| Show Screen Success W Won on by Work Tot Served Ot On Silver By CANDID KAY I I Success or failure in Hollywood is not a matter of drag of knowing the right ing gi big parties and making sacrifices shades of the dime novel days It is purely purel and simply a matter of natures nature's old law the survival of the fittest according to Clarence Brown for years one of ace direct directors rs Competent people dont don't taU fall in Hollywood an any more than they do elsewhere he be says Screen failures figuratively kick out of at pictures through Inability lazIness weakness or some other like cause caure The starles you hear that success is won or lost through prejudIce or are false Competition is keener in Hollywood Mr Brown admits People swarm there from the four corners ot of the earth to gather the rich plums while they may Stupid optimism is responsible re re- for most of the failures 3 lures stories of overnight celebrity ce- ce md and riche fresh In their minis minds they except to be handed them on a silver plotter platter They never seem to hear about the immense amount of work precedIng precedIng Ing tho those e overnight leaps into the cinema spotlight Mr Brown con pIctures do offer lucrative rewards but the they also demand demand de de- mand long hard hours of work An incident happened on my myown own set the other day which illustrates my point poin perfectly Joan Crawford and Franch t T Tone ne were doing a difficult scene and had rehearsed all morning morningto to perfect it 1 There were were- some extras and two principals ls on the seL L Of that entire crowd only the two prIncipals watched the scene hoping to learn something of value Th The others loafIng loafIng loaf loaf- Ing and gossiping were probably t talling tall tall- ll- ll ing each other how great they'd be if ever given a chance why they are extras and will remaIn e s. s Those Mr Br Brown wn are a few Unkind unkind un- un kind but mighty sound w words THEY TilEY SAID The only difference In fly fly- lag Ing a plane and riding a horse Is that the plane wont won't stop and go to grazing when you OU say Whoa Charles Farrell ANENT ANEST JOANS JOAN'S ROMANCE Toe The mention of Joan Crawford an and Tone brings Joans Joan's latest statement regarding the p possibility o of their marriage to mind She is not go nJ to marry him Even If she did visit Mama and Papa Tone In an affectionate family pose That is she's not going to marry him until un un- til she is definitely through with mation motion mo- mo tion pictures And If you know Jeans Jean's consuming ambition along that line the wedding bells are very faint and distant indeed I 1 wouldn't do that to my worst enemy she said Ive it once once before belore and nobody's going to toge ge get me agaIn I cant can't explain why but marriage just wont won't work in this business Her once before Doug Dodo Jr doesn't seem to feel teel that way Not anyway judging by his devo devo- Hon tIon to Gertrude Lawrence Even if she did pooh pooh-pooh the idea it looks serious hINT Bette Davis DayIs says If you OU powder powder pow pow- der your Ups slightly before applying lIpstick you'll get Cd better bet bet- ter results with less effort Result In what 1 TilE LONE WOLF PLANS The original lone wolf of the movies Charles Chaplin Chiplin has got his picture planS set for the next two years although they ore not yet oUi- oUi daIly announced The mere fact that h ha has some tentative plan is 5 news for lor Chaplin works in a manner manner wondrous won won- drow drous to behold but undoubtedly I most satisfying to If he feels like makIng a picture he snakes makes one onel If he youre you're apt to hear of him around Timbuktu or spending many months in the social whirl of Hollywood Even when he starts a production its it's no guarantee it wm will be finished as witness some of them now on the shelf shel As for working in a lei id surely try manner to remember how ho long Ions its it's been since you saw his last City Lights Anyway the tentative plans call for Street Sheet Waif starring himself with the platinum beauty and some insist his wile Paulette Paulette Pau- Pau lette Goddard playIng opposite as his first The Woman of Paris which starred Edna Purviance Purviance Pur- Pur in inthe the nt version will willbe willbe be remade starrIng Miss Goddard Goddard God God- dard for the second The third is 5 to star himself In a story written written writ writ- ten around Napoleon I If he follows his usual dure they're apt to be 1936 1937 and 1938 releases and have her pitcher tk with them ONE REASON They for wide wide- were looking a eyed to play the role of Iris the vi in in Cleopatra And what a raft of grand stories are originating on that set sell Many were tested and finally lly the search narrowed down to a cere tam young blonde who who's been Under under un- un der contract to Paramount for many months Director DeMille informed her she was to play th the part Oh Mr DeMme DeMille she expostulated expos expos- I just cant can't play that part parL Why not he snapped Cant you look A TOUGH JOB JOBA A recent CI eup end and Comedy had L Lew w Ayres doing the remarkable mathematical feat of counting up up to toa toa a trillion by tens in only four days As a 3 re result Ayres has received the ribbing of his career not only from his close friends hut but from sev several ral minded readers who have written in about the matter These geniuses have figured out that counting to a 11 trillion In tens I if done real fast without a see see- ec- ec ond's rest to the bItt bitter r end would take exactly years 35 days and 18 hours ALL OR NONE Now In this scene you look half surprised Director David Butler told Will Rogers during the filming of hIs new one Cant do it wm Will replied la- la conically Either I 1 look all surprised sur sur- pr d or not surprised at all If I 1 was good enough nough to look half surprised Id I'd ask for tor a S NO SCORE II The preliminary hearing on the Mr Mr- and S to force their daughter Mary Astor to support them in the elegance to which they became accustomed through her generosity ended with no one gaining anything Miss Astor was ordered to pay them a month pending the trial of the suit suit- the exact amount of her rejected offer of- of fer to them and the amount she is is' perfectly willing to pay them Mark Jones counsel for tor the Lang Lang- hankes held out his hand for lor attorney attorney ney fees but the court ordered him to pocket it empty until a victor was decided at the triaL CAMERA ANGLES The frequently discussed report that RaQuel Torres and Stephen Ames N N. Y broker are arc planning marriage became more definite today wIth the announcement of frIends that the couple would be married within two weeks either in Hollywood or FlorIda hes he's the ex cx of Adrienne Ames Ame being awakened from a sound sleep to r receive re- re a beating was the last straw In Inthe Inthe the married life of Florence Lawrence Law Law- rence film actress that's what she told the judge In winning a divorce di di- vorce from Henry Bolton they j were married last November 27 Betty Compson Owes wes the government I an additional income tax on her 1931 earnings according to toa a tax lien on file Angela Joyce In whose behalf a breach of promise suit was London against Lord is still deeply in love with the old year nobleman even cven if he has married She says so herself the former Miss England En- En gland beauty winner sighed I 1 would have loved him even though he were a butchers butcher's son Such proving again the wisdom of saying it with flowers she's got 59 love letters hanging ing heavy heavy heavy over his poor h head ad because among other things he called her said plaintiff alleges further that some o bea beauty ty queens have brains I |
