Did You Know That-

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 720, 20 July 1929, Page 25

Did You Know That-

Clarence Brown, the highest—paid director in the film business, gets £60,000 a year whether he works or not. He was formerly an engineer.

John Loder, a. recent addition to motion picture leading men, was a schoolmate at Eton with Prince Henry of England.

While it’s better to see one's name mis-spelled than not 1.0 see it in print at all, as Marian Nixon naively ad—mits. it causes her some perturbation to see her name spelled with an “0” instead of an “a.”

Richard Arlen. Paramount player, now shares civic honours with Will Rogers. Arlen is serving a term as Mayor of Taluca Lake. film colony, near Hollywood.

Three cracked ribs. 3. cut on the head that required six stitches and four sprained fingers were the total of! mishaps sufiered by William Boyd in the filming of “The Leatherneck,” in which be portrayed a. United States marine.

Quostionéd on the use of gloves by motion-picture cowboys, Tim McCoy explained that real cowboys always use gloves, hence their use on the screen. It started ,in real life with the necessity for cowboys to repair barbed-Wire fences. _

In future all German M.P.’s may be photographed at. will. This privilege has been withheld for years, but at last the Speaker of the German Reich‘ stag has seen his way to grant permission for the film recording of Pal-liar mentary events. It is expected that news-reel cameramen Will avail themselves freely of the new privilege. # it 1‘ A German amateur recently Visited Hollywood. and made while there a very interesting film or celebrated stars "off the set.” The picture has just been shown in Berlin. and gives excellent records or peeps "behind the scenes," stars at home. and at play. This “film interview" idea is being developed by amateurs who have facilities.

Marcelino Day. a. comparative newcomer to the screen. lays claim to a. record for variety in cinema lovers. Her beau); have included Ben Turpin and John Barrymore. Charles Chase, Harry Langdon and William Desmond, Hoot Gibson, Edwin Cobb, Robert Frazer and Norman Kerry, Billy Bevan, George K. Arthur, Johnny Harron, Lew Cody. Lon Chaney, Lars Hanson and Don Alvarado.