Studios Eye Future ThroughGolden Circle of New Faces

By ED SULIJVANHollywood.

CONVINCED from analysisof fan letters that thegreat American public is

getting tired of the same oldfaces in the same old reles, aconviction strengthened by thepopularity of foreign fllms thatorrer new faces and new person-alities as their strongest attrac-tion, Hollywood has started beat-ing the bushes for young cinemawhite hopes. Within the lastfew months David O. Selznickpicked unknown Vivien Leigh toplay the role of Scarlett O'Haraand Columbia picked WilliamHolden to play the lead in " Gold-en Boy." Under the old formulathe parts would have been givento established players, but theold. formula is being rejectedevery day.Warners are publicizing youth-

ful Ann Sheridan, JetTrey Lynn,and John Payne. RKO is con-centrating on a campaign forLucille B a II. Universal hasstarted whacking the publicitydrums for Frances Robinson.M-G-Mis paying more and moreattention to youngsters like AnnRutherford and Alan Curtis.Mary Healy wfll be given a ter-rific build-up by Twentieth Cen·tury-Fox.These are scattered examples,

but at Paramount, as a ditect

result of Frank Freeman's or-ders, youth really will have itsfling. Freeman, the new Para-mount studio boss, comes fromthe field of theater operations.His viewpoint is that of othertheater managers who believethat the public wants new cine-ma blood. As a result Para-mount will have a Golden Circle. of new f ace s, and thirteenyoungsters already have beenadmitted to that circle. Four ofthem are from Illtnols, and theremaining nine come from Bos-ton, New York City, Texas, Kan-sas City, and other spots in thehinterlands.Paramount's policy is sound,

I think, because Freeman doesnot intend to run his selectionsdown the throats of the moviepatrons. Fallacy in other studiocampaigns has been in the atti·tude of the studio. For instance,Darryl Zanuck, when he pre-sented Simone Simon in her firstpicture, ran a trailer along with.the picture which told the audioence that they had just seen anew Twentieth Century-Fox star.He did the same thing with Ar·leen Whelan. It was a piece ofstudio impertinence that audioences resented, and the y~ung·sters so presented had all theworst of it.Freeman, at Paramount, has

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Looking at Hollywood

ELLEN DREW

Abo••••tPATRICIAMORISON ROBERT PRESTON

picked the first thirteen of hisGolden Circle by audience reac-tion throughout the country.These youngsters h a v e beensingled out by movie fans as theresult of parts they've played inone, two, or three pictures. Thatis complete wisdom on Free-man's part, because the publicalways is the best matchmakerand it will arrive at the trueanswer every time.Let's survey the four Chicago-

ans who have been admitted toGolden C i r c I e membership-Ellen Drew, Janice Logan, LouiseCampbell. and William Holden.Miss Drew, whose real name isTerry Ray, is a former depart-

LOUISE CAMPBELLment store accounting clerk and.salesgirl. She has appeared infourteen pictures, and in her lasttwo pictures won featured bill-ing opposite Bing Crosby andRonald Colman. Contrast thissensible treatment of a young-ster with the helter-skelter planof naming her a star in her firstappearance before cameras.

• • •Northwestern un i vel'S i t y's

Lou i s e Campbell, instead ofbeing rushed into parts thatwere too big for her, had theexperience of seven pictures be-hind her before she got an lrn-portant par t in "Men withWings." That is intelligent pro-gression, isn't it? Janice Logan,daughter of Chicago InvestmentBroker Stuart Logan, attractedaudience attention in "FederalOffense." As a result of audioence reaction she was given apart in "What a Life," and herwork scored again. ChicagoanWilliam Holden Is the only oneof the quartet who has beenrushed too fast, and that is notFreeman's f a u It. Columbiastepped in and secured theyoungster for the lead in "Gold-en, Boy."Most advanced of the thirteen

youngsters in the Golden Circle,

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WILLIAM HOLDEN

At the moment, and from nowon, the youngsters of the countrywill be in an advantageousposition if they have talent, be-cause the search has just startedand it will continue for the nexttwelve months. The studiosfrankly are looking for replace-ments. The knell has beensounded for those who havepassed over the \'till.

• • •John Ford helped lead the

way when he gave the lead in.•Stagecoach" to youthful JohnWayne, who had been laboringfor Republic and learning thetechnique of the business. Theyoungster's performance in theFord western was a revelation.Audiences liked him tremendous-ly because his face was new. Heprojected an element of surprise.The foreign pictures, however,

drove home the lesson to the

JANICE LOGAN

from the standpoint of cameraexperience and" savvy," are Pa-tricia Morison, dark-haired NewYork City beauty, and RobertPreston, Massachusetts young-ster who was playing Shake-sperean roles in Mrs. TyronePower's company when he was15 years old. You might keepyour eye on both of them.

Voice of tLe ~owie F.-oDear Miss Tln~e: I am 12 years old and

very much Interested in movie stars. Iread your' columnevery Sunday andlike It very much.Wayne Morris Ismy favorite actor.Please tel I mesomething abouthim, If possibletell me a littleabout his moviecompanion, Pris-cilla Lane.Is Tim Ho It

J a c k's son? Isay he is, but mygirl friends sayno. Thank you.RUTH NEETZ.Editor's note:

Welcome to thecolumn, my dear!Wayne Morris is a good and Ukable actor,He was born in L08 Angeles, Feb.17, 1914.He'B 6 feet 13 inches tall, weighs 190pounds,and has blue eyes and blond hair. Educat-ed in Los Angeles. He was recently mar-ried to Leonora Schinasi. Priscilla Lane'sreal name is Mullican. She was born inIndianola, Ia., June 113,1917. She's 5 feetSlf.e inches tall, weighs 1013pounds, and haltblonde hair and blue eyes. EducatedFagin School of Dramatic Arts in NewYOI·k. Sang. with Fred Waring's orchestrabefore entering motion pictures. Yes, Timis Jack's son. Glad. to be able to help you-and come again!

PRISCILLA LANEBorn a Mullican In'Indianola. J.t.

Dear Mae: Why can't we have morepictures like " A Man to Remember"? Tome it was a fine picture. I might not bemuch of a critic, but I cannot understandwhy this picture didn't receive more com-ment than It did In the papers.Put out more movies llke this one and

I'll surely go more often than I do. I goto the theater to relax and enjoy myselIand not to come out of the place all jlt·

(Acme photo.)

studios. Technically the Britishpictures were inferior to thosemade in Hollywood, but the for-eign pictures were crowded withnew faces. You didn't know inadvance that a player wouldgesture this way or that, youcouldn't pre d I c t in advancewhere this one would sneer andanother one giggle, and the ex-perience was pleasant. The HoI·lywood veteran stars no longercan surprise an audience. Youknow in advance just how Ron-aId Colman will play a part-any part. You know beforehandjust what expressions will chaseacross the attractive faces ofJoan Crawford, Claudette Col-bert, Carole Lombard. The vet-erans have appeared in so manypictures that their mannerismswere exhausted long ago.So now the youngsters will .

have their chance, which is agood thing for them and a goodthing for the industry.

Letters published in this department should be written on one side of the paper.If you wish a personal reply please inclose a stamped, self.addressed envelope.

tered up as a result of the hot and gang.sterr pictures that they give you!I'm no crab, Mae. Your truly,

ROY O. EVANS.Editor's note: You don't sound like a

crab. "A Man to Remember" was a pic-ture to remember.

Dear Miss Tln~e: I have had severaldiscussion~ as to the natural color of Bar-bara Stanwyck's hair and the color ofher eyes. Would also like to know thedate of her birth. WINIFRED HAYES.

Editor's note: Barbara Stanwyck wasborn in Brooklyn, N. Y., July 16, 1907. Shehas aublJ.rn hair and blue eyes.

Dear Miss Tin~e: Will you please tellus the names and ages of the six boys whoplayed in ••Dead End" and "CrimeSchool" ? A Iso the characters theyplayed.We enjoyed their acting in both pictures

very much and would appreciate it if youwould answer this In your Sunday column.Could you tell us how we can get a

personally autographed picture of theseboys? DORIS and BETTY.

Editor's note: The boys known as the" Dead End" kids appeared in both film8 .Their character and real names are:

"DEAD END"Tommy BlIly HalopDippy Huntz HallAngeL Bobby JordanSplt Leo Ooreey'T. B Gabrlel DellMllty Bernard Punsley

••CRIME SCHOOL"Frankie Warren ,. Billy HalopSquirt Bobby JordanGooty Huntz HallSpike Leo GorceyFats Bernard PunsleyBugs Gabriel DellYou can obtain photos of the boys by

writing Warners· First National studio,Burbank, Cal. The cost is usually 135 cents[or each p!!-otograph. You're welcome.

Dear Miss Tin~e: Wlll you please In-form me who played the parts .of thefather and the uncle of the" lady" in thepicture "The Cowboy and the Lady"?Thank you. MRS. NETTIE LITTS.Editor's note. Harry Davenport played

the part of the uncle and Henry Kolkerwas the father. YO'u're welcome.

Dear Miss Tln~e: Please tell me whathas become of John Boles and FredricMarch. I haven'tseen them in pic-tures for a longtim e. especiallyJ 0 h n Boles. Ithink they areboth grand ac-tors and wouldlike to see moreof them.Could you pos-

sibly squeeze apicture of JohnBoles in your col-umn for me?Thank you.DOROTHYFANSLER.

Editor's not e :0, John Boles isaround, and Fred-ric March is appearing in a play in NewYOI"k. I agree with you. We should havethe pleasure of seeiflg them oftener. Here'sa picture of Mr. Boles to cheer yOu whileawaiting his next screen appearance.

JOHN BOLESA fan clamors for more

plctur.l f•••. him

Dear Miss Tin~e: I have just seen••Boys Town:' It was a peach of a pic.ture. Could YO\l tell me who played thepart of Mo (the Jewish boy), Fred Fuller(the first mayor), and Paul? Also howcan I obtain pictures of them? Thanksloads.Yours truly, ELAINE KAPLAN.Editor's note: Sidney Miller played the

rc'le of Mo Kahn, Frankie Thomas the

part of Freddie Fuller (the first mayor),and Jimmy Butler the part of Paul Fergu-son. I believe you can obtain photos ofthese boys by writing Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio, Culver City, Cal.

Dear Miss Tinee: I hope your manyfans get as much enjoyment out of read.Ing this poem as I had in writing it:

LAND OF MYSTERYHollywood. Hollywood. why do I like youAnd all the vast and mighty thingsThat come trom Inside you?Youmake us laugh. you make us cry.You make us love and hate and sighWith yo'!r Intriguing splendor.

Youmix the monthly seasons ot ourStandard year;In winter you bring sun and rain,In summer snow and hurricane.You can make the weather hot or cold-Hollywood. how dare you be so bold?

Land ot stars, 0 land ot stars. youKeep the smartest guessing, yetYou please us all. young and old.Big and small.You capture the rarest of nature'sColorful. hidden charm.From the deep blue ot the oceanTo the golden grain of the farm.

So still does time seem to standFor yO\!.so many things you can do.The genius. too, that you display toMake a dreary. tired world relaxAnd then be gay.

Hollywood, Hollywood. Is there nothingYou can't do?Tell me. why do I like you?It heaven on this earth we findWhere all things are so sublime,Hollywood, Hollywood comes closestTo me,That grand land of mystery,

Some day perhaps I'll come and seeWhat makes you feared and loved by me.Hollywood, Hollywood, wUII understand?

Sincerely, CARL SNYDER.Editor's note: Hollywood, R. S. V. P.I