OHO. DEWEY -Black a iu" 50 People flu metallurgy Frank Capra, the director, attended the California Institute of Technlcology, where he studied chemical engineering.

DmibleRill MADCE EVANS and LIONEL BARRY MOKE on the Fox screen in "Cuilty Hands," a crime and courtroom drama by Bayard Veiller. 'Front Page Held True Picture Tim roexnep l.nert OTertura Surged Ahead "The Front Page," which the Barry more As Lawyer At Fox United Artists has brought to San '5 and 10' Shows at Capitan Francisco, a true picture oi news paper life? Hartlett Cormack, himself a for MARY BRIAN, playing principal feminine role in "The Front an the screen at the United Artists. Metropolitan Shows Seeif "Seed," screen version of the sensational novel by Charles G. Nor-ris la scheduled for a run of three days at the Metropolitan, Union and Webster, commencing tomorrow night. A double bill at, the Metropolitan today includes "Six Cylinder Irfive" with Edward Everett Horton and George O'Brien in "Fair Warning." to lose.

Kathryn, however, got the job she wanted In "Flying High" and if she continues to keep her weight down there will probably be plenty of other jobs. Mary Car-lyle, little blonde extra who has just been raised to the status of feature player at M.G. M. with a new contract, says she can take off a pound a day and est anything she wants. Hers is the old calory idea, limiting the amount of food taken.

Nina, Wilcox Putnam told of taking off eight pounds, going through a strenuous massage and cabinet treatment. The only sura way of getting thin is to stop eating and to exercise along with the mer Chicago and New York news-Mnr man as well as the play At Casino George Sidney and Charlie Murray, supported by Vera Gordon and Kate Price in "The Cohens and Kellya In Africa," and Jeanette MacDonald with Reginald Denny, Warren Hymer and Marjnrie White in "Oh, For a Man," will be shown for the last times today at the Tomorrow and Tuesday the Casino will offer BJdward G. Robinson, supported by Douglas Fairbanks in "Little Caesar." Her chief occupation as a movie actress was waiting for a role. After six months of complete Idleness at the Fox Studios she said good-by to Hollywood and decided to foiget. motion pictures.

When Paramount, in search of an actress to fill In the gap left by Clira Bow's resignation, invited her to make a picture she showed little interest. She felt she might again come to Hollywood and wait six Marion Davie? was a "good VpruriiuK Fan Knlerlai-ment f.r r.eryblT. JMAKR TWAIN'S news" girl to Hollywood's army of extras when "Five and Ten," now A brilliant lawyer on trial -his wit snd cunning pitted against the all hut staggering evidence that he is guilty This is the crux of an Intensely dramatic picture, "Guilty Hands," at El Capitan UUCKIEBERRY was filmed at, theMstro- wright of "The Racket," wrote the screen play and transposed the dialogic of "The Front Pag." He says "It is Chicago, boiled down In all Its newspaper essence. Per-Vaps It Isn't any other town, but doesn't pretend to be. In the final analysis, however, every newspaper man mut recognize the psychological truth of these portraits.

These men live! Walter Hums, his slave Hlldy Johnson, Murphy, Benslnger, McCue, Kroger. I knew nearly all their prototypes myself." SI UNN with JarMe Mltil lireea Junior DHrkl Mltil (ireea which affords Lionel Barrymora months for a part. But youth is full opportunity to display the tra- optimistic and after seversl conditional genius of his family. The versations she decided to givs the picture is st the Fox. movies another chance.

Slowly, surely and cleverly, the Her succena since the day she great lawyer whom Barryiuore landed here as a Psrumount playsr, portrays extricates himself from i has been one of the most amazing nCADV POSITIVELY FINAL WEEK TV I 0 SINDAV) () (I KO IV tl a Goldwyn-Mayer studios. In the pictur-ization of the Fannie Hurst novel several thousand extra 1 a wei used iu the various scenes, offering genu Ins relief to th un dieting. Hi 5K If the good wishes of Anus Q. NilM8uu's friends count for anything, you will set bar back in tti movies soou. Auu was the guest of huuur at a Sunday party giveu her by Bebe Duuiels aod Ben Lyon the tight web of evidence.

Not i stories ot itit) yeur. Handicapped itJi tTArroRDi DAHD rarawuunt Skuii News by using reierrea 10 as Mat Siltftft.T CTUCI mm III Las mm Marlon navies. nv. at their Santa Monica beach house. No visiting queeu ever got more stun lion or a mors tiordial welcome.

Anna has entirely recovered from ber serious accident. Shs Is now reducing to get herself in shape to return to the screen, and reducing Is not difficult for Anna, who, in (he past, has taken off 4U only that, but by skilful uiunipulu-tion of counter-facts he manages to pin the crime on a bold adventuress, his chief accuser, who actually saw him commit the eriine and gets away with It. "Guilty Hands" was written by that baffling weaver of courtroom plays, Bayard Veiller, author of "The Trial of Mary Dugan" and "The Thirteenth Chair." The supporting cast Includes Kay Francis, Madge Evans, Polly Moran, William Bakewell and C. Aubrey Smith. George Dewey Washington, the Clara Bow's substitute, little Miss Sidney surged ahead, refusing to let comparisons discourage her.

Almost overnight the newspapers slopped referring to her as the girl who had stepped Into Clara Bow's shoes. "An American Tragedy" raised her status from an Ingenue to a splendid dramatic actress. Her performance as the innately innocent girl who la led astray, is one of the finest things given in the annals of motion pictures. She topped this performsnc by one equally striking in "Street Prainatle I i rawer nl Capitol Has 'Big Show' There's big doings at the Capitol in the new show which opens today, Indicated by the title, "The Big Show." Elaborate tableau presentations with unique stage settings. will feature the offering.

Ororge Grafc and Paul West sing, Sammy Weston nd Charles Frit-cher provide the romedy 1 employment situation that was keenly felt in the extra ranks. Many of tht extras veers used In the charity bazaar scene, street episodes, steamer deck, wharves, building lobby, banquet, ballroom, railroad train and swimming pool party. According to the casting office, the number of extra people used in the picture totaled more than ten times the number usually appearing in sound features. Robert Z. Leonard directed snd Leslie Howard plays opposite Miss Davies in th new starring vshie.le.

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