MEXICAN MARRIAGES
George Brent Talks of "Pressure" HOLLYWOOD TANGLE LOS ANGELES, Aug! 19. An air of mystery has been added to the divorce case between the Austral ian Jocelyn Howarth and the actor George Brent by remarks credited to Brent, in the course of whleh he allud od to pressure, whlch, he alleged, had been present before his wedding trip. Brent, questioned on the subject ot the marriagc trip, replied: "I finalh agreed beeause of the pressure." Miss Howarth 's attorney, Mr. Schwartz, asked the Court to strike cfut the word "pressure," but the Judge refused. Another message froni Los Angelos says that Brent, replying to an out-of eourt statement by Miss Howarth, "Ho is no gentleman," said that he hopec'i ta confine the tiial to technicalities. "If Miss Howarth wants mudslinging, we will give her all the dirt she wants." When the hearing was resumed Mexiean experts, on behalf of Miss Howarth, testified that the marriage could not be annulled if the couple after the cereniony lived as man and wifc. The proeeedings were adjourned.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 183, 20 August 1937, Page 8
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176MEXICAN MARRIAGES Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 183, 20 August 1937, Page 8
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