''Laxative Effect'' with the Editorial Department, Who Can Equal This Period of Service

Electricians Are Compared To Unsung Heroes Of Football Field Danny Mandel, film editor on "The Good Fairy" at Universal studio, has become a breeder of homing pigeons. He can be seen By RAY HOADLEY electrical work and lighting on these big daily releasing a small flock of squabs from Publicity Dept., Columbia Pictures money-makers. Whether working on location the roof of the editorial building, training at Tanforan track, near San Francisco, where them in the art of finding their way back When the star quarterback bre?k~ 9way "Broadway Bill" exteriors were shot, or to the home loft. According to reports, he from the field and runs scores of yards fm- a aboard the S. S. Ruth Alexander with the also communicates with his wife through touchdown, the stands rise and cheer his limited overhead space, cramped quarters and this means, especially on evening when name to the echo. His name features the unusual conditions of production, the boys duty calls. headlines in the news-stories; he's the man have hit the ball and turned in two great that gets the All-American selection for the jobs. Harry Decker, year; he's a football hero. Harmon"s crack crews are George Hager, Dick Cahoon, cutter, and for Columbia studio, How about the other ten men in the gaffer, and Al Later, best boy; Howard Rob production supervisor but a George French; Jimmy are ardent duck hunters and may be found team-the linemen who get nothing ertson, gaffer, and a blind at a well lot of bumps, bruises and sprains to show Punter and Johnny Cook; Homer Plannette every Sundal'. morning in for their football season? How about the and Joe Rotta, and Paul Seckler and Earl known Bakersfield duck club. The pair backfield that runs interference and smooths Stott. In charge of the 21,000 ampere gener haven't had a great deal of success, as yet, th~ way for the ball carrier? ating plants are C. Withrow, dynamo tender, but promise "there'll be meat on the ta ble" every time they make the trip. It's the same in the picture business; it's under Ray Gillette, maintenace foreman. the star and the drector who get the credit. Columbia's lighting equipment consists of But what about the boys who never get Mole Richardson and Laco lnkies, and 24 Cutter Holds Record for Long their names in the paper, but who constri and 30 inch sun arcs. Service at Universal bute much to the success and quality of "Lighting the ship sets for 'The Captain (Continued from Page 38) every picture? How about the gaffers, Hates the Sea'," says H armon, "was the juicers, prop men, grips, carpenters and the only unusual assignment we've had for some swing gang? time. We had to supplement the ship's gen Edward Sloman; "The Claw," Sid Columbia Studios is in the limelight right erator sets with a 1,400 ampere gas gener ney Olcott; "Uncle Tom's Cabin," now because of several excellent pictures ator set of our own. It was rais.ed aboard Harry Pollard, and "It Can Be "Lady for a Day," "It Happened One the ship and lowered down the hatch to the Night," "One Night of Love," and the newly main deck . Cables weer strung from the D Done," Fred Newmeyer. released "The Captain Hates the Sea" and deck to the boat deck. The toughest part of Some of the better known sound "Broadway Bill." Frank Capra, Lewis Mile the job for the boys, was man-handling the pictur,es have included "The Cat stone, Clark Gable, Grace Moore, Claudette lights from one deck to another. Colbert and the other directors and stars are "On 'Broadway Bill' we shipped a whole Creeps," "Tom Brown of Culver," taking the bows and cheers. They deserve carload of lamps and equipment north and "By Candlelight," "One More them-but so do such men as Denver Har hooked on a step-down transformer to a River," "Okay, America," "The In mon, chief electrician and general superin 11,000 volt high-line. The worst job re tendent of the Columbia lot. cently was lighting the rain-storm location visible Man" and many others. His Harmon, helped by his assistant, Al scenes in 'It Happened One Night,' with the last film was "Night Life of the (Heavy) Franklin, and his crew of gaffers boys working for a week in oilskins and Gods," a fantastical production in and best boys, des.erve all the credit for the boots." which human beings are turned to stone and back to life again by a ray of light contained in a ring used At Your Grocer's by Alan Mowbray. The late Low THE PERFECT HEALTH LOAF ell Sherman directed. Bringing a Delicious "NEW FLAVOR" Except for a few independents which he cut during the seasonal dull periods, Kent has work,ed con CERA-LAC BREAD tinuously in the cutting rooms at A Natural Food with a Universal since 1921. This is some what of a record, it was pointed out, as there is no one else connected ''Laxative Effect'' with the editorial department, who can equal this period of service. Baked by Among the department heads he ARMSTRONG BARBARA ANN RALPH'S has seen come and go during his career at Universal were Frank "Cera-Lac Bread and a Happy Day" Lawrence, Arthur Ripley, James McKay, Del Andrews and Lloyd Nosler. The present head is Maurice STUDIO RENTALS Pivar· Never married, Kent altered this fact lr1st October 27, when he mar Casino Gambling ried Miss Dorothy H. Davidson, Furniture Hall Sets who resided in Los Angeles. Their new found happiness, how • • ever, was suddenly turned to sad~ Bazaars Slot Machines ness when Kent's mother was killed by an automobile while crossing the E. L. "AL" MEYER boulevard in front of the studio. 94:1-945 No. Fairfax Ave. Telephone Mrs. Kent resided on the studio Hollywood, California GRanite 5861 grounds and worked as a player in many Universal pictures. 50 .

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