The Platinum Blog Starring Jean Harlow

Harlean at the Playboy Mansion

Hugh Hefner noted on Twitter this evening:

"Watched 'Beast of the City' starring A hot, pre-Code Jean Harlow with the guys tonight while @crystalharris was working out in the gym."

That tweet made me smile.

 
Jean Harlow on the set of "Beast of the City"
(Photo courtesy of Doctor Macro)

Jean Harlow The Sequel

Today marks the 72nd anniversary of the death of Jean Harlow (1911-1937) so how was it that I found myself talking with her on the phone this afternoon?

 

Perhaps it was because I wasn't actually talking with Jean per se, but rather Valerie Franich, a woman believed by some to be Harlow reincarnate.

Reincarnation (noun) - a rebirth of a soul in a new human body.  (Merriam-Webster.com)

"I don't go around saying 'I'm the reincarnation of Jean Harlow' because I think that would be disrespectful," explained Valerie from her home in the Seattle area.  "But because of my personal experiences, I'm open to the high possibility that it's true. What I do say is 'someone prove it to me,'" she added.

Which lead her to Dr. Adrian Finkelstein, the Malibu psychiatrist and longtime past-life regression therapy researcher who caused a sensation three years ago with a book about his first blonde bombshell reincarnation case, "Marilyn Monroe Returns: The Healing of a Soul."

Valerie, 51, began working with Dr. Finkelstein about a year ago after being referred to him by the subject of his Marilyn Monroe book, Sherrie Lea Laird.   Although she had not connected any specific dots between herself and Jean, over the years people in her life had noticed certain idiosyncrasies so she thought her story might help his research.

One experience stuck out in her mind.  Fascinated with Beverly Hills since childhood, Valerie got her first chance to visit there while driving through from Phoenix with a friend from work in 1989.  As they drove the streets looking at different homes she had visceral reactions to specific locations, "recalling" good and bad feelings.  

Taking note of the houses that had an affect on her, her colleague did some research when they got home and discovered that the places Valerie reacted to were all related to Jean Harlow.  In particular, the house she got the worst feelings about turned out to be the home where Harlow's husband, Paul Bern, died under mysterious circumstances.

During her interviews with Dr. Finkelstein, she related a story about when she had her tonsils out. "I was about five or six years old, and I remembered waking up after the operation and I was lying in a bed under an oxygen tent. I freaked out, it scared me and I kept saying 'get me out of here, I don't want to die again.' The doctors didn't know what to make of it," she said.

It never made sense to her either until Dr. Finkelstein told her that Jean had been in an oxygen tent when she died.

For Dr. Finkelstein's part, he says that he believes Valerie is the reincarnation of Jean Harlow, specifially "two lifetimes with one face and one personality."

"Valerie appeared very genuine to me from the beginning, and she has approached everything with a very open mind," he told me.

His extensive study of Valerie so far has included a battery of detailed tests on physical, emotional, intelligence and behavioral levels and calls the matching results "astoundingly impressive." 

Additionally, he used an FBI facial grid recognition security test to compare the two women.  The test's margin of error in resemblance should not exceed 5% to be considered accurate and his results came in at 2.3%.  See below.

Last summer, Kevin Ryerson, famed psychic and trance channeler who works with Shirley MacLaine, was recruited to do some of his own research on Valerie.  "He confirmed to me intuitively my scientific findings," Dr. Finkelstein said.

For specific details about the doctor's research, read more on his website here.

Still striving for more proof, Valerie and Dr. Finkelstein's work continues. 

This coming weekend he will be photographing the iris of her eyes to use in conjunction with new biometric eye recognition technology which scientists believe to be more accurate in identifying individuals than a finger print.

They also plan a deep hypnosis past-life regression session which will be recorded and eventually shared with the public.  This is where Harlow fans come in.  What questions do you have for Jean Harlow?  Submit your questions to harleancarpenter@gmail.com by 9pm PT on Wednesday, June 10th.  All questions will be considered by Dr. Finkelstein and kept secret from Valerie until the session when she is hypnotized.

Dr. Finkelstein will also be discussing his Jean Harlow research on the Gary Mantz radio program this Sunday, June 14,  7 PM - 9 PM on KKNW 1150 AM in Seattle.  It is also available to listen to live online at http://www.garymantz.com.

The Platinum Page will continue to follow Valerie's story (including more insights and experiences that we discussed today) and Dr. Finkelstein's research, so keep this blog bookmarked for additional developments.

Tarnished Reputations

The fur has really been flying lately at Amazon UK over reader reviews for Jean Harlow: Tarnished Angel by David Bret, which began popping up earlier this month.

Why all the hub-bub? Apparently, even more controversial than the author himself, are the accusations made by Bret that reviewers never actually obtained and read the book before offering negative feedback.

According to Bret, who on May 11 responded to a two-star review posted the same day:

"You are reviewing a book, you moron, which has not even been published! Serialisation has held back publication until after 14 May, so you cannot possibly have seen it. Reviewing a book before its time, let's hope you die prematurely too."

Oh dear.

Bret further clarified his point in the form of a five-star review of his own book, which has since been removed:

"I would just like to make this very important point about any reviews for this book PRIOR to 14 May. No one who has reviewed this book before this date has seen it--IT IS NOT TO BE PUBLISHED UNTIL 13 MAY, and because of serialisation rights will be kept under tight wraps until this date. As usual, these are a group of fake reviewers, some from the Carole Lombard Forum, some from Lanza Legend, out to discredit me--you can therefore expect to see much of the same over the coming weeks, and they will all mention David Stenn."

(Take heart Harlow reviewers, it's not just you. He also posted the only five-star review to his book on Morrissey, with some choice words about those fans, too.)

On May 12 he was apparently further compelled to make his point (in all caps no less, the equivalent of screaming on the internet) on the Amazon UK page for Stenn's biography of Clara Bow of all places, ignoring the page for Stenn's Harlow biography which would seem to be a more logical place to vent:

"WHILE I HAVE NO COMMENTS TO MAKE ABOUT THIS BOOK, I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT FANS OF THIS AUTHOR ARE BEING VERY UNFAIR TO REVIEW MY BIOGRAPHY OF JEAN HARLOW, BAD REVIEWS WHICH BEGAN APPEARING 1ST MAY, PARTICULARLY AS THE BOOK IS UNDER EMBARGO (SERIALISATION) AND CANNOT POSSIBLY BE SEEN BY ANYONE UNTIL AT LEAST 14 MAY!!!"

Apparently several reviews posted before mid-May have mysteriously disappeared from Amazon's site after Bret's outbursts.

Yet, according to Amazon, the book's publication date from JR Books Ltd. was slated for April 16, 2009, a date that remains on the site today.  If an embargo was put into place, someone forgot to tell their distributor.

One UK customer confirmed to The Platinum Page that she ordered the book in late April and was notified by Amazon that it would be dispatched by April 27 and delivered by May 2.

I asked one of the reviewers who posted his comments on May 4 (after ordering the book on April 27 and receiving it on May 1) to send me photographic proof that he owns a copy of Tarnished Angel.  Here's what he promptly sent back:

Show me your Tarnish

Clearing the alleged May 13-14ish embargo, this past weekend Tony Rennell at the Daily Mail published what I would call an overview rather than review of Bret's book, titled "The first celebrity car-crash life: Starlet Jean Harlow, the 1930s man-eater who never wore underwear."

Now, not having read Bret's book yet (making me Rennell's target audience) but having some knowledge of Harlow's life and personality, this piece left me feeling like I was having a 1965 flashback to Irving Shulman's highly fictionalized rendition that caused equal amounts of controversy back in the day.

On a side note, three paragraphs in, Rennell writes:

"The original 'blonde bombshell', with peroxide platinum locks and a sassy face that sent men wild and women racing to their hairstylist to copy her look, is barely remembered now. Not one of the three dozen films she starred in would figure in even the most arcane cinema buff's top 100 list."

Maybe it's a UK thing, but I don't consider the American Film Institute, who ranked Harlow #22 in its Top 100 Legends, arcane.  A simple Google search of her name yields 689,000 internet references.  We should all be so forgettable. But I digress.

It's very easy for any knowlegable Harlow fan, myself included, to get caught up in reading or participating in a passionate online rhubarb over the actions and reputations of both the author and his subject.  It's become practically unavoidable.  And nothing of real value can be gained by simply highlighting the mudslinging.  So what's the alternative here?

Call me crazy, but I say try to be objective and go on a fact finding mission.

I've previously read the Harlow biographies by both Stenn and Eve Golden, and after doing so conducted Q & A with each author in order to give readers insight into the logic of the authors' research and conclusions in their own words.  I'm currently in the process of doing the same for author E. J. Fleming's new book Paul Bern: The Life and Famous Death of the MGM Director and Husband of Harlow, with the cooperation of his publisher, McFarland.

In the interest of the fairness that Bret has adamantly stated he's not been afforded, I recently emailed his publisher's publicity department to request a review copy of Tarnished Angel  and a opportunity to conduct a professional, legitimate interview with Bret about his work.

The story here, when I look at it not as a Harlow fan but as an experienced journalist and researcher, isn't necessarily the content of the book or the author's reputation.  Although that's certainly a part of it. It's more about finding out why and how the book was conceived and written, what is its purpose, how were conclusions made and what, if any, new information the book brings to the table.

The only person who can answer these types of questions, hopefully without the previously demonstrated anger and insults, is the author.

The offer is out.  Will my request be granted?  Stay tuned....

Mural, Mural On The Wall

Remember that medieval mural commissioned by Paul Bern for his Easton Drive home?  I first wrote about three years ago. 

It featured many of his Hollywood friends, and of course, his bride, Jean Harlow.

Well, after being offered up twice on the Ebay auction block, the mural remains in the Bill Lewis' family today.

And FYI Link Alert: Bill has just launched a brand new website at JeanHarlowMural.net with updates to the story, information about the mural's future,  higher quality photos of the mural than the original site and desktop wallpaper images for downloading.

This is definitely one of the more intriguing pieces of Harlow history that I've ever run across.  Thanks, Bill, for keeping Harlow fans up to speed on the mural's status with your new site!

Happy 98th Birthday, Harlean!

It's that time of year again, when we remember the birth of "Our Baby" Jean Harlow, a.k.a Harlean Carpenter and this year's anniversary was marked with a very special get-together in Beverly Hills.

Party invitation featuring vintage magazine illustration

Harlean made her presence known via professional medium and spiritual counselor Sara Larkins at a 98th birthday luncheon held in her honor on Sunday, generously hosted Dr. Charles and Rebecca Chandler, the owners of her former Club View Dr. residence (Read details here.)

The spectacularly warm and sunny day however was not entirely focused on the hereafter.  It was very much about the here and now.  It was great to see so many familiar faces of friends I've met thanks to my interest in Harlean: Harlow historian Darrell Rooney, Reg Williams, Mark Vieira, Karie Bible, Scott Michaels, Ron and Maggie Hale (owners of the Paul Bern house on Easton Dr.), Cliff and Janet Gooding (owners of Jean's 1932 Packard, which they drove to the event, thank you so much!), Skip O'Neil, Bill Forbriger, Jackie Haskins and of course the Chandler family.

It also featured some virtual "six degrees of separation" meet ups between Harlow enthusiasts who until that day had only known each other via the Internet.

For my own part, it was a complete thrill and joy to finally meet Sharon Barnes and her lovely daughters Briony Barnes and Mallory Morton from Kansas.  We first connected around late 2000 or early 2001, when Briony was a teenager exploring her Jean connection online.

The wonderful Barnes family is related to Jean on the Carpenter side of the family. Sharon's great-grandfather, Earle, was the brother of Jean's father, Mont Clair.  Their website at JeanHarlow.info is a must-bookmark for anyone yearning to learn more about Jean's often overlooked paternal heritage.

  

Left: Jean photographed on the front porch of her Club View Dr. home; Right: her cousins Sharon and Mallory photographed on the same spot 70+ years later.

Briony, Darrell, Sharon and Mallory in front of livingroom fireplace

Above: Jean photographed on the stoop of her home; Below: Briony strikes identical pose there on Sunday.

Sharon and me in livingroom

Another first face-to-face meet up for me was with Jim Kaufmann, a Harlow collector and historian from Massachusetts.  This was a complete and total surprise to meet him on Sunday, having no idea he was flying in.  I'm still kind of in shock and wishing that we all had more than just a few hours together.  I think I met Jim online when I first started The Platinum Page, he was one of my earliest regular readers.  He's also a great writer.  Be sure to read his fascinating May 2006 article "The Hunt For Harlow."

  
Jim and me moments after meeting in Club View Dr. livingroom

Hats off to Rebecca Chandler for bringing her idea of a Harlow luncheon to fruition. The food was terrific, all items created from 1930s recipes including finger sandwiches, clam dip, fresh asparagus, quiche lorraine, shrimp cocktails, Toll House cookies and fresh strawberries.  Thanks to a magazine article culled from Darrell's vast (and I mean vast) collection, she learned that Jean's favorite food was apparently sauerkraut, so Rebecca came up with a clever recipe of potatoes stuffed with sauerkraut and sausage.  Dee-lish, my favorite of a spread that was mouthwatering all around.

Ron and Maggie Hale with Rebecca and Charlie Chandler

Special kudos to Darrell Rooney as well, who had a big hand in making the day special on so many levels - in particular by providing the numerous historical MGM publicity photos from his equally vast photographic archive, taken of Jean during her stay at the Club View house and including quotes that spotlighted her upbeat and friendly personality, as well as what was important to her in life.

Darrell presents Rebecca with a framed vintage image of her home

These are just a few highlights from a very memorable day in honor of Jean and the friendships shared between everyone in attendance who care about her.  I only wish every devoted Harlow fan I know could have been there, and there are many, many of you out there.  You were there in my heart in spirit.

I was so busy gabbing with everyone that I didn't take as many photos as I usually do, but the ones that did get snapped may be viewed on my Flickr Photo Album of the day.  I'm looking forward to reading  stories from other attendees to learn more about their own personal experiences and recollections.

My heartfelt thanks to the Chandler family for once again welcoming me into their home and sharing Harlean-inspired moments.  It feels so good to know how much you enjoy this house and that it's truly a home where the best of Jean Harlow is remembered and appreciated.

Most of all, thank you and Happy 98th Birthday to "Our Baby" whom we all felt present in one way or another on Sunday.

Bathed in the sunlight that Jean herself enjoyed while living in the Club View residence. Photo by Jim Kaufmann, who saw the moment and captured it so nicely - Thanks, Jim!

Jean's Message To Her Fans: "I am not pathetic!"

On Sunday, March 1, 2009, I attended a special gathering of Jean Harlow fans held at one of her former Los Angeles homes and the party turned into a surprise one of sorts when one of the guests revealed that she had a message for us all -- and that it was from Jean herself.

The afternoon get-together was hosted by Dr. Charles and Rebecca Chandler of Club View Dr. in Beverly Hills, to mark what would have been Jean's 98th birthday on Tuesday, March 3.  

Jean's thoughts on such a shindig? Right on!  But, according to Sara Larkins, a professional medium and spiritual counselor in attendance, Jean had a serious request to make when it came to keeping her memory alive:

"Don't you dare feel sad for me,  I am not pathetic."

Sara was invited to the party by her friend, Harlow historian, Darrell Rooney.  She said that although she's known Darrell for twenty years, she knew next to nothing about Jean's life story. 

She explained that two weeks earlier she had spent some quiet time at the residence in order to do her specialized brand of homework.  "The less I know the better," Sara told us, explaining her "starting with a clean slate" approach.

Sara tells party goers about what she learned from Harlean's presence, seated in the same livingroom chair where she experienced it all two weeks earlier

Seated alone in the living room and without touring the house, Sara said she began picking up images of the layout of the home and in particular, places that seemed to mean something to Jean in the relatively short time she lived there.

Among them were the kitchen pantry and a small closet nearby to where Sara was sitting.  She got the sense that Jean, along with a tall, good looking man with dark hair (my immediate thought was her cousin Donald Roberson) and a dog, spent time giggling there together while purposely ditching apparent parties going on in the house. 

According to Sara, Jean used these places in the house to intentionally hide from people who were in her home but were not guests of her own choosing and the "the obligation of being a dog and pony show" that came with such situations.

Another room appearing as meaningful to Jean, another place to hide out, was an upstairs front room with several windows.  This room, as later verified with MGM publicity stills, was Jean's bedroom.  According to Sara, Jean enjoyed the view and especially loved to leave the windows open to let the air and sunshine in.

Across the hall things didn't feel so light and breezy to Sara, filled instead with oppression and manipulation.  In it Sara saw a "mean, squatty lady and a dark-haired man who were married but did not sleep together."  This room which indeed contained separate beds during their time in the house, again verified with historical photographs, was shared by Mother Jean and her husband, Marino Bello.

Sara described Jean's presence as being "the sweetest soul" who had been manipulated by what she could only describe as something maniacal, someone who Jean had really given her heart to, but who manipulated her naivete in order to get what they wanted for themselves.

"Someone envied her talent, and used it against her," said Sara, who also spoke of Jean feeling double-teamed with subtle mind games in the home, as if she was getting dual messages.  She felt put down when it came to her personal creative aspirations but then boosted up to fulfill the creative aspirations of someone else who had their own agenda. Throughout the emotional turmoil, Jean was on a quest to "just be herself."

Like hiding away at parties, Jean seemed to have a real need to escape in order to feel "like a normal person with nothing to prove to anyone, freedom and a sense of normalcy."  Indications of alcohol abuse, flirtations with prescription drugs, possibly sleeping pills, and driving around in cars all seemed to point to ways she tried to get away from a lot of arguments and pressures that were coming at her from every which way, and the overall feeling that people were "messing with her head."

By this point in her homework, Sara said she felt an overwhelming sadness for Jean's apparent tragic life.  And it was at this moment, said Sara, that "Jean showed up," appearing next to her in the living room with the message that she was not pathetic.

Instead, said Sara, Jean told her that she had loved acting because it was something she became good at.  "I'm a proud, gifted person," Jean told her, adding that she wanted to be thought of as a "talented, gifted actress up for the challenge of pursuing her craft."  One unrealized challenge that Jean revealed to Sara was the desire to act on the stage. 

Photos of Jean taken in the Club View home were strategically placed in the exact locations where they were shot, and included quotes by Jean that illustrated her sense of humor and what was important to her.  Sara said that this idea came from her brief conversation with Jean because Jean said it was important to her that guests at the birthday party have a sense of who she was as a person.

I'm a fairly open-minded person, and while I've never seen a ghost much less conversed with anyone beyond the grave, I have to say that Sara's revelations certainly have me thinking "anything's possible!"

With so many people still intrigued with Jean and her life more than 70 years after her death, is it possible that this Harlow-focused energy we've collectively generated in this world truly has kept her alive on the other side, tethered to the here and now?  Enough so that she's compelled to have a say in what we're doing when given a channel to speak?

Human beings are the products of what we experience in our own lifetimes. Jean certainly had her share well-documented challenges, and it's been a natural response for many of us to feel love and a sense of protection toward her.  As a celebrity, she has also become a product of other people's lifetime, quite literally, in books, photos bought and sold, memorabilia, souvenirs and yes even websites.  Branded as a commodity.

If nothing else, it's a great reminder that Jean Harlow was not a commodity but a real person with thoughts of her own about who she was -- born Harlean Carpenter, on March 3, 1911 in Kansas City, Missouri.   And what Baby wants for her birthday, The Platinum Page delivers.

Happy Birthday, Harlean, a proud, talented and gifted person - cheers!

 

Meeting Jean

I love hearing personal stories about Jean Harlow.  This one comes courtesy of Wayne Roberts of Baton Rouge, LA, who kindly wrote to me in order to share a lovely encounter between Jean and his father in 1936:

My father (as a young man) had the huge pleasure of meeting Jean Harlow at Agua Caliente Mexico in 1936. My dad was 18 years old and was suffering from a terrible carbuncle on his upper back.

In those days, rest was about the only cure. So, he dropped out of college and my grandparents financed a train trip for him from Boston to southern California so he could rest in the warm weather.

He and his cousin who lived in Torrance, CA took the train to Caliente for a week and stayed in a hotel/casino there. My dad told me that the first evening his cousin went off gambling and he was having a drink on the hotel patio after dinner when Jean Harlow herself sat down.  He told me it was really shocking to see a lady wearing slacks because they didn't in Boston!

He stood up and introduced himself and she asked him to sit down and talk. They each had a drink and he told me she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen.  He also said she was bright, funny and very warm to a teenage boy many miles from home. After the drink she got up and left with a wave & a smile.

When my dad got back to his hotel room and his cousin came in, dad told he that he had a drink with Jean Harlow.  Of course, his cousin though it was a joke.

The next morning, when the two of them were walking through the lobby, Jean was checking out.  She saw my dad, turned and waved and said "Bye!  Hope to see you soon Honey!" Apparently she was a fine lady who made a huge impression on my dad.

I guess his cousin about flipped. My dad told me he felt like the King of the World!

Gosh, I recall them both talking about it for years.  It was their favorite story. My dad remembered that day for his entire life and told of it right up until he passed away in 2002.  He told me it was one of the best moments in his entire life. My dad told me (when my mother wasn't around) that Jean Harlow was the most beautiful, and most modern woman he had ever seen.

Just thought I'd like to share with you - I DO know so much garbage has been written about her.

(So true!  Thanks for sharing your dad's wonderful story with us, Wayne! ~ LB)

Waking up with Jean

Singer-songwriter Michael Ubaldini, who was introduced here back in June, recently made an early morning (6:45 a.m.!) live television appearance on KDOC-TV's "Daybreak OC"where he rocked the studio with "Jean Harlow."  Kudos, Michael!  Here's the video of that performance.  Enjoy!

Mascaro Gallery Expansion

Once again, huge thanks goes out to Harlow fan and artist Victor Mascaro for donating more of his gloriously colorized photos of Jean to The Platinum Page for fans to enjoy!

Be sure to visit his his exclusive gallery here on The Platinum Blog to see what's new.

This one, just in, is one of my personal favorites:

Thank you, Victor, for your continued generosity and dedication to expressing your unique visions of Jean in living color!

Writing With Gloves at the Grand Hotel

On April 29, 1932, Jean attended the star-studded premiere of MGM's megawatt all-star hit, "Grand Hotel," at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, escorted by one of the film's producers (and future husband) Paul Bern. 

Jean and Paul pose for a picture at the "Grand Hotel" premiere

The MGM publicity machine really outdid itself that night, creating one of the most spectacular Hollywood premiere events of all time, parading out its fabled "more stars than there are in heaven" stable of talent.

As stars exited their limousines on Hollywood Blvd., they stopped to talk to the evening's host, Conrad Nagel, who was stationed in the forecourt at a prop hotel desk.  They said a few words over the air on NBC radio and signed their names in a "Grand Hotel" ledger book before entering the theater.

The arrivals were filmed for a newsreel that has survived for over seven decades and was included as a special feature on the 2004 Grand Hotel DVD release:

But what happened to the ledger?

Did it survive?

It certainly did!

Its current caretaker is my good friend, Los Angeles-based Harlow historian, Darrell Rooney.   

Darrell Rooney with the famous Grand Hotel ledger

A sheet from the ledger

I had the honor of examining the fragile film artifact up close and personal a year ago when Darrell generously brought it to a special gathering on April 29, 2007, to mark its 75th anniversary.  The evening was hosted by another wonderful friend of mine, photographer, author and fellow Hollywood historian, Mark Vieira, at his Starlight Studio, and included screenings of the DVD newsreel and a 16mm print of the film.

Nancy Walsh, former owner of Jean's Palm Drive residence, peruses the ledger pages 

The ledger languished in storage for many years, and, remarkably, survived the 1970 ruthless purging of MGM's properties.  Darrell first bid on it at an auction many years ago, unsuccessfully, but had a second chance to own it when the person who originally outbid, offered to sell it to him directly for the price paid (several thousand dollars.) Fortunately for Darrell, he was in a better financial position to take advantage of the sale when opportunity knocked, and has since then kept it lovingly preserved among his vast collection of Harlow memorabilia.

Jean signs the ledger at the "Grand Hotel" premiere

Jean and Paul appear in the newsreel at 6:12 in.  She comments that she can't write while wearing gloves.  Ha! I don't think she did such a bad job.  You be the judge:

Notice the seemingly blank line under Paul's signature.  At one point in the ledger's history, it was "cleaned up" of dust and dirt, and, sadly, it resulted in the extreme fading of Chester Morris' signature.  What remains is the "C," barely.  Some of the pages in the book, originally hand stitched together with thread, have come out, but for the most part it is in great condition considering its age and history of years worth of neglect.

Below, courtesy of You-Tuber SergioOliver, is the "Grand Hotel" premiere newsreel. 

It includes host Conrad Nagel with Edward G. Robinson, Lew Ayres, Lola Lane, Lionel Barrymore, Ben Lyon, Bebe Daniels, Wallace Beery, Louis B. Mayer, Edmound Goulding, Walter Huston, Lilyan Tashman, Edmund Lowe, Fred Niblo, Robert Montgomery, Lewis Stone,  Anita Page, Marlene Dietrich, Rudolf Sieber, Anna Q. Nilsson, Jean Harlow, Paul Bern, Chester Morris, Billy Haines, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Joan Crawford, Constance Bennett,  Henri de la Falaise, Norma Shearer and Clark Gable.