Show PASSPORT CASE DECREE UPHELD High Court Upholds Penalty Imposed Upon Actor r rr r SAN FRANCISCO Dec 14 UP UP- UP Th The misfortunes which have dogged the footsteps o of the principals of or the film version of ot Trader Horn were recalled today as asa a United States court affirmed the year two sentence given Duncan Renaldo former screen actor for alleged falsification of passports Renaldo's troubles with the federal authorities began with the passport he sought to go to Africa for the filming o of the picture Edwina Booth screen actress who played a leading role in the same screen story contracted a malignant ailment while in Africa on location and has bas been ill Il ever since In applying In-applying for tor the passport Renaldo Renaldo Renaldo Re Re- naldo represented ed himself as an American citizen born in Camden N. N J. J Federal authorities charged that he was a native of Rumania and had never been naturalized in this country The court action which resulted In his conviction and sentence revealed an amazing series of contradictions regarding his real name In appealing against the sentence the former fonner actor filed tiled under the name of Renault Duncan A Rumanian Ru manian birth certificate gave his name as Vasile D. D V. V I Ira Ira- migration officers ricers said th that t he had told them his name was Basil Duncan Duncan Dun Dun- can Renaldo He applied under the name of Basil D. D Cou Cou- yanos for naturalization papers in 1927 I |