HOLIDAY NUMBER * PRICE 10 CENTS Only Theatrical Newspaper on the Pacific Coast EDITED BY JACK JOSEPHS Entered as Second Class Matter, April 29, 1927, ~ ' office, Los Angeles, Calif. Published Every Saturday at 800-801 Warner Bros. Down- under Act of March 3, 1879 Saturday, January 3, 1931 town Building, 401 West Seventh St., Los Angeles, Calif. BgWBgawas Bobby (Ube) Henshan' Heading Fanckon &Marco’s First Vaudeville Unit “Vaudeville Echos INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN Saturday, Janury 3, 193! FANCHOM MARCO «» 5 * — —- ; : Saturday, January 3, 1931 INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN Page Three , r W. AW^.W//A'WW'.V.V/;.V.W.%W.V;V.WAW.VAV.V.VVAV.VAV,%VWMV.V,VAV.VAV///^^A%VA /AV.VAV/A‘.V/.".,.WJV,.W.V, yWMWJWJWMWUWJWJWWWJVJVWSJW^^Ten Best Pictures for 1930 Conforming to the national an- “Holiday,” by Pathe: E. H. Front,” by Universal; Lewis Mile- STOP and LISTEN to the nual pastime of selecting the ten Griffith, director. stone, director. best pictures for the preceding 12 “Old English,” Warner Bros.; “Big House,” M.-G.-M.; George Swagger WESTERNERS A1 Green, director. Hill director. MALE QUARTET months. Inside Facts offers the ; E following, their respective produc- “Morocco,” by Paramount; Jos. “Check and Double Check,” b/ Inn KFRC San Francisco ers and directors, as the leaders Sternberg, director. R.-K.-O.: Melville Brown, director. N for 1930. They wish to add in “Sunny Side Up,” by Fox; Dav- “Caught Short,” by M.-G.-M; T the same breath that this selec- id Butler, director. Charles Reisner, director. tion although based on critic and “Ilawn Patrol," by Warner “The Divorcee,” by M,.G..M.; E D Season’s Greetings box office acclaim is not authentic Bros/; Howard Hawks, director. Robert Z . Leonard, director. To Everybody because actual net earnings and “Devil's Holiday,” by Paramount, R A “Tom Sawyer,” by Paramount; Art Varian concensus of critical opinion is Edmund Goulding, director. T Schapp’s John Cromwell, director. N not available. “The Divorcee,” by M.-G.-M.; Master-Ceremonies “The Big House,” by M.-G.-M.; A Restaurant Therefore Inside Facts lists here Robert Z. Leonard, director. C 211|4 Broadway Portland, Ore. George Hill, director. “Doorway to Hell,” its selection for what it is worth, by Warner I A COMPLETE I According to this rating knowing withal that no authori- three Bros.; Archie Mayo, director. LUNCH producers Paramount, M.-G.-M. and “Fast and Loose,” Para- N tative rating is possible by any by 50 Cents N Warner Bros, are for first known process of appraisal. tied mount; Fred Newmieyer, director. M G honors with credits even for the “Feet First,” by Lloyd Bruck- Emil “All Qkiet on the Western ; DINNER others. man, director. |E Front,” by Universal; Lewis Mile- DE LUXE 75c Follows now a listing of fea- • “Half Shc-t at Sunrise,” by Sturmer stone, director. N TURKEY or STEAK tures including the first ten con- R.-K.-O. Kline, director. ; Edward With DINNER MUSICAL DIRECTOR “Hell’s Angels,” by Caddo; How- $1 sidered the best in advancing good “Hell’s Angeles,” by Caddo T PARAMOUNT THEATRE ard Hughes, director. SAN FRANCISCO will, the composite technique, Howard Hughes, director. “Dawn Patrol,” by Warner Bros box office and entertainment ‘‘Hit the Deck,” by R.-K.-O ; f 719| S. Hill Street Howard Hawks, director. “AU Quiet on the Western Luther Reed, director. Former Location of The Studio that sends them to iWWVWWW, ..“Just Imagine,” by Fox: David Broadway Coffee Dan’s 2 Butler, director. “Laughter,” by Paramount; Har- NO COVER CHARGE O’Rourke’s RIESNERjtVJl. AIRS IT ry D’Arrast, director. Wm. J CARL PELLEY, Mgr. Dancing Studio ^Min and Bill,” by M.-G.-M.; George Hill, director. TU 4749—MU 9661 (Editor’s Note: Charles (Chuck) a FAT wife. My only solution to Under Personal Supervision of “Morocco,” by Paramount; Jos. Riesner’s Radio Broadcast over this big domestic problem is that Carl says: “Come on down . Thais O’Rourke—Chas. Montal Sternberg, director. there's loads of fun every moment. KMTR by remote control from the fat should marry the fat and . Art Varian . and those hot 2226 Fillmore St. Ph. West 934* the thin should “Old English,” by Warner Bros. Loew’s State, Tuesday, 8 o’clock, marry the thin musciians see to that • . • You’ll SAN FRANCISCO then Heaven help the future gen- A1 Green, director. enjoy it!!! December 28, provoked so much eration. There are two or three “Renegades,” by Fox; Victor comment, Inside Facts feels that it subjects I could speak on this eve- Fleming, director. merits publication.) ning. For instance, take the sub- “Reducing,” by M.-G.-M.; Chas. Riesner Airs It ject on Light Wines and Beer— Ken Stuart Riesner, director. Ycu know I am really taking a Now' light wines are'—oh, well Still Broadcasting Sunshine “The Right to' Love,” by Para- terrible chance coming up here I think I’ll let Congress handle mount; Richard Wallace, director. KJR - KEX - KGA like this. This is positively the sur- that subject— of course, by the est and quickest way I know of to time they do, we’ll all be too “Sunny Side Up,” by Fox; Dav- Also Describing gather yourself a bunch of well WEAK to vote. There is another id Butler, director. Happy assorted enemies. I know—be- subject I could speak on that is “Tom Sawyer,” by Paramount; Hockey cause a year ago after the last very vital to all men and that’s — — John Cromwell, director. Year Football time I w'ent on the air—all of my “Women’s Clothes.” Only yester- New 0£ these 23 pictures and ail Wrestling very best friends gave ME the- air day I was reading where all wom- have been acclaimed by press and from the Baseball —except my wife and the only en are going to abandon skirts public as leaders, Paramount and Boxing reason she stuck—she was listen- and -wear trousers instead. You ing to Amos and Andy. You see, see, boys, the Woman has finally M.-G.-M. share first position; sec- Over the N. W. Broadcasting friends—radio broadcasting is a won out—from now on THEY are ond place equally divided be- System gift—that’s why I’m a motion pic- going to wear the pants in the tween R.-K.-O., Fox and Warner director. susceptible family. ture But I’m Bros., with three each. to flattery, I guess, so in one of I think it is playing a dirty USS^ David Butler, George Hill and my weaker moments I gave in trick on their poor children. It’ll Charles Riesner top the directors. SO HERE I AM. be so later on when a little baby solely their Chlropractk My reason for being here is a won’t knew which is its father or Judged by reported very subtle one—I am going to let its mother—as you all know'- when gross box office earnings, the fol- to Adjustments you in on the- secret—you see a a baby is hungry it never cries for lowing pictures are well up in secret is no longer a secret when its father. Well, I guess I’ll be front but merit their position and than one it. S,o let’s running along. any rate, more know At I kept strength mainly to the spectacular go into a huddle—are you listen- my word and did not mention any- nature of their mounting and tre- ing— ? It’s about a picture which thing about reducing? — which INSIDE mendous exploitation factors. Dr. Edith Woods I directed for Metro-Goldwyn- opens Christmas Day at Loew’s Mayer, which stars Marie Dressier State- Theatre and which stars “All Quiet on the Western and Polly Moran, “those two Marie Dressier and Polly Moran, Front,’ ’due to book plug and queens of laughter and tears.” and which is twice as funny as the stupendous production elements fACTS 4 Rim. —1096 W. Western for This picture which I made other picture I made- with these “Sunny Side Up,” four song hits Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer is called same two wonderful Ave. Corner Santa Monica actresses ana El 'Brendel’s comedy; “Check REDUCING and opens at Loew’s you may have seen the picture the Entire and Double Check,” tremendous and State 'Theatre Xmas day at ten it was called CAUGHT SHORT, radio favorites; “Hell’s Angels,” o’clock in the morning—so come and it broke the box office records Theatre and Studio early and eat ycur turkey in the of the Loew’s State Theatre, a phenomenal bombing epic. lobby. Of course, the real idea in where my picture, REDUCING, For sheer merit in treatment Motion Picture of bringing ME down here is to give opens Christmas Day. Just to and direction of material sans, Dancing please Industry you a short talk on REDUCING me I wish you would all scenic boom-boc-m, mobs, ballyhoo but I’m going to fool the boys get together and go and see 577 Geary St. San Francisco — my howl and name plaster, “Holiday,” —I’m not going to mention RE- picture REDUCING and see if Franklin 2562 — “The Divorcee,” and “Laughter” DUCING again this evening. Of you can’t help Marie and Polly Acrobatic, Stage, Tap, Rhythm, course, REDUCING is a very fun- and M-G-M and myself break the are ace productions of the year Ballet and Ballroom Dancing ny picture, even if I did make it box office record again. with “Holiday” taking the lead ROUTINES FOR THE myself. But I can not understand Well, I’ve get to be getting due to a heavy handicap in star hsould elected to come home THEATRICAL PEOPLE why I be now before my wife meets evtw, title interest and cast repu- here tell and women about RE- me at the door in my pants.