| Show Bing Snubs Wife as Star Co Balks Opera Rival Riva Young Doug Fairbanks All Wet inI in in English Film I vr r v r tI I S 'S 4 S 'S I 4 i 1 I r 4 j I S 'S S 1 y 4 s st g t 1 Dixie Lee upper left wife of Crooner fling Bing Crosby c center wanted to star co-star with her hus hus- band Ho He settled that that she ahe wont won't Douglas a Fal Fairbanks banks Jr upper ri right ht and Laura LaPlante lower right aro making an English h pic plc- ture They're disgusted They appear In a 8 rI river er scene and dive in and out ut again with all ali their clothes on 4 4 4 S 5 I P 1 5 4 I I 4 4 r M t 4 gr I i F I 4 4 t i n 41 7 l ii n. n f Wi j Q f i 0 f t I t. r i ri r. r fl f. f A t I i P t if f- f f. f IW i. i i 4 l' l i t f i 5 c t. t W 4 y s. s z 1 tv i x f 1 fK In iz rw r t f fu z H f iw n V i it t F to X J w E. E 1 7 I i. 1 0 f 41 N kt j 54 Eft ft J. J i f. f s' s i r t I R i- i C. C t V l h i A f d' d m 4 i. i Aiti i talt i Jt r rI j jW il W 5 s 1 i tl t. l' l I ir 1 j i j f iii S SI ff 1 I j t k f r u i J r b By FLICKER FAN Bing Crosby is not only a crooner who is the father of twins but he has another reason for being distinctive a-distinctive resident of Holly Holly- wo wood od He has a large streak of modesty in his makeup it appears The sta startling revel revelation Uon came carne about when his producers decided Someone you can take walks with talk to and confide InThe inThe in The fTh mal thing that I dont don't li like e about this this' town is that you ou have to make a date In advance to have a date There Is no place that you can wander to and drop in and meet the gang I and I-and and I know you also was also was never one for making dates in advance We went where we wanted to when we wanted to and met whoever happened our way Usually they were go looking good d and interestIng interestIng interest- interest in Ing too I It might comfort the glum and unhappy pal who misses us all to be reminded of this That the only thing worse worse than winding up with the m is is windIng winding winding wind wind- ing up with the guys who wh write for or them A recent New Yorkers Yorker's Talk of or orthe the Town page page offered this enig enlightening enlightening en en- lightening ig data A A. New Nev York matron who knew v that a friend of hers had b been en expecting an addition addition ad ad- to the family about the tho tir first t of June became uneasy when the of the month passed without any ny word from her She went into 8 a Western Vestern Union office to write a telegram asking for definite In Information information information in- in formation but after she had written writ written ten the name and address of her friend she bogged down on the wording of the message She Sho knew that telegraph companies ar are aro sometimes pretty delicate Finally Fi FL- nally she told a clerk the situation and asked his advice He chuckled sympathetically took I her pencil and blank from her and in no time at all all' produced the I following Wire c collect wh whether the Blessed Event has taken taleen place stop best wishes The magazine magazine magazine maga maga- zine added So that's th the wording wording wording word word- ing in case youre you're ever confronted by the same ame problem All of which we vo have added our own Well Remember hat Dept Copyright 1935 D Dally Daily Mirror Inc no he was to appear opposite Gladys an opera star who is reaping some of the easy money in Hollywood between turns before the footlights Hers is an opera voice Everyone Imo knows Imos s w what at Bing Crosby's voice is like He pr protested tested the tho assignment because because because be be- cause he said he keep his hism m mellow up with her operatic trills and flights of sound BI Blame mc Mrs l Bing He might have been kidded out of being so modest according to Hollywood the over chatter but he didn't think k there could be bea a sto story written that would give either of ot them an equal starring op- op L' L cS S Some said the rea real reason was something else It app appears appears appears' ap ap- ap- ap p pears pears' ars' ars th that t Crosby has just finished a n. first-class first bout with his wife the bl haired black Dixie Lee She made up her mind t that at she would costar costar costar co- co star with him In his next picture She was a movie star before she married him Anyway wh when n he had settled that problem problem and and some sonie still stilt dont don't think its it's settled the settled the S mat matter er came up It appeared Crosby was in no mood to discuss ss the contemplated contemplated plated battle to him of C crooning versus versus opera style tyle t Je singing Just to give the complete picture Hollywood reports that Gladys didn't take any ny part partin ln In the discus discus- sion a good trouper she doesn't mind appearing with a radio crooner croon croon- er they said Young Doug Abroad S Hollywood bd d also h has s the case of Douglas Fair Fairbanks Jr Tr and blonde La Laura ra LaPlante to discuss when they find time out put the from Crosby- Crosby affair Since his divorce by Joan Crawford Crawford Crawford Craw Craw- ford the young Fairbanks has spent most of ot his time in England Now he is making a picture for or an English English En En- glish gush company Laura LaPlante an time old-time Hollywood star who slipped Is b playing opposite Water is their greatest difficulty before re the British cameras camera according according according accord accord- ing to reports Title of t the picture Is Water N Nymph mph In one shot the blonde heroine throws herself into the pool fully dressed and swims under the tho sound apparatus to drown rown Fairbanks has hasto hasto hasto to r rescue s c her her in in boots long trousers trou trou trousers sers Bers shirt and tie A n number of at retakes retakes re re- re- re takes have been un necessary |
