Modern Screen 1939-10 Vol. 19, No. 5

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felt, wool snood back, gros- grainband and tailored bow. MODERN SCREEN Don’t neglect “Pink Tooth Brush!” Ipana and massage promote firmer gums, brighter smiles! SAUCY little hat may catch the eye of A many a man, but a lovely smile goes straight to his heart! And how pitiful the girl who lets her smile get dull and dingy... who ignores “pink tooth brush”... who doesn’t take the proper care of her teeth and gums. Don’t you be so careless! For your smile is you—lose it and you lose one of your most appealing charms. Neglect the modern care of your teeth and gums, ignore the warning of “pink tooth brush,” and all the Paris hats in the world can’t help you overcome the bad impression of a dull and unattractive smile. So if you notice a tinge of “pink” on your ‘tooth brush—see your dentist immediately! Very often, he'll tell you it’s only a warning that your gums have grown tender because our soft-food menus deny them the vigorous chewing exercise they need. To help correct this he’s likely to advise—as so many den- tists do—‘the stimulating help of Ipana Tooth Paste and massage.” For Ipana, with massage, is especially de- signed to help your gums as well as to clean teeth. Massage a little extra Ipana into your gums whenever you brush your teeth. Cir- culation increases in the gums—they tend to become firmer, healthier, more resistant. Play safe. Buy a tube of economical Ipana Tooth Paste at your druggist’s today. Let Ipana and massage help make your smile the bright and winning smile it should be. _ IPANA TOOTH PASTE oO ‘SI An appealing smile is a priceless asset — Protect yours with Ipana and massage! REC.US PAT.OFE © © wer smart little hat impressed him first but her lovely smile went straight to his heart! i i [NOTH PASTE | Pesto: Myers NEWYORK

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MODERN SCREEN | Out of the boudoir...on to the screen! See women as they don’t see themselves! Dowagers and debutantes! Chorines and mannequins! Countesses and cowgirls! See them in cold cream and mud packs! In smart | boudoirs and sleek salons! See them with their hair down and their claws out! See 135 of them I biting, kicking, scratching and. kissing in the most hilarious Battle Over Men ever screened! _ By Arrangement with Max Gordon Plays & Pictures Corp. Screen Play by ANITA LOOS and JANE MURFIN Directed by GEORGE CUKOR - Produced by HUNT STROMBERG A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURE ) j\\ Q 7 yr IN q 1E v ul DIN

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Paulette Goddard and Joan Fontaine trip the light tan- tastic, much to the amusement of the onlookers. Seated, Rosalind Russell and Charlie Chaplin; dancing, Jane Wy- man. and George Stevenson. for good performances. you see Howard jn WG, ~ A frolicking foursome meet at the Troe for a little modest imbibing, Alexander D'Arcy is still Arleen Whelan's “steady,” and of course you recognize John Payne and Anne Shirley. “The latter are such q blissfully married pair that they must annoy the skeptics who cla . . . t um Movie manriages donut last.

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pu, Bate Cait? ' ahve : | Remember for a moment the Bette Davis picture you ) ea loved most. Then think how magnificent that picture is which surpasses even it. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize as a play, cherished as a novel, its stirring story springs from the heart of a woman to touch the heart of the. world. ts inary romance, urge you instant it opens! “MIRIAM JOPK aes TH OLD GEORGE: BRENT DONALD CRISP + JANE BRYAN + LOUISE FAZENDA JAMES STEPHENSON « JEROME COWAN + WM. LUNDIGAN CECILIA LOFTUS: Directed by EDMUND GOULDING / Screen Play by Casey Robinson Based on the Pulitzer Prize Play by Zoe Akins and the Novel by Edith Wharton ° Music by Max Steiner * A First National Picture PRESENTED BY WARNER BROS.

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kek They Shall Have Music This is one of the best pictures of the year. Music lovers will undoubtedly see it over and over again, for not only is the glorious music of Jascha Heifetz well recorded, but the camera gives a fine opportunity of studying the violinist’s finger work. The story is plausible and entertaining. It is centered around a music school, run by Andrea Leeds and her father, Walter Brennan, for poor children. Members of the school are children of the Peter Meremblum Symphony Orchestra who provide ex- cellent musical numbers and some highly diverting scenes. Into the group drifts young Gene Reynolds, a homeless boy with a gift for the violin. Through a series of misfortunes, the school is ready to go on the rocks when Jascha Heifetz is called upon to give a concert there, and the day is saved. Heifetz shows a pleasing screen personality, and the little acting required of him is done with warmth and sincerity. Gene Reynolds deserves praise and Walter Brennan hands in another sterling performance. Andrea Leeds and Joel McCrea carry the ro- mantics pleasingly. Directed by Archie Mayo.—United Artists. (More about Jascha Heifetz on page 14) te Bachelor Mother You can't beat film entertainment like this—hilarious situa- tions, dialogue that sparkles’ throughout, and grand perform- ances by everyone concerned! A salesgirl (Ginger Rogers) who has just lost her job, stumbles across a baby who has just been abandoned. She cannot make the authorities believe that the baby does not belong to her. Thinking the distraught young mother has tried to put the baby in an orphanage because of losing her job, the authorities and her former boss (David Niven) get together and frame her so that she finally keeps the baby from sheer exhaus- tion. Before long, Niven’s father (Charles Coburn) gets news of the baby and immediately considers himself a grandpa. His joy knows no bounds, resulting in the bachelor mother attempt- ing to flee the country with the baby, whom she now wants. Ginger Rogers has the best role’ of her screen career and handles it in a way that is beyond improvement. David Niven does nobly with the romantic lead. Charles Coburn, Frank Al- bertson are very good, too. Directed by Garson Kanin —RKO. (Additional data on Ginger Rogers on page 14) Modern Screen rates them and guides you to the very best in film fare | 8 «The Man in the Iron Mask Dumas’ well-known story is brought to the screen in such a manner that it should satisfy both Dumas fans and movie fans. None of the seventeenth century pomp is left out, yet the char- acterizations are so cleverly’ handled and the dialogue so sprightly that at no time does the picture drag. The story centers about the twin heirs to the throne of Louis XII. Louis Hayward plays both roles—that of the evil Louis XIV and of the good Philippe of Gascony, who is the favored brother in the eyes of the famous Musketeers. - Hayward gives a remarkable dual performance, bringing complete credulity to the different personalities of the brothers. Joan Bennett, looking prettier than ever in the sumptuous costumes of the period, is an appealing Maria Theresa, the Spanish Infanta, whois courted by the two brothers. The three swash-buckling musketeers are ably portrayed by Alan Hale, Bert Roach and Miles Mander. Joseph Schildkraut, as Fouquet, the demon behind Louis, and Warren William as D’Artagnan, acquit themselves favorably. Directed by James Whale.—United Artists. (Louis Hayward’s biography appears on page 14)

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tok Second Fiddle When a Minnesota schoolmarm wins a Hollywood talent contest, there’s sure to be fun. And the fact that Sonja Henie is the school teacher in question, guaran- tees the fun is going to be first class. She looks prettier than ever, has more opportunity to act than in previous films and there are new and original skating numbers which are bound to win ap- plause. The script could certainly have profited by an original idea or two—but the skating scenes help one to forget. It’s in Hollywood that the Norwegian star becomes a “Second Fiddle.” For her enterprising press agent, Tyrone Power, fixes up a romance between the studio’s new find and one of the studio’s glamor boys, Rudy Vallee. Mr. V. has shown signs of slipping, so a sizzling romance with Sonja looks like a good bit to his press agent. The fact that it looks like the real thing to blonde Sonja provides the complications. She packs up bag and baggage, stows her skates and Auntie Edna May Oliver on the Chief, and trains back to Minnesota and her old flame, Lyle Talbot, as soon as she learns of the hoax perpetrated in the sacred name of Publicity. Tyrone Power and Edna May Oliver give good accounts of themselves, while Alan Dinehart is a stand-out in a less important role. You'll like Mary Healy, too, whose yumph is something consider- able. Rudy Vallee is adequate to his role. Some of the song numbers are ex- cellent—in particular “Back to Back,” “When Winter Comes” and “And Old- Fashioned Tune is Always New.” Di- rected by Sidney Lanfield.—20th Cen- tury-Fox. tok Andy Hardy Gets Spring . Fever Seventh in the Hardy series, this one tops them all in good entertainment. With W. S. Van Dyke in the director’s chair for the first time, this might be expected. But credit is also due the script, which gets Andy into the most heartbreaking, chuckle-provoking ex- periences yet, and the excellent manner in which Mickey Rooney handles this assignment. Not that the youngest Hardy hasn’t always been very good in- deed, but here he leaves out the mug- “ging while facing the sterner stuff of which Life is composed. For love smites Andy the moment he lays eyes on the “new dramatic teacher at the high school. He’s just had a squabble with Polly Benedict and is, of course, right in the ‘mood for a woman with sense. _ Puppy love symptoms in Andy’s attack gradually give way to serious emotions. Andy, in fact, really has it bad and in “spite of all the attractive teacher (Helen Gilbert) and Judge Hardy (Lewis Stone) ean do, he gallantly begs her hand in marriage. How the teacher rejects her ardent suitor without wounding his pride, and gets him back to girl friend, _Ann Rutherford, makes a highly divert- ing story. Special mention should be made of the personable Helen Gilbert. _ In this, her first picture, she gives a per- _ formance in which an experienced actress could take justifiable pride. Other high spots of the picture are the usual man- to-man talks of the Judge and his son, and the school play which is presented _ by the graduating class—with Andy in | ae role of author, director, prceducer and Rear Admiral. “Andy Hardy Gets ‘Spring Fever” is well worth seeing, for young and old. Directed by W. S. Van 'yke.—M etro-Goldwyn-Mayer. ~~ (Continued on page 11) MODERN SCREEN CATALIN TOP STAINLESS STEEL REMOVABLE FOR CUT-OFF SLIDE CLEANING ar ea AUTOMATIC CLOSURE RELEASE CHROMIUM FINISHED SANICUT CLOSURE CATALIN HANDLE f ship. Merely fill out the coupon below and mail it with 50c in check or money order together with any Karo Label (Blue Label, Red Label or Waffle Label)—and the Pitcher will be sent to you postpaid. @ The Dripless Sanicut Server closes automatically —no spilling even if tipped accidentally. This Syrup Pitcher is easy to operate, easy to keep clean and is guaranteed against defects in material and workman- DR. DAFOE SAYS: “Karo is the only syrup served to the Dionne quintuplets. Its maltose and dex- trose are ideal carbo- hydrates for growiog Po Ve is children” — KARO SYRUP IS RICH IN DEXTRINS - MALTOSE - DEXTROSE ames more Ss SSS BSS 2S S SSS SSS SSS SS SSS SSS SsTF2S9 05 S552 to GORN PRODUCTS SALES CO., P. 0. Box 171, Trinity Station, New York, N. Y.—Department 0-10 MAIL Enclosed herewith is fifty cents in [_] CHECK THIS NAME : ADDRESS This offer, good only in the United States, expires January 31, 1940. It is void in the states of Idaho, Nevada, Montana and Kansas 9 World Copyright 1939, NEA Service [LD MONEY ORDER and a Karo Label. Please send the KARO PITCHER to s CITY STATE

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age I PLANNED to introduce the autumn apple season by telling you how health- ful apples are and how much truth there is in that familiar couplet which gives this food story its title. But Binnie Barnes convinced me that it would be better to start off by speaking of this popular fruit’s versatility. Not at all difficult, she pointed out, to heed the “apple a day” admonition when you stop to realize that this King of Fruits can be served with equal success at breakfast, lunch or dinner. Always a favorite eaten from the hand between meals and at night before retiring, it is also good in its uncooked state in salads and fruit cups. Too, no better cheese ac- companiment could be imagined. Just spread a slice of apple with cream cheese or Camembert, or add chopped apple to cottage cheese. Grand ideas all of them. Dishes of all descriptions in which cooked apples are the principal ingre- dient are at the top of the list of Miss Barnes’ favorites. To name them all is a feat that neither she nor I could hope to accomplish in anything less than a book. But we could—and did—choose a few of those most sure of receiving a hearty welcome whenever they are served. Now, when the markets display the tempting output of the orchards of the East and the Middle West and the 10 Courtesy Dole Pineapple N APPLE A DAY suo scx Comes Fall and the King of Fruits turns up in most tempting guises famous apples from the valleys of Wash- ington and Oregon, you, too, will be able to make some new and delightful dishes, thanks to the recipes appearing on page 62. Carefully tested, they are easy to understand and follow, therefore sure to be successful. They are given in such a form that you can conveniently clip them out and mount them on regulation filmg cards for your recipe cabinet. There are months ahead when you will appreciate having at your fingertips just such suggestions as Binnie’s. The gem of an apple pie that is so temptingly pictured here, for instance! It has an intriguingly different flavor. And don’t you like the resemblance to a wheel with hub and spokes of pastry? Sort of divides off the servings too, but make them generous or plan on seconds, if you’re wise! Or try a Southern Apple Cake—spicy and full of nuts and raisins as all such cakes should be. But it’s different, too, in that it is baked in layers and put to- gether with a frosting. And don’t forget an Apple Pudding. “One that is served hot, preferably,” sug- gests Binnie whose favorite turns out to be one of the easiest desserts ever. A cooked-apple salad—ever try one of those? A few red cinnamon candies make this fruit resemble tomatoes and The ever-taithful | apple pie—but this time with an intrigu- j. ingly different flavor and appearance. Binnie Barnes says that there's no end to the versatility of |) the apple, and her recipes prove It. impart a delicate flavor as well. Binnie also spoke of apple sauce and that reminded me of the easiest and most economical way to make it that I have ever tried. First choose your apples carefully. There are, you know, certain apples for certain purposes and it be- hooves you to learn about the varieties” sold at your market. They vary greatly in different sections of the country so it is difficult to make suggestions that would cover the situation everywhere. Your grocer will be of real assistance in ad- vising you. Whatever the apples you use, try making apple sauce this way. Wash apples well. Do not peel, just remove stems and blossoms. Cut apples into eighths, skin and all. Place in kettle | with only enough water to prevent burn- | ing. Add more water, while the apples | are cooking, if necessary; but not too. much or you will have a thin, watery | sauce. Cook apples gently until soft, stirring occasionally. Mash through a strainer. And here is where the woman who owns the type of strainer known as a “Food Mill” is one up on her less | fortunate friends. With one of these | handy utensils you get more sauce in less _ time than by any other method I know of. To the strained sauce add sugar to taste and a dash of nutmeg. : Turn to page 62 for Binnie Barnes’ recipes

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a MOVIE REVIEWS (Continued from page 9 ) ie Bite Ase eS Kk %*% On Borrowed Time Here is a picture that has enough nov- elty to satisfy all the movie-goers who ery for something different in screen stories. The plot concerns a very old man (Lionel Barrymore) who managed to get Death up a tree—and literally. For Death is a man named Mr. Brink (Sir Cedric Hardwicke), who wanders ‘into the old man’s yard, intent on taking him and his wife (Beulah Bondi) away. Already Mr. Brink has managed to get the old couple’s son and daughter-in- law, which has left young Bobs Watson an orphan in the loving care of his grandparents. Grandfather Barrymore does not fear death for himself, but after his wife is taken he refuses to die, feeling he must stay and look after Bobs. Should he, too, be taken by Mr. Brink, the boy will fall into the clutches of a soured, heart- less aunt, Eily Malyon. So the old man inveigles Mr. Brink into the old apple tree, ‘which has the strange power of holding any creature who ventures into its branches until Gramps gives permis- sion for the victim’s release. Gramps and Bobs are extremely pleased with themselves, and spend long delightful hours under the apple tree poking fun at Mr. Brink. But finally the realization is brought home to Gramps that Death is actually a blessing in disguise, and that while he is holding Mr. Brink cap- tive, he is also holding all the suffering people in the world from the relief they would find in release from this world. Lionel Barrymore gives a performance that will be long remembered, while Bobs Watson’s portrayal of the devoted grandchild is truly remarkable. Beulah Bondi’s characterization is beautiful, and equals any in the picture. Eily Malyon, Tom Brown and Jane Bryan are a AoW, twosome. Little Miss B. certainly gets herself around these days, both socially and professionally. You'll see her next in “The Old Maid." MODERN SCREEN “SH-S-SH, SUSAN! THE BRIDE’S ON THE GRIDDLE!” SUSAN: “Good grief, don't tell me it’s that meddlesome Mrs. Palmer gossiping about the bride’s wash again?” MATILDA: *‘[t zs, and I wish the cat would get her tongue. But no use wishing, so put on your bonnet, Susan. We're going to stop the gossip!” SUSAN: “‘It’s a shame and a pity, Timo- thy, because the poor girl works like a beaver. But her weak-kneed soap leaves dirt behind. That’s why her clothes are “always chock-full of tattle-tale gray.” MATILDA: “So we'te going to send her a flock of Fels-Naptha to show her how its richer golden soap and lors of gentle naptha make al] the dirt scat. Don’t tell a soul, but slip ten bars into her next grocety order and we'll pay for it.” COPR. 1939, FELS & CO. BANISH “‘TATTLE-TALE GRAY” WITH FELS-NAPTHA SOAP! TUNE IN! HOBBY LOBBY every Wednesday night. See local paper for time and station. 11

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MEET THESE FASCINATING PEOPLE... From the great Broadway play 1G:O-L DEN’ BO YX !. LORNA... She's the | dame from Newark ahi MOODY .. . He loves | Lorna os JOE BONAPARTE. . . He wants to be a big SIGGIE . 2. He loves | the duchess PAPA BONAPARTE . He wants hit son ANNA ... She loves Siggie PUSELY .. . He wants © champion .. THE SCREEN TELLS THE _ TENDERLY . HEART-WARMING STORY OF THEIR - EMOTIONAL CONFLICT AND ROMANCE! GULDEN BOY A. ROUBEN MAMOULIAN Production ° Based on the CLIFFORD ODETS play as produced by the ~ Group Theatre of New York © Screen play by Lewis Meltzer, Daniel: Taradash, Sarah Y. Mason, Victor Heerman Produced by William Perlberg A COLUMBIA PICTURE 12 MODERN SCREEN Una Merkel, Henry Travers, Grant Mitchell and Nat Pendleton are all good. We would have preferred Sir Cedric Hardwicke’s characterization of Mr. Brink to have been a warmer and more sympathetic one. Directed by Harold S. Bucquet.—Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Kk Beau Geste With Gary Cooper as Beau Geste and Ray Milland and Robert Preston in the roles of John and Digby Geste, this popu- lar story of brotherly devotion has been revived on the screen with considerable success. The sincerity of the three actors’ performances makes the story believable and engrossing to the end. They join the Foreign Legion, you may remember, when the famous “Blue Water” sapphire is stolen from their aunt, who has been the guardian of Beau, John and Digby since their boy- hood. It is evident that one of the brothers has stolen the gem, and rather than have disgrace brought on one of them, all three join up with the Legion. From there on, the picture is a thrilling account of the activities of the French army and their efforts to quell the Ara- bian uprisings, with plenty of suspense ‘running through the story concerning the solution of the jewel theft. Brian Donlevy, as the vicious Sergeant Markoff,-gives the finest characterization in the picture. His brutal disciplinary methods give rise to some of the most gruesome scenes ever screened. J. Car- rol Naish is outstanding as Rasinoff, a thief and »betrayer, while Heather Thatcher, as Aunt Pat and Susan Hay- ward, heroine of the slight love interest which runs through the story, give satis- factory accounts of themselves. If you’re in the mood for high adventure, blood and thunder, you'll find “Beau Geste” fills the bill. Directed by W. A. Well- man.—Paramount. *** | Stole a Million Here is a gripping and realistic film with appeal for many audiences. There is an exceptionally strong story to rec- ommend it and a cast has been selected which does full justice to it. George Raft has one of his best roles to date as the taxi driver who clashes with the law and goes from one harrowing ad- venture to another, The fact that he was originally a law-abiding man, turned into a criminal because of circumstances over which he had no control, makes the character portrayed a singularly interest- ing one. The girl in the ease is Claire Trevor, with whom no fault can be found. As the florist’s clerk with whom Raft falls in love, she has a role that calls for capable dramatic handling. Try- ing to save him from himself, she pleads not only with Raft, but with ‘the law for understanding, and finally sees him die for herself and their child. ‘It is a role that should command considerable atten- tion for Claire Trevor. : Others in the cast who do good work are Dick Foran, Victor Jory, Stanley Ridges, Henry Armetta and Mary Forbes. Directed by Frank Tuttle.—Universal. %*%%& %& Each Dawn | Die James. Cagney and George Raft are a | powerful combination in this. grim pic- ture of prison life. Cagney portrays a newspaper reporter who was framed into a prison term just as he was about to expose the state’s crooked politicians. Raft is a double-crossing gangster, who, when he realizes that Cagney is a loyal friend, risks his life for the only real friend he’s: ever known. The peniten-- tiary is a cold; bleak routine of discipline with the heaviest display of prison tor- ture yet filmed. There’s very little comedy or romantic relief. Maxie Rosenbloom turns in a laugh now and then, but was concentrat- ing on his dramatics. Jane Bryan is the sweetheart who helps to free Cagney, and their few love scenes are high spots of good acting. The two-fisted story concerns the efforts of Cagney’s news- paper and Raft’s gang to prove that the reporter was framed. Hardships en- dured by the prisoners are interwoven with schemes to break prison, get revenge Edna Best—she's Mrs. Herbert Marshall—and little Ann Todd in a tender scene The handsome gentleman between them is Angus. uw wu from ‘Intermezzo.

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Garbo smiles! Well—see for yourself! Director Ernst Lubitsch is responsible for the miracle. Wunnertul? on the blood-tasting guards and help fellow-inmates who can’t stand the nerve-grinding life. It’s definitely a man’s picture, but anyone with any idea whatsoever of breaking the law will shudder and reform after seeing “Each Dawn I Die.” In addition to the players mentioned, there are excellent characterizations given by George Bancroft, Edward Paw- ley, Willard Robertson, Stanley Ridges, Alan Baxter, Victor Jory, Paul Hurst, Louis Jean Heydt and Joe Downing. Emma Dunn is a standout as Cagney’s mother. In fact, there isn’t a faulty por- trayal in the entire picture. Directed by William Keighley—Warner Bros. %* Blondie Takes a Vacation Those likable folks, Blondie and Dag- wood, are back again. And, of course, Baby Dumpling and his side-kick, Daisy, are very much in evidence. They have pinned the proceedings this time on a meagre plot, but the comic-strip family manage to stir up enough excitement and hilarity to give an audience a thor- oughly good time. They are assisted in their activities by Donald Meek, Robert Wilcox, Donald MacBride and Elizabeth Dunne, who all help to keep things hum- ming along. The story is centered about the altru- istic aims of Blondie and Dagwood, who decide to save an elderly couple from a trip over the hill to the poorhouse. The hero and heroine take over the couple’s summer camp and try to make it a pay- ing proposition. There have been sad experiences in the past of people trying to make summer camps pay, but the ex- periences of Blondie and Dagwood will make any other attempt look tame. There’s plenty of hokum thrown in to make matters as bad as possible, such as skunk invasions, meanie competitors, kidnappings, firebugs and crooks. All in all, the “Blondie” fans will find there isn’t a dull moment. And the rest of the audience will find enough entertainment in Daisy, the pooch, to make up for the less talented contributions of the rest of the cast. It’s entertaining. Directed by Frank R. Strayer.—Columbia. (Continued on page 83) MODERN SCREEN SLE. IY, LM sys: “Ponds Glare-Proof Rose Shades make skin look more Romantic’ New Rosy Powders reflect only the softer rays—are 'Glare-Proof’ --- shine-resistant 4 Pond’s Rosy ‘‘Glare-Proof” shades are causing a flurry among the Café Society kids who are up to all hours under hard night-club lights. The glamour girls have found they can keep harsh lights from hardening their faces and keep their aristocratic little noses from shining — longer—with these new rosy powders! Try them! They flatter your skin by reflecting only the softer rays of sun or electric light—you can powder less often with these shine-resistant shades! Send for samples today of Pond’s 3 Rose shades—Rose Dawn, Rose Cream, Rose Brunette. Pond’s, Dept. 9MS-PK, Clinton, Conn. Copyright, 1939, Pond’s Extract Company 13

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Contains no free alkali, no harsh chemicals, therefore cannot dry out the hair, no matter how frequently used. Ask your hairdresser for a profes- sional Mar-O-Oil Shampoo, or get a bottle today at any drug, department or 10c store. Maro-Oil SHAMPOO YOU MUST BE SATISFIED— OR MONEY BACK! Weare so con- fident you will like Mar-O- Oil far better than any other shampoo, that we make this guarantee; Buy one bottle of Mar-O-Oil and follow direc- tions, Use 14 bottle. If not - thoroughly pleased, return to J. W. Marrow Mfg. Co., Chicago, and your money will be refunded in full. You be the judge. 14 MODERN SCREEN JASCHA HEIFETZ: After years of holding out against most attractive movie bids, Jascha Hei- fetz has made “They Shall Have Music.” At last the movie-going public has a chance to hear this great violinist, whose playing, critics have agreed, is absolute technical perfection. Heifetz was born in Vilna, Russia, on February 2, 1901. At three he started his violin lessons, at six he fault- lessly rendered Mendelssohn’s Concerto (a part of which, by the way, he plays in the picture), and at seven he made his debut. Graduating from the Royal School of Music in Vilna, he continued his studies with the famous Professor Leopold Auer. The news of the boy’s genius soon spread and when he was sixteen he and his fam- ily braved a perilous trip across Siberia during Kerensky’s Revolution to come to New York for a concert engagement at Carnegie Hall. His youth and mastery of GINGER ROGERS: Inde- pendence, Missouri, has the honor of claiming Ginger Rogers, who was born there on July 16th, 1911. However, when she was but a tot, her mother, Lela McMath, took her to live in Fort Worth,-Tex., where Ginger attended public and high schools. She was the hit of every home- talent affair and through her mother, who was dramatic editor of one of the leading newspapers, became acquainted with all the theatrical people who visited the Texas city. At this point in her life her acting ambitions were aroused and she appeared in playlets for the children of her neigh- borhood. Then came the Charleston rage, and our little redhead won a local danc- ing contest in Charleston, and another one for the State of Texas. Vaudeville engage- ments galore resulted from the champion- ship, and it became necessary for Mrs. Rogers to give up her own work and LOUIS HAYWARD: When this talented English lad was but a mere child he was an avid movie fan whose one ambition was to become a great actor some day. He was rather baffled as to how to go about it, so started out by organizing his own stock company. Louis was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, on March 19th, 1909, the son of a distin- guished mining engineer. At an early age he was put in a private school and, before long, began seeking the life backstage. He tried his luck with booking agents, but to no avail. Still undefeated, he decided to take an intensive course in dramatics at the famous Central School of Speech. Thus gaining more experience, he bought a partnership in a ragged little stock com- pany and played in a variety of roles. He then went on tour with “The Fanatics,” doing every job from stage manager to appearing in prologues for $15 a week. Have you sent for your chart of the stars as offered tone and harmonics astounded everyone who heard him. In 1928 he married Flor- ence Vidor, an actress, and they have two children, Josepha, eight, and Bobby, seven. Neither of the children shows an inclina- tion to be a musician. They and their step- sister, Suzanne Vidor, spend most of their time at a farm in Connecticut. Heifetz’ only affectation is a beret which he wears when boating or golfing. Besides these two sports, he plays an excellent ping- pong game. Though he seldom smiles, he laughs often and has a grand sense of humor which comes in handy as he tours almost every country on the globe fulfilling his commitments. Once, for in- stance, he was not allowed by the operator to ride in a passenger elevator when he arrived, violin case in hand, to play for a national broadcast. He and his priceless Guarnerius, that, because of insurance, none but himself can touch, went up in a freight lift—and he was amused! Address him at United Artists, Hollywood, Cal. “They Shall Have Music” review on page 8. travel with her daughter. It was while appearing with Paul Ash at the Para- mount Theatre in New York City that Ginger landed the leading comedienne role in the Broadway musical “Top Speed.” From there she went into the New York company of “Girl Crazy.” This resulted in Ginger’s being signed to a movie contract, her first picture be- ing “Young Man of Manhattan” in 1930. On her way up the ladder, Ginger married Lew Ayres, but some years later they sep- arated, though they are not yet divorced. Ginger shot to fame with Fred Astaire in several musicals and proved her abil- ity, too, in straight dramatic and comedi- enne roles. If you have seen Ginger in “Bachelor Mother,” you will see her next in the picture, “Fifth Avenue Girl’ with James Ellison. Ginger is five feet four inches tall, has green eyes and red hair. You can write her in care of RKO-Radio Studios, Hollywood, Cal. (Incidentally, have you read the revealing story, “Ginger Goes It Alone,” in our September issue?) His big opportunity came when he got an important role with Lunt and Fontaine in “Point Valaine.’”’ Hollywood scouts saw the play and were so impressed that they offered Hayward a screen contract and he accepted. At the beginning, nobody paid much attention to him, though. Then came a part in “The Flame Within,” which im- mediately gained definite recognition for him. Louis is five feet eleven inches tall, weighs one hundred and fifty-four pounds, has brown hair and grey-blue eyes. He is active and skillful in sports, especially winter sports. He skis, skates, toboggans and also swims, plays tennis and golf. He is married to Ida Lupino, movie actress, and they live in Beverly Hills. Since his hit performance in ‘The Duke of West Point,” this young Englishman has been much in demand and now he is cur- rently appearing in “The Man in the Iron Mask” with Joan Bennett. You can write him in care of United Artists Studios, Hol- lywood, Cal. You'll find a review of “The Man In the Iron Mask” on page 8.

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in coupon on page 102? Lotus Weiner, Warren, Pa. Spencer Tracy has just completed one of his‘most noble roles in “Stanley and Livingstone,” which concerns the story of a reporter and the famous African explorer. His next as- signment is in ‘Northwest Passage” with Wallace Beery and Robert Young. Lila Ford. Tucson, Ariz. The top-ranking box-office stars of 1938 as selected by the exhibitors of America were: Shirley “Temple, Clark Gable, Sonja Henie, Mickey Rooney, Spencer Tracy, Robert Taylor, Myrna Loy, Jane Withers, Alice Faye and Tyrone Power. Cecil Blake, Paterson, N. J. Jeanette Mac- Donald’s last two pictures were “Sweet- hearts” and “Broadway Serenade.” She has just signed a two-year contract with M-G-M and will postpone a planned fall concert tour until spring to appear with Nelson Eddy in Sigmund Romberg’s “Lover Come Back to Me.” It will be followed by “Smilin’ Through,” to: co- star Robert Taylor. Frances Snow, Anderson. Ind. Russell Hayden was born in Chicago, IIl., June 12th, 1912. He has black hair and brown eyes, and his real name is Pat Lucid. He is six feet three inches tall, weighs one hundred seventy pounds, and was a suc- cessful studio technician before becom- ing an actor. To All Robert Preston Fans: You’ve been clamoring for a brief biography of your favorite’s life, so here’s our little contri- bution. His studio believes that he is _the greatest discovery since Clark Gable. Born in Newton Highlands, Mass., on a certain June eighth, Preston is the son of Frank Meservey, a clothier. The fam- ily moved to Los Angeles when Robert was only two years old, and he was edu- eated in Los Angeles schools, where his interest in the theatre was first aroused by his dramatiecs teacher, Edward J. Wenig. After graduating from high school, he joined up with the Pasadena - Community Playhouse troupe and spent two hard years there. His outstanding ability brought him a screen test, which proved most successful. He received three minor parts before his important (Continued on page 102) Dear Readers: You've been swamping us with requests for information of the lead- ing stars appearing in Kye and tk kok pictures currently playing in your neighborhood theatres. And so, we have decided to change our policy and print their biographies each month. Remem- ber that questions of general inter- est will be answered here as usual. If you desire a personal reply, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Information Desk, Modern Screen, 149 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y. - sanitary napkins than any MODERN SCREEN Boy Friend? Even the girls dodge dates with Ann! Ann could have dates galore if she’d guard her charm with MUM! NE DAY is just like another—to Ann. No one drops in to see her. Men never take her out. Even the girls avoid her! What would you do—if you knew a girl lovely in other ways—but careless about underarm odor? Of course you'd avoid her, too! Nobody wants to be around a girl who neglects to use Mum! Too bad the girl who offends this way so rarely knows it herself! No one likes to tell her, either. Nowadays you're ex- pected to know that a bath is never enough! A bath removes only past per- spiration, but Mum prevents future odor EVEN A DAILY BATH ISN'T ENOUGH FOR UNDERARMS! f SO 1 USE MUM For Sanitary Napkins More women use Mum for other deodorant. Mum frees you from embarrass- ment, 15 gentle and safel MUM GIVES THOROUGH UNDERARM CARE TO HERSELF: w IT'S LATE, BUT JUST THAT LITTLE TOUCH OF MUM KEPT ME FRESH THROUGH EVERY DANCE -- before it starts. Hollywood says Mum... nurses say Mum... you'll say Mum once you've tried this pleasant, gentle, de- pendable cream! QUICK! Mum takes 30 seconds, can be applied even after dressing or underarm shaving! SAFE! The seal of the American Insti- tute of Laundering tells you Mum is harmless to fabrics. Mum is safe for skin. SURE! Without stopping perspiration, Mum stops all underarm odor. Get Mum at any druggist’s today. Be sweet for that movie or dancing date. Be popular a/- ways! Use Mum! TAKES THE ODOR OUT OF PERSPIRATION 15

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Accepted for advertising by the Journal of the American Medical Association. BN NO BELTS NO PINS NO PADS TAMPAX INCORPORATED New Brunswick, N. J. Please send me in plain wrapper the new trial package of Tampax. I enclose 10¢ (stamps or silver) to cover cost of mailing. Size is checked below: ( ) REGULAR TAMPAX ( ) JUNIOR TAMPAX MM-109 ~ Name Address City. State. 16 anything else ccncerning cinemaland? Fans, get out the old pen and paper and let's hear what you have to say about that picture you thought was such a knockout, or the one you labeled “flop,” that sitar you are simple cuh-razy about or the one you can't abide. Glamor queens, Holly- wood styles, miscast roles, scene-steal piece (and you'll get a big kick out of t ers—what’s your opinion about these or Besides having the fun of speaking your hat), you have the chance of winning one of the ten $1.00 prizes awarded each month to the writers of the most original and interesting letters. Just one thing—we expect you to play fair with us and not copy or adapt letters or poems already published. This is plagiarism and will be prose- cuted as such. Remember, now, this is your own page, so say what you honestly think, keep it brief and send your letter or poem to: A Dollar For Your Thoughts, Modern Screen, 149 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y. Na. Se According to Fact A new characteristic of Hollywood pic- tures—new to me, at least—is the faithful and accurate depiction of history. Years back, as we all recall, the true facts were mercilessly distorted to cater to the whims of the audience and perhaps the stars. Atrocious and frequent were technical errors in wardrobe, speech, setting and facts. Apparently, all this is rapidly disappearing. More research, time, energy and money are being spent in a sincere at- tempt to secure the complete, accurate data necessary for a craftsmanlike, skill- ful production. “Union Pacific,” “Man of Conquest” and “Juarez” are almost _one hundred percent historically true. His- tory records that Juarez and Carlotta, Maximillian’s wife, never met. Hence, in the picture, Paul Muni and Bette Davis do not meet once, but just im- agine what a temptation it must have been for the brothers Warner! True some historical pictures such as “Jesse James” may still be somewhat censurable, but the strong trend toward accuracy is evident and something for which the discriminating movie goer is thankful.—Bertram Shandler, Irving- ton, N. J. A Cure-all It wasn’t quite the evening For me to sit and grieve, Even though my only boy friend Had left me with a peeve. So glancing at the paper, I decided I would go To the world’s best entertainment, A motion picture show. I went with mind in sorrow And with doubts about much fun I thought good days were over - And my life was well-nigh done. As I sat and watched the actors Go through each and every role, I slowly felt clouds lifting And a weight rise from my soul. And, as Lk watched Clark Gable, I forgot that I was sad. I. wondered just what Joe had said To make me get so mad. Sia ae And when I left the theatre, My thoughts seemed bright and gay. | My -heart seemed so much lighter As I homeward went my. way! —Audrey Fletcher, Los Angeles, Calif. Cupid "Mows ‘em Davee “There were seven handsome gentlemen, screen heroes one and all Five of whom were tall and dark, and two were fair and tall. R. Colman wed Bonita Hume, which started all our troubles Wayne Morris with his boyish grin was soon annexed by “Bubbles.” Then Nelson Eddy’s golden voice was heard to say, “I do.” And little Ann was envied from here to Timbuctoo. The Gables, Clark and Carole L, entered married life, Then “Doug and Mary” once again— young Fairbanks and his wife. Many a faithful movie fan lost her fa- vorite fella 2 When Tyrone Power gave his name to lovely Annabella. And now Bob Taylor and his Babs, so far the last in line, To honor Cupid’s banner year—this 1939! —A. N. Thornton, Burbank, Calif. An Ace Actor Charles Boyer is Hollywood’s ace actor. Every performance is outstanding —a living, breathing reality. So brilliant are his characterizations, so deft his subtle interpretations, so perfect the - submergence of his own personality in — the role presented, that one leaves the ~

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MODERN SCREEN FOR YOUR THOUGHTS You can win one, too— so write your letter today theatre with the satisfied feeling of hav- ing witnessed a very cross section of life. He should be given plays worthy of his rare talent and versatility. He repre- sents that happy combination of old- world charm and new-world vigor topped by a sense of humor which is bound to keep his feet firmly on the ground.—Dorothy Doran, Hollywood, Cal. Madeleine Carroll In response to Madeleine Carroll’s re- quest in the July Moprern Screen for an opinion as to whether her fans “want her to be herself, to tell the truth about herself, or whether they want her to be the Princess Flavia, living little lush and lacy lies,” I express mine. Certainly the fans want Madeleine to be herself, to speak the truth about her- self. They like to think that she is like them and that she ‘has, or should I say had, the trials and tribulations that all ordinary folks have to conquer in order to ‘succeed. It helps to inspire them, to add more spirit and ambition to their will, to know that they, too, can become great tomorrow. Yes, I believe most heartily that the people want and hope that Madeleine will continue to be herself. None of this Princess Flavia for our “American fans!” —Kudrice Freitag, Baltimore, Maryland. Living the Movies Did you ever sit in front of people who live the movies? Yeah, they live them right out loud! The other day while I was watching the recent cham- pionship fight pictures, a group of people sat down in back of me. Well, by Jove, they lived that fight blow by blow. If it wasn’t one, ’twas another, who oh’d and ah’d each blow till I expected a knockout, not on the screen but to the rear. Well, movie fans, how about letting the movies live but not living the movies? —Dorothy Peabody, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. The Funniest Man Hugh Herbert is the funniest man on the screen, in my opinion. My husband and I would drive miles to see a picture with him taking part. He really doesn’t — Get rid of DANDKO/F with LISTERINE! Reaches and kills Pityrosporum ovale, which causes dandruff . . . scalp becomes cleaner, fresher, healthier Are you afflicted with a case of dan- druff that humiliates you and dis- gusts others? Start using Listerine Antiseptic and massage once a day at least. Twice a day is better. This amazingly delightful treat- ment has proved successful in the laboratory and in‘clinics where a sub- stantial majority of sufferers obtained marked relief within a single month. Listerine Antiseptic, famous for 25 years as a mouth wash and gargle, succeeds so often in controlling dan- druff because it gives scalp, and hair an antiseptic bath which kills in large numbers the queer, bottle- LISTERINE shaped germ (Pityrosporum ovale) which causes dandruff and removes the loose ugly flakes. Start with Listerine Antiseptic and continue the treatments regularly. They have brought delightful and amazing results so many times. No other remedy that we know of has such a clinical record of success in such a large majority of cases. And remember, even though dan- druff may be gone, infection is always possible—so take precautions by massaging with Listerine Antiseptic at regular intervals. Lambert Phar- macal Company, St. Louis, Mo. THE PROVED TREATMENT FOR DANDRUFF have to say much, but just make that funny sound and we roll off the seats. Why not put Hugh Herbert in more pictures and have his name advertised. We miss some of his pictures because his name isn’t mentioned. Here’s wishing Hugh lots of luck and may we have more of him. Mrs. G. Reeder, Collings- wood, N. J. What Makes It Great? In one edition of Moprern ScrEEN, someone claimed that it was one great scene that made a picture immortal. I disagree! No doubt that scene would be remembered, but by no means does it, alone, make the picture great. First of all, one must have great actors, actors well suited to the parts. Then, one must have a good plot, and a swift- moving, true-to-life, well-written script. Last, but not least, there must be a good director. One who knows just how he wants things done and said, one who studies the dialogue and pays attention to every minute detail. One who will tell the cameraman just what kind of “shot” he wishes and what effect it should have. Then he must take scene after scene, over and over again until he considers it the best possible. That is what makes a picture immortal—each scene perfectly done!—Ruth E. Carrier, Lawrence, Mass. (Continued on page 103) THE TREATMENT MEN: Douse Listerine Antiseptic on the scalp at Jeast once a day. WOMEN: Part the hair at various places, and apply Listerine Antiseptic right along the part with a medicine dropper, to avoid wetting the hair excessively. Always follow with vigorous and persistent massage with fingers or a good hair brush. But don’t expect overnight results, because germ conditions cannot be cleared up that fast. » Genuine Listerine Antiseptic is guaranteed not to bleach the hair or affect texture. |

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(Advt.) APIA SAS it Qh NOTES rom aA Hollywood Qiiary By Lydia Allerdyce 99 kids and Bing . . . One of the most amusing sights in Hollywood recently has been the big set where Paramount has surrounded Bing Crosby with.at least a hundred boys and girls, dancing and singing, and having a wonderful time helping him bring “The Star Maker”, based on the life of Gus Edwards, to the screen. Bing believes the role of the star maker, the Broadway showman who made kids of old New York into the stars of today, is an even grander role than his famous “Sing You Sinners” triumph. We’ve seen some of the rushes and we agree about Bing, also about Linda Ware, discovered by Producer Rogers, who discovered Deanna Durbin. When she sings with Walter Damrosch and the entire Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra accompanying her, it is a great moment. Preview audiences have actually sung the old- time favorites in the picture—‘‘School Days”’, “By The Light of the Silvery Moon’’, “I Can't Tell Why I Love You But 1 Do”. Miss America has a new Beau... Ot course, we wouldn't want to give away any secrets about our age .. . but we do remember when we thrilled to Ronald Colman in the first “Beau Geste” some fifteen years ago. Well, Miss America has a new “Beau” now. Yes, all of you are going simply gaga about Gary Cooper in Paramount's new “Beau Geste”. William A. Wellman has made the really great picture of his career. And as that carefree, dashing soldier of the French Foreign Legion, Michael “Beau’’ Geste, Gary is terrific. Ray Milland, Robert Preston, whom you liked in “Union Pacific”, play the two other Geste brothers. Brian Donlevy is the vicious Sergeant Markoff. Just to tell you how good this new “Beau Geste”’ is, | saw a screening of the old “Beau Geste” . . . and well, there’s just no comparison . . . the new one is twice as thrilling Hollywood's newest glamour girl . . . Rumors ‘round Hollywood that Paramount had the new child star sensation and was giving her, her picture debut in the new Madeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray starrer, “My Love For Yours”, led us to do a little investigating. The rumors were truc all right. The little lady is Miss Carolyn Lee, and we can’t rave enough about her after glimpsing her in “My Love For Yours’. She plays the role of the little adopted daughter of a New York business woman (Miss Carroll) who manages by her child’s faith in two grownups to show them the course of true love. You'll agree when you see Carolyn Lee that this is only the beginning of a great career in pictures for Paramount’s newest little starlet More laurels for Laughton .. . With Charles Laughton once more a member of the Hollywood community, interest, of course, is high concerning that grand actor. So we were delighted to see Laughton’s newest picture, “Jamaica Inn’’. Readers of the : Daphne DuMaurier best seller will be delighted with director Alfred Hitchcock’s treatment of this thrilling yarn. And Laughton fans will acclaim Laughton's finest role—the gentlemanly villain who paid his gaming debts with the loot of a crew of shore pirates. And May- flower-Pommer Productions can be proud of bringing Maureen O'Hara, a charming and talented actress, to the screen. | the aram, \ | Miss Ait. Unt Pice hg Tamoun¢e Pj a Ly, F Ure, j¢', \ “ICS the bese sp bral x Ow in

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SHE'S TIRE , BEING Aaa Myrna gets bored playing the little woman OT FOR nothing was Myrna Loy born under the zodiacal sign of Leo. The date of her nativity, August 2nd, is right in the midst of the Leo pe- riod. And Leos—in case you have forgotten your astrol- ogy—are fearfully determined per- sonalities. ‘They may listen for a while to what others have to say, but, in the end, theyll make up _ their minds themselves on what they’re going to do. Then they'll howl about it or else retreat proudly and solemn- ly to their lair. I’m merely trying to say that when Myrna Loy makes up her mind about anything, it stays that way. She’s positive, notwithstanding it’s in a quiet, unobtrusive way. When she wanted to quit sirens a few years ago, she simply quit.. There was no echo- ing noise about her dismissing these /Circes from her repertoire. She fought patiently for ten years to prove to producers that she wasn’t as dark as her make-up. Then having won her battle, she managed a neat and skillful transition into that pleas- anter realm of fair film heroines which has been her happy playground these past four years. But now.... “P’m sick to death of playing those women—those dear sentimentalists, those sweet wives—who have been crowding in on me with a vengeance in recent years! I aspired to them once. I’m anxious to retire from them now.” This, Myrna told me recently on the set of “The Rains Came.” “Thank Heaven, Lady Esketh isn’t one of them,” she continued. “And what a relief she is. There’s more than sentiment and sugar in her. As a matter of fact, she’s as sinister and destructive as the earthquake, flood and tempest in the story. Cold- blooded about it, too. “She’s married to one man, is try- ing to renew a romance with another, and meanwhile stirs up a grande pas- sion with a third! She covers more territory romantically than any char- acter I’ve ever played—even some of those vamps of years gone by. How- ever, they were painted with a heavy brush by their authors. Lady Esketh is contrived along more subtle lines, like a steel engraving. “She’s hard and actual, uncom- promising, too, and exerts a very decisive effect on. the lives of those around her. I’ve enjoyed playing her immensely! She’s real compensation for vacuous roles I’ve done. I wish I could play a lot more like her, espe- cially if they could all die as heroic- ally as Lady Esketh. That’s the beauty of the role. She’s redeemed in death. And I might add it’s always grand for an actress to play a tragic part.” When before has Myrna played a tragic part like this? The answer is never, not even in her palmiest vamp- ing days. She was often thrown to the wolves in those films, but she never went through the agonies of a screen demise, and certainly never came anywhere near such a trium- phant finale as the diabolically fasci- nating Edwina Esketh achieves. THIS IS indeed a stellar film holiday and perhaps Myrna, in her carefully progressive career, has been building up to it for a long time. Lady Esketh completes a cycle for her. It recap- tures the spirit of the Calypsos she enacted some years ago, but on a modern, more subtle plane. “Pye been weary of the ‘precious, perfect wife’ for some time,’ Myrna informed me with a touch of the con- fidential in her voice. “I’ve been playing her in one form or another for the past four years. Of course, I still like Nora Charles and will be glad to meet her again in “The Thin Man Returns.’ She’s amusing and gay—not at all like the frail sister- hood that I met and had to portray after her. They showed up in such numbers that I was positively suffo- cated by them, and felt that I’'d like to strangle the whole lot. ‘Tye reached the point where I can’t stand that kind of sentimental meandering any longer, and if I feel that way, I’m sure audiences must. There is nothing so boring and stupid as the eternally ‘sweet little woman’ whose primary claim to usefulness, whos always the pal | when you get down to brass tacks, is § her capacity to make her husband feel she is a ‘grand scout, a swell pal!’ That’s fine in its limited and restricted place. However, it seems to me that this pal business can be carried to- dull lengths. I should imagine if it existed in real life to the degree that it often does on the screen, it would rate a high nuisance value to a hus- band, particularly if he were a busy man—and most men are. “Frankly, I don’t know many women like that, do you? Most women today are busy, have full lives, and are trying to. accomplish some- thing. Take the wives of army flyers, for instance. They’re examples of what I mean. It was such an interest- ing and stimulating experience to meet a number of them while we were on location for “Test Pilot.’ They are women who have accepted a strong pattern for living. They’re young in most instances, and yet maturely serene and self-contained | about life and the dangers their hus- | bands are subjected to. None of this so-called emotional display or indul- § gence in sentimentality. They appear | to have the sturdy ideals of the | pioneer women. “And speaking of pioneer women, I’m going to have the thrill of playing a real one in the very near future. j It’s the sort of part I’ve been dream- ing of for a very long time. This story is called ‘Sea of Grass,’ and is a pow- erful narrative of the soil. All the characters are men and women of great moral and: physical strength | who have the spirit of conquest in their souls. “This story means much to me be- | cause I recognize in it replicas of my own people—my mother and father | and grandparents. My grandmother has always been an inspiration to me. | She came across country in a covered | wagon and settled down in Montana on cattle and prairie land, outside of | Helena, where I was born. She and > my grandfather knew what it meant — to live by the sweat of their brows | because they earned their existence | from the soil. And they remained

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SCHALLERT those words. Maybe, too, that’s why Bs I rebel against playing, over and over, | | ' woman instincts and her grandfather’s _ advice about (Continued on page 76) Myrna with Tyrone Power in''The Rains Came." In.this picture she's mar- ried to one man, trying to renew romance with an- other and flirting with a third. BY ELZA Wotta gall! "I've been weary of playing the precious, perfect wite for some time, says Myrna. “Her claim to useful- ness is her capacity to make her husband feel she's simply a swell pal. Ugh!’ faithful to it to the end of their lives. “All of the hardships of that early life became romantic drama to me when, as a child, I heard about it from my own grandmother. She has always been a heroic figure to me be- cause she came from a_ protected : childhood in Scotland and went right ‘ out into the wilderness of a strange, . new land and fought like a man to \ conquer it, so that she and her family might survive. I’d love to recreate her and the wonderful story of her life on the screen one day. She was a true frontierswoman. “My grandfather, too, was imbued with the frontiersman’s yearnings. I remember how he used to tell me about the importance of planting the earth. He loved it. He used to say that you must never plow your crops under. You must always plant more and more and build up the heritage of the soil, else the droughts will come and destroy the fruits of your labors. I guess there must be some- 4 thing of the frontierswoman in me. or g else I wouldn't have remembered : the same inane, pampered, pent- house wife!” Myrna takes out her frontiers- ride WUE

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HE IS said to receive more fan mail than any other actor on his lot except Shirley Temple. Recently he was chosen by the deaf people of this country as the actor with the finest voice. (What they really meant was that his lips were the easiest to read.) He has a fan in Oakland, Cali- fornia, who has seen every picture in which he has ap- peared from fifty-five to one hundred and thirty times. A woman in Warren, Pennsylvania named a pig after him and entered it in a contest of the Ladies’ Aid Society. You can’t ignore an actor who has all those distinctions, and for a long time I’ve been wanting to meet Don Ameche. Nearly all stories about Don fall into two classes: either they tell of the wild youngster who drank too much till his religion finally saved him, or else they tell of his romance and marriage to his childhood sweetheart, Honore Prendergast. I wanted to find out for myself what he was like. Was he the gay, happy, young hooligan of legend or the prosaic husband Hollywood pictures him today? When he came to New York recently, Don visited prac- tically every night club in New York, but it didn’t cause © a ripple of comment. He even came to New York without his wife, something which practically no other actor could have done without causing the columnists to comment, ‘Are the So and Sos splitting up?” ae But the belief that the Don Ameche marriage is a com- pletely happy one is so firmly entrenched even among the most cynical gossip columnists that no one of them sug- gested that this might be the beginning of the end! “Why did your wife remain behind in Hollywood?” I asked Don curiously. “Because she’s going to have another child,” he said. Come late summer, the stork will hover once again over their home. Thus it is best for Honore not to do too much traveling at this time. cee te at We sat in a blue and gold room at the Hotel Don looked even more handsome than he does Over six feet tall, he has none of the lankiness wardness most of the tall actors in Hollywood hazel eyes are grave. He is very gracious and but slightly aloof. Meeting a writer for the first ch has none of that gay, blustering warmth which so many — actors cultivate as part of their professional charm. You find yourself wishing desperately that he would swash buckle just a little, that he would reveal a tiny tra the theatrical. But he doesn’t. __ Rees “Would you like your next child to be a boy or a girl? I asked. The Don Ameches already have two children- Ronnie, three, and Donnie, five. ee Don shrugged his shoulders. “I don’t care which | he said, “boy or girl. Pll welcome either.” Unlike most fond fathers, he has no definite theories as to how children should be brought up. When I asked him | about it, he floundered about for a few minutes and th said helplessly, “I have no theories, except to try to mak them well-behaved.” As a boy, Don himself was anything but well-behaved. — He was the little hellion who used to gather up leaves in © the fall so he could start fires in back yards. He broke ~ lamps, threw tomatoes at his brother, covered the walls of | the schools he went to with shocking murals, and smoked | in school when it was against the rules. Whenever he had — done anything for which he deserved to be punish he |

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Gary, Robert Preston, Susan Hayward and Ray Milland comprise the impressive cast of "Beau Geste." "If you say ‘Thanks’ to Cooper, says Slim, “he walks away. Says he don't like speeches—and he don't!’ OOD COM: to his desk and puts his mind to things he understands. Slim and Gary first met in Montana when Slim was a rodeo cowboy and Gary the boss of an outfit. The boss hired the cowboy, and there sprang up between them one of those relationships which needs no words and has never been put into words. Gary could tell by the way Slim handled a horse that here was a man after his own heart. Slim sized Gary up as “a good cowboy,” which to the untutored may not sound like extravagant praise, but includes much that is hidden from you and me. Their ways parted, to meet again in California. Gary was about to start the first picture in which he played a leading role when Slim turned up, heaven sent, for Gary needed a stand-in, and Slim was long and lanky like him- self. So for the second time Gary provided Slim with a job, and himself with a companion who talked his language. They say at the studio that if Slim weren’t on the set, Gary would quit. It’s an impression which gets around, despite the fact that days pass with no more than a good- morning and goodnight between them. Slim, for example, had a little difficulty with a higher- up, while “Marco Polo” was being made. Gary talked it over with him, then went to the higher-up. “Better get this thing straightened out with Slim,” he said. That was all. But if you know Cooper, you know that it was enough. An inquiring reporter asked Slim, “If you didn’t have iA — QENTUIN- your living to earn, what would you really like to do?” “Just what I’m doin’.” “Why? You could get yourself a ranch and rope steer and ride horses—” Slim cut him very short. “Be no fun without Coop.” He considers his existence idyllic but for one thing— Gary’s love scenes. If Slim could remould the world nearer to his heart’s desire, he would have his friend appear with all-male casts only. Shyer even than Cooper, he is petrified when duty demands that he embrace the heroine’s stand-in—an idiosyncrasy of which his co-work- ers take every advantage. Even Gary stands by to watch the show, as Slim squirms and flushes and moves gingerly toward the girl. “For the love of Pete, Slim, hold her,” wails the director. ‘Damned if you wouldn’t do a better job hugging a horse.” “Any day,” Slim has been known to mutter. The girl knows this is no reflection on her, for the prettier she is, the more diffident grows Slim. He draws the line at kissing. “’Tain’t in the contract. I’m standin’ close enough, you can tell where the lights’ll fall all right.” “What you scared of?” they taunt him. ‘Who’s scared? I’ll do my kissin’ in the dark, that’s all.” “Look at Coop. He kisses ’em.” Slim bends a pointed glance at his friend, standing there among his tormentors. “That's (Continued on page 74) 33

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Vivien says she's qual- ified to play a south- erner because her last name—Leigh—is pro- nounced just like our Robert E. Lee's. Meet the English girl | who plays a southern belle EIGH-HO, Scarlett! Heigh-ho, Vivien Leigh! How are yuh, honey chile? And how, after five months of playing Scarlett, are yuh bearing up? What about those nasty cracks that were made about an English gal playing that southern che-ild? Say, are you-all steamed up about them? Meet Vivien Leigh. Meet a small, slim, beauteous girl with a personality like a slumbering volcano, which may erupt at any moment, and an English accent that sounds as if it came right out of Oxford. Her southern accent, ma’am? She can turn that melting accent—learned from Susan Myrick, the Emily Post of the South—on and oft like a faucet. Recently, I talked to Vivien Leigh and became aware of the quality in her that led David Selznick to give her the role of Scarlett in preference to all the glamorous, beau- tiful Hollywood actresses who would have given their artificial eyelashes for the part. If you have read “Gone With The Wind,” it is a waste of _ time to describe her. For she is so much like Scarlett O’Hara, that she might have been torn from the pages of the novel. Consider Margaret Mitchell’s description of Scarlett: ‘“Searlett O'Hara was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm as the Tarleton twins were. In her face were too sharply blended the delicate features of her mother, a Coast aristocrat of 34 French descent, and the heavy ones of her florid Irish father. But it was an arresting face, pointed of chin, square of jaw. Her eyes were paie green without a touch of hazel, starred with bristly black lashes and sharply tilted at the ends.” Substitute, in this description, the name of Vivien’s hus- band, Leigh Holman, in place of the Tarleton twins (or the name of Laurence Olivier, who has been rumored to be interested in her) and you have Vivien Leigh. Say that her mother was born in Ireland, and her father was 4 stockbroker of French descent, in India, and you have Vivien’s ancestry straight. Her real name is Vivien Hart- ley Holman, and she was born in Darjeeling, India. Though Vivien’s simply dripping charm, there’s a trace in her of Scarlett’s ruthlessness. You have the distinct feeling that if ever her back were to the wall, she would put up a fiercer battle than any Scarlett ever fought. So far she has been on the spot only once, when she was chosen for the role of Scarlett. Had a bombshell been dropped by a foreign airship in the South, it couldn’t have resulted in more excitement and bitterness. The Osceola, Florida, Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy passed a motion to boycott “Gone With The Wind” because of the selection of Vivien Leigh. Southern gentlemen wrote impassioned letters to the newspapers, in which they said, “The selection of Vivien

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Laurence Olivier and Vivien are said to be ‘that way.” They met making a picture. Leigh is a direct affront to the men who wore the Gray and an outrage to the memory of the heroes of 1776 who fought to free this land of British domination.” The grandson of a Confederate soldier wrote, “Cheer for the Osceola Chapter of the Daughters and more power to their boycott of the film. It is high time those Holly- wood producers found out that there are still those to whom the honor of southern womanhood is not just an empty phrase.” : Faced with such a storm of criticism, some actresses would have resigned from the role. But Vivien Leigh said, shrugging her slim shoulders, “I was not at all upset or annoyed by the criticism. Why should I be? When an English girl is signed for such a typically American part, it is obvious that there will be comment. And even the worst comments were no worse than I expected!” The press agent suggested at this point that all those nasty comments acted as a challenge to Vivien, and to this Vivien smilingly agreed. ‘Tt was a terrific strain making ‘Gone With The Wind,’ she confessed, “and toward the end our nerves were all shot.. And no wonder! We worked under three different directors, first George Cukor, then Victor Fleming and finally, Sam Wood. No sooner did we get used to the ideas of one director than a new one was brought in, and we had to learn to work with each in turn.” Clark Gable and Vivien in ‘Gone With The Wind.” Rumor had ‘em not speaking. George Cukor resigned when he couldn’t agree with David Selznick as to how the script should be handled, and then Victor Fleming was brought in. When he be- came ill, Sam Wood, who directed “Goodbye Mr. Chips,” took his place. ; “Did you have to change your characterization of Scar- lett each time?” I asked Vivien. She lifted that strange, defiant face, and her jaw looked squarer than ever. “J didn’t change my characterization,” she said. “T just had to get used to working with different directors, but my characterization is my characterization, and I wouldn't change it for anyone.” That’s the Scarlett O’Hara in her. And what’s her characterization of Scarlett? “‘T admired her tremendously, but at the same time I was furious with her for being so hard and selfish, and when Rhett Butler left her, I felt she had gotten exactly what she deserved. If her mother had lived or if she had allowed herself to come under the influence of Rhett Butler, she might have been a different girl. But because Rhett Butler was so much like her—though in a much nicer way—she didn’t realize how right he was for her, but was interested in Ashley, who was completely wrong for her.” She firmly denies that any feud (Continued on page 93) 35 J

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When Robert Donat was a small boy he evolved a plan. Since then he has hoisted himself by his own bootstraps to its fulfillment and is, at this point, dangerously near an ‘Oscar.’ BY MAX BREEN T FIRST sight there would not seem to be much in common between the quiet, retiring schoolmaster of “Goodbye Mr. Chips” and the handsome, dash- ing young romantic who has hoisted himself by his own bootstraps to a spot among the great artists mn “ of the stage and the screen. Anyone reading the book and then seeing the film may exclaim at the fidelity with which Donat has submerged his personality in Chips. Yet those of us who know Donat and his history can detect evidence of Chips, that kindly-natured fellow, having considerately accommodated himself to the off- stage Robert Donat! They were both born in comparative obscurity, each has been in love with his profession, in both a sense of duty has taken the place of ambition, both have been inspired by a happy marriage and to each has come the crown of success. True, to Chips it came late in life, to Donat early; but both had to struggle for it. As his fame spread, Chips retired further into his shell, and Donat would certainly like to, if the exigencies would allow it. Each has the qualities that make a man beloved—kindness, tolerance, uprightness and a sense of humor. Withington, a suburb of Manchester, England, is a dirty place. There is grime on the walls and roofs of the houses, grime on the fences, the streets, the pavements. When it rains, as it frequently does, there is apt to be a gritty speck of soot in every raindrop. That’s what you get for 36 clinging to the edge of a great industrial city. It’s depress- ing enough to anyone, but to anyone with a craving for romance and glamor and color, it’s a nightmare. And so it was to young Robert, son of Ernest Emile Donat, who had followed the sea and shipping, and had settled down in this great inland port to raise a family and some flowers. The few stunted and blackened shrubs in this Lancashire backgarden were as much as he realized of the latter ambition. Robert was an unusual boy—well-grown and healthy, but a bundle of nerves, afraid of the dark, afraid to be left alone in the house, afraid to let anyone know he was afraid. As he grew older, Robert subconsciously made a plan. He would get out of all this, out of the drabness and dirt and all-pervading soot into the brave rich world of his imaginings. When he was eleven, his mother unwittingly gave him the golden key to unlock his dreams. The boy was to go into an office. Mrs. Donat looked beyond the Manchester desk to the time when her boy would be moved to other and more important branches, perhaps even to London. There, she knew, his Manchester accent and his slight impediment would put him at a disadvantage. He must get rid of them both. To that end, scraping the money together with some difficulty, she paid for lessons from a retired actor of local importance and thus started Robert on his way to fame.

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Robert Donat and Greer Garson in a charm ing bit from "Goodbye Mr. Chips.” Dashing Robert Donat has much in with the retiring schoolmaster he p This move conferred upon young Robert the priceless boon of an introduction to Shakespeare’s golden verse, and avidly the lad seized upon this means of escape from unwelcome reality. He no longer dreaded to be left alone. He could fill the empty house with sonorous, rolling pas- sages in a stirring voice that must have disturbed the very black beetles in the basement. Even on his solitary walks, Robert would recite long monologues which turned the muddy lane into a stage and the dripping trees into an enthralled audience. Robert was now fourteen, so was ready to leave his day-school (which had cost six cents a week, payable weekly to the schoolmaster by the pupil) and do some secretarial work for his elocution teacher in return for his tuition. So quick was he in learning, that, within a year, he had absorbed everything his mentor had to teach him. Then things happened. With a hazy but glorious idea of becoming a professional actor, young Bob began to accus- tom himself to facing audiences by getting up to recite at any and every available amateur concert or soiree. On one memorable occasion there happened to be present Sir Frank Benson, one of the grandest old men who ever lent dignity and grace to the English theatre. He was struck by the boy’s obvious talent. Interviewing the boy’s parents, Sir Frank begged them to abandon the idea of a clerkship for their son, and let him train for the stage. It would be, he said, a crime to allow such an obvious gift to go to waste. With some misgivings, they consented, Offered a humble position as assistant stage-manager on tour, where he would at least be in the company of professional actors and actresses, the boy accepted with alacrity, which increased when he found that he was also to be allowed to play minor paris. He worked like fury at his job until he was playing leading roles and earning the magnificent salary of $15.00 a week, most of which he sent home. Then he went to Liverpool Repertory Theatre, where he remained for a further year, absorbing experiences as a sponge absorbs water. At the end of this period he was nineteen, had played in Shakespeare for five years, and had $25.00—so was quite ready to tackle London. Cer- tainly he was far better equipped than the majority of young actors today. Like many another budding Thespian before him, he found the metropolis large, cold, and unfeeling, but, luck- ily, he hadn’t gone there on a chance. He had a part to go into, for which he was to be paid good money. Seventy- five dollars a week was a great improvement over what he had been receiving. The play was to run for nine weeks, and he and his wife—he had a wife by this time—spent some exciting hours planning what they would (Continued on page 78) ae wf

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RESS AGENTS call her “the discovery of the decade,” “a million-dollar baby from a five-and-ten cent store” and ‘Hollywood’s champion Cin- derella.” And Ellen Drew, instead of being elated, is worried. She’s afraid she doesn’t deserve the first two titles—yet. She’s positive she doesn’t deserve the Cin- derella one. ‘My idea of a Cinderella girl,” says Ellen, “is one who has never set foot inside a studio, and never even hoped to, when suddenly some movie magi- cian waves a wand in her direction and, overnight, she is transformed into a star.” She smiles apologeti- cally. “I don’t fit the description. It took two years of hard work for me to get my first screen role. And I’m still not a star.” Not that she’s still an unknown. “Sing You Sinners” and “If I Were King” made her someone to talk about. And since, she has played the title role of “The Lady’s from Ken- tucky,” the love interest in “The Gracie Allen Murder Case,” and, now, the feminine lead in “Geronimo.” There doesn’t seem to be much doubt around her studio that Ellen is a star-to-be. But she isn’t doing any anticipating, herself. She’s just work- ing there—and worrying about all the Ellen Drew stories to date, stories that say, between the lines, “With luek, any unknown can become fa- mous in Hollywood overnight.” “Wouldn’t this be a beautiful world if the fairy tales were true?” asked Ellen. “But they almost never are. Certainly, the ones about me aren't. I want to confess while there’s still time, before girls really start believ- ing them and head for Hollywood, expecting to become famous on the strength of some four-leaf clovers they’ve found. “The stories relate that I was work- ing behind a counter in a candy store on Hollywood Boulevard, more or 38 CONFESSES | Ellen Drew has her own idea about magic wands in Hollywood BY JAMES. REID less a slavey with no prospects in life, when an agent came along and said I should be in the movies, and” —she snaps her fingers—‘“like that, I was famous. They make it sound as simple as that. “They skip what happened between the time I first met the agent and the time I took my first screen test, a year and a half later. That part isn’t gla- morous. And they neglect to mention that between my first screen test and my first screen role, two years of constant hard work and preparation elapsed. That part isn’t glamorous, either. It doesn’t make me out such a Cinderella. The whole story of Ellen Drew, with nothing omitted, should be told in the interest of truth, if not glamor.” SHE WAS born Terry Ray, in Kansas City, on November 23, 1915. Both her parents were Irish. Her father was a barber, whose real ambition was to be an inventor. When she was seven, the family moved to Chicago. There she grew ‘up, along with her brother. He knew pretty. young that he wanted to draw and steadily headed toward his pres- ent career of commercial artist. She didn’t know what she wanted to do. There was a bit of theatrical blood in the family. Her grandmother had sung opera, and her grandmother’s brother had been an acrobat who had fallen and been crippled. Ellen was in several high school plays, but she wasn’t obsessed with act- ing urges. She was a realist about life, even then. She didn’t see how she could ever get on the stage for she didn’t know anyone conneoted with it in any way. When she was sixteen and halfway through her third year at Parker High, two things happened that pre- vented her developing any soaring ambitions. The Ray family suffered a financial catastrophe, and her mother and father were separated. Torn between two loyalties, Ellen went with her mother. And, since her father was able to send them little! money, and her mother was ill, Ellen quit school to help out. Pretending that she was eighteen, she got a job in the accounting department of Mar- shall Field’s. When a big sales rush ended, so did the job. After that, the only work she could seem to get was behind the jewelry counter in a five-— and-ten in suburban Englewood. During this time she acquired, via a beauty contest, the title of “Miss Englewood.” : That, plus her discouragement about earning so little money where she was, led her to accept when a young married couple, friends of hers, who were driving to Los Angeles, invited her to ride along with them. Her mother, now improved in health, urged her to go. Perhaps, after win- ning that beauty contest, she could become a movie extra. And if she couldn’t—well, she ought to be able to get a job of some kind. = ‘T was soon disillusioned about be- coming a movie extra. There were fifteen thousand extras registered at Central Casting, and they were try- ing to cut the list in half. They were not taking any new applications ex- cept at the insistence of directors who had definite jobs for newcomers. I not only knew no directors, I knew no one in Hollywood, except the | couple with whom I had made the & trip. I started looking at the want § ads in the papers.” Brown’s Confectionery on Holly- wood Boulevard wanted a girl to wait on the soda fountain trade. Ellen answered the ad. She was offered $12.50 a week, plus tips. (The tips averaged about $8.00 a week.) She took the job, glad to get it. 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i . if it hadn't been for burned bis- cuits, Terry Ray may never have _ become the glamorous Ellen Drew. William Henry and Ellen Drew in a bang-up, dramatic moment from “Geronimo, her latest. never expect to see anybody con- nected with the movies perched on a soda-fountain stool. Certainly Ellen didn’t. She wasn’t plagued with day dreams about serving a hot fudge sundae some day to somebody who would say, “You ought to be in the movies.” There were too many men who did say just that—to all the girls. “Fresh guys,” the girls all called them. “Then one day in came this man who said it without leering. I’ve for- gotten what I answered. I laughed it off, as usual. He convinced me that he was serious. He gave me his card. He was William Demarest, an actor turned agent. He wanted to introduce me to someone at Paramount. I shook my head. ‘I used to have movie am- bitions,’ I said, ‘but I’ve lost them.’ “In the eight months I worked there, he came in eight or nine times, and each time he’d bring up the sub- ject of a screen test, and each time I'd shake my head. The last time I added, ‘I won’t be seeing you any more. I’m quitting at the end of this week. I’m going to get married.’” If Bill Demarest had walked into Brown’s Confectionery and discov- ered her before Fred Wallace did, perhaps Ellen’s story would have been different. But Fred, then a young actor at Fox, discovered her first. They fell in love. And Fred, who wanted to marry her, had defi- nite convictions about a wife’s place being in the home. And loving him, she shared those convictions. A year and a half passed, a year and a half as a housewife. Mean- while, she also became the mother of a young son, fondly known as “Skip- per.” (He still has no other name, though now four.) And she and Fred got along very well together. “But housework and J didn’t,” Ellen admits. “I tried to like it, but I couldn’t. At home all day, I felt sort of lost. Bored and lonely. ‘Skipper’ eased that feeling. But nothing eased the cooking. (Continued on page 90) 39

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Richard Carlson is more in- quisitive than Baby Snooks, as smart as a Phi Beta Kappa key and as talented as a star. Furthermore, Lady Luck is al- ways hanging around. WHEN they assigned Richard Carlson to play the Scotsman opposite Janet Gaynor in “The Young in Heart,” and tried to persuade him that he’d sound more romantic as Richard Carlton or, better os Richards, he said, “Carlson’s a good name. I'll keep it.” His father was pleased by Richard’s decision, and his father’s pleasure is important to Richard. But that’s not the whole of it. Every man is the product of his back- ground. Not every man is as setcligently aware of his background as young Carlson. He was unwilling to repudiate it by so much as a symbol, He wasn’t bent on being an actor, but if he was going to make a name for himself in any field, he wanted that name to be his own. Achievement by any other would smell less sweet. You can’t tell his story except in relation to his family— the father he loves and admires; the mother he teases and adores; his sister Margaret who died a year and a half ago but of whom they all talk as if she were still among them; his sister Ruth who came to New York to write, but met and married a charming Irishman instead; his brother Henry and Henry’s wife and their baby Karen. Last Christmas Richard went from shop to shop, seeking the perfect winter outfit for Karen. “It’s got to be some- thing with extra dash,” he told all the saleswomen. “It’s for the nicest baby in the world, and I’m her uncle.” He has just acquired a relative even newer than his niece—his wife, Mona Mayfield Carlson. But we'll come to all that later. His emergence as an actor tickles his family, with his mother and sister giving freer vent to enthusiasm than WHAT’S IN A NAME? BY MARY PARKES speech of hands that the cast was momentarily When they started shooting © "Winter Carnival,’ Richard — took Ann Sheridan, his lead- ing lady, everywhere, but when they finished, he mar- ried Mona Mayfield. : their men folk. His first Broadway role was the camera- | man in ‘ Men on a Horse.” chew gum and say, “Hold it.” On opening night that was greeted by such applause from a single pair | hushed, and the | audience craned its collective neck to spot the disturbance. — By that time his sister Ruth had all but crawled under the seat, wilted by the blush of shame she’d brought to her husband’s and brother’s cheeks. ae | Mr. and Mrs. Carlson were visiting their daughter in [ New York while Richard was in Hollywood, making “The | Young in Heart.” aa | “Mother and I,” says Ruth, “would brazenly buy all the papers and skitter through them for Richard’s name, as — we rode downtown in the subway. I’d gasp and Mother’d lean over and I'd point to the spot where it said, ‘Richard — Carlson has been seen walking hand in hand with Janet | Gaynor.’ Mother’d make big eyes and I'd giggle, and © Dad would sit across the aisle, trying to look as if we | didn’t belong to him.” j Or they’d pause outside the theatre where “Whiteoaks” | was playing, with Richard’s picture still displayed among | those of the other cast members. a “Oh, Mother,” Ruth would call on a clear and silvery — note. “They tell me this Richard Carlson has gone to | Hollywood to make a picture with Janet Gaynor.” ; “Really? Which one is he? What a nce tock boy! | What did you say his name was? Richard Carlson?” | “I don’t know you ladies,” said Mr. Carlson severely, as they rejoined him halfway (Continued on page 64 ) | Richard decided success by any name but Carlson would smell less sweet | All he had to do was |

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STRICTLY HOLLYWOOD —and proud of it, Lana Turner boldly and surely is making her mark BY BEN MADDOX LANA TURNER is the most exciting girl in Hollywood today. Tomorrow, I prophesy, she'll be as talked about as Hedy Lamarr. If millionaires haven't dangled pearly promises before her yet, there’s one sure bet—they will. Yes, here is one of those rare honeys. She is reminiscent of Clara Bow before Clara made her blunders. Already, at eighteen, she is the outstanding young lady on her studio lot, the foremost candidate there for spectacular stardom. That gives you an idea quickly. She has, in person, more beauty, fire and abandon than half-a-dozen of the other newcomers put together. You know how frantically movie producers have been trying to manufacture fresh glamor queens to replace the old ones who’ve hung on so long. You know Ann Sheridan as a fine sample of the current high-pressure transforma- tion stunt. Poor Annie, a Girl Scout by instinct if there ever was one! The pal type, she valiantly attempts to have a destiny. But too often she laughs in public over the tricks employed to prove she has extraordinary lure. Annie’s strictly one more phony, as far as genuine glamor goes. But Lana, now, is definitely no dreamed-up dish. Lana is the authentic stuff, with no effort.. Men feel romantic about her in less time than it takes to tell. She once heard somebody mention the Girl Scouts but, by instinct, when she entered her "teens, she was gravitating toward effec- tive clothes. She knew she would always have a boy friend to build her a bonfire, so she concerned herself with the problem of how to wear a new dress to school every morning. Since, for some reason weird to her, she couldn’t have a new ensemble each day, Lana philosoph- ically made the most of being on such a spot. She busily made a habit of taking in a tuck here, and adding on there, and, magically, she managed to look intriguingly different constantly. It’s true she was born in the village of Wallace, Idaho, but she didn’t remain in the sticks long. Her father, an accountant, died when Lana was very young, so her mother went to work in beauty salons. An only child, Lana was raised simply, and with no undue emphasis upon her own importance. Until you are introduced to her mother you don’t understand why Lana’s childish pretti- ness wouldn’t have set her apart. Mrs. Turner, unlike the average overly-proud movie mamas, insists Lana was just like all the other kids. She had no acting ambition - for her. It is apparent where Lana gets her calm accep- tance of what would seem a trifle startling to most folks. [Aas Nothing has phased Lana yet. : Lana Turner is no The most obvious and the most surprising fact when @& dreamed-up dish _ you meet the curvacious Turner, besides the honestly daz- (aE but. like Bow and zling perfection of her features and her figure, is that [iam L : saral she isn’t paying the slightest bit of attention to the ven- Sachi naan erable Garbo, Shearer, Crawford patterns for success. a true glamor Lana doesn’t watch them. She has never asked a question "=== queen by instinct. ' about what they did. She never thinks, for instance, of what Joan would have done in a (Continued on page 98) a3 _ 4

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. i ey aa ; _ a” The ody Rutherford, Mickey cilia Parker, Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, Virginia Grey, who joined them for one picture, and Sara Haden. Rooney, BY FAITH SERVICE I LUNCHED with the Hardys the other day. I repeat, § with the Hardys, for no sooner had I sat down to the @ table with them, than Lewis Stone, Fay Holden, Mickey -“@ Rooney, Cecilia Parker, Sara Haden and Ann Rutherford | became cosily the Judge, Ma Hardy, Andy, Marian, Aunt Milly and Polly Benedict. There was the Judge serving the chicken, saying to Ma Hardy, “This is the part you like, isn’t it, Mother?” And there was Ma Hardy reproving Andy because he was not eating his salad, and Andy, getting red in the face, casting a furtive glance around the table, saying edgily, “Aw, Maw, I don’t like it.” There was Aunt Milly telling me that it’s certainly a relief not to have to play a glamor woman in “Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever” because when she “went glamor” in “The Hardys Ride High” she had to get up too early in the morning to “put on that girdle,” and to fuss and worry over make-up and hairdressers. “You looked wonderful in those clothes in “The Hardys Ride High,” dear. Didn’t she, James?” Ma Hardy spoke up. The Judge, a glint of amusement in his shrewd, compas- sionate eyes, said, “You looked divine, Milly—too, too divine, as Marian here might put it.” “But I know just how Milly feels,” Ma Hardy continued. “Before I was Ma Hardy—goodness, was there ever such Come along for a visit with the real members of this famous family! You'll a time!—I used to play very smart, sophisticated women on the stage. Even my stage name, Gaby Fay, was sophis- ticated. I had to mind my figure, too. But, now, I can just settle back for Ma Hardy would be the last to care. It?s a much more comfortable life, this way,” she laughed. “When I call up my friends I find myself saying “This is Ma Hardy speaking’ and when my friends call me they almost always ask, ‘Is Ma Hardy at home?’” Aunt Milly told me, “I really do feel at home in the part of Aunt Milly, even though I am a married woman and have been for eighteen years. I never did have a home of my own, you know, my mother being on the stage (Sara Haden’s mother is Charlotte Walker, long a fame-name on | Broadway) and so I always lived in boarding schools or i summered with relatives.” Providentially, every member of the Hardy family is F almost exactly, in real life, what each member of the Hardy If the circumstances of their private | lives differ in some respects from the circumstances of | their public lives as the Hardys, that is no great matter. J What matters is that their calibre is the same. Fay Holden, | family seems to be. for instance, though married for twenty-five years, has no children of her own. heart than many a woman with a brood of boys and girls. But it has been often and rightly | said that many a childless woman is more a mother at | | 1 q

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You can tell right off that Fay Holden is such a woman. Take Lewis Stone. Mr. Stone lives on his ranch in the Valley, with its farmyard animals, its truck gardens, his workshop in which he tinkers through many a peaceful hour. “I keep farmyard animals,” he said, “because I like the noises they make.” Mr. Stone lives, quietly, the non- Hollywood life of a country squire even as the Judge, similarly situated, would live. The father of two grown daughters, Mr. Stone says, “I think I may lay claim to being somewhat like the Judge where my own children are concerned. At least,” he laughed, “they never felt it necessary to say, ‘Sic it, here comes Dad!’” Like the Judge, Mr. Stone accepts life as it ripens, content with maturity. JUST A stone’s throw away from Mr. Stone, Fay Holden and husband David Clyde are at home on their smaller ranch. “It’s terribly rustic” says Fay, “with citrus and walnut groves and all the flowers that grow.” Fay does her own gardening and is teaching Cecilia to garden, too. She fusses over recipes and admits that she just loves it when her one houseboy has his day off and she can get into the kitchen for “a good bout of cooking.” She would not keep any servant at all if it were not for the consider- able time she spends taking care of the young Hardys. Fay, too, is well content with growing older. soon see the reason why everyone has become so utterly attached to them HARDYS AT HOMER Then there is Cecilia Parker, who has been Mrs. Dick Baldwin “just a little over a year.” Her little ranch is midway between Lewis Stone’s and Fay Holden’s, only a very short distance from Mickey Rooney’s. Said Cecilia, “We all live in the Valley, all of us Hardys except Aunt Milly, here, and Polly, who isn’t a Hardy anyway—at least, not yet.” And Marian stuck out her tongue at Polly who promptly returned the compliment. “But all the rest of us, the Judge, Ma, Andy and I live within walking distance of each other. Ma and I are together, in real life, as much as we are in the life of the Hardys. We go marketing to- gether every day. And when I had a birthday last week, Ma had a party for us. Before I was married, Ma and the Judge managed my love life for me. I used to run to them with all our lovers’ quarrels and everything.” Mickey, you know, lives on his ranch with his mother, step-father and stand-in. There are farmyard animals there, too, making their homey noises, reminding those who live near them of the sturdy simplicities of life. And Mickey’s real mother cooks for him, and waits up for him when he’s out at night just as Ma Hardy does. Sara Haden, while she lives in an apartment in town, is shopping for a ranch “near the folks,” but meanwhile makes of her apartment a home for her business-man husband, cooking, putting up preserves, (Continued on page 70)

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Best Paulette Goddard, whose strong and beautiful teeth are no small part of her flashing. charm, has learned to guard them. YOU MAY, at sundry times, have "been disposed to poke a little ‘fun at the glamor and glitter, the apparently one-sided stories of eternal youth and health and gayety that trickle out of - Hollywood via the pens of precocious publicity peddlers. But here’s some- thing you can put in your five year diary and swear by, any time you want to: The gilded gals who stay the longest, go the farthest and leave the most famous footprints in the slabs at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre “are the ones who’ve learned to take = care of their health first, last and all the time. And, if you’re following their examples in hygiene as faith- fully as you’ve copied their styles and outward appearances, you're smarter and more sensible than grandma may ‘ever have given you credit for being. _ Take the matter of teeth, for in- stance. Teeth are terribly important, ot only to good looks, but to good ealth, and nobody is more acutely aware of this than the girls who live ‘by the lens in Hollywood. Imagine, ‘ou can, girls like Paulette God- ete tunes, authorities on the subject— Their smiles are their for- so the stars are 00D'S WAY 10 BY if CARTER dard, Deanna a Jeanette Mac- Donald, Madeleine Carroll or Pris- cilla Lane without the flashing sparkle of those smiles! Or picture their smiles without good, sound, beautiful teeth behind them! “Oh,” says someone, “Jots.of screen stars smile at you through master- pieces of dental artistry. You can’t tell us otherwise.” Certainly, in Hollywood as everywhere else, the law of averages is still working. Right here, in passing, a statistic or two may clear up a lot of guessing. Throughout America, where dentistry has reached its highest development, the average person of twenty-five has already lost four of his adult teeth, and the average thirty-year-old American has lost seven of what should have been his permanent grinders, But we might add for your enlightenment that the standard of dental perfection in Hollywood is much higher today than it is in any other American community. One place where these glamor lassies are undeniably several strokes ame a Sige Ca has Thy es areal op ove yy Mitipi. up on the rest of us is in the care that they give to their precious bicus- pids, molars and incisors. In that respect many of us can well afford to be copy-cats. Teeth were well designed by nature to do the work cut out for them— _ that is, to chew the solid foods we eat. Each tooth consists of three sec- tions: the crown, which lies outside the gum line; the roots, which lie inside and the neck, where crown and roots come together. The crown is covered by a hard enamel and the roots are covered with cementum, a sort of bone-like material. Inside all this is the dentine which is a softer, more vulnerable substance. And ‘away inside the dentine is a hollow space or pulp chamber where blood vessels and nerves hold forth in a soft, spongy substance. Because the jaw of a small child isn’t big enough to hold the kind of teeth an adult is going to need later on, ingenious old Mother Nature first gives us twenty baby teeth which start putting (Continued on page 72) 45

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DEFINITELY I Tranquil Frances Dee is really the high-voltage shock of Hollywood — FRANCES DEE would have been perfect as Scarlett! No less an authority than George Cukor, the sophisticate who quit directing Vivien Leigh to wrestle with the full crew of “The Women,” said so. The only times Frances, herself, ever felt heart and soul in a role was when she was enacting her unpublicized test as La O’Hara. But Frances Dee as that tempestuous, self-willed girl? The eyes and ears of David Selznick were no match for the audacity of the idea. So instead of returning to the screen as the southern siren, Frances was once more cast as “the girl” in a noble drama of the coast guard boys. Far more than any other woman in Hollywood Frances isn’t what she seems to be. On the surface she has succeeded in creating a certain envied impression. She is forever being branded the model for all the modern virtues. Such a pretty thing, and so dignified! Progressing so sanely in pictures! What if they don’t consider her sensational? This fall she’ll have been married six years to one of the handsomest, most admirable men in the movies. She has two adorable little sons. She lives in comfort. Astonishingly, Frances, herself, debates upsetting the sedate reputation that has somehow been pinned on her. Because—and this is the first time you have ever read this—all those dull adjectives laid on her with genteel sighs have been appalling misfits! The truth is that she has all the makings of a prima donna. Contrary to general opinion, she isn’t docile; she’s unpredictable. She measures her life in emotional big mo- ments, not on any neat little lines in memo books tucked away in efficient desks. Her marriage hasn’t lasted thanks ‘to figured-out do’s and don’t’s. Actually restless, she has no ability for the humdrum. The adven- turous streak within her has been kept unknown to the world because she doesn’t know how to express herself. She is sure of only one thing— that Joel and the two children are the anchor she needs as a stabilizer in her life. Once more she is dallying with the daring no- tion of throwing boldly aside the tranquil front. The actresses who speak up get the spotlight and Frances goes on suppressing her natural self. Only Frances Dee with Hubby Joel McCrea. . Frances admits she should be slapped down early and often—only let someone try it! BY JAMES CARSON | | | q — DYNAMITE! | 4 | Joel and a handful of friends realize how she could § skyrocket. There is nothing saccharine in her, and there § is definitely dynamite. Frances will make a terrific uproar — when she learns how to be completely herself. So far she has been perpetually cast as a passively pretty § heroine but, in reality, she could tempt any man and § would—if she felt like it. She may seem demure fre- quently; to date she has held herself pretty well under control. But she is one of those rare women who could wreck important men’s lives and enjoy a fine whirl doing ~ so. She has all the urges for provoking © fate, instinctively wants to take a chance. ~ Luckily for Joel, her riotously romantic © nature had a hunch someone like him would materialize. Having been perverse enough to flirt © but wait, she still is thrilled with his love. 2 Substitute excitable for calm, emotional for staid, reck- ~ less for cautious, confused in lieu of content, and you ~ begin to suspect what really goes on with Frances Dee | McCrea. She’s so different from her limited movie per- © sonality that it’s Frances who’s the one in Hollywood who ~ is truly a high-voltage shock. | She can’t follow schedules. She tries, once in a while, | to stick to some sort of plan she and Joel agree is very © intelligent, but she becomes hopelessly balled up before — long and muddles through hoping against hope that every- ~ thing will turn out all right. She and Joel have a home | on their ranch, but she would rather rent than build a © town house because one place of their own is sufficient — responsibility. You can’t map her days. She’s spontaneous, ~ and always as late as she is sudden and unpredictable. ~ She has a temper which | seizes her and shakes her © in stubborn behavior. Two © ‘top directors can testify to this. She caused scenes | with both of them because © she was late and, fem- inine-like, resented being reproved. She intends to — be on time, but can’t get © (Continued on page 68) ~ Soni

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Bette Davis with two of the "Seeing Eye’ bene- ficiaries. The handsome dogs look each other over appraisingly.

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Here we have our English cousins broadcasting. L. to r., Greer Gar- son, Leslie Howard, Vivien Leigh, Ronald Colman and Basil Rathbone. A fine array of talent, hu Mary Astor and Kay Francis talk things over at the Trocadero. It looks as if the costume jewelry sea- son is on—and smart stuff, too! A nifty necklace on Kay? Yes, indeed! | arenes 6 eres sremt td Saeere | Cesar Romero's latest girl friend is } Laurie Lane. She's a contract player jf destined to go places, if talent and beauty count for anything. Mr. R. is a beau-a about town-a.

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Meet the Roger Pryors— she's Ann Sothern, who's just made that big movie come- back. If you haven't seen Ann in "Maisie," hurry! Paula Stone is now Mrs. Duke Daly. Here's her wedding party. Top row: Johnny Downs, Terry Hunt, Fred Stone, - John Payne and Harry Hoit. Front row: Anne Shirley, Patricia Ellis, Paula Stone, Duke Daly, Carol Stone and Natalie Draper. A grand wedding party! Bill Lundigan and Joy Hodges are a new twosome. Here they are attending a preview. In fact, they do the town together.

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Tony Martin and wifie, Alice Faye. Don Ameche, a veteran, keeps up Fancy head-dress you have there, Miss F.! Ginger Rogers’ morale before a broadcast. a: Chester Morris offers attractive Muriel The Nelson Eddys—as grinning a pair Claire Trevor and Virginia Field have Campbell a cigarette. of newlyweds as you could find. a chit-chat over a limeade. Bob Cobb, Cary Grant, Gail Patrick and Joel McCrea and Pat O’Brien study Robert Taylor takes a lesson in table James Cagney put on their best faces. radio scripts. Pat looks a bit nervous! art from teacher, Joan Blondell. ese oo oe Y oid? aD “It's a bet!” Anne Shirley and Hubby George Murphy tells Ann Sothern what June Lang and Brian Aherne—a good. John Payne shake to make it good. a knockout she was in “Maisie.” looking twosome at La Conga. r DO ae

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Cutup Jack Oakie and Venita Varden, Stuart Erwin and the missus, June Loretta Young and Jimmy Stewart— Mrs. O., have dinner at Cafe Marcel. Collyer, have fun at Cafe Lamaze. a pair well worth wondering about. A team that'll bowl ‘em over—Jane Wy- Two swell Britishers—Madeleine Carroll Some smile it takes to keep up with man, Rosemary Lane and Gloria Dickson. and David Niven—dine out. the Allan Joneses. She’s Irene Hervey. Lee Garlow and Wendy Barrie at a The young Doug Fairbankses answer Alex D'Arcy and Arleen Whelan are new night spot, The Plantation. the call of our cameraman. holding hands these evenings. Le, “ * ‘3 The Eddie G. Robinsons play the horses Rena, Helen Morgan’s daughter, and The bets are still on as to whether Pris- at Hollywood Park. Buck up, Eddie! Jackie Searl hear Helen at Marcel’s. cilla Lane and Oren Haglund are married. 53

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GOOD NEWS © It just doesn't seem legal to anyone to rate as much fun as Rosalind Russell manages. THE TAILWAGGERS Not.so much as a single star sapphire does Bette Davis own to add to her happi- ness and confidence in herself. Instead, she's making investments that will bring happiness. and confidence into the lives of many people who might otherwise never know the meaning of those words. It is through the Tailwagger’s Guide Dog Foun- dation, which the star is sponsoring. She has just opened the new home in the valley where the “Seeing Eye’’ dogs will be trained as caretakers for the blind. The foundation also furnishes room and board for those to whom the dogs will be given, since the new owners must spend a month at least famili- arizing themselves with their new com- panions. Did you see the picture of Bette and the "Seeing Eyes’’ on page 48? Nice? Herbert Marshall is no slouch, either, when it comes to en- joying a good laugh. 54 MYRNA’S FACE VALUE Know what Gy aNin Hornblow’s. favorite picture of his wife? Her passport picture, with every freckle faithfully accounted for! Pressed for time after deciding on her re- cent European trip, Myrna Loy had one of the studio cameramen make a photograph of her. But she had to go through the regu- lar proceedings after all, when notified by the authorities that the studio picture wouldn't do. Uncle Sam, too, preferred the real, unretouched Myra. A CITY SLICKER For a scene in ‘Dust Be My Destiny” John Garfield had to milk a cow. He protested that he couldn't do it, since seeing a cow from a train window was the nearest he’d ever come to one. The director finally won him over on the plea that it was for art's sake, and a technical director was called in to give Garfield a few lessons. Asked how he got along with the first lesson, the star said, ‘Oh, I got a kick out of it. Sev- eral of them in fact.” : But it wasn't all hard work on the picture. Garfield and Priscilla Lane had eight love scenes, requiring an average of four kisses per scene. That makes 32 kisses, but each scene was shot on an average five times, bringing the osculation score up to 160. Garfield told Pat that his list of advantages of being a movie star was now increased exactly 160 times. THE TAYLORS STEP OUT With everyone leaving town on vacations, the Robert Taylors are sticking close to home and the new swimming pool. When they do venture out, it is to an occasional baseball game. But after their team won the other day, they were feeling in such an extra special mood that it was decided to carry on to the Trocadero. Since Felix Young re-opened this popular night-spot, there has been a rigid rule that no one gets within its sacred and expensive portals except in eve- ning dress. But the Taylors decided to test the rule, rather than go all the way home to change from their sports clothes. They marched past the doorman and ran the gauntlet of disapproving waiters, finally gaining a table from the frowning head- waiter. ‘Whew,’ said Bob, “‘there’s another point in favor of being movie stars, Barbara. We're squelched, but at least not thrown out.’ And they had a swell evening! BETTE’S BEAUX Though Bette Davis and Harmon Nelson were seen together several times when he made that recent Hollywood trip, it looks like George Brent remained leading man in the Davis life. At least when she took a few days’ vacation im the mountains, it was to Brent that Bette entrusted the care of her pet spaniel, Tibby. Brent wandered into Grace Hayes’ night-spot one evening, with Tibby tucked under his arm and ran into actions were so quiet and un-Herbertlike Lois Svensrud, our rambling a Harmon Nelson just leaving the place. The two exchanged glares over Tibby’s head before continuing on their various ways. LAUGHTON’S MAKE-UP “Busiest man in Hollywood’ is Charles Laughton’s rightful title. For the make-up under consideration for him to use in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame’’ required end- less hours of experimentation. For.a week during a heat spell, the studio took pity on the actor and allowed him to arrive at the studio at nine at night and be a guinea pig until two or three in the morning. Now, at. last, the make-up’s been decided to every- one’s satisfaction, including Laughton’s. He was holding out for something that didn’t make him look like Boris Karloff. But the present make-up won't make the girls fall A very candid shot of Mary Livingstone, who should shoot the cameraman for taking it. in love with him the minute he appears on the screen, either. In fact, according to the actor, it may scare the government out of his ten weeks’ salary. © eee Sis Deanna Durbin and Vaughn Paul are still seen together constantly, but you can dis- count those matrimonial rumors. ‘We like each other—VERY much,’ says Universal's million dollar baby, “but neither Paul nor I are developing a sense of Yuma.” BASEBALL FANS Hollywood turned out en masse to cheer on the “Comedian Vs. Leading Men’ base- ball game the other Sunday. Shirley — Temple, in a box with her mother and father, found that stiff competition was given her by Baby Dumpling and Daisy, who held out in an adjoining box. And Hugh Herbert garnered considerable attention, too. His when the teams were warming up, that the players wondered if he was ill. “Sshhh,” whispered Herbert, “give me a break.

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reporter, scoops up the latest Movietown gossip and passes it on for your delectation want the crowd to think I’m on the leading man team.” ALL FOR ART! Brenda Joyce, the U.S.C. co-ed who won a coveted role in “The Rains Came” as her first picture, gained compliments right and left from her fellow players after the first three days of shooting. For in those three days, Brenda had been drenched to the skin in a cloudburst, jolted like a.puppet in an earthquake and’ practically drowned in a flood. A real trouper, that’s what she was, decided the company. But then came the day for her first love scene with George Brent. Brenda couldn't be found and was finally located in the studio hospital, hav- ing cold towels put on her head. ‘It's nerves,’ explained the nurse, “and no won- Bette Davis holds forth on her favorite subject—The Tail- -waggers Foundation. der! Such a picture for a newcomer—it’s enough to scare the wits out of a seasoned actress. Why didn’t they just put Miss Joyce in a nice little love story with Mr. Brent instead?" Why, indeed! ’ Brenda took the bus every morning to the studio, after landing her job. But with the first pay-check she invested in a 1936 road- © ster and now drives up instyle. The second pay-check and all those following, were de- livered to her boy friend, Owen Ward, a student at U. S. C. “He's budgeting my salary so I can save as much as possible,” explained Brenda and added with pride, “Owens taking Business Administration and gets all A’s.” SAFETY ALWAYS Which brings to mind the prudence of Mary Healy. All during the production of “Second Fiddle,’ Mary took a half-hour daily for shorthand practice. where a talent scout found her singing in a night club, Mary had a regular job by day ( Back in New Orleans,. as a secretary. No, she doesn't pretend to have even been interested in secretarial work, but it was steady work and a girl never knows! DATELESS ROMERO Cesar Romero was spotted at the Trocadero the other evening, all alone and looking gloomy. ‘What have I got to look happy about?” he asked a sympathizer. “I couldn't get a date with anyone.” And across the room was Ann Sheridan with John Conti— who looked anything but gloomy about the situation. GREER’S EXCLUSIVE Thinking the exuberant fans at premieres would frighten their English actress, Metro arranged that every precaution should be taken to protect Greer Garson when she at- tended the ‘Beau Geste’’ opening. A pub- licity man from the studio whisked her out a side door after the picture, and into her car at the curb. The chauffeur put on all speed ahead and in no time flat the crowds were blocks behind. ‘‘Guess that was done pretty well, eh?’ beamed her protector. "Well, yes, said Miss Garson doubtfully. “But you know I didn’t sit under a dryer three hours this afternoon just for you and the chauffeur to admire my coiffure.” FAMILY FRIENDSHIP There's genuine devotion between mother and daughter in the Hardy family of the screen. When Cecilia Parker married Dick Baldwin she chose Fay Holden’s wedding anniversary as the date, and also asked her to stand up with her. So it was a gala cele- bration the other day when the date rolled around again. Fay Holden and her hus- band, Andy Clyde, gave a party to cele- brate their silver wedding anniversary and the fact that the Dick Baldwins had weathered one year of Hollywood matri- mony. Congratulations to all! HOORAY! BILL'S BACK! When Bill Powell reported for work on the set at Metro, he was met by a welcoming party of electricians, cameramen, directors and actors from all over the lot. And there was a wire from Spencer Tracy, on location for ‘Northwest Passage” in Idaho. “Wish I were there to extend a welcome in person,” it read, ‘and also have lunch with you. It’s your turn to buy it today.” Tracy and Powell used to lunch together daily, taking turns at paying the check. That last lunch which the friends had on the studio lot was two years ago. Two years is a long time for any actor to be off the screen, but friends and fans have proved that a: Bill Powel] is never forgotten. SHIRLEY FEUDING? There are rumors abroad that Mr. and ‘Mrs. Temple and Twentieth Century-Fox are hav- ing words. Her parents think Shirley should Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., con-. templates something. His career or—his marriage? be given pictures which will in some man- ner illustrate her growing up, rather than the type of “Susannah of the Mounties” where she spends most of her time romping with Indians. This is the first time the Temples have raised a rumpus __ that amounted to anything, since they have been satisfied with the studio’s handling of Shirley in the years that have made her top-notch at the box-office. "Lady Jane,’ scheduled for Shirley's next, has been temporarily shelved as unsuitable and ‘The Bluebird,” selected in its place, is now being delayed. NOT A JOINER The “Caterpillar Club” is composed of flyers who have had to take parachute jumps to save their lives at one time or another. Jimmy Stewart's always thought it would be quite a thrill to be eligible, and the other “David Niven, ever as bright as a Kleig light, snapped as he scintillates! 515)

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i day decided to get an idea of what the boys had gone through by a trial jump. At an altitude of several thousand feet, he took off over the side. Explaining his reactions, Jimmy said, “It was pretty far, all right. Far enough down to give me time to make up my mind I wasn’t the joiner type.” NIVEN MAGIC Since David Niven has gone into “Eternally Yours’ as a magician, he’s become so in- terested in the art of tricks that most of his spare time is now spent in dreaming up new stunts. Even the time necessarily devoted to driving his car isn't wasted by Niven. He has a gadget on the rear end of the machine which leaves people in following cars. in open-mouthed surprise. It's a tin manikin, mechanically operated by the driver, which gives a razzberry and sticks out its tongue simultaneously at drivers when they make errors in traffic regulations. Well, whether you believe it or not, the idea’s novel! looks pretty happy after her late triumphant concert tour. Jeanette MacDonald THE WINNAH! Following the last scene of ‘Frontier Mar- shal’ the director invited the cast and crew to a party at his home. He said it would be a mild one, since the picture had been one of the wildest ever filmed at the studio and he thought the quests needed something quieting after all the gun-fire and Indian massacres. So the high point of the day was a croquet match, with Cesar Romero, who had just finished his wickedest role to date, coming off with the championship. MORE ON “"G. W. T. W.” Most welcome news of a ‘‘completion party” for a picture came from Selznick studios. On one of the "Gone With The Wind” stages, refreshmenis were served and all who had worked on the picture were invited to come. Carele Lombard came, anyhow. Said her sense of curiosity drove her to it, since she'd never believe it was actually happening without seeing it with her own eyes. Cam- eraman Fred Parrish, who had made a record with 6000 stills on this one picture, arrived to take a few more of the party. But Gable insisted he put down the camera and relax. “As it is,’ Gable pointed out, “you'll probably be snap-happy for the rest of your days.’’ We can believe it! 36 and selections from ‘’Carmen” _in any language. DON. TY’S STAND-IN? At Fox studios, the men on the lot have bowling teams sponsored by certain of the stars. Other evening when they were plan- ning a tournament, it was found that the Tyrone Power team was a man short. Don Ameche offered to step in and help the boys out. So he donned the team’s costume—a coat with “Tyrone Power’ written on it— and decided to go ahead’ of the rest to the alleys for some practice. Two boys way- laid him on the way in, “How about your autograph, Mr. Power?” they asked. Ameche, telling the story, said their faces fell three inches when he turned around. So he auto- graphed their books, ‘Best wishes always, Ty Power. By his stand-in, Don Ameche.” The boys thanked him, and one added “You mean well, anyway, Mr. Ameche.” SHE’S A SMARTIE When Alice Faye had to face custard pies in her puss for ‘Hollywood Cavalcade” the studio make-up man decided to make her a transparent rubber mask. But Alice said she wouldn't wear it, she would take the pie right in the face like the old-timers. But she wasn't being a noble’ trouper, she later divulged. Since technicolor make-up is hard on the skin, it can only be applied twice a day. Alice had it all figured out that therefore only two pies could be hurled, instead of the 36 which she had seen arrive from the commissary. A PERSONAL APPEARANCE After completion of “Hollywood Cavalcade,” Alice joined Tony Martin in San Francisco, where he was making personal appearances. She gave thousands of dollars of her services to lucky theatre managers, for she appeared briefly on the stage with Tony at each show. But it was worth it, according to the star, since maybe it will help to squelch the idea that sne and Tony have again come to the parting of the ways. “Sometimes I think it might be a good idea,’ mused Alice, ‘‘to issue a daily bulletin on our marital state to the public.” IT’S HEREDITARY Now we know where Jane Withers gets all that pep. It’s from Grammaw. The eighty- one-year-old lady has returned to her native Georgia, but is already making prepara- tions for another Hollywood fling. Says she'll really make the town hum next time, and has post-carded Edward Arnold to speed up on his ping-pong practice or she'll give him an even worse trouncing on her next trip! She’s a peppy gal! HE'S A LINGUIST Nelson Eddy hasn't had a moment to call his own since starting work on “‘Balalaika.” He's been kept busy brushing up on the many languages which are necessary for his vocal numbers. He'll sing ‘The Volga Boat- man“ in Russian, ‘Silent Night’ in German in French. For an Hungarian folk song, he’s been prac- ticing that language with Ilona Massey, his leading lady in the picture. Hungarian, ac- cording to Eddy, is one of the most difficult languages he’s ever tackled. But he wouldn't consider it too difficult to talk to Miss Massey And, from all reports, no- body would! She's that lovely. Anita Louise, once Movie- town's demurest, is now the gayest in all the night spots. MEET PROF. FLYNN The first evening after his father’s arrival in town, Errol Flynn took him out for a look at Hollywood's night life. At the Trocadero several people gathered around the Flynn table, charmed by Professor Flynn, who is Dean of Science at Queen’s University of Belfast. Johnny Meyers, who is one of Flynn’s constant companions listened in amazement to the Professor's fast, clipped English speech, finally leaning over to Errol and asking, ‘Say, what's your old man giving us—double talk?” ‘ y JOE'S HOME TOWN When an usher at the Joe E. Brown broad- cast asked for tickets from a family group who wanted to see the show, he found out they had none. They were from Toledo, explained the father, and didn’t know tickets were necessary. Joe E. Brown was rushing past them, but stopped and said, “Toledo— Toledo, OHIO? Why, folks, come right in!” He ushered the astounded parents and three children into the front row of the broadcast- ing studio and then introduced them to the entire audience. “They say theyre just typical tourists, staying in an auto court,” explained Joe E. “but they're not typical at all. Why, they’re from Toledo, my home That's a right, nitty hair wave Dick Powell is featuring this — season, don't you think? — Sue et ie Sse dardoncg eth) Shiai Utah et saan fe

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Es don't forget. MAE AND BILL Mae West and W. C. Fields have finally come to an amicable settling of screen play difficulties and have now quietly settled down to stealing scenes from each other. Harry Ritz says that if spontaneous combus- tion doesn’t occur on the West-Fields picture, he’s going to broach the subject with his studio of having the Ritz Brothers and the _ Marx Brothers co-starred. _ GABLES PAL Clark Gable is still seeing the girl friend to whom he was so devoted on the “Gone With The Wind” set. She is Cammie King, _ four-year-old who won the role of Bonnie Blue Butler. From the moment Gable and _ Cammie laid eyes on one another they were pals. And before long the director found it “much simpler to give directions for Cam- _ mie’s scenes to the star, who would pass _ the word along to the child. Incidentally, on completion of the picture, Gable was one happy man. He was given a $100,000 ‘bonus check and permission to get a hair- cut—his first in seven months. Incidentally, - did you read “Heigh-ho, Scarlet!“ on page - 342 Well, you simply must! Tage ae ee Be) ol a ans John Garfield puts spoon in mouth while he autographs a program for a fan. _ HER SHOPPING SPREE f Vivien Leigh had another objective in New York besides seeing Laurence Olivier. She wanted to go on a clothes spree. Vivien “had been kept so busy on “Gone With The Wind” that she had little use for any clothes except slacks and shirts, which were worn to work and to the occasional movie which she took in for relaxation. Sunny Alexander, ‘the English actress’ secretary, did all the shopping necessary for the Leigh wardrobe = during this time. Vivien didn’t buy so much as a stitch in six months, setting some kind of a record among womankind. | BOYER’S PUBLIC 3 Charles Boyer won fans right and left on the Universal lot. While visiting ‘The Under- pup” set one day, the yells for ‘Autograph, Ite please, Mr. Boyer,’ from the twenty-five _ children. in the picture were louder than the yells which daily greet the ice-cream man. Irene Dunne, co-starred with Boyer in ’'Mod- ern Cinderella” is another fan. According to her, the French actor could dramatize a comma. REAL FARMERS ~ ‘i Don't believe for a minute that the Clark Gables aren't serious about their farming. They have just purchased ten acres adjoin- ing their property. One reason for buying up the additional property was that it in- cluded a hilltop where tourists hung out for a view of the Gable ranch. But the main reason was that Gable has his heart set on an orange grove, and has already planted hundreds of trees on the new acreage. Dyed-in-the-wool farmers might fhink that many of the gadgets of the Gable ranch are somewhat fantastic, but both Carole Lom- bard and her husband swear that the latest improvement is highly practical. It is a sound-proof chicken coop! GRACIE’S IN AGAIN Gracie Allen won the prize at a recent re- hearsal when the cast of the radio show were vying for first place in silly stories. She told about the Chinese student who was so anxious to perfect his American manners that he spent every evening studying an etiquette book. His first opportunity to try out the new set of manners came at a party given for the Dean. When a cup of tea was passed to him, the student said, ‘“‘Thank you, sir or madame, as the case may be.” MICKEY’S MOUSTACHE Mickey Rooney is the most excited person in town, since hearing that he will go to Eng- land for “Yank at Eton.” He has plans to surprise the English by a moustache, which will be grown en route. Being ribbed about his plans on the “Babes In Arms” set one day, Mickey said, "Okay, okay, have your fun. But I'll bet anyone here ten bucks that I get off the boat with a moustache. And with no make-up man standing by with rein-- forcements, either.” : A REEL BREAK Are you wondering about the attractive Helen Gilbert, who made such a hit in “Rndy Hardy Gets Spring Fever’’—her first picture? Her own story is good enough to film—for she was discovered by W. S. Van Dyke, while playing the cello in the Metro orchestra. The director told her she was much too pretty to hide behind a cello and finally persuaded her into a screen test. Now there’s talk of her appearing as lead- ing lady in Robert Taylor’s “Florian.” It all comes under the heading of Too Good To Be True, but Helen’s not keeping her fingers crossed. She'd like to be a movie star, of course, but with her musical career and her happy marriage to another musician she was perfecily happy before this prospect ever loomed. SNAPPY CHAUFFEURS Check it off to rumor that the Gene Markeys aren't as devoted as ever. From the looks of things, Hedy is more smitten with her hus- band’s charms each day. For now that she’s finished “Lady of the Tropics,’’ she drives Markey to the studio every morning and ap- pears on the dot of six to pick him up every evening. The best looking blonde chauffeur Bennett is in Constance Europe, they say, to divorce the Marquis de la Falaise. in town belongs to Frank Ross, Vice-Presi- dent of Hal Roach studios. The station- wagon which brings him to the studio daily is driven by his wife, Jean Arthur. WHY. MR. DUCK! St. Louis friends report this story on Walt Disney. On a recent trip there, Mr. Disney was approached by a young lady who in- quired why Donald Duck had not been prop- erly named Donald Drake. Disney hesi- tated for a moment, then said, “Well, it's a delicate subject. There was a scandal, you see, and Donald decided to use his mother’s name.” THEY'RE ALLERGIC! Seems that every star has developed an allergy in her day—whether actually or for publicity purposes. Jeanette MacDonald can't have orchids around her without suf- fering hay fever attacks, Martha Raye is allergic to dogs, Deanna Durbin can’t stand roses, and so on, ad nauseum. But here’s a bona fide allergy, which caused Lya Lys to lose the best chance of her career. She was scheduled as Paul Muni’'s leading lady in ‘We Are Not Alone,” but was allergic to his moustache. (Continued on page 104) Notice Marie Wilson's finger- less gloves! Now that novelty takes lots of nerve.

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down the block. None of this for him! “That’s all right, dear. We know you. You’re Richard Carlson’s father. We heard you bragging about him to Mr. Smith for an hour on end last night.” There has always been a special bond between the elder Carlson and_ his younger son. “Richard,” says Ruth, “is what the rest of us might have been and aren’t.” Her father rejects the notion that any of his children aren’t exactly as he likes them. “Just the same,” Ruth points out, “Richard was graduated summa cum laude. The rest of us? Summa cum nix.” Richard inherited from his father an absorbing curiosity about life in all its manifestations. From the time he was two and asked who made it snow and was told, “God,” and commented appre- ciatively, “Good for God,” he has said, “Why, Daddy?” more consistently than Fanny Brice. He perfumed the house with his chemistry experiments. For three weeks the family laundry had to wait while he built a glider in the base- ment among the wash tubs. To _ his mother’s terror and his father’s delight, the glider actually worked for a moment or two. With a couple of friends he organized the Rock of Ages Insurance Company to insure mothers’ thimbles and fathers’ watch-charms. With three dollars in the treasury, the company de- clared bankruptcy and descended on the drug store to gorge itself with ice cream sodas. He shared a passion for music with his sister ~Margaret, and would MODERN SCREEN WHAT'S IN A NAME ? (Continued from page 40) stand beside the radio for an hour at a time, helping great orchestra leaders conduct their symphonies. His greatest passion, also inherited, was for words. His paternal grandfather was a carpenter and itinerant Baptist minister. During the week he built houses, and took Sundays off to preach at the building site. Richard’s father is a lawyer, with a reverence for learning in general, and for Shakespeare and the Bible in particular. He commended to his children a boyhood habit of his own. “When you meet a new word, look it up, then use it till it’s part of your vocab- ulary. Some day you'll find that ‘swell’ and ‘rotten’ aren’t enough.” Of them all, only Richard took to the idea—with such warmth that when his mother went up to turn out the lights in the boys’ room, she generally had to dislodge the diction- ary or encyclopedia from under his ear. ROM the small town of Albert Lea, Minnesota, they moved to Minne- apolis. “My father,” says Richard, “saw this brood of kids coming up, whom he had to put through college. So he pulled up stakes and started all over again at forty-five. Courage, I call it.” In high school Richard decided there was nothing worth learning. This was a measure of self-defense. He’d discov- ered a world of extra-curricular activ- ities which left no time for books. He was class president, head of the dramatic club, editor of the school paper. 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That he still had some energy | left over for non-academic pursuits is indicated by his mother’s reaction to a phone call he made from his frat house at eleven one night during his junior year. It went like this: ‘May I speak to Dad, Mother?” ‘“He’s in bed. What’s the matter?” “Nothing much. But get him up, will you?” “Oh, Richard, what have you done now?—Henry—” She woke her sleeping husband. “It’s Richard, Henry. He’s got himself into another mess, I know. I can tell by his voice.” Mr. Carlson went to the phone. “Just heard I made Phi Beta Kappa, Dad. Wanted you to be the first to know.” “That’s fine, son,” his father chuckled. WELL YOUR MARRIAGE CERTAINLY HAS STAYED ROMANTIC, AND I'VE NEVER SEEN A LOVELIER COMPLEXION ! BUT WHY IS PALMOLIVE SO GOOD FOR GUARDING AGAINST DRY SKIN 2 MADE WITH OLIVE OIL! THAT'S WHY PALMOLIVE !S SO GOOD FOR KEEPING SKIN SOFT, SMOOTH, YOUNG! ;

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vouR COMECLOSER SME DOES THINGS TO MES ‘T knew you would.” As indeed he did. During senior year he announced his engagement to a girl named Jean. On sraduation day he walked off with $2500 m prize meney. He decided that the juxtaposition oo these two rovers. aad 7 been arranged by fate, and betoo im- 4, Mu self to his father’s office. “Dad, Jean and [KIM OID THINGS [ want to get married and study at the a Sorbonne together for a year.” The elder i : V4 man scrutinized him for a moment, then : : 70 MY SMILE went to the window and stood looking : mi out. At length he turned. “That’s a : oT : srave decision, son. Let’s talk it over.” The upshot was that Richard bought passage for two. Before the marriage could take place, however, the franc had soared and made the great adventure impossible. Richard returned to the uni- versity for his master’s degree. He and Jean drifted apart, and she married someone else. They’re still good friends, though. He sees Kate too, for that mat- ter, whenever he passes through Detroit. By the time he got his M.A., he was fed up with college. His mind revolted at the thought of teaching Freshman English to freshmen who didn’t want to learn English. A glittering idea struck him. Since he wanted to write for the theatre, his most sensible course would be to work in the theatre. He took his scholarship money, still intact, talked his father out of another thousand and formed the Minneapolis Repertory Com- pany. The reviews were kind, but the audiences stayed away. Richard went broke as a result. More for the solace of getting things off his chest than for practical advice, he wandered down to see his friend, Merle Potter, dramatic critic of the “Journal.” “Get out of Minneapolis,” Potter told him. “If you want the theatre, go where the theatre is—Holly- wood or New. York.” That night he went to the beer parlor, run by a nice fat alewife named Swanee, where he and his cronies had fore- gathered for the past five years to settle the problems of life. “I’m going to Holly- wood or New York,” he announced. pees asked Michael Loring, one of Only PEPSOOe LIER INGREDIEN” aa teeth “Next Wednesday,” he said for the HE fr sake of saying something. urface-S c sllia “T’ve got a hundred and eighty bucks. sightly 3 earl ae help you Tll go with you.” They flipped a coin, erase n ir f ll P s thing ner--° and it came out Hollywood. to re al t th IRI do zing ee avi It took him longer to win his father | } Oris t : et Se NG we der ‘over. From ten to one-thirty on a Sun- epsoden y For te start to oot ey day morning they sat in the rock garden ope Pe sode and thrashed things out. Point by point Richard met his parent’s objections. He wasn’t dazzled by the glamor of the footlights, he wasn’t rising to the lure -_ je For a Come-Closer Smile | Bonita Granville is a busy gal these | § PEREORGS days—what with growing up and flying PEPSODENT POWD ER oman from one role to another. use ; IRIUM : for greater Cleansing "power

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of the Hollywood siren. He was deter- mined to write and direct for the theatre, so he had to go where the theatre was. Potter had. supplied him with a good line. At one-thirty Mrs. Carlson refused to wait dinner any longer. you decided?” ‘Tye decided,” said her husband, “that the law has lost a powerful pleader in our Richard.” “He's decided,” said her son, “to stake me to twenty-five a week.” Hollywood failed to get excited over Richard. He had a letter to Arthur Sheekman, who sent him to the Pasa- dena Community Playhouse—an excel- lent training ground where you work for nothing. He directed Richard II. Oliver Hinsdell of Metro saw him play Prince Hal in “Henry IV” and invited him to join Metro stock. He appeared in a short, which Mr. Hinsdell was sure would lead to a contract. It didn’t. They were willing to have him continue in stock, but that wasn’t good enough for Richard. “Pm taking a bus to New York,” he wrote his father. “All right,” his father wrote back, “provided you agree to go into something else if, after two months, youre not earning your living there.” He promised that he would. ON arrival he phoned a. friend who suggested lunch the next day. The friend was assistant stage manager for the Boston company of “Three Men on a Horse.” He asked Richard to pick him up at the theatre where they were rehearsing. George Abbott, producer of the show, was sitting out front with the leading lady when Richard walked in. Abbott eyed the box tweed coat that hung from his shoulders, spotted the Phi Beta COLGATE’S COMBATS BAD BREATH .oe MAKES TEETH SPARKLE! “Colgate’s special pen- etrating foam gets into hidden crevices be- tween your teeth... ... helps your toothbrush clean out decaying . food particles and stop the stagnant saliva odors that cause much bad breath. And Colgate’s safe polishing agent makes teeth naturally bright and sparkling! Al- ways use Colgate Dental Cream— regularly and frequently. No other dentifrice is exactly like it.” “What have _ LOOK HERE, MARY! | DON'T HAVE TO WAIT AROUND FOR YOU LIKE THIS! WHAT'S MORE, ONE OF THESE DAYS, IM NOT GOING To! 1M NOT LATE, AM |, MARY 2 MODERN SCREEN Kappa key. “There’s a nice looking kid,” he said to the leading lady. “Shall I hire him to keep you company on the road?” “Why not?” “Hey, College,” yelled Abbott. “Want a job?” Youre hired. Fifty a week.” Such things sometimes happen. Fortune smiled all year. He played in summer stock at Dennis, he played in “Night of January 16th” and with Ethel Barrymore in “Ghost of Yankee Doodle.” Meantime he was putting his heart into a play of his own called “Western Waters.” He found a producer. The play was to open just after Christmas, which meant that Richard couldn’t get home for the holidays. His mother was rather upset, especially after he phoned them on Christmas Eve, sounding none too cheerful over the prospects for his play. On the train east, his sister Ruth read the reviews. They shattered her so that she couldn’t eat any breakfast. She had to steel herself to call her brother when she reached New York. “I’m fine, Sis,” he told her. “Had a letter from Dad that restored my perspective. No, he didn’t say much but I read him be- tween the lines: “You’re a nice boy, Richard, but you’ve had _ things pretty much your own way. Won’t hurt you to take a sock in the jaw.’ ” Luck seemed to have turned against him. His play had failed. Months went by, and no job. For the first time since leaving college, he began to consider the advisability of retreating to an academic career. Then Ethel Barrymore offered him a role in “Whiteoaks.” It was while he was on the road that his own play, flop though it had been, bore unexpected fruit. 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MODERN SCREEN Just a couple of cake-eaters—Billy Halop and Bobby Jordan. Incidentally, the Dead Enders reform in their new pix. business to see him right soon again.” She wanted to turn and gather them to her breast, but restrained herself to a passionate, if inaudible, murmur: “Thank you, kind people. Thank you for liking my brother.” Richard met Mona Mayfield two or three years ago. Dark-eyed, ivory- skinned, with a soft Texan drawl, she’s pretty as a picture. She’d have to be, for she was a photographer’s model. When they were introduced by Mona’s brother-in-law, one of Richard’s best friends, they vouchsafed each other a distant “how do you do?” The fact was that the dish had been overdone. Mona had been plugged to Richard, and Rich- ard to Mona, till each was sick of the sound of the other’s name. Left to itself, however, the romance bloomed last winter. Ruth’s phone shrilled at two o'clock one morning. She lifted it to hear a blissful voice saying: “Mona and I just got engaged.” On her way out west to be married, Mona spent a week with Mr. and Mrs. Carlson in Minneapolis. Richard re- ceived two letters in the same mail, which set him purring with content. From his wite-to-be: “I adore your father and mother, and I think they like me all right.” From his mother: “Mona has taken our hearts by storm.” They were married a few weeks ago in a church at Las Vegas. Their first joint enterprise as man and wife was a wire to the family: “It’s all over and official and we’re very, very happy. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carlson.” You'll be seeing Mr. Carlson in Wan- ger’s “Winter Carnival.” But for a fluke, it might have been “Golden Boy.” The part was offered him while he was ap- pearing on Broadway in “Stars in Your Eyes.” Selznick and Columbia had agreed on the terms of the loanout, and Richard was crazy to play it, as who wouldn’t have been. The only hitch lay in his stage contract, which ran till May 1st. He was due in Hollywood on April 13th. But considering the splendor of the opportunity, he was sure he could get a release. He wired to Bermuda, where the producer was vacationing. The answer came on April Ist. It was “no.” Ruth and Mona were with him. He turned white for a moment, then asked Julian, his Filipino servant, for a Scotch and soda. “Mr. Carlson, sir,” said Julian, “its April Fool joke. It can’t be true.” He’d soon rallied sufficiently to com- fort his women folk. “Don’t take it so hard, children. You know what Dad would say. “You made a contract. Don’t resent being asked to stick by it.’” ” Just listen to ’em!.. ‘Afraid of a little pan of water, eh?’ says Duck-Luck... ‘Who’s afraid?’ says Hen-Pen. ‘I just don’t like water, the horrid kut-kut-kadacket stuff’... “You chicken-hearted coward!’ says he .. .“°You wet smack!’ says she...!” “Oh, stop your nonsense, Hen-Pen—it’s swell once you're in! Just hold your nose and shut your eyes ... don’t you know we'll get sprinkled with lovely, downy Johnson’s Baby Powder when we get out? In you go now—KERSPLASH!” | “Look, gang, here comes the Johnson’s ... hold everything! Prickly heat and chafes won’t get much chance at us! And oh-h, boy—when that soft white shower comes down the small of your back, you'll get a thrill right down to your pinfeathers!” “Didn't | tell you? Everybody likes Johnson’s Baby Powder. The talc in it’s specially fine, and it helps keep babies comfortable as can be. It doesn’t cost much, either!” JOHNSON'S BABY POWDER Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, N. J. 67

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She flew off the handle, into her car and skidded by the emerging man so fast she nearly ran over him. She drove pell-mell to the back lot and burst into violent tears. Later they apologized to one another. The other ace director balled her out before a big crowd of extras when, due back for night shots, she overestimated her time for dinner. She was stunned, but not teo much to cry, “You can’t speak to me like that!” It was embar- rassing all the way around. Both directors, incidentally, are now among her greatest boosters and she admits she ought to be slapped down when she’s in error. Only let someone try it! Within her there is a disconcerting restlessness Fortunately Joel under- stands this. In spite of his common sense—‘One of us has to have some!” exclaims Frances—he also abhors the prosaic. He wants her to go on with her career. He has always been. drawn to women with plenty of zip. When Joel was Hollywood’s most pursued bachelor he always dated temperamental glamor gals and when he married he wasn’t, as has been so blandly assumed, reverting to the peaceful domestic type. His wife, he knew had every exciting potentiality, only better restraint. Frances finally had to hire a nurse to dictate to her two young sons. “Before I had her, Joel and I would pick them up on the spur of the moment and start for the ranch. Oh, Joel’s worse than I am! In the middle of the night he’d start for Timbuctoo, if he didn’t have a contract. I knew it was wrong to be so irregular with them, so for their sakes we hired a proper English nurse.” GHE isn’t proud of being headstrong, but unquestionably she is and it was this trait that got her into the movies. When she finished at Hyde Park High School in Chicago she was ready for Hollywood, but her parents weren’t. If she is progressing sanely in pictures it’s not of her choice; she wanted to zoom at seventeen and she still is willing to be a star overnight if she can be. In high school plays. she’d been emphatically good, so she dramatized herself to the n-th degree. However, she was packed off to college. For two years Frances attended the University of Chicago and you would imagine she improved each shining hour. Not Frances! She hated it. As soon as she discovered no undergraduate could be in a college show, the required courses which were inflicted upon her irritated her. She was all eager, romantic and dramatic, and they were ice water. “T still think college was bad for me,” she maintains. “It gives a mental train- ing, teaches you to be analytical, develops your dry side. I was ripe for emotional development, and I was doused in cold, intellectual lessons. That’s the wrong track for an actress. Maybe book learn- ing of the advanced sort would have been all right if it had dealt with art, but there was nothing like that. Yes, everything I studied in college had to be undone!” She revenged herself at college by studying as little as she had to in order to pass. She became a social success. “All I cared about was how many dates I could have. I went to tea dances rather than to the library, and I was silly and gaga.” Classes weren’t serious to her. She calls it her stupid era. She blames it on being forced onto a campus when she had no desire in that direction. She insists that it would have been better had she been allowed to come to Hollywood directly from high school. A the end of her second year she had a showdown with her dad. He con- sented to stake her for a year in Holly- wood, and sent her and her mother west. She was determined to click, so she rented a small apartment and began listening for breaks. She heard Fox was filming a college story, so she went out and got into a line of extras checking in for the picture. When they got to her she introduced herself as a genuine college girl, and “how’d they like authenticity?” The nerve drew the job. She earned $100 and instantly spent it as a down payment on an old Chrysler. Piling fellow extras into the top-heavy bus was fun until she had to confess she couldn’t even get extra calls. She ulti- mately persuaded Central Casting to register her, but she bumped into their law of seniority and so received few jobs. She began commuting to Pasadena nights. She wasn’t rated good enough for plays on the main stage of the Com- munity Playhouse there, but she got into the amateur plays in the tiny Workshop. Eleven futile months passed. She had ‘one more month to go, was still nowhere, -and her father still wrote her she was ‘hitting a new peak in silliness. Ag When she was disappointed at a new depth, the miracle she had counted on ‘happened. She was eating lunch in the Paramount. cafe one noon. Maurice Chevalier, hunting a-new girl for the lead in his new picture, spotted her and demanded her. ; So Frances’ jump from extra to heroine was that abrupt. She had to portray an -excited French girl and when they pre- viewed, she was obviously excited, if not French. She celebrated her victorious contract by moving to a bigger apartment in the same building, one with two closets instead of one. She was pretty and adequate, so she remained a heroine. Flattered by atten- tion, she resumed her social whirling in the new setting. Soon she was going out with Howard Hughes and all the sought-after blades. At college she’d _almost entangled herself in marriage twice, which would have been disastrous considering she had every intention of coming to Hollywood. She tried to counteract the suave compliments she now got with charming coquetry. Con- sequently, her life seethed with a series ~of situations. The career that began with luck met a frightening impasse when she defiantly refused to be browbeaten. The depres- sion disclosed that, through a corporate mix-up, none of the Paramount players’ contracts were legally binding. All the stars were asked to resign. Those who were dissatisfied with their roles had an _out, and Frances had begun to pay a third of her salary to the noted drama coach, Samuel Kayser. She realized she had to get assignments with some point, or she’d fade out. Characteristically,

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she inevitably arrived late for her ex- pensive lessons, and the venerable old man would groan, “Will you never come on time? You throw my whole day off!” She went back to him for coaching during her recent over-long vacation, contending she must be able to really act, when they hire her. “IT say,” Frances declared to me, “that there is no spot like Hollywood! 1 think there is an impression that Joel and I stay away from it, rather snootily. We don’t! Both of us love Hollywood and its people. We aren't in pictures just for the money, but because we honestly love the work. I think the finest people in the world are here. It’s a vivid place, an alive place! It brings out the best in the best persons and the worst in the worst persons.” Hollywood made Frances more of a flirt than she’d been in college, for awhile. Then it toned her down in the only man- ner a highly emotional girl can be toned; it gave her stimulating work in which she could have pride. It challenged her to prove herself. She gambled on leaving Paramount, and security. Her agent implored her not to be so rash. “You can stay on for two more years! It’s a sure deal. And they’ll crucify you if you leave!” Frances felt she could do better if she gambled on applying for better roles. The studio was mad at her, too. For two months, although on her last picture she’d received the best notices ever, there wasn’t one single bid for her services. “T hadn’t saved a cent,” she confessed. “WViother and I hung onto the house we were renting in Beverly, but we had to let the maid go. I was out of Paramount, expected to immediately get something grand, and nothing happened. I began to MODERN SCREEN Gloria Jean looks and sings like a very young Deanna Durbin. She will soon be seen in "The Underpup.'’ do my own work in the house. I kept on going to Kayser, two hours every day; I felt I had to. But I was pretty scared with that inexplainable lull, with no money coming in and no reserve.” The lull climaxed one afternoon when Frances, alone at home, received a tele- phone call. Her agent had just negotiated a four-picture deal at a salary exactly five times as large as she’d made at Para- mount! Her mother was coming up the street from the market, arms full of groceries. Frances ran out, knocked the food every-which-way. “We're rich, we’re rich!” she shouted. Exultantly she dialed all her friends who, incidentally, had not forsaken her in the strange crisis. Their loyalty when she was on_a spot is one more reason she likes Hollywood. It isn’t, she knows, a callous, forgetful town. They all sent flowers, as though she were having an opening at the house. Her leading man turned out to be Joel. She looked at him warily. She was certain he must feel he was wonderful! But she wound up eloping with him. On location in Washington, D. C., she had a week off and went to New York for her first whirl there. The other admirers no longer had any spell. She long-distanced Joel, “It’s marvelous here. I’m on the twenty-ninth floor of the Waldorf- Astoria and it’s the most exciting city in the world!” He caught the next plane and they drove through New England on a hasty honeymoon. Last fall they returned east for the first time, bought a car, and drove sentimentally to the same towns. Mercurial Frances Dee hasn’t every- thing nicely catalogued. She has some- thing inside of her that keeps her in suspense. Aside from being positive she loves Joel, and her two little boys, she is wildly at sea about everything else. nexpensive wa mselves of a lasting and provocative fragrance. You too, can enj oy these delightful products which are all exquisite but not expensive. The fine im- : ported talc as a great favorite the country over. es CHERAMY PoE RR FU Me R 69

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Available at WOOLWORTH, MURPHY, ‘NEWBERRY, NEISNER BROS., BEN FRANK- MODERN SCREEN THE HARDYS AT HOME (Continued from page 43) darning socks, and playing her piano, singing, reading. “There’s nothing of the actress about Sara Haden,” Lewis Stone told me. “I’ve known her since she was a child. She’s very fine.” Polly Benedict lives near the studio with her folks. There’s absolutely no doubt about it, the Hardys are them- selves, and that’s all there is to it. “Wahoo!” said Mickey, when I gave voice to this thought. “How right you are! Why, it’s gotten so that I don’t know whether I’m Mickey Rooney or Andy Hardy. Most of the people I know call me Andy. A lot of my mail comes ad- dressed to Andy Hardy. When people ask me for my autograph, half of them ask me to sign ‘Andy Hardy.’ When I played in “Boys Town” the studio got thousands of letters asking why Andy Hardy was in an institution for home- less boys. Say,” he interrupted himself to ask us, “what’s Andy got that I haven’t got?” “Why, nothing, dear,” said Ma Hardy, soothingly. ““You’re just the same real boy, the two of you, that’s all.” “Well,” sighed Andy, “it’s sure funny how a character can grow on a fellow. When I started to play Andy I just acted him without thinking about it and I still do. Say!” Mickey’s eyes widened. “I guess I’ve got something here. I guess IT don’t have to think about it, because Andy and I... because me and Andy . . . because Andy is me, or...” The usually glib Mr. Rooney waved a help- less paw. ; Mickey relaxed and continued, “Any- way, since that first picture, “A Family Affair, in 1937, Andy’s become bigger and more important than I have. I de- pend on Andy all the time. When I’m not sure whether I should do something, I ask myself, ‘What would Andy do about it?’ And if I’m not quite certain even ‘then: los 47 “You ask your father,’ helped Ma Hardy, with a smile for the Judge at the other end of our table. HAT’S right, I do, no fooling,” said Mickey. “I ask Mr. Stone for lots of advice. We all do. I even tell him about my new girls and things like that. Espe- cially, we all ask him about acting, the way certain scenes should be played, certain lines should be spoken. He’s our ‘Judge’ all right, no doubt about that. We all go to him for advice, for help in real life, just as we do in-. . . reel life,” finished Mickey. z I couldn’t help notice, incidentally, with what respect Mickey, the fun- maker, the wise-cracker, treats Lewis Stone. The girls and Ma Hardy may call Mr. Stone “Pa”—Mickey calls him “Mr. Stone.” One feels that Mickey holds Lewis Stone in the same respect, iden- tically, as Andy feels for the wise and kindly Judge (whom he is fortunate enough to have for a father.) ‘It?s just like Ma and me,’ Marian broke in. “I go to her for everything.” “And it’s the same with you, James,” broke in Ma Hardy. “Tell about the let- ters you get, the people who come up to you in the street and ask for advice. Why,” she said, proudly, “you’ve become the People’s Public Adviser, No. 1.” The Judge smiled. “I do get a great many letters,” he said, in his temperate way, “especially from fathers and teach- ers, asking my advice about their prob- lems with their young sons or charges. Boys write to me, too. They almost al- ways say either that their father is ‘just like the Judge’ and isn’t it ‘swell’ or that their fathers are not like the Judge and that’s their hard luck. I also get many letters asking for legal advice. Recently I was asked to advise about a title search on some property in the middle-west. The papers were actually sent to me so that I might make sure they were in proper form. Another man wanted ad- vice on his alimony suit. Of course, I | write and tell such people that I am not qualified to give legal advice. Now, Mother, what about your letters?” O# mine are mostly letters from wo- men in the same station of life as Ma Hardy” said Ma Hardy. “They send me dozens of requests for the patterns of the dresses I wear. I always send the patterns, with a little note of thanks. One woman wrote me and protested be- cause she had discovered a new pair of curtains in the Hardy dining-room win- dows and she wanted to know how come Ma Hardy got new curtains, times being as hard as they are. ‘Tf nothing else could convince me,” said Ma Hardy, “that American women are economical, such letters as these would. They admire my clothes because they are neat and simple and inexpen- sive. They know exactly what it means to buy new curtains, new coats when the old one will do. I consider these letters as tributes to the characters of — the Hardys, yes, but also as a tribute to American wives and mothers in general.” “Well,” said Andy, briskly, at this point, “far as I can see we might as well call it a day, change our names to © Hardy and all move in together. We're not Hardys just off and on, we’re Hardys both on and off.” His eyes, as he spoke, were fixed meaningly on young Miss Rutherford. “Just what is the meaning of that re- mark, may I ask, Mister Hardy?” bristled Polly. : “Well,” said Mickey, “the other night I went to the theatre in company with Miss June Preisser, a young actress of my acquaintance. There I was sitting with this young lady, minding my own business, when the lights go out and I hear a voice behind me—what is more, I get a pinch behind me, a pinch in the arm such as no lady would give—and ~ then a voice says, ‘Cheating on me, eh, Andy Hardy? Well, I don’t ever want to see you again.” Doggone, if it isn’t this Polly Benedict tagging after me. I told Miss Preisser, I said, ll have a lot of explaining to do on the set of ‘Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever, come the dawn.” “Not exactly gallant, are you, son?” reproved the Judge, patting Polly’s © clenched fist. Andy flushed. Polly made | a face at him. We all laughed. ( I asked, “Do you think you will even- tually marry Andy Hardy, Polly?” “Well,” whispered Polly, “I’m working | awful hard at it!” (Aunt Milly whispered in my ear, her eyes shining, “They really have gone out on dates together, you know—Ann and Mickey.”) “Aw,” Mickey was saying, “you know she’s playing in ‘Gone With the Wind’ with Gable.” ; “Not with Gable, silly, just in the same | cast,” purred Miss Polly. 4 “Just in the same cast with Gable is —

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2 ~ going far enough, Miss,” said Andy, darkly. “Children, children,” said Ma Hardy. ‘Don’t mind them,’ Ma Hardy was say- ing to me, “it’s all in fun. I will say one thing for us Hardys, we really have very nice dispositions. I’ve never known the slightest unpleasantness in any one of us, not once during all the seven pictures we’ve made together. We have just as much fun, really, as we seem to have.” Even when actually on the sets, the Hardys are still themselves. Their di- rector, “Woody” Van Dyke, told me, “I'm not directing them. I’m letting them be themselves. They don’t need direction, they’re folks.” The script girl on the set, who has been with them for all seven pictures, told me that she has never once known one of them to go up on a single line. “That’s because,’ she said, “they are all saying things that come natural to them.” More than that, they ad lib. They don’t have to say their lines just as they are written in the script. So long as what they say carries on the story, they can express themselves freely, in any way that comes natural to them. They all sense, too, the slightest thing foreign to the pictures of the Hardy family as the Hardy family is. Ma Hardy told me, “On one occasion I was supposed to say, ‘Run upstairs, now, every mother’s son of you.’ Ma Hardy would never express herself like that and—she didn’t. Another time there was a small scene in which Andy was sup- posed to comb his hair at the dinner table with no protest being made. We changed that, or rather, added to it, because, while Andy Hardy would do that, one of us would certainly correct him. We corrected him. A line was added to take care of that.” Every bit of the material comes from the common touch of real family life. Everyone, from producer down to prop man, sits in on story conferences, and everyone scrawls marginalia as they dis- cuss the story. Unsung and unbilled, the Hardy family’s technical crew draw upon their own family experiences and con- tribute much of the whimsical humor, the life-likeness which goes into each Hardy picture. Yes, indeed, it’s all a family affair— that’s the secret of the famous Hardys. ‘ Betty Moran has the personality and talent of her big sister, Lois. Watch ee, ie ~ for her in ‘Range War.” MODERN SCREEN CAICH YOUR BEAUTY 4 ‘Win new Glamour for your skin as you sleep the skin’s activity. Leave on a thin film at night. It aids your skin renew its vital- ity, grow soft and invitingly fresh. At night, leave on a film of this cream to help skin stay active,. overcome dryness. Thousands of women testify to the many ways in which Woodbury helps the skin—invigorating, cleansing, refreshing, Nae you sleep, your skin should be wide awake, overcoming the unlovely fatigue and dryness the day has caused. softening. Its germ-free purity provides an added safeguard for your beauty. Try Woodbury tonight! Only $1.00, 50¢, 25¢, 10¢, at all beauty counters: Besides luscious softening and cleans- ing oils, Woodbury Cold Cream contains an important Vitamin which helps arouse 20000000 00000000000 000009098008 09O9GOODDOGOSH9O9G HOSS 90990000 Ou A * MAIL FOR NEW 4-PIECE MAKE-UP KIT John H. Woodbury, Inc., 6708 Alfred St., Cincinnati, Ohio (In Canada) John H. Woodbury, Ltd., Perth, Ontario Please send me new Woodbury Beauty Make-up Kit, contain- ing generous tube of Woodbury Cold Cream; smart attractive metal compacts of exquisite Woodbury Facial Powder, Rouge and Lipstick. I enclose 10¢ to cover packing and postage. Goes —— es WOODBURY ga aye Monwaaian nace SW ry Zoocccccv0ve0eecvesccvvecesccvccen a : CHECK MAKE-UP DESIRED GOLD CREAM 3 CHAMPAGNE WINDSOR ROSE al * (For golden skin) [ (For pink skin) ° Name. () () |) b U hk Y : eee 60 06000006000000000000900080000990090970999800800900000009000 71

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of dates, 00 and out : irl with an The face powder with a light touch! The modern miss knows that her face powder, like her conversation, should have a light touch. That’s why she chooses Luxor “Feather- Cling,” the face powder that sits lightly—stays on smoothly. Luxor is a delicately balanced, medium weight powder that won’t cake or streak. Which shades? All five of the season’s smartest! Each 55¢. Rose Rachel is very popular. counoarion | | Lotion aa MODERN SCREEN HOLLYWOOD'S WAY TO LOVELY TEETH (Continued from page 45) in their appearance when we are along about seven to nine months old and leave us with wide open spaces in our little faces around the tender-age of six or seven years. By the time we get to be twenty-one, most of the thirty-two permanent teeth we fell heir to have put in their more or less eventful appear- ance—with the possible exception of a third molar or two, whimsically known as wisdom teeth. These temperamental little laggards are apt to appear almost any old time, or just as likely, not at all, for some people’s jaws never do grow big enough to accommodate their third molars. Then the condition known as impaction exists. Impacted teeth may press on nerves or other nearby molars, but if they don’t, their presence is en- tirely harmless. The four front teeth, or incisors, were built to cut your food. The cuspids, on either side of these, were made to tear and shred it, the bicuspids beyond were grown to break or crush your victuals, and the molars are there to finish the job by grinding. OW, that we’ve got all that settled, how shall we. care for what we have in our mouths? Strong, healthy, beau- tifully even teeth depend primarily upon good general health and a well balanced diet which nourishes and exercises them properly. But, close on the heels of these necessities, mark down cleanliness and skilled dental care. With these four for- mulae working for you constantly and in correct proportions, there’s no reason on earth why you shouldn’t have a set of ivories.that will be an asset to your beauty as well as a safeguard to your physical health. What are the foods that help build and maintain strong, healthy teeth? Those rich in calcium, minerals and phosphorus. And which ones are they, did you murmur? Milk and eggs and cheese and butter; tomatoes, citrus fruits (lemons, oranges, grapefruit, limes); meat and bread and cereals (especially those made from whole grains); leafy vegetables and greens; nuts and fish— and, let us repeat it over again, milk, milk, and more milk. If you don’t like it raw, there are all those lovely sauces, desserts and beverages to disguise the stuff. But get it you should, not only while you’re growing, but to the very end of your days, for milk is the best source of calcium, phosphorus and Vita- min A that ever hit your dinner table. Dried peas and beans and cod and halibut liver oil preparations are good for teeth, too. So are all foods in which the Vitamin D content has been in- ereased by irradiation. Some hard, coarse foods are absolutely essential to the health of teeth, because they exer- cise the gums and jaws and bony sockets that hold your teeth. Toast and crusts and ready-to-eat cereals, apples, celery and other raw vegetables are all just what the doctor ordered. Sunshine is important, too, because it helps your body to produce its own Vitamin D, so essential to sound, beau- tiful teeth. Well, so much for diet and such things. -Now, what about the dentifrices, mouth washes, brushes and general oral clean- liness? My pets, you’ve got something there. A clean tooth is a healthy one, and a healthy tooth is very slow to decay. The object of brushing your teeth is to remove bits of food that get themselves caught between, around and under tooth surfaces, and to break the gummy deposits that chewing or rinsing can not dislodge. Your tooth brush should, be small, with medium stiff but strong bristles, whose groups are widely enough spaced to allow for thorough cleanliness. Your dentifrice—whether paste, powder or liq- uid is purely a matter of personal taste— should be mild and free from an over- supply of soap, grit, starch or sugar. It should be the kind of dentifrice you like to use—in flavor, consistency and strength—for teeth should be brushed at the very least two times every day, night and morning and after each meal whenever possible. They should be brushed thoroughly inside and out and the whole process should require at least three minutes to accomplish its real cleaning purpose. . Brush your teeth in the direction in which they grow—up and down, away from the gums, toward the biting sur- faces. Heavy, horizontal strokes fail, not only to remove all particles of foods, but they also injure the gums and necks of the teeth. To clean the grinding sur- faces, force the bristles gently down into the grooves and use a backward and forward motion. And don’t forget the inner surfaces. They may at first seem difficult to reach, but their cleanliness is of the utmost importance. Concentrate on two or three teeth at a time and brush each area thoroughly. The directions on your tube or box of dentifrice will tell you how to apply the paste or powder. Some recommend a dry brush, others a slightly moistened brush, but all agree that between times your tooth brush should be hung in a clean, light, preferably sunny place, where air can get at it to dry the bristles thoroughly. (Come massage is quite as important as tooth cleanliness and can be accom- plished with either a brush or your fin- ger wrapped in clean gauze. And, while you're at it, don’t forget to brush your tongue—way back at the end, too—and all the walls and surfaces cf your oral cavity. Dental floss, used once daily, is excel- lent to clean between the teeth where brushes will not reach. Carefully used, it will break up many deposits of tartar before they have become solid. It will also dislodge food particles that can be reached no other way. Be sure not to jerk or pull the floss too hard lest it cut or injure the gums. However, used with normal care, it can be a decided aid to cleanliness, health and the consequent beauty of your mouth. And that brings us up to mouth washes and the question of sweet breath. Of course, some unpleasant breath is caused by systemic disturbances or points of definite focal infection beyond the mouth, but a’'considerable lot of it comes from indifferently cleaned teeth and other oral surfaces. Because of the very delicate nature of the mouth tis- sues and structures, a strong, powerful disinfectant can not be used as a mouth wash. The damage might be irreparable. To attempt any such measures would be sheer folly. However, mild as they may seem, there are any number of excellent mouth washes available every- where, and no dressing table or bath-

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room cabinet is complete without at least one kind. Follow the directions on the bottle of your own favorite kind, throw your head back, and swish it around vig- orously for two or three minutes—the longer, the more lasting the effect. Re- peat this at least once a day and every time you have slightest doubt about the freshness of your breath. Done imme- diately after a good tooth brushing, it should safeguard your breath for at least several hours. Some doctors recommend very tart drinks such as lime or lemon juices as excellent breath sweeteners. Certainly they are pleasant ideas, to say the least. > Binge are, as you know, many tooth : conditions that can be cared for only by a competent dentist. Since the early 1920’s the science of dentistry, especially in this country, has progressed by actual leaps and bounds. Valuable new knowledge, better technique, more skillful instruments, all have made it foolish and umnecessary for anyone to fear or dread regular and sufficient den- tal care. Some conditions, such as straightening, cleaning, filling, to say nothing of pyorrhea, abscesses, etc., can be treated satisfactorily only by your dentist. You should make it an unalterable habit to visit him as often as necessary— some people require attention every few months, others may go along for a year or two. But keep checking to be sure. Many a costly, painful and even perma- nently disfiguring mouth condition, or the unnecessary loss of valuable teeth can be indefinitely postponed or pre- vented by a little forethought. ' Tf you will give yours as much care and thought as do the celluloid Cinder- ellas who smile down at you from the silvered screens, you'll have no furrowed brows over dental difficulties. For, whether you’re in the movies or just a very private citizen, the beauty of your face and mouth can be made or marred by the care you take of your teeth. Have you often wished that you knew of some simple, reliable cream _ that would actually get at those unsightly blackheads and enlarged pores—flush out the former and close up the latter—and leave your skin clean and soft and clear? Well, there is such a cream. It works like magic, overnight, and if you haven’t tried it, here is a real opportunity for you. Just fill in this little coupon, en- closing three cents, and we’ll see that you receive a generous sample. We ‘know that you'll be delighted with its quick, effective action. After you’ve tried it, you'll undoubtedly want to tell all your friends about it. a ee | Carol Carter, Modern Screen, 149 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y. Please send me free gift package of the overnight treatment for blackheads and large pores. I am enclosing a 3c stamp to cover postage. (CIN cect aa eae State....... se es ee ee ee ee ee ee MODERN SCREEN “Why would any mother want to make a little girl cry!” INNS Grannie shows Millie a modern way to raise her child 33 i we 2. GRANNIE: My stars! Since when did using force on a child do any good? I heard the doc- tor tell your Cousin Sue that using force can throw a child’s whole nervous system out of order. 1. GRANNIE: Land’s sake, Millie, haven’t you gone far enough? A body would think you had a grudge against the child. MILLIE: But Grannie, I’m doing it only for her own good. PRS. 4. GRANNIE: Hold your horses, dear. A laxa- tive strong enough for Uncle Joe can be TOO strong for a tot. The doctor said a child should get a laxative made only for children. So he recommended Fletcher’s Castoria. 3. GRANNIE: He said it’s wrong to make children take anything they don’t like. A child should get a pleasant-tastin’ laxative... MILLIE: That’s easy. I could give her the one Uncle Joe takes... 6. MILLIE: Grannie! Am I dreaming! Or is she really taking this Fletcher’s Castoria without a peep? GRANNIE: You're not dreaming, Millie. You'll never have any laxative troubles in this house again! 5. GRANNIE: He said Fletcher’s Castoria meets every medical requirement for a child’s laxative. It tastes nice. It’s mild because it’s made especially and only for children. It acts natural-like. And it’s SAFE...How about getting a bottle now? Gathttether CASTORIA The modern— S AF E— laxative made especially for children 73

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MODERN SCREEN GARY'S GOOD COMPANION (Continued from page 33) a what he gets paid for. Not me. Anyhow, they get a kick out of kissin’ him.” Which makes it Coop’s turn to squirm. It’s almost as hard to get Slim to talk about Gary as it is to get Gary to talk about himself. Coop mightn’t like it. Jack Moss mightn’t like it. “Anyhow, there’s nothin’ to talk about. It’s all been printed, sixteen times over. I knew him when a dollar looked as big to him as it does to me now. Well, today he’s got more dough an’ a swanky house in Bel-Air an’ a wife ’n’ baby. That’s the only difference. He didn’t do much talkin’ then an’ he don’t now. He was a good scout then, an’ so he is now. He liked horses then, an’ he likes ’em just as well now. That’s all I know.” HE edges away. You take hasty stock of your tricks and decide to try the waterworks. You pull your mouth down and wonder how the hell you can make your eyes look misty with unshed tears over the story you’re not going to get. It seems to work. Slim gnaws un- happily at the straw in his mouth. “Well, heck, I don’t want to make you feel bad. Go ahead, ask me a couple of questions, an’ I'll see what I can do. Only don’t expect much. “Sure, I guess I know the guy as well as anybody does, but I bet we don’t average more’n five words a day. Say, Coop’s not the kind you go askin’ ques- tions of, like ‘what’s on your mind an’ how did you sleep last night.’ He’d think I was crazy. Anyhow, where’s the sense when I know how he feels just by lookin’ at him.” You suggest that the daily five-word average doesn’t hold good on the hunt- ing trips they take together. He vetoes the suggestion. “No, we don’t talk any more on hunt- in’ trips than any other time. We just hunt, why talk about it? We get up at three or four in the morning—you can’t hunt lyin’ in bed, you know, nor yet in a sleepin’ bag. Coop cooks the breakfast —steak an’ beans or something. I carry water an’ wood an’ wash the dishes. Does he like cookin’? How do I know? I never asked him. I guess he likes it all right, or he wouldn’t do it. He doesn’t have to, that’s a cinch. Sure the stuff tastes good. If it didn’t, ’d cook it myself you can bet! “Well, then, after breakfast, we take our guns, he goes his way, I go mine, an’ we hunt. Lunch?” A thoughtful gleam lights his eye. “Yeah, the whistle blows at noon, an’ I yell, ‘yoohoo, Coop,’ an’ he comes trottin’, an’ we fetch out the lace napkins an’ the mushrooms on toast, then we play bridge with a couple of Idaho bears for partners. No offense, ma’am, but a cowboy never eats lunch. “We get back about eight, an’ one of us might have a deer an’ one of us mightn’t. Or both of us mightn’t. Then we feed on bannock an’ sourbelly, an’ turn in. Coop might look up at the stars an’ say it’s a nice night, but we’d both be asleep before he got through sayin’ it.” Sandra Cooper has been publicized as a socialite. Slim doesn’t know her in that capacity. “Tt’s this way,” he says. “Some women are all right an’ some are a nuisance, no matter where you take ’em—huntin’ or any place else. Coop’s wife is okay. She can ride an’ hunt an’ shoot an’ do every- thing he likes, an’ do it good. She goes along on some of the huntin’ trips, an’ I never heard her squawk or act otherwise than as if she was havin’ a whale of a good time. An’ she wasn’t puttin’ on, either. A woman might make believe to enjoy herself in the hills for a couple of hours an’ get away with it, but not for days at a time she couldn’t. Of course when we take to the real rough, rugged country, then she doesn’t go. Too hard on a woman. 2 “Yeah, she’s a good scout, Coop’s wife. I’d know it if I never laid eyes on her, because if she wasn’t he wouldn’t like ™ her. He don’t go round with people un- less they’re good scouts. “The baby? Well, I tell you. I’ve heard him talk to other people about her, but he never talks about her to me. I guess he thought I’d think he was a sissy, if he did. I know he likes her though, if that’s any help to you.” The sun is in Slim’s eyes, and his face is straight, which doesn’t alter your suspicion that he’s getting his own share of entertain- ment from this interview. “Well, if that’s all you want, ma’am, I think I see Coop motionin’.” You point out that Coop is busily en- gaged lying on a bench in the sunlight (it’s an outdoor set) with his eyes closed. Slim has the grace to grin. “Yeah, I guess he don’t need me right now. Looks like he’s relaxin’. Relaxes easy, that guy. Sign of a good disposition, so they tell me. He’s got that all right. I never saw him real mad but about twice. “No, I couldn’t tell you what about. None of my business.” (He was too po- lite to add, “Or yours, either.”) ] CAN tell you this, though. When he gets mad, he gets awful mad—like if somebody takes advantage of him, it gets under his skin. He don’t storm around, like some. He gets:-mad way down inside, it changes the whole ex- pression of his face. Then you just want to keep out of his way, that’s all, for there’s nothin’ you nor anybody else can do. He goes about his own way of fixin’ it up, an’ then when it’s fixed, he forgets it. No nine-day grouches for Coop. “Td certainly hate to have him mad at me. He never has been, that I know of. If he was—I’d sure feel like leaving the country. Why wouldn’t 1? Even my own relations never did the things for me Coop has. If there’s been one guy after_my job in all these years, there’s been a dozen, but he kept it for me. Well, you might say, what’s so wonderful in that, why should he fire me if I fill the bill? Sure, but you don’t know the heat they sometimes put on, and Coop didn’t always have as much say as he’s got right now. But he’d go to bat for me when he wouldn’t for himself, an’ not in a way to make me feel any obli- gation either. that son-of-a-gun acts, you’d think I was doin’ him the favor. “Most of these guys, they do little things for you, they’d like you to get on a soap- box an’ tell the whole world. If Coop wants to give you something, you wake up in the morning an’ find it alongside your bed. You wouldn’t even know where it comes from, except you know there’s only one place it could come from. You can’t even thank him. Try to say as much as ‘Thanks, Coop,’ an’ he walks away. Says he don’t like speeches. Once a guy asked him if he figured “Thanks, Coop, was a speech. Coop said, ‘Any- thing’s a speech that don’t need sayin’.” No, sir, not Coop. Way 4a

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states. iy SSS This cute trick is June Preisser, who with Pinky, her pet Pekingese, makes her debut in ‘Babes in Arms.” a ee You inquire about their catalogue col- lection and its ultimate purpose. “Those are to look at an’ dream,” Slim explains. “Sure, that’s right. It’s like this. Suppose you wanted to be a snake- charmer, an’ what do you have to do for a livin’? Write? O.K. Then you'd spend your spare time readin’ books about snakes, an’ maybe goin’ to the Zoo. “Well, Coop likes everything to do with outdoors, but bein’ in the movies, you can see how he’d have to spend con- siderable time cooped up. So he takes it out in circulars. “Say, that’s nothin’, what you saw. His desk an’ dressing table’s jammed full— with high-speed bullets an’ harmonicas an’ bags of Bull Durham to take up the slack. If he spies any make-up, he chucks it out, an’ sticks in another batch of cir- culars. We know every gun that’s made, every bird that flies, every saddle that’s ever been built, every damn cowranch between Mexico an’ the Canadian bor- der, how big they are, what they raise, an’ when the last calf was dropped. Sure, hell never stock any game birds an’ youll never charm any snakes neither, but there’s no law to stop you from - studyin’ out how you would if you could. “An’ anyhow, it’s not all dreamin’. For instance, did you see that saddle in his dressin’ room? Some baby, huh? He didn’t copy that from the circulars, no sir. But he doped out what was wrong with the ones he found there—for him, you know, they might be all right for somebody else. Then he took pencil an’ paper an’ went to work figurin’ out a saddle he liked. He’s got four now, but they don’t suit him. He was workin’ on this for a week, an’ it took about a month to build. It’s original all the way through, only one of its kind. Except— I woke up one morning an’ found the exact duplicate by my bed,” says Slim, his eyes shining. “Well, now he’s improvin’ on it— buildin’ one lighter for huntin ’an’ ridin’ in the hills. Time he gets through, he'll be the best saddle-designer in forty Not bad for a cowboy.” Lunch is called. Slim’s eyes turn toward Coop, rising from the bench to his feet. “Well, you oughta have enough there for a book now, ma’am. invite you to lunch, but I don’t guess you'd like what we’re havin’, anyhow.” “What?” you call after him, for he’s already on his way. “Couple of catalogue sandwiches an’ a glass of milk.” Then he joins the other tall figure, and _ together they. lope off toward their mid- _ day daily fare of bread and dreams. > Sorry I can’t MODERN SCREEN (1) No Shiny Nose Worry (2) Powder now Dramatizes her Coloring i of Shiny Nose often cramps a girl’s style. Unnecessarily! Science explains: ‘Oily nose is often in- creased by germ activity.” But Woodbury gives you a face powder of germ-free pur- ity. Gossamer-fine —it stays on! Doesn't give you that ‘powdered look’, either— because. Woodbury’s 8 shades cleverly dramatize your Own coloring. From the Paris Style World—Mme. Suzy suggests the new Woodbury “Champagne” shade for gold-toned skins. The newest glamour shade, ‘Blush Rose” is for pink- toned complexions. Face your world with a charming face—wear Woodbury Facial Powder, like thousands of lovely girls. Enticingly fragrant! $1.00, 50¢, 25¢, 10¢ at beauty counters. And, for extra sparkle, add Woodbury Rouge and Lipstick. Made Over by Romance Make-up! A Woodbury 0oSuial, POWDER e@eeccccccecccccccecceec cence aeeeecasseaceoceecnsoneD MAIL FOR NEW 4-PIECE MAKE-UP KIT John H. Woodbury, Inc., 9106 Alfred Street, Cincinnati, Ohio (In Canada) John H. Woodbury, Ltd., Perth, Ontario Please send me new Woodbury Beauty Make-up Kit con- taining smart, attractive metal compacts of exquisite Wood- bury Facial Powder, Rouge and Lipstick; also generous tube of Woodbury Cold Cream. I enclose 10c to cover packing and postage. CHECK MAKE-UP DESIRED eo cecccceecceceec el e0 0s ees00000000 CHAMPAGNE BLUSH ROSE (For golden skin) (For pink skin) Mi ————— Address 000020000000000000008000009000000 Pe eveces ccc cece seed es Coss 0CODCesG0CSEC0280900080000 73

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Address Offer good only in U.S and limited to present supply 76 ‘ AOE With seismorleZ MODERN SCREEN i SS SHE’S TIRED OF BEING A WIFE _ (Continued from page 27) i planting in digging around in her flower and herb gardens. Oh yes, she’s one of Hidden Valley’s most ardent horticul- turists, believe it or not! She really knows the proper time to plant petunias, how to prune a tree and all that sort of thing. On the matter of herbs, she’s just this side of being a specialist. If you happen to be one of her friends and confide that you feel a bit goutish, she knows just what slender little leaves to pluck out of her garden to brew into a tea that will make your pain disappear in three days. Mainly, though, she encourages the luxurious and mysterious herb garden for the purposes of culinary experiments. Superb food is the watchword in the Loy-Hornblow household, and since the chef is Russian and the cook is French, the cuisine is never lacking in variety or imagination. If it were, Myrna would fix matters with her herbs! A bit of anise, a thread of thyme, a speck of tarragon, marjoram or basil—these under her guiding genius would change prosaic soup, salad and roast into epicurean masterpieces. I remember with a certain nostalgia the delicate madrilene consommeée she served me the day I lunched with her on the studio lot. We ate in the impos- ing bungalow originally built for John McCormack and then turned over to Myrna. She described it as “pretty swell-elegant” but vowed she wouldn’t let it cramp her style. T certainly didn’t. She mixed a green salad with a home-made dressing that would have made Oscar of the Waldorf livid with envy. “My special orgy,” she said. “I adore mixing salads. Arthur, on the other hand, specializes in crepe suzettes.” (At this juncture Myrna accidentally dropped the wooden salad spoon into the dressing and it splashed a large drop of oil on the pink taffeta dressing gown she was wearing. She cast an eye in my direction and merely said: “Just pre- tend you don’t see it” and went on blithely mixing more greens.) Arthur is Mr. Hornblow, her distin- guished husband. He is not only a suc- cessful producer but a man of meticu- lous taste, judgment and discernment in all matters, whether they happen to be books, interior decorations, music, food, or the flower which he invariably wears in his lapel. The latter is usually chosen by Myrna from their garden. Myrna’s home is a source of infinite joy to her, Mr. Hornblow, their families and friends. The best description I can give you of it, as well as of Myrna and her husband as hosts, follows. These words were expressed to me recently by a young man who is a friend of the Hornblows: “There is no air of stiff formality about their home. If anything there is a lean- ing backwards the other way. The house has only two bedrooms! Imagine one of Hollywood’s biggest stars having the nerve to build a house with less than six sleeping rooms, master quarters, guest dormitories, and servants halls! “Dinner always has an accompaniment of soft Spanish or Mexican music. The guests usually number six or eight and are chosen with design and discretion, which means that they’re pretty good at conversation. One thing you’re never forced to do at Myrna’s is play games! She and Arthur figure that if people aren’t congenial enough to talk to each other they won’t profit from games. “Pye noticed that Myrna is faithful to her friends, particularly to those who encouraged her in the beginning of her career. She never appears bored or im- patient, although she must often be. She never complains about the heat or the cold or the service in the hotel or any- thing else when she goes on a trip. She is amazingly modest about her position. She never talks shop. In fact, one wouldn’t know that she was a film star | from the general trends of her conversa- tion or from her manner. She never knocks another player’s performance. “Besides all of these qualities, she has | a grand sense of humor. Just one exam- | ple of this is the time she talked Bill Powell into wearing a pair of shoes about a yard long when the two of them were supposed to leave their footprints in the cement lobby of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. All in all, ’'d say that Myrna has the qualities which distin- guish the perfect wife!” Perfect wife! Oh, Myrna, what would you say to that? I almost heard her reply: “Is there no justice? Heaven help us!” And then I remembered that Myrna also said to me recently when I asked her about her activities as a homebody, “There’s no home in the world worth selling your soul to—and no condition in life to which you have to dedicate your entire spirit. Once I thought that a home represented complete fulfillment. I’ve shattered those old notions. I’ve even reached the stage of considering renting my house at some future time. Two years ago, even last year, I never could have brought myself even to de- bating such a move. “However, today I feel restless—the urge for change. Maybe this is linked with my new ambitions in my work. I don’t know. A home after all is material. You can always get a new one. I would not want to be sentimental about a home any more than about a certain kind of character in pictures. Both can tie you down if you’re not careful. “We find ourselves at times surrounded by barriers which are self-imposed and it becomes necessary for us to crash through and discover new paths. That’s the road I’m searching for now. Fortu- nately for me, Arthur understands this and is a great help. Whether I’m going to get to any special new destination I can’t say, but, anyway, it’s lots of fun and excitement to feel, at least, that you've booked passage and are trying to | get there.” : ’ So now we have Myrna Loy heading in a new direction—the perennial pioneer saying, “Sentiment! Stop that!” } STAR ADDRESS LIST Send a stamped, self-addressed envelope today for a new list of Hollywood stars with their correct studio addresses. It is a convenient size to handle or keep in a scrap-book. To receive a list, all you have to do is write to us and ask for it, enclosing a large, self-addressed and stamped envelope. Don't forget that last item, as no request can be complied with otherwise. Please send requests to Information Desk, Modern Screen, 149 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y.

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If, even now, you find him looking seri- ous at times, for no apparent reason, he is probably thinking of those nightmarish months when the plan seemed to be mis- carrying completely and there was not enough to eat. He had plenty of fine roles to play, it’s true and plenty of successes, if popular acclaim and much laudatory notice in the public prints count as success. But he did not seem able to strike the long run which was so important, and which was to put the family fortunes on a sound basis. One after another the plays came off and each time, before the next one, he had a “rest- ing” spell which consumed his laborious- ly-stored savings. Nine times this happened, until he was sick at heart and began to feel he was a jinx or Jonah or something equally un- healthy. But he kept his independence of spirit and it stood him in good stead when, on the strength of a particularly fine stage performance, he was offered a chance to go to Hollywood to play opposite Norma Shearer in “Smiling Thru’.” He declined. Although everyone (ex- cept his wife) said he was crazy, he de- clared that as he had had no film experi- ence, it would be suicidal to go straight into a responsible role, which, if he fum- bled, might mean the end as well as the beginning of his screen career. He first must start, he said, in a smaller part, in which he could learn the technique as he | went. And he was hungry when he said ~ it. That is the more romantic side of Rob- | ert Donat—his adherence to a lost cause | until it is no longer lost his refusal to- — compromise with failure, his gallant dis- regard of the dictates of his stomach. After innumerable unsuccessful screen ~ tests in England—unsuccessful partly through lack of sympathetic direction or photography and partly because you can’t successful tests on an empty | make stomach—Alexander Korda gave him a chance in a supporting role in a film of © Oxford University life called “Men of To- — morrow.” This opus was not remarkable |} for its faithfulness to University life; but | it gave a strong hint of the screen capa- — bilities of two of Korda’s discoveries, Merle Oberon and Robert Donat. Two more minor films for Korda, “That Night in London” and “Cash,” paved the way for Donat’s first: big screen success— the role of Culpepper in “The Private Life of Henry VIII.” 3 After that he played with great success in the stage play “The Sleeping Clergy- man,” which actually enjoyed a long run, and at the end of which, in the early spring © of 1934, he withdrew to Cornwall for a well-earned holiday. ORDA summoned him back to Lon- don. “Like to go to Hollywood?” he asked. “I’ve been authorized to make you an offer. The film is ‘The Count of Monte Cristo.’ ” “What part?” Donat asked, conscious of | his lack of experience, and expecting to © be offered a supporting role. “The Count of Monte Cristo.” As all the world knows, he accepted it, scored a great success and returned to England to star for Gaumont-British in “The Thirty-Nine Steps,” and for Korda in ‘The Ghost Goes West.” Then followed a curious period in his career. Having now reached an enviable position in the film world, in which pro- ducers on both sides of the Atlantic were clamoring for his services, he apparently had great difficulty in making up his mind which offers to accept. It’s understand- Virginia Peine and George Ratt, whose romance is of the on-again-ott-again | type, have made up once more, so everybody's happy!

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able, of course, that aman who has known poverty and the gnawings of despair, hun- ger and disappointment should carefully nurse the success that has come to him at last. But there were many, unaware of that early struggle, who were puzzled. - He was announced to play in “Captain Blood,” “Peter Ibbetson,” “Anthony Ad- verse,” and “Sabotage,” but, instead, Er- rol Flynn, Gary Cooper, Fredric March, and John Loder played in those films. To do Donat justice, he was a sick man when his appointment to play in “Sabo- tage” was cancelled. It has been hinted that, after the contract was signed and de- -livered, he saw the chance of appearing opposite Dietrich in “Knight Without Ar- mor,” and plain stalled. But this sugges- tion is liberally disproved by the fact that no sooner had he been safely inducted into the Dietrich production, than he again fell a victim to his old enemy, asthma. Certainly no one would suggest that he was stalling, then—no one, at any rate, who saw him at his first meeting with Dietrich. He was like a man with his head in the clouds and his feet set on a golden path. If you had offered him any- thing in the world in exchange for the chance of playing opposite her and being directed by Jacques Feydor, you would probably have received a polite “No, thank you.” No, there has certainly been nothing faked about his periodic illnesses, which have come very close to wrecking his ca- reer. Perhaps that stalking enemy, com- bined with the dour influence of Withing- ton and the memory of his own sore need, has made him prudent and farseeing. Without those counsellors of prudence, it would be easy for Bob to throw his bonnet over the windmill, for the blood of ad- venturers runs in his veins—lItalian, French, Polish, and English blood. HE family name in its present form is derived from Donatello. In mediaeval times his ancestors owned vast fig and ‘olive groves on the shores of the Mediter- ranean. A later hardy Donatello adven- turer went to Germany, and another to France (where the name became Donat) and thence to Poland. All this transplant- ing has put a streak of cosmopolitanism into the Donat blood, which should serve him well in an international medium like the screen. Another valuable quality is his sense of humor. When he was working in “The Thirty-nine Steps,” his director, Alfred Hitchcock addressed him jocularly as “Doughnut,” and the electricians and car- penters took up the name amongst them- selves. Bob gave no sign that he had heard them, but on the last day’s shooting he provided a large box of steaming hot doughnuts for all hands. Bob does not want to go to Hollywood. In fact, he turned down an offer by M-G-M for nine years filming at $325,- 000.00 a year, because he did not care to be away from the stage so long. But now he has signed a four-picture contract with them at about $150,000.00 a picture. The first two, “The Citadel” and “Good-bye Mr. Chips” were made at Denham, Eng- land. The third has not been definitely selected as yet. Robert is happily married, with two bonnie children—Joanna, aged 8, and John, 542,—and a beautiful home in the Chiltern Hills, in Buckinghamshire. He has so ordered his life that his leisure time is his own, his tastes are simple, his affec- tions strong, his future assured. For the rest, he has great sincerity, a rare sense of artistry and a technique faithfully ac- quired in a hard school. _ In “The Count of Monte Cristo” he had a magnificent line: “The world is mine!” You see what I mean? Surely you do. MODERN SCREEN Neglected Hands often Look Older —Feel too Coarse for Love. Take Steps that Help Prevent This! NNE’S pretty hands were getting un- A attractively harsher and coarser. Sun, weather and water tend to dry nature’s softening moisture out of your hand skin, you know. But—wise girl, Anne! She began to care for her hands with Jergens Lotion. s : HE LOVES ME NOT! HE LOVES ME! @ Hands are more roman- tic when Jergens sup- plies beautifying mois- ture for your skin. LOTION New Beauty Aid! Jergens ¥ all-purposeeFace Cream. | Ee Vitamin blend helps against drab, dry skin. : ne: Co Ee a ee ae Street Sri Se eee SWEET ASSURANCE FROM YOUR MAN— Jergens supplements nature’s moisture. Quickly helps give back delicious soft- ness, even to neglected hands. ‘Many doctors help roughened skin to lovely smoothness by using two ingre- dients Jergens Lotion gives you. Jergens actually helps prevent unromantic roughness when used faithfully. No stickiness. No wonder thousands of grateful women swear by Jergens! Start today to use Jergens Lotion. Only 50¢, 25¢, 10¢—$1.00, at beauty counters. Tr ) 0.1654 Alfred St., Gin jinnath, Ohio gi C Cine Mi ew JergeD) City. 79

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tually got it though, and when the pic- ture was completed, he had done an ex- cellent job and we were fast friends. He’s so handsome and very sweet. Yes,” she reminisced, “if I’m a nice lady, Randy’s a nice gentleman.” When “Roberta” was finished, Irene Dunne decided to build a home in Holly- wood. Before that she felt that any pos- sessions anywhere would tie her down and, while she doesn’t get the wander- lust often, when she does, she likes to pick up and go places and see things. The house, she claims, is quite small, but it has a secret stairway leading to her upstairs sitting-room. A panel con- ceals it from view and you’ve gotta know the ropes—or the panel—in order to make the grade upstairs. Sounds myste- rious and early Tudor—eh, wot? “T adore comfortable surroundings be- cause I’m home so much. Maybe that, too, accounts for my lady-like reputa- tion. Once in the traditional blue moon, I attend a night club. That comes in the nature of an event and not a habit. I really should be the answer to a press agent’s prayer, for I naturally love books and pictures and playing golf and all the innocent amusements that bore many of the more colorful picture personalities. “TI watch my weight, too, and I'll bet you won’t get many of them to admit that. Why is it that many women who have divine figures like to pretend that they’re God-given? Gosh, I haven’t had a potato since I played in ‘Cimmeron’, my first picture assignment. I have a masseuse, too. She sort of pounds me in a not-too-mild way. Well,” Irene re- marked resignedly, “it’s all in a good cause—my career.” And to think we had always heard that Miss Dunne wouldn’t talk! Truly, frankness seemed to be the motif of her entire conversation. She had a good one MODERN SCREEN to tell on herself, too, which is the acid test of a sense of humor. Seems as if the Ladies of the Press in New York tendered the Lady of the Screen a luncheon at the very conserva- tive Plaza Hotel. Miss Dunne decided, since it was a gala occasion, to go gay. Going gay for Irene Dunne means order- ing lobster. She did. An hour after the shell fish had become a matter of memory, Irene stood up from the table swayed forward and staggered to the door. Her press agent accompanied her. In the waiting taxi, she passed out, but before doing so, had time to gasp, “Don’t tell my husband I ate lobster. I promised him I’d never—” The honor-bound p.a. delivered the star into the presence of her anxious husband, who wanted to know what had gone on, where they had been, what they had eaten and all the harrowing details that led up to the pass-out. “All she’s had,” valiantly fibbed the press agent, “was a little lamb stew at the Hotel Plaza.” Dr. Griffin looked skeptical, to put it mildly. “It’s a heck of a place to order lamb stew,” he commented. Whereupon his wife opened her lovely eyes and said, “Tt was such an elegant lobster, while it was going down.” Huh, who said that there is honor among stars! Anna-hoo, the story proves at least a couple of things. One, Irene cannot in- dulge in lobster and, two, she stands a little in awe of her husband who says, “No lobster—but ever!” Irene plans to stay in pictures as long as the fans want her and, from her recent succession of successes, it looks as if she is to be with us for some time. She has been in the movies for five years and during that time has had five major hits with several minor ones scattered pleas- antly among them. After the screen, she can always re- turn to the musical comedy stage and light opera, where she was very much at home until the Celluloid City beckoned her. She would rather act than do almost anything else except sing and she is truly fortunate in having an individual type of cameo-like beauty to offset her natural talents. Her large film audience consists chiefly of men who set her up as an ideal. As one man recently ex- plained, “Her appeal is provocative, yet definitely lady-like. There is nothing ‘hotcha’ nor sex-appealish in the Dunne make-up, which is a rare relief in these days of artificial beauties.” Miss Dunne is clothes crazy, but wouldn’t be caught admitting it. Every- thing she wears looks as if it were casually purchased and more casually worn, but, believe us, there is plenty of time and thought put into each gar- ment and accessory. She goes in for dark colors and conservative lines, which is a reason for her ultra-smart appear- ance at all times. When she appears on the radio, she turns the extra money over to charity, though no one hears about it. She takes herself lightly and her work seriously. She is pleasant to everyone and if she encounters a bore, she may make a mental note never to see him again, but while he is in her company, he is treated with the utmost courtesy. Trene’s life is well ordered. Nothing is hit or miss, haphazard nor nonchalant. While her work may not be inspired, it is always thoroughly and very compe- tently done. She is known as “even box office” among exhibitors, which means that, while she may not actually bring people into the theater, once in they are so completely pleased that she has col- lected them for her fan following. But is she a lady? We think so! Career girl in the Movies tells how Lux helped her win success... Watch this rising young star! “Featured in ‘Elsa Max- well’s Hotel for Women,’ I found that 20th Century- Fox uses Lux to keep all washables in condition— ‘a big economy,’ they say!”’ “In Hollywood, ona beginner’s salary, I had to save. Luxing my stockings, undies— dresses, too— was my pet economy. They stayed lovely longer. “Modeling in New York, I had to look immaculate always—stockings flawless —ready for a picture at a moment’s notice. Lux was my stand-by. 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7 SECOND MYSTERY “PEGGYS ON THE GO ALL DAY LONG...YET ALWAYS ‘SEEMS SO RESTED. HOW DOES SHE DO IT?’ HERE'S HOW she daee it. She's learned the secret many busy peo- ple know—this famous Beéch-Nut Peppermint Gum. Carry a package _around with you.You'll always find it refreshing and restful. Beech-Nut. GOING TO THE N. Y. WORLD'S FAIR ? We invite you to visit the Beech-Nut Building there. If you're driving, we would be delighted in the Mohawk Valley of New York, and see how Beech-Nut products are made. to have you stop at Canajoharie, 82 MODERN SCREEN JOUR PUZZLE PAGE REESE jee a ACROSS 1 & 7. First and last name of our star 13. Opposite Ronald Rea- gan in “Hell’s Kitch- en” 15. G-man in “Confessions of a Nazi Spy” 17. Sisters in “Daughters Courageous” . Part in a motion picture 19. Actor Walter ---- . Always 22. Indian “Oomph Girl” . Dead pan comedian 26. Nevertheless 28. Sheep 29. 101: Roman Numeral 30. Our star was in “The Devil Is A --- sy” 31. Monster in “Son of Frankenstein” 33. Star of “Hollywood Cavalcade” 35. 1 across was in “-- irit of Culver” 36. Bring upon oneself . She’s in “Cafe Society” . “Ninotchka’’ is her next . Comic with ‘rubber’ legs Boy “_ _ -. My Darling Daughter” across these . Dead End Kid in “Angels Wash Faces” . Norse goddess . Anything woven 51. Color 2. Caught sight of . Niche . Beverage . Vegetable 1 across was in “White 46. 1 never gets Their . Glamorous stars wear this . Fuss . Drap . Some ; Lair ---- Of Washington Square” . He’s in “Beau Geste” Ee Pas “ Puzzle Solution on Page 101 74. 75. 76. 78. 82. 83. 84. 86. 87. 88. 89. Oil. 93. 94. 95% 96. 98. 100. 102. 103. 105. 107. 108. oe a N Q OE WHE LNs} jp rary Knack Measure of length Male lead in “The Old Maid” Heroine in “Man of Conquest” ----- inds”’ Article Period Mentally inclined Newcomer in “Sergeant Madden” Male lead of “St. Louis Blues” : init. Free To cut grass Organ of sight “The - - - Wife” == Wish ives J - - - - Gaynor Cereal Storm at Given quantity of medi- cine Talented actor in “Juarez” Where our star’s films are shown 1 across’ girl friend in “That Certain Age” Popular character star DOWN ® . Star of “Boy Friend” Exist . Hero of “Only Angels Have Wings”: init. . Paramount comedian “The Man With the Seen Mask Slippery fish Ear of corn Submit . Lubricated Silent screen siren: abbr. . Point of the compass . Wander . Afternoon showings of films . Kenny Baker is this . One source of movie talent . 1 across was in ooo en =e Home” . Femme lead of “Pana- ma Lady” Rests . A tune . Go astray . Dress up j . “The - - - Never Sets” | . Our star was . Cunning . Birth state of 1 across: abbr. . Star of “Calling Dr. . Was borne . Rich man in “Midnight” . Snake : . She’s in . With 1 across in “The . Actor in “Tarzan Finds . Rotating piece . Heroine in ‘Union . Ornamenting . Jimmy Durante’s famed . Mental picture . Unnecessary . Understanding . Kind of dance . Noah’s boat - . Conclusion . Bark . The Wonder Dog - . Cook with fat | . Brother of “Big Town } . Direction . Newest Western sensa- | . Sluggish . Director, - - - Garnett . Genevieve’s her first . Husband of sbiles . Inanimate . Bird . Row . Character actress: . Southern state: . Exclamation of triumph | . Dolores - - - Rio “Peckish| SSP aes Boy” Kildare” “Winter Carnival” Champ’ A Son” Pacific” ~ feature Czar” tion name Ross Pauline - - - - “___asure Island” abbr. . Musical note al . “Invitation - - Happi-|j ness”

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MODERN SCREEN MOVIE REVIEWS (Cont:nued from page 13) %*%* Career “Career” is the picture Jesse L. Lasky provided as a training ground for the winners of his “Gateway to Hollywood” radio contest. The feminine winner of the contest, Alice Eden, is adequate enough in a role that requires very little in the way of talent, but handsome John Archer turns in a performance that shows remarkable ability. Both new players are part of a deeply moving story concerning a small Iowa town peopled with ordinary but whole- some characters who little realize the drama in their lives. Dependable as al- ways, Edward Ellis portrays one of Pitts- ville’s leading storekeepers. His son (John Archer) is in love with Anne Shirley, daughter of the town banker (Samuel S. Hinds). Anne Shirley’s brother, Maurice Murphy, is the spoiled and rum-swiggling son of wealth, and he’s in love with Alice Eden, daughter of the town drunkard (Leon Errol). There’s a great deal of homespun philosophy narrated by Fletcher Wiley, but this does not detract from action or sentimental qualities. Anyone who has ever lived in the midwest will feel rushes of homesickness during many typical holiday-time scenes, and others will wish they had known these experiences. Other players contributing good support are Janet Beecher, Raymond Hatton, Harrison Greene, Hobart Cavanaugh and Charles Drake. The picture was directed by Leigh Jason.—RKO. *k*& News Is Made at Night This is one of those breezy newspaper melodramas where managing editors, re- porters and office boys turn into better mystery detectives than even the police department itself. Literally the “News Is Made At Night,’ and there’s never a dull moment, including the last one when managing editor, Preston Foster, decides he wants reporter, Lynn Bari, for keeps. The story is about the managing edi- tor’s determination that a condemned murderer who is going to be executed within 48 hours is not really guilty. At the moment, Lynn Bari is pestering him for a reporter’s job on his paper, but he won’t have women on his staff. She gets into a blackmailing spot, and he’s forced to give her a job—at least until the murder is cleared up. Russell Gleason, playing the role of the publisher’s son, is excellent in one of his best screen roles to date. In his father’s absence, he attempts to tell Editor Foster how to run the paper, and his comedy relief adds much to the entertainment. Eddie Collins, as usual, is good for a laugh whenever he makes his appearance as Foster’s butler. There’s very good support offered by ‘such players as George Barbier, Minor Watson, Paul Harvey, Charles Halton, Richard Lane, Paul Guilfoyle and old- time star, Betty Compson. In fact, this capable line- -up enhances the picture’s value. Directed by Alfred Werker.—20th Century-Fox. Seductive Tragtance THAT CAPTURES LOVE! Be a gay enchantress! Lift up your spirits... Park & Tilford GARDENIA Perfume. This true fragrance of Gardenia flowers makes you the one girl men always remember! Drug, department and ten-cent stores. Tempting, pulsating glamour is yours—when you use Park & Tilford vacuum-sifted Face Powder. Park & Tilford Rouge and Lipstick shades are ultra-fashionable.. lure Love to your heart... Guard daintiness with the double-acting liquid Park & Tilford Perfumed Deodorant! PARK & TILFORD —&erdeqcx. FINE PERFUMES. FOR HALF . with “texture of youth” . for that enticing look! %*&* Stronger Than Desire “Stronger Than Desire,” not making any pretense of being a ‘“super-colossal,” turns out to be one of those pleasant surprises. The story is a familiar do- mestic problem, but an unexpected climax gives the picture good entertain- ment quality. Successful lawyer, Walter Pidgeon, is so busy being a success that he doesn’t have time to provide other than material luxuries for his wife and baby daughter. He frees spoiled debutante, Rita John- son, from a manslaughter charge then can’t get the affectionate darling off his hands. Wife, Virginia Bruce, misunder- stands, and sets out to do a little flirting of her own. This leads to blackmail and a shooting which she manages to cover up, but during the trial her conscience drives her to reveal the truth. Result- ing courtroom scenes are highly dra- matic, giving both Walter Pidgeon and Virginia Bruce opportunity to display their talents to advantage. Ann Dvorak turns in a remarkable characterization as the blackmailer’s neglected wife. She is an excellent actress and it’s good to see her again. Additional acting honors are divided between Ilka Chase, Lee Bowman, Little Ann Todd, Richard Lane and Ferike Boros. Direction of the picture is so forceful that ex-actor, Leslie Fenton, is deserving of special mention.—Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer. (Continued on page 102) Other famous Park & Tilford odeurs: No. 3; Cherish; Lilac; Adventure; and No. 12. 10% A CENTURY 83

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(2) Tell me how to Mail Coupon © qualify for one of these job: Today Y INaMeliNi ee cessedessscsors . 30 AGGYLESS. oe oii seine ee eee 84 MODERN SCREEN HOLLYWOOD Is your idea of Movietown a place of pink palaces ? BY HELEN LOUISE WALKER A LETTER on my desk from a swoon- ing young relative in the East exclaims, “Oh, lucky, lucky you! You can walk right down that glittering Hollywood Boulevard and meet the motion picture stars shopping and having lunch. You may even talk to some of them. Oh, lucky you!” ’ I talked, a year or so ago, with a young bond salesman in Philadelphia. “How do you picture Hollywood?” I asked him. He became dreamy at once. “Oh, I think of Universal City with lots of big, pink stucco houses on hillsides, swim- ming pools and people in gay _ sports clothes, drinking and dancing and play- ing games. I think of limousines with the world’s loveliest women in evening clothes and orchids.” There was more, but you get the general trend of his re- marks, don’t you? . A novelist friend on Long Island re- marked, “I love to think about your Hollywood because I hope it is as fantas- tic and as amusing as I think it is.” (She had seen “Once in a Lifetime” and simi- lar opera, but she had not seen Holly- wood.) I talked with a brakeman on an Kast- bound Santa Fe “Chief.” “Lots of picture people ride on this train,’ he informed me, with some pride. “They always have drawing-rooms and stay out of sight, that’s so they can go right on and on makin’ whoopee, I guess.” Well, puncturing illusions is always a sad business and I didn’t tell that brake- man that on that very train, shut away in a compartment, was King Vidor with a scenario writer and a_ stenographer whom he took right along as far as Kansas City, perspiring profusely over the final draft of an adaptation. I didn’t tell him that Jeanette McDonald, who emerged now and then from her drawing room for a breath of air, wearing a mag- nificent fur coat, was spending most of her time in her berth nursing, rather anxiously, the cold which threatened hoarseness to that lovely and valuable voice of hers. There was a writer from Paramount whose typewriter vied with mine through those three days in the club car. And three solemn Russian gentlemen, under contract, I believe, to Metro, con- ferred earnestly and constantly and cov- ered dozens of sheets of paper with pen- ciled notes. Not a whoop in the entire trainload. My Philadelphia friend was devastated when I admitted reluctantly that Uni- versal City is actually a large, rambling, gray, rather dingy manufacturing plant with nary a pink stucco palace nor a swimming pool and that there are signs tacked up all about bearing the brisk admonition, “Let’s make pictures!” Most of the people you see there, with the exception of actors in costume, wear slacks and sweaters and there is an at- mosphere of swarming activity like that of a hive of extremely industrious ants. There are, of course, limousines to be seen occasionally containing lovely ladies in evening clothes, but most of u the stars drive themselves to work in modest cars and the tendency, nowadays, is to have even the limousines as incon- spicuous as possible. There is a prac- tical reason for this. Fans and auto- graph hunters, recognizing a star’s car, have been known to swarm all over it, ruining the paint job and some times even reaching inside to pull off wisps of the beauteous lady’s garments or buttons from her escort’s coat. Norma Shearer not long ago traded in a rococo imported car for an inconspicuous and sheltering domestic model. And Gary Cooper (after his marriage) had his famous yel- low and black and chromium open job repainted a dull and dignified gray! As for the Boulevard, I am obliged to tell my swooning young relative that I traversed its length four times only yes- terday on various errands and not a celebrity did I so much as glimpse. But later in the afternoon, at a large open- air market in Brentwood, I encountered Myrna Loy, hatless'and wearing a blue, pique house-dress, buying new peas and watercress and tomatoes, marketing right shrewdly, too. Not that actors have ceased to appear in the glittering places. If you know where to look and can afford to pay the prices they ask for meals, there are numbers of smart restaurants and “clubs” where you may see lots of them, done up in their best bibs and tuckers, eating their cottage cheese and pineapple. As a matter of fact, they go there to be seen, so don’t be shy about staring. And don’t be alarmed if some of the girls appear to be suffering from serious anaemia. There are nearly always news photographers lurking about these places and since a certain type of make-up photographs better than most others, you will find most of the lovely ladies wear- ing dead white pans, heavily shadowed eyes and a splash of maroon where the mouth should be. Business is business ... and you work at your job all the time in Hollywood. Freddie March says that that is the hardest lesson an actor has to learn in Hollywood, that he works at his job all the time. That it is not only what he does on the set that counts but what he eats, how much he sleeps and exercises, where he is seen and with whom, what he reads and thinks, how he spends his leisure moments . . . all these things have definite and important bearings on his job. So, when .you see them being oh, so gay at the Vendome, the Derby, the Am- basador, the Russian Eagle or the Bev- erly-Wilshire, when you see them at the tennis matches or the polo games, sunning themselves at Palm Springs or yelling their heads off at the Hollywood Legion fights, they may be enjoying themselves but they are also working quite seriously at their jobs. If you are patient and persistent you may possibly glimpse even Garbo at the puppet shows in the Mexican quarter or, if you want to take a long drive you may catch up with Clark Gable at mid-

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IS REAL Well, just guess again night at a certain hot dog stand at the edge of the Mojave Desert, having coffee and doughnuts all by himself. You have to know where to look. That’s all. More and more of Hollywood’s frolick- ing is done behind closed doors. There are a number of small “clubs” which are really restaurant-bars whose proprietors will not admit anyone who is not in pictures. There, if anyone imbibes too much and pokes a producer in the nose, the story will not get into the papers. They don’t have to pose for photog- raphers or work at being glamorous. The gals can wear slacks and everybody may behave like ordinary people. It’s very comforting. Even the premiere with spotlights and loud speakers and radio broadcasts and masters of ceremony (Conrad Nagel or Eddie Cantor) and crowds outside stand- ing on soap boxes to watch and listen while Miss Irene Dunne said, “Hello everybody!” into the microphone is prac- tically a thing of the past. Now-a-days we have the verra, verra exclusive pre- view a few days before the opening of an important picture. These are held in iC True, there were the days when Carole Lombard used to throw a mean party. But Mrs. Gable is a rancher now. the day time, attendance is by invitation only and they are NOT announced in the papers, believe it or not. People acquire large houses, barricade themselves behind corps of protecting secretaries and servants and private tele- phone numbers . . . and then they buy yachts or ranches or rent bungalows to get away from the large houses! Ronald Ronald Colman never has gone in for swank, and, since he's married, he and his wife are seldom seen around. Colman, Freddie March, Joel McRea and any number of other luminaries have ranches with nary a telephone among them. There is a new and thriving week-end resort not too far from Holly- wood reached by carrier pigeon. But please don’t think from the some- what lugubrious foregoing remarks that (Continued on page 96) PERFECT N.R.G. is energy—the pep and power to get going and keep going at work or play. Baby Ruth—the big, pure, delicious candy bar is rich in food-energy because it’s rich in Dextrose, the sugar your body uses directly for energy. Enjoy a bar of Baby Ruth today —and every day. It's fine candy and fine food! CURTISS CANDY COMPANY, CHICAGO, ILL. 85

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Although Hollywood has never had a major kidnapping and has never paid off in a major extortion case, threatening letters arrive daily. Despite all the pre- cautionary burglar alarm devices, jewel thieves still force window catches and escape with fortunes, and there is no, knowing when a really desperate crim- | inal may push into a Hollywood home. In order to soothe her nerves and give her a vocal outlet in case of prowlers, Barbara Stanwyck is having secret wall microphones installed in every room of the Taylor home. All Barbara has to do when she gets really frightened is to step to the wall, touch a button, lift her voice on high and her screams, amplified by a loud speaker contraption, will peal through ten miles of countryside. One of the most modern protective de- vices recently received with great delight by Harold Lloyd and by other nervous stars is the radio beam. It is similar to that used to guide an airplane to a safe landing and throws an invisible light ray about the grounds. As soon as anybody crosses its line, the main watchman gets a flash. Thus, not even the milkman can come to call without, whether he knows it or not, announcing himself by radio. ‘ Shirley Temple is probably the most guarded little girl in America. Shirley can’t go anywhere without her body- guard. I tripped over him one day in my dentist’s office where Shirley was having her porcelain caps refitted. Think — of it—not being able to go to the dentist without the company of a man with a un! Of all the movie stars threatened by kidnappers, the most frightened was Marlene Dietrich; the most nonchalant, Mae West, according to Harry Dean, Special Investigator for District Attorney Buron Fitts. of Los Angeles. worked intimately on the West case, don- ning a blond wig, false eyelashes and a pair of Mae’s own silk lounging pajamas ~ 1 | to masquerade as the star in trying to trap the extortionist. He was also head man in the famous Dietrich scare.) He declares: “Marlene was so frightened she im-_ mediately hired not one but three body- guards at ten bucks a day to protect her, although we also had special operatives © trailing her everywhere. “Hers was one of our more interesting cases and although we never made an arrest, we had definite theories as to the. identity of her extortionist. We figured that the writer was not after money, but wanted publicity! How could he (or she) get it in this way? Well, listen and Ill tell you a story which has never been printed to the best of my knowledge. “At the same time Miss Dietrich re- ceived her threatening letter, a woman of German descent, recently arrived in Los Angeles from Chicago, received an ~ identical threat to pay $25,000 or else her small boy, a good-looking little fellow with curly blond hair, about the same age as the Dietrich child, would be snatched. “Both women reported to us about the same time. Naturally, the similarity in cases was noticed. The notes were com- — pared. Their phraseology was much the same, the handwriting was identical. ‘Miss Dietrich heard, in the course of events of the plight of her fellow coun- trywoman. Her sympathy was aroused. When the woman asked to talk to her, she agreed. Long conversations on the “*phone between the two of them en- /sued. Eventually, a date was made for the woman to visit Marlene at the studio. — She arrived, bringing her small boy, dressed up in a German sailor hat and’ ‘trick clothes. It was obvious from her actions and conversation she wanted to get him in the movies, and she hoped to enlist the Dietrich help. “Well, as I said, no arrests were ever made. No proof could be obtained, but after we had spent considerable time grilling the woman about her life and plans, she became hysterical and de- cided to return to Chicago. Nobody has § since threatened Miss Dietrich.” Dictaphones play a big part in most | arrests of would-be extortionists. They | were called into use when Joan Craw- ford shook in her slippers from terror | ‘because of a series of letters from a youth who insisted in ominous phrases that he must see her to tell her some- thing of vital importance. Two investigators from the District _Atterney’s office in Los Angeles set up ' dictaphones and hid themselves in an adjoining room while the shaking and quivering Joan received the persistent — youth in her dressing-room. It turned out he was harmless—just wanted her to a The price of film fame ts i (Dean ~ om antl | wal

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aaa Eaptiy weatee OF TERROR often fear, so success can frequently come high BY JEAN SOMERS get him a movie job. Did he get it? I should say not. After being grilled by detectives, he was the most thoroughly scared youth in California and he'll write no more insistent notes. Joan? Well, she recovered too. Constance Bennett handled an extor- tion demand in a typical Bennett fashion —quickly, and showing no nerves. Two men arrived on her front doorstep one night and pushed by the butler. When Constance swept downstairs to see what the commotion was about, the pair informed her with polite impudence that they had come to save her from a blackmail plot; that they knew a man who was in possession of information about Miss Bennett which would precipi- tate an ugly scandal if released. Did not Miss Bennett wish them to take steps to stop this? Could she afford had publicity? Connie sized the men up with a cool appraising look. - “Certainly not,” she replied, “and I do appreciate your coming right to me. If you will just sit down, I will call my friend, the Beverly Hills Chief of Police, and let you tell your story to him. I am sure he will be glad to hear it.” The men demurred. They did not think this necessary. They could handle the matter quietly. Connie started for the telephone. The men remembered an appointment and left hastily. That was the last of them— They thought Betty would never be a bride | BEGAN TO USE LIFEBUOY IN MY DAILY BATH...1! SOON FOUND | WAS MUCH MORE POPULAR ‘| KEEP MILLIONS Lovable _ sore FROM OFFENDING frightened off by a beautiful Bennett. Crackpots or psychopathic cases, says Investigator Dean, are to be feared more than gun-toting, hardened criminals. You never can tell what a crazy man will do. Ida Lupino had a terrifying experience with a crackpot. He was a Northern California carpenter who, with his tool kit, hitch-hiked south to Hollywood to warn Ida that her marriage to Louis Hayward was something of which the gods disapproved heartily. He wrote her something like this: “You must not see any more of that man, Louis Hayward. He is persecuting you although you don’t know it. I will kill him and I will also get you out of this world in which you are so persecuted.” Imagine how that made Ida feel. Ob- viously, the man was crazy, but his mental condition probably didn’t affect his strong right arm and wouldn’t deter him from whamming Ida over the head. A guard was thrown around the house and in due time, when Mr. Psychopathic Case showed up with his carpenter’s tool kit over his shoulder—all ready for some kind of work—authorities grabbed him and carried him off. No number of threats keep the stars from going on with their jobs—jobs which toss them in the limelight and subject them to more risks than the or- dinary individual going about his work. I stood on the corner of Hollywood (Continued on page 96) Shirley Temple is perhaps the most guarded little girl in America. See the picture on page 47. BETTY WILL BE LEFT ON THE SHELF IF SHE DOESN'T WATCH OUT DOESNT SHE REALIZE @ Like women everywhere, Betty discovered i pays to keep lovable with Lifebuoy! Her daily Lifebuoy bath not only stopped “B.O.’—it made her more sure of herself, gave her a new kind of charm and poise. Lifebuoy’s different; contains an exclusive ingredient. Its lavish lather is lively and refreshing. Why should one risk offending when it’s so pleasant to play safe! WHY, THOSE’ WOMEN WERE TALKING ABOUT ME! THEY WERE SAYING | NEEDED LIFEBUOY. I'LL NEVER RISK “B.0” AGAIN ! THE HAPPY ENDING IT WAS A HAPPY DAY FOR ME WHEN TED PROPOSED | CERTAINLY FOOLED THOSE TWO WHO SAID ID NEVER ~ BE A BRIDE!

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Miriam Hopkins is a successful southern gal who, through thick and thin, has kept her eye on the top rung of the ladder. She may not be pop- ular personally, but professionally—yes, indeed. THE LOWDOWN ON A HIGH-UP She knew what she wanted and, what's more, knew how to get , | it ° BY GEORGE BENJAMIN |e you knew what you wanted out of life, could you attain it? Few of us realize just what we desire, and if we did, few could fulfill that wish. Miriam Hopkins is an exception to this rule. From the time Miriam was a very small girl living in Bainbridge, Georgia, she knew she wanted to be an actress. At the age of ten her desire to get what she wanted was often mistaken for stub- bornness. Even at this early age, Miriam” was so entirely wrapped up in herself that she found her young mind busily working out methods to attain these childhood dreams. She has retained this fight for success to this day. Although she has worked hard both on the stage and screen—and there were many un- pleasant periods for Miriam—never has she let anything or anyone stand in her way to reach the success she now en- joys. To some people this may seem hard and unkind, but to Miriam it was the only way to reach the top. She has not made too many lasting friends in the years she has been: in the theatre and pictures, for not many people could understand the way. she. went after the things she wanted. But the few that have taken the trouble to understand this trait in Miriam’s character realize that her work comes first and they re- spect her for her willingness to stick to her goal. Often puzzled, however, many of her most intimate friends find it diffi- cult to understand the thoughts behind many of Miriam’s decisions. Like most of her sudden- Miriam’s frequent displays of extrava- gance and conservatism are often criti- cized by the people nearest to her. Al- though she does not have a reputation for giving elaborate parties, she main- tains a house in the swanky Sutton Place section of New York City, an estate in Bel-Air, California, which she recently bought and has completely rebuilt. In London, Miriam’s friénds can expect to find her living in the fashionable Gros- venor Square section of the town. 88 ale deeisions, . But then, Miriam ts smart - er’s mannerisms. - and blonde hair. ‘ by many people, much to the displeasure - of Miriam. Other sudden spurts of extravagance are typified by her many telephone calls from Hollywood to London. A London call from Miriam might be a little May- fair gossip, or a choice joke she has just heard. Conservative in other respects, Miriam is very careful over how much she might spend for a small item in her wardrobe. Carefully chosen and always in good style, her clothes and jewelry never reflect extravagance. Maybe this accounts for her wardrobe never appear- ing as dramatic as most stars. One of Miriam’s hobbies is to have her © fortune told. She will sit for hours lis- tening to some obscure palmist and the price is never too high if she can be given some insight about her future. Often she will drive for hours to reach some new seeress she has recently heard about. She is also a great believer in Numerology and she sits by the hour pondering over numbers she has come across during the day. (CNS before Miriam had any idea of buying the late John Gilbert estate, she rented a beach house at Santa Mon- ica. Her main reason for taking it, was Michael, her: adopted son. The house was an ideal place for him. The sandy lawn was enclosed by a high board wall and Michael could play in absolute safety. Miriam bought him a St. Ber- nard for a playmate, but Esope did not fancy his sandy home and was always on the run. Miriam is completely devoted to her son and it amazes her friends to see how quickly he has copied his pretty moth- He does not look un- like her, with his fair skin, big blue eyes Michael is called Mike Miriam has given much thought and made many plans for his future. Many people tell Miriam. that “she will-spoil him, but she laughs and ’ says, “I love to see him happy and I can spoil him for a few more years, when he must realize that life is not all play.” When Miriam is visiting London, her presence in theatrical and Mayfair soci- ety is in great demand. Always admired for her acting, English people also find her untheatrical mode of living and quiet but definite sense of humor pleasing. Two years ago, when in London, she was asked to attend their annual theatrical garden party. This event, sponsored by members of the London stage, is one of the outstanding spring social events, al- ways patronized by some member of the Royal Family. Miriam was very gracious and arrived at the lovely “Queen Mary Gardens,” where the party is held. There were many notable English personalities present and also several famous Ameri- can movie stars. Miriam’s job, with the other stars, was to sign autographs which were sold to anyone that cared to add them to their collection. La Hopkins was so charming and gracious that her auto- graph was sold in great quantities, add- ing many shillings to the English Actors’ Fund, and establishing her more firmly in the hearts of the English, thus raising her English box office appeal. Miriam enjoys going to the theatre in London, as one always dresses, and she is a great believer in evening dress. When in London working on a picture, she spends most of her week-ends in Paris. When you go to Hollywood, you will seldom see Miriam Hopkins. First, she spends every day she can in New York in her Sutton Place home. She enjoys life more in the east than on the coast. When in New York the people she will see are most likely to be of the Social Register. Miriam seems to find in this group much more fun than she would with the Hollywood set. Sec- ond, Miriam is none too fond of café and night club life, and she dislikes being photographed in public. In fact, she in- sists that she is not. One night she was sitting in one of Hollywood’s clubs when a camera man spotted her. But La Hop- kins also spotted him. So the poor man

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George Brent and Miriam Hopkins appear together in ‘The Old Maid,” with Bette Davis as ‘the other woman.” MODERN SCREEN had to break his photo plate and there was no picture. On the other hand, Miriam does not mind having her picture taken if she has on screen make-up. She feels that un- less she is properly made up she will not photograph to advantage. This is quite true, for she is freckled and her eye- brows and lashes are very light, so unless they are made up, her expression is pretty blank. She hates large parties and has a knack of slipping in and out of a place without anyone noticing her. Although, if she is spotted, she can easily become the center of attraction. If necessary she can turn her charm on and off like a light. Yet very few people ever see the light on. But since the motion picture industry is in Hollywood, Miriam is forced to spend most of her time there. She has always been her own greatest teacher and is able to establish each new role with the same casualness as her daily mode of living. After seeing Miriam Hopkins in a pic- ture, one realizes that she has portrayed a very natural and convincing person. One of the greatest assets to her acting is her speaking voice. Although she has not lived in the South since she was a girl, she still retains much of the south- ern softness in her voice. Miriam Hopkins’ performance in “The Old Maid” is said to be so fine that her cinematic bids will be boosted sky high upon the picture’s release. She has not been seen as frequently as she used to be, simply because she has been pretty demanding as to salary and roles. If that is a fault, it is perhaps a wise one. For, many stars have suffered because they have been forced to take mediocre parts. Miss Hopkins, consequently, has waited for what she considered something really worth-while. She has it now. CALL FOR B PHILIP MORRIS Let this remind you of two pleasant facts: @-in Philip Morris you enjoy the delight- ful taste and flavor of the world’s finest _ tobaccos; @ Philip Morris brings a distinct advantage to the nose and throat, recognized by eminent medical authorities. Miriam and Director Fritz Lang attend "Four Feathers'’ preview. ‘Tis said that Mr. L. will direct the star's next.

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And so, we can hardly wait to see it, can you? The private pre- viewers claim that Miss Russell does plenty of scene stealing. We shouldn't be at all surprised! CINDERELLA CONFESSES (Continued from page 39) | That was one thing I couldn’t conquer. I not only kept burning food; I kept burn- ing myself. I’m ashamed to admit it, but that’s the way it was. And I had to cook, because our budget didn’t allow us any kitchen help. I began to think of going back to work, just to be able to have someone else do the cooking. “From the first, Fred was sympathetic about how I felt, but he thought I’d get over it. I thought maybe I would, too. Instead, my cooking became worse. I’m not joking. Finally, one I day I gave up and Fred said understandingly, ‘I guess home.’ “I looked up Demarest. I said, “You used to think I should be in pictures. Do you still think so?’ He said, “Yes, and took me down to Paramount for an audi- tion. And they signed me to a stock con- tract. I don’t think they’d have signed me if I hadn’t been willing to take a cut in salary. The usual starting salary is $75. I started at $50.” That was in May, 1936. “The contract was for seven years, with options every six months for the first two years, then options every year. Contracts like that let studios out cheaply and quickly if you don’t click. And if you do click, they have you where they want you —unless they feel like tearing up your contract and giving you a new one. But there isn’t much to feed your hopes in a stock company. “There are fourteen or fifteen of you in a company. But not the same fourteen or fifteen for very long at a time. The faces keep changing. New ones appear, and others disappear, without ever: getting a chance on the screen. Once in a while they get ‘bit’ roles, but those don’t count. Nobody is going to notice you as a dress extra, or get any idea of what you can or can’t do. I know. I played ‘bits’ in eleven pictures before ‘Sing, You Sin- ners.’ And that break didn’t come from any of them. “I was in that stock company for two years, and in that time I saw a steady stream of young hopefuls come and go. The only explanation for my lasting is that I signed on at a low salary and I didn’t ever get a raise. “When I signed, Phyllis Loughton was the talent coach. She was very helpful. I learned about self-improvement from her. That’s something else about a stock com- pany. Your life is a daily barrage of criti- - cism. I had to learn all over again how to walk, sit, light a cigarette, open a docr, and countless other things, all in the cause of greater poise. It wasn’t easy. “T had to learn how to have control of © myself—in every gesture, every facial expression, every inflection of speech— no matter how nervous or upset I might be. I had to learn how to seem at ease when I wasn’t. I had to learn how to pace my voice to milk the last bit of meaning out of a line. My transformation into an actress wasn’t simple and miraculous. It was long, hard work. E “Meanwhile, I had to pose for leg art and not let anyone think I was embar- rassed about it. I had to face the fact that this was the only way an unknown could get her picture in the paper, which might somehow, sometime, lead to a movie break. We fed our lean little hopes on such things—fantastic as they were. ra ¢

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“Oliver Hinsdell succeeded~ Phyllis Loughton. He believed that one way to make professionals out of amateurs was to put them on a stage in front of an audience. He had us do a scene from some play every two weeks in the studio Little Theatre, with producers and di- rectors for our audience. I don’t know how many we did—a dozen, at least— before we did the scene from ‘Golden Boy.’ “T played the little trollop from Brook- lyn. I had to yell and scream and other- wise be volcanic. They hadn’t expected I could. Once I had asked Artie Jacobson, Wesley Ruggles’ assistant, if he couldn’t help me in some way. His answer at the time was, ‘Not till you’re an actress.’ That afternoon, he came backstage and said, ‘You’re ready to meet Mr. Ruggles now. And he’s looking for a new girl for the lead in “Sing, You Sinners.”’ I met Mr. Ruggles. That was a Friday. He gave me a script and asked me to come back Mondav and read a scene for him. On Tuesday I had a silent film test and on Wednesday I got the role. “Right after that, Frank Lloyd, who had also been in that Little Theatre audience that Friday /afternoon, picked me for a role in ‘If I Were King.’ “T didn’t think, ‘Cinderella, thy name is Terry Ray!’ What I thought was, ‘At long last—a chance!’ Ironically, when my big thrill came, I didn’t get the full spice of it. I had been tested for so many roles I didn’t get that, when I actually got one, I had used up part of my excitement.” It was St. Patrick’s Day that the Front Office called her in to tell her that, while giving her a new life, they wanted to give her a new name to go with it. “They picked ‘Drew’ out of the tele- phone book. Then, because I was Irish and it was St. Patrick’s Day, they decided MODERN SCREEN on ‘Erin’ for a first name. I was ‘Erin Drew’ for two weeks. Then the New York office thought the ‘Erin’ part sounded phony. They substituted ‘Ellen.’ I didn’t like ‘Ellen’ at first, but now I do.” Most of the people who-knew-her- when still call her Terry, but her husband calls her Ellen. And when “Skipper” feels like being real cute, he will say, “Hello, Ellen Drew.” Speaking of “Skip- per” and names, Ellen thinks that she and Fred are on the verge of giving him a Christian cognomen. “We’re rather inclined toward ‘Michael,’ which isn’t the name we’d have chosen if we had named him when he was born, before he had a personality of his own. He'll be called ‘Mike,’ of course.” When Mama has to work, a girl takes care of him, when he isn’t in kindergarten school. And, very definitely, Mama’s cooking days are over. “We hired some- one the first week I went to work,” Ellen says, with a chipper smile. ; They live in a small rented house, miles from the swank of Bel-Air. They “hope to build next year.” They’d like a small ranch among some rolling hills. They’re demon horse-back riders. Aside from swimming, badminton is Ellen’s only other form of exercise, as she has such a terrific time keeping her weight up. Her one hundred and ten pounds are spread very scenically over five feet, three and a half inches. She has a dimple in her chin. Her mouth is what the character- analysts call generous. (“It’s a litle too generous in the lower lip,” she says, self-critically.) She has a quick, friendly smile, grey eyes with an Irish sparkle, and a pert nose with an Irish tilt. Her hair is light brown. And there you have, up to date, the salient statistics about Ellen Drew, who says, “Please—I’m no Cinderella.” Jeffrey Lynn's a grass-cutter as well as a rug-cutter. He's mowin’ it down on his San Fernando lawn. This New Lipstick will never diy your lips Eas the most exciting news for you The POWDER... Choose your color harmony shade of Max Factor Holly- wood Face Powder. sthen note how flattering the color is to your skin. It’s satin-smooth and clinging, too..hours later your make-up will still look lovely...$1.00. from the world of motion pictures...a new lip make-up discovery by Max Factor Hollywood. Itis called TRU-COLOR LiPSsTICK...and it’s positively the answer to your every wish for a perfect lip- stick. Just note these four amazing features... 1. lifelike red of your lips 2. non-drying, but indelible 3. safe for sensitive lips 4. eliminates lipstick line There’s really a thrill awaiting you the very first time you try this sensational new lipstick...you, too, will agree it’s perfect. Remember the name, Max Factor’s Tru-Color Lipstick...and there’s a color harmony shade just for your type...$1.00. PURSE MAKE-UP KIT tin taclov * HOLLYWOOD : Lip STREET. LUCILLE BALL in RKO-Radio’s “PANAMA LADY” handling. Also send me my Color Harmony Make-Up Chart and Illustraced Instruction Book,"'The New Art of Society Make-Up’ NAME — ese etry ——__ STATE 0000090 00000000000000000900000000000000 > The ROUGE coe Harmonize your rouge with your powder and lipstick... this is the secret of Max Fac- tor Hollywood color harmony make-up. There’s a shade for yout type to enhance your eauty...50¢. SKIN OD oily Normal

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MODERN SCREEN HEIGH-HO, SCARLETT! (Continued from page 35) existed between herself and Clark Gable. “Who could quarrel with Clark Gable?” she asked. “We got on well. Whenever anyone on the set was tired or depressed, it was Gable who cheered that person up. Then the newspapers began printing the story that Gable and I were not getting on. This was so ridiculous it served only as a joke. From that time on the standard greeting be- tween Clark and myself became, ‘How are you not getting on today?’ ” Because everyone was curious to meet the woman who was playing Scarlett O’Hara, she received many invitations, but accepted few of them. “T did meet Norma Shearer,” she told me, “and she was very gracious. Even before I met her, she sent me a wire congratulating me on being chosen for the role of Scarlett.” There was no congratulatory wire, however, as has been reported, from Paulette Goddard, who was considered the likeliest candidate until Vivien came along so unexpectedly. Though she made no. new friends in Hollywood, Vivien did renew one of the greatest and finest friendships in her life, with Laurence Olivier, the English actor who played Heathcliffe in “Wuth- ering Heights.” These two handsome and dynamic young people have been rumored to be in love with each other. And if a nov- elist were trying to choose a hero and heroine for a tale of romance, he couldn’t do better than to choose the violent Englishman with the shock of dark hair and the tiny girl from Darjeeling, India, whose eyes are greener than tea. They would make a grand story. Just to look at these two together— and they were constantly together in Hollywood—is enough to cause romantic rumors. They are as like each other as Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler were. Both are theatre people, and both are equally determined that regardless of what laurels they gain in Hollywood, they will continue acting on the stage part of the time. Laurence Olivier is the more explo- sive of the two. The violence you sense in Vivien Leigh is a suppressed violence. But Laurence Olivier, in the past, has not hesitated to express his contempt for Hollywood. He has said with ill- concealed impatience, “No actor, you know, would be here at all if it were not for the money there is in it.” You won't catch Vivien making a crack like that. If you ask what she thinks of Hollywood, as I did, she will flutter her long lashes helplessly and say, “But I really didn’t see Hollywood. I spent five months working in ‘Gone With the Wind,’ with only five days off, and during those days I was too busy catching up on my sleep to get any re- action to Hollywood.” They both have a touch of the devil in them. When Laurence was in a small English company, where wreaths were used to hide the holes in the backdrop, he once tore the wreaths down in the middle of a scene. What was exposed to the horrified public of England was plainly scandalous—women behind scenes in the company dressing-rooms, in va- rious stages of dress and _ undress. Laurence was promptly fired. Again, you wouldn’t catch Vivien in- dulging in any such obvious tactics as this. But the touch of O’Hara in the girl comes out in other ways. Take, for instance, the matter of her first role in a small picture. It seems that somebody’s sister’s husband was writing a motion picture script for Cicely Courteledge, the English musical comedy star, and promised Vivien a small part in that. When she came for- ward to claim the role, she discovered that she wasn’t really getting a part at all, but instead was expected to play one of many school girls. Those girls wouldn’t even have a line to say. Vivien was bitterly disappointed. 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Vivien got the idea. “No,” she said. “But maybe this will help you. My last name is pronounced just like that of General Robert E. Lee.” Oh, yes, they’re a lot alike, this Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier. They even have similar backgrounds. Laurence is the son of an English priest, descended from the French Huguenots who fled to England to escape persecution. Vivien, youll remember, is also of French descent. Both Vivien and Laurence are fond of French foods and wines. But before you begin getting ideas about them, it’s only fair to say that at the present time Vivien is married to Leigh Holman, a prominent English law- yer who is as fair as Laurence is dark. And Laurence Olivier is married to Jill Esmond, an English actress with whom he came to American a number of years ago, and with whom he scored a Broad- way success in the stage play, “The Green Bay Tree.” Vivien has a daughter, and Laurence a son. Rumor has it that Vivien Leigh is estranged from her husband, and that Laurence Olivier and Jill Esmond have come to the parting of the ways. The rumor mongers would have you believe that it is only a matter of time before Vivien and Laurence are divorced from their present mates. F that’s true, then Vivien is indeed in a spot more dangerous than any in which Scarlett O’Hara ever stood, for right now Vivien’s career is so important to her that it is questionable if she will risk it for any man, no matter how much she loves him. The friendship—or romance, if you ac- cept the rumors—between Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh began a little over two years ago when they were both cast in the English picture, “Fire Over England.” Vivien was playing her first important role on the screen, as a lady in waiting at the court of Queen Eliz- abeth. What more natural than that Laurence, with his wealth of experience on the screen, should: find the ambition of this young woman, with the face like a flower, touching and should try to help her in every way he could? With his help and encouragement, she made good. Afterwards, they appeared in several plays together. When Laurence Olivier, who had distinguished himself in Shake- spearean plays at the old Vic Theatre in England, was asked to play Hamlet in ancient Elsinore Castle in Denmark, the original scene of the tragedy, she was chosen to play Ophelia. In the love scenes they clung together like two people who could never let each other go. Laurence’s face was dark with brooding, and his eyes wild with a hope- less passion. There was a bewitching, haunting quality about Vivien’s per- formance. NE that time she was an experienced stage actress. Because of her eager- ness to act, she had burst through the cocoon of her early training in con- vents in England and Italy, where she moved like a small but vital young ghost through the simply decorated rooms with their medieval walls. Even then the knowledge that she wanted to act was stirring in her, and she would whisper to Maureen O’Sullivan, her classmate, ‘T!'m going to be an actress some day. Watch and see.” In the convent in Italy the restraint under which she was put was even greater than in the English convent. She learned that it was not considered de- corous to wear pajamas; instead she was poured into long linen night dresses especially made for the students, and when she went swimming in the late afternoons, she had to wear specially made bathing suits which had so much calico on them that it was all she could do to keep from sinking. ; ‘T felt as if there were tons of lead weighing me down,” she laughed. And no doubt, she felt as if those ancient traditions were also weighing her down. Still, her resolve to act was a bright, shiny, almost tangible thing. After years of formal education, when her parents asked her what she wanted to do next, she didn’t hesitate. “I want to become an actress. I’'d like to go to a good dramatic school.” They sent her to the Academy of Dra- matic Art in London. Certainly she didn’t mean to fall in love. But living the quiet, constrained, sheltered life she had all during her girlhood, was it any wonder that she should be swept off her feet by anyone so good-looking, so worldly-wise, so altogether charming as Leigh Holman, the fair-haired young barrister? They met at a hunt ball in South When "Lady of the Tropics was privately previewed, Gloria rendu proved so good, additional scenes with her were inserted in the picture. “

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a - Devon. It seems that in England, the various counties give balls of this type, to which all male members of the hunt come in pink coats that resemble their hunting coats, save that they are more formal, like our own tails for evening. And the women come in bright colored evening gowns. Free for the first time from the re- straints imposed by the various schools she had attended, Vivien proceeded to fall madly in love with Leigh. He found her exquisite and charming. A few months after they met, he proposed to her, and within a year they were married. : Five years ago, Suzanne was born to them, and for a time Vivien was content. But the desire to act didn’t die, and after a few months, Vivien found herself tormented with restlessness. She knew then that much as she loved Suzanne, there was a need in her to act- and that this urge couldn’t be denied. After arranging for a governess to take care of Suzanne, she appeared in two insignificant pictures whose names she has forgotten. But David Horn, an actor who worked with her in one of them and who had been signed to play in “The Green Sash,” asked her if she would care to appear with him. This gave her that first cherished opportunity to go on the stage. ““The Green Sash’ ran for only two weeks in a suburban theatre,” she told me, “but it was a magnificent play for me. It dealt with Italy in the fourteenth century, and believe me, everything that could happen happened in that play. Everybody died or went mad. My lover in the play disappeared, after letting me down badly. Oh, it was a grand play for me.” Later came her success in the stage MODERN SCREEN Mickey Rooney and Ann Rutherford play together both in and out of the ~ "Andy Hardy" series. play, “Mask of Virtue,” and in the mov- ing pictures, “Storm in a Teacup,” ‘Dark Journey” and “Yank at Oxford,” in which she played the college vamp. Cecil B. DeMille burned up the wires trying to get her for “Union Pacific,” but she turned up her pretty nose at that. When she came to Hollywood on a vaca- tion, she told reporters she had no in- tention of making pictures in the United States. And she swears she didn’t. “But who could turn down a role like Scarlett O'Hara?” she said. “Such a part comes along once in a lifetime.” American audiences will soon have the chance to see Vivien and Laurence Olivier together in a picture. For if present plans go through, she will play the quiet, timid second wife in “Re- becca,” while he will play the husband. ‘Yd been up for twenty-four hours when I made the test,” she told me. “We'd had a dawn shot to make the night before for ‘Gone With the Wind’ and I hadn’t had more than two or three hours of sleep. So, as you can imagine, I was not exactly bright for the test. When I saw it, I was beyond judging what things were like.” However, she is very anxious to play the part. “It will be such a complete contrast to the role of Scarlett O’Hara,” she told me, “that it will keep me from being typed.” Her hobbies are collecting old china and playing the concertina. So far she can play only two numbers, “Banjo On My Knee” and “Sidewalks of New York,” but any day now she will get around to “Marching Through Georgia” and “Carry Me Back to Old Virginia.” “When you see Vivien on the screen,” a press agent told me, “believe me, you will be seeing Scarlett O’Hara.” Now, I do. iF you're ASHAMED Posed by professional model HOW THOUSANDS OF THIN, TIRED, NERVOUS PEOPLE GAIN NEW POUNDS, NEW STRENGTH Quick! ERE’S grand news for many of the thousands of thin, tired-looking, jittery, discouraged girls who have never seemed able to add an ounce, and seldom attract friends and have the good times they de- serve. 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Youcan restore natural softness by using the same method professional hairdressers use . . . the alkali-free, latherless Admiracion Oil Shampoo! Don’t confuse Admiracion with soapy shampoos. Admiracion Shampoo contains no alkali or harsh chemicals. With a single application, the film that hides the beauty of your hair is washed away. Unruly hair is left so soft and manageable, it sets beautifully after washing. Ask your druggist for Admiracion Oil Shampoo. There are two types ... “no-lather” in the red carton and “lathering”’ in the green carton. Use either and see the new luster in your hair—the new spring in your curls. Admiracion Laboratories, Harrison, New Jersey. 96 Ni eee Wax Cream is the com- MODERN SCREEN Nee ee eee ee en EEE HOLLYWOOD IS REAL (Continued from page 85) naa ; { Hollywood has lost all her fantastic as- pects! Joan Crawford does drive that black and chromium roadster . . . only not along the Boulevard. Alice Brady did take five dogs to a pre-view and the subsequent party at the Ambassador. There really is a men’s club in Holly- wood to which no one without at least three inches of chin whiskers is ad- mitted. Some of our biggest stars have belonged to it temporarily. There are club rooms and the members amuse themselves with checker games and beer. Bill Fields did start to juggle plates and knives and forks in a small res- taurant, to the proprietor’s horror, as a protest against slow service. Honestly and truly, Anna Sten kept baby chickens in her living room and a jack rabbit ac- tually lived in a box on the balcony out- side her bed room. (It had a most un- pleasant disposition and was polite to no one but Anna.) Hollywood’s creme de la creme really did slide down things at Carole Lombard’s beach concession party that time, with resultant, painful bruises. And, speaking of bruises, the Countess di Frasso had difficulty going up and down stairs for days after she arrived at a party riding on a camel. I really did see a lady, wearing red satin pa- jamas, taking a huge Dalmatian for his exercise in the lobby of the Roosevelt Hotel. What I am getting at is this. Holly- wood still had her idiosyncrasies, always will have. But they are not as apparent to the casual-passer-by as they used to be. The whole atmosphere of the place is changing. The making of pictures is no longer a glorious romp. It is a serious and some times heart breaking business. The present generation of actors has been sobered somewhat by the spectacle of former big shots taking nose dives to ignominious ends. Clara Kimball Young who made, and spent, a million. Francis X. Bushman. Valentino, who was prac- tically bankrupt when he died. More | recently Noah Beery who, after years of successful work upon the screen, found himself nearly penniless. Sables and orchids and solid gold : plumbing are no longer considered neces- | sities in Hollywood, although they have investment in government bonds are be-= | | coming downright fashionable. When I first met Alison Skipworth I asked her how, with her ripe experience of stage trouping, Hollywood impressed her. Was she amused or irritated by it? ‘I see nothing fantastic or amusing not entirely disappeared. Hard work and | about it,” quoth Miss Skipworth. “Holly- | wood is filled with earnest, talented peo- | ple, working harder and more intensely : than people do anywhere else in the world. Some of them are doing fine things. fine things. Hollywood is an agonizing community!” Hollywood still glitters in spots. It All of them are striving to do | still cuts capers which make you wonder | Carroll land of fancy. But Hollywood and fantasy And works at its job now... gives way gradually to reality. perhaps that’s as it should be. ~ NIGHTS OF TERROR (Continued from page 87) nn a! Boulevard and Vine Street one evening shortly before Christmas and watched the Santa Claus parade wind up the street. In the first float, sitting beside Old Nick himself was Jane Withers— smiling, bowing and waving to the folks on the sidewalk. She looked as if she were having a grand time. The woman who stood next to me, with her own little girl by her side, said, “My, aren’t her parents lucky to have a child to make all that money for them!” “She worked for it for quite a number of years,” I replied. ‘What of it?” said the woman. “She’s got it now and nothing to worry about!” Nothing to worry about. Behind Jane, covered by a mass of red _ bunting, crouched into cramped positions, but still on the alert, and with their hands on their gun holsters ready for the draw, were two husky bodyguards. What the petulant mother who envied Jane’s parents didn’t know was of the danger that even then confronted the small star. Of the sleepless nights Mrs. Withers had spent, wondering, worrying, fearing that the “finger had been put on her daughter, repeating over and over to herself the contents of the extortion note which read: “Have $5,000 ready and wait until you hear from us. If you don’t, we will get your daughter, Jane. Don’t tell police. If you do, we will get Jane. You know what will happen if you talk too much. We will take her for a ride. (Signed) ‘Ace.’ ” And, yet, because her job demanded it, Jane rode down Hollywood Boulevard ‘whether you are living in some Lewis : that night in full sight and gun range of anyone who wanted to take a pot shot. Nothing to worry about—! A few weeks after the Santa Claus | parade, the man who wrote the threat letter and who penned a similar one to Freddie Bartholomew asking “$25,000 or it will be just too bad for Freddie” | walked into the Los Angeles police sta- | tion and gave himself up. He signed a | full confession and inside of three days was on his way to prison to serve a twenty-five year sentence. Yes, he was caught and sentenced, but he’d done his work—frightened Mrs. Withers and Aunt | Cissie so that they will never sleep quite | as soundly again. 1 Shortly after her marriage to Roger Pryor, and when Roger was in Chicago, Ann Sothern received a series of strange | *phone calls. Her telephone would ring. | She would answer and no one would answer her, although she had the strange | feeling that someone was listening. This‘ happened several times before she noti-. fied authorities and was informed that | often this was the way burglars checked to find when people were at home. Very | startled, Ann installed an alarm system, bought herself another dog and left word | that one of the servants was to stay on the premises all of the time. Al Jolson was the victim last year of a telephone fiend, who called him in the dead of night, and informed him that Ruby Keeler, who was in the hospital for | a minor operation, had died suddenly. Imagine his feelings, until he found out the truth. What an experience!

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MODERN SCREEN SUNNY SIDE UP (Continued from page 31) nnn LIES for them. Last year I not only didn’t feel like working but I couldn’t have worked if I had felt like it. Last year everything was upside down. I was up- set and unhappy about everything. “This year everything is right side up. Now I feel well. Now I am free of my RKO contract. Now I am free-lancing. I am terribly happy about ‘Union Pacific.” I love my part in ‘Golden Boy.’ I like the script of my next picture at Paramount. “T want to feel really free again. Idon’t want to be tied down to the responsi- bilities of the two ranches, mine and Bob’s. I don’t want us to settle down. And that settling down business is more dangerous for men, I believe, than for women. Out there, it’s too easy to come home, get into old clothes (you know, the black tie and all) and then say that it?s too much trouble to drive back into town again. We want to go places and do things. At least, we want to be where we can. I don’t know what places, spe- cifically, or what things. We just want to be near, to be in everything! We'll keep Bob’s ranch, keep the horses there and use it for week-ends. But we'll have a place in Beverly Hills where we can stay when we’re working. \ X 7 E haven’t any plans,” said Barbara, © flippantly, positively flippantly, I assure you. “The only plan we may be said to have calls for our being together as much as possible. As it is now, I leave the ranch at 5:30 in the morning in order to get to the studio, get my make-up on, be on the set in time. Bob, not having to use any make-up, doesn’t have to leave until 7:30. Result: we never have break- fast together, seldom lunch together, though Bob has rushed over here to Columbia a few times to lunch with me. Only sure date we have is for dinner and that?s at odd hours. “But as I was saying, the plan is that we haven’t any plans. We haven't planned where, or even whether we shall have a permanent home. We haven't planned for a family, one way or the other. We might take another child, we Answers to Quiz on Page 77 Leo Gorcey. . Walter Brennan. "Confessions of a Nazi Spy. . James Roosevelt. : Will Hays. . Hugh Herbert. . Susan Hayward. . Rochester. . Norma Shearer's. . Jane Withers. . “Oscars.” . Shirley Temple. . No, Yule is Rooney's real name. . Ed Sullivan in "Big Town Czar." . Both are dancers. . Joe E. Brown and Martha Raye. . Annabella. . Tay Garnett. 19. "Cut!" 20. Jascha Heifetz. 21. Mickey Rooney. 22. Katharine Hepburn. 23. Elsa Maxwell. 24. Cinema. 25. Hedy Lamarr. ONITTRWN—-ODANOOPLWN = might have a family of our own. We haven’t bought a single new thing since our marriage, not even a piece of furni- ture. Why, I didn’t even plan a trous- seau. I got married in a little blue dress which just happened to be new. When we got half way to San Diego I realized that ’'d forgotten my hat! I had to bor- row Holly’s (Holly is my secretary and good friend) to get married in. “Not that I was too haphazard about it, don’t get me wrong. We didn’t, for in- stance, get married on the spur of the moment, as has been said. People asked us why we pulled a fast one, a surprise. But we didn’t. They must have forgot- ten that ’way last February we said that we’d be married sometime in May. Well, we were married sometime in May. And I did conform to sentiment, too. I wore ‘something old, something new, some- thing borrowed and something blue.’ Old shoes, the dress was new and blue, the hat was borrowed and there was I, the old couplet come to life. ‘I am sentimental about it all,” con- fessed Barbara, again confusing me. “I must confess that I always have remem- bered all of our anniversaries, such as the anniversary (commemorated each month) of the day we first met, the music we first danced to, the first flowers Bob ever sent me (they’re pressed in the family album at home)! You needn’t look so distraught, it isn’t a change in me to be sentimental. I’ve always been a senti- mentalist, at heart. But I’ve never dared to admit it before, that’s the change. For unless you’re happy and feel secure - in your happiness, it’s a dangerous thing to admit to, sentiment. “Anyway, we haven’t any plans. I know that if you make plans and they don’t work out, they break your heart. So we haven’t any and don’t intend to make any. ‘Plan for nothing and be pre- pared for everything’—that’s the Taylor motto. I’m so thrilled, so absolutely happy right now, this very day, this very hour, that I’m simply not concerned about the next hour or the next day.” Never did I think I’d live to see the day Continued on page 103) NEW THRILLS FOR YOUR LIPS AND His! LIPSTICK HAS Everything NEW GIANT SIZE and quality usually sold for $1 25¢ ) If it’s adventure you want ...here it is! 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People aren't fearsome strangers to her. She has an innate poise. When she was danc- ing in a grammar school performance she came down upon a splinter suddenly. Without batting one of her big blue eyes, she switched into a toe dance which didn’t involve the hurt heel. q Never having heard of an inhibition nor, so far, of a consequence, she has never experienced a worry. This is i rather hard to believe at first, but it’s so. Her objective was, and is, to have a good time. She expects to live vividly, to be kind when she can be, and she is so full of youthful vitality that she makes you wonder how any other goal could seriously appeal to anyone. [3 was happily having fun, when, at fifteen, she found herself in the movies. She and her mother resided in several inland California towns before settling in San Francisco. Mrs. Turner persuaded a woman friend to share their apartment with them, so Lana would be looked after when she came home from school. After a year at a convent, Lana returned to a public school as a junior high student. She was so exuberant she was elected girls’ yell leader. The other memorable event of her youth happened the same year. She set forth alone on a trip half-way across America. She was fourteen and it was summer, so she informed her mother she wanted to go to Missouri to visit grand- ma. Mrs. Turner said yes, and next day Lana was downtown turning the shops inside out for bargains in new ladies’ wear. She says she didn’t have many close friends, because she’d_ moved so much—not that she minded. In the next breath she recalls how eighteen chums saw her off on the bus. “After two weeks in Webb City, I de- cided I’d visit an aunt in Chicago. I was tired of sitting up in a bus, so I took the train. No,” she added with a patient smile, “I wasn’t afraid to travel by my- self. I told everyone I was seventeen and got away with it. But when I got to Chicago, my aunt had moved and left no new telephone number. So I went over to the Travelers’ Aid counter in the depot. ‘Here I am to see my aunt. She’s gone and I’ve only a little money left. What am I supposed to do?’ Well,” Lana sighed, “when I asked them that, they phoned around until they found her. I had a marvelous week! One night I stayed up all night! The rest of the kids back in San Francisco had never done that. Their dates weren’t so hot!” Her aunt agreed with Lana that it would be more fun if Lana flew back to grandma’s, so there was an airplane ticket as a parting present. After a brief sojourn with grandma again, Lana entrained for San Francisco via Alberquerque, to see the southern route. “When I got to New Mexico I discovered I had no money left. I was hungry, so I said to the conductor, T don’t know how to send a telegram from a train. Will you wire my mother for me?’ He was awfully obliging about it. But at Needles I only got five dollars from her! So I stuffed myself with candy and peanuts. “Then I got off at the wrong time in - casting director wasn’t a great deal more *harbors absolutely no desire to be Los Angeles, and missed the train north, I didn’t know a soul, and the next train didn’t leave until morning. I just went to the Travelers’ Aid again. They took me over to the Y. W. C. A. for the night. © When they called me in the morning I ~ certainly hated to get up so early. “How ~ do I get over to the station?’ I asked. They got me a taxi and sent me over. “When I got to San Francisco I sup- posed somebody would at least meet me with a car. I was so mad, having to lug all my baggage in a street car! Half way home I dragged my poor mother off; I | just had to stop in at Jack ’n’ Jill’s. That Bs) was the drug store where all the kids | collected. I was so disappointed when | they weren’t there that night that I just cried and cried.” i; Half the time Lana is thoroughly naive, | and so amazingly frank and good- humored that you laugh with her as she |} tells on herself. Then you are conscious ~ of her beauty, of her exquisite grooming, and of the smart way she wears her attractive clothes. 4 Her mother learned of a better beauty Fi | fame and fortune. Temporarily disgusted | with the intricacy of typing, Lana was — cutting the class to have a coke at the nearest drug store fountain. The pub- lisher of Hollywood’s leading movie trade paper had noticed her in there ~ before, and this day he gave her a card which he explained was an entree to > Zeppo Marx, the agent brother of the — acting Marxes. She should, he mam-_ tained, be in pictures. D) ee “you oughta be in pitchers” in- | sinuation was just a line to Lana, © but a visit to the Marx office would be a swell excuse for omitting classes all the following day. So next morning she ~ trotted over to call on Zeppo. En route | she kept forming a spitcurl on her brow, | why she doesn’t know. She hadn’t worn | one there for ages, and hasn’t worn one since that day. 54 She was so evidently photogenic that — Zeppo rushed her out to Warners. The | than lukewarm, so she was guided in to see Mervyn LeRoy, who was seeking a new leading lady. The clever little pro- ducer recognized her potentialities. “But I promised Zeppo not to admit I was only fifteen until after I’d signed the contract with Mervyn LeRoy,” Lana con= fessed. Three days after the signature © on the dotted line, she was before the cameras acting a lead. Lana, who'd never | bothered trying out for a junior high |) play, who’d only bothered to have fun, | skipped the customary training that | easily. - I questioned her as to what she did | with her first paycheck. “I really didn’ know what to do with it, so I carried it around with me for a week. Then my é mother took it. She said we had a few © bills to pay, and I'd get it back.” Lana — business woman about her career. He: mother officiates in that capacity, an when Lana marries she’ll let her husban do the budgeting. “When I earn mor money,” she revealed, “the first thing I’

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going to buy is a limousine. Then I want to send my mother on a trip, and build her a house. After that Ill quit working.” When Mervyn LeRoy left Warners for M-G-M, Lana went along and Metro realized her valuable assets could make a mint for them. Each time her option has been taken up, Lana has moved to a more expensive apartment, until now she is at home in a swanky building over- looking the elegant Sunset Strip. There are stars to the right and left of her, and a wonderful swimming pool for the tenants. She wants to take flying lessons, but Metro shakes its head sternly. “I suppose,” I said, “that you are studying with the studio drama coach.” (We were lunching in the commissary on the lot. Lana eats whatever she wants and her figure remains superb. She hasn’t adopted caviar tastes, either. After asking me to suggest something, she de- cided on a choc malt, a tuna’sandwich on rye, and a huge piece of chocolate layer cake. But first she begged my permis- sion to get rid of her gum, under the table. “Otherwise,” she remarked earnestly, “Ill have to swallow it!”) A languid look filled her beautiful big blue eyes at my mention of the drama coach. “I should be studying with her. But I haven’t started—yet.” Her candor hit even more of a new high when I wondered if she and her handsome boy friend, a Hollywood at- torney of twenty-seven, had marriage in view for the near future. For two years Lana has been going steady with Greg Bautzer. Neither her mother nor her studio wishes her to marry this young. But she’s no puppet! “Yes, I’ve thought of getting married. A lot. We’ve almost eloped a number of times. But we got into fights instead. Sometimes I can’t get Also, the complete stories of:— Cary Grant and Priscilla Lane Judy Garland OCTOBER in the rarely beautiful romance of Helen, a waitress who dared to weave her dreams of a happier day, and Philip, a world-famous pianist, crushed by tragedy and cynically claiming nothing of the future, you will discover the true meaning of an emotion powerful enough to sweep away all laws of convention and duty. IN NAME ONLY... Carole Lombard and DUST BE MY DESTINY...John Garfield BABES IN ARMS... Mickey Rooney and and many others! SCREEN ROMANCES ISSUE ON SALE EVERYWHERE .... ONLY MODERN SCREEN 3 Peers SY (it Beet 3 al : y ca Re ae % % ae Remember Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels? Well, they're back from London for a Hollywood holiday. A BOOK-LENGTH NOVEL COMPLETE IN ONE ISSUE! 2 love mightier than life, translated into the most heatt- claiming story we have ever presented Oe MODERN CINDERELLA Adapted from the Universal Picture starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer 10: to sleep for hours after Greg’s aggra- vated me.” The more indifferent a man is, the more fascinated Lana is liable to be. Greg was aloof, she declared. “We car- ried on the most terrific flirtation this town has ever seen before we ever spoke. I saw him everywhere I went. Finally I had to smile, so then he broke down. We were introduced. Still he didn’t ask me for a date. However, a girl I know was to be guest star at the Biltmore Bowl, and she invited me to join her party and invited Greg as my escort. He answered, ‘Certainly. Only I was hop- ing she’d call herself!’ When I heard that, I muttered, ‘Wait a minute, do they all call him first?’ “When he drove me downtown that night we instantly got into a glamorous conversation. He began by announcing he’d never fall in love or marry again. I thought, this is where Turner steps in, this is my opening scene! That,” she amplified, “was away back during the Big Apple. And in three weeks things were going too calmly. That wouldn’t do, so I broke off, and went with some- one else for a month.” Then she recon- ciled, and it’s been kisses and quarrels ever since. With accent on the former. “T can’t lie to the man. Back during the Lambeth Walk I tried it. Greg was east on business, and I did step out with someone else. I took the precaution of renting a black wig, as disguise. But the papers got it, and when Greg re- turned he gave me the devil.”’ She shud- dered contentedly. Lana is one aspiring actress who adores night clubs and says so. Fortunately, Greg is an excellent dancer as well as a prospering lawyer. She is very proud of his progress. “I’m always there at his office when I have free time, talking 99

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We’re having more fun until he comes roaring in and shoves me out, but fast!” They weathered a crisis when he for- got about her parking ticket. “Greg for- got to appear for me, and I had to go down to juvenile traffic court! That was the week before my eighteenth birthday. I was all decked out in my silver fox and asked the judge what would happen to me. That was the wrong approach. ‘You’d better get a lawyer, young lady!’ the judge barked. ‘T’ve got one, some- where,’ I replied. And when I caught up with Greg was he sorry!” When they aren’t rhumbaing at La Conga, they’re. playing tennis at the Westside Tennis Club, or waltzing on roller skates at a public rink. ~ Lana’s case illustrates once more that sex appeal and hundred per cent fem- ininity are still the surest aids for a woman. She hadn’t diligently prepared for this break. They didn’t give her the traditional Hollywood treatment for be- ginners; no one had to show Lana how to stand or walk interestingly. She got that down pat, on her own. The studio’s fashion experts, used to browbeating amateur Crawfords, grin with glee when Lana enters their domain. She buys glamorously, without any instruction, and in a jiffy she poses for their fashion spreads in the ideal manner. The studio’s coiffure king has little to do, because Lana instinctively knows how to make the locks lie loveliest.. She’s been made a golden blonde, but she didn’t scream in haughty indignation at the bleaching, as arty young imports from the theatah do. At fourteen Lana marched down to a beauty parlor herself and had her brown hair died a brilliant red. So if it’s still better blonde, why not, she muses, be blonde? She is driving a bright red car and she’s knitting a striking green sweater for her pet Pekingese between scenes in her newest picture. Lana describes her- self as “strictly Hollywood.” That’s why she stands out above the crowd! pT THE HAPPINESS BOY (Continued from page 29) i Recently, when he appeared in “The Three Musketeers,” a new legend grew up that Don was one of the greatest fencers who had ever come to Hollywood, and that if he had lived in the time of D’Artagan, he would have put all the fencers of France to shame. His fencing teacher is supposed to have said that until Don Ameche came along, Douglas Fairbanks was the best fencer among the actors, but that Don Ameche had out- stripped even Doug Fairbanks. When this was mentioned, Don turned slightly red. “It is news to me,” he said. “T studied fencing for three weeks. To become an expert fencer requires at least three years.” Don and Tyrone Power are said to be rivals. Their feud is supposed to have started when Tyrone first came to Chicago at the time of the World’s Fair and applied for dramatic roles on the air. Every time he asked for a role, he was told Don Ameche had been selected. Finally he was given a small part in a radio play in which Don was to be the star. But even that didn’t help Tyrone, for while Don continued to be the most sought-after dramatic actor on the air, Tyrone got nowhere. Finally, when he was asked to read funny papers to chil- dren over the air, Tyrone quit. WES later, they met again in Holly- wood. When Tyrone came to Holly- wood, he found that Don Ameche had already played a dual role in “Sins of Man.” For a while it was nip and tuck between the two men. Don Ameche created a stir as the Indian in “Ramona,” and Tyrone Power was very effective in a small bit in “Girls’ Dormitory.” Both men had parts of equal importance in ‘Tadies in Love.” Then the tide turned. Given the lead in “Lloyds of London,” Tyrone became even more popular than Don was. Today Don is extremely popular at the box-office, but Tyrone is even more so. Don was announced for Sonja Henie’s last picture, “Second Fiddle,” but Darryl Zanuck changed his mind. He took Don out of the cast and put Tyrone in. “Tyrone and I are the best of friends,” said Don. “I’m not at all hurt when Tyrone is put into a role for which I’ve been considered, and I know Tyrone isn’t hurt when I’m put into a part for which he’s been considered. We’ve often laughed about our ‘feud.’” I asked Don if he objected to such stories. Many actors do resent faked items but Don is merely amused. “There must be a demand for such stories,” he said, “or the papers wouldn’t print them.” You would imagine that all the myths that have been published about Don Ameche were invented because nothing really dramatic ever happens to him, yet that isn’t true. In some respects his life has been ultra-dramatic, but he talks about the highlights very matter-of- factly. He plays his big moments off the screen, just as he plays scenes on the screen, without a trace of ham. ET’S look at the record. He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the son of an Italian father and a mother in whose blood was mixed the strain of many nationalities. When he was fourteen, Father Sheehy, a man who is still his friend, introduced him to Honore Pren- dergast, and for three years they were madly in love with each other. “Of course it’s only puppy love,” their par- ents said. “It isn’t possible for two people that young to know their own minds.” Don Ameche was sent off to a univer- sity. It wasn’t until many years later that he met Honore again, and found it hadn’t been puppy love after all. With Honore to encourage him, he acquired a firm faith in his own destiny. Gambling on that faith, he went to Hollywood and took a test for M-G-M. The test was so bad that the director told him, “Look, I hate to give advice, but you’re a nice guy, and I’ll break my rule for you. Honestly, if I were you, I’d stay with radio, where you’ve got a name and a reputation. If you go into the movies, you'll ruin that reputation. You have a funny chin and you’re not the handsome hero type.” Completely discouraged, Don went back to Chicago. But an agent, who was a friend of his, upon hearing about the failure of his movie test, said, “It doesn’t prove anything. Plenty of actors have flopped on half a dozen tests and then made good. Twentieth Century-Fox wants to test you at their expense.” This time Don’s test was successful, he was assigned .a dual role in. “Sins of Man.” For one role he was his brunette self, for the other he wore a blonde wig.

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It was while he was playing the role of the Indian in “Ramona” that the most unbelievable incident of his Hollywood career occurred. One day, while swim- ming out at LaJolla, Don felt something suddenly sting the bottom of his foot. On having it examined, he learned that he had been stung by a sting ray, and that he would probably be in some pain for several days. The next day he was sit- ting in a chair on location with the com- pany at Warners Hot Springs and dis- cussing the incident. “All I need now,” he said, “is for a rattlesnake to come along and bite me.” Suddenly he saw a snake edging along the side of his chair, and was almost transfixed with horror. At the same time one of the workmen saw the snake and killed it. “That sounds as if it couldn’t possibly have happened,” I told Don. He shrugged his shoulders. “It’s true,” he said. Another dramatic thing which hap- pened to Don was his appearance with Mae West in the famous broadcast in which Mae shocked the country by play- ing Eve to Don’s Adam, in a very sug- gestive manner. In one scene Don was supposed to kiss Mae’s eyes and lips. Then there was a moment’s silence. It was broken by Mae’s voice saying in- sinuatingly, “Oh, so that’s what you want!” “How did you happen to appear on that broadcast?” I asked Don. “Did the script read all right?” “I suppose,” said Don thoughtfully, “it didn’t, but none of us realized it. I just didn’t think. It did not occur to me that a burlesque of Adam and Eve would give offense to many people. If it had oc- curred to me and I had had any choice about the matter, I certainly would not have appeared on that program. Of course, as a matter of fact, I have no choice about the lines I read. But if I had realized that the script might be of- fensive, I should certainly have said something to the director about it. Nearly always when an actor does object to a line, the director will try to have it changed. That is the only time any- thing like that ever happened to me,” said Don gravely. “I hope nothing like it ever happens again.” The silliest of the legends about Don is that with success he has become a dull, prosaic person, without a spark of fun in his make-up. The opposite is true. When it comes to playing practical jokes, he is the holy terror of the Fox lot. “At one time or another,” he confessed, laughing, “I’ve wrecked the dressing-room of al- most everyone on my lot. I throw all their belongings on the floor. I tear up all the lamps, and fling the contents of the make-up kits about the room.” Solution to Puzzle on Page 82 JIAICIK) TE CIO|JO|\PIE|R MIAIRIGIAIRIE!T! 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The waiter who came up to take his order was dressed in regal attire, and addressed Tyrone as “Your Majesty.” By the time the lunch was over, there wasn’t the slighest danger that Tyrone would let the new honor go to his head. Every month Don is enthusiastic about something else. One month it is golfing; another, it is horseback riding; a third, it’s swimming. Right at this moment it’s brood mares and baby colts. Don and Chester Lauck have a racing stable near Hollywood, where they breed their own colts, more as a hobby than for profit, and Don will talk about colts for hours to anyone who will listen. When one of his horses wins, he is in seventh heaven. When one loses, he shrugs his shoulders. He is a good loser. HE is very moody, on the heights one | day and in the depths the next. Any sad story or hard luck tale de- presses him, and he will stay depressed all day. He very often forgets appoint- ments and often shows up at the wrong place. He has gotten into innumerable jams through his inability to remember appointments. But when he does remem- ber them, he always arrives on the dot. That’s the result of his radio training. When he answers the ’phone or calls up a friend, he never says, “This is Don Ameche.” No, first he must pretend to be an Italian, a Chinaman or an Irishman. Not until he has thoroughly confused and bewildered his friends, will he admit who he really is. He detests formality, and prefers a simple picnic to an elaborate banquet. In Hollywood, where a star never speaks to a featured player, and a featured player never speaks to a bit player, and a bit player never speaks to an extra, Don pals around with Bob Melton, a stand-in. He hates to dress up in formal clothes. 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With them as chaperon is Mary Boland, a fading opera star, who repeatedly reminds Tamiroff of days when she and the president made ardent love between operas. An opera- tive of the French police (Ernest Cos- sart) suspects the status of the fake president since he’s been on the actor’s trail for seven years, and the climax speeds to a quick but satisfactory exposé. Love scenes between Nolan and Pa- tricia Morison are torrid, and the tropical background with revolutionists behind every palm tree has an exotic appeal. Stefi Duna and Barbara Pepper con- tribute their share of native beauty, and good support is offered by Abner Biber- man, Frank Reicher, Robert Middlemass and Donald Gallaher. A one-sentence criticism of this picture would be that there is too much Tamiroff. Directed by Robert Florey—Paramount. %& Unexpected Father Sandra Henville, otherwise known as “Baby Sandy”, takes the spotlight again, but this time with justification for she’s starred in the picture. Unfortunately, the studio was so anxious to capitalize upon the charms which Sandy showed in “Kast Side of Heaven” that they rushed her into a picture without proper attention to story or direction. The result will not prove entertaining to most audiences but many will find Sandy’s gurgling activ- ities ample compensation for their time and ticket. In the acting department, Mischa Auer is responsible for most of the highlights. With a group of down-at-the-heel theat- rical people, he falls heir to the orphaned Sandy. The plot concerns the frantic and understandable efforts of the group to keep the baby for themselves, in spite of the attempts of an unsavory relative of Sandy’s and the law to foil their efforts. Shirley Ross and Dennis O’Keefe, two other vaudevillians, are also in on the deal. In love with each other, but constantly bickering over one thing and another, they are finally brought together by Cupid Sandy and all ends happily. Joy Hodges, Mayo Methot, Jane Darwell and Paul Guilfoyle are others selected for pretty thankless roles. Directed by Charles Lamont.—Universal. nn nnn aE UEnE EE EEE UEDIINSSSSnEEESEENESESESEEESSEESSIEINE INFORMATION DESK (Continued from page 15) i role in “Union Pacific.’ You will see him next as one of the three heroic brothers in “Beau Geste,” soon to be released. Preston is six feet one inch tall, weighs one hundred seventy-five pounds, has dark brown hair and grey eyes. You can write him in care of Paramount Studios, Hollywood, Cal. Helen Brown, Newark, N. J. We agree with you that John Garfield is one of the most popular picture personalities of the year. His real name is Jules Garfinkle and he was born in New York City, N. Y., March 4th, 1913, of poor parents. He received his educa- tion at the Theodore Roosevelt High School and the Angelo Patri School for Boys. His start came at the age of fifteen when he got a stage role in “Lost Boy.” Innumerable stage assignments followed and it was his performance in ‘Golden Boy,” a Group Theatre production, that brought him to Warner Brothers’ attention. He got off to a fine start in the company of the Lane Sisters in his first movie assignment, “Four Daugh- ters,” and has been kept very busy ever since. His last picture was “Daughters Cou- rageous,” and he will soon be seen in “Dust Be My Destiny.” John is married to Roberta Mann, a non-professional, and they have a baby. You can write him in care of Warner Bros., Burbank, Cal. Rea Steele, Baltimore, Md. Henry Fonda was born at Grand Island, Nebraska on May 16th. He graduated from the University of Minnesota where he studied Journalism and various other writing courses. When he was unable to find a newspaper job, he became interested in the Little Theatre group, though his interest was mostly in the techni- cal end of production. He was a scene de- signer and painter for three years in Omaha. Then he went to New York hoping to find professional stage work there. After some work in a summer theatre, he understudied in several plays in New York. His first break was in the stage version of “The Farmer Takes a Wife,” and the movie of the same play was his first Hollywood role. He is six feet, one inch tall and weighs one hundred and seventy pounds. His hair is black, and his eyes blue. You’ll see him next in “Drums Along the Mohawk” with Claudette Colbert. Mrs. Al Strouf, Niagara, Wis. The two broth- ers in Barbara Stanwyck’s picture “His Brother’s Wife” were played by Robert Tay- lor and John Eldredge. Rita Barisie, New York City. Gene Reynolds is thirteen years old and five feet, five inches tall. He has hazel-eyes, brown hair and weighs eighty pounds. Before he entered the movies three years ago, he posed for commercial posters, advertisement photo- graphs and commercial motion pictures. 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Next to each other, next to Dion, it’s the main interest in our lives. I’m interested in everything Bob does, as he is about everything I’m doing. We discuss the scenes we’ve done or are going to do, but we never talk about what we may be doing next year, five years from now. How does anyone know what they’ll be doing or what they’ll want to be doing next week? “Perfect happiness. No plans. That’s why there isn’t anything much to say, nothing to plan. Did you ever stop to realize that when you're really happy, you don’t talk much? It’s because when youre happy, you just don’t seem to have anything to say. It’s the same about plans. It’s only when you are unhappy or dissatisfied that you make plans, plans for changing whatever conditions are making you unhappy. You don't make plans when things are perfect as they are. Why should you? You don’t want to change anything. I,” said Barbara, this new, startling, shining Stanwyck, “T don’t want to change anything now. For the first time in my whole life I’m com- pletely, absolutely happy. And if there is anything to add to that, it’s on the other side of Heaven—and I can wait.” Tt murmured, “Well, marriage has cer- tainly turned you upside down, Miss S.!” Barbara laughed, that new, bright ringing laughter which seems, for the first time in her life, to well up from her heart .. . “No, right side up” she told me. “Sunny side up!” DOLLAR FOR YOUR THOUGHTS (Continued from page 17) "Wuthering Heights" Never before have I seen a picture which impressed me as deeply as “Wuth- ering Heights.” For weeks after seeing it, I found myself thinking back over its exquisitely portrayed characteriza- tions and subtle shadings of moods. The contrast it presented after a cycle of hilarious comedies was refreshing—it gave one something to think about after he left the theatre. A love so powerful that it swept all before it was not a new story, but was presented in a new way— cruelty and tenderness all at once. 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That Kay Francis really is going to marry the German Baron Barnekow and soon? .. . That Wayne Morris and his bride (Bubbles) spent their vacation at Fawcett's Lodge, Minn. just to be near Wayne's kid brother who's now one of the most publicized bell hops in America? That the studio make-up departments-have to fluff dusting powder on bald heads to cut down the shine for the camera? That the Basil Rath- bone “Bus Service” was started during film- ing of ‘The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes?” The actor filled up his station wagon with members of the cast every morning en route to the studio. . . That Eddie Norris and Margaret Lindsay are really a serious ro- mance, and her young sister Jane Gilbert has fallen for Hedda Hopper’s son DeWolf, Jr.? And that the damper’s been put on the Eddie Albert-Jane Bryan amour? He's dat- ing Helen Wood and she's seeing the night spots with Bill Lundigan. . That Donald Crisp is including Germany in the itinerary of his European tour even after that stirring performance in ‘Confessions of a Nazi Spy?” That Myrna Loy had a tough time dy- ing in ‘The Rains Came?” It took 10 days with Myrna vowing she’d please the di- rector if she died in the attempt. That the handsome young boy visiting on the set of “Our Neighbors—The Carters” with Fay Bainter is her son Reggie? . . That Martha Raye says she’s going to let her hair go “qu naturel’ as soon as she finishes her “blonde” role for "$1000 A Touchdown?” ... That “Golden Boy” William Holden has hung up his gloves and tucked away the violin, and is now biting his finger nails awaiting public reaction on his first picture? ANN’S ECONOMY NOTE One of the best-dressed girls in the younger set is Ann Rutherford. In spite of just in- heriting a neat additional income from an aunt, the dark-eyed actress believes in stick- || ing to her economic clothes budget. Here it | A good-looking suit for daytime i wear, a black crepe dress for afternoons and | And five hats to go | i | is, girls. informal evenings. with each costume. Before you say five’hats | aren't your idea of economy, consider more of Ann‘'s advice. Make ‘em! With a fifty- cent felt shape, blocked with the aid of your. own nimble fingers and the kitchen tea-kettle, | that will leave the other girls drooling with | ROMANCE NOTES | in a recent picture—so it can be done. | 1 ou i i and adorned with a bunch of flowers from | the five and ten, you can have chapeaux Mary Healy Joan Bennett still thinks) Wooly Donahue has that certain something, | but she’s dating Lee Bowman and: Walter) Wanger—with emphasis on Wanger . . . 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A bevy of beauties snapped at the beach. MODERN SCREEN Gale Page and the Lane sisters— Lola, Rosemary and Priscilla—are the comely quartette. owners of Seabiscuit, Ligaroti, etc. . Vir- -ginia Field is dividing her time between _ young Hal Roach and Richard Greene ‘the Ann Sheridan-John Conti romance looks ‘like wedding bells in the near future Mary Beth Hughes is consoling Tom Brown's heart these days Bonita Granville is sporting Bobby Jordan’s school pin over her heart Baby Sandy has all of Holly- wood wrapped right ‘round her little finger 159 a Wale Chuck Laucks (he’s Lum of the Lum 'and Abner radio team) are buying baby , clothes . Odds are ten to one that Con- _nie Bennett will marry Gilbert Roland after _ she gets that divorce from the Marquis De La | Falaise in Paris Rochelle Hudson is keeping her new romance a secret, but _ friends say she’s planning marriage soon! A NEW PHOTOG! At the Trocadero the other evening, Marie Wilson borrowed our photographer's camera -io take a picture of her escort, Nick Grinde. Joy Hodges wandered past just then. ‘I wouldn't do that, Marie,’’ she said seriously, | “the Screen Actor’s Guild will be after you. You don't have a photographer's card, you | know.’ Marie dropped the camera like a hot cake, and Nick Grinde put his head in ‘his hands, moaning. ‘Don't tell her that,” ' he said, ‘Don’t tell her ANYTHING.” “Don't | you worry, Nick,’”’ put in Marie at this point, | “Maybe I can get a card.” SHORT SHOTS Jeanette MacDonald's birthday gift to her | mother was a season ticket to the Hollywood ‘Bowl symphonic concerts Joe Penner ‘has joined the race track crowd and has “seven nags in training for the Santa Anita season Richard Greene gained 16 pounds while he was in the hospital recu- perating from that tonsil operation . jim- mie Cagney was practically shell-shocked after the first day of shooting those old-time firearms for “The Roaring Twenties” 5 Bebe Daniels and Ben Lyon were that curi- ous to meet Hedy Lamarr, and stared like a couple of the towns best tourists’ One who turns to stare ... i ——__—____ of the funniest sights in town is the wide cir- cle Dr. Joel Pressman cuts when the photog- taphers start flashing bulbs at wifie Clau- dette Colbert. He doesn’t like the ribs he gets from his professional pals Anita Louise lets her finger nails grow to an inch and a half, and gives them a new paint job daily Wally Beery and daughter Carol Ann have had all the tourists gaping at the night clubs. Daughter has a real er- mine wrap anda frilly party dress that con- tinually takes all the attention away from the glamor gals . . Captain Frank Mor- gan slipped on a wet deck and broke three ribs. The director on his picture has ordered no more week-ends on the yacht... Martha Raye says she likes wearing screwy hats. It brings out her personality Freddie Bartholomew is taking jitterbug lessons Errol Flynn commutes between La Conga in Hollywood and the new La Conga on Cata- lina Island Baby Sandy's daddy, Roy Henville, has been promoted from milkman to salesman. Practically everyone at Uni- versal is buying milk from his company, which makes him their star salesman. 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Mischa Auer, ever the prankster, slips a piece of ice down Shirley Ross’ back. Shirley doesn't look too grateful for the cooling off and we can't blame her. A FISH STORY Edgar Bergen often uses his own exper- iences to liven up the radio routines. on his weekly programs. But it’s not likely that Charlie McCarthy will have much to say about fishing for some time. Bergen’s been deep-sea fishing every Saturday for the past four weeks with his pal, Don Ameche. Be- tween them they have caught. exactly nothing. JUDY'S DATE That six weeks’ personal appearance tour did Judy Garland a lot of good profession- ally, but not socially. She hasn't been able to have a single date since returning home, due to making up her school-work. She couldn't even graduate with her class from Beverly Hills High School. With her daily work at the studio in "Babes In Arms” and all her home-work at night, Judy was easily the busiest girl in town. But her final.exams have been passed with flying colors and now that the diploma’s in the top dresser drawer and the picture’s in the cutting-room, Judy’s a free woman and making up for lost time. A No. 1 date in her opinion is Artie Shaw. EUROPEAN VACATIONS War scares can’t stop Hollywood stars, once they have their minds set on European vacations. Edward G. Robinson is taking his wife and son, Manny, for a trip abroad, Madeleine Carroll has left for France and her new chateau, George Raft and Mack (the Killer) Gray are enroute, Norma Shearer is going to spend a month at Cannes with the Charles Boyers, Cary Grant is in London with Phyllis Brooks, who may be Mrs. Archie Leach by now and Gene Autrey is going to show the folks abroad what an honest-to- goodness cowboy looks like. CITIZENS ALL Becoming American citizens is the aim of foreign glamor girls these days. Marlene Dietrich recently crashed headlines when applying for citizenship papers and Sonja Henie has announced her intentions of fol- lowing suit in the near future. Hedy Lamarr has just revealed that she quietly obtained her first United States citizenship papers six months ago, under her real name of Hedwig Kiesler. HONOLULU COMMUTER The Paul Munis are planning to buy property in Honolulu and settle there per- manently. If they do so, John Halliday will have to share his title of ‘Honolulu to Holly- wood Commuter.’ On the set of “Inter- mezzo’ he disclosed that he has just sold his Hollywood home and will keep his island place as his only residence from now on. Halliday’s spending all his spare time try- ing to sell Hawaiian real estate but to date the Munis are the only ones interested in commuting 2566 miles for studio calls. PAULA’S WEDDING fl Paula Stone made one of the prettiest | brides in Hollywood history, at her recent | marriage to Duke Daly, the orchestra leader. | Just before the ceremony, it was found that |} she had something old and something blue but she hadn‘t borrowed a thing and | couldn't go up the aisle flaunting tradition | like that. So Anne Shirley, one of the brides- | maids, and Paula exchanged shoes on the | spot. Anne admitted that she was glad to | get her slippers back, because the bride’s | foot size put her own to shame. We cant | report on who caught the bouquet because } Paula sent it to her mother in New York. Mrs. Stone had been unable to attend the | wedding, but got a long and garbled account | of it when all the bridal party long-distanced |} her from the reception. | ANDREA’'S “EXPRESSION” After the preview of “They Shall Have Music,” a girl was overheard raving about Andrea Leed's performance. Her companion wasn't so enthusiastic. ‘She was good in |} ‘Stage Door,’ all right,’ he admitted, “but | I'm tired of that ‘going up the staircase’ ex- | pression.’ | DICK’S BACK Richard Greene fans will be glad to hear | that he is back at work again on the set of “Here I Am A Stranger.” Production was held up five weeks awaiting his recovery from a serious automobile accident, in which | the English actor suffered a badly injured © knee cap. Dick is still wearing an iron | brace on the injured knee, which prevents — him from standing over half an hour at a time in front of the camera. But it doesn’t | prevent him from doing the nightspots al- most every evening with Wendy Barrie. They have to enjoy their swing music from ~ the side-lines, but Wendy's satisfied with the situation. Deanna Durbin, Jackie Cooper and Helen Parrish, a trio of ; youthtul players, stage an in- formal get-together. They're certainly attractive youngsters. Printed in the U. S. A. by the Art Color Printing Company, Dunellen, N. J. :

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“The U.S. Government has helped farm- ers raise finer tobacco—and the better grades go to Luckies!’ says Earl Forbes, auctioneer. He’s been “in tobacco’ 22 years; has smoked Luckies for 13 years. Have you tried a Lucky lately? Luckies are better than ever because the U.S.Govern- ment, the States and Universities have AT 2,000 TOBACCO - AUCTIONS experimented with soil, seed, and plant foods. They have developed new meth- ods that have helped farmers grow finer, lighter tobacco in the past several years. As independent tobacco experts like Earl Forbes point out, Luckies have al- ways bought the Cream of the Crop. Aged from 2 to 4 years, these to- baccos, better than ever, are in Luckies today. So Luckies are better than ev Try Luckies for a week. Then yo know why sworn records show thf among independent tobacco experts q auctioneers, buyers and warehousem! —Luckies have twice as many exclusil smokers as have all other cigareth combined! WITH MEN WHO KNO} TOBACCO BEST IT’S LUCKIES 2 TO| Copyright 1939, The American TORI }