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Ringing-Dancing Discoveries Take Top
Spots In Three Cheers For Love
By Linda Lane
WHEN William LeBarron, production chief
at Paramount, announced that if he were
ever head of a studio he would give the young
sters a chance, he evidently meant it.
For today, in "Three Cheers for Love," one
of the first pictures to be produced under the
LeBarron banner, are six newcomers in import
ant spots.
They are Eleanore Whitney, and Robert Cum
mings, singing-dancing-emoting finds, who have
the picture's top spots; Olympe Bradna, sensa
tion of the Paris "Folies Bergere," recently re
cruited for films; Louis Defaron, said to be
the speediest male tap dancer extant; Billy Lee,
cute live year old whose ability is hoisting him
speedily ahead of the juvenile crowd, and Veda
Ann Borg, fiery red-head, who came to films
from a mannequin's job in Boston.
Such experienced performers as William
Frawlcy, Grace Bradley, Roscoe Karns, Eliza
beth Patterson and John Halliday balance the
unusual cast.
To top it off, LeBarron selected Ray McCarey,
Hollywood's youngest director, to mentor the
tune film.
Planned as a tuneful, "swingy" production,
"Three Cheers for Love," is being concocted as
light, summery fare with plenty of catchy tunes
contributed by Ralph Raingcr and Leo Robin,
ace songsmiths, and a full quota of dance rou
tines, being staged under the direction of Danny
Dare.
"Tap Your Feet," "Where Is My Heart," and
"Bootblack Blues" are three of the swing tunes
written especially for Eleanore Whitney's swing
tap numbers. The picture will witness the first
presentation of Miss Whitney's "Swing-along,"
sensational "swing" tap number in which she,
Robert Cummings and Louis DcParon, speedy
new find, will be given ample opportunity to
display their wares.
Vacations and honeymoons have been short
ened or thrown overboard for Paramount players
as William LeBarron, in charge of production, to
day is getting additional productions before the
cameras.
VIRTUALLY all of the players' not now In
Hollywood have been notified to report for
work at any time.
Jack Oakie cut short his honeymoon with Ve
nita Varden to start work in the "Texas
Rangers".
Frances Farmer awl Leif Krikaon were un
Me to take a honeymoon trip when Miss Far
mer whs placed in the feminine lead with Ring
Crosby -in "Rhythm on the Range," and Erikson
Went iwto the male lead in "Girl of the Ozarkl."
Clawtetto Coltort teas called 'r?ik rom New
eok whore the. nt to shop for furnishings for
be nt hoR. George Raft was called back
from"Sn Pi'jncisi'o to start "Yours for the
As soon as her operatic engagements in the
East arc completed, Gladys Swarthout will re
turn to start work on "The New Divorce."
Johnny Downs is being kept at home for "The
Arizona Raiders."
George Burns and Gracie Allen won't be al;a
to go on tour for some time yet.
Gary Cooper and Sandra Shaw were recalled
from their vacation in Bermuda and New York.
Cooper will be in "Chinese Gold."
Hollywood todav is suffering a shoi age of
men.
Despite the fact that pretty girls' are dime
a dozen around the studios, they can't find
enough leading men to go around, with the re
sult that there is constant competition for the
services of young leading men.
In the past year, Fred MacMurray has marie
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Robert Cummings
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singing - dancing -emoting
finds who
takes a leading role in
"Three Cheers for
Love"
10 pictures or almost one a month. If he wore
triplets he would still be busy.
Fred doesn't mind because he feels he is ob
taining invaluable experience, but most feminine
stars would complain bitterly if they were not
permitted some leisure for shopping and relaxa
tion. The same holds true for all the other male
heart throbs. Gable has been appearing in pic
tures in rapid fire order; so have Henry Fonda.
Dick Powell and a host of others.
B
UT THE shorSitgc isn't merely confined to
leading men. It also seems to hold true to
a lesser extent with character actors, comics and
all other classes of masculine players.
The cause of the shortage may be partly at
tributed to the fact that nearly every picture
has anywhere from two to three times as many
male players as feminine ones in the cast, but
it would seem that more actors would make the
hegira from New York to Hollywood to fill the
deficiency. '
Some authorities on the film industry feel that
youthful ambition may have something to do
with the shortage. Many college girls enter films
as dancers or show girls, taking their chances
on regulamployment along wit! the lest. But
the average young male college graduate would
rather start at the bottom In a gasoline station
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or on a surveying crew than take a chance on
eventually becoming a star.
Hollywood's newest merger has consolidated
the outdoor hero and the man of the worlA In
fact, they have become interchangeable on a
large scale for the first time since motion pic
tures began.
The producers' invitation once used to be:
"Come into my parlor on horseback." After a
requisite apprenticeship at galloping orer the
plains, Gary Cooper, Randolph Scott, Richard
Arlen, Warner Baxter, Bruce Cabot and otheri
found themselves in tails, spouting Noel Coward
ice and gamboling lethargically in so-called pa
lor dramas. '
COOPER unquestionably set the pace for- thi
sort of thing. If he could break boK office
records as an outdoor hero, and again appeal
with equal deftness in such erudite entertain
ments as "Design for Living" and "De," Vy
couldn't others?
1 lollywood critics arc saying that beautiful
Olympe Bradna, sensation of the "Folies Ber
gere" and recent recruit to the films, will soon
be billed as a star in her own pictures.
It was found that tlwv could, and with
taking a hefty weight off the pfodocers' wind
Bing, Crosby, formerly theujrht the effete
leader of the enwwr-type school of screen
heroe9, is going, for chape and ehapparel in
"Rhythm of the Range,"
Fred MacMurray, auaveet of the polite com
dians since Wellare Said, hound a ia the
King Vidor production of "The Texa Renew,"
and with-him is Jack Oafcie, who for so loi
was typed as a poolroom smgrt alec.
At the same time Randolph Scott is laying
aside his buckskin buskin to become a social
favorite in "And Sudden Death," the cfeorMi
warning against reckless driving.
Henry Fomla bolts from the tall grass to as
sume a gay role opposite Margaret Sullavan in
"The Moon's Our Home."
Warner Baxter and Bruce Cabot drop recent
suavities to "rough it" grandiosely in "Robin
Hood of Eldorado." Robert Cummings kicks off
his riding boota and puts on his dancing shoes
for the lead opposite Eleanore Whitney In
"Three Cheers for Love."
And even W. 0. Fields is gingerly emerging
into the out-of-doors in circus midway capers
for "Poppy."
Versatility is the yardstick by which the
studios now measure their own.
American Men Treat
You Too Well, Says
Petite French Star
AMERICAN men make the best husboaes!
That is the verdict of Ketti Gallian, bleaj
French actress who is back in Hollywsoi to
return to the screen in "The Count of Arizona."
In spite' of her nationality, Ketti awards tie
palm to the men of America because they give
their women more freedom.
"European men are too possessive," sjrs Ketti.
"Being of an independent nature, I can't stani
a possessive man.
"American men are also better dreaea Sua.
Europeans, I think. And they have a better seoff
of humor. The average European is too serioiu,
He thinks too much about himself.
"Of course, the European is too polite, partie
larly in little things. But it is a superficial po
liteness that doesn't go as deep as Amenta
chivalry. Your American man sometimes forgets
the little things, but uaderlyinf it all is a deep
of. tnougnciuiness ana cuukmio
women.
Ketti thinks the Americana carry their at
sideration for the weaker sex too far, H
point of spoiling them, but toinf feminiM,
enjoys it.
"You Americans treat your woima too w.
she said. "And sometimes they take a
of it. I think some of them think too nwe ot
themselves. , .
Europe a woman ouW net mm
lunching with a man other than Her jrw-.
but it's a common occurrence in Un
States. It is harmless, hy shoW she
"A woman should be permitttd a J
amount of independence. She shoal. H
by her husband to go on the staler m 1
tic picture, if .he h. talent r"
n husband would pen"'1 .
If I ever marry, the chaoees wls
an American man."
J pointer belie", the tin-
when the make-up will H " TV
Dawn's formula for a JTtta!
h. resulted in a
re reapend. t the altaet a""
ftMteJ muaclei. w-eetiea
He i. putting the rlU
a let in "J?0M""
need t change Oecidental f " rf
Dawn say. hi. mask. M . J Jfr
1. .ubetance that WfT rftici-"'!'
te -'ch the akin nd fasl?.
porous te alto the .H w ..
Me also introduced ijfi"
and JHet," tSe Norma Shear" sw
tim. He brieves the li
ia pieties lid in fore.gn countries,
D.n, like other make-up art ,,
wood, is constantly searching ' Hollj-
to perpetuate tne iuu-
wood.
To date, no one can esi.."-- he
group of workers have n togeth
of the stars but 'Jfcta tW
with the hairdressers and be"
prolonged their lives
say
.uol
years before the camera.
A Max factor i
that particular Hollvwouu lnt u"
not attempting so
stars beyond their present
space rather than t.me hf
""By
of race andnntienality. t Th , tni ,
?nto an Oriental or an the yo
more
feasible than i i" vt Wt e
the actors. Already, .
their span of life on "i "
it
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