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Show horts Film fansa"relv.ays niteresL-ed niteresL-ed in the attempted come-backs of actors and actresses who enjoyed popularity in former days and who for one reason or another have passed off the screen . . . The older fans among us who remember such actors and actresses ac-tresses as William Farnum, Leah Baird, Mav McAvoy, Barbara Bedford, Bed-ford, King Baggott, Jack Mulhall, Charles Bay, Monte Blue, Bryant Washburn, Sr., Ruth Clifford, and many others we could mention, might be interested to know that most, if not all of them, are active in Hollywood even today, appearing appear-ing in bit parts in many pictures pic-tures . . . Three stars who enjoyed immense im-mense popularity during the twenties twen-ties are trying comebacks in Hollywood. Hol-lywood. These are Gloria Swanson, who is to appear in "Father Takes a Wife," Ann Harding, who may appear in Paramount's production of "Destiny," and Lillian Gish, who is wanted by Columbia to play Louisa Creed in the screen version ver-sion of "Ladies in Retirement" . . . Imagine it, if you can, but Constance Con-stance Bennett, who usually plays the role of a rich society girl, has to enact the role of a woman of the streets in her latest picture, "Man Hunt." And, to be honest, she is finding it rather hard to do . . . Because of a new ban against exaggerated body display by actresses, ac-tresses, which includes form-fitting sweaters, etc., photographers who make the "stills" used for advertising ad-vertising purpose aren't allowed to take a picture of an actress immediately im-mediately after she's drawn a full breath. He must snap it on the "down-beat" . . . There's so many musical films in production these days in Hollywood Holly-wood that it's almost impossible to find enough chorines and chorus boys , to fill all the necessary places. Imagine that! . . . Those who should know estimate that Deanna Durbin's wedding church services, gowns, flowers, the sumptuous reception and other necessary incidentals cost almost $25,000 . . . Ann Sheridan is back at Warners, War-ners, looking well and rested after her eight-months' voluntary vacation, vaca-tion, during which she fought for better pictures and more money. She insists she got her way and Warners insist she didn't, but anyway any-way the row's over and everybody appears satisfied . . . |