Show stay star dust k real star starters what a stand in Is k jon hall may go native by virginia vale AD THE studios of metro goldwyn mayer there is renewed interest in the filming of pocahontas if they do they predict that early american history will come in for its rightful share of the spotlight selected that continental glamour girl hedy lamarr to play the part of the indian girl pocahontas who captured the heart ot of capt john smith when she whom no entreaty could prevail got his head in her VO HEDY LA MARK arms and laid her own upon his to save him from death when he was wag captured by her father powhatan and was about to have his brains beaten out you probably know any number of people who claim that they gave this or that motion picture star the push that started him or her on an the road to fame and fortune all too frequently those star starters actually had nothing to do with the persons success there are two men who can shine in reflected glory if they want to but so busy shining in their own glory that they cant be bothered one is a well known tailor in hollywood eddie schmidt adolphe lenjou tt went to him when he first tackled hollywood ile he knew the value of good clothes but he any money he wanted to make a bargain if eddie schmidt would make him six suits and trust him for or them hed tell everybody where he got the clothes that wardrobe turned the balance the other star maker is sardi who owns the famous restaurant in new york where screen and stage players eat every day in the week not so very long ago william gargan was stoney broke bardt had noticed him and had faith in him he invited the young actor to eat at his expense also to entertain anyone who was important to him the investment came to about altogether leslie howard was influential in helping gargan to make a tremendous success in the stage version of the animal kingdom hollywood dangled a contract and gargan was set isabelle sheridan mary pick fords fordos cousin is in the movies yet not in them and she has no desire to step before a camera ashes a stand in which means that she wears a stars costumes and stands patiently while lighting is tried out on an her and the camera man figures what he wants looks as it jon nail hall would go on playing native of the south seas tor for I 1 the rest ot of his screen career hur started him you may recall and edward smalls south of pago pago will keep up the good work released by western newspaper union |