Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-28 | Page 17 | Screen Sleuth Fails to Solve His Own Crime

Screen en Sleuth Fails to Solve His Own OVll Crime By Bun BURDETTE ETTE JAY HOLLYWOOD INS William Powell whose Thin Man characterization characterization charac charac- has made him the ace detective of the screen has decided its it's much less trouble to solve sol a areal areal areal real mystery than to write one Returning to the screen for Another Another An Another other Thin Man after an 18 month absence Powell mentioned he had put In some of his time figuring out a whodunit novel of his own As he outlined it to Myrna Low the story starts of off mildly with a murder at noon on the spire of the Empire State building From there it accelerates gradually until there are six inexplicable killings Miss Loy was curious to know the rest of the baffling baUling story I 1 wish I could tell you Powell grinned I haven't been able to find out yet who wh committed the murders One Mr Harry Kabakoff who did some stunt work In the current current cur- cur rent Tent Marx Brothers picture alone remains amon among what the Marx lads choose to call souvenirs of their first trip to Merry Old Eng Eng- land Perhaps fight fans will remember remember remember re re- re- re member Kabakoff as a middleweight middleweight middleweight middle middle- weight fighter who did well around the middle west a few years ago But the recall him himas as one of two pets they brought back to the United States after alter they had appeared in Ill Say She Is on the London stage The Theother Theother Theother other was a sheep dog which didn't last long Kabakoff has lasted a along along along long time v The f fighter and the dog Nero were among the more pleasant items the Marx boys had with them when they got home from London It was on this trip they recall that the English didn't take taketo to their brand of humor and ana one audience began to toss pennies onto the stage always being capable of meeting any emergency Chico stepped out of character and began to upbraid the customers for not tossing shillings The English thought that was very sporting and took a liking to those queer fellows fellows fellows fel fel- fel- fel lows thereafter Kabakoff wasn't difficult to secure he merely at attached attached attached at- at himself to the and they liked him