CLARA BOW, THE GIRL WITH “IT”

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 478, 6 October 1928, Page 14

CLARA BOW, THE GIRL WITH “IT”

AN INTERESTING CAREER Neil Hamilton has been selected for the lead opposite Clara Bow in the star’s next Paramount picture, “Three Week Ends,” an original story by Elinor Glyn, which will follow Miss Bow’s present picture for Paramount, “The Fleet’s In.” Chester Conklin, the well-known screen comedian, will also be featured in the cast. She epitomises the spirit and zest of fascinating youth; she is known the world over as the “It” girl. Miss Bow was sixteen years old and attending a school in Brooklyn, New York, when she won first award in a Fame and Fortune contest sponsored by a newspaper. The prize consisted of three outfits of clothes, and a part in a film production. So Clara Bow entered the films with a small part in a picture called “Beyond the Rainbow.” However, when the picture was shown on tlie screen it was without Clara Bow, and after such a poor beginning she went back to school. She had almost given up all hope of a moive career when she was offered a part in “Down to the Sea in Ships.” The picture made Jrer name, and she has risen steadily since then, in popular favour, until to-day Miss Bow is now starring exclusively in Paramount Pictures, her latest productions being “Wings” and “Her Hair,” which have dust been released in New Zealand. “THANKS FOR THE BUGGY RIDE” The idea for “Thanks for the Buggy Ride,”'the Universal Jewel production, was suggested by the song of that title. Laura La Plante at her prettiest and Glenn Tryon at his funniest are the two lovers who face the cold world without a penny and decide to get married as soon as they can make a few thousand pounds in a grand clean-up. The youth is a genius and knows it. The girl who loves him does not doubt it. The world, however —well, you know how the world is. He gets a brilliant idea and they decided to buy a house with it and settle down. But this leaves them as far as ever from being able to settle up. All that follows must be seen to be laughed at. Mary Astor, the beautiful actress who convinced the film world in “Dressed to Kill” that she could do something else than furnish pulchritude to The screen, does even better work in Fox Films’ new production. “Dry ?,!artini.” This photo-play has its setting in Paris and concerns the adventures of a father and daughter. Others in the cast include Albert Gran, Jocelyn Lee, Mat Moore and Uu£li Trevor.