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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