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In earlier Vance cinemas, William Powell has been Philo. Since Powell is now under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Vance this time is impersonated by Warren William. His performance as a detective is superior to his impersonation of Julius Caesar in Cleopatra but none of the ingredients of The Dragon...
Died. Marie Dressier (Leila Koerber), 64, cinemactress; of uremia complicated by cancer; in Santa Barbara. Canadian-born, she went on the stage when she was 5, played a profusion of light roles climaxed in 1910 by the lead in Tittle's 'Nightmare in which she sang "Heaven Will Protect the...
In Hollywood, supervising one of her cinemas in which John Gilbert was playing, Author Glyn, dissatisfied with his efforts in a particular scene, asked: "Jack, can't you be passionate?" Replied Cinemactor Gilbert with a steady look: "Not now!"
Died. Lew Cody (Louis Joseph Cote), 49. cinemactor; of a heart attack, in his sleep; in Beverly Hills. He was born in Waterville, Me., studied medicine at McGill University, Montreal. An interest in amateur theatricals led him to one-night stands, vaudeville. His success as a suave villain in silent...
Few years ago when a poll was taken among Disciples of Christ (Campbellite) ministers as to the outstanding ones among them, Burris Jenkins was well up in the first ten. A denominational rebel like Alexander Campbell who broke away from the Seceder Presbyterian Church in Western Pennsylvania a century ago...