Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Mae West: Louis Calhern

MAE WEST often met Julia Hoyt and Louis Calhern at Texas Guinan's clubs.
• • Hoping to advance her stage career, Julia Hoyt [15 September 1897 - 31 October 1955] hooked up with debonair leading man LOUIS CALHERN [1895 — 1956], whom she met when both were cast in a 1927 drama
The Dark, which had a brief run at the Lyceum Theatre. Julia Hoyt and Louis Calhern were seen together often at Texas Guinan's during their short-lived marriage [1927 — 1932].
• • Known for starring roles on Broadway, Louis Calhern took bit parts on screen until he hit his stride during the 1950s with a string of big-budget hits ("
Asphalt Jungle," etc.) that gave him a higher profile.
• • One of his earliest minor movie roles was an appearance in a Mae West vehicle. Louis Calhern played "Dick Bolton" in "
Night After Night." Calhern had one scene in this picture. Starring MAE WEST and GEORGE RAFT, the film opened at the Paramount Theatre on 31 October 1932.
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• • Photo: Louis Calhern • • 1943 • •


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