Modern Screen 1940-02 Vol. 20, No. 3

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© New “two-faced” coat— beige Teddy Bear cloth on one side, bright Scotch plaid on the other. HE RIGHT KIND of sports coat will do Tee for a girl—but where are her charms if her smile is tragic, if her coat says “Stop” but her smile says “Go!” For even the allure of a smart swagger coat is shattered if her teeth are dull and her gums are dingy. How pitiful the girl who spends time and thought on her clothes, and ignores the warning of “pink tooth brush.” Avoid this tragic error yourself! For your smile is you—lose it and one of your most appealing charms is gone. Never Neglect “Pink Tooth Brush” If your tooth brush “shows pink’—see your dentist. It may not mean anything serious. Often his opinion will be that your gums are IPANA TOOTH PASTE Boe) : Tn es eae MODERN SCREEN Her “Teddy Bear’ Coat caught his Eye— but her Lovely Smile captured his Heart! Your smile is your prize possession—it’s yours alone! Help guard it with Ipana and Massage. lazy—that too many soft, creamy foods have denied them the vigorous exercise they need. He may suggest, as so many dentists do, “more work for your gums—the helpful stimulation of Ipana with massage.” For Ipana, with massage, is designed to aid gums as well as clean teeth. Massage a little Ipana onto your gums every time you brush your teeth. The pleasant, exclusive tang of Ipana and massage tells you circu- lation is quickening in the gums, arousing stimulation, helping to make gums stronger, firmer, more resistant to trouble. Get a tube of economical Ipana Tooth Paste at your druggist’s today. Use Ipana with massage to help make your smile as attractive and lovely as it can be. / MASSAGE | GUMS » IPANA, NEW YORK Ny. NET WE24 07,

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/ Z Lois Svensrud Hollywood Editor Abril Lamarque Art Editor JAN 44 1940 ©cis 140547 Oo oo NOW SHOWING RUMORS CLOSE IN ON EDDY! —James Reid DESTINATION—HOLLYWOOD —Ruth Hardy CONFESSIONS OF A LADY-KILLER —Elisabeth French THE BUSIEST LADY IN TOWN —lIda Zeitlin THE HUMAN SIDE OF A MENACE —Mary March EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL —Robert Mcllwaine : HANDS TO HOLD —Carol Carter PRYIN' INTO BRYAN —Gladys Hall GROOMED FOR OBLIVION —May Mann MENJOU, THE MAGNIFICENT —John Franchey FEATURES MOVIE REVIEWS Our Ratings , e BREAKFAST SPECIALS! Morning Treats INFORMATION DESK Questions Answered PORTRAIT GALLERY For Your Album MATRIMONIAL SCOREBOARD Marriages And Divorces FASHIONS AND FIGURES Stars' Clothes Costs SHOPPING FOR MATES 1940's Eligibles CHARTING THE STARS Biographical Data On 350 Stars GOOD NEWS Movie Chatter OUR PUZZLE PAGE Movie X-Word TRICKY TOPPERS Make Your Own MCVIE SCOREBOARD General Ratings A DOLLAR FOR YOUR THOUGHTS Prize Letters Vol. 20, No. 3, February, 1940. Copyright, 1940, by the Dell Publishing Co., Inc., 149 Madison Ave., New York. Published monthly. Office of publication at Washington and South Aves., Dunellen, N. J. Single copy price 10c in U. S. and Canada; subscription price $1.20 a year, foreign subscription $2.20 a year. Entered as second-class matter Sept. 18, 1930, at the Postoffice, Dunellen, N. J., under Act of March 3, 1879. Additional second class entries at Seattle, Wash.; San Francisco, Calif.; Houston, Texas; Savannah, a.,and New Orleans, La. The publishers accept no responsibility for the return of unsolicited material. Names of characters used in stories and semi-fictional matter are fictitious. If the name of any living person is used it is purely coincidence. Trademark No. 301773. 4 —try my Beauty Soap, Camay!” SAYS THIS CHARMING NEW YORK BRIDE Tvs @ treat to use Camay for my beauty bath as well as for my complexion. Its thorough, gentle cleansing makes it a grand beauty aid for back and shoulders. New York, N. Y. (Signed) MARIAN BROWN May 15, 1939 (Mrs. Boyd Paterno Brown) OWADAYS,itisn’tenough definitely milder. You'll find N to have a lovely com- Camay helps keep skin Jovely/ plexion! Back and shoulders So try Camay. Notice how must look attractive, too! refreshed you feel after your “Why not help them to stay lovely by bathing with your beauty soap?” asks Mrs. Brown. “J always use Camay!” Camay gives you a price- less beauty cleansing combi- nation—+thoroughness with mildness. We have proved that mildness with repeated tests against a number of other fa- mous beauty soaps. Time after time, Camay has come out Camay bath—so dainty and fragrant you kvzow others will find you attractive! Get three cakes today. It’s priced so low. Pat. OL:

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i et MODERN SCREEN Wie alert Nineteen-forty brings DAVID O. SELZNICK’S production of MARGARET MITCHELL’S l Story of the Old South GONE WITH THE WIND in TECHNICOLOR starring CLARK GABLE as Rhett Butler LESLIE HOWARD: OLIVIA De HAVILLAND and presenting | VIVIEN LEIGH | as Scarlett O’ Hara A SELZNICK INTERNATIONAL PICTURE | Directed by VICTOR FLEMING | Screen Play by SIDNEY HOWARD e Music by Max Steiner A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Release

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MOVIE REVIEWS *&*k* Drums Along the Mohawk Ki Yi! The Indians are on the warpath along the Mohawk! Aside from the fact that fiercer redskins never bit the dust, they're the most decorative band of braves to date. For the superb Technicolor of this picture makes every scene a photographic delight, with the Indian sequences easily the outstanding ones. Claudette Colbert and Henry Fonda, starred in the story, are sub- merged in all the excitement but manage to give convincing por- trayals of pioneers intent on holding their own against the wilder- ness. With a small band of men, women and children they clear the land and build log-cabins on the colonial frontier, only to have crops and homes burnt and pillaged by the savages in one attack after another. Claudette Colbert’s characterization is sincere and Henry Fonda has a few excellent scenes, though most of his time is devoted to getting down the old flint-lock to fight the Injuns. No expense has been spared on this super-spectacular production, and as a picture of a colorful period in American history, ‘Drums Along The Mohawk” is worthwhile. In the supporting cast Edna May Oliver, Eddie Collins, John Carradine and Jessie Ralph give outstanding accounts of themselves. Directed by John Ford.— 20th Century-Fox. (More about Claudette Colbert on page 16) *** First Love Only Deanna could get away with this frank steal from the old, old folk story, ‘Cinderella.’ She even loses a glass slipper on the staircase as she flees from her prince charming at midnight. But the fanciful background is a wise choice for her transition into ma- turity. And she has grown up! Miss Durbin gets her first screen kiss, has her first serious screen romance and leaves her fans with the very definite impression that she is now a young lady. When the-.story opens, Deanna, an orphan, is graduating from a finishing school course provided by a generous uncle. The uncle’s home is one of the zaniest establish- ments ever pictured. Leatrice Joy (Deanna’s aunt) has become deeply interested in astrology. Helen Parish (Deanna’s cousin) is a roto- gravure deb. Eugene Pallette is Cinderella’s uncle, while Lewis Howard is the laziest scion of wealth to appear on the screen. Leave it to Deanna to straighten out this mess, and for good measure she walks off with Robert Stack, who plants the celebrated kiss. The music is carefully chosen and her rendition of ‘One Fine Day” from Puccini's ‘Madame Butterfly’ is exceptionally good. Kathleen Howard, June Story, Charles Coleman, Frank Jenks, Jack Mulhall com- plete the cast. Directed by Henry Koster.—U niversal. (Continued on page 8) (Additional data on Robert Stack on page 16) 6 BY LOIS SVENSRUD %%%*& Another Thin Man Marking the return of: Bill Powell to the screen after an absence of two years, ‘Another Thin Man” will have considerable interest for his many fans. And the suave Powell is in tip-top form, giving a performance that is better than any he has given in former “Thin Man” stories. But the picture as a whole will disappoint many in the audience, due largely to a tangled plot which even the dexterous touch of Woody Van Dyke can't straighten out satisfactorily. There are enough murders to keep the blood-thirsty intrigued but the solu- tions to all the goings-on would baffle an Einstein. However, the gayety of sleuth Carter, his wife, Myrna Loy, and their new baby—and Asta, of course—help considerably in putting ever the picture and providing enough moments of entertainment to compensate for the dull plot. Myrna Loy is as attractive and com- petent in her role as ever. The little the baby has to do is done with obvious relish and he proves himself a real asset to the charm- ing Carters. Another welcome addition to the cast is Otto Kruger, who has an outstanding bit as a detective who tries to outwit the hero. In the supporting cast Virginia Grey, too, gives a commend- able performance and adds considerably to the picture’s scenic value. Directed by W. S. Van Dyke.—Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (William Powell's biography on page 16)

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PRISCILLA LANE ROSEMARY 1 LOLA LAN GALE PAG The ‘Four Daughters’ are now the F () iH | WIVE 3 ( It’s a Four Belle Picture) CLAUDE RAINS Jeffrey Lynn - Eddie Albert MAY ROBSON « FRANK McHUGH DICK FORAN ¢ HENRY O’NEILL Screen Play by Julius J. and Philip G. Epstein and Maurice Hanline ° Suggested by the Book, “Sister Act,” by Fannie Hurst Music by Max Steinere A Warner Bros.-First National Picture Directed hy MICHAEL CURTIZ The Cha racter of ‘Mickey Borden’ Prod as He Appeared in ced hb, ‘Four Daughters,’ WARNER is Portrayed by Os d JOHN ARFIELD |

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For she gives a performance that is superb in every particular and manages to steal the honors from Paul Muni in more than one scene. In fact, Mr. Muni’s tendency to over-act in several instances leaves Jane Bryan with most of the laurels in “We Are Not Alone.” Though the story is a depressing one, showing the sorrow and tragedy result- ing from human beings passing judgment on one another, it is engrossing through- out. And the doctor’s plea for tolerance and understanding between individuals and nations as well, is a plea for peace that everyone should hear. Beautiful performances are turned in by Flora Robson, as the neurotic wife, Raymond Severn, as the son, and Una O’Connor, as the maid. Directed by Edmund Goulding—Warner Bros. *k*&«* The Amazing Mr. Williams Melvyn Douglas and Joan Blondell are together again—but this time in a picture that really does this capable team justice. Dialogue as well as action is fast and furious, with enough laughs to keep the dourest member of the audience chuck- ling on his way home. Douglas is a detective in this one, but just a “cop” to his fiancée, Miss Blondell. She refuses to dignify his calling by any other name since it is this very job that keeps the two apart. Once a date is arranged, nine chances out of ten Douglas’ chief will tell him to investigate a brand new murder, instead. And the one time in ten the hero manages to call for his girl- friend, the wail of the police-car siren can be heard coming around the corner —to pick up Sleuth Douglas for another job. Being a gal of action, herself, Joan manages to do some double- crossing, hoping it will result in her fiancé losing his job. It only makes the chief more concerned than ever about holding him —hbut her ruses provide the audience with a pack of entertaining episodes. 8 at Fadiley isfied customers. 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Adolph Menjou is the producer assigned to make this production the money-maker Olsen expects, and the story goes into a side-splitting travesty on the inner-workings of the movie in- dustry. Edward Everett Horton and Hobart Cavanaugh are typical collabo- rating writers trying to concoct a suitable yarn for Kyser. Lucille Ball is a glamour girl; May Robson is Kyser’s grand- mother, and Dennis O’Keefe is the familiar fast-talking business manager. Kay Kyser’s screen test, within the picture, is one of the funniest sequences ever filmed, and had the preview audi- ence howling. But, as on the radio, the greatest attraction is still the music which this top band does in number one style. Produced and directed by David Butler—RKO. *** Geronimo Here’s an exceptionally teresting his- torical picture. If you like adventure and Indians, this will be a natural, but even if you don’t, it will be a surprise, for the story of the Apache chieftain, Geronimo, is one that will hold your interest from the first reel to the last. Geronimo, if you remember the sixth grade history books, was determined to scalp every white man in the southwest, and Chief Thundercloud, in the role, makes the fierce Apache thoroughly be- lievable and colorful. Sets are magnifi- cent in every instance, lending an im- pressive background to the thrilling events—in particular some Indian fights (Continued on page 14)

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BY MARJORIE DEEN English muffins have long been a favorite among morning hot breads. Toasted and served with orange marma- lade, they are delicious! Start the day right with these tempting treats to make you wide-awake THERE IS a campaign on for bigger and better breakfasts. According to the latest scientific findings, the body needs fuel to develop pep and energy for the morn- ing’s tasks and that fuel is sadly lacking unless you sit down to some appetizing, filling fare soon after arising. Of course, you should not bolt your food, either, because then it is harmful rather than helpful. Everyone in the family will have to get up a bit earlier to carry out this plan successfully, but it will be well worth doing. Old and young alike will feel the better for having a breakfast that is no longer of the sketchy, taken-on-the-run variety. Six days of the week most housewives will wish to carry on this campaign with the help of the simplest sort of menus. At this time of year these would feature such things as pineapple juice, citrus fruits and stewed dried fruits, bowls of steaming hot cereal, eggs in various styles and with different accompani- ments, toasts and the more easily made varieties of biscuits and muffins. But on Sunday, with more time both for prep- aration and enjoyment, there is a gold- en opportunity to add something de- lightfully different to the meal. Chances are this would be one of the special homemade hot breads, for noth- ing can equal these in popularity. For example, you might try your hand at 10 making English Muffins, which are fast becoming an American favorite. Toasted, they are tops, especially when accom- panied by orange marmalade. The dough for these muffins is made like any yeast dough, but they are unusual in that they are not baked but are cooked on a grid- dle on top of the stove. Two other griddle favorites, and hot cakes, also rank high among breakfast specials. Made with butter- milk, the latter are particularly light and tempting. A trial will convince you that the rather novel way of combining ingredients in our waffle recipe turns out a very superior product. You will note two ideas for varying the waffles, too. But at breakfast there can be no change from the rule that hot cakes and waffles alike must be accompanied by plenty of butter (melted if you choose) and syrup. Don’t forget, too, that week-day or Sunday, the fragrance of coffee from the kitchen will ever be the most popular alarm clock in the nation. But it must be fresh coffee, freshly made coffee, strong, clear, perfect coffee to be a worthy beverage for the better break- fasts you’re going to serve. ENGLISH MUFFINS cup milk, scalded tablespoons shortening % teaspoons salt tablespoons sugar cake compressed yeast Y% cup. lukewarm water egg cups sifted flour Scald milk, pour it over butter, salt and sugar. Stir until butter has melted then cool to lukewarm. Soften yeast in water; stir into cooled milk mixture. Add egg and 2 cups of the flour. Stir until thoroughly blended then add re- maining flour and knead on lightly waffles - Courtesy Wheat Flour Institute floured board until smooth and elastic. Cover on board and let rise until double in bulk (about 114 hours.) Punch down the dough, knead lightly and roll out to ¥4 inch in thickness. Cut in rounds with large, floured cookie cutter. Cover and let rise again, as before, until light and double in bulk—approximately 34 hour. Bake slowly on hot, ungreased griddle or frying pan. Have griddle hot when muffins are first placed on it then reduce heat so that muffins will brown slowly— turning muffins when browned on under side. Allow 7-8 minutes baking time for each side. If allowed to brown in less time than this, the inside of the muffins will not be sufficiently well cooked. BUTTERMILK GRIDDLE CAKES 1 cup flour 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 1 egg 114 cups buttermilk, approximately 2 tablespoons melted butter Sift flour, measure. Add soda, salt and sugar and sift again. Beat the egg, com- bine with half the buttermilk, add to flour mixture. Beat vigorously. When smooth, slowly add remaining butter- milk (more or less) to make a thin batter, stirring constantly while adding, to avoid lumps. Stir in melted butter. Bake on hot griddle. GOLDEN WAFFLES cups sifted flour* teaspoons baking powder eggs, separated tablespoon sugar 1% teaspoon salt 4 cup butter, melted 1% cups milk

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Sift flour, measure. Add baking pow- der and sift again. Separate eggs. Place whites and yolks in separate bowls. Add sugar, salt and cooled, melted butter to the yolks. With rotary beater whip whites to a stiff froth. Using the same beater whip yolk mixture thoroughly. Add flour mixture to yolk mixture al- ternately with the milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in egg whites. Bake in pre-heated waffle iron to a gold- en brown. HAM WAFFLES: Add 1% cup ground, boiled ham to the batter just before fold- ing in the egg whites. BACON WAFFLES: Omit salt. Cook 8 slices of bacon until crisp. Chop fine. Add bacon to batter just before folding in egg whites. Substitute bacon drip- pings for half of the shortening. *Cake flour recommended for a more delicate texture. Sunday breakfast will seem a special feast indeed when a rich coffee cake— such as the following one—appears on the table. Here you have a yeast-raised dough combined with a delightful filling for results that are richly satisfying. The texture and, for that matter, the mixing methods are somewhat on the “different” side—certain therefore to intrigue the more ambitious cooks among you! HUNGARIAN COFFEE CAKE Dough: 21% cups sifted flour 34 cup butter whole eggs, beaten egg yolk, beaten tablespoons sugar teaspoon salt yeast cake tablespoons lukewarm milk Filling: 14 pound nut meats, ground* 4 tablespoons milk 4 tablespoons butter 1% cup sugar grated rind of 1 lemon % cup seedless raisins 44 teaspoon cinnamon % teaspoon vanilla** Dough: Sift the flour, measure. Add the butter and cut it into the flour, with pastry blender or two knives, until evenly dis- tributed. Add the egg yolk to the 2 whole eggs—reserving the white of the 1 egg for later use. Beat eggs thoroughly, add sugar and salt. Add yeast cake which has been dissolved in the luke- warm milk. Add this mixture to the flour. Knead until smooth and elastic on lightly floured board. Cover and allow NH oH bo to stand on board in warm room until double in bulk—approximately 3 hours. Punch down dough, knead lightly and roll out into a rectangular sheet the thickness of a knife blade. Spread with the filling (made as described below), roll up as for jelly roll. Place in lightly greased baking pan, cover and let rise again for an hour. Brush surface with egg white, sprinkle with a little gran- ulated sugar and bake in moderate oven (375° F.) 45 minutes. Filling: Grind the nut meats. Warm the milk, melt the butter in it. Add sugar and grated rind. Rinse raisins in boiling water, drain and chop. Combine raisins with ground nuts, add milk mixture, the cinnamon and vanilla.** Stir until blend- ed. Use as filling. *Brazil nuts or almonds recommended. **The substitution of one tablespoon of rum for the vanilla in the filling is rec- ommended for a delightful flavor. MODERN SCREEN SEEIN’ DOUBLE "1 LICK TATTLE-TALE GRAY” Millions of women know that tattle- tale gray hasn’t a chance— when the golden Fels-Naptha bar tackles the wash. They know it’s the liveliest, busi- est dirt-chaser that ever swished in a tub. But did you know this...? “/M RICHER GOLDEN SOAP AND NAPTHA" You can get Fels-Naptha’s extra help any and every way you wash! For in the chips as well as in the bar, you get richer, golden soap combined with that wonderful dirt-loosener, nap- tha! Use the bar for bar-soap jobs. See how quickly it hustles out dirt—without hard rubbing ! See how gorgeously white and sweet it gets your clothes. And ... COPR. 1940, FELS & CO, WHEREVER YOU USE BAR? SOAP-USE FELS-WAPTHA SOAP o "ME TOO" You can now get Fels-Naptha in chip form, too! Huskier chips that work won- ders just like the grand golden bar! Chips specially made to whisk all the dirt out of clothes—to banish tattle- tale gray! Now at last... Wherever you’ve been using box-soap, put the new Fels-Naptha Soap Chips to work. They speed washing machines be- cause they’re HUSKIER — not puffed- up with air like flimsy, sneezy powders. And they give oodles of rich suds be- cause they now hold a marvelous new suds- builder. So try Golden Chips or Golden Bar—and banish tattle-tale gray. WHEREVER YOU USE BOX-SOAP-USE FELS-NAPTHA SOAP CHIPS @ BANISH ‘‘TATTLE-TALE GRAY’ WITH FELS-NAPTHA—BAR OR CHIPS 11

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h i ay i | } i 4 I | Se eS They'll be thieves and killers on the screen, but the cast of = M.G Ms new penal colony drama are nice folks when they relax Villagers turned out en masse to greet their fa- mous guests. Here a youthtul native ignores Joan Crawford and tells Clark a thing or two. Joan's costume is the cheapest she has ever worn in @ pic- ture. From top to toe and from skin out, her entire wardrobe cost $13.89: Shooting has taken the company to Pismo Beach, two hundred miles north of Hollywood. Left, Clark Gable tears into his “ham on white. They raise their des- peradoes on milk out California way. Right, Clark winds up his two-course meal with a few swigs straight from the bottle.

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As a convict runaway, Gable wears shredded pants and a mocking smile. He is so unlove- ly, even his companion looks away. A muddy tractor provides Clark with some fun. It was stamped "General Pur- pose’ but was never meant to be a he-man's Paul Lukas warms .up_ for his part as a wite-slayer while Clark peacefully dozes. Bristly-chinned and shaggy- haired, Mr. G. squints at the sun and awaits Director Bor- zage's call.

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that battle experts call magnificent. Andy Devine has a role that suits him to a T—that of a scout whose friendli- ness and cheerfulness keeps William Henry’s heart from breaking. Henry has been sent to serve with his father’s regi- ment which is gunning for Geronimo. The father, Ralph Morgan, professes no interest in son Henry, but what he lacks in filial affection is made up by Devine and Preston Foster, a hard-boiled cap- tain. All the men are excellent in their roles, and another particularly commend- able performance is that of Gene Lock- hart. Ellen Drew and Marjorie Gateson look effective but add very little of importance to the story. Directed by Paul Sloan—Paramount. *k*k* Daytime Wife In “Daytime Wife”, Tyrone Power is the young husband who forgets his wed- ding anniversary, his wife’s birthday and every other day of importance. His wife, Linda Darnell, decides to find out who or what is making her hubby so thought- less, and the resulting events turn the picture into sparkling entertainment. Linda goes into a huddle with Binnie Barnes, a divorcee with a sense of humor, and together they hit upon the idea that Tyrone’s secretary is the reason for all the trouble. Linda gets herself a job as secretary in the office of a man who happens to do business with her hus- band, and soon finds out what goes on between a boss and his secretary. She MODERN SCREEN MOVIE REVIEWS (Continued from page 8) saves her marriage from the rocks, but not until poor Tyrone has paid and paid for all his mistakes. The cast is exceptionally well chosen with names like Warren William, Wendy Barrie, Joan Davis, Joan Valerie, Mildred Gover and Leonid Kinskey giving very good support to the top players. Linda Darnell and Tyrone Power handle their comedy lines with ease, and provide many refreshing scenes that spell good entertainment for any fan. Directed by Gregory Ratoffi—20th Century-Fox. kk Too Busy to Work Another in the Jones family series— but what a wallop this one packs! Even those who have been wont to scorn the antics of the Joneses will find this pic- turization of their activities thoroughly entertaining. For one thing, the studio got wise to itself and gave the family a real story. And for another, they added Joan Davis to the cast. Davis is at her best—and need we say more? The plot concerns Papa Prouty Jones’ awakening to the fact that a family man ought to give some time to the family. If you'll remember, the pater was elected mayor of Maryville, and when this pic- ture opens he’s devoting all his time to civic duties and letting his drug business and home-life go to pot. 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Name HA TALESS a dinecocinvohnie eo foleiers Pista taG dene Eke Wis PE iabAreas TORU UOUURORUUU UU RUPE UU UU 16 MODERN SCREEN NFORMATION Questions answered, curiosity satisfied—write us ROBERT STACK was well qualified to give Deanna Durbin her initial screen kiss in “First Love,” hav- ing spent six years in Paris observing the con- tinental technique. True, he was only eleven when he left France, but Bob always learned things fast and has proved that many times. This potential Gable was born in Los Angeles on January 13, 1919 and it was to that city that the Stacks returned after their stay abroad. Bob com- pleted his education right there in the shadow of the great movie studios and then entered the University of Southern Cali- fornia. Although he is too young to have made many memories, he does recall those days as the happiest in his life. This, despite the fact that most of the time he was burning with the ambition to be an actor. When he was almost twenty he left U.S. C. and entered a Hollywood dramatic school. Six months later, a prowling talent CLAUDETTE COLBERT: A combination of beauty, personality and histrionic ability is extremely rare— ! and so is a person like . , Claudette who was lavish- ee . ly endowed with just that. = ~ She was born Lily Chau- chion on September 13, 1905, in the city of the Hiffel Tower and Champs Elysées. Her family had no con- nections with, and little interest in, the theatrical world, but Claudette was a film fan at an early age. One of her favorite tricks was to fill her room with pictures of famous stars of the day and—to save time and trouble—she blissfully autographed them herself. Even then she dreamed of being as successful as the people who looked out of the photographs, yet it is doubtful that she ever guessed how com- pletely her hopes would be realized. She was just thirteen years old when her par- ents bade Paris farewell and brought Claudette and her brother, Charles, to these WILLIAM POWELL is as popular with his co-work- ers aS with his fans and many in both groups gave three cheers and a whoop when they learned he was returning to the screen after a long illness. Bill is forty-seven years old and a product of Pittsburgh, Pa. He was schooled in Pittsburgh, and in Kansas City where the family moved following his grammar school graduation. His father was a fairly well-to-do public accountant who was not kindly disposed toward the acting profession. When Bill suggested that he finance him through a New York dramatic school, Mr. Powell, Sr., politely turned him down. Perceiving that there was nothing to be gained from that source, he set out to earn the money himself and began by securing a job with the Home Telephone Company at $50 per month. He shortly realized that at that rate he’d never get out of Kansas City and, remembering a scout dropped in on a class, took a quick look, and Bob, a little bewildered, wound up with a long-term contract between his trembling fingers. Besides being great screen material, handsome Mr. S. is an athlete of no trifling talent. He spends several evenings a week at the studio gymnasium boxing with his trainer and we are told he handles the gloves skill- fully. Other sports in which he excels are skeet shooting and swimming. When it’s good literature he’s after, Shakespeare is the man who fills the bill. Bob is also a versatile musician and does justice to the saxophone and clarinet. However, he ad- mits the superiority of Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller, his fa- vorites in the realm of swing. For the awards of finest actor and actress, he picks Spencer Tracy and Helen Hayes. Bob is six feet, one inch tall, has blue eyes and blonde hair and weighs one hundred seventy-five pounds. You can write him in care of Uni- versal Studios, Universal City, Cal. For a review of “First Love,” turn to page 6. shores and it was here that she completed her education. Some years later, at a tea party, she met Anne Westcott, the play- wright, and jokingly suggested that she be given a part in Miss Westcott’s new show, “The Wild Westcotts.” The author obliged and was rewarded with a perfect portrayal of one of her characters. When the play closed, Claudette called upon producer Brock Pemberton, invented some impres- sive stories about her experience, and talked herself into the leading role in “The Marionette Man.” Thus, a few months af- ter her debut, she was an established star and it was as such that she came to Holly- wood. This beautiful French girl was once married to Norman Foster, the director. They were divorced and in December, 1935, she married Dr. Joel Pressman. She plays tennis, rides horseback and loves to waich football games and boxing matches. Claud- ette can be reached at the 20th Century- Fox Studios, Hollywood, Cal. A review of her latest picture, “(Drums Along The Mo- hawk,” appears on page 6 wealthy aunt back in Sharon, Pa., sat down and wrote her a twenty-three-page letter that added up to a plea for $1411. She replied immediately and sent him $700 which she considered quite sufficient. It took him thirteen years to repay the loan. In New York he discovered he was not ex- actly the casting directors’ delight and when it was offered him, happily accepted the role of the villain in John Barrymore’s movie version of ‘Sherlock Holmes.” He’s been eating regularly ever since. Bill is an ardent baseball fan, reads biographies and popular fiction, and enjoys a good game of tennis. He says his favorite food is strawberry shortcake—the third helping. 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for a personal reply Clarabel Gerhardt, Long Branch, N. J. Jackie Cooper is his real name and he was born in Los Angeles, Cal., on Sept. 15th, 1922. He weighs one hundred forty- five pounds, is five feet, nine inches tall, has brown curly hair and hazel eyes. His last picture was “What A Life,” and his next will be “Seventeen,” Booth Tark- ington’s famous novel of youth. You can write him in care of Paramount Stu- dios, Hollywood, Cal. . Walter Bedick, Bronxville, N. Y. Walter Connolly is married to Nedda Harrigan, popular stage actress. His most recent picture is “The Great Victor Herbert,” in which he has the name role. Rosalind Dix, Nashville, Tenn. No doubt, you will be pleased to hear that Tony Martin has just completed his role in the romantic musical comedy, “Music In My Heart.” You can write him at Columbia Studios, Hollywood, Cal. Shirley Levin, Rochester, N. Y. Jerome Cowan has been going from one strong part to another. Veteran of stock, vaude- ville and the Broadway stage, he has performed in leading roles opposite many celebrated footlight stars. He most recently appeared in “The Old Maid,” “There’s Always A Woman” and “East Side of Heaven.” His next picture will be “Framed.” Ray Silver, Baltimore, Md. In studio lan- guage, an “inky” is an incandescent lamp. Doris Hines, Winnipeg, Manitoba. The girl you have in mind is Helene Whitney, the daughter of the socially prominent Gran- ville Roland Fortesques. Her big chance came while she was playing in a “home talent” production of “The Women” at a Nevada dude ranch. There she was no- ticed by a movie scout who was enroute East to find someone to play the role of “Fleur de Lys” in “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.’ Half an hour later, she agreed to go to Hollywood for a test with the understanding that if it proved favor- able, she would get the role. Result was that she got the role along with a long- term contract. You can write her at RKO Radio, Hollywood, Cal. Dear Readers: You've been swamping us with requests for information on the lead- ing stars appearing in %&y%% and kk pictures currently playing in your neighborhood theatres. Therefore, 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. too...for Kotex is entirely sheathed in cotton before it’s wrapped in gauze! How much more you can get in a suitcase if things are folded nicely than if they’re wadded up and tossed in! And this same principle makes a Kotex* sanitary napkin ~ less bulky than pads made with loose, wadded fillers... Kotex has a soft, carefully folded center (with more material where you need it...less in the non-effective portions of the pad). So naturally —it’s less bulky! Less apt to chafe, OW LS 5 Why be self-conscious! With Kotex your secret is safe! Pressed ends (patented by Kotex) never make embarrassing, tell- tale outlines...the way napkins with thick, stubby ends so often do! And —for complete peace of mind —re- member this. Between the soft folds of Kotex there’s a moisture-resistant panel! A special safeguard ... newly developed by the Kotex Laboratories! FEEL ITS NEW SOFTNESS PROVE ITS NEW SAFETY _ low price! COMPARE ITS NEW, FLATTER ENDS Kotex* comes in 3 sizes, too! Super— Regular—Junior. Kotex is the only dispos- able sanitary napkin that offers you a choice of 3 different sizes! (So you may vary the size pad according to each day’s needs!) All 3 sizes have soft, folded centers... flat, tapered ends...and moisture-resistant “safety panels”. All 3 sizes sell for the same *Trade Mark Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.

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RUMORS CLOSE IN ON THEY SAY that Nelson isn’t what he used to be; that he is suddenly a new person, with a new future ahead of him. Then, in the next breath, they say that there must be some sinister reason why he has given up a $6500-a-week radio contract. They say that he is giving up his concert tours, too—‘“to save his voice.” They say that he is secretly getting ready to give up everything else, to accept that offer from the Metropolitan. It’s none of their business, but they say that his marriage isn’t working out. At the same time, they say that the Eddys are building a honeymoon mansion that will dwarf anything in sight. They say that, after making two pictures without Jeanette MacDonald, he is pretty unhappy about being co-starred with her again. All of these rumors can’t be true. There are.contra- dictions among them. But which are true, and which are false? There is only one person who can tell us — and he’s willing. “What about the new Nelson Eddy?” Quizzically, Nelson echoes the question. He takes another sip of coffee, which, with some white toast, is his entire lunch, because this is a singing day. Then, with a self-derisive grin, he answers, “When I first heard the rumors, I said, ‘Uh-huh. People will have their little wisecracks.’ When I kept on hearing them, I said, ‘Gangway! Ive got to find out what I’ve been doing that I don’t know about!’ ‘I hustled myself to the nearest projection room and had them’ run off ‘Balalaika.’ I sat there and squirmed. ‘Why, in the name of heaven, did you do that in that scene?’ I kept saying to myself. “You should have done this. When will you ever learn?’ “But the more the picture got around, the more the rumors seemed to grow. That didn’t just baffle me; it floored me. I started cornering people I could depend on for a straight answer, and saying, ‘You've got to let me in on the secret. I’ve got to know. How am I “a new Eddy?”’ My best friends couldn’t tell me. They said, ‘You tell us.’ The only difference anybody could see was that I was ‘freer and easier’ than I had ever been before. I haven’t figured out if that makes me a new man or not. Between you and me, I doubt it.” He helps himself to a half-slice of toast and a reflec- tive pause. “So I’m ‘freer and easier.’ I'll tell you one answer. In ‘Balalaika,’ I wore some pants that wouldn’t split if I bent over. Don’t think that didn’t make a difference! Some of the musical comedy uniforms I’ve had to wear have been brutal. Pants so tight I couldn’t sit down without courting catastrophe. Coats so wasp- waisted I couldn’t take a deep breath without having sixteen buttons pop off. Collars so high I had to hold my chin just one way—up, at a forty-five degree angle. . People said Eddy was stiff. And how Eddy was stiff! “In ‘Balalaika, I wore Cossack clothes, which were designed for comfort., I relaxed a little. I forgot to worry for the first time since I came to Hollywood. I stopped knocking myself out, trying to act. I had three and a half days off in three months—and I put on ten pounds. I was that relaxed. I don’t know. Maybe that makes me a new Eddy.” _ But the question is: Can he stay relaxed? “I certainly hope so,” Nelson Eddy says. “I’ve been in pictures four and a half years. I’ve picked up that much experience. And it ought to begin to show. I ought to stop being self-conscious one of these years. “When I came to Hollywood, I didn’t know the first thing about acting. I’d never done any. I didn’t know how to time lines. I didn’t know how to make gestures talk for me. I didn’t know what a camera angle was. I had to be told how to do everything, except sing. I was awkward; I was stiff; and, most of all, I was self- conscious. In short, I was bad. Not that I’m good now. But, at least, I’m beginning to look Dat Ol’ Debbil Camera in the eye without taking a bath in nervous perspiration. I don’t scare so easily now. I’ve got a little experience behind me. “Jeanette used to stagger me. She never seemed to do anything wrong. Nobody had to tell her what to do, or how to do it. She knew. I used to wonder if it was feminine instinct that told her. Now I know it was experience. She had had practice, not only in the movies but on Broadway before that. ‘VE NEVER told this before, but I used to go through the tortures of the damned. I couldn’t sleep at night for worrying-about the next day’s scenes, about certain lines of dialogue that might throw me, if certain bits of action didn’t. I dreaded getting up in the morning, because once I was up, the agony was just that much nearer. Every time I was called in front of the camera, I had a sinking sensation. Was this the time I wasn’t going to be able to make the grade? I had to drive myself every inch of the way. “T couldn’t tell, when I did something for the camera, whether I was putting it over or not. I had to take somebody else’s word for it. That was where the radio program was a big help. The talking part of the pro- gram, I mean. Every time I sang, the announcer would whip up thirty seconds of applause, which sounded good but didn’t mean a thing. If I had said, ‘I demand thirty seconds more of applause, I could have had it. When I did skits, things were different. The audience reacted of its own accord, or it didn’t react at all. That was an education.” peri These days Nelson Eddy, the ex-introvert, is really getting a bang out of life—including marriage. There’s no doubt about that, either. A man having trouble at home couldn’t grin the way Mrs. Ann Franklin Eddy’s husband does. ~He won’t talk about his marriage. “What do you want to do? Make me self-conscious at home?” he demands. “Ann is not an actress, so the less publicity she has, the happier she'll be. And I’m out to make her happy,” He isn’t so reticent about his reasons for dropping out of radio. “I saw the story that I had tossed a contract

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Fe] TW Oo a ais ¢ out to set you straight on the things people are saying about him BY JAMES REID Nelson Eddy has always been self-conscious dnd evasive with interviewers. This time with gos- sip buzzing in his ears, he really “opens up" and surprises Modern Screen with scoop after scoop! for $6500 a week into the wastebasket. ‘That was as pretty a flight of fancy as I’ve ever read about anybody. But, apparently, some people have taken it seriously. They’re arguing about whether I’ve lost my head or my voice. ‘’m not at liberty to tell what salary the con- tract called for, but it wasn’t $6500. And, just to keep the record straight, I’d better add that that wasn’t why I decided to go off the air. The reasons are very simple. They’re even logical. “T told you a few moments ago that, during the three months ‘Balalaika’ was in the making, I had exactly three and a half days off. That was because I had a Sunday radio program. I had to work week-ends, when everybody else was having fun. I didn’t give up just my Sundays. I had to work up new song numbers for every broadcast. That meant practising for two hours straight, three nights a week, after I got home from the studio. Friday night, and again on Sunday, (Continued on page 64)

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ut 1 (iilis DESTINATION: HOLLYWOOD a Left, Linda Darn glamorization Wife, in wot Tyrone Power's beauty, Lin set in. hich Linda da knew up tricks long be of twelve. before Gee ie eee from Bee has the enviable ie si leading lady- Right, Sep us most of the Hollywood ma fore she ever went there. From the cradle up, Linda Darnell was trained for the place she holds today TO THE folks in her home town, Dallas, Texas, Linda’s triumph was neither unexpected nor startling. In- deed, they would have been surprised if she had failed. They know that since the day she was born, Linda Darnell has been diligently groomed for exactly the place she holds today. They know, too, that the real triumph belongs not so much to Linda herself as to her mother who charted the girl’s course before her birth and guided the child to its ultimate fulfill- ment. With natural beauty and such indefatigable training, Linda’s career was inevitable. Four and a half months before the premiere of “Hotel For Women,” Linda Darnell was a studious and serious-minded little sophomore in Sunset High School, in Dallas. Her sudden and phenomenal success in one picture does involve a great fac- tor of luck, but it is luck backed up by unrelenting hard work and some 28 BY RUTH HARDY disappointment and delay. It was not a case of opportunity striking once and finding her ready to take advan- tage. Rather, it was a case of her knocking at the door of opportunity time after time until, after such re- peated onslaughts, the door must of necessity have opened. Linda, christened Monetta and so still known to her home folks, was sixteen on last October 16. She was born in 1923, according to Dallas school records. Thus she was only fifteen when she triumphed in Holly- wood in “Hotel For Women.” The studio is going to great lengths to publicize her as eighteen, and Linda’s precocious appearance fully supports their statements. Time was, however, when an actress changed her age only to snip a few years off as she ap- proached middle age, and there were no restrictions on youth. . Loretta Young, for example, was playing leads at fourteen. But since the ad- vent of the Hay’s code, the younger teens are considered suitable only for callow calf-love of the Andy Hardy variety. Deanna Durbin, at sixteen, met young love for the first time on the screen. Linda, too mature in ap- pearance and manner for adolescent roles, fits visually into more sophis- ticated parts and has had her age stretched by the studio. An ambitious mother, who twenty years ago had battered at the Holly- wood gates and returned in defeat to her home in Dallas, destined little Linda for the theatrical career she had missed at the cradle. As an amateur, the child was before the public from the age of three. Every influence in her life was directed toward the goal of motion picture stardom. She appeared in nearly every “kiddie show,” dance recital and amateur play in and around Dallas. Every possible talent search or contest was a challenge for Mrs. | i i” i } i

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Darnell to test her beautiful daugh- ter. Many times she failed, or came in second, but once she won, and that was enough. Linda’s. outstanding trait is her amazing poise and common sense for one so young. She was friendly, met people easily and was well liked at school but was not spectacularly pop- ular. She hadn’t time to be. When most girls were busy with movie matinees and dates, Linda was study- ing diction, dancing and make-up. Every night of her life from Linda’s babyhood, Mrs. Darnell gave her daughter special complexion care. The girl was a natural beauty but Hollywood, they knew, improves on nature, and many of MHollywood’s tricks had been mastered by Linda before she ever saw California. A comparison of her photographs of two years ago and of last spring shows that much of her glamorization took place before movie make-up ar- tists had a chance to work their magic. Despite her looks, however, Linda won only second place in the school beauty contest last spring. She was beaten when a boys’ club supported another girl, and the contest became © actually a competition in popularity rather than beauty. Mrs. Darnell dis- couraged dates for Linda and she seldom had time for school parties, although she did have a crush on the reigning football hero. Now, how- ever, eight months later, Linda is the heroine of the student body and the pretty contest winner is a stenog- rapher in a Dallas business office. Linda, with her two sisters and one brother, grew up in Oak Cliff, a suburb of Dallas, in a modest white frame cottage at 715 Hollywood Street —a prophetic name. Mr. Darnell was and still retains his position as a clerk in the Dallas postoffice. Shy and re- tiring, he is proud of his actress daughter, but (Continued on page 75) we colcaptal school pep squad hel ped Linda lose selt-consciousness about public appearances. fter Linda About four months a eraGunces High, she maee ss triumphal return to Dalla . iere of "Hotel with the pe. grandma, right, were 4 cs 7 AAA VA SS OA

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Between takes, Mickey is the life-or-the-party! On extreme left, June Preisser and Jackie Cooper; right, Ann Ruther- ford aad Judy Garland. The very private affairs of a man who MICKEY ROONEY, erstwhile reputed ladies’ man and night club habitué, is a homebody now. A year ago Mickey was rumored by Hollywood gossipers to be the menace of the minors. They say he covered more territory than Cesar Romero or David Niven, even though his allowance was only $15 a week. But that was last year. Now even the columnists are content to leave Mickey on his San Fernando ranch with his ducks and his flowers. And when he does venture into a restaurant it’s with a gang of “the fellows.’ Lady-killing is out. “{ don’t know where I ever got that reputation,” Mickey sighed with dignity in his portable dressing-room between scenes of “Young Mr. Edison.” “Gosh, I haven’t time to give much thought to girls.” He really hasn’t had time. You can’t accomplish what Mickey has during the past year and be a playboy, too. According to the latest poll, Mickey is now Number One at the box-office. And his talents have multiplied to the point where developing them is a full-time job. He has made four trips East for personal appearances; he’s made radio appearances, composed songs and an opera, collabo- rated on a new Andy Hardy story that he hopes the studio will buy, learned to shoot in the seventies at golf, polished up his manners, practised singing and piano-playing, per- fected his imitations, and improved his acting immeasur- ably in each picture. He even carries a ball around in his hand now, and squeezes it to develop the muscles in his arms. You can see how completely girls have been crowded out. In New York after one of his personal appearances, when a pretty nineteen-year-old admirer suggested that they go out for a sandwich and he had to refuse, he went back to the hotel and sat up in bed writing a song, “I Can’t Afford to Fall in Love.” He didn’t mean money, of course—just the innumerable activities that consume his time and al- most completely banish feminine society from his world. BY ELISABETH FRENCH p Z g The lucky number this time is Kay Stewart, who gurgles with delight as she dines with Mickey. He picks the fashionable restaurants because they have the best bands. knows his way around — Mickey Rooney “But what do you do when youw’re not working?” I asked. . “Oh—stay home and think,” he replied. Then added hastily, “I like to go to the fights on Friday nights, and to football games. I swim in my pool and play golf every day Tm not working. And I’m interested in horses. “J have a gang over at the house all the time. All fel- lows. I can have more fun with fellows. I don’t make a habit of going about with picture people. I go with non- professionals, kids I went to high school with or that I’ve met in various ways since. Picture people are always on the make for something—they go around with you for your name and not for friendship.” He admitted that non-professionals sometimes go with you for your name, too, but still they’re the best bet. Mickey’s closest friends are his stand-in, a young Holly- wood clothing merchant, the musical director of “Babes in Arms,” a football player at the University of Southern California, and others not related to the social racket of the picture business. His now-neglected girl friends, too, are chosen from outside the studio. “I LIKE a girl who’s sincere,” Mickey declared, his chin stuck out challengingly, “one who sincerely likes me, and not my name. I haven’t found one yet,” he added, with a slightly bitter smile. When Judy Garland’s name was mentioned, he groaned. “Judy is a very sincere girl,” he said patiently, but as one who has been tried too far. “When she likes you, you know it’s genuine. I have a lot of fun when I’m with Judy. “But,” he shrugged, “there’s just nothing there!” “As for other girls in pictures—well, I’m kind of young. And most girls who are coming along in pictures are sort of—well, no man, if he has any brains, likes to go out with a girl who thinks she’s better than he is. He shouldn’t think he’s better than she is, either. It should be a fifty- fifty proposition. But at least (Continued on page 82) OF A LADY-KILLER ) !

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DON AMECHE He married Joan Fontaine August 20, 1939. It was a first marriage for both. Wed. his boyhood sweet- heart, Honore Prendergast, in 1932. Has three sons. JOAN BENNETT INGRID BERGMAN Divorced from John Fox and Gene Markey. Two girls, one by each. She is happily married to Peter Lindstrom, a practic- ing physician in Sweden. Allen, Gracie Saw George Burns backstage at a theatre, became his stooge and mar- ried him in 1927. Two adopted children—Ronnie, four; Sandra, seven. Arlen, Richard Has a son, six, by Jobyna Ralston and a daughter by his first wife. Arnold, Edward Olive Emerson is his second wife. They have three grown children. Atwill, Lionel Formerly married to Elsie Mackay of Australia and since June, 1930, to Mrs. Louise MacArthur. Has a son, nineteen, by his first wife. Auer, Mischa He is the devoted husband of non-professional Norma Tillman. They - have two children, a son, aged six, and an adopted baby daughter. Bainter, Fay Has been married for over seventeen years to Lt. Commander Reginald Venable of the U. 8. Navy (retired). They have a fifteen-year-old son. Bancroft, George Will celebrate his 24th anniversary on May 30th next. One daughter. Bari, Lynn Surprise merger with agent Walter Kane occurred on March 8, 1939. Barnes, Binnie Divorced Samuel Joseph, London antique dealer, October 16, 1936. MATRIMONIAL SCOREBOARD ANNABELLA JEAN ARTHUR Became Mrs, Frank J. Ross, Jr., June 11, 1932. A pre- vious marriage annulled: Ty Power is her fourth hus- band, She has a daughter, 9, by an earlier marriage. HUMPHREY BOGART CHARLES BOYER Mayo Methot is wife No. 3. Divorced from Mary Phillips and actress, Helen Menken. Met Pat Paterson in No- vember, 1933 and married her three months later. Barrymore, John Separated from fourth wife, Elaine Barrie. His first was Katherine Corri Harris; second, authoress Blanche Oelrichs; third, Dolores Costello. Three children—one by his second wife and two by his third. Barrymore, Lionel His second wife, Irene Fenwick, died in 1936; they were wed in 1923. Barthelmess, Richard After his divorce from Mary Hay, he married Mrs. Jessica Sargeant of New York City. His daughter, Mary, is his child by his first wife. Baxter, Warner Winifred Bryson, his second wife, was formerly his leading lady. Beery, Wallace Fifteen years of marriage to Rita Gilman ended in divorce last year. Wally is legal guardian of their adopted daughter, Carol Ann, eight. Bellamy, Ralph Catherine Willard was on the London stage before becoming his wife. Benchley, Robert A single marriage, to Gertrude Darling of Worcester, Massachusetts. Date, June 6, 1914. Children: Nathaniel Goddard and Robert Gale. Benny, Jack January 12, 1927, was the red letter day in Jack's life, marking his marriage to Mary Livingstone. Joan Naomi, five, is their adopted child.

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wife of Norman Foster. nt wife of Hollywood ian, Joel Pressman. Blondell, Joan Former husband, cameraman George Barnes. Son Norman born in 1934. Present husband, Dick Powell. Daughter Ellen born June 30, 1938. Bolger, Ray Has been a husband for eleven years and still likes his wife’s folks. Boyd, Bill Divorced from first and second wives; now Grace Bradley has the title. Brent, George Score three marriages for him. The first was over before he was nineteen. The second, to Ruth Chatterton, ended in divorce in 1934. The third, to Australian Constance Worth, was annulled in 1937. Brook, Clive Married Mildred Evalyn, Gerace” oe 6, 1921. Two children. Brown, John Mack Mrs. Brown is a former southern belle. Two youngsters for them. Brown, Tom He and Natalie -Draper called it quits last year; were wed in 1937. Burke, Billie Married Florenz Ziegfeld after a whirlwind courtship, and was wid- owed in 1933. Her daughter, Patricia, was married in June of 1939. Burnette, Smiley His wife is the former Dallas McDonald. One daughter, adopted. LEW AYRES CONSTANCE BENNETT Parted from Ginger Rogers Separated from third hus- whom he wed in 1934. Was band, Marquis de la Cou- once married to Lola Lane. draye. One son—adopted. _ RONALD COLMAN JOAN CRAWFORD Eloped with actress, Ben- Two unsuccessful mar-, ita Hume.- It was his riages, First to D. Fair- second attempt, her first. banks, Jr.; second to F.Tone. Burns, George Has a life contract with Gracie Allen; he’s both husband and coach. Burns, Robert Married to his secretary, Harriet Foster. Their daughter will be one year old March 25. A son by his first wife is now seventeen. Butterworth, Charles Divorced from Ethel Sutherland whom he wed in 1932, a year before his arrival in Hollywood. Has since carefully eluded matrimony. Byington, Spring The ex-wife of a Mr. Chandler and the mother of two grown daughters. Cabot, Bruce His marriage to Actress Adrienne Ames came to an end in April, 1937. Cagney, James Billie Vernon was his vaudeville partner before becoming his wife. Campbell, Louise Has been Mrs. MacMahon since December 26, 1938; a first for both. Cantor, Eddie Still the husband of Ida (Tobias) and father of the five Cantor girls. Carlson, Richard - A single marriage. His wife is Mona Mayfield, a non-professional. Carradine, John Wed Ardanelle Cosner in 1935 and has a boy, three. Also adopted his wife’s son by a previous marriage. (Continued on page 89) truth is that better than 60% of the stars have had only a single marriage and are still living with their first mates; 13% have had one divorce and are now unmar- ried. 21% have been married twice, and only the re- _ maining 6% three times or more. It would seem that in _ this case at least, Hollywood has been misunderstood. 33

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THE BUSIEST LADY IN TOWN Ten-year-old Shirley Temple has more SHIRLEY settled back in the depths of a couch so wide that her legs stuck out straight from under her crisp pink dress. “I like interviews,” she observed. “I like to answer questions. Sometimes they stump me though, like when they ask who’s your favorite actor and actress.” There’s an interesting difference between the Shirley of nine and the Shirley of ten. A year ago she took her world for granted. Now she’s beginning to explore it. A year ago, responsibility was for adults. Now she’s beginning to assume it herself. A year ago you wouldn’t have inter- viewed Shirley. You’d have talked to her mother or to Miss Klamt, her teacher, or you’d have watched her at work and play on the set. She’d have been ready to greet you, to answer a question or two politely, if briefly, and to escape the moment she conveniently could. Now, far from showing any inclination to flee, she planked herself down on the couch in her bungalow living- room, and declared that she liked interviews. More, she proved herself an invaluable aide. Neither forward nor backward, she made her own apt contributions as they were called for, and subsided when they weren’t. To say that she’s growing up at ten sounds a little silly. But this much is true. She’s left her babyhood behind her. She’s beginning to glimpse horizons beyond the magic that rings one’s earliest years. With the instinct of every healthy child, she’s reaching for realities. She’s not grow- ing up yet, but she’s showing the first symptoms. For instance, she’s increasingly aware of herself as an individual. When she went to Honolulu this year, crowds, bearing leis, gathered at the dock to welcome her. This was as it had always been. Honolulu, where she’s spent so many happy holidays, regards Shirley as its own and she returns the compliment. Heretofore, as she traveled down the gangplank on the shoulder of some stalwart, she has always sung by request “The Good Ship Lollypop.” This year she said to her mother, “I’d rather walk down and I'd rather not sing.” There’s never been anything grandstand iLL Ll On the set, when Shirley isn't carrying on her milk fund campaign, you'll catch her whipping up a little knitting.

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things ‘on the fire’ than any five adults—and, what's more, she does them up brown! about her. As a younger child, she simply did as she was asked. Now, growing conscious of an inner reluctance for the limelight, she begins to assert the right to be true to herself. She’s always had tact, if tact is an innate gift for putting yourself in the other fellow’s place. She was only seven, when she was asked one day to pose for a picture with a newspaper man. It was all in the day’s work to Shirley, but the representative of the press, more accustomed to giving than getting publicity, flushed and squirmed and didn’t know what to do with his hands. She sensed his discomfort. Looking up at him, she inquired, “Know any riddles?” and broke the ice. Now she’s learning to apply tact to her own dilemmas. She was lunching with her mother at a small restaurant in Honolulu. A group of Japanese children, picnicking nearby, got wind of her presence and lined up outside the restaurant. With the restraint of their race, they made no demonstration as Shirley came out, didn’t even break ranks, just stood there smiling. Then, as if at the click of a switch, they chorused, “Please sing one of your songs for us, Shirley.” “Pooh,” said Shirley. “You’ve heard me sing lots of times. Id like to hear you sing.” Radio thrillers are her passion, the more bloodcurdling the better. Having been surrounded virtually from the cradle by movie personalities, they fail to impress her. She stands in no awe of Darryl Zanuck. But the manager of the Lone Ranger broadcast walks apart in glory. So when she heard that Orson Welles was coming to call, she did nip-ups. He’s been the man of her heart since the night he brought the Martians winging to earth. Her first concern on meeting him was to reassure him. Lifting worshipful eyes, she said, “Your radio program didn’t scare me. I heard lots like that. Only it was pretty exciting. It made me even not listen to Charlie McCarthy.” BY IDA In "The Blue Bird," their search for the bird of happiness f takes Shirley, as Mytyl, and Johnny Russell, as her | Tyltyl, into the Realm of the Past. with Gra Later, they played croquet together, a game at which Shirley excels. But she played poorly that day. She had to play poorly. She couldn’t give her fabulous guest the golden crown or the Kohinoor diamond he deserved, so she gave him the only gift within her power—she made sure he beat her. She still plays with dolls. In fact, her preoccupation with them is a rather recent affair, almost wholly prac- tical. “No, I don’t pretend they’re my children. They’re just dolls to me. It’s no fun to love them, like my pets, because they can’t love back, and it’s no fun to talk to them like people, because they can’t answer back. They’re just interesting to put clothes on and take ’em off again.” She’s reached the stage where she’d rather keep house than play house. She empties ash trays faster than you can use them. She runs her own small vacuum over the rugs. She loves to cook. “But the only time I can usually get any cooking in is Saturday. Other days I have to listen to my radio programs, but Saturdays I go down and help Katy. Last week I made these steaks for dinner. I took one of those pounders to break up all the little fibres, then I put ’em in flour, then I put ’em in egg, then I put ‘em in b— what did I put ’em in then, mom?” (Mom, be it noted, not the mommy of a year ago.) “Breadcrumbs,” said Mrs. Temple. Shirley chuckled. “I was going to say birdseed. Then I put ’em in the frying pan, then I turned ’em over and that’s all. Except eat ’em. I gen’rally make about eight or nine on account of the boys.” She twitched at the skirt of her doll who was showing too much leg. “They’ve got such healthy appetites, bless them,” she added absently. One of the studio staff came in to remind her that she had a letter to write. “I know, but I’m not very anxious.” “I thought you liked to write letters.” (Cont'd on page 79) ZELTLIN a rother | They enjoy a reunion |’ Shean and Granny Cecilia Loftus. Epi | ndpa A Mime a Biel LS . |

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Nancy Kelly's clothes are typical of those bought— and paid for—by Hbolly- woods younger set. Nancy purchases six evening dresses a season and signs a $75 to $100 check for each. The gown, below, is made of white slipper Youth, even the high-sala- ried kind, can still be practical. Nancy proves it by choosing this eye- stopping evening en- semble for her own ward- robe. Sans jacket, it's a lowcut princess gown and Somali leopard coats are priced from $595 to $995. Shoes, for her winter out- fits, include one pair for walking, $10; two pairs for tailored suits and frocks, $14 each; suede pumps, $12; shoes for dark dresses, $14: and oReeee to be a com- P satin, trimmed with pearls. etely different costume. It's easy to dress like a screen star — NOWHERE IN the world is the per capita expenditure for finery so huge as in Hollywood. To the great majority of stars, clothes are their stock in trade and their yearly budget is, in most cases, determined by the position they must maintain. Allowing for the usual exceptions, the average feminine movie-careerist spends upwards of $10,000 a year for her wardrobe, with the fashion leaders paying that much and more for their furs and jewels, alone. In this latter group are Joan Bennett who owns, among other furs, a white fox cape costing $1,750; Dolores del Rio, the proud possessor ,of a silver fox coat you could have, too —if you had $2,000; Claudette Colbert who does her strut- ting in a full-length ermine evening coat valued at $1,800; and, taking first place for furs, Virginia Bruce, the lady whose chinchilla wrap is said to represent an outlay of $25,000. The wardrobes of these women consist of a sub- stantial number of sports clothes—worn only for sports, afternoon ensembles, dinner gowns and evening clothes, 36 evening sandals, $10. FASHIONS AND FIGURES when you earn a screen stars salary and they pay anywhere from $200 to $600 for an original model. Their hats are creations of Lilly Daché, John- Frederic and Schiaparelli and, though the price range may start at $35, actually the sky’s the limit. Though there is a small fortune hanging in almost every Hollywood closet and shoebag, the stars do have certain © pet economies which are difficult to reconcile with their not insignificant incomes. For example, Nancy Kelly confides that she always buys several pairs of hose of a single shade. Then, if one stocking in each of two pairs meets with an accident, the whole ones are put together and a perfect pair emerges. This little trick is easier to under- stand when you consider that Nancy’s daytime hose cost $2 and those she-wears for evening, $3 or more. The Kelly lass also shoots holes into the belief that a dress or hat is tagged for the junk heap after a single ap- pearance on Hollywood Boulevard. She wears her clothes not only more than one time—but more than one season.

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Even at home Nancy must be ready to greet photographers and inter- viewers. Her ensemble, pictured here, costs about $60, combines navy and white silk pajamas with a satin-lined white flannel robe. Add $10 for the moccasins. ) e Sports numbers like the one on the left cost $45. Nancy's dressier daytime dresses vary from $50 to $75, and bee handbags average $10 apiece. She spends as much as $16.50 a pair for long afternoon and evening gloves, and around $5 a pair for her shorter ones. On the right is a russet- colored featherweight suede frock you may dupli- cate for $50. Lacing on front of shirt is carried out on the crown of the hat, backs of the gloves, and on a matching bag. Nancy's hats —she has five a season—run from $15 to $20 apiece. ee 6 @ete ® s = r Pe \ ©@e@ ges,e 0 me eee go1'',® +e ®

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Ty spends over $3,000. Tyrone rarely buys more yearly for his suits alone. than three hats a year and An assortment of two doz- spends about $10 for each. en, at close to $135 each, Coat, a $200 item, is one keeps him stylishly dressed. of five purchased annually. Sweaters are a hobby with him. He favors plain dark lounging He adds twenty a year to his robes and usually buys about already large collection; pays two a season. In wool or silk $5 for polo shirts and up to they cost approximately $50, $50 for imported Cashmeres. but the terry ones are less. WHILE HOLLYWOOD generously provides picture clothes for the feminine players, no such favor is shown the male star. It’s his personal finery you see on the screen, except when spe- cial costumes are required. Therefore, it is not : unusual for an actor to have a large enough Six dozen sport wardrobe to outfit five men—about twenty suits, and business suit ten coats, a dozen hats and seventy-five ties. shirts range from Like the feminine stars, the male leads find $6 to $25 apiece. themselves the focal point of national attention Tails, shown right, for masculine fashions. As a result, the aver- coc gbhout $185. age star’s wardrobe, taking Tyrone Power as an example, costs in the neighborhood of $7,000 a year. Offhand this seems an exorbitant figure, but remember that every picture requires a different wardrobe, since any keen-eyed fan would immediately spot a “repeat performance.” 38 Ty pays $20 for a formal shirt and uses five a year.

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SSS SS > | Hopkins and I talk i. w MARY MARCH "A a woman is lovely ike WOMAN Site OF A WheNAGe Miriam Hopkins is one screen villainess who is not afraid of being typed! A LITTLE matter of paying the rent made Miriam Hopkins turn from a water lily to a writer. She was impersonating one of the fair flowers in a revue, and when the show folded, had to attack a new field. “J was broke and about to be dispossessed from my apartment,” she explains. “I wrote two short stories and sent them to Miss Elisabeth Marbury. She was the best known literary agent of the time. She read the stories, liked them and asked me to lunch at her home at 13 Sutton Place, New York. “Miss Marbury asked me what else I had written and about my plans. I told her I hoped that I was an actress but that I was out of a job and needed money. Could she ~ sell the stories? She thought she could and she would see i about a job in the theater. “As we lunched in that lovely paneled dining-room with _ its view of the East River and the Queensborough Bridge, _ I said, ‘Miss Marbury, some day I shall own this house.’” _It was in the pe room at 13 Sutton Place that Miriam She bought the house in 1933. The dining-room has not been changed. The walls are paneled in pine from France. The drawing-room is as it was, the walls covered in a bird chintz and framed in pine. A piece of the same chintz hangs in the Boston Art Museum. Those rooms fit Miriam Hopkins. They show her deter- 2 : mination, her belief that only the best pays, her fastidious- ness -her sense of discrimination. “J want to keep this house for I always want to live _ in New York for a part of every year. I have a house in California and a lot of pictures and furniture travel from coast to coast. There is a Renoir painting that I partic- ularly love and a red chair. In this way I manage to have my cake and eat it, too. I want possessions but I won’t be tied down or live a regular life. I can’t imagine any- thing worse than three meals a day at the same hour every _ day. It may be a strange way to live but it is right for me. “Last winter Dolores Rel Rio invited me to dine. I ex- plained that if I accepted I would be late, as I was to broadcast that evening. She said that didn’t matter. “On that broadcast I was acting as mistress of cere- ’ monies. I introduced the speaker, a man who had just returned from Europe and was an authority on foreign affairs. We discussed the program just before it was time _ for us to go on the air, and decided to alter the script so that the interview might have more pep. He noted some sug- _ gestions on the margin of my copy. From these I was to form the questions. When we got before the microphone _ we found, to our horror, that there was only one script, ‘and we had to share it. far-sighted! I am near-sighted and he is It was an ordeal. I was nervous and so _ exhausted that at the end of the hour I couldn’t think of going straight to the party. He and I went to a nearby fe gees us a cup of coffee to give me time to recover. in a drawing-room, but for even reels she is a fright- ful bore,” says Miriam. Charlie Chaplin talked of Chaplin’s new picture, “T became so interested in asking questions about the foreign situation that I forgot time. When I remembered, I insisted that he go with me. He was in business clothes but he came along. He had a wonderful time. He and “The Dictator.’’ Later, he made it possible for Charlie to get information in Washington as to how far he could or could not go in portraying this ticklish role. “That is the way I enjoy doing things. It is much easier in Hollywood these days than it used to be. When I first went there, we had little social life. It was all very formal. We went to picture openings, formal parties and played bridge. The night before I came East, the Maxwell Ander- sons (he wrote “Winterset”), the Kurt Weils (I adore his music) and the Bruno Franks came for dinner. We wore sweaters and slacks and ate around the swimming pool. They stayed until two in the morning and I was terribly flattered for the Andersons seldom go out.” Miriam has amazing physical (Continued on page 83)

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NCAR Y David Niven is tall, blond and extremely well built, an effect emphasized by an excellent tai- lor. He rides, plays tournament golf and is Hollywood's number one expert on skis. Right now, he's covering the field but don't let that fool you. He's 30, and all he’s waiting for is The Girl. The question is—what has this guy Stewart got? He's long- legged with a sort of charming awkwardness, and he has a great deal of boyish appeal without being immature. The ladies know him as a swell dancer, a witty conversationalist and a- man who knows his way around. Cesar Romero, 32, is another of the film city's bachelors who spreads his attention around. He has squired Loretta Young, Joan Crawford and Sonja Henie, but he evidently likes his inde- pendence. He rents two apart- ments in Hollywood—one for himself, the other for his parents. Mrs. Bergen once tried to con- vince her son there wasn't a living to be made in yentrilo- quism. If Edgar can't live on $500,000 then she was right, for that's the sum which pours in annually. By marrying, he could save about $100,000 in taxes, but won't economize that way. George Brent, 35, is the Cinema City Casanova. He claims to like aloneness, yet has deserted his solitude often enough to have his name significantly coupled with L. Young, G. Gar- bo, A. Louise and others. In between, he found time for three unsuccessful marriages. Jit

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Rosalind Russell has had thirty- one years of spinsterhood and thinks maybe enough's enough. She owns her home, hates to be called “Toots, is a poor golfer but a good talker. Outstand- ing peculiarity: strict vegetarian- ism. Says Roz, ‘| think it's wrong At 27, Sonja Henie is said to carry over $3,000,000 in insur- ance. Her staggering income allows her to indulge a love for diamonds, but it may encour- age aspiring males to know that she dislikes champagne, saves a good part of her earnings and and unhealthy to live alone.” is a shrewd business SHOPPING FOR MATES A preview of the 1940 entries in the Matrimonial Sweepstakes SO MANY choice plums fell from the Celibate tree in 1939 that these stars have become conspicuous for their state of single blessedness. All have fabulous incomes and are rated the town’s prize catches. Not pictured, but also eligible for the marital leap as we go to press, are Greta Garbo, 33, whose name has been linked romantically with the late John Gilbert, George Brent, two noted directors, master musician Leopold Stokowski, and Holly- wood’s current diet expert, Dr. Gaylord Hauser; Miriam Hopkins, 37, three-times divorcee, and mother of an adopted son; Bette Davis, 31, recently divorced from Harmon Nelson; Greer Garson, who is 25 and has never been married; Jeffrey Lynn, 31, and Richard Greene, 25, who have yet to relinquish bachelorhood; William Powell, 47, who was once the husband of Carole Lombard, and Dennis O’Keefe, 27. woman. Being a mother by adoption doesn't keep Loretta Young from dates. She has scads of them, but dodges proposals. A sense of humor, naturalness and intel- ligence are the traits she looks for in men. Loretta is 27, was married once—to Grant Withers —and was divorced in 1930. Make no mistakes about Olivia de Havilland. The young lady has stuff—enough wit and _ in- telligence to last her all of her life. But we're told she's ex- tremely hard to get. At 23, Livvy earns about $1500 a week, ~ has never been engaged nor has she ever fallen seriously in love. Ambitious Romeos can prepare themselves for a jolt. Ann Sheri- dan, foremost exponent of sex appeal, is about as attainable as a Garbo. Her love life is currently edited by a doting studio and her bosses propose to keep her single. They last rejected a Los Angeles medico. Sh AES: LU RETR EF Bist

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BY ROO. ERe MCILWAIWNE

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Bob Young didnt get his breaks because he was easy to handle—for he wasn't! SOMEHOW THOSE private life specialists have reported him all cock-eyed. Robert Young may be the most normal, the most agreeable husband in Hollywood—but he certainly is no phlegmatic soul, indifferent to the dares of life. Nor is he dull as ditehwater, as most of the pretty pieces run up on him have left you thinking. He just has everything under control, finally. They didn’t give him his crack at movie acting because he was a steady and well-planned young man. He wasn’t. The only reason he has such a good disposition is because it keeps him at M-G-M. He, too, stumbled upon the solid and indisputable fact that you do better when you holler less and beam amiably practically all of the time. You don’t hear him called hard to handle. But he will admit he once behaved quite differently than he has since success set in. Getting the breaks changed him. It wasn’t fun to be around him when he was a nobody. He was neither calm nor a nice conformist. Talk about your temperament! Bob was egotistical and moody and expected people to give in to his ideas because he was naturally right. If they didn’t, he had no qualms about bawling them out. “Tf anyone ever started out obnoxious and stubborn, I did,” Bob said. “Even as a young kid, I got tired of my paper route, so I picked a corner and tried to get rich selling papers in my own original manner. I chose a spot where five streets came together and the commuters’ street cars stopped. I didn’t realize the drugstore was popular and that the commuters bought their papers there. I just stood and yelled at the top of my lungs, not only one come-on catch phrase, but half the front page. The drug- gist squawked. I rnoved across the street. Then the neigh- bors complained about my noise. The only commuter who ever demonstrated any loyalty was an old duck who'd try to hit me on top of the head with a wad of tobacco.” Now, he’s commended as the ideal, safe and sane hus- band because he married his high school sweetheart and has two cute children: But until he rated big picture pay, Bob actually was in a continuous financial muddle. “T couldn’t make money at all,” the wise investor of to- day confessed frankly. “I gave up my paper-selling and was the bane of the neighbors’ existences because I pes- tered them with stain-removers and all the stuff news- papers give kids for running themselves ragged. “T built up to some terrific let-downs in high school. I wondered where I was headed for and used to envy kids that had a definite aim. I wanted to be interested in some- thing so desperately. My elder brother, who was in the army, was our sole support. There-was my mother and Left, ence from ture, Bob with Flor- Rice in a scene his latest pic- "Miracles - Sale." making “Northwest Passage,’ a pre-Rev- olutionary drama, with Spencer Tracy. Bob and his missus met when he was just a "'snooty'' school freshman who annoyed her with his airs. They saw each other only occasion- ally for several years. Then they fell in love. another brother who worked as an extra in pictures. I gota job as an extra at Sennett’s one summer vacation. I was unimpressed but it gave me a hunch Id like acting. So I went out for the school plays the next fall. “T was,” grinned Bob, “very hammy. I was the ‘big star’ and was heartily disliked. I was the objectionable type of stickler for detail. I would pout at rehearsals. I took my- self very seriously. Our senior class play, I remember, was an opera. I had to be urged into it because opera was a little beneath my dignity. I sang horribly. I was so self-assured that when a cue came for me to enter from behind some profile trees, I was downstairs eating a piece of pie. A tubby girl was alone on the stage waiting for me. She became so frightened she just stood there and developed a paroxysm of tears. Our audience took this for an emotional peak or something and tore the joint to pieces with applause for her, when I rushed on! “From my experience, I count on luck one hundred per cent, when it comes to a theatrical career. After I left school, I met a woman who was a dramatic instructor. She put me on the right road—the Playhouse in Pasadena. She was entirely responsible for my becoming an actor.” IT WAS not, as the regulation Robert Young legend has it, his wife who egged him on toward that career. They met, incidentally, when he was a snooty freshman, and he had little use for her. It was puppy love—in reverse. She was annoyed at anyone who put on airs and that was what Bob was best at during his school years. “One day I offered to treat her to a soda,” Bob remin- isced. “At the counter I discovered I hadn’t enough change. She slipped some into my pocket so I wouldn’t be embarrassed. That sold me on her.” Yet they didn’t go together from then on. They ran into each other oc- casionally for years. “I was in plays over at Pasadena for four years. Through the Playhouse, three of us one day got a chance to try out for a little repertory company. They guaranteed fifteen weeks. I was the lucky one of the three. We played in high school auditoriums and travelled in autos. I was very thrilled and was getting paid for acting for the first time. “Well,” continued Bob, “when I ended that tour I paid off my friends and the dentist and wasn’t even back where I started because I had no job at all. So I went home. Back to Boyle Heights, over by the Los Angeles River, a hefty skip from Hollywood. Came the great starvation period. I made the rounds of the agents, who were tougher to crack than the studios. One of them finally gave me a letter to Warners’ casting director. (Continued on page 88) For He is now high

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JANICE | OGAN Your dreams of beauty IN THE Far East, a woman’s hand is the symbol of love and good luck, believed to hold the power of en- chantment. We of the Western world may be a bit less romantic and more practical about it, but to us, too, a graceful, expressive, well-groomed hand talks louder of charm and poise and personality or the utter lack of them than any mere words can shout. Hollywood, which sets the stand- ards for most of us, is fully aware of the importance of lovely hands, and girls out there spend loads of time, money and energy training, groom- ing and beautifying their hands. It isn’t just by accident that Loretta Young, Ginger Rogers, Greta Garbo, Isa Miranda, Janice Logan and all the rest have such exquisite hands that almost every man in the audi- ence would give a king’s ransom to hold them. Those girls on the cam- era coast know a thing or three about exercises, care and grooming that we more or less private citizens might practice with profit. First of all, have you given much thought lately to the way you wash your hands? While it is true that hand skin is tougher than that which covers the rest of you, repeated washing is pretty devastating to the natural oils that skin needs to keep it soft and smooth and clear looking. Hands should always be washed in warm—never hot—water and a mild soap. A firm, medium bristled brush will help you to keep them fresh and immaculate looking and will not in- jure hands if you take certain other precautions. Always dry your hands thoroughly, pushing back the cuticle with every stroke and working from the finger- tips back toward the wrists. Follow HW: = / TO HOLD f Nails should be filed toward the center to smooth, medium ovals. Push back cuticle with a bit of cuticle softener twice daily.

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to the finger-tips can be a reality if you'll follow closely the way of the stars the drying immediately with your favorite cream or lotion, again push- ing back the cuticle and massaging up from the finger-tips. Creams and lotions not only soften, but protect your skin against sudden changes of temperature, overly dry houses and damp outside air. If your hands already are rough and chapped, wash them as seldom as you respectably can, cleanse them frequently with a good cream or lo- tion and, every night after massaging them with a particularly rich emolli- ent, put on a pair of those inexpen- sive, soft white cotton gloves especi- ally made for the purpose. The gloves help keep the cream not only on your hands but off the bed linens. Keep an orange stick near your hand brush, soap and lotion, so that you can clean under each nail tip and push back the cuticle every time you put your hands into water. You'll find this practise not only makes your weekly manicure much simpler, but also gives your hands that constantly well-groomed look. Stains on your hands sometimes need a special re- mover, Usually, though, if you'll give them a double scrubbing, fol- lowed by a double creaming, with the possible addition of a tomato or lemon rubbed over the discolored areas, you'll have very little worry on that score. A cake or bit of ground pumice stone always comes in handy for rough places on finger- tips and beside the nail edges. There are special bleaches for discolored hands, too, Most lotions contain a mild, safe quantity. Cucumber, lemon or buttermilk creams are also mildly whitening. Hands need a lot of exercise and massage to keep them graceful and supple. There is nothing quite so pathetic and unlovely as tense, tight, neryous hands on an otherwise at- tractive girl, Try to keep yours open and relaxed and break them of short, choppy, unrestful gestures. Keep them still when you’re out among people. Save the mannerisms and gesticulations till some time in front of your own mirror. You may be astonished to discover that they aren’t nearly ag deyastating as you'd thought they were. In these days of stress and hurry and high-powered tension, nothing so charms a man and + Buff nails in one direction only 1 sirengthnen and smooth them. Liquid polish must be quickly with long, bold strokes. puts him in a receptive mood more quickly than quiet, graceful, restful hands—and the poise that inevitably accompanies them. Hand massage should be a part of your daily routine. While you’re dry- ing them, massage your wrists and fingers as if you were putting on a tight pair of new kid gloves. That’s an excellent motion to slim and supple your hands, too, Always begin at the fingers and massage back toward wrists and elbows. Open and close your hands as often as you think of it*during the day and eve- ning, bending the fingers backward as far as they’ll go. IMAGINE you have water all over your hands, then try to shake it off— not too hard, just gently. Pulling on a towel or tough piece of paper as if it were taffy is another good exer- cise. Pretend for a few minutes that you're wringing out clothes dripping with water. Use a piece of paper or a heavy old towel for this one. It’s a grand exercise for suppling the hands. It also firms the muscles of “your upper arms. Wrinkled hands can be warded off for literally years if you'll devote ten or fifteen minutes daily to massaging, twisting and otherwise stimulating the circulation in them. Of course, always use a cream with massage. Otherwise you'll stretch and irritate the skin and do a lot more harm than good. It is remarkable how much can be done toward reshaping stubby fingers, too, if you’re really in earnest and willing to keep everlastingly at it. If you will take the thumb and forefinger of one hand and pull and press the fingers of the other con- stantly, as often as you think of it, in time you actually can narrow the tips to a certain extent. Remember your arms, too. What’s the use of having alabaster-like hands if all the loveliness stops at the wrists! It’s like a beautifully made- up face on top of a dirty neck. Arms should have their daily brushing too, all the way up to the shoulders, fol- lowed by a kneading massage with your favorite cream or lotion. Top off the massage with a rub-down of alcohol or cologne whenever you can. That helps to keep the flesh firm and speedily revives neglected muscles. applied Of course you know how important it is to keep elbows soft and im- maculately clean. Why is it that so many girls seem to think that just because they can’t see their own elbows that nobody else is going to? You'd be surprised how many girls have lost good dates because the stag line approached from the rear and caught a glimpse of their unsightly elbows! Every day—at least once— serub those elbows of yours with a medium to soft brush and a rich warm soap lather. Dry them well, then massage in some extra rich cream or lotion, whichever you like best. You'll get a grateful response from even the most recalcitrant pair of elbows, and you'll look and feel like a different person. Do you ever bite your finger nails? We sincerely hope not. The causes seem to be many and varied. It may be nervousness, self-consciousness, just plain carelessness in correcting a childish habit, or some other evidence of insufficient poise. Whatever the cause, though, there is one remedy which, simple as it may sound, almost always succeeds. That is a perfect manicure. Devote extra time and care to making your nails as enchant- ingly beautiful as you know how, keep this up faithfully in spite of even repeated setbacks and we'll wager that, before very long, pride in your new found beauty will over- come your erstwhile slovenly habit. Think this over too, next time that you're tempted: it takes at least six weeks to grow a nice, long, correctly shaped nail—often longer. Isn’t that enough said about that? As for your manicure itself, by all means have one at least once a week, and touch up your nails between times as often as necessary. Fine, smooth, well-groomed hands give you a poise and _ self-confidence that nothing else can replace. Keep a little kit of manicuring tools always ready. You'll need an emery board, orange wood stick, cotton and a pair of nail scissors (for extreme cases of unruly cuticle and, hang-nails only). Have on hand a supply of oily polish remover, cuticle remover, cuticle oil, a special nail softener, several shades of polish, either liquid, cream or powder, a bit of powdered pumice, nail bleach, (Continued on page 69) Creams-and lotions are especially important in wintry weather.

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When you meet Jane Bryan face to face, you are in for a real surprise! WHEN JANE was playing in “Marked Woman,” “The Sisters,” and the others, I wasn’t the slightest bit interested in her. She had a pet turtle named Ulysses, I’d heard, and a duck and three younger brothers with plain, down- to-earth American names, Billy, Jimmy and Don. Al- though there may be writers who can be “colorful” about such things, I’m not one of them. She didn’t even look like a movie star—not the kind I’ve been born and raised with. “The Old Maid” didn’t change my mind. In spite of Bette Davis’ saying, “Watch that girl!,” in spite of the fact that she gave a vital, robust performance, in spite of the appreciation she rated from fans and critics, I still wasn’t interested. A healthy, enthusiastic child, I thought, who happened to fit into a part cut to her measurements. Then it was announced that she was to play opposite Muni in “We Are Not Alone.’ I said, “Such a piece of miscasting has never been heard of before. How can that bouncing Miss play the wronged, wan little dancer in the poignant Hilton tale? Might as well have cast Gable as Mr. Chips.” One day I was lunching in the Green Room on the Warner lot. Across from me sat a pale, young woman. I said, “Who is that?” My companion answered, “Why, that’s Janie Bryan.” “Nonsense.” I said rudely, “It is not.” But it was. And then and there I made silent apology to Jane. “You dope,” I said to myself, “just because you’ve been raised on Dietrichs and Swansons and Crawfords and other lilies so gilded you can’t tell whether they’re lilies or onions, you're not excused for being put off the track by this normal looking youngster!” Jane deceived me because she isn’t the type for leg art, bathing suit layouts and burning captions. Jane deceived me because she is not “lithe and lissome” like Lamarr, being a mere five feet four inches in height. She has the added decoys of a rather round and freckled face, clear but unseductive gray eyes, and nondescript American colored hair. So, just because she looks and behaves like any young girl, ’d been blind to the rare jewels in that homespun little case. Anyway, I asked for a luncheon date with Jane. A few days later we met, again in The Green Room. Jane said, “Tm going to order some exctic scrambled eggs and bacon.” Before the luncheon was over, I realized that that order, Hollywood-born Jane Bryan was ‘'discovered”’ while she was studying in Jean Muir's Workshop. given with a twinkie in the eye, was a little key to the character and personality of Jane. Because no one ever thought of “exotic” scrambled eggs until Jane thought of them and likewise no one ever thought of a movie star like Jane until Jane thought of it. I not only realized that Jane has a most amusing and maturely informed mind, but also that she is a rebel in our ranks. She has beauty— not the orchid beauty of some of our shiningest stars, but a wood violet beauty, wood violets which smell sweet long after orchids are sere at the edges. Jane is a stark and simple fact in truth. Take her Past— twenty-one years of it—not a headline in it. Not a single desperate grief. Not a single unhappy love affair. No under-privileged years which might have carved pre- mature maturity upon an immature heart. Why, she even has a mother and a father, not to mention a perfectly good home. Movie stars don’t have mothers and fathers. They just have mothers. Beginning with the sisters Tal- madge up to the present day of the sisters Lane, movie- star fathers are definitely not. Jane’s father is a lawyer who has certainly not retreated from the scene. Then there are those three younger brothers who treat Jane exactly as all younger brothers treat a sister. No worse, perhaps, certainly no better. When I asked Jane whether they were keen about her career, see all her pictures and ask for her autograph, she said, “If there is a soft-ball game on and one of my pictures is showing on the same night, where do you think they go?” The tone of her voice said, “If you have younger brothers of your own, you know where they go.” HAVING THESE brothers may explain why Jane is largely indifferent to clothes. It’s what a girl does that gives her a score with kid brothers, not the way she’s dolled up, fergoshsake. Jane says, “Even now, when I do get a quickie yen to buy some clothes, I come out of the shop with books, records, archery sets and not a sock to my name.” Jane was born here in Hollywood. I don’t recall any other star who was actually born in Hollywood. Otherwise, the things Jane told me about her childhood were much as I had feared. She did own a turtle named Ulysses. She still owns a turtle. She also owns a bull-frog, a duck and, in place of football pennants and dance favors from the Cccoanut Grove and such, several rattler’s skins and The role of the wan, pathetic dancer opposite Paul Muni in ''We Are Not Alone” was Jane's real test.

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She's everything that a glamour girl isnt and all that a great actress should be Suggest she re- move her freckles and Jane says, ‘'l won't. | like them.” Suggest she dress up more, she says, “I'm comfortable the way | am." a Bs BY GLADYS WALL \N1O bird nests adorn her boudoir. Recently her maid left her saying, “Them things give me the heebeejeebees! You need Frank Buck to tidy up for you, Miss Jane, I do declare!” Jane isn’t tidy. Not only does her flair for Zoology manifest itself on shelves and walls but also books and records and scribblings make goulash of her floor. She spent most of her time, when she was a youngster, clipping up and down the sidewalks in a car made out of wooden grocery boxes. She hated dolls. She was, and is, mortally afraid of groups of people. Jane can talk the tin ears off any one individual. But let there be two or three individuals and Jane does a shrinkage-into-her- shell which would give any psychiatrist a Roman holiday. When she was very small and her mother would ask her to say a how-de-do to visitors, Jane would stand on one fat, little leg, like a pelican, make an awful face, point to the guests and scream, “Monkeys!” Cute, wasn’t it? (Her mother still doesn’t think this was funny!) Her most delightful memory is of going to Auntie Coontz’s house down the street. Not only was Auntie Coontz’s house a refuge in any sidewalk storm but also Auntie Coontz had a walnut tree in the front yard and the most enchanting habit of scooping out the walnut shells and filling them with tiny presents for a tiny Jane. Janie was enchanted, for this was fairytale stuff. Like all little realists, she loves fairytale stuff and even now ““oresents in just store boxes” seem pretty flat after Auntie Coontz’s walnut shells. Note to any admirer who might want to present Jane with a diamond tiara or a limousine: Wrap gift in walnut shell. Well, Jane went to public school and hated it. Her family took her out of public school and placed her in private school and she hated that. “Not because I hated to study,” explains Jane, “but because I hated groups of people.” The first time she was ever on the stage was when she was attending the Third Street School and was in the class play. She says, “I was a Snowball and I had to dance. I went clopping around out there and Mother was in the back row of the auditorium and kept flagging me and yelling, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’” Later on, Jane appeared in a couple of Shakespearean productions, also school plays. For one, she didn’t have time to put the hem on her costume so that straggly threads were hanging all around, and for the other, she sewed up the legs of the pajamas (Continued on page 84) Jane's too busy to step out much these days, but it's Eddie Albert whose ties she likes to straighten.

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The first round in Allan Jones’ pecu- liar come-back fight was won when he appeared in'' Honeymoon in Bali.” / | WHEN ALLAN. JONES co-starred with Jeanette MacDonald in “The Firefly” and was widely acclaimed, even by Nelson Eddy’s fans, stardom and a brilliant career seemed assured. His voice, good looks and screen personality had passed the severest test and the entire country was humming the “Donkey’s Serenade.” It was unthinkable that, overnight, Allan Jones, with his long-term contract, would be put upon the shelf, there to remain idle for eighteen months. Yet that’s exactly what happened. Allan was mystified and so was Hollywood. Studios usually rush stars who click at the box office into new pictures, but Allan drew only a mediocre part in “Everybody Sing.” This was no successor to his dashing, cavalierish role in “The Firefly.” After that there were no assignments. Months passed by and Hollywood began whispering. The gossip columns did more—they printed that Allan Jones was washed up because of temperament. Others said that he had been too good in “Firefly,” that Nelson Eddy, as senior star on the same lot, had to have his interests protected. Perhaps Mr. Eddy, unwittingly or no, was the stumbling block in Allan’s career. Or was it Allan himself who had incurred the wrath of certain producers when he at first flatly refused to play a secondary role, after his major success with MacDonald? Perhaps he was being punished. Hollywood buzzed, but did Hollywood know? After a year, Allan seemed resigned to what was obviously fate. He opened the Bel Air Riding Stables with Robert Young, and apparently turned his back on pictures. He worked from morning to night, either at the stables or on a tractor, plowing and improving his prop- erty and lots in Brentwood. But early last summer, when Allan had despaired of ever coming back into his own, or had ceased to care par- ticularly, the dark cloud that had been hanging over him suddenly lifted and revealed a silver lining. Overnight Allan rebounded to the top, with a new contract at a new studio, a popular radio program and a concert tour in the offing. Once more his future looked promising. GROOMED FOR OBL BY MAY MANN The second round is “The Great Victor Herbert.’ With Allan in this scene are Judith Barrett and Mary Martin. | 5 : ‘ ; Rw } % 5 a Nevertheless, Hollywood began speculating. Could Allan-come back? Could he regain popularity after such a long absence? Why had he been out of pictures so long? How had his morale weathered the travail of watching his career pass into oblivion? Had he come through with chin up, shoulders back, his spirits high, his ambition fresh? All this I contemplated as I turned in at the Joneses’ drive one afternoon and happened, luckily, to find the family at home. Irene Hervey, his slim and pretty wife, led me through the attractive living-room out to Allan’s den. Here I saw a fireplace, a small bar, cozy chairs and wide sun windows which faced spreading lawns. From the window I could see a gaping hole in the earth: where Allan had been excavating with his tractor. Eventually, I was told, the excavation would be a swimming pool. To Irene, I mentioned a few of the things that had been running through my mind. I asked her if Allan would be sensitive about the subject. Hollywood stars, usually, love to speak in terms of success, but rarely in terms of failure. Irene reassured me. “No one really knows just how much that boy suffered all those long months while he was idle,” Irene confided. “T never felt so sorry for anyone in my life. Allan didn’t know what to do with himself. He was hurt and puzzled by it all. I was in ill health at the time, and he tried to keep his problems to himself. Sometimes I’d wake up in the night and find him gone. He’d be pacing up and down the garden, frequently until dawn. “Each morning Allan would rise early, a habit he formed when he worked on the six a.m. crews in a coal mine in Pennsylvania. He felt that he must be up and doing whether there was anything to be done or not. “After breakfast he’d go off to the studio singing. Then he’d come home early and take me for a long drive. He asked permission to take a trip to Hawaii, but the studio told him to stand by ready for a call. “All the while I noticed that (Continued on page 66) The case of Allan Jones, who hit the top and then was shelved for 18 months!

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peed | | oo as CHARTING THE STARS REAL NAME SCREEN NAME Brian Aherne, Aherne, Brian deLacy Albert, Heimberger, Eddie Edward Albert Allen, Gracie Ameche, | Don Annabella | Arlen, Richard | Arnold, Edward | Arthur, | Jean Astaire, Fred | Astor, | Mary Atwill, Allen, Grace Amici, Dom- | inick Felix Charpentier, Suzanne Van Matti- more, Rich. S. ‘Schneider, Guenther Greene, Gladys Austerlitz, Frederick Langhanke, Lucille Atwill, | Lionel | Lionel | Auer, | Ounskowski, Mischa Autry, Gene i | | | Ayres, | Lew | Bainter, | Fay Baker, | Bob Ball, | Lucille Bancroft, George Bari, Lynn Barnes, Binnie Barrett, Judith pepe rone io Barrie, Wendy ' | Barrymore, John | Mischa Autry, Gene Ayer, Fred- erick Lewis Bainter, Fay Weed, -. Leland T. Ball, Lucille Bancroft, George Bitzer, Marjorie Enoyce, Gittell Kelly, Lucille Jenkins, Margaret W. Blythe, John Rock Island, Hlinois San Fran- cisco, Calif. Kenosha, Wisconsin Paris, France Charlottes- ville, Virginia New York, New York BIRTHPLACE Worcester- shire, England May 2, 1902 COLOR| COLOR BIRTHDATE | HEIGHT | WEIGHT| EYES | HAIR | EDUCATION 6'2" 186 Blue Brown | Cees Aut egy University of | pril 22,1908 | 5'II 160 | Blue Brown | \innesota " Public July 26, 1902 | 5'0 Brown | Black KAR oel F July 14,71912 | 5'4 Brown | Blonde {pete : [sept 1, 1900 [ sir” | sc ee town | Stee | ly 1 | mo | Public | | Feb. 18, 1890 Le ST 200 Oey or Rs eaetas| o New vont [Oet. 17, 1908 | 53" Blue | Brown | fish t Omaha, | Nebraska Quincy, Illinois Croydon, - England St. Peters- burgh, Russia Tioga, Texas Minneapolis, Minnesota Los Angeles, California Forest City, lowa Butte, Montana Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Roanoke, Virginia London, England Arlington, Texas Hong Kong, China Philadelphia, Pennsylvania } me | = | | May 3, 1906 Growin) | Aubom “Tring Schoo | a B Mercer's | March I, 1885 S104, 72 Grey rown | Sch. London: | il Nov. 17, 1905 | 62" | 165 | Brown | Brown | Eftice! Cul. 4 ! Sept. 29, 1907 | 6'0" Blue | Brown _ School | | Dec. 7, 1892 Bb. os Brown Brown. rh | | | cnoo Ke ae Sande High | | Nov. 8, 1914 | 6'0 | Grey | Sandy | c's" Zick | Aug. 6, 1911 | 5'6I/" | 120 | Blue | Blonde ee | H : ud Sept. 30, 1882 | 6'2" 195 | Brown eee a4 | va ca emy ! Dec. 18, 1920 | 5'31/)" M0; °) Hazell} Brown schol a | Publi Mar. 25, 1908 | 5'6” 122 | Hazel | Titian | school be | Publi Feb. 2, 1914 | 5'2I/." 107 | Brown | Brown Shoal | | Privat rea Private | | Feb. 15, 1882 | 5'10 150 | Grey | Grey | Schools (Continued on page 96)

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Doin ‘the town wit Jules Buck : . and his candid Ronald Colman and Wife Benita Actress-singer Shirley Ross, looking a bit Hume, getting set for a drive. startled, is snapped at the Cocoanut Grove They'll celebrate two years of mari- with Hubby Ken Dolan, who is a well- i] tal bliss on September 30, 1940. known ten per center (agent to you). Bob Hope (note initialed cufflinks) Lunching at the La Conga, velvet We, too, would give our undivided attention, amusing Mrs. MacMurray, who topped Anne Shirley and Husband as Thomas Mitchell does, to newcomer Helene adds a new note of chic with a John Payne. ‘Tis rumored he will Whitney. Helene makes her first screen ap- camellia at the back of her head. soon become a band leader. pearance in ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” Arleen Whelan with her number One of the tallest women in film- Those on-again, off-again romancers—lawyer one beau, Alex D’Arcy. Her hat ; land, Mrs. Milland obviously enjoys Greg Bautzer and the comely Lana Turner— is a match to the lining of her dancing with Ray; Mr. M. seems dining at the Victor Hugo. Lana's sporting sleeves and pocket of her dress. to feel the same way about it. one of those cute collegiate “sharpie” hats. He beats his own set of drums and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barthelmess Diamond clips fasten Mary Healy’s net would like to be a band leader, so are pleased about something. backed capelet. Evidently Franchot Tone Jackie Cooper takes Pat Stewart to The pearls she is wearing were approves of Mary as a dining and wining hear another leader strut his stuff. an anniversary gift from Dick. partner, for they're a frequent twosome. 50

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Multi-millionaire Harold Lloyd, his wife and daughters, Gloria and Margaret, attend a preview. Mrs. Lloyd, the former Mildred Davis, was -once Harold's leading lady. Maureen O'Sullivan at the Brown Derby with Hubby John Farrow, who besides being an up and coming film director, authored that best-seller, “Damien, , the Leper.” “Gesundheit, Billy Gilbert!” say Olivia de Havilland and Edgar Bergen. Livvy attends a Sunday night radio broadcast wearing a pair of very tricky gold turban clips. Supping at the Beverly Wilshire’ are Peter Lorre, Judith Barrett, Beverly Roberts and Billy Seymour. Billy is the gentleman from whom most of the stars buy their jewels. “T only have eyes for you”’ is what Pat O’Brien tells Mrs. Pat at ti Beverly Hills Hotel. Those jewel; also express Pat's admiration. Brian Aherne flashing a polka dot bow tie at the Lamaze, and Wife Joan Fontaine in a silver fox toque and lace-trimmed crepe dress. Preview-minded producer J. Walter Reuben and his spouse, mink- coated Virginia Bruce, who believes in head-lighting the velvet bow. The Louis Haywards go preview- ing, he in a hounds-tooth checked coat; Ida Lupino in a quilted dress, jeweled clip and gold earrings. "Orchids to you,” says Edward G. to Mrs. Robinson; or is it some- thing on the serious side that Art Collector Eddie is discussing? Jon Hall takes Wife Frances Lang- ford dancing at the Cocoanut Grove. The husky-voiced singer still favors the upswept hair-do: What the well-dressed movie cow- boy wears when dancing. The Gene Autrys must be celebrat ing, for they rarely go steppin’. 51

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ERA “ast bibs and tutkers 2v a JU “Rigoletto HOLLY WOOD:—There was a great commotion in front of the Shrine Auditorium. It was the opening night of a week of performances by the San Francisco Opera Company. Lily Pons and Lawrence Tibbett were going to sing the leading roles in the opera “Rigoletto” and the whole town was sure to turn out for the gala occasion. The fans had figured this out and were lined up outside the entrance, impatiently waiting. To them, what went on within the large auditorium was of small consequence. Their show was on the outside and they knew it would have a star-studded cast. After several false alarms, there was an excited shriek from the crowd as Jeanette MacDonald and Hubby Gene Raymond arrived. Jeanette’s waist-length sable jacket with a little-girl collar topped a midnight blue crepe, form-fitting gown with a front slit skirt. She carried a metallic brocade evening bag and a velvet pouch that held her opera glasses. Gene looked very handsome in his top hat and tails. Another whoop from the fans announced Nelson Eddy and his wife, Ann. Over her black velvet gown with its white chiffon bodice, Ann wore a jaunty ermine jacket with exaggerated shoulders, three-quarter sleeves and four trim pockets. Nelson Eddy wore a white crepe scarf tied ascot style in the neck of his double-breasted overcoat. Next to make their appearance were Adolphe Menjou and his lovely wife, Verree Teasdale. Her knee-length wrap of ermine was lined with black satin to match her gown. An orchid corsage was pinned to her shoulder. Adolphe’s evening costume was, as usual, meticulously complete even to white gloves. A wild shout of “Irene Dunne!” rang out and Irene and her husband, Dr. Griffin, came into view. Her floor- length, red wool coat had a decolleté draped bodice and a corseleted midriff. Her gown was white satin with a very deep, scalloped border of chiffon embroidered with gold bullion. Her only jewelry was a diamond floral pin which she wore on her coat. Designer Adrian and his bride, Janet Gaynor, fol- lowed. She wore a velvet wrap with moulded bodice, full skirt, and sleeves with little capes. Gold and jeweled encrusted embroidery in a large bow motif adorned the front of the bodice. She carried a tiny mink muff that had a velvet ruffle around its opening. Then the fans spotted Spencer Tracy and his wife. Mrs. Tracy’s taffeta gown was vertically striped with black, gold and several of the violet shades. Her knee- length cape was ermine. Soon the show on the outside was over, the fans dis- appeared for a few hours and the crystal clear notes of Lily Pons and the deep, rich voice of Lawrence Tib- bett held the stage. Gene Raymond and song-bird, Jeanette MacDonald. Dr. Francis Griffin and wife, Irene Dunne.

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LIVE WIRES Jeffrey Lynn chuckling over their lunched together in had had to make on “Bnd whats so asked Pat O’Brien. the director crazy b your parts right. laughed the boys. the scene and he di played dead.” morning’s work as they the commissary. They e scene together eight funny about that? "Bet you were driving y not being able to act That's right, we were, "\Te're both corpses In dn't like the way we aw" oad ~ Ys crepenesee” \ OH, TO BE IN ENGLAND When Merle Oberon appeared in the Silver Theatre production of “Last Crossing,” there was q@ genuine nostalgic note throughout her performance as she played the part of an actress going home to England. Tears filled her eyes every time she rehearsed the Passage, “There's nothing to tell about England that you haven't already read. It's foggy, green and utterly lovely.” And you can discount those rumors about the star's divorce from Alexander Korda. Merle‘s looking forward to the time when she and her husband can settle down in England to spend the rest of their days together.

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NO STATEMENT Ann Sothern met Mickey Rooney the other day on the studio lot and stopped him to say that she had named her Yorkshire Terrier puppy ‘Mickey’ because the dog looked so much like him. Why, thanks, Miss Sothern,” said Mickey, “but I can’t make any statement at this time—not until my lawyer's seen your pooch.”

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| BRENDA’S JOYS n radio Qnd ie Weriens MEER, 7 Brenda Joyce is the despair of her studio. a4 , Bee, , : a 4 eh : Movie stars, you know, are supposed to es: ae eee 1. S panied h 7 pt Yearcy) ad do exciting things and be seen at the right i €e d here h lly Saiq Was nd Tecen; places so the word will get around tae iH tien eye Serj L1G Work Look £tfoot S they're truly glamour girls. But Brenda's J ve Caro] ee fo me .., °° wh qorybody “acting just like she did when she was a if Start Portan, IS ea g ais You college girl. ‘Sorority dances and teas take | Bie P the Unti] 'Ghteg _ “Ot USing up most of my leisure time,” Brenda told he St = Cfore ae irs 4 ee feeling us. "Every Sunday, of course, Owen and 12 sno a = Tada, he ao, lathe; I do just as we always have. We take the th Wiel] lo ia s met ‘ Treg car to the foot of a hiking trail somewhere mew: v2 th a es around Los Angeles, and spend the-whole Ss day clambering over mountains. I don't suppose it does sound interesting to a lot of people,’ she admitted, “but then, hang- overs have never sounded interesting to me.’ Owen Ward, incidentally, is the Uni versity of Southern California student who was Brenda's “steady” during campus days. indeed have been ashamed. A RAFT OF ROMANCE Most interesting romance around town is the Shearer-Raft one. Both stars vehemently denied that they were even friends a few weeks ago, but now are seen together con- stantly. Norma’s appearance at Hedy La- marr's birthday party, with Raft as her escort, caused considerable speculation. This event has been followed by an almost night- ly dinner date or night club jaunt. No doubt that Norma’s fallen under the influence of the dashing Raft, for she’s affecting a gay caballero touch in her wardrobe, even to tasselled toreador hats. THE AFFAIRS OF ANATOLE You can look. for Ann Sheridan becoming Mrs. Anatole Litvak one of these days. Though Ann says she is determined to live alone and like it for awhile, she doesn't deny that eventually Mr. L. may change her;mind. There are no romances rumored for his “ex,” Miriam Hopkins, now on loca- tion for “Virginia City.” With the number of pictures lined up by the Warner Brothers for her, it's doubtful whether she could squeeze a date into the schedule. DIDJA KNOW That Jane Withers very seldom gets recog- nized by autograph fans these days be- cause she’s changed so much while grow- ing up ... That Edgar Bergen’s hobby is whittling out new dummies, but that he’s never yet been successful at making any that surpass Charlie McCarthy or Mortimer Snerd . . . That Marlene Dietrich’s husband, Rudolph Seiber, has followed Marlene’s lead and taken out United States citizenship papers ... That Steffi Duna, who is always cast as a Spanish dancer, was really born in Hungary ... That Hedy Lamarr’s feet are much larger than Garbo’s . . . That Spencer Tracy is still talking about the time’ he met Henry Ford . . . That Bill Powell hops off for a South American vacation in the spring . . . That Charlie Chaplin's picture will take at least another eight months to finish, and Walt Disney's “‘Bambi’’ will take a year and a half more. . . That the younger generation has voted Judy Garland’s taffy pull during the Holiday season as the best party of the year . . . That Bette Davis still wants to do a New York stage play, in spite of her compromise with Warners on her forthcoming movies . . . That the swim- ming pool at the Gable-Lombard ranch is a rustic ole swimmin’ hole instead of the usual streamlined Hollywood model? GINGER GETS A SCOLDING When the “Primrose Path'’ company was on location at Carmel-By-The-Sea, Ginger Rogers and several of the cast wandered into Whitney's for a malted milk. Mr. Whit- » ney himself was dishing up the malts that afternoon and, rushing to serve all the un- expected customers, he upset a full glassful into Ginger's lap. The shock brought some hot words to Ginger’s lips, which were promptly followed by an apology and re- assurance to Mr. Whitney that she knew he couldn't help it. “That's allcright, girlie,’ he said, “but I bet you'd be ashamed if Ginger Rogers had come in with these people and heard you.” Ginger hung her brunette head and admitted that she would

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. Girl Friday” sets. SHORT SHOTS’ Gracie Allen is very busy these days with her newest hobby. She’s taking hula les- sons ... The town is raising eyebrows in surprise at the sudden change in Peter Lorre. He’s suddenly become interested in night clubs, Palm Springs relaxation activi- ties and preview showings of the new pic- tures ... Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney have made a commercial recording of the new tune “Oceans Apart,’ music and lyrics by Rooney and Sidney Miller . Brian Aherne gave his new bride, Joan Fontaine, a complete set of golfing equipment for her birthday . . . Buster Keaton made such a big hit in “Hollywood Cavalcade” that he’s been signed to do a talkie version of some of his former silent hits ... Roz Rus- sell has been having a lot of fun turning the tables on interviewers who visit the “His She takes pad and pencil in hand and asks questions faster than the invaders can work. ... Slapsy Maxie cele- brated the second anniversary of his cafe opening with a party, the proceeds of which went to the Children’s Hospital . Henie has learned to: drive her own car since coming back from her summer in Nor- way ... The reason you're hearing Jean Arthur on so many radio broadcasts these days is because she finally conquered her fear of the mike ... Freddie Bartholomew had to learn to smoke a pipe for “Swiss Family Robinson,’ and was he sick . . . Fred Astaire turned down an offer to do a dancing picture with Ginger Rogers because he wants to go back to Broadway for a season . . Joan Crawford wears rubber tights in her new picture because she spends so much time submerged in swamps. CONCERT TOURS Jeanette MacDonald starts another concert tour after the first of the year. This time she will skip the small towns and con- centrate on the larger places, with Dallas, Texas, the first stop. Nelson Eddy leaves on his tour about the same time, but they’ve mapped their trips so they won't be within 250 miles of each other at any time. Nope, there's no feud between the two—just an agreement that business will be better for both of them this way. LETTER OF INTRODUCTION Sonja Henie’s newest boy-friend is Clayton Moore, formerly a Chicago trapeze artist but — now playing in “Pago Pago.’ Clayton was once Lupe Velez’ boy-friend—but that was before he became a client of agent Vic Orsatti. All of Orsatti’s clients have been giving Sonja the grand rush, as wit- ness the recent Allen Curtis romance. Vic's selling point to prospective male customers is “Become a client of mine, and I'll intro- duce you to Sonja Henie.” RENO-BOUND With Edna Best Reno-bound, the wedding bells aren't far off for Herbert Marshall and Lee Russell. Edna Best and agent Nat Wolff are just as busy with their honeymoon plans, too. Incidentally, on this last trip to Hollywood, the English actress brought Sara Lynn Marshall, Bart Marshall's six- year-old daughter. Sara Lynn's fragile pink and white beauty looks like definite movie 2 ONC! | material, though her mother has no idea of” letting her step in front of a camera. She says she has enough worries now, with her eighteen-year-old twin sons ready to go to war at any minute, without having her daughter in the movies! AT FARMER'S MARKET . Eugene Pallette, one of the market's best customers, ordering from nearly every shop in the place for one of his famous dinners . Director and Mrs. Frank Borzage de- bating over whether to have spinach or brussels sprouts for dinner, then deciding on artichokes. . . . Taylor's sausage stand doing a sell-out business because Stu Erwin told his pals about wife June Collyer’s new recipe for sausage dressing in the holiday turkeys ... Hedy Lamarr, with an ice-cream cone in one hand, pointing out her prefer- ences at a fruits and vegetable stand. VERSATILE BELA When Bela Lugosi had a call from the Walt Disney studios the other day, he proceeded over there considerably perplexed about what kind of role the cartoonist had dreamed up for him. The actor was met by Disney and Leopold Stokowski. ‘Mr. Stokowski will direct his orchestra in music symbolizing the eruption of a volcano,” Disney explained, “and will you please interpret the volcano?” Lugosi admitted it was something of a shock to be called on for anything of this nature, but, being of the old school, he launched into the assignment. So successful was his interpretation that moving pictures were taken of him. These will later be used as models by the Disney artists when draw- ing the erupting volcano for the animated cartoon. “Guess I’m one actor,” said Lugosi, when it was all over, “who doesn't have to worry about being typed.” NOTHING IF NOT FRANK Mischa Auer has announced the perfect formula for seeing the opera. “Miss the first act,” he says, “see the second, then retire to the lobby for a cigarette and forgei to go back.” The actor made his announce- ment in the lobby of the Philharmonic on opening night of the opera season, to an aghast crowd of movie stars who had grim- ly determined to “do the opera.’ When the bell rang for the third act, Mischa found that he wasn’t the only man left in the lobby. Slapsy Maxie Rosenbloom was at his elbow. “"T told my mother and the wife to go in without me,’ he said, and lowering his voice added, “‘Confidentially, it steenks.” BED-RIDDEN BAKER ; Frances Langford, Ken Murray and Kenny Baker made a decided hit when they ap- peared together at the Paramount Theatre in Los Angeles. Their act was a great success, going over without a hitch until the Sunday matinee—which starts at 11:00 a.m. Kenny Baker came on, all smiles, then stopped dead. He couldn’t remem- ber a line! After an awkward pause, Frances managed to edge up to him and whisper a word. The audience was titter- ing by this time, but ended up by laugh- ing with Kenny when he explained, “Gee, I haven't been- up this early on Sunday morming for ten years. Guess I’m here in the body, but the spirit’s still in bed.’ THAT’S RIGHT, JUDY! Judy Garland is really doing the nightspots lately. Lind Hayes, Grace Hayes’ son, is the current escort, but the list of Judy’s dates during the last two months could fill a book. When asked about the sudden social activities, Judy said, ‘Well, gee, when a girl gets a new mink coat, there’s no sense in keeping it at home, is there?” MYRNA, THE HOUSEWIFE When Myrna Loy was called by her studio the other morning to come in for a warda- robe fitting, the star completely awed them with her surprise reply. “I can’t come for about an hour and a half,” she said. ‘I'm putting up marmalade.” And very special marmalade it was, too, she ex- plained, because the oranges were the first crop from the Hornblows’ own trees. One thing you can be very sure of—Myrna’s agricultural pursuits are the truth and the whole truth, s‘help her! She says since her childhood days on a farm, nothing’s made her so completely happy as bringing in her own crop of vegetables or fruit—even if a whole new crop of freckles is included, it's still worth it. FAIR ENOUGH Latest news from the Tyrone Power home is that Ty’s taking French lessons, though not from his wife. And Annabella’s taking daily golf lessons from a professional. Seems the two have struck a bargain—Tyrone will go in for culture if the little woman will be- come more interested in sports. ‘Annabella calls it compromise, says Tyrone, ‘but no matter how you look at it, two hours a day with a French teacher is the Supreme Sac- rifice.” And he means it! BEAUTIFUL RICHARD No doubt about the serious intentions of Richard Greene and Virginia Field. The two have been inquiring around town about architects and interior decorators and spend- ing Sunday afternoons looking at lots. Vir- ginia modelled some gowns at a charity luncheon the other day and certainly stole the show with her radiant appearance. Ac- cused of being in love, Virginia said, ''Cer- tainly, I’m in love with Dick. Very much indeed. But I hope he'll grow up and lose his looks.” MAUREEN O'HARA Maureen O’Hara, the beauteous Irish lass who is in ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame,” has led a very quiet life since coming to Holly- wood. With her mother, she has lived at the Garden of Allah, and their chief diver- sions of an evening have been a movie or a bridge game with their next-door neigh- bors, the Charles Laughtons. Hollywood parties or movie stars have been nothing in Maureen's life, for she’d rather sit and write letters to George Brown, the Englishman whom she married just before heading for Hollywood. But now news comes that there'll be an annulment of the marriage in the very near future. The line, gentlemen, forms to the right. However, it had better be told right now—Maureen’s a jiujitsu. expert, having studied that fine art for two years. (Continued on page 74) 57

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Hedy Lamarr, with velvet band in flow- ing hair, looks like a little girl playing hostess at her birthday party. And that's just what she is! Hubby Gene Markey gave the party in the Florentine Room of the Beverly-Wil- shire Hotel. Hedy's wearing a cover- up model of black satin with a basque jacket buttoned snugly up the front. Myrna Loy, one of the guests, looks mighty perky with that curled feather tied to her hair with a small velvet bow. It matches her pink satin gown. Below, George Raft and Norma Shearer were also at the Lamarr party. Yes, he's been escorting her about ever since she returned to Hollywood atter her New York illness. The severity of her quaint, heavy black satin gown is broken by the novel use of the white fringed scarf. Loretta Young is getting a big kick out of George Burns’ showing off his skill as a jockey in the hobby horse race at the Cocoanut Grove. Guests are invited to race and champagne is given as a prize. It didn't faze Georgie that he wasn't dressed in dinner clothes. He stepped right up, cigar in mouth, grabbed his steed and away he went.- That rooter in the center is Irene Dunne's husband. Lo- retta's very chic in a white crepe with-a shirred bodice, and long scarf draped from one shoulder. Like so many of the stars, she's wearing her costume jewelry even with evening clothes. P:S. No, George didn't win the prize. Right, we have a trio that would grace any table, Claudette Colbert, Gary Cooper and Annabella. They all topped together for a bit of frolicking after a recent preview. 58

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SSE a ys eras Foo aaa aaa lngunetectntsounetonaeeo sae eet - MODERN SCREEN At fifty, the screen's suavest citizen is at his sophisticated best. THE magnificent Menjou is in fine fettle these days. Fresh from a comeback campaign, he sits serenely atop his private Olympus and catapults smoke rings, round and elegant. If you ask him, life is not only real and earnest, as Mr. Longfellow insisted, but even wonderful. Mr. Menjou ought to know. Exactly twenty-eight years have slipped into limbo since he first reported on the Vitagraph lot, and he is still in pictures. But going strong. Stronger than ever, in fact. Considerable Scotch has gone down the hatch since those days. For one thing, almost three generations of actors have come and gone since he first cavorted before the cameras, long before any- one had ever dreamed up a sound track. In fact, Menjou, himself, has had three careers in Hollywood—those of Menjou the meek; Menjou the mellowing; and Menjou the magnificent. It is Part III of the Life and Times of Adolphe Menjou that delights its hero the most. And for good reasons. He was never more in demand by the studios than he is todays He was never better box office. He was never more popular with the critics. Before his latest comeback there was a period of inactivity. He turned free lance. No takers for a while. Then a part or two here and there—but not enough elbow room. Finally Columbia offered him the role of the wistful, well-on-his-way fight pro- moter, Tom Moody, in “Golden Boy.” He won rave notices. Next, R. K. O. paired him up with music man Kay Kyser to provide some of his sophisticated high jinks in “That's Right— You’re Wrong.” He injected so many red corpuscles into the picture, so much rare jest and merriment, that the studio was quick to show its gratitude. They awarded him the dream part in Clemence Dane’s famous opus, “A Bill of Divorcement,” the identical part which so delighted John Barrymore. Small wonder that today Men- jou can sit back and philosophize over the yesterdays when he was not crowding John Barry- more for the honor of being the actor’s actor. “Tt was not always thus,” he admits cheerfully, as he sees to a 60 Verree Teasdale is a wite par excellence; she even shares her husband's enthusiasm for clothes. Te: MAGNIFICENT Dealing with the third and most interesting phase of Adolphes amazing career BY JOHN FRANCHEY handkerchief that is protruding an eighth of an inch too much from his handsome gray, pin-striped lounge suit. What he is referring to is his acknowledged position somewhere near the top of the list of the ten best-dressed men in the world. Then he will launch out and limn for you, with anything but self pity, that period of his life known as the “salad days.” Such a strange design for living you never saw. He started out to be a soldier and zoomed through Culver Military Academy. Then he traipsed off to Cornell University where he planned to become a mechanical engineering wizard. Here the drama virus got into his system and he began appearing in campus theatricals. He even wrote for the collegiate stage. By the time he said good-bye to Cornell, he had lost all in- terest in blue prints and_ engineering. Unabashed at leaving science to shift for itself, he hied himself to Cleveland after a heart-breaking sojourn in New York, bagged a berth with a local stock company and played everything in the “legit” reper- toire except Little Eva. He did so well that eventually Vitagraph lured him onto its payroll. “Ah, me, those were the days,” Menjou recollects. “That was long before Al Jolson and sound, long before the days of fabulous salaries and long-term contracts.” “Longer than you care to re- member?” an interviewer ven- tures. “That’s where you're wrong. I happen to be one indi- vidual who’s fifty and sold on it. I was nowhere up to form at forty. And at thirty I must have been impossible.” Well, to get back to the story, he managed in time to appear in a whole string of Paramount triumphs such as “The Ama- zons,” “The Valentine Girl” with Marguerite Clark, “The Kiss” with Owen Moore, and “The Moth” with Norma Talmadge. The war interrupted his cam- paign to become Public Screen Idol Number One. He enlisted, was sent to Italy with the ambu- lance corps and became a captain in due time, serving through the French-American drive at St. Mihiel. (Continwed on page 62)

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It was from that modest address that, he departed to take a job as a hired hand on Vincent Astor’s estate. “The Menjou of-the bucolic days was a sight to behold,” he volleys in a tor- rent of self-ridicule. “Imagine me weeding a garden or milking a cow!” Clothes are one of his major weak- nesses, which is only natural for a con- tender for the title of the world’s best- dressed man. He leans toward striped suits, white shirts and polka-dot ties. No extremes for Menjou. He avoids flashy colors, hates people who wear country clothes in the city, would rather die than be caught incorrectly attired. A Hollywood tailor looks after his ward- robe, every bit of it. His hobby is stamp-collecting. He has one of the niftiest collections in the country. Its worth something like $25,000. On the cultural side, he’s not high- brow although he’s anything but a yokel. He speaks assorted languages. In pic- tures he’s spoken English, Spanish, Ger- man, French, Italian, Swedish, Russian and even bits of Japanese and Arabic. He loves the realistic technique in pic- ture-making, has nothing but contempt for unreal situations which he knows the fans will scoff at, and loathes mugged and what he calls “exaggerated the- atricalism.” He adores Hepburn’s acting. Despite the fact that he’s the screen’s most bland, blasé and man-of-the-world character, in real life he’s actually a softie, a rank sentimentalist. HAT he loves more than acting, stamp-collecting, golfing and read- ing put together, is playing with the Menjou moppet, Peter Adolphe, aged three, a scion by adoption. This same Peter Adolphe knows noth- ing more fascinating under the sun than his sire’s mustache. Once the little shaver got hold of some mascara and made himself a mustache, not so handsome as his father’s perhaps though a trifle more sinister. Mostly Menjou pere roared when he heard the story. There was no mistaking his de- light. As the twig is bent, so grows the tree. By that token this democracy seems to be sheltering another magnifi- cent Menjou, scheduled for release sometime around 1960. Its a happy thought, at the very. least. RUMORS CLOSE IN ON EDDY! (Continued from page 27) we had to do some heavy rehearsing. “The new contract would have kept me on the radio throughout the making of this present picture. I’d have been right back on the same old treadmill. I figured out that all work and no play was liable to make Nelson a very dull husband. No contract was worth miss- ing a home-life. Not when I wanted a home-life.”__ This doesn’t sound as if Nelson has lost his head. It’s a cinch that he hasn’t lost his voice. We have just come from the recording ‘studio, where he has been singing “Stout-Hearted Men” as he has never sung it before. (Be forewarned: It will be one of the high spots of “New Moon.”) HE pushes aside his plate and cup for elbow room, and leans forward. “As soon as I finish this picture, I'll be going on another tour. I'll give thirty concerts in thirty different cities. That,” he adds pointedly, “is the usual quota. “There will be just one change. I’ve already written ahead that, this time, no seats are to be sold on stages. Watch the wisecracks pop when people see stages empty that were filled with over- flow customers before. “Uh-huh. Eddy must be slipping. He doesn’t seem to be drawing the crowds this year, the way he did last.’ “On every seat that’s sold, I get a certain ‘percentage. I lose by banning the bleachers. But I°can give better concerts.. The acoustics will be better. And -I won’t have to be self-conscious, singing with my back to part of the audience, or wondering when that can- did-camera fiend in the front row is going to pounce out after another quick close-up. “You can ignore any rumors that I’m ‘saving my voice.’ I’ve got only so many notes in me. And I’m going to get them out while I can.” Dr. Lippe, his voice coach, who is lunching with us, volunteers with quiet assurance, “Nelson’s voice is good for twenty years more.” That being settled, we bring up the point that Nelson will soon be settled in a new house. “Oh, yes, the new house. It has thirty- four rooms. Don’t laugh. That’s the story I’m stuck with. I was under the impression that it had ten rooms. But a columnist reports having seen it ‘and it has thirty-four rooms.’ So there you are. Last night I was figuring up. Counting the bathrooms, every closet, the service porch, and that alcove in the dining-room—well, it has thirty- four rooms, all right. “I hear, too, that it’s a showplace. I had the idea that it was a Williamsburg Colonial, tucked away behind some trees at the deadest end of a dead-end street in Brentwood Heights. But maybe I’m wrong. Seriously, it’s small, small enough to find a buyer, if we ever change our minds about it. My studio, for example, has room for the piano, one chair and nothing else. If two people are in the room at the same time, one of them has to sit on the attic stairs, which lead up out of it. “T didn’t think I wanted to build. Ann | talked me into it; said I’d get a kick out of it. At first I was like the new father who doesn’t want anything to do with the baby. Now I’m like the same father, after he begins to see something of him- self in the infant. I can’t keep hands off. “There’s another funny thing. We made a soil test a few months back and tossed some vegetable seeds on the prop- erty, to see how they would do. The corn came up this high!” He reaches far into the air, half-rising out of his chair to illustrate. “For years, my father has been writing me about his garden, ray- ing about it. I didn’t think I’d inherited any of his passion for green groceries. But I was wrong. It’s beginning to crop out in me finally, believe it or not.”

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MODERN SCREEN i Is the new house a tip-off that the rumor that he is aching to get out of the movies and into the Metropolitan isn’t so? “The new house is a tip-off that I intend to have a home of my own, some- where. I don’t want to get out of the movies. Not with the going as good as it is. Especially now that I’m beginning to enjoy the work. I’m hoping I can last é ‘ about three more years, before my bait | RN . | starts falling out, my midriff starts fill- : i IX | ing out, and I have two chins instead Oy ae ee | of one. A-COURTIN’ ME. WIF | still have time to be a romantic juvenile in opera. Operatic juveniles are usually forty-five at least. f : | | ‘Tong after those things happen, Ill A SHOOTIN IRON” a. Zig. . i “T have a three-way standing offer in my desk from the Metropolitan for a whole season, for as many performances 7©GULP2~ AH HAINT SKEER- ED FO’ MAHSELF, BUT AH GOTTA GIT HOME IN TIME. in one season as I’d like to give, or for Ss T’ WARN MAMMY/7 one performance in any opera of my a ; : choosing. But I’d be sticking my neck 1 A YO’ THIS Meas | i out to sing there, right now, for even one MINUTE /7, | iF performance. Singing at the Metropol- . itan is no cinch. I found that out when I gave a concert there on my last tour. I wondered how that first note was go- ing to get out of my throat, with my heart in the way. An operatic role is ten times more difficult than a concert. I know. I sang in Philadelphia opera for [ seven years. “Another thing. On the stage of the YO! GO THET WAY WIF \ Met, I might sing to forty thousand peo- nl TRACKS aS eHoe ON ARE: | ple in one season. On the screen, I can LAIN ‘ NA POLECAT CREEK: DD, | _ sing to sixty or eighty million people in THET’LL THROW “EM % ij | one picture. That means something to OFF AWHILE -AH | il |) me. HOPES!’ } “T’d get less money at the Met than I’m getting here, but that isn’t what is holding me back. If I wanted to go, I'd go. I want to sing there some day. To ‘make the Met’ is the big ambition of every singer. But before I take that | offer, I want to be able to join some small touring opera company for a year, at $50 a week, or nothing a week, to practise up on those roles. I don’t want to go into them cold.” ue 7) THEM SCRAGGS IS “ A-COMIN, MAMMY?-AH & DON’T SEE HOW AH KIN HE hands of the commissary clock GIT MAH STRENGTH point toward one. He has to get back | an P\ UP QUICK ENUFF /7 to work. And how is his alleged feud with Jeanette MacDonald coming along? “I hope you’re not like that reporter who came out here from the East when we were making ‘Sweethearts, all hot and bothered about checking the rumors. dic’ ee gud he tock down every- ; j | thing I said. Then he sat around to y (Wf is oes il watch us make a scene. j By a ee FE MINUTE, Stade 1 | B J Ro 1} “As Fate would have it, it so happened CREAM OF WHEAT” }) Be G A. | i } that that scene called on us to stage a : DV » a battle royal. He went back home and re=- (en eer OU DED fe ij ported that the rumors were true, no matter what either Jeanette or I said. With his own eyes, he had seen us fight- ing. And did I treat Jeanette mean! When I saw the story, I took the time and trouble to write a letter, kidding him for not believing that our fight was in the script and asking him to’see the picture. Then they cut the scene out! That reporter still believes what he saw. “T don’t know why the wishful think- ers insist that Jeanette and I hate the sight of each other. We don’t. Honest. We didn’t ask to be separated for a year. We don’t decide what pictures we should do, or shouldn’t do. The studio decides that. Why, we’d be fools to feud, when working together in harmony is bread and butter to both of us. “I enjoyed making ‘Balalaika.” But after working with strangers, I’m all pepped up about being back with Jean- ette and the gang, where they call a spade a spade and an actor a so-and-so. It’s really lots of fun to be ‘home.’ ” YES SIR, MY NEW CREAM OF WHEAT COOKS TO FULL DIGESTIBILITY — EVEN FOR BABIES —IN JUST 5 MINUTES. \ IT TASTES WHEATIER, TOO’ AN’— IT’S GOT EXTRY BENEFICKS TOOS— SECH AS \ ADDED MINERALS AN’ VITAMIN Bi AT NO EXTRY COST”

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He started to ignore invitations. One in- cident in particular remains vivid in my memory. Allan and I had attended a premiere with the Robert Montgomerys and had been accosted by a group of autograph fans. One of them imme- diately found himself in difficulties and obviously couldn’t make up his mind as to which autograph to get first. His pal, wasting no time, shoved him in the gen- eral direction of Montgomery saying, ‘That other guy isn’t in pictures any more. Of course he meant Allan. We tried to laugh it off, but the damage had been done. “TEN Allan bought the Bel Air Stables with Bob Young and I be- came a “stable widow.” He’d leave home every morning at dawn to get over to his stables. You’d imagine those horses couldn’t get along without him. But I was happy for Allan, because I saw that when he was working he was more like himself, whistling and singing.” At this moment Allan, himself, entered the room. A tall, slender, immaculate figure in white slacks and a light blue sports shirt open at the throat. “You should have seen me a few minutes ago,” he said, seating himself in a red leather chair, surveying through the window the result of his day’s toil. “T looked like a day laborer.” “When I began digging that pool, it didn’t look as though I would be busy at a studio,” he continued. “So now I have to finish it on my days off.” That gave me my opening. “Are you making just one picture or are you under a long-term contract now?” I asked. “Under contract, you bet. Eh, honey?” Allan replied, glancing happily at Irene. “T’ve got the best contract I’ve ever had. It’s with Paramount. I make three pic- tures a year, with star or co-star billing. I have a say in selection of my pictures, with one off-the-lot-picture a year, if I should choose. “lve got a fine radio offer and ’m going on concert tour for three months right after the first of the year. [Pm already booked solid for thirty cities and towns. Right now I’m making ‘The Great Victor Herbert,’ a picture any singing star would give his eye-tooth to get. Tl sing all of the favorite Victor Her- bert songs. I'll say I’ve got a contract!” “How do you explain your current activity after having been off the screen for so long?” I asked. “To be truthful, my run of bad luck was as much a puzzle to me as it may have been to everyone else. The studio kept telling me there’d be a new picture ready for me. But after six months I knew the cards were stacked against me. There was nothing I could do. “I was drawing a very big salary each week and doing absolutely nothing for it. Now that would be all right for some people. But in this business, if you don’t keep right on going, the public changes or forgets you and you’re done for. Once you're out, you have to start all over again and make a come-back. That’s what I’ve just done in ‘Honeymoon in Bali’ with Fred MacMurray and Made- leine Carroll. : “IT had a contract that netted me $100,- 000 -for the months that I was out of pictures. I offered to sell it to the studio for half, since it was apparent that they didn’t have a picture for me. But they refused. Finally I offered to buy it at a reasonable figure—anything | so I could be free to accept other offers. But again I was refused. “Of course I put up a big fight when they cast me in a small picture after ‘Firefly.’ It didn’t seem fair. I was de- serving of more. I’d proven my ability and the public had liked the picture. But for some unexplainable reason they offered me a mediocre role, one that I felt would disappoint the new following I had acquired. I balked and swore I wouldn’t make it, but I finally did. Of course I got myself in bad with the front office. And they decided that one studio can’t groom two singing stars for similar productions at the same time. At least that was what I was told. : “Through the grapevine of studio gos- sip, I heard that it was Nelson Eddy who was keeping me from good roles at M-G-M. But that was not completely true. Nelson and I are friends, and he seemed as anxious about my continued success as I was, whenever we met. But there was nothing he could do personally one way or the other. “I hung about the studio a good deal at the beginning of my enforced vaca- tion, but finally it became embarrassing with everyone asking me why I wasn’t working. I decided to stay away. These two romantics are Sonja Henie and Robert Cummings. They appear together in the new Henie film, “Everything Happens at Night."

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“Tt didn’t seem possible that all of this was happening to me. But it was. I was down-hearted because, for the first time in my life, I couldn’t find a solution for my problem. I’ve always been resource- ful. I had to be to become a singer. I got my start by working double shifts in a coal mine, saved $1500 and enrolled in music school. I won a couple o scholarships and later I wanted to con- tinue my studies in Europe. I had no money, nor did my parents. Finally I hit upon a plan. I presented myself in a concert in my home town at Scranton, Pennsylvania, and the house was a sell- out. I netted over a thousand dollars. “But think as I would for many sleep- less nights, there was no solution to this enforced screen layoff. I didn’t want to become morose, beaten and lose my initiative, as I’ve seen other fellows out here do. So I said, “Allan, my boy, you'll have to find a new interest until your contract is up. You'll have to for- get pictures whether you want to or not!’ “I’ve always been interested in horses. There were some stables in Bel Air where a few of us kept our horses. One day Bob Young and I got to talking about the run-down condition of the place. We inquired and found that it had been up for sale for a long time. It didn’t take very much capital to swing the deal, so we bought it and converted the stables into up-to-date quarters. “The work of re-conditioning the place gave me a new interest. I had something I could do. I was no longer one of the ‘unemployed.’ I had a job. And what a job it was, cleaning up. I supervised razing the old stalls, building new ones, and I not only bossed the job, but got right in there and worked as hard as anyone I employed. NG! we've fifty horses there. Our friends board theirs with us. We have eighteen of our own, some of which we rent to people who want to ride. In three months we had the Bel Air Stables on a paying basis. Hach evening we gave an exhibition for sightseers through a tie-up with a local bus company. “My new work built up my optimism. It kept my weight down. I kept in good physical condition. The time slipped by and I was actually surprised when my agent reported that my contract with M-G-M had finally expired. At last I was free to make a test for Warner Brothers for ‘The Desert Song.’ But dur- ing these long months, they had signed another singer. Paramount made me an offer. We got together and I found my- self with a grand contract. : “Personal appearances and _ concert tours are the best possible breaks an actor can get. I'll have the opportunity of meeting the people face to face, singing for them the songs they want me to sing. Nelson Eddy acknowledges the im- portance of his concert tours. Jeanette MacDonald’s was so successful this past year, she intends to make them annually. I expect to be on tour for three months leaving sometime in January. “Will Irene accompany you, or will she remain in Hollywood?” I asked. “Trene has a double career of her own,” Allan replied with a smile. “She’s under contract at home with John Allan Jones, Jr., our two-year-old son, and Gail, (Irene’s daughter by a first marriage) our nine-year-old daughter. She also signed with Universal for three pictures a year, but I think she will find time to join me for some of the tour.” And that’s how Allan summed up the situation. It was a trying period in his life as well as his career, But once more his future is assured and he’s happy. ESS ieee MODERN SCREEN Liedy Exthice saya “Let me send you 12 SHADES of MY NEW / DAY NAIL POLISH NAIL POLISH FREE!” Choose your most flattering — your lucky nail polish shade— without buying a single bottle of nail polish! 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HANDS 10 HOLD (Continued from page 45) nail white, a buffer and, by all means, a constant supply of your favorite hand cream or lotion. This last is a “must” if you’d have lovely hands, especially at this time of year. And speaking of winter, you outdoor girls who skate, ski or golf all year round —and even you indoor damsels who find ordinary frequent washing too much for your delicate hand skin—have you ever tried an oil manicure? It’s grand for re- storing that smooth firm look of natural loveliness so important to both hands and nails. Here’s how you go about it: first, re- move all old polish with cotton dipped in regular polish remover or one of those convenient little specially prepared pads that come already moistened in boxes. (And don’t forget the little crevices around your cuticle. An orangewood stick, wrapped in cotton and dipped in remover will take care of those.) S ECOND, file and shape your nails with an emery board. If they’re tough and strong, use a fine grooved file, but if they’re brittle or broken, this may be too harsh for them. A medium long oval is the only shape that’s correct for most of us. The ancient Chinese loved long talon-shaped nails, thought they were a mark of leisured aristocracy and all that. But we live in a practical, scientific world where talons belong to hawks and other birds of prey—not on pretty girls’ fingers. Always file from the corners toward the center, and steer clear of the cuticle at the outer edges. Nails left just a tiny bit long at the corners will be stronger and much less apt to break than those filed right down to the cuticle. Third, have a little bowl of warm oil ready. (You can heat it by placing the bottle in a pan of hot water for a few minutes.) Soak your fingers in this for at least ten minutes. The oil will not only smooth your nails for the time be- ing, it will also nourish them and make them stronger and more resilient. Fourth, scrub with a soft brush and warm soap suds as in any other manicure. Fifth, after the scrubbing, with a cot- ton-tipped orangewood stick dipped in cuticle remover, push back all old cuticle. Work the stick gently around the nail edges to loosen and remove stubborn dirt under the nail tips. Don’t cut cuticle unless it’s exceptionally rough and heavy. Sixth, a bit of powdered pumice stone moistened with nail bleach will smooth calloused skin beside the nails. Seventh, apply nail white under the free edges and scrub your fingers again. Eighth, a good buffing now will help to smooth thick, ridged nails. If they are thin and brittle, buff gently to stimulate and strengthen them. Always buff in one direction only. Ninth, you’re ready for 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. MODERN SCREEN ae KEY YOUR C2 Makedp 0 THE NEW FASHIONS New dress colors, hat designs, hair do’s—all conspire to draw more attention to your eyes. So it’s no won= der Maybelline Eye Beauty Aids are an important part of the Fashion picture. Sweeping glamour for your lashes .. . expressive eyebrows . . . soft, shim= mering eyelids, and look—there’s the stunning effect you want! It’s so easy with Maybelline Mascara, Eyebrow Pencil and Eye Shadow. These safe, world= famous Maybelline Eye Beauty Aids are—and always will be—your assurance of beauty that’s smart and in good taste. Attractive purse sizes at all foc stores. Insist on the genuine—A/aybelline. Maybelline Solid-form Mascara in handsome gold-covered vanity, 75c. Maybelline Cream-form Mascara lapplied without water) in trim zippercase. Maybelline Smooth- marking Eyebrow Pencil, finely pointed. Nevtaiine t Eve Shadow in distinctive pastel box. 6 BEAUTY AIDS THE EYES OF FASHION Wyble For alluring mystery under your most devastating hat, make your eyelashes look long, dark, thick— with Maybelline Mascara. For blondes or titian type, Brown or Blue. For bru= nettes, Black or Blue. Eyebrows should be tap= ered to trim perfection with Maybelline smooth- marking Eyebrow Pencil— Brown or Black. If you're youthful and daring, use Blue for eyelid liner! Accent the depth and color of your eyes with Maybelline Eye Shadow. Choose from six ex= quisite shades—Blue, Gray, Blue=gray, Brown, Green, Violet. A shade in harmony with your cos= tume is smartly flattering. Maybelline Eye Make= up is “Fashion=right” for daytime or evening. It’s never obvious and your eyes look far lovelier! 69

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If it’s liquid you’re using, quick, bold strokes should be your aim, one down the middle first, then one on either side. Tenth, remove excess polish with the blunt end of your orange stick—wipe off a thin tip with your thumb or a tissue, and allow nails to dry thoroughly. A colorless polish base, applied before and after liquid polish, will help protect brittle nails and add lustre too. After they’re entirely dry, cold water run over the nails will also help “set” the polish and make it last longer. AST in order, but almost first in im- portance this time of year, massage your hands and wrists with your favorite cream or lotion, working it in with a rotary motion from finger tips upward till every vestige has been absorbed. This not only softens and whitens the skin, but supples and relaxes your hands. If you'll repeat this little ceremony every morning and night, and touch up your nails between manicures whenever they show the slightest wear, you'll take a big step. toward perpetual grace and beauty. For, when you know you look your best, grace, poise and self-confi- dence become a real part of you. Nowadays more and more manufac- turers are making nail polishes that har- monize with lip and cheek rouges. This is as it should be. Let all your make-up blend becomingly, and consider your costume colors too. Subtle, pastel shades are much smarter with daytime clothes, while all those brilliantly beautiful deep colors are gorgeous with evening things. If you are wearing any of the browns, beiges, muted greens or slate blues so popular this year, a dull, coppery pink or red polish will be stunning. If plaids or navy blues are your favorites, wear neu- tral pale or bright red polish, according to whether you’re the quiet or the daring type, also depending upon the formality of the occasion. If you love greys, wines, purples or blue-greens—a subtle, bluish- red polish will look marvelous. And if you're all dressed up in one of those clarion-clear true colors that Paris is so enthusiastic about for evening—such as cyclamen pink, violet, bright grey, white or black, wear one of the more brilliant pep reds. You'll be the belle of the ball. Oval nails should show a thin tip and issue. . Best actor Best actress Biggest scene-stealer SL0mMmI SH RWN — . My favorite . My favorite . Best movie | saw in 1939 aRWN . Worst movie | saw in questionnaire will be published in an early issue. to Modern Screen, 149 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y. . Most handsome man on the screen..... . Most beautiful girl on the screen....... . Most promising newcomer (male)...... . 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An extravagantly slender hand with narrow nails that grow to exag- gerated points is exotic and exciting and can wear startling shades of polish ef- fectively. Short, stubby fingers, thick at the base with wide, short nails, indicate much creative ability. So, far from hid- ing them, you should be doubly proud. Polish them from end to end as we ad- vised for round nails, keep them immac- ulately smooth and clean and let the world see them for what they are. Tapering fingers with nails narrowing out to long ovals are the mark of artistic talent. Like as not if you have this type, youll know instinctively how to show them off to best advantage. Such hands can be excitingly dramatic. iE you have freckles, a scar or conspic- uous veins in your hands, cover them with some of those marvelous founda- tion creams or cover-mark preparations. If you have damp, perspiring hands, a bit of powder will often help—or a daily _ massage with cologne or alcohol may improve the situation. If this condition persists to an annoying degree, better see your doctor as it may indicate a nervous or other systemic disorder. There, we hope we’ve been able to add a lot to the loveliness of your hands this winter. If you will spend a few minutes each day and half an hour once a week on the care we’ve outlined here, we're sure and convinced that your own two hands will soon become the kind that every woman loves to look at and every man will love to hold. It’s becoming so easy to keep lovely on a limited income that we sometimes wonder what else these ingenious cos- Modern Screen made its selections of the year's movie highlights in the January Now it wants to know what you, the readers, have chosen. The results of this Fill in the coupon below and send it | I | wl I | 1 ] I : Name : Address _ I r I I i] | I This offer is good only in U. S. == a a

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meticians can possibly think up. But their ideas seem inexhaustible. Those slick little compact-sized plastic boxes filled with pads saturated in liquid nail polish remover—fifteen to a box for just one thin dime—are one of our favorite innovations. No waste, no spill, and one pad removes a complete manicure. Each pad is, in fact, practically a nail beauty treatment in itself, for not only does it remove old polish in a whisk, it also softens and lubricates both nail and cuticle and helps to prevent peeling and cracking. Easy, quick, neat and economical we call it! These little prepared pads are not drying, either. They’re also grand to carry in your purse, as the screw-top container won’t spill anywhere. And did we tell you they’re daintily perfumed besides? @ Cutting your cuticle can be both dangerous and messy. In the first place you're likely to get a serious infection. And in the second place, though your nails may look smooth for a day, as sure as you're a foot high, on the second day rough, ragged cuticle edges will again plague your best efforts. But why be old fashioned? There’s a new safe, more simple way which smart girls everywhere are using. Just dip an orangewood stick wound in cotton into a certain new liquid cuticle softener and, beginning at the center of each nail, work forward, push- ing the cuticle gently back. Now, soak your fingers for a few seconds in warm water, and simply wipe off all the old, dead cuticle with a clean, dry towel. It’s as easy as all that. We're awfully enthusiastic about a cer- tain clear, golden-colored skin lotion that we’ve been using lately. It really is different. Not only does it flow freely, but it contains not a drop of gummy or starchy substances to make your skin feel sticky or “gooey.” This lotion helps to protect the natural loveliness of your skin and counteracts the drying effects of winter weather, over-heated houses, and frequent washing. It is excellent to smooth rough, chapped hands and faces and to overcome redness, overgrown cuticle and such things. This lotion acts quickly to dissolve sticky perspiration, dirt, soap and foreign matter too—then it leaves an emollient film to smooth and protect the skin. Not being heavy, it spreads rapidly into every little crack and crevice and dries quickly, which saves you time and rubbing. It always leaves your skin feeling refreshed and satiny too. Many girls like this lo- tion as a make-up foundation, because it takes face powder so _ beautifully. Would you like to try it? We'll be happy to send a generous trial sized bot- tle-if yowll fill in and mail the coupon below. Do you want to know the names of the cuticle remover and the nail polish remover pads? Just say the word and we'll send them. i741 Carol Carter | Modern Screen Magazine | 149 Madison Avenue, New York City | i | | Please send me the free sample of skin and hand lotion. | | | | I I | INERT eS en Sie enccse cops 0.6 Cr OEM on Chon ome re oes or | | | l | | BeVakabeiale cao sie can eNEclio CAG ECLCROR RENCE TCG I I TES on sentation ces States enna. eae wrer cial | Tuis Orrer Nor Goop Arrer 60 Days | Smee eee Se SI MODERN SCREEN “Hot time in the old town tonight, eh?. .. milk flowing like champagne. I dunno, though—these big parties kind of get me down. The place gets hot—and confetti gets in your pants...” wii “That’s right—give ’em a blast on your horn! Maybe they’ll ask oi hee we'll have, and we can say how about a little soft, satiny Johnson’s Baby Powder... Hoo-onk! ... Pretty sour. And look at your fingering! Terrible.” . Gtr | : > Baby : PowoER “Now watch the old maestro. TOOOOOOT! There, how’s that? Right in the groove, I'd say. We'll have a rubdown with that downy, velvety-cool Johnson’s, and then on with the dance, let joy be unconfined!” “‘Where’s the baby that doesn’t go for Johnson’s? That slippery, extra-fine talc sure helps to put the skids under prickly heat and chafes! Johnson’s doesn’t cost much either.” JOHNSON’S BABY POWDER Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, N. J. a7 —

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SCREEN MODERN MOVIE REVIEWS (Continued from page 15) some reason just can’t use his head to advantage. The smartest thing he does is marry cute Mary Carlisle, who is a perfect team-mate for the Brown antics. And Mary has a grand time of it, helping Joe prove to the police department that he can capture the criminals. Solution of a couple of murders puts Joe in first place, however, with both his bride and the police, and the intervening action where he chases the murderer through a seaside resort spook house is hilarious comedy. There are plenty of good gags and dialogue, and the entire cast helps the comedian remain the fa- vorite of countless fans. Supporting play- ers are Mare Lawrence, Clarence Kolb, Don Beddoe and George J. Lewis. Di- rected by Edward Sedgwick—Columbia. %* The Secret of Dr. Kildare “The Secret of Dr. Kildare” hits the stride established by the first picture of this series and maintains the pace throughout. Lionel Barrymore and Lew Ayres as Doctors Gillespie and Kildare are so familiar with their roles that their team-work is pleasingly natural. This time, young Dr. Kildare meets a society deb who has been behaving very strangely. Her father begs him to solve the mystery, and Kildare, realizing that Dr. Gillespie is much too exhausted from heavy research work, takes the case in spite of his cantankerous objections. Of course, Kildare learns what makes the girl act in such a manner and wins back the affections of Dr. Gillespie—but | not until he’s worked pretty hard at en- tertaining the audience. | In supporting roles, Helen Gilbert is quite adequate as the debutante, Laraine Day is the same nifty little nurse and Alma Kruger continues her good-natured arguments with Barrymore. Also spotted to advantage are Lionel Atwill, Nat Pendleton, Sara Haden, Samuel S. Hinds, Emma Dunn and Marie Blake. Directed by Harold S. Bucquet—Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer. ** Allegheny Uprising This picture is good factual information about the immediate years before the American Revolution, but is shy on entertainment value. It concerns the efforts of the settlers in the Allegheny valley to prevent the English and their allies from trading ammunition and liquor with the Indians, thus causing continual danger to the white settlers who are trying to develop the new country. Claire Trevor and John Wayne try hard to inject some drama and interest into their characters, but they’re too busy hopping on horses and driving the glamorous results from overnight use of — on a thin film when you go to bed. Get it Indians away to get f ith thei : I pene ee eat eee ee ee ay) Woodbury Cold Cream, today! Only $1.00, 50¢, 25¢, 10¢. in| Claire Trevor looks quite appealing | Your skin is attacked by enemies all day ESAT eS ; Did you ever hear of the Girl who |_| slept-her way to Loveliness and - Romance ?... . well,1did and here's how At bedtime ...she cleanses her skin hygienically with Woodbury Germ-free Cold Cream—leaving on a thin film to soften, invigorate... work for beauty and perhaps for romance... while she sleeps! your beauty, after the day’s wear and tear. | Woodbury Cold Cream gives you ALL | THREE of the following special virtues, 1 ou vitally needed for bedtime beauty care. (1) It cleanses hygienically—stays germ-free; i (2) It smooths as it lubricates —liquefies at | skin-contact; (3) It invigorates—contains i | a skin-invigorating Vitamin. | By JANET PARKER Woodbury Beauty Consultant : Use Woodbury for ordinary cleansing, of | You, too, can gain new loveliness while course. But to get its extra benefits, leave 1 you slumber. Thousands of women report placed alongside the dozens of husky MAIL NOW FOR GENEROUS TUBE...FREE! i pioneers, but her usual ability is lost in i the haze of muddled story. The British- ers in the audience may disapprove of the stuffed-shirt portrayal of their early American armies, but George Sanders, as usual, is very capable as the dull officer. Brian Donlevy sinks his teeth long. Wind, sun, fatigue tob your cheeks of bloom; leave your skin dull, dry. So nighttime is when Nature and the right cold cream have their best chance to repair WOODBURY 3-WAY BEAUTY CREAM (Just Paste on Penny Postcard) John H. Woodbury, Inc., 6611 Alfred St., Cincinnati, O. (In Canada) John H. Woodbury, Ltd., Perth, Ontario Please send me, free and postpaid, a generous-size tube of Woodbury 3-Way Beauty Cream, enough for several “Beauty Nightcap’’ treatments. Also 8 fashion-tested shades of exquisite Woodbury Facial Powder. into another villainous role, with other Name good work by Wilfred Lawson, Robert CLEANSES safely } Ae Jon E eee and Moroni Smooths as it LUBRICATES Bice | sen. Directed by William A. Seiter— INVIGORATES City sans | RKO. ii i

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To quickly introduce TAYTON’S Egyptian to brunettes everywhere, free sam- ples are mailed on request. Try this glamorous powder. See how it brings out your hidden skin beauty with its glamorous rose undertone. TAYTON’S Egyptian contains a wonderful new improvement that increases clinging power many times. Sifting through silk makes this powder super-fine, producing the true no- shine, no-cake effect. At 10c stores, drug stores everywhere. For free sample of TAY- TON’S Egyptian and 5 other newest shades merely send post Ta ton’s card to TAYTON’S, Room 3332, Kan- Powder—Lipstick—Cream sas City, Mo. 74 MODERN SCREEN GOOD NEWS (Continued from page 57) NAME YOUR OWN FIGURE “A woman always has the right to change her mind and her figure,’ says Mae West. So now when corsets are all the rage, La West has decided she will have none of them for herself. Instead, she has reduced her weight to one hundred and twenty pounds flat and intends to stay that way. You'll see for yourself how uncurvaceous but still beauteous she is when “The Farm- er’s Daughter and the Travelling Sales- man,” in which she’s co-starred with W. C. Fields—of all things—is released. Diet did it, girls. Mae doesn’t believe in exercise for anything but the willpower. Just give the glassy eye to anything smacking of starch, she says, and you can name your own figure. GINGER’S A BRUNETTE Ginger Rogers is being accused of ‘going Garbo” on Hollywood. She seldom ap- pears at nightspots and when she does, her time is spent playing hide-and-seek with the cameramen. Rogers’ reason is that she doesn't want to be photographed in her new brunette tresses until the release of her current picture. Miss R. seems to have forgotten that this isn’t the first time she’s been a brunette. On that Honolulu trip, she landed in a black wig—hoping to hoax the island camera-sleuths. But she needn't have bothered. The boys recognized her all right. But since she had refused to give an interview when the boat docked, they decided to leave the young lady strictly to herself, blonde or brunette. Imagine Gin- gers surprise not to have even a notice of her leave-taking get a word in the papers! ROMANCE NOTES Now that Helen Gilbert’s divorce from musician Mischa Bakaleinikoff is final, she is expected to marry Lew Ayres when and if he ever decides to divorce Ginger Rogers Bubbles and Wayne Morris invited members of the ‘Brother Rat and a Baby” cast over for a wind-up-the-picture party. Then they announced that the party was really in honor of the engagement of Jane Wyman and Ronald Reagan Loretta Young is spending a lot of her evenings with Bob Riskin . . . Lana Turner still dates Greg Bautzer quite often, but she’s stepping out with Bill Hunt and Tom Brown, too... Lucille Fairbanks, Doug, Sr.’s niece who's now the white hope of Warner Bros., is smitten with Bill Lundigan . . . Ilona Massey and Producer Sam Kaiz are so very much in love that wedding bells are predicted that soon . . . Mary Healy is giving more dates to Ken Murray than to any other of her dozens of ,admiring suitors Rudy Vallee is back in town and giving the film lovelies the annual whirl . . . Brenda Marshall and William ‘'Golden Boy’’ Holden like to go dancing at the Cocoanut Grove —hbut t’aint serious, because Brenda’s mar- ried . . . Alex Morison, brother of Patricia, is dating Jean Cagney, sister of Jimmy. ALONG SUNSET STRIP Garbo running lickety-cut for her “town ” car” with Modern Screen’s photog, Jules Buck, hot on ‘her trail . . . Virginia Bruce in the back seat of her chauffeured limousine peeking out to watch the fans who are craning their necks to get a good look at her . . . Peter Lorre double parked in front of his tailors shop while the tailor runs back for a sample of some new material that Lorre wants made into an overcoat... J. Farrell MacDonald downing a nutburger at a drive-in, then ordering another one before leaving—just to take along with him... Bing Crosby and a couple of the little Cros- bys disappearing into the Crosby building where the-old man has an office . .. Lana Turner in an open roadster, her red locks flying in the breeze. FREE MOVIES Nancy Kelly may be pining for Edmond O'Brien, but she’s pining in the company of Ken Murray, Cesar Romero, Lee Bowman and Howard Hughes. Hughes really has the inside track, though. He’s the only one with a private projection room and since Nancy hates crowded movie-houses, she’s catching up on all the late pictures. DESSERT FIRST We don't know if this is a tip on how ito be glamorous, girls, but we do know it to be a fact. Hedy Lamarr eats most of her meals backwards. It’s not at all unusual to see the lovely Lamarr come into the Derby at dinner time and order a dish of ice cream or a healthy slab of apple pie & la mode as a starter. ANDY'S SPINACH Overheard before a recent Jack Benny broadcast: Mrs. Andy Devine pleading with Jack to fix things so Andy won't have to grow another beard for his role in the Para- mount picture, “Buck Benny Rides Again.” THE COMFORTS OF HOME When Edward G. Robinson appeared on the set for the first day’s shooting of “Dr. Ehrlich,” he was being closely followed by two studio workmen bearing a huge leather. chair. The chair, said Eddie in explanation, was his favorite one from home so he just decided to have it brought along. “All the comforts of home, you know,” he said blissfully, preparing to sink into the chair. But he wasn't quick enough. Director Dieterle had goi there first. After the director, every member of the cast had to try the chair. We visited the set a few days later, and the actor confided he was taking his chair home that night. “I-miss it so much,” he sighed. Robinson's make-up for this role is something to see. Un- doubtedly it is famous Perc Westmore’s best make-up job to date, for the actor is scarcely recognizable. However, Pere had something of a blow when Eddie first looked at his new face in a mirror. “I may look like Dr. Ehrlich to you,” said the actor, “but I look like the spittin’ image of Paul Muni to me.” They don’t come finer, Eddie!

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COMI: DESTINATION—HOLLYWOOD (Continued from page 29) he will not follow his family to Cali- fornia except for occasional visits. “It’s real nice about Monetta,” he ex- plains, “but I'll ‘batch’ in Dallas for a while. In ten more years, I'll be eligi- ble for a $100-a-month pension. Too many things can happen in ten years and I'd rather keep my job and be able to support my family in case Monetta tires of the movies. I’m fifty-one years old and in ten years, I’d be an old man with- out a way of making a living. HOUGH she was a child entertainer during her early years, it was not until she was thirteen that Linda got her first job as a professional. The Texas Centennial sent out a call for models. They were to be known as Texanitas and, attired in picturesque Mexican costumes, were to pose in_ endless publicity photographs to exploit the Dallas World’s Fair. On the morning of the try-out, hundreds of Dallas girls answered the call of Bill Langley, chief photographer for the Fair. Several dozen were chosen—among them, Linda. “Monetta was actually too young,” Bill Langley now explains. “She was only thirteen and too thin, but her face was photogenic and she had a remarkable knack for modeling. I was dubious, but some of the other fellows insisted we accept her because of her facial beauty and we padded her figure to make it more mature. Soon we were using her more than any other model because of her rare talent for posing. She became the outstanding model of 1937. After the summer’s work, Linda pur- sued her professional studies more strenuously than ever. She studied dra- matics and played in Little Theatre pro- ductions. She studied dancing and un- derstudied the Virginia Self Mignonettes, a line of professional dancers trained by the Dallas dancing teacher. Here again Linda’s immaturity thwarted her desire to be a “regular” in the chorus line, but she substituted when needed and was promised that this year she could be a permanent member of the group. “Little did we realize then that Mon- etta this year would be in Hollywood,” Miss Self laughed. It is probable that, if finances had been available, Linda and her mother would have started westward to try Hollywood long before. But that being impractical on a postman’s salary, they did the next best thing and tried every local oppor- tunity for experience. Dick Parker, one of Linda’s champions in the Exposition press department and formerly a Hollywood press agent, was now writing scenarios for screen adver- tising. Remembering her good work at the Fair, he introduced her to the cast- ing director. Both groaned when they heard the verdict, “Too young.” (Continued on page 76) INFORMATION DESK, MODERN SCREEN 149 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y. Please send me your up-to-date chart listing the heights, ages, birthdays and marriages of all the important stars. I enclose 5c (stamps or coin) to cover cost of mailing. MODERN SCREEN “Dont let 1. MOTHER: Oh, John, why don’t you let him alone? He’s only a child. FATHER: Well, somebody has to make him listen to reason. 3. MOTHER: That’s right, Mr. Know-it-all— get him all upset and leave it for me to straighten him out. FATHER: Aw, don’t get yourself in a stew! Be 7s a 2 5. MOTHER: The one Millie uses—not an “adult” laxative, but one made only for chil- dren... Fletcher’s Castoria. It’s mild, yet effec- tive. It’s SAFE, and Millie’s boy loves its taste! FATHER: O.K. Ill get a bottle. But boy, he better like it! daddy ick me again!” An old, old problem solved in an up-to-date way. : 2. MOTHER: That’s the first time I ever heard of a hairbrush being called “reason”! FATHER: Look! Let’s settle this right now. He needs that stuff and he’s going to take it whether he likes the taste or not! NS 4. MOTHER: I’m noi! All I know is that Millie Bliss used to jam a bad-tasting laxative down her boy until her doctor put a stop to it. He said it could do more harm than good! FATHER: Then what laxative can we give him? 6. MOTHER: Would you believe it, John? I never saw a spoonful of medicine disappear so fast! FATHER: I wouldn’t have believed it if I didn’t have my glasses on. I guess this Fletcher’s Cas- toria is OKAY! Glatt Séeteics CASTORIA The modern — SAFE — laxative made especially for children 75

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As a result, when she went to Hollywood, she was already camerawise and free of the self-consciousness that defeats many novices. "TEXAS, especially Dallas, has given many stars to Hollywood. Movie tal- ent scouts, sleuthing for new faces over the country, mark this region as a port of call. A year ago, Ivan Kahn, talent scout for Twentieth Century-Fox, paid a visit to Dallas and announced through the newspapers that he was prepared to interview potential actors. Linda, now in the habit of trying for everything, an- swered the call. Kahn was impressed but, like her other discoverers had been, was dubious about her age. Neverthe- less, he sent her to the coast for a screen test. Linda was accustomed now to the inevitable answer. “You'll have to grow up,” they told her. “Go back home and when you’re older, try again.” And so Linda returned to school. Her disappointment was keen, and when she came back she gave all her attention, for the moment, to her books. Despite missing eight weeks of school by the trip, she made the scholastic honor roll. On her return, she found a subtle dif- ference in her classmates. Some regarded her with awe and asked for her auto- graph which she obligingly and unas- sumingly gave them. On the other hand, others of the girls were jealous and catty, but it never fazed Linda. Her remark- able poise stood her in good stead. She continued to experiment with make-up and dress, and she dared to be different from the others. At one of the rare school parties she attended, Linda ar- rived in evening dress and found all the others in sports clothes. “She’s trying to go Hollywood on us,” some of the girls gossiped. But Linda ignored them and had a good time. She became co-captain of the school pep squad not only because of her in- terest in school activities but also be- cause she realized that the more experi- ence she had before the public, even leading cheers before a grandstand full of shrieking football fans, the more she would gain in discarding all self-con- sciousness for her career. When the first Gateway-to-Hollywood contest came along, Linda, by habit, en- tered. Another girl won the elimina- tion bout but audience reaction to Linda’s appearance was so enthusiastic the judges recommended that she be sent along to the finals. She tied with an- other girl in the district meet and so, for the second time, she found herself en route to Hollywood. But in the na- tional finals, too, she was to come in only second. RKO, sponsoring the con- test, took a three months’ option on her services, off salary, as runner-up and told her to return to Dallas until they needed her. Regardless of the disappointments that came her way, Linda’s poise carried her through. With small hope of anything developing from the option, but with no trace of bitterness at her second failure, she returned to her classes and to her screen work at the advertising agency. She worked harder than ever at her preparations for eventual success. Her two visits to Hollywood had enlarged her vision of the possibilities of theatrical make-up, and in her enthusiasm, she went too far. She shaved her forehead into a widow’s peak and rouged her mouth like Joan Crawford’s, not from vanity but to experiment. Hollywood has since corrected her mistakes and simpli- fied her glamorization. Meanwhile, events of which she was unaware were shaping her destiny. The publicity she had received in Hollywood in the “Gateway” contest had reminded Twentieth Century-Fox of their previous interest in the girl. Quietly investigating her status, they determined on the strategy of saying nothing until her RKO option expired on April 4th. The night of the expiration, Linda was at home studying, trying to forget that this night marked the end of another opportunity. Suddenly the phone rang. It was American Airlines. “We have a ticket to Hollywood for you,” the agent announced. “What plane are you taking?” “There’s. some mistake,” Linda ob- jected, suspecting a practical joke from some school mate. “I’m not going any- where.” Thirty minutes later the phone rang Virginia Weidler challenges Gene Reynolds to a game—but not without a referee! These three became friends during the filming of "Bad Little Angel!”

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again.: “Hollywood calling. Leave to- night and be here to sign a contract to- morrow,” she was instructed. Two hours later she was in the plane, breathless and pinching herself to make sure she was not dreaming. Her third call to Hollywood. Something had to happen this time. In Hollywood there began the period of waiting around that falls to the lot of every newcomer. Away from the guidance of her mother for the first time, she was lonely and blue and so Undine resigned her job in Dallas and left for California to be with her little sister. Soon she was before the camera in “Hotel For Women.” As soon it was known definitely that she was to stay, Mrs. Darnell packed up the two young- est children and “Weedy,” Linda’s pet rooster, and followed. One hundred and thirty-three days after her departure, Linda was back in Dallas again, but for a different reason this time—a triumphant home-coming. Attired in the wardrobe she wore in “Hotel For Women,” with which the studio had presented her for good luck, she was to make personal appearances with her first picture. Relatives from three states were brought to Dallas to welcome the most distinguished member of their clan. Among the group was her seventy-four-year-old grandmother, who, when she viewed her granddaughter’s picture, was viewing the first movie she had ever seen. ALLAS turned out en masse for the local girl who’d made good. She was presented with a plaque by the Mayor in front of the City Hall. There were parades and dinners, and throughout the three-day stay, her suite in the Baker Hotel was a reception room for the hundreds of friends who wanted to see her again in person. No longer were there quips about “going Hollywood.” No longer was there cattiness or jealousy. Linda was the heroine of the hour. There were former schoolmates to see, and the pep squad from Sunset High, the crew from the advertising agency to thank. Each day, over 1,000 people called at the suite. In two days she received 3,800 letters, 2,000 wires and 150 bouquets of flowers. There was still no trace of affectation on her return. She was the same unassuming, pretty Monetta who could take success as calmly as she had taken failure. But whereas she had boarded the plane with only her parents and brother and sisters to say goodbye, the crowd which waved her farewell after her brief visit in August filled the Union Station and overflowed to the street. On the outskirts of the station crowd was a genial little fellow who had come to catch a glimpse of her. He had tried each day to see her at the hotel but each time had been crowded out. He knew now he wouldn’t have the op- portunity to say hello, but he just wanted to see her and notice the change. Sud- denly, as Linda boarded the train and turned to wave goodbye, she caught a glimpse of his face. “Bill!” she cried and dashed off the platform to make her way to the edge of the crowd. There she planted a kiss on his cheek. “Isn’t it wonderful, Bill? You always said I could do it.” And Bill Langley, remembering the little lanky model at the Exposition, grinned with pride. And this time she’s staying—with loads of plans for her rolling along. Her second picture was “Daytime Wife,” with Tyrone Power. Don’t think her Dallas pals didn’t get a kick out of that! MODERN SCREEN "LOVE is your friend when your HANDS * Nancy KeELty and JoetMcCrea in the 20th Century-Fox hit ‘‘He Married His Wife”. Her hands are delight- ful! Cultivate ro- mantic softness in your hands with Jergens Lotion. says Your Hands need not get wretchedly rough and chapped. How other girls help prevent this... ou’LL hardly know your hands after just ye few applications of Jergens Lotion— they’re so much lovelier! More desirably soft to touch. Jergens supplies beautifying moisture most girls’ hand skin needs, especially in win- ter. Gives your skin the bene- fit of 2 fine ingredients many doctors use to help harsh skin to satin-smoothness. Regular use helps prevent sad NS Jere FOR SOFT, ADORABLE HANDS New—for satin-smooth complexion— Jergens all-purpose Face Cream. Vitamin blend helps against dull dry skin. Try it! 50¢, 25¢, 10¢. are endearingly soft, x 7 fl C ¢ | | os rage Fox Star) roughness and chapping. No stickiness! Easy to apply after every handwashing. No wonder more women use Jergens than any other lotion. Have romantic, smooth “Hollywood” hands. Start now to use this famous Jergens Lotion. 50¢, 25¢, 10¢— $1.00, at beauty counters everywhere. ' Get Jergens Lotion today, sure. CUPID’S HINT Rough, red hands are so disillusioning! Jergens Lotion fur- nishes beauty-giving softening moisture for your skin. FREES... PURSE-SIZE BOTTLE See—at our expense—how Jergens Lotion helps you have adorable, soft hands. Mail this coupon today to: The Andrew Jergens Co., 3712 Alfred St., Cincinnati, Ohio (In Canada: Perth, Ont.) Name Street_ (CERI 77 SS =

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Picture General Rating Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (20th Cent.-Fox).. 3% Allegheny Uprising (RKO)............--.---- Qk *Amazing Mr. Williams, The (Columbia)....... 3* Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (M-G-M)...-C 3% Another Thin Man (M-G-M)..........-.---- 3 Babes In Arms (M-G-M)........-.-------- C 3x Bachelor Mother (RKO)...........--..-++. C3le® Bad Lands (RKO)...........-...-2.seeeeeee lk Beachcomber, The (Mayflower).........-.---- 3k Beau Geste (Paramount)..........-....---- C 3x Beware Spooks (Columbia).............--.---- l* Blackmail (M-G-M)........--.-+--eseeeeees Qe Blind Alley (Columbia): apododdesasaccoucouSod Wak *Blondie Brings Up Baby (Columbia).......... Ik Blondie Takes a Vacation (Columbia)........ lk Boy Friend (20th Century-Fox)...........--- CWh* Bridal Suite (M-G-M).........-.--2-eeeeee- ok Bulldog Drummond's Bride (Paramount).......- lk Call a Messenger (Universal)....-.-.--...-+-+ Wak Calling All Marines (Republic).........---.-. 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Mak Coast Guard (Columbia)............--------- Wk Confessions of a Nazi Spy (Warners).....--..-- 3 Dancing Co-ed (M-G-M)....-.----------+--- Wok Daughters Courageous (Warners).....-..------ 3% Day the Bookies Wept, The (RKO).......--.-- Qk Day-time Wife (20th Century-Fox)...........- 3 Death of a Champion (Paramount)......-...-- Wak Disputed Passage (Paramount).........------- 3 Drums Along the Mohawk (20th Century-Fox).. 3% Dust Be My Destiny (Warnets).....----------- Wak Each Dawn | Die (Warners).........--+++-+:- 3 Elizabeth and Essex (Warners)......--.---++++> 4 Escape, The (20th Century-Fox).......-----+--- Wak Espionage Agent (Warnets).....-.-++-+++---- Vor Eternally Yours (United Artists)..........-.-- Qh *& Everything’s on Ice (RKO)......---------+-+=- Ik Ex-Champ (Universal)......------+-++--eeees lk Fast and Furious (M-G-M)....--------+-+---++- lk Fifth Avenue Girl (RKO).......-.--.----++-- 3 First Love (Universal)........-+-+-------+-ees 3 Five Came Back (RKO)......----+-++---ceees lk Flight at Midnight (Republic)...............-- Ik Flying Deuces (RKO).....---------+-----eeees 2 Forgotten Woman, The (Universal).....---..-- Qk Four Feathers (United Artists)..........------ Bla* Frontier Marshal (20th Century-Fox).........-- Wk Full Confession (RKO).......---+-+-+-+eee-- ed *Geronimo (Paramount)......-----+----+++- . 3* Girl and the Gambler, The (RKO)......-.----- Ik Girl from Rio (Monogram).....-.-.-+++++++-05- lk Golden Boy (Columbia).........--+-----+-+++-- 3 Goodbye Mr. Chips (M-G-M).....--------- C 4* Good Girls Go To Paris (Columbia)...........- Wak Gorilla, The (20th Century-Fox)......-.-.------ Wak Gracie Allen Murder Case (Paramount)........ Wik Grand Jury Secrets (Paramount)............-. Mok Hawaiian Nights (Universal).........-.-.----- lk Heaven With a Barbed Wire Fence (20th Cen.-Fox) 2* Hell's Kitchen (Warners)......---++eseceeeeee Wik Here | Am a Stranger (20th Century-Fox)....... Wk Hollywood Cavalcade (20th Century-Fox) .... 3% Honeymoon in Bali (Paramount).........-.+-+ 3 Hotel For Women (20th Century-Fox)........ Mak Hotel Imperial (Paramount)........--+-.+-++- lk House of Fear, The (Universal)............--+- le Housekeeper’s Daughter, The (United Artists)... 24 Indianapolis Speedway (Warners)...........-. Wh *& In Name Only (RKO).......-----eeeeeeeeee ln Intermezzo, A Love Story (United Artists)...... 3 Invitation to Happiness (Paramount).......... 3 Irish Luck (Monogram)......---.-+----++- Work I Stole a Million (Universal)..... 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Wo* They All Come Out (M-G-M)..............- WMa* They Asked For It (Universal)................ Qe They Shall Have Music (United Artists)...... -C 3% Those High Grey Walls (Columbia)...... wee Dow Three Smart Girls Grow Up (Universal)........ C 3x Three Sons (RKO)......... sGssesc¢ Siererarerarete 23%. Thunder Afloat (M-G-M).......---+222-0+--2a&e *Too Busy To Work (20th Century-Fox)...-... CC lk Torchy Plays With Dynamite (Warners)........ Wh Torchy Runs for Mayor (Warners)......-.-..--- Wok *Tower of London (Universal) ........-.--..-- Q*& Tropic Fury (Universal)...... RS En ae lk 20,000 Men a Year (20th Century-Fox)...... - 3% Two Bright Boys (Universal)..........-.---+-.- Qk U-Boat 29 (Columbia)........-.+---------0e 3 Undercover Doctor (Paramount)........-.-... 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THE BUSIEST LADY IN TOWN (Continued from page 35) Shirley scented cajolery here. She threw him a level glance as she slid off the couch. “Do you?” she inquired very coldly Her position has brought her into con- tact with all sorts of conditions and people. She has met them equably, the prominent and the obscure. But only those within her close circle have meant much to her. Now she’s begun to be interested in people as such. She sizes them up. She’s making her first tenta- tive forays into the confusing field of human nature. Like the rest of us, she seeks the kindred spirit behind the face. Her sense of fun, for example, is marked, and when she finds an answering spark in the other fellow’s eyes, all barriers are down. She found it in Secretary Morgenthau, with whom she recently spent a lively afternoon in Washington. “Thank you for one of the best days TPve ever had. I mean that with all my heart,” he said so gravely as to make Shirley pause. “Hm,” she reflected. “Too bad you don’t live in California. We’d cheer you up if you did.” Her milk fund, taking. its name from the circumstance that the funds are kept in a milk bottle, was started by her mother. But Shirley has come to know the children at the camp and day nurs- ery to which the money goes, and has made the project her own, taking re- sponsibility for her share of the work in earnest. When she was officially inducted into the police department, people on the lot besieged her for badges. “All right,’ she said, “but you have to pay ten cents to the milk fund for the badge and a nickel fine if you forget to wear it.” She col- lects the nickels and dimes religiously and hands them over to Miss Klamt, who puts them into an envelope which Shir- ley takes home and empties into the milk bottle. She keeps an eye peeled for of- fenders and is learning how to deal with their dodges. “There’s one trick I caught on to,” she explained. “If they forget their badge, I’m afraid they loan it to one another, and they all look the same so you can’t tell the difference. Guess Atter Paeine his duty’ in France, Charles Boyer returned to Hollywood. His wite, Pat Paterson, was with him. MODERN SCREEN DONT COVER UPA POOR COMPLEXION Let the Famous Medicated Cream That’s Aided Thousands... Help Clear Up Your Complexion POOR COMPLEXION can cheat you of a lot of life’s fun!...Don’t try to “cover up” a skin that’s rough-looking or marred by externally caused blemishes! Alltoo often you're only making those very flaws you wish to hide worse! Do as thousands of beauty-wise modern women ate doing today. Let Noxzema, the dainty, snow-white Medicated Skin Cream help restore your natural, healthy skin beauty. Works 24 hours a day Here’s a medicated cream that can work 24 hours of every day to help improve your complexion...For Noxzema is not only an effective Night Cream—it’s a splendid Powder Base, too. Day and night it works for your skin—helping reduce enlarged pores with its mild astringents . . . aiding in softening coarse, rough skin... soothing irritated skin... helping heal up externally caused blemishes. How fo use—Massage your face and neck with Noxzema each night—it’s greaseless—a Chapped Hands are Cut Hands Rough, red Chapped Hands zeed soothing medication. Smooth Noxzema into the tiny cracks. Fee/ the soothing relief—see how Nox- zema helps restore hands to normal, soft . white loveliness. real pleasure to use! In the morning rinse your face thoroughly in cold water and ap- ply a thin film as a base for make-up. You'll find ita grand day-long protective foundation. Read what women write Thousands of letters tell what an effective Beauty Aid Noxzema is. These are typical... “For years I had the most unsightly blemishes* on my face. Nothing I tried helped. Then I tried Noxzema. Lused it diligently for six weeks and the blemishes disappeared. My skin became clear, clean and youthful- looking.” —Mrs. Hazel Altman, Irvington, N. J. “Tused to be troubled with Large Pores, but the regular use of Noxzema has helped correct this condition. I also find my skin much whiter and smoother.’’—Mrs. James H. Donnell, ‘Khomasville, N. C. “T tried Noxzema on my hands, which were cracked and chapped. The relief was astonishing and the cracks healed up inno time. Next I tried itas a Powder Base— and it’s really amazing how much longer my make-up stays on.’’—Mrs. E. Rosenau, Brooklyn, N. Y. *externally caused Limited time offer For a limited time you can get this generous trial size jar of Noxzema for only 19¢. See if Noxzema can’t help solve your skin problems. Get a jar today. 25° JAR OMY Gg

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Enclosed isa 3c stamp to cover, partly, cost of packing and mailing. Check shade wanted: O BlondetoMedium Brown ({ Dark Brownto Black MODERN SCREEN Ill have to have names printed on ’em. “Sometimes my pets help out, too. Rony, my pony, worked in a picture and gave his money to the milk fund. So did Chingching. She was really the star of ‘Stowaway. We had a little trouble with her, though. She has to eat at five o'clock positively or she pouts. You wouldn’t think a dog could tell the time, but Ching can. I don’t know if she tells it by the clock or her stomach, but sure enough, when five o’clock comes around and Ching doesn’t get her dinner, she hides under a chair-and pouts. It’s all in a good cause though, for the milk fund.” HE seems more casual about her own finances. Christmas and_ birthday gifts form her principal item of expendi- ture, and on these she’s inclined to go overboard. Having set her heart on a certain pin for her mother’s Christmas gift, she went into conference with her business manager, who is also her father, and watched with interest as he juggled figures on paper. “Well, Shirley, it'll take you exactly six months and a half to work it out,” he said. “Couldn’t we make a deal?” she sug- gested. So they made a deal about whose details Shirley is vague. “You see, Dad and I are really partners in crime. We don’t have any papers or IOU’s or any- thing. Sometimes when I get my next week’s allowance and there’s nothing special to do with it, I give it to him to save for a rainy day—rainy Christmas I guess you’d call it. But most of the time it just kind of goes by.” With two big brothers to roughhouse her and the children of her parents’ friends to play with, Shirley has always taken boys for granted, as a necessary adjunct to a satisfactory game of G-men. Boys have now acquired a new value. Her mother allowed her to accept an invitation to a party given by a dancing class to which some of her friends be- longed. “You have little dance tickets,” Shirley explained, “and you have to write down the boys’ names who want to dance with you, and they write down yours. But I wasn’t used to it, so I got mixed up and put some of the names on the wrong line, so they all came at once. I didn’t know what to do, so I just said, “Well, the first one that comes can dance.’ “Then one time this lady, she was kind of in charge, said take the fourth part- Charlie MeGarthy, Edaen paca sal Mortimer CLG all for sleuthing in their new picture, ner in front of you. So we all walked down and took the fourth partner in front of us, and once I got a real fat boy and then I got a great, big, tall boy, and we all had to laugh, it was so funny the way he had to bend over to hold me. And are they strict, though! My goodness! If the boy sits on the right side instead of the left side, or vice versa, I don’t remember which, does he get called down! It’s supposed to teach you dancing manners. I like it. I was only a guest this time, but next term mom’s going to let me be a member.” Her friend, Mary Lou, has a brother of fourteen whom Shirley considers a wit. “He gets more funnier all the time.” “Just funnier, Shirley.” “Just funnier,’ agreed Shirley, pre- occupied. “Teasier, too. He’s even teasier than my brother. But he’s got a girl friend now, so we can tease him.” Mary Lou is Shirley’s stand-in and bosom companion, her co-giggler, her arch-ally, her paragon, and would be, if Shirley could manage it, a Siamese twin. She comes to stay for a week at a time, and the day after she leaves, Shirley starts her campaign. “When’s Mary Lou coming back again?” Wye Mary Lou gets a pair of shorts, Shirley gives her mother no peace till she has a pair like them. She has ordered birthstone rings for their next birthdays. “Mary Lou’s birthstone’s a pearl, and mine’s a diamond. So she’s going to have a pearl between two dia- monds and I’m going to have a diamond between two pearls. So they'll be nearly just the same. “Why we’re such good friends is be- cause we like each other, I guess, and we have lots of fun with guns and dolls and badminton and jacks. Jacks have come in an awful lot lately,” she offered helpfully. “Of course her mother wants to have her, too. You know how it is when you’ve got a little girl, but gosh! When’s Mary Lou coming back again, mom? I miss her so.” Shirley’s latest screen success is “The Blue Bird,’ a Technicolor portrayal of Maeterlinck’s classic fantasy of the search of two dissatisfied and selfish children for the bird of happiness. It’s half way between a childhood and adolescence role for Shirley and, needless to say, she takes it right in stride. ae Sicrachadk "Charlie McCarthy, Detective.” — = «2 as

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She was having three children to lunch at her studio bungalow this day, during the filming of “The Blue Bird.” It was a special occasion, for Mrs. Temple had business elsewhere, and Shirley was to be hostess, Miss Klamt assisting. “Now don’t get silly,” was her moth- er’s parting admonition. “Giggle if you must, but don’t whoop.” “Well, V’ll try to hold myself down.” She shot a severe glance at her teacher. “T don’t know if I can hold Klammy down, though.” PRESENTLY the guests arrived. There was a girl a little older than Shirley, another somewhat younger, and a boy of five, all speechless with excitement and wonder. They were introduced. “Hello,” said Shirley. “I’m hungry, aren’t you?” There was a moment’s silence, then the older girl gasped, “Please excuse us for being tongue-tied, but we're all so thrilled.” Shirley couldn’t quite cope with that one. The boy, whose eyes had never left her, advanced a step. “Are you a rabbit?” “Why? Would you like me to be one?” “The man up there said you’re a rabbit and live under the house.” “Well, that’s only sometimes,” she as- sured him comfortably and took his hand. “Come on. I'll show you where I have school. Then we'll decide what we'll have to eat.” From the schoolroom a few. minutes later came sounds which by the over- critical might have been described as whoops, but which we will call giggles. Then, single file, four Indian braves stalked back, hands shading eyes. “This is Big Chief Bestypuss, this is Big Chief Talkumfast, this is Little Chief Squidgeumup, and I’m Big Chief Betterfeedum,” said Shirley. “Let’s see, Klammy, I think you better be an Indian, too. You can be Big Chief Usefulclam. Now I'll order lunch.” Usefulclam suggested that the children might like to order their own lunch. “No, I asked ’em. They mostly want to be surprised.” She had picked up the phone. “This is Shirley. 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All that I’ve done and that I am, I owe to my mother.” ICKEY’S father, vaudevillian Joe Yule, is now nearly a fixture on the Metro lot. He and Mickey’s mother, though separated, have always had their son’s welfare at heart, and now it fre- quently happens that both parents, with their present mates, congregate at Mickey’s house—just two big happy families, with Mickey in the middle. Mickey’s mother still puts him on an allowance, but the ante has been raised to $30 a week. “The rest goes into a trust fund, dear,” explained Mickey. “I’ve had a trust fund for years now, and every cent goes in it.” Nor does he sling money around the way he used to when he had a smaller salary and a $15 allowance. His ward- robe is modest. “No more than any other fellow has,” he insists. The famous valet has been banished. And now when he and a gang of the fellows go to a restau- rant or night club, Mickey no longer pays the check for the crowd, as he used to. An adviser argued, “Why do you let them leave you with the check? Always let them pay their share and they’ll think a lot more highly of you for it.” Now that’s just what he does. Mickey’s taste in restaurants is still expensive. He likes the Cocoanut Grove, the Beverly Wilshire Florentine Room, and all the other high-priced and fash- ionable places, but that’s because they have the best bands. Mickey is a swing- addict, and his choice of a restaurant de- pends entirely on who is playing there. Like most modern boys of his age, he has alibrary of afew hundred swing records, with the name and life history of each member of each band at his tongue’s tip. And, like the others, he’d rather listen than dance—a new trend that makes it easier to dispense with girls. A lot of Mickey’s attention this year has been given to improving his deport- ment. His life had always been so full of more pressing things that he never slowed down long enough to consider the fine points of table manners, of meeting people graciously, of being, well, suave. He used to be almost rude to people who were introduced to him. Now he is polite to the point of gallantry. He hangs up your coat, offers you cigarettes and ice cream cones, puts you at your ease when you spill them, comes through with a kindly compliment at the proper moment, is vigilantly modest about himself, and forgets no small attention. There is noth- ing to mar his new polish, except possibly a too thinly veiled impatience and an air of authority not usual to his nineteen years. His breaches of conduct, the repu- tation he once had for swaggering and showing off in public, were chiefly bra- vado to cover up his feeling of uncer- tainty while, with the spotlight so defi- nitely on him, he floundered and groped and learned. One of his former girl friends related that when they went out to dinner Mickey grandly refused to let her talk directly to the waiter, but insisted that she give the order through him, in the Emily Post manner. Mickey denies this, and points out that all sorts of ridicu- lous, untrue things are said about him. “It burns me up, but what can I do?” he said a little cynically. “Just laugh it off, that’s all.” : In spite of his attempt to be a lady- killer, Mickey is tremendously well-liked by men. The consensus of opinion among photographers, press agents, producers, and just people, is that he is a swell kid and a regular guy. “I don’t believe in playing when you’re young,” he stated amazingly. “I believe you should work when you’re young, keep your nose to the grindstone and ac- complish something, so that later on- you can play. Then when I’m twenty-eight or twenty-nine, if I want to get married, I can give my wife. everything she wants. And Ill have made enough money so I'll have time to play. “Most people waste their youth play- ing, and then when they’re older they have to work to survive. A LOT of actors: take the crazy atti- tude that the industry could never get on without them. I don’t feel that way. I know there’s always someone better than you are, and always someone to take your place. You have to keep plugging and improving, to stay there. You learn something new each year— that’s what makes it so exciting to be a part of this business. “My great ambition is to be a di- rector,’ he continued. “I’m working to- ward that all of the time, and hope I’ll be able to accomplish it within three years. After all, I’ve been in show business eighteen years. I should know some- thing about it. I don’t say that in an egotistical way,” he put in hastily. “Just stating a fact. I don’t want to start with a feature picture. I’d like to direct one of those crime shorts they make on this lot. That would be a big thrill for me. “You have to start at the bottom,” he concluded with undeniable wisdom. “If you want to understand the end of the book, you must read the beginning.” That’s the hard-working, far-seeing philosophy—plus a million-dollar per- sonality, an irresistible face, and a brilliant talent—that goes to make the Number One Star of the year. Or, as the studio likes to call him, “The Man of the Hour.” Who's really who in Hollywood society? Don't miss “Socially Yours” in the March MODERN SCREEN

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THE HUMAN SIDE OF A MENACE (Continued from page 39) and intellectual vitality. She can do, and does do, a dozen things at once. On the afternoon that we talked, she saw a representative from a large manufac- turer about a proposed radio program, tried on hats from John-Frederics, made arrangements for redecorating a room in her New York house, jotted down Holly- wood stories that she thought of for a Broadway columnist who wanted help on a new book, talked of her return to the screen and made plans for her adopted son, Michael. ““The Old Maid’ was my first picture | in two years. I like working for Warner Brothers because they do courageous pictures. They don’t tailor the picture to fit the star. “Pictures today must be more than a boy and a girl in an airplane. Pictures have to be well motivated and they must have clearly defined characters. I don’t care what sort of character I play if she is well-written. My friends ask me if I am not afraid of being typed after Becky Sharp, Temple Drake and Delia Lovell. I am not afraid. They may all be lady villains but I don’t honestly believe there is such a thing as an unsympathetic character if the author shows why the woman acts as she does. O* course, the Hays office stopped us from being too bad! The ‘Story of Temple Drake’ is the best picture I ever made. There was talk of reissu- . ing it but it couldn’t get by the censors. Even ‘Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ was cut before it could be shown. Others of my pictures which can not be re-released are ‘Barbary Coast’ and ‘Design for Living.’ I don’t believe in censorship but on the other hand I don’t think it is really any of the actor’s business. The producer knows best. “My next picture will be ‘Virginia City,’ a story of the famous mining town of the 1860’s. I have the role of a dance hall girl in this one. I really like costume pictures. For some reason I act better when I wear dresses of another era. I am less Miriam Hopkins and more the char- acter. It is awfully hard for me to differ- entiate between a modern character and myself. But when I put on the gowns of another century they reflect in my emo- tions, my thought and the way I act. “Tt really is funny. Every picture I have mentioned has been one where my character was not all ‘sugar and spice and everything nice.’ But say what you please, these characters are more in- teresting on the stage or screen than the conventionally good woman. A good woman is lovely in the drawing-room but for seven reels or three acts she is a frightful bore.” The telephone interrupted Miss Hop- kins and this “good woman” was left with her dish of tea. It was Made- moiselle, Michael’s nurse, calling from Hollywood. Had Miss Hopkins’ plans changed? They had not. 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f MODERN SCREEN to keep a child simple and unaffected in | the glamorous atmosphere of Hollywood. It is so easy to give him too much. Michael went to a private school in Bev- , erly Hills. Then last year I sent him to) public school. That was better, but even so he gets exaggerated ideas. “One day he came home and asked if | he could have a servant. He argued that one of his playmates had two and he wanted one so that he could boss him around. That may seem funny to you but it was an awful blow to his mother. | I said there weren’t such things as ser- vants. I reasoned that Mademoiselle worked for us but we didn’t boss her around. Until he is older, I want him with a group of children his own age, all of whom are definitely living under a strict regime and getting bossed—not doing the bossing. i Will Miriam Hopkins return to New York and the theatre? Yes, definitely yes. “After my three pictures I want to come east and do a play. My house here is rented until the fall of 1940 but then I shall come back and, I hope, do a play. I tried out ‘Wine of Our Choice’ last winter but I did not come into New York. It was a Theatre Guild play, writ- ten by S. N. Behrman, one of my best friends. We played in Pittsburgh to packed houses. But I didn’t think that meant anything. A moving picture ac- tress on the road in a play is really making a series of personal appearances. It does not necessarily mean that the play is good or that she is good in it. “So I told Beri that I didn’t think I was right for the play and he agreed to let me out of the cast. But I shall try again next year. I am reading plays con- a tinuously. It used to be that plays were eee sent to Hollywood actresses from New = York. But now so many of the best IN ALL ITS GLORY This Thrilling Oil Shampoo Uncovers the Full Natural Lustre and Sparkle of Your Hair... Leaves Dry, i a Brittle Hair Soft, Easy to Manage! 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I didn’t want to go into pictures, you know. When the Warner Brothers’ cast- ing director saw me in ‘Green Grow the Lilacs’ at Jean Muir’s Workshop and offered me a contract, I said, ‘I don’t want to do pictures. Let’s not talk about it’ I wanted to go on the stage. I still do. I was never a movie fan. I didn’t go to the movies when I was a kid ex- cept on Saturdays when it rained and there was a good serial playing. “I don’t know where I got the idea of going on the stage. Not at home, certainly. I didn’t do any of the things I read that other girls who wanted to go on the stage did when they were kids. I didn’t strike poses in front of mirrors. I didn’t come down to breakfast as Cleo- patra one morning and Cinderella the next morning. The boys would have seen to that, in any case. “I had parts in school plays but no more than other girls. When I graduated from high school, however, I knew that the time had come. The family expected me to go to college. I said ‘I will not go to college. I want to learn to be an actress. Where can I learn?’ No one knew. Then Mother read an advertise- ment in the paper about Jean Muir’s Workshop in Los Angeles. You know what happened after that. “I finally signed the contract because I got to thinking that it would be fun to be financially independent at seven- teen and because I could finance myself on the stage with money I made in pictures. Now that I’m in them, I like pictures. I’m learning a lot. It’s not apple polishing to say that you couldn’t work with Bette Davis and Paul Muni without learning a lot. It’s a swell inter- lude, but it is an interlude! “T stiil don’t want to be a glamour girl. I don’t want to be a ‘well-known MODERN SCREEN Believe it or not, you're soon going to see ‘Gone With the Wind." Ann Ruth- erford plays Scarlett's sister, Careen, in the movie of the famous novel. star.’ A well-known star gets mobbed in public and if I got mobbed in public it would scare the daylights out of me. I won’t pose for leg art. I’m not in pic- tures for my figure. I won’t dye my hair. If anyone should ask me to remove my freckles I’'d say, ‘I won’t, I like them.’ When they tell me I should dress up more, I say, ‘No, I’m comfortable the way I am.’ I make myself up, do my own hair, my own nails—when they get done. “I won’t have ‘studio romances.’ Not that I’m in love with anyone now,” Jane was continuing. “It’s not that. But I have a great respect for love and when it does happen to me I won’t want to think that I kicked it around, like a cheap toy, for self-exploitation. When love and marriage come to me, they’re going to be my own affair. Of course, I still say that Pll give up my career for marriage when I really fall in love. But I can’t even think about it now.” I thought, she can’t “even think about it now,” because she hasn’t enough “left over” to think about it with. When she finished Lennie’s death scene in “We Are Not Alone,” she fainted dead away. During the whole six weeks she was making that picture, she never went out once, not once. She’d go home, fall up the stairs and into bed, saying, “Don’t speak to me, don’t even ask me to eat, just leave me alone, please.” “T don’t like show,” said Jane, our luncheon concluded. “I don’t like con- spicuousness. If by some fluke I should ever become important, I’d get more and more inconspicuous. My clothes would get plainer and plainer. My car would get smaller and darker. I probably wouldn’t go out at all. I just want to be real, to be me, however simple and plain \ and ‘average’ being me may be. If that’s being a rebel, then put me down as one.” WHERE DID YOU HEAR ABOUT BAD BREATH, SNOOKUMS ? »-- MAKES TEETH SPARKLE! Di, “Colgate’s special pen- etrating foam gets into hidden crevices be- tween your teeth... helps your toothbrush clean out decaying food particlesand 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.” SLOP LEP TIONED S ERNE IF WHAT, HONEY? WHAT DID FROM TOMMY. HE SAYS HIS DADDY IS YOUR BOSS--AND HIS DADDY SAYS you’D MAKE LOTS MORE MONEY IF... NO, HONEY, WE AREN'T RICH, BUT WE ARE RICHER-- THANKS TO DADDY'S SMART LITTLE SWEETHEART! OUGHT TO SEE YOUR DENTIST ABOUT BAD BREATH DADDY. AUS DADDY SAYS SO TESTS SHOW THAT MUCH BAD BREATH COMES FROM DECAYING FOOD PARTICLES AND STAGNANT SALIVA AROUND TEETH THAT AREN'T CLEANED PROPERLY. | RECOMMEND COLGATE DENTAL CREAM. ITS SPECIAL PENETRATING FOAM REMOVES THESE ODOR-BREEDING DEPOSITS. AND 7 vance 9), GIANT 3B ¢ OVER TWICE AS MUCH

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EN- Rome(r)o Don’t you think we’ve all been taking Cesar Romero’s fine acting too much for granted? I have seen him in so many varied roles and he has always turned in a per- fect performance. I have become so ac- customed to this that I just sit back complacently and expect him to portray a man about town, a very polished scoundrel, an uncouth greasy Mexican or a westerner with equal versatility. I go to see a picture in which the star has been “lauded to the skies” and come away remembering Cesar Romero’s per- formance. So I began wondering if there were not many like myself, who have been taking him too much for granted, not realizing that the pictures we have liked best and remembered longest were the ones in which Romero did another fine bit of work—Edwina Erhardt, Kan- sas City, Mo. Believe It Or Not Producers have been struggling vainly for years to find some expensive formula to substitute for the one primary picture requirement—namely, a good story. But to date there simply isn’t any such animal. Lavish sets won’t do the trick, fashion parades won’t, and most em- phatically neither will merely the ap- pearance of some glamour personality. So what? I suggest the careful con- sideration of stories, whether those stories were written by a big name or some unknown. Just recall to mind “It Hap- pened One Night,” which wasn’t even taken from a best-seller. It was a picture made from a run-of-the-mill magazine yarn entitled “Night Bus.” But did it wham the box-office? Oh DID it! Then there was “Goodbye Mr. Chips,” a tender So you've just left a movie and are bursting to tell the world about it! take pen and paper and speak your piece! Was it the poorest you've ever sat through? of “discovering a star?” All the fans in the country are curious to know what you're thinking. little tale of an aging schoolmaster. And you've seen what it did, too. There has been such a long list of costly flops and so very few really worthy pictures that the object lesson is too plain to ignore. Stories, and only stories are what a pro- duction stands or falls by, Mr. Holly- wood Producer, believe it or not!—C. I. Dunlop, Vancouver, Can. "Figuratively" Speaking - Jean Parker, in my opinion, has the most beautiful shape in Hollywood, but does she have to show it quite so much? Rare indeed are pictures of her fully clothed in an outfit that isn’t skin tight. Even in her movies, her too form-fitting clothes makes one conscious of her figure rather than her fine acting ability. Bath- ing beauty pictures are all right in their place, but I am sure that Miss Parker must own some dresses, too.—Patricia Cavanaugh, Duluth, Minn. SAN GNOW WHITE * Wil POC TA AU HN see THE WIZARD. OF OZ Young In Heart Had youth-seeking Ponce de Leon lived today, he need not have been dis- appointed in his quest! Thanks to the movies, particularly such delightful ones as “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and even more recently, “The Wizard of Oz,’ he might have ever so. enjoyably recaptured his youth without forfeiting the comfort and wisdom of age. For we grownups were all youngsters again at these two wonderfully young frolics, with that mental fountain of youth as near as our neighborhood movie emporium, which places the latter in the invaluable service of rejuvenating audiences in the “modern screen” manner! Thus, unashamed, I admit I’m looking forward to “Pinocchio” just as much as Fans, Was it the best one you've ever seen? Did some newcomer give you the thrill Was it a supporting role of a veteran that entranced you? You have your favorites and pet peeves and so have they. They'll argue with you, but that’s the fun! to ten writers of the most original and interesting letters. 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the kiddies are, and I’m grateful to those producers who know grownups relish fairy tales of youth so magically recap- tured for us via the “Wizard of Oz” man- ner.—Mrs. U. A. Stone, B’klyn, N. Y. Listen, Hollywood | We’re worried! We may appear rest- less, critical and unappreciative of Holly- wood’s efforts to please us, but We, the People, have a gnawing worry for our futures, due to war clouds nearing our own horizons. If Hollywood will give us something to think about, something to tease our minds, make us forget these worries for just a few hours, we'll be grateful! We like murder mysteries again, we’re ripe for “continued pictures” using plen- ty of plot and conflict. Comedies not too silly are good: And, couldn’t you please run a series of shorts, contest-fashion, with ‘something for us to “guess about,” giving theatre tickets away as prizes? And please go easy on the war pic- tures. Help us keep our emotions on an even keel. For, after all, We, the Peo- ple, are pretty dependent on Hollywood for emotional styles as well as other kinds—Mary Dee Meritt, Camp Bullis, Texas.. Jimmy—Take a Bow James Stewart gave me the surprise of my life in “Mr. Smith Goes To Washing- ton.” I have never particularly admired his acting, thought it rather listless and indifferent, and it was my impression that MODERN SCREEN his portrayals were rather good pictures of himself. But in this film his work is superior, something to “rave” about. He manifested acting ability of the highest order; in fact I think he deserves the Academy Award (and I saw “Goodbye Mr. Chips”). The entire cast of “Mr. Smith Goes To Washington” was splen- did, but Jimmy’s portrayal was outstand- ingly fine, something “especially special.” —Ann C. Kath, Cinn., Ohio. Match-Makers, Ahoy! Women are natural born match-makers and I’m no exception. I want the people I love above everything, to be happily married. This leads me to be forever matching them up, yet I cannot recall one case where they married my choice. For instance there were Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell, simply made for each other, and what happened? For two full years I tried to marry Nelson Eddy to my superb Jeanette, and what happened? 4 Now I have a brand new worry. _ It’s that tow-headed Mickey Rooney I’ve | DONT WANT LOVE TO PASS ME BY...| THATS WHY ! GUARD AGAINST DRY, LIFELESS "MIDDLE-AGE’ SKIN! } MEN,YOU REALLY CAN'T BLAME THEM, BABS, FOR NOT FALLING IN LOVE WITH GIRLS WHO HAVE DRY, LIFELESS, OLD- LOOKING SKIN ! GUARD AGAINST IT, SUE ? | JUST DON’T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO KEEP MY SKIN SOFT AND RES SMooTH! | « THANKS FOR THE BEAUTY ADVICE, SUE ! I’M GOING TO START USING PALMOLIVE ! MAYBE IT WILL SOLVE MY COMPLEXION PROBLEM, THEN LOVE WON'T PASS ME BY! (Made ete Ole O74 x KEEP SKIN SOFT, SMOOTH, YOUNG 87 Ten fans win prizes each month for frank and lively letters! Have you tried? loved since his portrayal of Puck. Why can’t the brat go on playing baseball and have a yardful of dogs and ducks to love? Oh, no, he’s got to grow up. I saw this in “Babes in Arms” where he simply bowled me over with his gigantic capacity to love things—and of course girls. Oh well, I may as well out with it. Why doesn’t Mickey give Judy his music pin in real life, give it to her for keeps?—Hsther L. Nelson, Abilene, Texas. Counseling Loy Open letter to Myrna Loy: You’ve been my favorite movie star for years, even before you became “Mrs. Thin Man.” To me you’ve always been “The Lady With Her Wits About Her.” I guess that’s why I squirm so when I see you cast in pictures where you have to go completely berserk. Miss Loy, your fans think you're a little out of your element when you're cast as a flighty young woman, weeping, stewing, waving your arms and throwing fits in a picture. I hope the producers realize this too. Your fans like you gay and witty, but you're not the type to go ga-ga on us. You’ve usually been the lady who’s calm, cool, possessed. It gives us other gals something to aim for. Maybe that’s why I’m glad your next picture is to be an- other “Mrs. Thin Man.” Imagine Nora having hysterics!—Mrs. Jasper Robb, Rapid City, S. D. Tyrone vs. Garfield The other day my friends and I had HOW PALMOLIVE, MADE WITH OLIVE OIL, HELPS KEEP SKIN SMOOTH, ALLURING! / IN ALL FAIRNESS TOTHE Y BUT HOW CANI | WHY DON'T YOU TRY PALMOLIVE SOAP ? YOU SEE, PALMOLIVE IS MADE WITH OLIVE AND PALM OILS, NATURE’S FINEST BEAUTY AIDS. THAT’S WHY ITS LATHER IS SO DIFFERENT, SO GOOD FOR DRY, LIFELESS SKIN! IT CLEANSES SO THOROUGHLY YET SO GENTLY THAT IT LEAVES SKIN SOFT AND SMOOTH. . .COMPLEXIONS RADIANT !

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With the face of an angel, so shining and bright, His manners so courtly, so smooth, and so right; He’s built like Adonis—so hard and so lean, Begorrah, he’d thrill most any colleen!” To which I replied: “So—he’s dark and dusty and crude—says you! Well, Ty’s a fudge sundae, just sickening with goo. Sure, Garfield’s the sun, while the moon is Tyrone, f Which reflects the sun’s light,. having none of its own! If Power’s an angel, it’s John with fools tread, : Who'll rush in to waken the hearts Ty’s left dead! —Mrs. Miriam Wood, Merchantville, N. J. Three Cheers Until “Full Confession” and Joseph Calleia, I was getting a strange picture of the priesthood from the movie follow- ers of fine actor Spencer Tracy. Did you, too, imagine that all priests had tousled hair, Irish maps, and impudent nick- names like Tim, Jim, Mike and Joe? These brawny fellows resorted to fists in every pinch, yet never lost their sunny dispositions. They talked a slang jargon with a gangster twist. Now, I have seen another kind of priest, thanks to the flame and subtlety, the grace and fanaticism, of Joseph Cal- leia’s “Father Loma.” In his great scenes he was superb as he invariably is in any part. But in those tender moments with his frisky pup he reached closer to the heart and soul of his character than any of his predecessors. Every year versatile Calleia’s genius for making poignant, moving men out of lay figures is seen anew. He is equalled by few actors and surpassed by none. At least four times he has deserved an “Osear” for his supporting roles. This time, too, he offers a tremendous chal- lenge, but as a star.—Virginia Coffman, Oakland, Cal. EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL (Continued from page 43) I got the brush off. He suggested that I go to the Pasadena Playhouse. ‘I was “there four years and I need money now!’ I exclaimed with little diplomacy. “I told you I believe in luck. Well, here’s how I got my Metro contract. Maurice Ankrum, a splendid actor, was taken to Paramount by Nat Goldstone, a new agent. Goldstone happened to say he needed a juvenile. Ankrum put on a rave about me. Later, Ankrum phoned and tipped me off as to how to proceed. ‘Don’t be in when this agent calls you,’ he said. Goldstone was frantic when I wasn’t in several times. Finally, I made an appointment with him. He liked me, bought me a new suit to wear to the studios, got me a test at Paramount and I was offered a stock contract at $75 a week. He wouldn’t let me take it. “He brought me out to Metro one afternoon at five. The casting director said, ‘We can’t give him a test; they’re too expensive. But they’re testing two new girls, Ann Dvorak and Karen Mor- ley, for a role in Marion Davies’ next picture. He can go down and see if he can play Leslie Howard to them if he wants to.’ “Well, I stepped in with the girls and stood there, dumbfounded by the chalk marks, like a wooden Indian. After it was over, the test director said, Say, would you stay tonight and stooge in an- other test I’ve got to make of some so- ciety girl?’ Funny, there was my luck again. The girl was so bad that he was irritated into focusing on me rather than her and wound up by finally di- recting me.” One week later, the agent called Bob and told him to meet him at Metro. When he arrived he was handed a nine- teen-page thing, full of whereases and to-wits, and told to sign it. He had never seen a contract before. “I didn’t react,” he said. “I just went totally blank.” But that night he dated his. one-time sweetheart. Even marriage didn’t automatically transform him into the staid citizen he is supposed to be, according to the typical Young write-ups. When he’d been mar- ried a year, he decided to buy a house in Beverly Hills. “When I recall the gall I had. I’d had my option taken up for another year but I was facing a twelve- week layoff without pay. I argued the studio into advancing me $5,000 on my future salary, as the down payment on the house. I got a first mortgage from a bank, and the people I bought it from took a second. It was ego and blind faith.” Now he owns a ranch and has this town place up for sale. “Yep, I’ve been lucky, because some folks are dogged by bad breaks and things go wrong all their lives. I studied acting, yes; but if I hadn’t had those breaks, the preparation would have done no good. Half the time I resolve to march up to the front office and do my share of kicking for better roles. ‘All right,’ I say to myself, ‘ll be a ham! Ill barge up there and scream my brains out for the parts I'd like.’ Then I remember the fellows outside the studio gates. I consider how lucky I’ve been, and don’t say a word.” At present, Bob is portraying a grand role in “Northwest Passage” with Spen- cer Tracy. It is a story of pre-Revolu- tionary days, when Maine was still a frontier. 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Carrillo, Leo Married to Edith Shakespeare and has an adopted daughter, nineteen. Carroll, Madeleine Divorce rumors notwithstanding, she’s still the wife of Captain Philip Astley, an English officer whom she wed in 1932. Carver, Lynne She’s married to Nicholas Nayfack, film executive. Her only “ex” is Dr. R. C. McClung of Birmingham, Alabama. Chaplin, Charles Paulette Goddard is the third Mrs. Chaplin. They were reportedly married aboard his yacht in June of 1934. His first wife was Mildred Harris, and his second, Lita Grey, who at the time of divorce was given custody of their two sons. Claire, Ina Starred in a rapid-fire elopement on March 17, 1939, when she married Wil- liam R. Wallace, San Francisco attorney. Her two previous husbands were James Whitake, a Chicago newspaperman, and the late John Gilbert. Connolly, Walter One marriage—to Nedda Harrigan of the Broadway stage. Has a daughter, fifteen. Cooper, Gary Since December, 1933, has been married to Veronica Balfe, social registerite who appeared in motion pictures under the name of Sandra Shaw. They have one child, a daughter, born Sept. 15, 1937. Crisp, Donald _Lives simply, with wife Jane Murfin, a scenario writer. MODERN SCREEN MATRIMONIAL SCOREBOARD (Continued from page 33) Crosby, Bing Four times a father—Gary, aged seven, twins Phillip and Dennis, five, and Lind- say, two. Bing’s wife is Dixie Lee. Cummings, Robert He’s married to Vivian Janis, former Ziegfeld Follies beauty. Date: February 27, 1935. Curtis, Alan He and Priscilla Lawson are process of calling it quits. Darrieux, Danielle Has been Mme. Henri Decoin for the past four years. Her husband is a French director and playwright. Darro, Frankie Married to Aloha Wray, actress. Davis, Bette Was divorced from Harmon O. Nelson on January 20, 1939. Davis, Joan Her manager teamed her with Si Wills and they were married five months after they met. One daughter, Beverly, six years old. : Dee, Frances None more happily wedded. She’s the wife of Joel McCrea, and the mother of two sons, one five and the other four. Del Rio, Dolores Married Jaime del Rio in 1921 and di- vorced him in 1928. Her second husband is Cedric Gibbons, art director for a major studio. Devine, Andy ; Was married in 1933 to Dorothy Irene House .. . has two sons of his own and is the friend of every youngster within in the five miles of his ranch in Van Nuys. Dickson, Gloria Keeps house for Pere Westmore, Holly- wood’s famous make-up artist. They were married on June 20, 1938. Dietrich, Marlene Rudolph Sieber, German film director, is the lucky man. Their only child, Maria, was born in 1925. Dix, Richard Divorced his first wife, Winifred Coe, in 1933 and married his secretary, Virginia Webster, in 1934. Children: twin sons by his present wife, and a daughter by his first. Donat, Robert Has a wife, two sons and a daughter and lives in Hampstead, England. Donlevy, Brian Followed the civil ceremony with a re- ligious one when he married Marjorie Lane in December of 1936. It was his second leap. Douglas, Melvyn The husband of Helen Gahagan, Broad- way stage star. Two children by his present wife and one by a previous marriage. Drew, Ellen But two men in her life; Fred Wallace, her husband, and their small son, Skipper. Dunne, Irene One marriage—to Dr. Francis Griffin. Missy, christened Mary Frances, is their daughter by adoption. Dvorak, Ann Film director Leslie Fenton is the head WHEN NERVOUS TENSION GETS YOU DOWN JUST USE THIS GUM FROM HAVOR-TOWN It is always refreshing and restful. Your choice of Peppermint, Spearmint, Oralgum and 3 flavors of Beechies (candy coated) — Peppermint, Spearmint and Pepsin. Below is the famous “‘flavor’’ town of Canajo- harie, N.Y.— known for Beech-Nut quality i and flavor.

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She married Harry Joe Brown a month later, and they have a five-year-old son. Ellison, James Actress Grace Durkin said the word in April, 1937. Erikson, Leif Fell in love with Frances Farmer and lost no time getting married. Erwin, Stuart The beauteous June Collyer retired from the screen when she married the com- edian. They have a son, seven, and a daughter, four. Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr. On April 22, 1939, he stepped to the altar with the very social Mrs. Mary Lee Ep- ling Hartford. It was a second marriage for both. The first Mrs. F. was Joan Crawford. Farmer, Frances See Leif Erikson. Farrell, Glenda One marriage which didn’t take. Tommy, her eleven-year-old son, attends a Hollywood military academy. Faye, Alice Still married to Tony Martin. They’ve had a second anniversary. Fazenda, Louise The wife of Hal Wallis, motion picture executive. Their son, Brent, will be six on April 10th. Fields, W. C. One unhappy marriage. One grown son. Fitzgerald, Geraldine Her husband is Edward Lindsay-Hogg; he writes songs and breeds horses. Flynn, Errol Became the husband of Lili June 19, 1935. Fonda, Henry Divorced from Margaret Sullavan in 1933; married socialite Frances Seymour Brokaw in 1936. Their daughter was born = mage Case Damita December 22, 1937; step-daughter is eight years old. Fontaine, Joar See Brian Aherne. Foran, Dick Married Ruth Hollingsworth on June 7, 1937. Two sons. Foster, Preston The husband of Gertrude Warren, a non-professional, and the father of a year-old daughter by adoption. Francis, Kay Was successively married to William Gaston, John Meehan, F. Dwight Fran- cis and Kenneth MacKenna. Furness, Betty Band leader Johnny Green has been making music for her since Nov. 26, 1937. Gaal, Franciska Her husband, Dr. Francis Dajkovich re- linquished—his practice in Budapest to be with her in Hollywood. Gable, Clark Less than a month after his divorce from Rhea Langham, came his long-awaited marriage to Carole Lombard. The date: March 29, 1939. His first mate was Josephine Dillon, Hollywood dramatic coach. Carole is the ex-wife of William Powell. They were divorced in 1933. Garfield, John He and the former Roberta Mann wanted a baby and couldn’t afford one, so they went to Hollywood. Now they have a daughter whose name is Catherine. Gargan, William Autographing checks for a lass named Pat. They have two sons, Leslie and Barrie. Gaynor, Janet Eloped with Gilbert Adrian, fashion de- signer, on August 14, 1939. Her only other matrimonial venture was in 1929 when she wed Lydell Peck, a San Fran- cisco attorney. They were divorced in 1933. George, Gladys Divorced from Edward H. Fowler, mil- lionaire paper manufacturer. Married to actor, Leonard Penn. Gleason, James With Lucille Webster, has created Hol- lywood’s Number One Phenomenon. They’ve been married since 1906! Son Russell is an actor, too. Goddard, Paulette At sixteen, wedded Edgar James, son of a wealthy lumberman. When they were divorced in 1932, she reportedly received his best wishes and $100,000 to boot. At | Meet the Allan Jones family— nine-year-old Gail, two - year - old Jackie, Papa Allan and Mama Irene Hervey. The little girl is Irene's by a former marriage. 20 ie iene

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present she is Mrs. Charles Chaplin. Gorcey, Leo Proving a fellow can’t be a kid forever, this Dead Ender married Katherine Mar- vis on May 19th, 1939. Grable, Betty Her divorce from Jackie Coogan will be final in September, 1940. Grant, Cary Married briefly to Virginia Cherrill. Gravet, Fernand His big romance was—and is—Jeanne Renard, French star, who answers also to the name of Mme. Gravet. Grey, Nan After a romance of more than a year, she became Mrs. Jackie Westrope on May 4, 1939. Her husband is a nationally known jockey. Gurie, Sigrid On August 6, 1939, married Dr. Laurence C. Spangard. Her first husband was Thomas W. Stewart, a leather goods salesman. Hale, Alan His union with Gretchen Hartman has been blessed with two children. Haley, Jack His vaudeville partner, Florence Mc- Fadden, thought he was so funny she married him. They have two youngsters. Hardwicke, Sir Cedric Appeared with Helena Pickard in one of his stage plays and married her shortly afterwards. Hardy, Oliver Divorced from Myrtle Lee in 1937. Hayward, Louis Staved off wedding bells for three years; wanted to achieve stardom before he tied the knot. Married Ida Lupino Novem- ber 17, 1938. MODERN SCREEN Hayworth, Rita Matrimonial score: Eddie C. Judson. Herbert, Hugh F Was married in his vaudeville days; still has the same wife. Hersholt, Jean Uninterruptedly married for more than twenty-five years to Via Anderson, thereby setting good example for son Alan and his actress-bride, Osa Massen. Hervey, Irene Has been married for the past four years to Allan Jones. They have a son, two. Irene’s daughter by her first marriage has been legally adopted by Allan. Hiller, Wendy Her husband is Ronald Gow; daughter is exactly one year old. One marriage, to their Hodges, Joy Became Mrs. Gilbert Doorly last Sep- tember. Hubby is assistant managing editor of Omaha World-Herald. Holden, Fay Married early and permanently to David Clyde. Holt, Jack Divorced from Margaret Wood, St. Paul socialite. Two children: actor, Tim Holt, who is married to Virginia Ashcroft, and a daughter, Elizabeth. Hope, Bob His wife is Dolores Reade; she sings and stooges for him in his personal appear- ances. They have an adopted daughter, Linda, and expect to adopt a two-year- old brother for her. Hopkins, Miriam Recently divorced from Anatole Litvak. There were two previous marriages—to Brandon Peters and the late Austin Parker. Ten-year-old Michael is her son by adoption. Howard, Leslie Married to Ruth Martin and has two children, a son and daughter. Hudson, Rochelle Has been Mrs. Hal Thompson since Au- gust 16, 1939. Her husband is a sequence director at the Walt Disney studios. Hume, Benita See Ronald Colman. Hunter, lan His wife is Casha Pringle, well-known English actress. Two boys. Huston, Walter Nan Sutherland became his third wife in November, 1931. His only son is a writer. Jenkins, Allen Married since 1933. One child. 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Lys, Lya Has been married and divorced and pre- fers not to talk about it. MacDonald, Jeanette Became the wife of Gene Raymond on June 16, 1937. MacLane, Barton One marriage, one divorce for him. MacMurray, Fred He’s married to Lillian Lamont, a former show girl. Their date with the preacher was on June 20, 1936. March, Fredric His wife’s name is a familiar one to Broadway theatre-goers; it’s Florence Eldridge. They were married in the fall of 1936 and have two children—Penny and Tony, both adopted. Marshall, Brenda Her three-year-old son stems from real theatrical stock. His dad is the prom- inent stage star, Richard Gaines. Marshall, Herbert Divorced from Mollie Maitland and sep- arated from his second wife, Edna Best, whom he married in 1928. One daughter, born May 25, 1933. Martin, Mary Her heart belongs to Larry, her eight- year-old son. His father is Ben J. Hage- man, whom Mary married when she was in her early teens. Marx Bros. 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Page, Gale Secured an October divorce from Fred- erick Tritschler of Chicago. They have one son, five. Parker, Cecilia Married Dick Baldwin, actor, June 2, 1938. Parker, Jean It was love at first sight for Jean and newspaperman, George E. MacDonald. They were wed March 1, 1936. Divorce suit pending. Patrick, Gail She’s Mrs. Robert Cobb, wife of the Hollywood restaurateur. The date: De- cember 16, 1936. Payne, John Was introduced to Anne Shirley at a cocktail party, proposed within a week, and married her one month later on August 22, 1937. His gift to her on their second anniversary was an eighty-carat topaz. Pendleton, Nat His first wife died when their daughter was born. His second marriage, which lasted seven years, was recently called off. Pidgeon, Walter Separated from, but on good terms with, Ruth Walker, whom he married in 1931. Has one daughter by his first wife who died in childbirth in 1921. 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MODERN SCREEN ; 4 (Continued from page 49 ) REAL NAME SCREEN NAME BIRTHPLACE BIRTHDATE HEIGHT WEIGHT EYES HAIR EDUCATION Barrymore, Lionel Lionel Blythe Philadelphia, Pa. Apr. 28, 1878 6/0” 155 Blue Grey Private Schools Barthelmess, Richard Richard Barthelmess New York, N. Y. May 9, 1897 5'9” 150 Brown Brown Trinity College Bartholomew, Fred Fred Bartholomew London, England Mar. 28, 1924 5’ 6” 115 Brown Brown Private Schools Baxter, Warner “Warner Baxter Columbus, Ohio Mar. 29, 1893 5/1034” 150 Brown Brown High School Beery, Wallace Wallace Beery Kansas City, Mo. Apr. 1, 1889 6'1’ 189 Hazel Brown Chase School Bellamy, Ralph Ralph Bellamy Chicago, Il. June 17, 1905 6%” 189 Blue Brown High School | Benchley, Robert Robert Benchley Worcester, Mass. Sept. 15, 1889 5’ 7” 160 Brown Brown Harvard University | Bennett, Constance Constance Bennett New York, N. Y. Oct. 22, 1905 5’ 4” 110 Blue Blonde Private Schools Bennett, Joan Joan Bennett Palisades, N. J. Feb. 27, 1910 5'3” 110 Blue Blonde Private Schools Benny, Jack Benny Kubelsky Chicago, Ill. Feb. 14, 1895 5/9” 150 Blue Brown Public School Bergen, Edgar Edgar Berggren Chicago, Ill. Feb. 16, 1903 5’ 8” 135 Blue Blonde Northwestern Univ. Bergman, Ingrid Ingrid Bergman Stockholm, Sweden Aug. 22,1917 5 6” 120 Hazel Blonde Lyceum for Flickor Blondell, Joan Rose Blondell New York, N. Y. Aug. 30, 1909 5’ 4” 120 Grey Blonde Public School Bogart, Humphrey Humphrey Bogart New York, N. Y. Dec. 25, 1900 5/11” 150 Brown Black Andover Academy Boland, Mary Mary Boland Detroit, Mich. Jan. 28, 1880 5’ 4” 125 Blue Blonde Sacred Heart Convent Boles, John John Boles Greenville, Texas Oe 27, 10) Wil 185 Blue Brown University of Texas Bolger, Ray Raymond Bolger Boston, Mass. Jan. 10, 1903 5’10%” 135 Blue Brown High School Boyd, William William Boyd Cambridge, Ohio June 5, 1898 6’ 0” 180 Blue Blonde High School Boyer, Charles Charles Boyer Figeac, France Aug. 28, 1899 5/9” 150 Brown Brown Sorbonne Lyceum Bradna, Olympe Olympe Bradna Paris, France Aug. 12, 1920 5’ 3” 115 Brown Black Private Tutors Brent, George George Nolan Dublin, Ireland Mar. 15, 1904 6’1” 170 Hazel Black University of Dublin Brice, Fanny Fannie Borach New York, N. Y. Oct. 29; 1891 517” 135 Green Brown Public School Brook, Clive Clive Brook London, England June 1, 1891 5/11” 149 Grey Brown Private Schools Brooks, Phyllis Phyllis Sciler Boise, Idaho July 18, 1914 5’ 6” 118 Brown Blonde Private Schools Brown, Joe E. Joseph Evan Brown Holgate, Ohio July 28, 1892 5’714” 149 Blue Brown Public School Brown, John Mack John Mack Brown Dothan, Alabama Sept. 1, 1904 6'1” 165 Brown Black University of Alabama Brown, Tom Thomas Brown New York, N. Y. Jan. 6, 1913 5’101%4” 162 Blue Brown Private School Bruce, Virginia Virginia Helen Briggs Minneapolis, Minn. Sept. 29, 1910 5/6” 130 Blue Blonde High School Bryan, Jane Jane O’Brien Hollywood, Calif. June 11, 1918 5’ 3” 113 Grey Brown High School Burke, Billie Ethelbert Burke Washington, D. C. Aug. 7, 1885 5/3” 118 Blue Red Private Schools Burnette, Smiley Lester Burnette Summum, Ill. Mar. 18, 1911 6’ 0” 225 Brown Brown High School : Burns, Bob Robert Burns Van Buren, Ark. Aug. 2, 1896 6/2” 201 Blue Brown University of Arkansas \ : Burns, George Nathan Birnbaum New York, N. Y. Mar. 22, 1900 5’ 9” 151 Grey Brown Public School F ‘ Butterworth, Charles Charles Butterworth South Bend, Ind. July 26, 1899 5/7” 145 Blue Brown Notre Dame University | ij Byington, Spring Spring Byington Denver, Colorado Oct. 17, 1892) 573” 120 Grey Blonde High School | Al Byrd, Ralph Ralph Byrd Dayton, Ohio Apr. 22, 1909 6'1” 180 Brown Black High School | H H Cabot, Bruce Jacques de Bujac Carlsbad, N. M. Apr. 20, 1904 6/114” 180 Grey Brown Univ. of New Mexico t i Cagney, James James Cagney New York, N. Y. July 17, 1904 5’81%4” 150 Brown Red Columbia University i Campbell, Louise Louise Weisbecker Chicago, Ill. May 30, 1915 5/4” 105 Hazel Brown Northwestern Univ. 1 | Cantor, Eddie Isidore Iskowitz New York, N. Y. Jan. 31, 1893 5'7” 135 Brown Black Public School ; Carlson, Richard Richard Carlson Albert Lee, Minn. Apr. 29, 1912 6/0” 170 Hazel Brown Univ. of Minnesota iH \ Carradine, John Richmond Carradine New York, N. Y. Feb. 5, 1906 6'1” 150 Green Black Private Schools 4 Carrillo, Leo Leo Carrillo Los Angeles, Calif. Aug. 6, 1899 5/10” 178 Brown Black Loyola University i Carroll, Madeleine Madeleine Carroll W. Bromwich, Eng. Feb. 26, 1908 5/4” 115 Blue Blonde Birmingham Univ. | b| Carver, Lynne Virginia Sampson Lexington, Ky. Sept. 13, 1909 5’6” 119 Grey Auburn Private Schools hi Chandler, Chick Fehmer Chandler Kingston, -N. Y. Jan. 18, 1905 5/9” 140 Green Brown Military School 1 Chaplin, Charles Charles Chaplin London, England Apr. 16, 1889 5’ 6” 130 Brown Grey Public Schools iy Chester, Hally Harold Repatsky Brooklyn, N. Y. Mar. 6, 1921 5’ 4” 128 Grey Blonde High School i Claire, Ina Ina Claire Fagan Washington, D. C. Oct. 15,°1892 5’ 6” 120 Hazel Blonde Holy Cross Academy h | Colbert, Claudette Lily Chauchion Paris, France Sept. 13, 1905 5/5” 103 Brown Black High School ; i Colman, Ronald Ronald Colman Richmond,Surrey,Eng. Feb. 9, 1891 5/11” 158 Brown Brown Hadley School i Connolly, Walter Walter Connolly Cincinnati, Ohio Apr. 8, 1888 5/9” 190 Brown Brown University of Dublin he Cooper, Gary Frank J. Cooper Helena, Mont. May 7, 1901 6’ 2” 175 Blue Brown Iowa College 1 Cooper, Jackie Jack Cooper Los Angeles, -Calif. Sept. 15, 1922 5/9” 145 Hazel Brown Private Tutors ft Crawford, Joan Lucille LeSueur Cassin San Antonio, Tex. Mar. 23, 1908 5/4” 130 Blue Brown Private Schools i 4 Cromwell, Richard Roy Radabaugh Los Angeles, Calif. Jan. 8, 1910 5’10” 148 Blue Brown High School | : Crosby, Bing Harry Lillis Crosby Tacoma, Wash. May 2, 1904 5'9” 165 Blue Brown Gonzaga College bie Cummings, Robert Charles Cummings Joplin, Missouri June 9, 1910 6/1” 178 Blue Brown Carnegie Tech i i Curtis, Dick Richard Dye Newport, Ky. May 11, 1902 6/3” 204 Blue Brown High School ! i Dale, Virginia Virginia Paxton Charlotte, N. C. Nov. 8, 1921 5/3” 110 Blue Blonde High School i 4 Darnell, Linda Monetta Darnell Dallas, Texas Oct. 16, 1923 5’ 5” 109 Brown Brown High School } Darrieux, Danielle Danielle Darrieux Bordeaux, France May 1, 1917 5’5” 118 Hazel Brown High School i} Darro, Frankie Frank Johnson Chicago, Il. Dec. 22, 1917 5'3” 114 Brown Brown Lawlor’s School j Davis, Bette Ruth Elizabeth Davis Lowell, Mass. Apron Lo08masoe 108 Blue Blonde Cushing Academy | i Day, Laraine Loraine Johnson Roosevelt, Utah Och w3sS 1919 S057 112 Blue Brown High School : ii Dee, Frances Frances Dee Los Angeles, Calif. Nov. 26, 1907 5’ 3” 108 Blue Brown University of Chicago f i; DeHavilland, Olivia Olivia DeHavilland Tokyo, Japan July 1, 1916 5’ 4” 107 Brown Brown Notre Dame Convent i) a Del Rio, Dolores Lolita Dolores Martinez Durango, Mexico Aug. 3, 1905 5’3%” 115 Black Black St. Joseph’s Convent | i Devine, Andy Andrew Devine Flagstaff, Arizona Octipe e905 mGu2e 245 Blue Brown Arizona State College j Dickson, Gloria Thais Dickeson Pocatello, Idaho Aug. 13, 1917 5/4” 113 Grey Blonde High School i\ i (Continued on page 98) ae | 96 :

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(Continued from page 95) Raye, Martha ; On May 30th, 1937, eloped with Buddy Westmore and divorced him September 28, 1938. Ten days later married David Rose, Hollywood composer. Read, Barbara : Divorced from William Paul, artist. Rice, Florence i A youthful marriage to Sidney ‘Smith ended abruptly. Has been married to actor, Robert Wilcox, since March, 1939. Ritz Bros. oy) i Jimmy, husband of Ruth Hilliard, radio singer; Al, married to Annette Nelson; Harry’s young wife, Charlotte Green- field, died of pneumonia last October. Robinson, Edward G. Married to Gladys Lloyd, former stage star, and has adopted her daughter. Their own son, Manny, is six. Robson, May Was made a widow twice, a grandmother several times. Rogers, Ginger ‘ Was married at sixteen to a vaudeville actor named Jack Culpepper. She di- vorced him in 1931 and married Lew Ayres on November 14, 1934. Ross, Shirley Has been married to radio agent, Ken Dolan, since September 18, 1938. Ruggles, Charles ! Two marriages; two divorces. Scott, Randolph Separated from Mariana DuPont Somer- ville, wealthy divorcee. Schildkraut, Joseph His wife is Marie McKay, a non-pro- fessional. Shearer, Norma Widow of Irving Thalberg. Two children, Irving, Jr., nine, and Katharine, four. Sheridan, Ann See Edward Norris. Shirley, Anne: See John Payne. Sidney, Sylvia Now Mrs. Luther Adler; formerly Mrs. Bennett Cerf. Son born last October. Singleton, Penny On November 22, 1939, after two years of marriage, filed suit for divorce from dentist, Lawrence Scroggs Singleton. Sothern, Ann Band leader Roger Pryor is Ann’s hus- band. They were wed in 1936 and have a twelve-year-old adopted son. Stanwyck, Barbara 4 Divorced from Frank Fay and married to Robert Taylor. Has an adopted son, Dion, seven. Starrett, Charles Married in his senior year at Dartmouth to Mary McKinnon. Has nine-year-old twin sons. Stone, Lewis Lives a very normal, happy life with his third wife, the former Hazel Woof. Two daughters by his first wife, both in their twenties and married. Stuart, Gloria Her experimental marriage to Gordon Newell ended in divorce. Married writer Arthur Sheekman in 1934. They have a three-year-old daughter, Sylvia. Sullavan, Margaret The wife of Leland Hayward, actors’ agent, and ex-wife of Henry Fonda and director William Wyler. Two daughters. Talbot, Lyle Has been married to Marguerite Cramer for a great many years. Tamiroff, Akim One marriage, to Tamara Shayne. Taylor, Robert : See Barbara Stanwyck. MODERN SCREEN Tone, Franchot See Joan Crawford. Toomey, Regis His wife is actress, J. Katheryn Scott. Tracy, Lee Eloped with Helen Thomas on July 21, 1938. Tracy, Spencer His marriage to Louise Treadwell dates back to July 28, 1923. Two children, Johnny, thirteen, and Susy, five. Trevor, Claire Became the wife of radio producer, Clark Andrews, in July, 1938. Twelvetrees, Helen Married and divorced twice. Has a six- year-old son by her second marriage. Wayne, John § Lives in a Hollywood apartment with his Venezuelan wife, two sons and a daughter. Weissmuller, Johnny Divorced from Bobbe Arnst in 1931 and from Lupe Velez in 1939. Married Beryl Scott, San Francisco society girl, on August 20, 1939. West, Mae Was reportedly married to Frank Wallace, vaudeville entertainer. Wheeler, Bert Three marriages, two divorces. Present wife, Sally Haines. William, Warren Following a five-year engagement, he married Helen Nelson in 1923. She’s still his one and only. Winninger, Charles Separated but not divorced from Blanche Ring. Wray, Fay Her marriage of ten years, to John Monk -Saunders, ended in divorce in 1938. One daughter, three. Wyman, Jane Married and divorced from a millionaire named Myron Futterman. Young, Loretta At seventeen, eloped with Grant Withers; at eighteen, divorced. One adopted daughter. Young, Robert Married to Elizabeth Henderson. They have two daughters. Young, Roland Seeking divorce from Marjorie Kummer. 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(Continued from page 96) MODERN SCREEN SCREEN NAME REAL NAME BIRTHPLACE BIRTHDATE HEIGHT WEIGHT EYES HAIR EDUCATION Dietrich, Marlene Maria Van Losch Berlin, Germany Dec. 27, 1904 5/5” 120 Blue Gold Private Schools Dix, Richard Ernest Brimmer St. Paul, Minn. July 18, 1895 6/0” 180 Brown Brown Northwestern Univ. Donat, Robert Robert Donat Manchester, England Mar. 18, 1905 6’ 0” 165 Brown Auburn Private Schools Donlevy, Brian Brian Waldo Donlevy Portadown, Ireland Feb. 9, 1905 6'0” 190 Blue Brown St. John’s Academy Douglas, Melvyn Melvyn E. Hesselberg Macon, Georgia Apr. 5, 1901 6'144” 180 Brown Blonde High School Draper, Paul Paul Draper Florence, Italy Oct. 25, 1909 5’11” 190 Blue Red Brooklyn Institute Drew, Ellen Terry Ray Kansas City, Mo. Nov. 23, 1915 5/314” 110 Grey Brown High School Duncan, Charles Charles Duncan Louisville, Ky. Mar. 12, 1920 5’ 6” 128 Blue Blonde High School Dunne, Irene Irene Dunne Louisville, Ky. July 14, 1904 5/4” 115 Grey Brown Private Schools Durbin, Deanna Edna Mae Durbin Winnipeg, Canada Dec. 4, 1922 5’31%” 112 Blue Brown Studio School Ebsen, Buddy Christian R. Ebsen Orlando, Florida Apr. 2, 1904 6/2” 174 Brown Brown University of Florida ' Eddy, Nelson Nelson Eddy Providence, R. I. June 29, 1901 6’ 0” 173 Blue Blonde Normal School Hilers, Sally Sally Eilers New York, N. Y. Dec. 11, 1908 5/3” 110 Brown Auburn High School Ellison, James James Ellison Smith Guthrie Center, lowa May 4, 1910 6'3” 170 Blue Brown High School Erikson, Leif William Anderson Alameda, Calif. Oct. 27, 1914 6’314” 195 Blue Brown Univ. of California Ernest, George George Ruud Hjorth Pittsfield, Mass. Nov. 20, 1921 4’ 8” 86 Blue Blonde High School Erwin, Stuart Stuart Erwin Squaw Valley, Calif. Feb. 14, 1902 5/9” 165 Grey Brown Univ. of California Fairbanks, DouglasJr. Douglas Fairbanks New York,-N. Y. Dec. 9, 1907 6'1” 170 Blue Brown Private Schools Farmer, Frances Frances Farmer Seattle, Wash. Sept. 19, 1914 5’ 6” 124 Hazel Blonde Univ. of Washington Faye, Alice Alice Leppert New York, N. Y. May 5, 1915 5’ 5” 112 Blue Blonde High School Fazenda, Louise Louise Fazenda Lafayette, Ind. June 17, 1895 5/9” 125 Blue Blonde High School Fellows, Edith Edith Fellows Boston, Mass. May 20, 1926 4’ 10” 80 Blue Brown Private Schools Field, Betty Elizabeth Field Boston, Mass. Feb. 8, 1918 5/5” 110 Grey Brown High School Field, Virginia Margaret Field London, England Nov. 4, 1917 5/5” 109 Blue Blonde Private Schools Fields, W. C. Claude W. Dunkenfield Philadelphia, Pa. Feb. 10, 1879 5’ 8” 180 Blue Blonde Public School Fitzgerald, Geraldine Geraldine Fitzgerald Dublin, Ireland Sept. 18, 1914 5/314” 112 Green Auburn Convent Flynn, Errol Errol Flynn Antrim, Ireland June 20, 1909 6’ 2” 180 Brown Brown St. Paul’s School Fonda, Henry Henry Fonda Grand Island, Neb. May 16, 1908 6’1” 170 Blue’ Black Univ. of Minnesota Fontaine, Joan Joan DeHavilland Tokio, Japan Oct. 22,1917 5'334” 110 Hazel Blonde Private Schools Foran, Dick John Nicholas Foran Flemington, N. J. June 8, 1910 62%” 205 Blue Red Princeton University Foster, Preston Preston Foster Ocean City, N. J. Oct. 24, 1902 6/2” 200 Blue Brown High School Francis, Kay Katherine Gibbs Oklahoma City, Okla. Jan. 13, 1905 5/5” 112 Brown Brown Private Schools Gaal, Franciska Fanny Zilverstitch Budapest, Hungary Feb. 1, 1904 5'3” 115 Brown Auburn High School Gable, Clark William Clark Gable Cadiz, Ohio Feb. 1, 1901 6’1” 190 Grey Brown University of Akron Garbo, Greta Margaret Gustafson Stockholm, Sweden Sept. 18, 1906 5/6” 125 Blue Brown Private Schools Garfield, John Jules Garfinkle New York, N. Y. Mar. 4, 1913 5/9” 193 Brown Brown High School Gargan, William William Gargan Brooklyn, N. Y. July 17, 1905 6’ 0” 170 Blue’ Brown High School Garland, Judy Judy Gumm Murfreesboro, Tenn. Jan. 10, 1923 5/3” 110 Brown Brown High School Garson, Greer Greer Garson County Down, Ireland Sept. 20, 1914 5/5” 112 Green Red London University Gaynor, Janet Laura Gainor Philadelphia, Pa. Oct. 6, 1906 5/0” 100 Brown Red High School George, Gladys Gladys Claire Hatton, Maine Sept. 13, 1903 5/3” 115 Hazel Blonde Private School Gleason, James James Gleason New York, N. Y. May 23, 1886 5/10” 140 Blue Brown Public School Gleason, Russell Russell Gleason Portland, Oregon Feb. 6, 1908 6'0” 155 Blue Brown Berkeley College Goddard, Paulette Pauline Levy Great Neck, N. Y. June 3, 1911 5 4” 110 Blue Brown High School Gorcey, David David Gorcey New York, N. Y. Feb. 6, 1921 5/5” 130 Hazel Brown Private Schools Grable, Betty Betty Grable St. Louis, Mo. Dec. 18, 1916 5/3” 106 Blue Blonde High School Grant, Cary Archibald A. Leach Bristol, England Jan. 18, 1909 6'1” 172 Brown Black Fairfield Academy Granville, Bonita Bonita Granville New York, N. Y. Feb. 2, 1923 5/0” 102 Blue Blonde High School Gravet, Fernand Fernand Martens Brussels, Belgium Dec. 25, 1908 5’11” 145 Brown Brown St. Paul’s School Greene, Richard Richard Greene Plymouth, England Aug. 24, 1914 6'0” 170 Grey Brown Card. Vaughn School Grey, Nan Eschol Miller Houston, Texas July 25, 1918 5/5” 115 Blue Blonde High School Grey, Virginia Virginia Grey Hollywood, Calif. Mar. 22, 1916 5’ 5” 117 Blue Blonde High School Gurie, Sigrid Sigrid Gurie Haukelid Brooklyn, N. Y: May 18, 1915 5/5” 110 Blue Brown Private Schools Gwynne, Anne Marguerite G. Trice Waco, Texas Dec. 10, 1918 5/5” 117 Hazel Red Stephens College Hale, Alan Alan McKahn Washington, D. C. Feb. 10, 1892 6’ 2” 210 Blue Blonde High School Hall, Jon Charles Hall Locker Fresno, Calif. Feb. 26, 1913 6/2” 195 Blue Brown Private Schools Hardwicke, Sir Cedric Sir Cedric Hardwicke Stowbridge,England Feb. 19, 1893 5’11” 199 Grey Brown Private Schools Hardy, Oliver Oliver Hardy Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 18, 1892 6/1” 284 Brown Black University of Georgia Hayward, Louis Charles Louis Hayward Johannesburg, So. Afr. Mar. 19, 1909 5/11” 154 Blue Brown St. Sauver College Hayward, Susan Edythe Marrener Brooklyn, N. Y. July 16, 1919 5’3” 108 Hazel Red High School Hae Hayworth, Rita Margarita Cansino New York, N. Y. Oct. 17, 1918 5/ 6” 120 Brown Brown Private Schools i i Heifetz, Jascha Jascha Heifetz Vilna, Poland Feb. 2, 1901 5’'10” 158 Brown Brown Private Tutors a Henie, Sonja Sonja Henie Oslo, Norway Apr. 8, 1913 5/2” 110 Brown Blonde Private Schools i | Henry, William William Henry Los Angeles, Calif. Nov. 19, 1906 5’11” .155 Blue Brown High School | re Herbert, Hugh Hugh Herbert Binghamton, N. Y. Aug. 10, 1887 5’84” 170 Blue Brown Cornell University a: Hersholt, Jean Jean Hersholt Copenhagen, Den. July 12, 1886 5’11” 185 Brown Brown College of Copenhagen fi i) Hervey, Irene Irene Herwick Los Angeles, Calif. July 11, 1910 5/4” 110 Hazel Brown High School We Hiller, Wendy Wendy Hiller Stockport, Eng. Aug. 15, 1912 5'7” 112 Grey Brown Winceley House School ie Hinds, Samuel S. Samuel S. Hinds Brooklyn, N. Y. Apr. 4.1875 5/11” 150 Grey Grey Harvard University 7 BIOGRAPHICAL DATA ON THE REMAINING PERSONALITIES WILL APPEAR IN THE MARCH ISSUE | Sa 98 =a Printed in the U. S. A. by the Art Color Printing Company, Dunellen, No J.

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At left ACTUAL COLOR PHOTO GRAPH. James Callis, North Carolina farmer, shows Misail Agnes Williams—from a near-by farm — a tobaccolj plant in flower, from the fine crop he has raised by U.S, Government methods. jj 4 — = @ ae: pase dey ope fos | | , en 1 / | 4 1a w/e Ge! BS , | \ \ | .~ | ~ . f——) y j m, | a We | / " [ | | ] / \ \ | \ | | \ lad | ] , | | —~s | | jail @ | \ | | y q J ae \e | | | ] \ | 1 1 i | | | | m ] —— —_ e LU 4.8 4 Sia —-.& Fart Se new ideas helped make tobacco better than ever ..and Luckies bought the top-notch grades!” says Luther Herring, 12 years a buyer! Q. “You say Uncle Sam helped tobacco farmers?” MR. HERRING: “Yes. Even though crops vary with weather, U. S. Government methods have made tobacco better than ever during the past few years.” Q. “And Luckies get this better tobacco?” MR.H:“Luckies buy the finer grades, and always did.” Q. “That’s a strong statement.” MR. H: “Well, I see first hand that they buy the prettier lots of tobacco on the warehouse floor. In fact, that’s why Luckies are the 2-to-1 favorite with independent tobacco men. And that’s why I’ve smoked them myself for 2] years.” Try Luckies for a week. You'll find they’re easy on your throat—because the “Toasting” process takes out certain harsh irritants found inall tobacco. Y ou Ilalso find out why— 0 KNOW T Y CKIES 2 TC I, , “a e = Have you \ trieda LUCK lately ?