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...pleased to note that no situation causes him to lose his deliberated calm, his air of graceful self-sufficiency. Colman's qualifications, together with Estelle Taylor's expert impersonation of a lush and crafty siren, comprise the chief virtues of The Unholy Garden. The story is by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, who were unsure whether they were writing comedy or melodrama and did neither vigorously...
Score--Springfield 5, Harvard 1. Goals--Roberts 2, Owens, Dagostino, Mathew, Broadbent, Referee--Howarth. Linesman--Eaton, Shea. Time--Four 22-minute periods. HARVARD FRESHMEN EXETER England, g. g., Hecht Coleman, l.f.b. r.f.b., Joyce Irving, r.f.b. l.f.b., Harrison, Harding Kingsley, l.h.b. r.h.b., Wilson McGoodwin, c.h.b. c.h.b., Powel Fuess, Wemple, r.h.b. l.h.b., Picker Robbins, l.o.f. r.o.f., Parsons, Davison Grover, l.i.f. r.i.f., Larkin Stork, c.f. c.f., Perry Gaggin, Reed, r.i.f. l.i.f., Van Stone Clos, Vroom, r.o.f. l.o.f., Stone...
GEORGE J. HECHT President...
...mind. One day, halfway through dictating a letter, he blurted out .to his stenographer: "I am walking in the bed of a river," clapped on his hat and walked out. never to return. Through his artist brother, Karl, he met the "Chicago group" of writers (Theodore Dreiser, Ben Hecht, Carl Sandburg et al.) and began to write in earnest. Highbrow critics liked his work, praised it from the start...
Angels, The Front Page), that he had bought screen rights to the book for $15,000 and intended to produce it immediately - with the original cast, if they would consent to appear. Producer Hughes hired Leo McCarey to direct the picture, Ben Hecht to work on the dialog. When he came to the problem of selecting a cast, however, Hollywood's indignation interfered with his plans. Only three cinemactors are under exclusive con tract to Producer Hughes - Billie Dove (sometimes reported engaged to him) ; Pat O'Brien (Front Page) ; Jean Harlow (Hell's Angels). Forced to hire...