“It's all the machinery on a set,
of course, as well as the way the
men treat him, that holds the fas
cination,” says proud mama Ar
line. “And make-up — you'd think
familiarity would breed contempt,
but no; the make-up room is a
high spot in his day. All those
tubes and jars of gobey creams and
pastes to get into, if he can, and
smear around.”
Dad Couldn't Get Mad
Arline is not afraid the frequent
studio visits will turn her boy to
acting. She hopes they won’t, not
that she has anything against
actors.
'They get good money while they
last” she says, “but Id rather he
did something that lasted longer.”
The only time Wes has come
near to spoiling a scene was while
Arline was on "Valiant Is the Word
for Carrie.”
“Any other director,” chortled
Arline, “would have been furious,
but that one couldn’t be—it was
Wes's dad!”
Didn't Get “Graavey"
They changed Fernand’s surname
to Gravet to avoid cracks about
Mervyn LeRoy's “bringing home the
Graavey” from Paris.
Ross Alexander swears ' he once
lived in a theatrical boarding house
where he had to chase a couple of
seals out of the bathtub every Sat
urday night.
It's-a-small-world note: The first
song Dixie Dunbar ever sang on
Broadway was by Harry Revel. He
and Mack Gordon are writing songs
for Dixie's new picture now.
*-,-+
AT THE HOTELS
Peter Haksura; Dr. E. S. Pomeroy,
San Francisco; Mrs. Jack Wakelin;
J. J. Price; Mike Johnson; Harry
Hartns; C. F. Holt, Denver; J.
Blanchard; Mr. and Mrs. .J J. Me
Namara, Chicago; Leslie W. Alm
uist, Fairbanks; A. Fletschman, Ta
coma; Tom Belanger. Seattle; Mr.
