Modern Screen 1944-09 Vol. 29, No. 4

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te \ Pi Ni a a RO a a a Bi a a Be i a a Ie a a a a a a i i a a a i Bn a a a a a a i a ia ie a i ie a a i i a ee ie Bie a a Published in ‘The greatest this space star of the everymonth screen! We made lots of promises about what to expect in this year of grace and the Number Twenty anniversary of M-G-M. xk k& & * One of the promises was “The White Cliffs of Dover”. And from the success and the opinions, guess we’ve a right to say—promise fulfilled. wk wk O* Another—and what another!—is the forthcoming “Dragon Seed’’. xk wk wk * You'll see “Dragon Seed” on the bill- boards. You'll see “Dragon Seed” on the express trucks. You'll read about “Dragon Seed” in your newspapers. You'll hear about “Dragon Seed”’ on the “M-G-M Screen Test” radio program. KOK IO OK. And all the shouting will be about something that deserves the shouting. x *k *& * Pearl Buck’s best-seller is the story. M-G-M, you may recall, is the producer of her “Good Earth”. But “Dragon Seed’”’ makes this former remarkable production pale into whatever things pale into. * *x x*_* Katharine Hepburn as “Jade” gives one of the outstanding performances of this or any year. kook. Ke ok . But others—Walter Mask of Katharine Hepburn Huston in particular by famed W.T. Benda —A]ine MacMahon, Akim Tamiroff, Henry Travers—are right up there. As is the splendid direc- tion of Jack Conway and Harry Bucquet. Ke IG Rae Pandro Berman produced. Misses Roberts and Murfin did the screen play. It’s all a wonderful package. FE Sea SK This tremendously dramatic, unques- tionably tender personal narrative stands in the foreground of China’s magnifi- cent resistance to inhuman aggression. KOIKE BIE AK, Other publications are calling “Dragon Seed” the Picture ofthe Month. Cer- tainly that. It is really the Picture of the Year. * * * * R But even more—it is the Picture of the Hour. nd modern scre STORIES COLOR PORTRAITS FEATURES BEAUTY FASHION DEPARTMENTS POSTMASTER: Please send notice on Form 3578, and copies returned under Label Form 3579 to Vol 29. No. 4, September, 1944) Copyr Published monthly Printed in U.S.A. Otfice of publication at Washington and South Aves., Dunellen, N. J. Single U. S. and Canada, U. S. subscription price $150 a year. Canadian subscription $2.50 a copy price 15c in Entered as second class matter, Sept. 18, 1930, at the pest office, Dunellen, N. J!. und tional second class. entries at Seattle, SOS SE aan ea TS ee Pe MODERN SCREEN SPENDS A DAY WITH ALAN LADD* We snooped around and got you the low-down on a certain blonde guy with a three-ring circus for a house and a terrific knack for, friendships... o: THE GUY NEXT DOOR He could be veddy lifted-pinky, but Dana Andrews is just a joe with 11 hits behind him and a chock-full career ahead..... TERRIBLE TOMMY : Young Dix was an angel warbling “Onward Christian Soldiers” in the church choir—until the cherub on his right hissed” “Panty waist... chin cooee eveaeveueias oes PogatAObo aoe a5cscS DARK ANGEL Diamonds, orchids, Lena Horne’s had it all. But nothing’s counted half so much as that box of cheap powder from the poor kids in Billy Rose’s show and the speech that went with it. G.I. JOHNNY Home is where the heart is, so “former civilian” Payne is digging in for the duration with a season juke box pass and a field full of would-be airmen .........2+ceccceececcee vers TENDER COMRADES Gwen takes an awful beating from the O'Connor guy. He makes fun of her hats, “Sweethearts” her one minute, “Stinky’s” her the next But the look in his eye never changes ....... *Alan Ladd in Paramount's “Two Years Bejore the Mast.” (Seevabove) .a.5% iss sae eee.e ene ee coe siaheinberaiass Dana Andrews in 20th Century-Fox’s “Lqura?es. Wace eee Janet Blair in Columbia’s “Tonight and Every Night”....... John Payne, 20th Century-Fox star ........+.+«0.+- eyajierawe Fannie Hurst looks at “Casanova Brown"..... ataletetanalsieietatotels Editorial Page oor ios ose cpeusjote <i Sydleys +n sud Oc sess «(afelehsusiaietetatelale Win With a Smile...............cccccece o oe RLBEP Ree tee Check and Double Check Your Tooth Care.........- Modern Screen Fashion Guide.........cccccccccccccccccce Movie Reviews......c.eccce0% eoeecceeeseseeeeeeeee ene seco Scoreboard ........ o.sulebetieheleleletetehe eteee deretoiore sonooos Sra Sretateleteys fof-1 Y- hagesy Se ae oS Cake Soo 6 ECO CODE OU OC - Super Coupon..............- Sispenctonsvots areheileve: a/¢'s crevenslatepeeeene | Good NEWS scsi nc\e au ca cece mentions splemitenke tae Cea Got | What's Cookin’ America?—Laraine Day's Favorite Recipes. . COVER: Frank Sinatra in RKO's “Step Lively." Photo by Pagano ALBERT P. DELACORTE Executive Editor HENRY P. MALMGREEN, Editor SYLVIA WALLACE, Hollywooa Editor KAY HARDY, Hollywood Promotion Manager BILL WEINBERGER, Art Editor GUS GALE, Photographer Editorial Assistants: Charis Zeigler, Annette Bellinger, Mickey Ghidalia. Service Dept.: Ann Ward. Information Desk: Beverly Linet 149 Madison Avenue, New York 16, New York. ight, 1944) the Dell Publishing Co. Inc., 149 Madison Ave., New York. year. March 3, 1879. Addi ‘ash., San Franscisco, Calif., Dallas, Texas, and New Orleans, La. The pub- ler Act of lishers accept no responsibility for the return of unsolicited material. Names of characters used in san netignatmattes - are fictitious. if the name of any livina person is used; It is purely a coincidence Trademark. No 301 pe

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M-G-M Twenty Years Of Screen leadership Pearl Buck’s best seller has become one of the truly fine motion pictures of our time... The glorious stery of a girl with a fighting heart and the man who fought by her side... Katharine Hepburn as the brave and lovely “Jade” gives THE performance of her career... For its tremendous drama and great fenderness, a triumph that exceeds even “The Good Earth”! URAGON SEED KATHARINE HEPBURN WALTER HUSTON ALINE MacMAHON AKIM TAMIROFF TURHAN BEY Hurd Hatfield - J. Carrol Naish Agnes Moorehead. Henry Travers Robert Bice - Jacqueline de Wit Frances Rafferty - Robert Lewis Screen Play by Marguerite Roberts and Jane Murfin »* ‘Based on the Novel by Pearl S. Buck» Directed by — Jack Conway and Harold S. Bucquet Produced by Pandro S. Berman

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Spark from Casanova's (Gary Cooper) cigarette fires For additional VY, LOOKS AT "CASANOVA movie cs @ “Casanova Brown” finds its way, straight as the crow flies, to your funny bone, and your approval. Cheers, International Pictures, for your first-born. Here is farce without doors, a house afire without bells, all accomplished without mirrors or hokum. It’s a foamy, pleasantly light soufflé that doesn’t bog down. reviews by Virginia Wilson, turn to page 10 wife's (Teresa Wright) parental mansion, touches off series of major catastrophes. BROWN" If possible, corral a seat in the loges and sink in deeply because you are going to have a good evening. But don't worry too much if there are only ordinary seats to be had. Anyway you look at it, you'll have a ‘good time at “Casanova Brown.” Floyd Dell and Thomas Mitchell are. the authors of the play from which this picture has so adroitly (Continued on page 8)

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\ THE MOST WARMLY HUMAN STORY ... THE MIGHTIEST PANORAMA OF THRILLS EVER FILMED! | Five women in love! | | Intrigue in | Washington! | Flaming passions at Versailles! Famous stars ... 12,000 players . . . surging through 200 sets... . echoing with 87 beloved songs! DO, CENTURY-FOX PICTURE with ALEXANDER KNOX - CHARLES COBURN GERALDINE FITZGERALD - THOMAS MITCHELL RUTH NELSON « SIR CEDRIC HARDWICKE VINCENT PRICE - WILLIAM EYTHE - MARY ANDERSON AND A HUGE CAST OF 12,000 = o Y g _ _—_— = = ——) —| ——] —) — Seam THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT IN 50

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Ladies and Gentlemen— It’s a Sweetheart of a Picture! Yes! It’s gay with that youthful romantic spirit! It’s reckless with the kind of abandon that makes for swell fun when you join in the joy! It’s a grand cast in a grand screen treat! Re Starring Rohert LIVINGSTON and RUTH TERRY with HENRY HULL GRANT WITHERS THURSTON HALL LLOYD CORRIGAN nard college bride, is the scene of as comic (Continued from page 6) emerged, with Sam Wood waving his ex- pert directing finger. The cast is the sort which once in a blue-moon causes an author to mutter into his beard: “They bring to my lines a darned sight more than I ever put into them!” Notably heading the players is Gary Cooper at his Gary Cooper-ish best. If you must know the story, all right, but it’s far better that you wait and get it for yourself.. The reason is obvious. “Casanova Brown” is zany! And first rate motion picture zaniness has to be seen to be fully appreciated. It’s about Casanova Brown, college pro- fessor, who can trace his lineage back to that cut-up Giovanni Casanova, whose proper noun of a name has become synonym for “improper.” Let us hasten to assure all, however, that . our local Casanova commits his delightful indiscretions within the- conservative framework of the American way. Let us also hasten to assure that Casanova Brown, college professor, ceases being scholarly almost before he begins. In the opening scene he steps off a New York train and pleads with his waiting fiancée (Anita Louise) to never again permit him to visit New York. There is portent of impending events in “them thar words.” And do they impend! A father-in-law to end all father-in-law traditions, fabulously played by Frank Morgan, lurks around the corner. So do half-million-dollar houses afire, maternity wards, kidnappings, altar hit-and-miss-— ings. It’s all literate, high-grade nonsense, as epicurean as Casanova Brown’s famed ancestor himself, which starts early and is sustained throughout. “Casanova Brown” succeeds in packag- ing a juicy 1944 version of his ancestor’s goings-on that is certain-to slide up- roariously down the American gullet. Trapped by something known as love, Professor Casanova, while on this visit to New York, which was originally for the purpose of selling a manuscript on the spicy subject of his Venetian ancestor, meets a Barnard college student and al- most immediately ups and marries her. All this, mind you, while back home he has a very beautiful and very blonde fiancée, who is going to be waiting at the train when he arrives home and to whom he is going to say portentously, “Never, never let me go to New York again, my darling.” Clutch your brow along in here. But there’s a flashback sequence which will straighten things out for you. At the point where Casanova Brown steps off the train, neither the audience nor his fiancée know that he has been married, and that all in that same brief interim, the marriage has been annulled. a'waitin’ at the church... The major complication sets in on the day of his impending second marriage when a letter summons him to a maternity hospital in Chicago. This letter falls into the hands of that outrageous old bounder, his nearly-but-not-quite father-in-law. Desperate, Casanova Brown is forced to take papa-in-law into his confidence. To- gether they figure out, that by plane and grace-of-God, Casanova can make-it and sneak-it to Chicago and back, before the wedding ceremony that afternoon. The story, by way of Casanova taking father-in-law into his confidence, moves, via flashback, into the story of marriage number one to the smoky-haired Barnard student, which is played for all it is worth by Teresa Wright. The arrival of young couple number-one at the half-million-dollar home of the Bar- a fire (which incidentally razes the house to. the ground) as you will find in a cel- luloid library of motion pictures. The sophomore bride’s mother is played by Patricia Collinge in the key of mild and delightful dementia. An ardent dis- ciple of astrology, she reads no good in the stars’ version of her new son-in-law, and is instantly as opposed to him, and for just about as logical a reason as she is to cigarette smoking. In his anxiety to propitiate his new mother-in-law, Casanova, caught smoking, inadvertently crams the lighted fag into his coat pocket. After a while his father- in-law leans sniffily forward to casually inquire, “Aren’t you on fire, my boy?” Thereafter ensues ... It is after this marriage is annulled by way of parental interference between two young people who basically love one an- other, that Casanova steps off the train and is met by his waiting fiancée. We now emerge from the flashback to marriage number-one and catch up with Casanova Brown on the day of his impending second marriage. Only a few movie hours from the altar, Casanova makes his hurried dash for Chi- cago to ex-wife and child. His arrival at the maternity hospital; the devices of bride number-one, who has lured him back to her side as she lies on her hospital bed after having borne him a daughter; the processes by which father-love came to Casanova; the kid- napping; the ultimate calling on-again of a called-off marriage while the infant daughter of these two reunited lovers gives an exultant little belch, tells as inade- quately on paper as the story tells bril- liantly across the screen. You’ve got to see it to appreciate it. Never mind about lovely fiancée waiting at the church. You still like Casanova Brown, and you know that beauteous be- trothed number-one will find quick com- pensations. Even in those rare moments when all this farce widens and ever-so-slightly thins out, it is sustained above the danger line by consistently good direction and acting, which starts with Sam Wood, moves brightly through such principles as Cheers- for Gary-Cooper, Bravo-Frank-Morgan, Swell-Trouper Teresa Wright, Applause- for Patricia-Collinge and for Sweetness- and-Light Anita Louise and so on down through a competent list that hasn’t a black mark against it. From all of which you will deduce that “Casanova Brown” is a honey of a movie. Which it is!—Int. Pictures released by RKO | SAW IT HAPPEN Nancy Kelly and Preston Foster were scheduled to appear at a Bond Rally being held at the Monesson, Pa., railroad station. In view of the fact that it was getting late and the stars had only a half-hour to spare between trains, the Master of Cere- monies decided to start reading Mr. Foster’s speech about the three wounded soldiers who were present as guests of honor. When he got to the middle of the speech, the stars arrived and dashed up to the platform—with Preston Foster going right into the same speech, word for word, but with much dramatic inflection! I wonder if Mr. Foster knows yet why that hysterical, but very appreci- ative, audience went into such gales of laughter at his truly moving rendi- tion! Joan Kelly, Donora, Pa. ——

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From the man mamveees Preston Sturges... 4 MORGAN'S CREEK” your favorite 3 humorist... with LOVE and LAUGHTER gives you the greatest comedy to come out of this war! ine pain Paramount's | “Miracle” men are at it again EDDIE BRACKEN she unwilling father of “Morgan’s Creek”’ becomes the unwilling hero of Oak Ridge Ella Raines Life’s new candidate for a gal who'll go fav! William Demarest Papa Kockenlocker becomes a Marine Sergeant— and on him it’s becoming! Raymond Walburn.- Franklin Pangborn Elizabeth Patterson - Bill Edwards Written and Directed by PRESTON STURGES he story of a man who didn’t go to war... but became _a hero fo his home town! ae 9

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' EVEN IF YOU CANT War Job! IF you think you can qualify for enlistment as a WAC, WAVE, —] MARINE or SPAR, apply now. @ You are needed! Men must be freed for active service. i But other war jobs need doing, || too. So if you can’t serve in uni- form, don’t quit. Less glorious jobs are equally vital to victory! i i i i Find your right war job today. Every woman working will speed the day when our men return vic- torious. Read the Want Ad section a of your newspaper to see what war jobs now are open, and consult 5 your local U. S. Employment Ser- vice Office for advice. Published in co-operation with the Drug, Cosmetic and Allied Industries by the makers of MIDOL When you ve got the job, keep at it! Avoid i absenteeism by remembering Midol. Use it regularly to relieve menstrual discom- | fort—functional cramps, headache, blues. Xu ih leas EE es ee | if a peodust of aCeneial Pols Company _| shire farm house . . MOVID U8 LINZ WLI S MR. SKEFFINGTON “Mr. Skeffington” is a long and elaborate picture founded on a very simple theme. The theme is one our grandmothers were fond of stressing—‘Beauty is as Beauty does.” In this picture, beauty does very badly indeed. Fanny Skeffington is beau- tiful as all get out, but she’s an extremely unpleasant person. You want to hit her over the head with a vase of the flowers her admirers are always sending her. That _is probably a tribute to the convincing intensity with which Bette Davis plays the part. Fanny does have one person she cares about—her brother, Trippy (Richard War- ing). It is to protect him and give him the wealth he has always taken for granted that she marries Job Skeffington (Claude Rains). Job is a clever, patient man, the head of a large Jewish brokerage firm. He knows Fanny has married him for his money, but he hopes to win her: affection. Fanny however, continues to have a string of adoring beaux and treats Job with cas- ual indifference. She does have a daughter by him but is more annoyed than anything else by the event. As time goes on, it becomes more and more difficult for Fanny to remain a great beauty. It takes more time and work, and she needs more admirers to bolster her ego. She has no time left at all for Job. Anyway, she blames him for the death of her brother and for the fact that she has a growing daughter. finds that he is unfaithful to her, she is genuinely surprised. But she promptly takes that chance to divorce him and even persuades him to take the child. Eventually Fanny becomes something of an institution—“The Beautiful Fanny Skef- fington. How ever does she do it?” Her taste in men runs to the very young, very athletic type now. Such as Johnny Mitchell ‘Charles Drake). Then her daughter -(Marjorie Riordan), a grown woman now, comes home. And at the ] same time, Fanny gets diptheria and loses the beauty that has enabled her to get away with so much. The results of that loss are far reaching indeed. “Mr. Skeffington” is a fascinating pic- ture. Claude Rains, Walter Abel and young Richard Waring are particularly good.—_War. P. S. Bette Davis requested Vincent Sherman as director for this one. Argued with him intelligently and at great length, once production started, as to how Fanny Trellis should be played .. . If yowll take a good look at the picture of Bette that hangs over one of the mantel-pieces in the veddy formal home, you'll be seeing the very first painting Bette has ever commissioned to be done of herself. The role of Mrs. Skeffington interested her so much, she had the portrait painted, then loaned it to the studio. After the picture finished, she shipped the painting to her New Happs When she~ . Claude Rains, por- By Virginia Wilson trayer of the title role, came close to the finger-nail chewing stage when production on the picture dragged out to twelve, finally fourteen weeks. Rains had a com- mitment to go to England for a picture with Vivien Leigh, and with every day that passed, chances for transportation to the British Isles grew slimmer. Finally made it, and will play half the title role this time, in “Caesar and Cleopatra” One of the most charming performances in the entire film is a small bit by a ten- year-old girl during a scene in a crowded dining room, She is Sylvia Arslan, who so impressed Director Sherman with her work in an earlier picture of his, he had the little scene written in for her. « Cameraman for “Skeffington” was Ernie Haller, one of the best cinematographers in the industry . . . Bette’s hair-do and make-up took three, ‘sometimes four hours to get ready, included sheets of facial rub- ber manipulated to form wrinkles and bags under her eyes. Extremely uncomfortable to wear, the harsh make-up nearly ruined the Davis complexion. ; THE SEVENTH CROSS This is the story of seven men, and of seven crosses in a concentration camp that wait for them. It is in particular, the story of one of these men—George Heisler (Spencer Tracy) and his fight for freedom. Back in 1936 most of Germany was heil- ing Hitler with wild enthusiasm. But there were doubters, even then. Men, wiser than the rest, who foresaw the tragedy he would bring upon. These doubters, when discovered by the Gestapo, were put into concentration camps. Sometimes—not often—they escaped. Seven of them escape one foggy night from Westhofen. George Heisler is one of them. The break is led by a_ strong and determined man, Wallau (Ray Collins). He knows that their chances of reaching freedom are slight, but death is better than the concentration camp. Wallau is especially anxious for George to escape. George was a brilliant idealist when he came to Westhofen. He has been tortured until his mind is almost a blank. Still, a spark remains. The seven men separate once they are outside prison walls. In that first breath- less moment, they are hopeful. Then the siren sounds, dogs howl. George, lying half buried in the mud, hears a man scream’. He knows that someone has been caught. But he doesn’t know it’s their leader, Wallau. Nor does he know that seven crosses are to be set up in the yard. Wallau is hung to the first one. The six others wait . Day by dreadful day, George tries new avenues to freedom—and finds them blocked. cross remains empty. Leni (Karen Verne) whom he dreamed of in prison, has mar- ried. She refuses—flatly, angrily—to help — him. Still, there are others. Paul (Hume Cronyn)-and his wife. A man Se who is afraid, (Continued — ge Day by day, he reads of the | capture of his comrades, until only_one |

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FOR THE GIRL WITH LUSTROUS HAIR low thrilled | was when Kay called. “All set for a keen date? Bob and his buddy are home on a weekend leave.” Wonderful,” | cried, “but my hair’s so dull and dingy, | feel downright gloomy.”| Why Nestle Colorinse can help in nothing flat,’ Kay said. “Try it tonight after your shampoo.” Did it work? I’Il ay! Just look at the sparkling highlights—th richer, warmer color, the glorious sheen it gave my hair. Besides—Colorinse leaves hair so much softer and silkier. Jim Reed, my blind date, noticed too— says he’s going to spend his whole life with “must” list. country over. Movie Rating A Guy Named Joe (M-G-M)......---.----«-+- Blok Action in the North Atlantic (Warners). ~.....--- EL ed Adventures of Mark Twain, The (Warners)....- C 3h* Amazing Mr. Forrest, The (PRC).........-+-+++- 3% Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble (M-G-M)..... a(S Around the World (RKO)..-....--.---e-eeeeere 3* Bathing Beauty (M-G-M)..........-.---.-.- C 32% Battle of Russia (20th Century-Fox)............-- hak Best Foot’ Forward (M-G-M)........-.-.--.. C 3k Between Two Worlds (Warners) ....----,.---++> 3% Black Parachute, The (Columbia)............... - 3* Bombers’ Moon (20th Century-Fox)...........+.--« 3 Casanova in Burlesque (Republic)....... ais a ateneeea! 3 Christmas Holiday (Universal)........... Sage AS 3% Claudia (20th Century-Fox)..............--s0-- 4* Cobra Woman (Universal)............--.----+-: 3x Corvette K-225 (Universal)...........--.-2-e00- 4* Crazy House (Universal)............-0-+-00s C 3k Cross of Lorraine, The (M-G-M)......--..-...-++ 3% Cry Havoc (M-G-M).....--2--ccceeeecceeecece 3% Dancing Masters, The (20th Century-Fox)......... 3x Days of Glory (RKO). ......---0+see see ceeceees 3k Desert Song, The (RKO) ....:....-..-..+---- Gorssr Destination Tokyo (Warners)...--...-.....+2+0e 4* Detective Kitty O'Day (Monogram)..........--- 3% Diary of a Nazi (Artinko Pictures)..-....-. cepts 1 OI Drifter, The (PRC)......... BCA ABE BORED omODaaor 3*& Fire in the Straw (Benoit-Levy Production)....... Blak Fired Wife (Universal)......... Boge pone too Se. g Flesh and Fantasy (Universal)............--...- 3k Follow the Boys (Universal).........-......+++- Bak For Whom the Bell Tolls (Paramount) ..........- . 4* 48 Hours (Michael Balcon-British Production)....-. 4* Gangway for Tomorrow (RKO)... -. ot RS cos See 3k Gang's All Here, The (20th Century-Fox)...... C 3x Gaslight (M-G-M).........---+see+e- oA Svea 4* Ghost Ship, The (RKO)........-------e-seeseee 3 Gildersleeve's Ghost (RKO).......-.....-.-.-- 3k Girl Crazy (M-G-M).......-..----- wceeeee GC TAK Girl in the Case, The (Columbia)....... Mieke srcks 3* Going My Way (Paramount).........- baoudo- C 4k Guadalcanal Diary (20th Century-Fox).......... 3k Gyandev of India (Prabhat Studios)...........- .. 3% Happy Land (20th Century-Fox)........... ---- Dk Henry Aldrich Plays Cupid (Paramount)....... C3lk* Hi Diddle Diddle (United Artists)...-.- eee e eens 3* His Butler’s Sister (Universal)..............-+-.-+~ 3 Hitler Gang, The (Paramount)............... - D2* Home in Indiana (20th Century-Fox)....... ...C 314% Hostages (Paramount)...... Eoodone soo. Reisinercie’ ) TSK Hour Before the Dawn, The (Paramount)..-.....- . 3% { Dood it (Paramount)........-.---.--es00- CC 3% In Old Oklahoma (Republic)......-....-..--... 3% Invisible Man's Return, The (Universal)....... SOCAL. ¢ Jam Session (Golumbia)..........-...- HBayoboc . 3* Johnny Come Lately (United Arfists) BeOS Bice - 3% Lifeboat (20th We're listing just the very- topnotch films that we think ought to be on your Ratings are gleaned from our critic and newspaper critics the 4% means unsurpassed excellence, 32%. very good, and 37, good. C denotes that the picture's recommended for children. Movie Rating Madame Curie (M-G-M)......-.....-.-e2--05- 4* Man From Down Under, The (M- G-M) DAE i 3% Man From Frisco (Republic)..................- AK Man From Music Mountain, The (Republic)....... 3% Mask of Dimitrios (Warners)..............+-..-- 3k Men On Her Mind (PRC)......-...-.0--e0eeeee 3%. Moon Is Down, The (20th Century-Fox)......... . 4 _ Mummy's Ghost (Universal).................... 3 Mystery Man (United Artists)............. tRee sk Navy Way, The (Paramount)......... SORE DE - 3 No Time For Love (Paramount) viele.aisie wetmenin eae DVak North Star, The (RKO)............. BBC S te ~ - 4 Northern Pursuit (Warners).......... Oe ae ook, Old Acquaintance (Warners)............+++.-- De Once Upon A Time (Columbia).............. C 3* Paris After Dark (20th Century-Fox). . als nfs wiatnin aie wine 3% Passport to Destiny (RKO)..........ces-00eee- Pete. ¢ People’s Avengers (Artinko).............+..-+0. 3% Phantom of the Opera, The (Universal)........... ELS Pin Up Girl (20th Century-Fox)................-- 3k Princess O'Rourke (Warners).....-.--.--.-+0+0 ERS Riding High (Paramount)..... De as eles ona 3 Roger Touhy, Gangster (20th Century-Fox) ....... 3% Russian Story, The (Artinko Pictures)............ i 3% Russians at War (Artinko Pictures).............. 3 Sahara (Warners).........-- ete este aeons ee se 4* Secret Command (Columbia)...... MOA ese BAk Seven Days Ashore (Universal)................. 3k Shake Hands With Murder (PRC)................ 3x Show Business (RKO).......0-.e0eeee ee eee «CC 2k Siege of Leningrad (Lenfilm).................. . 46 Silk, Blood and Sun (Maya Films). . ais Locleeywonttte Laer 3 Silver Spurs (Republic)........... . Siarareone aerate C 3h: Someone to Remember (Republic)............... 3% Song of Bernadette (20th Century-Fox)...-....-... C 4k Song of the Open Road (United Artists)......-. Ge 3%: Spider Woman, The (Universal)..........:....... 3% Stormy Weather (20th Century-Fox)........... C 4k Story of Dr. Wassell, The (Paramount)............. 3% Sweet Rosie O'Grady (20th Century-Fox)....... 3k Thank Your Lucky Stars (Warners)..-.......-. ws Sige Two Girls and a Sailor (M-G-M).......-...-..-. 4% They Met In Moscow (Moscow Film Studios). . .-- - 4* This is the Army (Warners)................-- C 4k This Is the Life (Universal)............-.....- C 32k Top Man (Universal)..............-.-.-5-55 Gy 3x, True to Life (Paramount)..........-.-.-2--eeeee 3k Trysil Knut (Triangle Films)...-....--..-.-..---+- 4* Up in Mabel’s Room (United Artists)... . - seen Fees c Vi Hemslavinnor (Swedish Film)....-....---.-.--- Bok Virgenque Forjo una Patria (Clasa Film)}- -.-. rere 4 What a Woman (Columbia).-.......-.-- tistics - 3% We've Come A Long, Long Way ; (Negro Marches On, Inc.)..-.-.-------+---++--- 3% A Fete Where Are Your Children? (Monogram)......-.-- 3% Kansanyiihe (United aes ea aes aan aT be am ; Whispering Footsteps (Republic). oR odH eS IIS 3% Lassie Come Home (M-G-M) ......--.-.--- --C 4” Law of the Saddle (PRC).........-.. ee Gr Go 3k. Let's Face It (Paramount)........----------- ~C 3A*% Century-Fox). a 121 pictures rated this month

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Fibber and Molly storm Washington to start a crusade in Congress! McGee raises voice in Senate...Senate raises McGee off the floor! Your top radio comics’ funniest adventure! Fibber Mhe WITH 2 e Eugene PALLETTE - Gordon OLIVER - Raymond WALBURN Barbara HALE - Jon DOUGLAS - Ining BACON Produced by Robert Fellows - Directed by Howard Estabrook Screen Play by Howard Estabrook and Don Quinn Original Story by Howard Estabrook Another of the great To Families and Friends of Servicemen: This is one of the films chosen by the War De. poriment and provided by the motion picture sindustry for showing overseas in combat areas, Red Cross hospitals and at isolated outposts.

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MOVIE REVIEWS (Continued from page 10) but finally helps anyway. And Toni (Signe Hasso), who risks her life for Zeorge. In the background is the Ges- fapo always searching. But searching, too, is George’s best friend, Franz, who can get him out of the country if he can find him, Which will get to George first? The extraordinary cast of this inspiring picture includes Agnes Moorehead, Jessica Tandy, Katherine Locke, and Felix Bres- sart. Spencer Tracy and Signe Hasso are superb.—M-G-M. : P. 8S. Signe Hasso spent most of her spare time in front of a radio mike—broadcasting her mother’s poems to Sweden via short- wave. Signe’s mother is Helfrid Larsson, famous Swedish painter and poet. Signe has also been contributing Hollywood articles to “Veckojournalen,” the Swedish equivalent of our “Life” Magazine. .. Hume Cronyn sold his second short story to a Canadian publication. Has been commis- sioned to do a picture-story of Alfred Hitchcock. After a tour of Army Camps with the “Seventh Cross,’ Hume returned to the New York stage. ... Ray Collins, veteran of more than 900 roles on stage and screen, is “the voice” in this. .. . Miss Hasso had the honor of being the last star to pose on the famous white bear rug of photographer George Hurrell which has been the background for most of the women stars in Hollywood for many years—George auctioned it for War Bonds... . One scene in the picture called for the sound of laughter of children at play. Director Fred Zinneman searched for likely-looking chil- dren—then couldnt get so much as a smile from them. As a last resort he took one of them for a “horsie ride” on his back, recorded the sound of the other three calling and laughing. Trouble came when he stopped—Fred had enough sound track, but the kids hadn’t enough horsie rides. He spent the rest of the day giving each of the four a ride in turn. . . . Reproduction of the Cathedral of Mainz was the biggest task ever given the Metro prop department. Structure was 366 feet long, 150 feet wide, 89 feet high and was held up with 56 pillars. Was so real and awe-inspiring, cast went around the set on tip-toe, not speaking above a whisper. ABBOTT AND COSTELLO IN SOCIETY If you’re in search of an intellectual evening, this is not for you. But it’s funny, and it doesn’t involve any mental effort, and it has Marion Hutton as well as the Sultans of Slapstick. Abbott and Costello play a couple of plumbers who are let loose on Society. They aren’t even very good plumbers. You ought to see Lou Costello trying to fix a leaky drain- pipe. He hits it a crack with a hammer, the pipe breaks, water spouts over and starts filling up the bathtub. He cuts a hole in the side of the tub to keep it from overflowing. Final result: Abbott and Costello float triumphantly out of the bath- room in the tub, on something resembling the Johnstown flood. That gives you an idea of what to expect. Their call to fix the drainpipe results in their being invited—by mistake, of course—to a week-end party at the home of Mrs. Roger Winthrop (Margaret Irving) veddy social. Their friend, Elsie Hammer- dingle (Marion Hutton), lady taxi driver, is also invited—also by mistake. Young Peter Evans (Kirby Grant), who has more money than there is in the world, has fallen in love with Elsie, which irritates Mrs. Winthrop quote a lot. She had planned on marrying her daughter Gloria (Anne Gillis) to him and his bankroll. Abbott and Costello are not equipped sartorially for a country week-end in the grand manner. But there are a couple of other guests, about the size of Bud and Lou, who mysteriously lose their lug- gage on arrival. From then on, the plumbers are the best dressed men in the place. The boys’ delight at all this is dimmed by the arrival of a well-known thief named Dexter. What makes it awkward is that they owe him a thousand dollars, and he is blackmailing them into helping steal a valuable painting. The boys refuse toe help, and Dexter’s pal starts making with the knives. Bud and Lou escape for the moment, but by then the painting has dis- appeared, and they are accused of stealing it. It is probably revealing no great secret to tell you that the boys capture the thief and turn out to be heroes. After all, this isn’t a mystery story—it’s a comedy and a good one.—Univ. P. 8S. Abbott-and Costello return to the screen Love begins with your lips when you dare to. wear IRRESISTIBLE’s most ravishing lipstick shade _ . . . RUBY RED. Its enchantment is positively hyp- _ notic ... like a fire that flashes from a priceless _ ruby. The secret WHIP-TEXT process gives your _ _ IRRESISTIBLE Lipstick luxurious creamy smoothness, — making your lips so much lovelier longer! Get this exquisite, exciting lipstick today eee — =

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after an absence of more than eighteen months. Costello was seriously ill, and Abbott refused to make a picture without him. . . . Low is the owner of a brand new producing company. His first contract actress was Anne Gillis (remember Becky in “Tom Sawyer’?) Lou, acting as Anne’s agent, sold her contract to Universal so she could work with him in this picture. ... Iwo of the most famous gag-men in the funny business worked on this one: Sidney Fields and Hal Fimberg. Sidney is the Mr. Guffey of the Eddie Cantor program. ... Dance director George Dobbs spent weeks touring public swimming pools im California looking for eight beautiful girls. Wasn't necessary for them to be able to dance, sing or act—they were just to sit and look gorgeous in a bathing suit. .. . Cast and crew were taken on location for one week—to Pasadena, a half-hour’s drive from Hollywood! In peace-time this is commuting distance. Gasoline short- age forced the studio to pack the whole gang into a bus and take them out for several days. . . . Arthur Treacher has competition in the person of Wm. C. David- son in this picture, with the two men at- tempting to out-buttle one another. .. . Pay special attention to Kirby Grant, young romantic lead. Universal is grooming him for stardom—holds high hopes for his suc- cess 1 the movie world. ... In case you didwt know, Marion Hutton—the gal who does such a terrific job on those three songs—is Betty’s sister... . Villain Tom Gomez spent seven years on the New York stage with Lunt and Fontanne. ... Edmund L. Hartmann was writer and co-producer, Jean Yarbough directed. DRAGON SEED You_probably read “Dragon Seed” by Pearl Buck, and thought: it would. make a wonderful picture. M-G-M thought so too, and assembled a top flight cast to do it justice. - Katharine Hepburn has the fascinating role of Jade. Walter Huston, Aline MacMahon, Akim Tamiroff and Hurd Hatfield make amazingly effective Chinese: But the one you'll probably pin your gaze to is handsome Turhan Bey. Can you imagine a household where a woman who can read is not only a novelty but a problem? Ling Tan (Walter Huston) and his wife (Aline MacMahon) regard the educated Jade, who is married to their second son, with both awe and concern. It is better that a woman cook and wash and bear children than play with words printed on paper. The oldest son, Lao Ta, looks at his own lazy wife, Orchid, and thinks that at least she knows her place in the household. The youngest son, Lao San, says “If I had a wife like Jade, I would beat her.” Jade’s husband, Lao Er, is ashamed of his wife’s unruliness, and | yet he loves her and is proud of her, too. One day, to show his love, he buys her a book. That brings happiness to them both, and soon Jade tells him that she is to bear a child. But the quiet farm with its rice paddies and grain fields is not as remote as it seems from world events. The Japanese are heading that way. “We are men of peace,” says Ling Tan. “Surely they will not molest us.” Jade and her husband disagree, and go to join a group of rebels in the hills. Ling Tan is indeed sadly wrong. The Japs come through, taking their usual course of murder and rape. Orchid falls victim to them. The sons of the house escape, eventually, to the hills. Ling Tan and his wife remain, although starvation and death hover like vultures. Their daughter is married to a merchant, Wu Lien, who is friendly with the in- vaders. He spies upon his wife’s family and their activities. But before he can report his discoveries to the Japs, Jade 15 a In wartime as in peace A special process keeps KLEENEX luxuriously soft - dependably strong ! theres only one ALEEWEX In your own interest, remember—there is only one Kleenex* and no other tissue can give you the exclusive Kleenex advantages! Because only Kleenex has the patented proc- ess which gives Kleenex its special softness . . . preserves the full strength you’ve come to depend on. And no other tissue gives you the one and only Serv-a-Tissue Box that saves as it serves up just one double tissue at a time. That’s why it’s to your interest not to con- - fuse Kleenex Tissues with any other brand. No other tissue is “just like Kleenex”. In these days of shortages —we can’t promise you all the Kleenex you want, at all times. But we do promise you this: consistent with government regulations, we'll keep your Kleenex the finest quality | tissue that can be made! a 1 Suits il "There is only one KLEENEX’ *Trade Mark Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. ng

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WRITE HIM Via V- a Give your words wings via V-Mail. Keep him porate up by good news about . home. More and more / people are using the new}, < Wearever Zenith pen for (@\, their service mail. Ruby- Qt 4 topped, gracefully diggel it is a delight to write with. If your dealer is out of stock, please remember: our armed forces have first call on fountain pen production. DAVID KAHN, Inc. (established 1896) $25 Wearever Zenith Pen and Pencil Set in attractive gift box. . .-.. . ‘Eddie did it in one “take”. . . be sitting around NRE gis nine Been cause that’s the thing—he can’t ever go home now and let them know he isn’t a Marine at all. = At least he thinks he can’t. But when he buys drinks one night for six Marines who are temporarily out of funds, they have a different idea. “You oughta go home,” Bugsy (Freddie Steele) tells him. “You got a swell mother. Go home and make her happy.” The Sergeant agrees with Bugsy. Before Woodrow knows what it’s all about, he is home, in a handsome Marine uniform, with a flock of medals and six devoted buddies to tell everyone what a hero he was at Guadalcanal. Wood- row doesn’t like any part of it, but he’s outnumbered. Only the thing gets out of hand. The whole town turns out with brass bands and flowers. They tear up the mortgage on his mother’s house and even decide to make Woodrow mayor. That does it! Woodrow’s got to get out of this mess, but fast. The trouble is, every time he tries there are six Marines to stop him. Until finally he thinks of a way . You'll have an elegant time at “Hail The Conquering Hero.”—Par. P. Ss. Eddie Bracken’s first solo-starring pic- ture gives him the chance to hit the height all comedians dream of—making a long, poignant, tear-jerking speech. His, at the story climax, runs seven minutes, and . It was during production of this picture that Ella Raines announced her year-old marriage to Captain Kenneth Trout. MODERN SCREEN, incidentally, may take a bow for discovering Miss Raines when she first came to Hollywood. Doyle Brentano, a member of the Hollywood staff of M: S., met Ella and recognized star possibili- ties in her when others passed her by. Doyle introduced Ella to Hollywood and its Ways, guided her to the right agents and through the portals of the motion picture studios. Miss Raines finally landed a contract and now is headed for certain stardom. Mr. B. is in the Navy for the duration—has been in the South Pacific for nearly three years. . . . Production on the picture began with fifteen days on location at the Paramount ranch. Setting for the town of Oakridge, Calif., is the Morgan’s Creek town with $1700 worth of changes. Store fronts were changed, and a church was -added where the Morgan’s Creek jail had been. . . . Working during the heat of summer, the crew guzzled 65 fwe-gallon jugs of water, 60 gallons of lemonade, 50 gallons of milk, 30 gallons of coffee and ten gallons of tomato juice. It took 1900 pounds of ice to keep these bev- erages cool. . . . Everyone rode to. and from location in buses—sometimes as many as 15 were needed to transport the 175 extras.... The theater where Betty Hutton and Bracken held their morning rendez- vous in the “Miracle,” is still called the Regent. However, the bill has been changed from “The Lady Eve” to “The Palm Beach Story.” Notice the statue in the park. It’s supposed to represent Gen. Jacob Zabriski but is really the statue of Joel McCrea (The Great Man's Lady), with a new plaster beard! THE CLIMAX Universal seems very fond of a formula which combines opera with-a “horror” plot. A sort of “Frankenstein at the Metro- politan” effect. Not that Frankenstein ap- pears in this. The horror is supplied by that efficient purveyor of shudders, Boris Karloff. The opera department is presided over by lovely Susanna Foster,-a swell megear m ecigeee and a hand fre °. Karloff plays Da : familiar figure backstage at the I He was engaged to Marcellina, a great soprano who disappeared mysteriously ten years before. When he hears young Angela (Susanna Foster) sing, he is thrown into a turmoil of emotion. It is as though Mercelingis voice has come back to haunt im, Other people, too, are impressed by the similarity in voices. Count Seebruck (Thomas Gomez) decides to star Angela. ‘This delights the handsome music student, Franz (Turhan Bey), who loves her. But it infuriates the opera’s present star, Jar- mila (Jane Farrar). Dr. Hohner hears of a plan which is to go into effect ‘the fol- | lowing week. He tells Angela she needs | throat treatments and takes her to his | home one night. There he shows her | souvenirs of Marcellina, including a long string of pearls she wore the night of her | disappearance. He winds them around Angela’s pretty neck and would probably have strangled her there and then, had not his housekeeper Louise (Gale Sonder- gaard) appeared. He does succeed in hypnotizing Aaecid into thinking she has lost her voice. The first time she tries to rehearse the star part, her voice breaks completely. Young Franz knows something is very wrong but isn’t sure what. Then Dr. Hohner takes Angela home to “cure” her, and from that momené¢ she is a bad insurance risk. The shudders are coming at regular intervals now—is everybody happy? Ii you like your creeps accompanied by music, this is your dish—Univ. P. S. The mansion interiors may seem familiar to San Franciscans—the rooms and fur- nishings are actually part of the famous Mark Hopkins estate, formerly of Nob. Hill, San Francisco. Universal Studios purchased the entire salon of the Hopkins home, had it shipped to Los Angeles in sections. The furniture is priceless—hand- carved in France, shipped around the Horn in the days of the California gold rush....To make hypnotic scenes authen- tic, studio prop department rented the revolving disc, which hypnotizes Miss Fos- ter, from a psychiatrist . . . discovered it’s a dangerous instrument in the hands of an amateur when Susanna, after staring into it for several minutes, slumped in her chair. First Aid brought her out of the deep faint, left her with a terrific head- ache for several hours. . . . Edward Ward, musical director for the picture, was lavish | with his praise when Susanna reached A above high C while recording vocals... . (Dot Lawrence, so anxious to make a suc- cess of her biggest role to date, kept hurt— ing herself in fainting scene during re- hearsals. Director Wagner told her to read the lines for the rehearsal but not to faint again until the final shooting. Came the “take,” the lights were set, the cameras were ready, the actors took their places, and Wagner gave the command to “roll | CH Dorothy was cued, “You will sing tonight.” She picked up her line, | “Tonight?: 2?” then slowly turning to the di- | rector, “Do I faint now, Mr. Wagner?” ... Boris Karloff’s five-year-old daughter kas | never seen a picture of her daddy. She’s not allowed to see the spooky movies he | makes, and all his stills are so gruesome | Mrs. Karloff won’t have them in the house. | Production was held up a whole day § when Boogy-man Karloff lost his teddy- ¥ bear! Boris won't go before the camera unless the ragged bear is sitting on the script in his dressing room. He left home one morning and refused to w until it was brought to the stu 7

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MODERN SCREEN QUIZ Remember the way it goes? Here be- low are 20 clues. On pages 93 and 113 there are two more sets of clues, and If you can guess, after mulling over the first clue, the name of the actor or actress to whom it refers, score yourself 5 points. If you must turn to the second on page 122 are the answers. set of clues before you get the answer, score yourself 4 points. And if you guess on the third try, the question’s 3. For a perfect score, you’d have to guess all 20 questions on the first set of clues. 20 questions . five points each . . . adds up to 100, worth eee and a shiny gold star for you. Simple, no? Go ahead, you quiz-ical brighties, and no cheating! 71’s average this time, 78’s good, 85 or so is in our class this month, arid anything over is strictly genius. No fair peeking at page 122 for the answers, either. QUIZ CLUES Set 1 1. Prexies 2 schools pour la danse 2. Rooney’s “Uncle Spence” 3. Husky-voiced good fairy 4, Oriental actor-artist 5. Warners’ Walter 6. Headlined with “Dear Diary .. .” 7. Matinee idol of gay 90’s 8. $15,000 a week teddy bear cuddler 9. Sepia songstress 10. Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch 11. Jean supplanted Joan 12. Jilted gag man 13. 44-inch cover girl 14. 3rd generation genius 15. Comedian of the hour 16. Written, directed, acted by— 17. Switched from sax 18. The siren of San Domingo 19. Smartest of 3 smart girls 20. Mixes cauliflower with ham (Continued on page 93) I LOVE A SOLDIER Paulette Goddard and Sonny Tufts were a “natural” in “So Proudly We Hail.” You fans demanded that they be starred together, and here they are. mission. Sonny is still playing a big, lumbering. good-hearted guy. Paulette, as Eve Mor- gan, is the wise-cracking type who goes out with a different soldier every night, and has no intention of getting involved with any of them. But when she meets Dan Kilgore (that’s Sonny), her resolu- tions weaken. Dan and (Walter Sande) have come on a solemn Their buddy has been killed, and he left his dog tag and watch to Eve. Dan is furious when he finds that she doesn’t even remember the guy. He gets into quite an argument with her, but somehow it ends with their going dancing. When Dan finally gets on the train that’s to take him East, Eve realizes that here is one soldier she won’t forget. a Fine. It looks like a promising romance, doesn’t it? But Stiff, who has gotten very friendly with Eve’s pal, Treen), happens to mention that Dan has wife in New York. So Eve decides to concentrate on her welding job and never think of Dan again. Even when he comes back from New York with word that his wife has started divorce proceedings, Eve isn’t having any. A girl is a fool to get Sissy married in war time. big the result of One reason she feels that way is be- cause her roommate’s husband is missing in action. The roommate is going to have a baby, and the whole thing, Eve reasons, i etting your emotions run 4 is his friend Stiff (Mary One sure way to stay sweet= after every bath, use Mum! Don’t take chances with underarm odor. Guard your charm with Mum! OU'LL step from your bath flower fresh! And right there .. . at that moment... you can begin to risk un- derarm odor. For underarms need spe- cial care. Too often a bath just isn’t enough! A bath removes past perspiration. But to prevent risk of futwre underarm odor—always use Mum! Mum’s a wonder for s-p-e-e-d! Only half a minute to smooth it on—and your charm is safe for hours! Use Mum any time—even after you're dressed. Mum’s safe for fine fabrics. Safe for skin, too! Try Mum. You'll like it. SWEETLY FRESH... at this moment! But give your charm a future! Mum takes only 30 seconds—yet keeps bath- freshness lasting all evening long. i For Sanitary Napkins —Mvwm is gentle, safe, dependable. Use it this important way, too. Product of Bristol-Myers ODOR OUT OF PERSPIRATION | 9

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More women choose KOTEX than all other sanitary napkins IT’S A WISE GIRL who discovers that a powder deodorant is best for sanitary napkins. Quest Powder, the Kotex Deodorant, was created expressly for this use. See how completely *T. M. Reg. U.S: Pat. Of. ‘5:00 am. . . . Although a fun house set Of course it’s easier to say t than to stick to them. Eve finally weak , and goes out to camp. She finds that Dan, — broken-hearted, is drowning his sorrows in anything alcoholic that’s handy, so she. decides she’d better stay around and keep him out of trouble. But the only way she can get an apartment in a military area is to be the wife of a soldier. So she poses as Mrs. Daniel Kilgore, which leads to more complications than you can imagine. s Sonny will really get you in this one. — ar. P. Ss. Director Mark Sandrich took his cast and crew to the Bay City (San Francisco) for seven weeks so all exterior shots would be authentic. -For seven straight nights they worked in The Mole, famous trans- portation center where trains meet both the ferry boats and the Bay Bridge. Be- cause the Mole is rushed during arrival and departure hours, work could not begin until 10:00 p.m., had to be finished before was built at the studio for close-up work, background interiors were taken in San Francisco’s own Playland. . . . Sandrich had to use a cablecar on a hill. It was impossible to use an actual one and hold up traffic. Studio obtained official permis- . sion to use an abandoned cable line on Clay Street, ran their own cable and op- erated it themselves. This is actually the site of the first cable line in the world. . . . Several hundred University of Cali- fornia students were used as extras, play- ing men in uniform and their girl-friends. ... Sonny started the picture 15 pounds lighter than he was in last movie. Lost them on personal appearance tours and doing camp shows. While in production, Sonny and his wife rented a small home in Stone Canyon, several miles from the studio. Because of war restrictions, they couldn’t have a telephone installed. Com- pany had to send telegrams for any changes in working schedule. ... Frank Albertson, playing a soldier, was allowed to wear his own uniform which he kept after being discharged from the Signal Corps. . .'. Sheila Anne Corrigan, age 21 days, who takes the part of Asm Doran’s baby in the story, has a real soldier daddy in North Africa. At the time the pictures were being taken of small Sheila Anne, . her own daddy didn’t know of her ex- istence—will see her for the first time when the picture plays the North African circuit. SONG OF NEVADA Here’s a Roy Rogers’ picture that opens in—of all places—a New York night club. But don’t worry. It soon has you back riding trail with Roy and Trigger. It— starts in New York because John Barrabee (Thurston Hall) has come there to get his pretty daughter Joan (Dale Evans). He wants her to come home to their ranch in Nevada. Joan, however, is engaged to a Park Avenue wolf named Rollo Bing- | ham (John Eldredge) and wants no part | of the great open spaces any more. Bar- 4 rabee has to take the plane West without | her. : ; 5 4 Engine trouble forces them down in the © desert. Barrabee goes for a walk and © hears the haunting strains of an old cow- 4 : boy song. That, and the smell of frying | bacon, brings him to Roy Rogers and the {| Sons of the Pioneers. As a result, Barra- bee misses his plane, and joins forces with Roy for a ten-day trek through the Nevada ‘mountains. When they ge ck i- zation, Barrabe ads” a 3 a

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papers carried ) . Joan and Rollo are the ranch, grief-stricken, yet anxious o settle up his estate. _ ap -Barrabee at first intends to go and tell aem that he is alive. Then he decides at perhaps by being a little more subtle he can keep Joan in Nevada. So he sends oy to see her, with a contract dated the ' day of Barrabee’s supposed death. A con- ' tract to drive the Barrabee horses in the _ big coach race that’s held at this time _ every year and which will have every other big cattle man out there do or die-ing. i _ Joan, suspicious at first, soon becomes very friendly with Roy. Far too friendly ~ to suit Rollo. They go on rides and picnics _ together, leaving Rollo, who is not the athletic type, to bite his nails at home. _ But Rollo is no dope, and he pulls a trick _ out of his Park Avenue top hat that dis- _ credits Roy completely. Joan, disillusioned, _ agrees to marry Rollo and leave for New _ York immediately. Then Barrabee “comes _ back to life,” and things take another sud- den turn—this time in the right direction. _ Roy’s homespun charm comes through _ to you in this picture more effectively than ever before. There are several big sing- _ ing and dancing numbers, too, to help lift it above the level of the ordinary _ Western.—Rep. . INFORMATION DESK (Questions of the Month) By Beverly Linet Well... : Fancy meeting you here! Or didn’t you know that I’m ‘practically a native Hollywoodite? Well, I am—or was for the past two weeks. You see, here I was at my Information Desk, dripping with dirt (the gossip va- riety) and packed to the gills with odd items to soothe your fevered brows, but somehow I felt guilty—how could I be your Cinema-Snooper-In- Chief without ever having been THERE? So I went. And. now I’m back. And, oh my, if you thought I was on the beam before, weil, just you ' send in those toughies this minute— ._ I'm so heaped with hep I feel like the granddaddy of all Encyclopedia Britannica’s! Remember. the address: Beverly Linet, Information Desk, MODERN SCREEN, 149 Madison Avenue, New York 16, N. Y. : Charles Shore .. . HOW CAN I OBTAIN PICTURES OF BAND- -LEADERS AND BAND VOCAL- IST'S? Oops, now that is a problem. If they are biggies as popular as Harry James, Tommy Dorsey, Kay Kyser, etc., you just address your re- quésts to the studio where your hero last appeared in a pic, or else to the network they broadcast from. How- ever, if they are neither picture per- sonages nor radio headliners, then better watch Downbeat mag for their schedule, and write them at the theater at which they are appearing. Arlene Krasnoff ... ARE THERE FAN CLUBS FOR GENE KELLY AND VAN JOHNSON? Uh, huh— Dorothy Caton, 3317 Lake Avenue, Rochester, N. Y., has the Kelly Club | and Renee Lee, 25 Lefferts Avenue, | Brooklyn, N. Y., prexies the Van _ Johnson Club—and gosh, I think you ay be interested in the swell or- mization for Bob Walker started by oan Humphreys, 7 Porter Road, A Dolis, Mc ‘ rhe SAL I ae OE aes tho amon doris) St, 1 TPTICHAY e-scese- on Smooth it on before you tackle daily soap-and-water jobs! Helps keep busy hands soft! A marvelously different idea in lotions! Trushay, used before you wash undies—before you do dishes—guards smooth, white hands. Helps prevent soap-and-water dam- age, instead of trying to correct it after it’s done. This rich, creamy lotion’s grand for all-over body rubs, too—soft and soothing for chapped elbows and knees. Trushay’s eco- nomical, so you can use it all these ways. Ask for it today —at your favorite drug counter. PRODUCT OF *Trushay was formerly called Toushay. A different spelling me bide es

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be PA - ae Sis eg ee a 1 umes Hate iaeaset nce ABA P. Ss. Picture was held up several days while studio searched for three of the few re- maining Old West men who can handle a six-up team (Note to dudes: A team of six horses)... . Finally found Joe and Bill Yrigoyen and Post Parks to do the job. ... Took five days of hard and danger- ous riding at the Republic ranch to film the sequence. . . . Roy, who left on com- pletion of the picture for a War Bond tour in the East, obtained special permis- sion from the ration board to use his butane-driven truck and trailer for the trip. Last year Roy went by train, shipped Trigger in a baggage car, with Trigger so ill at the end of his train ride, Roy had to cancel all shows for three days. Seems Trigger is used to his specially built trailer—enjoys traveling in it and none other! ... Roy’s fan mail reached an all- time high while this picture was being filmed. Received an average of 55,000 letters per month (160 of them addressed to Trigger)—a Hollywood fan mail record. Answering kept six secretaries going con- tinually. Roy now has to buy his pho- -tographs 100,000 at a time. .. . That's a blond wig on auburn-haired Dale Evans when she sings, “Her Golden Hair Was Hanging Down Her Back”. . . . Studio won't permit Dale to change the color of her hair—afraid they may never be able to get it back to its lovely natural color. . Paul St. Croix and Ray Burwick, champion ropers, spent long hours teach- ing entire girl chorus the fine art of roping. Incidentally, Tom Garrett, featured in this number, holds seven roping champion- ships—is one of the few men who can do the Butterfly, Ocean Wave and Rollover. . .. Thurston Hall climbed on a horse for the first time in eight years—spent entire day in bed, flat on his stomach! H firms. SS no after-rinse nate S be Sylvia, thereby eliminating all fortune- hunters in a hurry. Of course, the whole thing is a bit hard on Sylvia’s new hus- ‘band, Philip (Allyn Joslyn). He objects to having his wife act as a sort of amatory | test tube. But Norah likes the arrange- ment for various reasons. One of them being that it leaves her free to shoot pool—her favorite pastime—instead of ap- pearing in public. There’s an Air Force base near Norah’s home, and one day she has Sylvia invite some of the boys over. They are all nice guys—handsome and pleasant. There’s really no reason why it should be Tony (Alan Marshall), instead of one of the others, that Norah falls in love with. But since when has love needed reasons! She shoots pool with him, beating him very badly and then suggests a walk. Unfor- tunately, while she’s getting a coat, Tony meets Sylvia—“the rich Miss Hunter” to him—and forgets about the walk entirely. Norah invites him to their beach cot- tage for the weekend. He has eyes only for Sylvia. Norah is furious, and husband Phil is equally furious. “Tell him who you really are,” he says. “You can’t expect SOAP SHAMPOO DANDRUFF REMOVER i. This photograph shows germs and. dandruff scattered, buf not removed, by ordinary soap shampoo. FITCH SHAMPOO 2. All germs, dandruff and other foreign matter com- pletely destroyed and -re- moved by Fitch Shampoo.

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_ignor yeu iho Bucks.” don’t want him,’ says Norah ly. But she does want him. She wants im like hell. That’s why she decides to e a chance on a long shot .. . and you'll d yourself with your fingers crossed, ping it works! ' Alan Marshall is giving the downbeat o all the girls’ hearts lately. He’s so-o-o ttractive!—_RKO. € P. 8S. Set for the Hunter mansion covered vir- tually every square foot of one of the studio’s largest sound stages. Set was con- structed right after Government ceiling ‘on set costs was lifted—is the largest ‘Hollywood set built since the regulations were imposed. . . . First venture into the field of light comedy for both Alan Mar- shall and Laraine Day . . . Veteran comedy star, Slim Summerville, returns to the ‘screen in one of his most important roles to date. He and crony Harry Langdon, who worked as gag-writer on the picture, kept cast and crew giggling through entire production. . . . Note to fishermen: Fish aren't so easily dragged from the Pacific as the surj-fishing sequence might lead you to believe.. Live specimens were taken in tanks to the beach, hooked onto the lines and cast into the surf. ... The lawn sprinkler sequence was filmed at the ‘famous Pickfair, home of Mary Pickford. Miss Pickford turned the entire rental fee over to charity. ... The dresses worn by Marsha Hunt and Laraine, which shrunk so quickly to a mere eighteen inches, were treated with a special chemical. The ma- ‘terial wasn’t harmed by use of this chemi- “cal until it came in contact with water. THAT WASN'T YOU, WAS IT? Saying you didn’t rightly care whether or not your Bill came home earlier than expected? Or came home at all? No. No, couldn’t have been. It couldn’t have been you because you and every other gal like you has - somebody out there doing the dirty work. And let’s not kid ourselves— it is dirty work. Vicious, heart- breaking, lonely sacrifice. But then, that isn’t news to you, is it? Maybe this is. That if you’re between 20 and 36 years of age with a normal physical set-up and 2 years of business or high school behind you, you're elig- ible to become a SPAR. We'd rather not go into the usual routine about Mainbocher uniforms or learning a profession or the glamour of being part of your country’s gre-at war _ effort—we’d rather not because we know that no inducement could make you do something which you weren’t sure, deep inside, was the right thing for you—and him. So send in the coupon, won’t you? It means a three cent stamp and two seconds’ worth of scribbling. It may even make sure that come V day, you'll have Bill to hang on to —instead of a gold star. Please send me free booklet—‘‘Facts : About SPARS.” ew Sse: ae ee eae ee City PR A le aE ae Set AER oer. ‘ The above offer is free and does not cera me in any way. THE TALC WITH THE FRAGRANCE MEN LOVE Ever hear the 3 secrets of daintiness? Summer still has many a sultry day in store; many a stuffy, sticky night. So it’s good to know these 3 secrets of keeping cool, fresh and fragrantly dainty with Cashmere Bouquet Tal- cum. They’re 3 secrets you can depend upon. Onow TO KEEP COOL—First, your bath! Then dry yourself gently. Next shower your body generously with Cashmere Bouquet Talcum. It quickly dries up lingering moisture; makes your skin smooth as new satin; sets the stage for cool comfort. (2) HOW TO LOOK FRESH—Next, before you dress, smooth some extra Cashmere Bouquet Talcum over the trouble spots. You know, those places that chafe easily. You slip into your girdle slick as a wink . . . no chafing or rubbing. © HOW TO STAY FRAGRANTLY DAINTY— Finally, for dramatic climax, Cashmere Bouquet Talcum gives your whole person a haunting, sweet perfume . . . the “fragrance men love’’. So—be sweet! Be fresh! It’s such an inexpensive luxury. : Cashmere Bouquet is the largest selling tale in America. Buy wt in 10¢ and larger sizes at all toilet goods counters.

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SS By Jean Kinkead US. MAL aes A alte wane Na ih nf LB We NI OG NF Pi Is there a ban in your house — AM ) / eon tobacco, men, make-up? If you're smart, you can get it lifted—peaceably! -‘ m Have you a problem parent? Oh we know you wouldn’t swap your,Mom for a million all-wool sweaters, but frankly—occasionally isn’t she a bit of a drool? And Pop—salt of the earth and all that —isn’t he just a touch young about some things? From your letters we gather as much, and we decided it was time, but high, to discuss the situa- tion. Draw up a chair, tot, while we draw up a plan of. attack. ; ¥ ‘NO CAMOUFLAGE! We know, you're four- teen, and all the other gals look so-smooth and grown-up, and you look like something out of 5-B with no lipstick, no zing, no nothin’. When is a girl old enough to use the stuff? Well, weve buzzed around and asked people, from math teachers to Marine Captains, and 1314 to 14 would seem to be the general consensus. We even got the leading magazine on child-rearing to agree with us, which makes it practically official. Now how to get Mom’s okay? Explain to her that you don’t want to look hussy-ish, but neither can you stand the peculiar looks your bare face is beginning to net you. Get her to put you on proba- (Continued on page 91)

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m™ An angel of mercy flew in from Hollywood the other day (by plane, of course}, and asked me for a million dollars . . . angel by the name of Mrs. Darryl Zanuck. But the million is positively not for 20th Century-Fox. It’s for Naval Aid Auxiliary, a warm-hearted gang out on the Coast that seems to have adopted the whole darned U. S. Navy. ‘ To get on with my story—I must admit I was stunned. I reached dubiously into my pocket, wondering who the heck - Mrs. Z. thought I was. Then she explained. She broke out a list of stars’ names so long that I wore out two pairs of glasses going through it. Dozens and dozens of Hollywood’s biggest stars have autographed cute little cards with the Naval Aid emblem in color on them. Each card with a famous signature on it can be bought by a Mopern ScREEN reader for a quarter. And the supply is unlimited! Your quarter will work like a dog for the Navy. Your quarter will buy milk for sailors’ babies, roll bandages, organize canteens and nurseries. Your quarter will do so much that you will be embarrassed to take any return for it. But that’s the way the blessed Mrs. Z. wants it. Payment in full for each and every good deed. You can’t beat those angels! Anyway, here’s how I see it. Roughly, MopERN ScREEN has a _circulation of a million. Roughly (or tenderly) four persons read each copy. And four million quarters makes ‘up that million I was reaching for when Mrs. Zanuck so thoughtfully inter- rupted me. Allin all. it’s the hest bet since the Fifth War Loan! he A 0 Cio! Oe Executive Editor P.S. Coupon and complete list of stars on p. 94 and 95.

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= Grand Central at rush hour is quiet by comparison with the Ladd menage. Alan was being kodaked by a passing G.I., and a lonesome looking guy with a lamp was wandering around the garden when Sue spied the M.S. gang. She shooed Laddie up to shift into his longies and then scurried off after an “atmosphere” slouch hat (which you won't see, ‘cause there’s wasn’t. any). What with the outdoor shots having to come first to catch the sun °n’ stuff, Photog Gus Gale was having a merry time chasing after Jezebel till Steve Brooks, of the Paramount publicity staff, gave out with some puppy noises —with the poor hound falling for the gag every time! Then there was the day-too-early interviewer’ and the kibitzing naval house guest on leave who popped out of dark corners and—well, the pix were shot, the info got—and Al and Sue send you ‘all their love. ~ > gales an’ fs ai ( An ardent Victory Gardener, Laddie is slightly frus- trated ‘cause no matter what he plants—it comes up onions! He likes ‘em, tho, plus 6 other courses! Alana’s first disillusionment was learning Alan placed second on M. S. poll. She's positive all pix of men are Alan, even to pointing to Crosby and yelping, Dada!" modern screen spends a day with Qantadd Home is swell, but Al's still G.t.-ish, hoarding headlines and buying Alana bonds with his loot‘from a D-Day pool. ——————————

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Patient to the point of (Sue's) exhaustion, Alan objects to questions on sleeping habits, thinks that's going too far. Admits he and Sue can and do talk till cock crow. Ree ae ka, Ll : tae ke Oe) SE Alan got a sentimental urge to peek at his uniform, found a moth had once had same ideal Item: The G.J. wardrobe will have to start from scratch comes the happy re-entrance day. way back, makes a grab at anything as long as it glitters and Alana, whose first word was "pretty," is a gold-digger from | thinks heaven means jiving to Daddy's "Pistol Packin’ Mamma." RSP 2% 10 ney aes Kan YO entero e:

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modern screen spends a day with We, A. Walbridge hates dressing or discard- } ing ties, esp. those from fans. Once shared upper with Sue for 3 days—fully clothed! Though Sue's hog-tied the “bad-man"' into home front K.P., | Alan keeps up with G.I. gossip, nearly blows a fuse each time a pal moyes up a notch or gets himself be-medaled. As a Poppa, Alan scares easy. Not so Mama, who had baby at 2:30, phoned friends at 3:00—and when her sec called the next A.M., chirped, "Oh, | just had a bab

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was a year old but though he’s shot hundreds of feet of her with Sue's gift, a movie camera, he's never seen ‘the little animal''—no projector! Two birds, one stone idea: In "Two Years Before The Mast,” Bill Bendix beats the tar out of Al while the cameraman gets seasick and Donlevy, Dekker. and Fitzgerald sing! A fella's gotta rest sometimes! modern screen spends a day with Want add

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It's really big-time, the Ladd marriage, with, if it were possible, Sue being even more sociable than her better half. Save for Army interlude, they've missed just 3 luncheon dates in 5 years together, still haven't run out of dialogue! «* Alan gets meemies at signs of swank so comes mess, Sue pretties dining room table, Al pronto shifts stuff to kitchen. Will give in though for formal dinners.

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Sue's intent on padding the Laddie chassis, a wee bit on the willowy side since his illness. Those shoulders are the real stuff, though, developed from high school shot-putting and studio grip days. About the only Ladd squabble to date has been on post-war plans, with Al holding out for a cross-country sightseeing tour against Sue's insistence on a shopping spree of the Scandinavian countries: Danish china, Swedish crystal, etc. Compromise may result in a flying jaunt to S. America. That heavy ring Al sports is camouflage for the wedding band he refuses to remove. Completely relative-less, Al’s whole life revolves about his ‘girls,’ so he’s still crushed over Alana's first reaction to him— teries —and discards idea they were due to fact he was first male she'd seen. em Though he's been angling for re-induction, Al's Army sta- tus is still uncertain. In the meantime, he's being coached by a prominent psychiatrist for his role of a paranoiac in the B'way-hit, "Guest in the House,” his next Par. pic.

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Peon Pel ory. Kay Kyser and the new and very umm Mrs. K., Georgia Carrol, are frequent guests, with Amateur Alan reducing | gin rummy to strip poker. Kay insists that just a few intense sessions made it possible for him to afford a wife! Al's not the talky type, so this one's straight from former director Ken McGowan. 3 years ago, Ken contributed moral support to Al's interview with Frank Tuttle for This Gun For Hire.'' Now that he's turned actor, guess who boosted him to Tuttle for "The Great. John L.2" Yep! Modern screen spends Well, it's been a good life and a long day. There's nothing to do a ay Wi A sot aria ne and nothing to worry about. Will Cook's youngster pass her measles : on to Alana? . . . Wonder if we'll find that house with 5 bedrooms? i ... 1s Joel McCrea really going to find me a ranch?...2zz...

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Y. In the peacetul world of 1909, Woodrow Wilson was prexy Z. He was completely appalled when three Jersey Democratic politicos, Ed at Princeton, favorably known for his liberal books and ar- Sullivan (J. M. Kerrigan), Senator Ed Jones (Thurston Hall) and Jim Beeker ticles. Favorite student was a football player (Bill Eythe). (James Rennie), paid him a visit one evening, asked him to be state governor. ¢ 5 4 zB \ “Wilson” By Maris MacCullers 2 Twenty years ago this man fought so that we might have peace. His is the story of a mighty soldier . . . the voters elected him. 5. Tragedy struck when his wife died after a slow, painful illness. In the 4. In 1912, he, wife (Ruth Nelson), and daughters {Mary Ander- midst of torturous grief, he worked to keep us out of the European war. son, Ruth Ford, Madeleine Forbes) moved into the White House. Happiness came when he met gay Edith Bolling Galt, whom he later wed. 2 an 3 ae

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6. In 1916 he was re-elected because he had kept us neutral. But he knew jic was up day Sec. of State Lansing (S. Logan) and German Ambassador (T Selwart) came to him with Kaiser's orders for resumption of sub warfare STORY: He was a slight man, thin and small boned, a quiet man. If you noticed anything at all about him, it was his eyes; there were lights in his eyes, a deep burning fire that sometimes flashed with all the sudden violence of summer lightning. He was no longer young, a man (Continued on page 97) PRODUCTION: “How did you manage to borrow those paintings from the White House?” It was Vice-President Henry A. Wallace speaking as he was conducted around a “Technicolor set for Darryl F. Zanuck’s production “Wilson.” The set was an exact duplication of.the lavish East Room in the White House, the (Continued on page 86) 9. He was convinced that success of League depended on American support, and against doctor's orders, he toured country begging people to join. At term's end, he was old and paralyzed and defeated in the election. 7. War came, but Wilson continued his crusade for peace Preached to soldiers his doctrine of post-war world league All nationalities had blended here in America, why not in the worla? 8. Out of peace conterence with Lloyd George (C Brooke), Orlando {A. Filauri), Clemenceau (M. Dalio}) League was born 10. But his ideal still lived. "The fight’s just begun | may never live to see it finished. But that doesn't matter.” i) You and

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By Kaaren Pieck Farley Granger's got a yen for pies and people | and a knack for answering the darndest want ads. Farley EHarle Granger caroling with pals Roddy and Virgie MacDowall. One of Palladium gang, his only . 3 : H'wood date so far has been co-star Jane Withers. @ He’ll be nineteen in July, he’s an only child, he’s full ES of boyish enthusiasm and Farley Granger’s his real name. Graduated from high school on February fourth, he was inducted into the Navy twenty days later. After six weeks of boot camp in Idaho, he came home on furlough. The first person he looked up was Sam Levene, the second was Roddy MacDowall. Roddy’s two years younger, and Sam’s considerably older, but for different reasons they’re his best friends. His dearest possession is the St. Christo- pher medal Sam gave him. He’s crazy about Anne Baxter, (Continued on page 105) Shae i\ Apprentice Seaman Farley mourns storaging super collection of “distinctive” ties, swing ’n’ sweet discs; votes Mom's pies and N- H'wood H.S. battles with civics and math "most likely to be missed.” 6 feet tall, 159 lbs., Farley is the Gable he-man type, is an ardent swimmer, skater and huntsman. Doesn't smoke partly because he doesn't relish the stuff, mostly due to parental objections.

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webiste s Overnight a star, with a background of riches to rags, |8-year-old Far- ley formulated his own blueprint for happiness: “Have something to do, someone to love, something to hope for'—and followed it through! en ees 7 ERS = Grange was slated for top spot in '’Guest in the House” when "Greetings" arrived; was naturally disappointed yet eager to follow in steps of Dad, World War | vet. Old wish to meet Bergman fiascoed when, upon intro- duction, he “blew up,’ was rescued by Ingrid. (With Hope and V. Mayo on "Princess and Pirate'’ set.)

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3 can't help lovin’ that man... = Errol Flynn-gets his newspapers in the morn- ing, with the movie gossip columns carefully ' ) extracted. “T find,” he says gravely, “that I live more happily that way.” Flynn has many disarming qualities. Not the least of them is the way he meets the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. No bitterness, no self-pity or bravado. Cool pride, mixed with plenty of grit-and more than a dash of humor. Having finished “Uncertain Glory,” he put himself at the disposal of the Hollywood Victory Committee and was sent, with four others, to en- tertain our troops in Alaska. “What about ma- terial?” they asked. “Don’t worry about material. Just go through that file and take your pick.” The file held nothing suitable for a combina- Rejected 7 times, Errol's requested special service assignment, keeps ion of one romantic (Continued ‘on e114 busy in meantime with art gallery, rabbit ranch—and running after : $ ag ( ed Pag silver fox presented him in Alaska! (Above, with Nora Eddington.) = s Practical jokester Flynn once introduced butler as Visiting duke at “Prince’’ Romanoft's eatery—3 mos. later underwent plastic sur- gery as result of Dan Topping brawl! (With A. Smith at CBS show.) Errol was instant hit with U. S. Alaskan troops when he made “entrance'—riding piggy-back on pilot's shoulders! (With co-trouper M. O'Driscoll and bearded sailors at Adak.)

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Felled by sprained ankle, Flynn took few days off set of Warners’ "Objective Burma,’ was crowned with raw egg by tipsy gal at Mo- cambo! Newest venture is silent partner-ing penicillin combine. Even the gags had beards, but when Errol kidded the pants off himself, those GI's loved it! By Cynthia Miller

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At one time, Alice insisted she'd retire if career interfered with family life. Just decided she can combine both, in- tends to trek with Phil when he subs for oversea-ing Kay Kyser. 4-months-old Phyllis was termed “Miss Harris’ till Poppa Phil could meet her and okay choice of moniker. Gifts were prac- tical, unlike gee-gaws which greeted Alice, Jr.'s arrival.

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“Tookie™ Harris has "adopted" Phyllis, big-brothers her and Alice, Jr., all over the place, pulls a proud poppa routine -at his military academy, was gigged for passing photos around. 3 Shee HERE | i Alice's proposed S. A. jaunt (all set down to last 3como esta?") was nixed -by studio despite O.W.1. okay. Orders are to regain weight be- fore starting next pic. Made “The Gang's All Here‘ before baby came. That ace snooper Hedda Hopper discovers another blonde in Phil Harris’ life. = We stood over the cradle in the pink and blue nursery at Alice Faye’s home. Phyllis—Alice’s second daughter, a three-week’s old bundle from Heaven—fluttered her wee hand and stirred in her sleep. “Every Alice Faye fan across the world would like lo be in my shoes right now,” I said, “they’d give their eye teeth to trade places with me.”- “I wish they could all see her,” said Alice. “All of them, from Australia to New York—all the fans that have written letters about her coming, sent gifts and made me feel they weren’t impatient about my inter- rupted career. My fans have been perfectly wonderful! Why I’ve only made two pictures in the last three years, but their letters keep pouring in all the same.” “Tl tell them about her,” I said, indicating the mite that has cost Twentieth Century-Fox a couple of millions at the box-office, to put it conservatively. “And I’1l iell them about you, too,” I told Alice, Jr. This tow-headed riot who put the studio back an- other fortune, was having her second birthday. She was modeling a red bathing suit not much bigger than a postage stamp and hugging a huge doll to her chest. “You're like two peas in a pod,” I told Alice. “Junior has your hair and eyes and smile. Yes, and your color- ing. She’s what the past generation used to call the spittin’ image of her ma.” Alice, slim and white and gold in a trailing chiffon _negligee was lovely enough to (Continued on page 79)

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CBS’ Frankie started his radio career singing over obscure New York stations just for the experience and the 7Oc carfare home to N. J. He'd had Frank Sinatra z By Jean Kinkead a drag on a cigarette, sworn a few times. At 4, he was a man—almost! Ce ee. ee oN aS a tee ee mt et; Lieeig ss oy mt ee. “ean? Bows? sd ohn ee : . ; ! = nbs 4. te Br 4 , $ x 3 A ’ tk ee i . Reino ie NA Sire SS cr se) Ce a If you haven't heard of The Voice, you simply don’t know. You're not “with it,” as the kids say. You are, in a word, obsolete. At twenty-six, this skinny, big-eyed youngster with the ever-so- slightly Hoboken accent, is the biggest thing in the whole darn entertainment world. People talk about him in New York and Montreal and Mexico City. They talk about him in Italy and Australia and North Africa. They even talk about him on those tiny Pacific islands that are just specks in your Atlas, if you can believe this tale brought home by some Navy boys. Seems replacements had just reached this one island, and one of the new lads had a vic and a stack of records. “Look guys,” he said, “some swell Sinatra!” One of the kids who’d been on the islands for ages spoke without looking up from his magazine. “If it’s anything like that lousy sherry your pal just tried to sell me, keep it, chum.” The first boy stared at him, a long in- , credulous stare. “You’ve never heard of Frank

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The Voice at the age of 3. Sentimentai, he still carries a gold mezzuzah (tiny cylinder with Ten Commandments inscribed) from neighbor who~tended him when parents went out. Sinatra,” he intoned in a low, awed woice. Then he banged his fist into his palm. “I wish I were home,” he said. “I could exploit you.” And don’t think he couldn’t. : Funny, you’d never have thought in the old days that Frankie Sinatra was eventually going to knock the world for a loop. In fact, one morn- ing not so very many years ago, you wouldn’t have thought he was ever going to brush with the world at all. It was a little past midnight on December 12, 1917. The doctor wiped the sweat from ‘his fore- head and looked out of Nathalie Sinatra’s bed- room window for a long time. Snowflakes swirled through the darkness, restetl briefly on the win- dow-pane and then were gone. A second of ex- © istence, then nothingness. How like this little boy, he thought, looking at the still face of the child he’d just delivered. A flicker of a heartbeat at the end of his stethoscope, then no sound at all. How to tell the (Continued on page 49) Vee. In pipe-and-ukulele era, he was ardént Vallee fan clubber. Attributes his singing technique to two influences—T. Dorsey's "sliding" trombone and Ziggy Elman's "plaintive" trumpet. At 2, with his mother on boat trip off Jersey shore. Every summer he stayed with an aunt at beach. Neither parent was musical, hoped Frank would become civil engineer

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ing out orchestrations Business grew with acquisi- d T. Dorsey's Pied Pipers. ine school rent when he jo ing igh to s ided he was hired ddress system. Arrived His Career—Took first crack at it in h provi to local bands, tion of public a 1 Sinatra gives chums and family credit for his success. igh. Awe Tami'd rather croon Anchors Only fear is that voice ist weekly. Gene Kelly's it seriously throat speciali to dance for I) crack, visits (Continued) teaching him pee. EPtt wi ei] 3 me) 3 ctl ae ee 2 o fone ge oS = 7; £ lo} e . © x fo) ete} Be} x oO 3 a “ = <= . whom he'd gladly swap jobs. His Job—Takes

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rrr ET father who was waiting on the other side of the door; and the mother, the brave little mother, smiling now as she slept. And then beautifully, incredibly, it happened. The still face puckered, and a yell heard all over Hoboken came out. Awed, the doctor picked him up again and looked him over. Sound as a dollar. It couldn’t be, and yet it was. Science had no explanation for it; it remained for Frankie him- self to grow up and give the answer. “Heck, any cluck can be born,” is how he figures it, “it takes a ham to do it dramatically.” His dad heard the yell and dashed into the room, wild-eyed. “What was that?” he croaked hoarsely. : “Your son,” the doctor told him, placing the bundle in his arms. “Our little boy,” Mr. Sinatra breathed, doting on him, “our beautiful little boy.” Beautiful was stretching it a little. Frankie was not too smooth as an infant. It had been an extremely difficult birth, and his head was slightly battered. One of his earlobes was missing. In addition to which he was very fat—all of fifteen pounds—and very red. For his father’s dough, however, he was okay. He was handsome and good. He was the king. For the old man’s dough, he still is. (Continued on following page) gt tte IRE WEN ICES OV EY Wa ek His Fans—He staunchly defends them against hecklers. They, i F i y de n turn, go so far as, "I'd gladly give my life if it would mean his happiness." Less intense, Duke of Windsor invited him to table at Waldorf, confided, "| do a bit of singifig myself." His Family—'"Nobody comes before my wife Nancy. When | was knocking out the gaudy sum of $20 per, she kept on grinning, making those bucks go a long way.

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His a4 Arranger-—Alex Stordahl stéals Frankie's stuff! When he mounts podium at studio broadcasts, bobby sox squeal almost as ecstatically as they do for the Voice His Rival—Crosby's his pal. First time they p.a.-ed together they sang “People Will Say We're in Love,’ to tune of $20,000 Bond sale! His Conquest—At Metro, Sinatra won admiration of everyone, from top star Lana Turner to greenest grip. Same story on RKO's "Step Lively’ set. himself! Frank Sinatra Continued In the months that. followed, it was Mom who had to make with the discipline. Mom who no- noed bric-a-brac tossing and ink-spilling.. When she could keep a straight ‘face that was. One day before he was a year old, Nathalie was entertaining one of her cronies while Frankie was on the loose somewhere in the house. All breakable objects had been put out of reach, fire hazards had been reraoved, and he was quite safe. For thirty uninterrupted minutes the two gals chatted. “Good child, isn’t he?” the friend mentioned eventually. ' Nathalie expanded a little. “Good as gold.” she smiled. “Hardly know I have him half the time.” Whereupon Frankie entered on all fours. his face-smeared with butter, bits of liverwurst and dill pickle. It developed that he’d just dis- covered he could pull himself up on the icebox and maneuver the catch. ~“Ma-ma,” he beamed, reeking of garlic. It was a moment for (Continued on page 110) Wid 1 ee ii Ht 2400 eene et :

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She's Engaged ! Shes Lovely! She uses Ponds! Sack a darling’ —“‘and what a glorious complexion,” you think when you see Suzanne Sherwood. She’s another engaged girl with that _soft-smooth Pond’s look. “Pond’s Cold Cream is the only cream in the world for me.” she says. “I love everything about it—its softness, its whiteness, and the grand way it cleans my face and makes my skin so smoothed and refreshed. > THIS IS SUZANNE S BEAUTY CARE She smooths snowy-white Pond’s Cold Cream over her face and throat, and pats briskly. to soften and take off dirt and make-up. Tissues off. She rinses with more Pond’s. working her cream-coated fingers round in little whirls to extra-cleanse and soften every bit of her lovely face. Tissues off again. It’s no accident engaged girls like Suzanne. society beauties like Mrs. Robert Bacon Whitney and Britain’s Lady Morris love Pond’s Cold Cream. Ask for your big jar today. Use it night and morning, for daytime clean-ups, too! Suzanne’s Ring—a handsome square-cut diamond set in platinum. Her romance started with a “chance” Suzanne sold Dick at the Officers’ Club in Buffalo. iF training as photographer’s assistant, doing special work in industrial photog- raphy, Suzanne spends exciting days on location at some of the biggest war plants in the country. Like so many Pond’s engaged girls, she is learning a job that plays a real part in America’s war program. All kinds of jobs need women workers —in plants. stores. offices, transporta- tion. Check help wanted ads in your local paper, Consult local U. S. Employ- ment Service about how you can help. TODAY MORE WOMEN This is Suzanne - Eyes, shining grey - Hair, chestnut - Skin, smooth as ivory ‘She adjusts camera for engine-room shot Sranne Lend engaged Wy ed Daal (bwin, ots ie Ye COED CREAM > i Canin) Softens Geons- Smoot! “Meira Bie gest Ask for the Luxury-Size Jar of Pond’s —help save glass. You'll love the way the fingers of both your hands can dip into this wide-topped Pond’s jar. USE POND’S THAN ANY OTHER FACE CREAM AT ANY PRICE

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4" | The star nobody knows, the heart throb with a Ty Power fan for a son—that's Dana Andrews! = @ One night recently, after a swank Hollywood premiere, a big, handsome, pleasant-looking fellow and his pretty blonde wife stood on the forecourt curb of Grauman’s Chinese theater waiting for their car to be brought around. They listened to the loud speaker drone out the names of Hollywood's exalted big shots—“Mister Zanuck’s car— 7s Mr. Goldwyn!—Mr. Mayer—Mr. Cary Grant—Mr. Gary Cooper—Miss Greer Garson, please—” and on and on. He had given the starter his name long before—“Dana Andrews.” next name to be his. But the minutes ticked by, and noth- ing happened. Everybody got his car—everybody but Dana Andrews. Dana waited almost an hour, then he Then he waited and waited expecting every Heavy pic schedule prevents Dana's indulg- ing in riding, swimming, hiking so the ex- college athlete keeps down to 168 by hoeing. a ee Moderate in most things, Andy enjoys his.3 squares a day, with Dana's 2-A status is strictly a_family-occupation deferment emphasis on meats and salads; occasionally runs riot with chain though he's itching to get in. Hates folk who “wanna-see-my- smokes but makes up for it by rarely touching hard drink. operation’ him, never refers to sometimes painful cracked ribs.

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Dana cracks he's been “discovered’' about 10 times, never forgets that when he was under contract to Goldwyn, fattest roles came on 20th's lend-out. thy quy nent Looy Continued nabbed the starter. “Hey, how about my auto- mobile? I was here before all these other - people.” “Yeah, I know,” said the’starter. “But look, Buddy, this shindig is strictly for movie stars —not ordinary guys like you. Now, why: don’t you just go out to the lot like a good guy and get it yourself?” So Dana went out to the parking ‘lot and got it himself. He never told the starter that he was one of the stars of the picture. Things like that are always happening to Dana Andrews. Hundreds of people still send him letters addressed “Miss Dana Andrews,” not even being sure whether he’s male or fe- male. Movie-wise columnists tag him a “new- comer.” When he walks around Hollywood, not even the tourists give him a tumble. And an : ; : . epic! peisheg oo? x in the out-country, despite the . recent _ hits coierek py he’s bunched like (Continued on page 128) co” s

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5 Terrible Tommy — ‘He's a big boy now, this Dix fella, but the | Hy | kid's had a hunk o' livin'—a movie star, a = Sunday was tough on Tommy. Any other day you could race out of the house and find half a dozen guys around the front stoop pitching | pennies or knocking each other’s heads off. | Sundays you’d just sit on the steps all morning and watch the kids on their way to Sunday i school, all pressed and starched and cleaner : i even than on promotion day. Yes, it was tough Signed for one number in ''Best Foot Forward," Tommy was long-termed ; P : y zs oe Y after first rushes. Drawing raves on recent. Major Bowes hour, he boomed all right. Ten times. a morning, Tommy d WAC drive, is still awed over hit réception of his song, “March of Dimes.” whine, “Why can’t I go to Sunday school, too, . Ma, huh?” “Because you're still too young, Tommy.” | “Yeah? Then how come my friend Johnny goes, and he’s younger even than I am?” “Maybe he’s brighter.” When Tommy had finally worn his mother . down, the choir master pounced on him for the soprano section because his voice was clear and high and wonderfully true. For a while it looked as though it was going to be all right. Tommy liked to sing. He also liked not being alone on Sundays. Mrs. Dix began thinking maybe she’d been wrong about Tommy being too young. Then, one Sunday, just as she was sticking the roast in the oven, Tommy burst into the kitchen. “Hey, Ma! I quit!” a: ¥ “What do you mean, you quit?” slugging boy soprano—almost a G.I. cantor! Bie pl oo feng oe fe ry ee “Sunday school. I quit. I told them today 1 bucks of bonds, will hit legit after war for “real work." (On "BFF" set.) wasnt gonna be stuck in no soprano section with a bunch first-grade kids I could knock down with one finger. I told them if I couldn’t be a baritone, I wasn’t going to sing in their old choir. I’m not gonna have all the guys goin’ around calling me panty-waist.” “And what did the choir master say to that?” “He said I was a soprano and that’s how I was gonna sing.” ‘ Mrs. Dix reached for the hairbrush. And Tommy, in spite of himself, went on being a soprano. “But of course,” says Mrs. Dix, “a boy soprano’s got (Continued on page 95) By Sylvia Katz

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™ Lena Horne stood in the wings at Carnegie Hall, waiting to go on. Café Society Downtown was giving its first big boogie-woogie concert, and Lena had been with the troupe for just a week. She was scared numb. Somehow she found herself out on the stage, and first thing she saw was a face in the third or fourth row. It was soft with sympathy and alight with en- couragement. The deep eyes smiled. “Come on,” the smile said. “We’re for you.” Throughout her four songs, Lena’s eyes clung to Marian Anderson—whom she’d never met—like a kid to its mother’s hand. When it was safely over and no one had beaten her, the loveliest thing happened. Miss Anderson asked ‘to meet her. She doesn’t remember what was said. Only the voice and the face and the heavenly kind- ness. “She’s like a queen,” breathes Lena softly. It’s characteristic that the outstanding memory of that evening should be her meeting with Marian Anderson. Her own success? Of course it was im- portant. But to say merely that she’s ambitious is to give the story false emphasis. For herself, she’s pleased in a quiet way. “It was a beautiful engagement,” she’ll say. Or, “The: kids are always good to me.” But for her people she exults. Any tribute paid her is a gift she can bring to them. Such gifts are her treasures, whoever makes them. That’s why her quietness blazes into excitement over Marian Anderson, over Paul Robeson playing” “Othello,” over George Washington Carver, the great negro scientist in whose (Continued on page 73) — Daehe Argel Wistful guys from Tuskegee Air Base, prim Plaza patrons—they all say the same wonderful things about Lena Horne! i ; 1 By Rosemary Layng |

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Modern Screen’s Fashion # You came through Summer on a shoe- string—that is, if you were stringing ‘along with me, you did. So by now you-should have a little extra to invest in a suit or top- coat. And if you also happen to have a housetop handy, Id like to get up there and shout, “Plunge, pal, plunge!” I mean it! Spend a little more here and | save somewhere else—because when it comes to a suit or a coat, you just can’t fake. Es- pecially if you’ve been convoyed by a lad with an eye for tailoring. So please—when you're tempted by one of those floozy “there- today-gone-tomorrow” jobs—just close your eyes and count ten. You'll count savings in the long run if you hold out for stuff that stands by. The first thing (Continued on page. 64) ACT 2: YOU'RE Plus... ina two-piece basketweave suit. Jaunty Jr. - About $29.75. Brewster cloche. Around $4. ACT 1: YOU'RE IN... Torso blouse of wool and rayon. Judy Bond. Around $4.

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YOU'RE SMART .. .’ cause you wear ‘flange fronts.’ Printzess Deb, about $42. Beret by Brewster, about $4. By Marjorie Bailey when a topper matches your suit even to the i “new penny’ buttons. About $29.75. It pays to shell out lavishly when you're marketing for a suit 'n' topper I i | | | Sh ee bese Crees ae hates | | ACT 3: YOU'RE TOPS... } | | | | | YOU'RE SAILOR-TAILORED . . . wearing an all-wool melton pea jacket. G.|.-dea'd x by Rosalie Tailleurs. Around $22.75. YOU'RE YOURSELF .. . | in short, rather than long, long jackets. By , 61 Jr. Deb in all=wool flannel. Around $29.75. y

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| is Perk See “GI JOHNNY” A juke box blares, a G.I. razzes, “Icy showers, phooey!""—and Pilot Payne knows this is home. Photo by AAF Training Command Proot of Flight Leader Payne's pull came ta ee when exec’s revealed he tops fan mail rec- 4,6 Oe ords of all 20th-C. heroes. Turned down { FY “wage, discharge though bedded with old wounds. * th ele Le Pe Johnny spent most of leave with mother in Va., found time to‘date Sheila Ryan, give rush act to former Mrs., Anne Shirley, to whom, he's given custody of their child. By Maxine Arnold # You'll find John Payne at his favorite table in the corner by the juke box of the Service Club cafeteria at Buckley Field these evenings. G.I. Johnny. Khaki cap sticking out of his pocket. Chair tilted back against the shiny red and chromium juke box. Tanned fingers softly drumming on the table in beat with the tune. His usual cronies are with him. For like any other Joe, John Payne has his own buddies—his own G.I. gang. Privates Buddy Lawler, Holly- wood dance director, Archie Hall, radio an- nouncer, wiry little Tony Marano, Brooklyn wel- terweight, and Stanley Billingsley, often referred to politely by the rest of them as a “former civilian.” Through the door (Continued on page 119) ee enee

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ie. See MODERN SCREENS = FASHION GUIDE = _(Continied from page 60) to remember is: read your tags. Today they always tell you what’s in the fabric (it’s the law). When it says “100% wool,” you can be pretty sure it will hold its shape. Manufacturers don’t put their labels on things unless they’re proud of them. The Printzess people, for instance, make a big issue of “fashions that live in fabrics that last”—which just about sums up what I’m trying to put across. About that suit of yours—maybe you and I are going to have an argument. But I still hold that those baggy jackets that reach down toward the knee department don’t do right by your pretty curves. After all, who wants to be styled by a juke box? Mark my word, the fad’s going to leave everybody high and dry before long. This doesn’t mean you have to go around looking like something left over from last year. Novelty pockets and fancy-pantsy skirts with unpressed pleats are here to stay for a while. So are trick buttons (and if 'm wrong about that, you can always switch next season). You can also do things for yourself by going for a new torso slip-over blouse. Companion toppers are made to go over suits, so of course they’re cut generously through the shoulders. But no matter what kind of coat you buy, be sure you get the same kind of “room service.” I don’t have to show you what Chesterfields look like, but I'd like to point out that they look better than ever in bright new colors, like kelly green, or fuchsia or purple. The new fitted reefer is another good example. Its shoulders are cut “Adrian” Style, and wool melton’s the fabric for it. “Flange” sounds like a $64 word but don’t let it get you down. It simply means those front shoulder tucks that make you look wider up top and slim of waist. In spite of all the furore | over tunic- LUCILLE BALL, STARRING IN “MEET THE PEOPLE” Voce how pon Wi A METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER PICTURE you'll be slinging one on over your full- skirted dirndl or somethin’. And nothing looks cornier. But, if you can remember to 3 - z z keep a neat, slim hemline underneath, then vo x Wes ow exg unite Wor Gone Baer take a whirl at the short pea-jacket. The S one our candid camera caught for you is ( : G 7 Pes oven ons Lresbe Lo ole tailored by the same outfit that delivers to the vad te Navy. ‘ ath Of course, the best coat or suit-in the -.. and such, Smoothness ! world will start looking drippy if you don’t give it the right kind of a break. So— Girls! Want to be loved? Be lovelier. Wear your Woodbury once more—won’t you wear at least a 5 z ghost of a panty girdle to keep from “sit- shade . . . Hollywood directors helped Woodbury create ting this. one out?” Also remember (the . way men do) to unbutton your jacket or THE perfect shade for EACH skin type. And the Color éoat whenever you sitidown aA cineeams Control process blends Woodbury Powder color-even... Pll get down on my knees, if it'll influence ; : mie you to put your outfits on hangers instead makes it stay color-fresh on your skin . . . creates clinging, of on the chair—and to brush away all velvet texture that veils tiny blemishes. Choose your shade dust before it grinds in for keeps. One ; thing more—when your woolens get now from the 8 enchanting Woodbury Powder shades. rained on, just let then dry off by them- selves in an airy place. If they’re the right sort, you'll find they come out of it better — than if you hung them by the radiator or made with the electric iron. * * * One of these days I’d like to do a whole chart about all the tricks there are for keeping wardrobes in condition. Mean- while, write me if you want to know where to buy the reliable clothes I’ve shown here. Or, if you've got a clothes problem that’s sort of special, write and [ll give it my sort of special attention. Marjorie Bailey, Mopern Screen, 149 Madison Avenue, New York 16. N. Y. 2 code Bae ourdlor CONTROLLED YOUR MATCHED MAKE-UP! ... Now with your big $1 box of Woodbury Powder, you also get your just-right glamour shades of matching lipstick and rouge —at no extra cost... All 3 for only $I. ALSO BOXES OF WOODBURY POWDER 50, 25¢, 1o¢ LOT A

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Oaffiest Army experience was getting $1.25 to see himself in “Follow the Boys.’' Theater was so jammed he ushered fo get in. With Peg Ryan in "The Merry Monahans.” Angeles High. She's keeping house nearby in Long Beach. He recruits Don plotted for weeks to get off for Gwen's graduation exercises at Los | Spars by personal-appearancing before prospects’ impressionable kid sisters. | comrades ....... The Don O’Connors may sing and dance and talk in jive, but they love in waltz time. Bedded in Army hospital for several days, he may be medically discharged. Visited Peggy onset, met her dancing partner at age of 3 tender , Bob Boniface. | ee Ra hPe ‘ m It was 5:30 on a February morning in San Pedro. A car drew up at the camp gates, disgorged a boy and his bags and drove away. His face looked older than his eighteen years, as he stood watching the car till it disappeared. Then he slung three pairs of shoes over his shoulders, picked up grips and odds and ends, passed through the gate and started down the hill toward camp. Loaded like an Army mule, his progress was slow. The shoes kept slipping, and he kept hoisting them up. Once he had to trudge back for some stuff he’d dropped in the road. Finally the mists swallowed him. Meantime, the car was heading back to Los Angeles, a boy at the wheel, a sleeping girl scrounged up like a kitten in her white fur coat. Presently she stirred, and her head felt for the shoulder on which she’d fallen (Continued on page 66)

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| ce (i ee asleep, but the shoulder wasn’t there. Her eyes flew open. “Where’s Don?” } Joe, who'd gone along to drive her back, said gently: “He’s gone, Gwen. He kissed you good-by while you were asleep, didn’t want to wake you, couldn’t stand to ‘see you cry any more—” wailin’ woman. . She burst into tears. “He said he’d try. to call you before they leave,” Joe put in hastily. The sobs only grew more convulsive. “Look, honey, that doesn’t do any geod. You'll just make yourself sick.” “I can’t help it,” she wailed. “Look— just look at these things I’ve got on—Don’s slacks, Don’s old plaid shirt. He made me wear them this morning because I wouldn’t be warm enough in my own clothes. He’s so thoughtful and sweet—and I never even kissed him good-bye.” Her head went down | on her arms against the dashboard and | Joe let her blubber in peace all the way | home. | Lots of words, pro and con, have been written about youthful marriages, lots more about war marriages. Gwen and Don O’Connor have read none of them, and if | they had, it wouldn’t have made any dif- ference. From the first, it was as though they’d been swept to some magic island that held only the two of them. Every- thing else was like the murmur of far-off waters. From the first, they were serenely sure of themselves and each other. So long as they went hand in hand, nothing could touch them. Don had enlisted in the Army Air Corps and finished his last picture at Universal. He’d worked hard in order to roll up a backlog for the studio that had given him his break—which turned out to be a break for themselves as well. He left with “This Is the Life,” “The Merry Monahans,” and “Patrick the Great” still unreleased. There was one more piece of unfinished business ‘to attend to before he’ reported to Uncle Sam. “Wait,” urged the mothers. “Wait till you're older. Wait till after the war.” “Why?” asked the children, “when we're in love now, and always will be.” So they were married on February 6th, and parted a few days later at the camp gates.. Don, eighteen, and a Volunteer Flight Trainee, was shipped te Amarillo. Gwen, seventeen, finally stopped crying and went back to school. “Your: eyes look funny,” said her best pal. “What’s wrong?” “Don’s gone,” quavered Gwen, “and you may now call me Mrs.” “Really? Why?” “Because I’m married, Stoop!” It was funny, being married and having everything just the same encores that Don 5 ‘ : ing wa ifferent at © See how effectively FRESH Make your own test! If you Sa AEL ae aoehile as she passed stops perspiration—prevents don’t agree that FRESH is the through the hall, she’d hear a stage whis- per: “That girl’s married to Donald O’Cen- iI] i | { j odor. See how gentle itis. Never best underarm cream you ve nor.” Nothing was different ab home ane gritty, greasy or sticky. Spreads ever used, your dealer will when the phone rang, she knew it wouldn’t smoothly— vanishes quickly. gladly refund full price. pe ee peek atemnogs shed race a , : ey : o look for a letter. He wrote every day, Won’t rot even delicate fabrics! Three sizes—50¢—25¢—10¢ she wrote twice a day. EEStiet eee all about how much he missed her, and NEW DOUBLE-DUTY CREAM + STOPS PERSPIRATION * PREVENTS ODOR life down there, and how much he missed her. In her letters, she had to tell him exactly what she did from the minute she KEEPS YOU FRESH got up till the minute she went to bed. Those were his orders. He said the worst of camp was waking up ‘suddenly at 5:30, and she could well believe it, because waking up slow is his favorite sport. He said he generally fell in in his underwear and overcoat and never had his socks or shirt off for four ‘weeks. But he passed the psychological test for pilots—only twenty-six passed— (Continued on page 87) AS A DAISY}

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4 @ Paulette Goddard retains her title of the Queen of the Unpredictables in Hollywood. > Ne, There are plenty of people who believed Paulette would | never marry any man who was not rich—or influential— or both. They said: “‘There’s a girl who knows what she wants. And she’ll always get it.” Well, apparently, what Paulette wanted was the man \ oy she loved and has loved for several years—Burgess aay Meredith. He is a grand person—a wit and a gentleman. Ve But “Buzz” is far from rich, and being in the Army for the past two years hasn’t made him any richer. He is a fine actor—but his name is far from being as important as Paulette’s. Yet, soon after the wedding, Paulette told me, “I know this marriage will last. We are so congenial, so happy | and companionable. Both of us have had unhappy marital experiences in the past. This is the third marriage for both of us. But I think you will realize how deeply we feel when I tell you that this is the first religious ceremony for either of us.” * * * It was about three o'clock in the afternoon, and most of the luncheon crowd had cleared out of the Brown Derby in Hollywood. There were still a few stragglers. Joan Fontaine was being interviewed for a newspaper story in a booth near the door. Gracie Allen and George Burns were having a snack following a broadcast rehearsal. Part-picking Fran’ Neal sharing Lt. Van Heflin’s last leave at Mocambo before he goes overseas; is glad baby Vana's hair is red, proving own’s real! Sonny. Tufts started work on garden before moving to new home—hit solid rock. Swears place is built over marble quarry! -{At lce-Capades.} a | tit Gene is changing baby Antoinette’s tirst name to Daria, will follow her Lt. Cassini to Fort Riley at finis of “Laura.” (At Clover Club.)

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You might think this would make Master Sinatra.cross—but he just gave with the “goo’s.” “That's enough of that,’ said Frankie, “who do you you think you are—Frank Sinatra?” By this time, Benny, the popular waiter at the Derby and himself the father of four (with a brand new baby boy), dashed up to join the admiring group. “How about a quick plate of spaghetti for me?” asked Frankie, seating himself in a booth and parking the baby beside him on the seat. “But Mr. Sinatra—don’t you want one of us girls to hold the baby while you eat?” “Don't be silly,” said Benny. “We men know how to mind a baby, don't we?” “Sure, agreed Frankie, “I'm minding him today.” * * * Has the Lana Turner-John Hodiak romance dimmed before it even got started? Every- body was sure ‘Hi’ Hodiak was Lana’s secret heartbeat right after she and Steve Crane broke up. Mebbe so. But he’s stepping around lately with Judy Garland. Or is this just to throw the know-italls off the right track? By the way—you Mopern ScrEEN fans who have written to me show more interest in Hodiak than any other star. Where are you Alan Ladd devotees? * * * Speaking of Judy—when my doctor husband and I were invited to dinner at her home, he said: “How come we are invited to crash the younger set? I can’t go because I can‘t find my bow tie!” But did we live to eat those words! When we arrived at Judy's ccmfortable, rambling Brentwood home, there wasn’t a jive hound in sight. On the contrary—there was Charles Jack- son, author of the best-selling “Lost Weekend”: Robert Nathan, who wrote “The Portrait of Jenny“ and also Judy‘s latest picture, "The Clock”; Louis Brown, whose “See What I Mean” is much discussed; Mare Connolly and the Ira Gershwins, among other literary and musical lights. But far from being arty or high-brow—it turned out to be a wonderful evening. Judy sang all her new songs including the “Trolley Song.” Danny Kaye gave with some brand new numbers and routines and was never funnier in his life. I think Judy is happier than she has been in a long time. She certainly looks better— and what a hostess! The food was divine. * * * PURELY PERSONAL: Joan Fontaine, I be- lieve, inspires more “catty” remarks in other women than almost any other movie star. Maybe that is because she is young and beautiful and won an “Oscar.” On the other hand, Joanie doesn’t go out of her way to be cordial to women at parties. (And I don’t _ Hughes Shikles, Jr. because that’s Craig's real | For when the endless, friendless night is due I want you to know... I'm missing you, too.“ * * Bill Eythe is such a nice boy, and he’s carry- ing such a big torch for Anne Baxter that it is too bad that she won't change her mind about NOT marrying an actor! Bill has other dates now and then, and there are other pretty girls in Hollywood. But Anne is the only one for him—anyway, at THIS writing. * * * Never can quite figure out Helmut Dantine. He‘s a moody young man. One minute—walk- ing in the clouds. The next, down in the dumps. But he is always honest. When I asked him if he were having trouble | with Warners’ about starring. in the remake of “Petrified Forest,” he said frankly: “I'm not happy. I didn't want to do the former Humphrey Bogart role. It's his part, and I didn’t want to follow in his footsteps. But I am not pouting—or remaining away from the set as some people have said. I’m | trymg to make the best of an unhappy | situation.” Some say he is still carrying a torch for his | wife, Gwen Anderson. One of his steadiest “dates” in Hollywood = EE Loy. Now that Alexis Smith is married to Craig Stevens—her real and legal name is Mrs. Gail | and legal name. * * me Steve Crane (he’s Lana's ex) has been trying to date Betty Hutton. So far—not much luck, < : e ® Lon McCallister‘s back in town with the Army’s permission to emote in “Winged Vic- | tory.” But that didn’t mean that Lon could go back to his own nice, comfortable little home and take it easy. No, sir—he moved right out to the camp barracks and went back

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on strict Army regulations with the 300. other soldiers of the ‘Winged Victory” unit. Lon came over to my house one afternoon with two other boys from the “acting” Army. "They're former New York press agents,” he explained, introducing Joe Heidt and Bill Doll. “They wanted to meet you.” “Since we hit Los Angeles,” Bill and Joe told me, “Lon is the most popular guy in the outfit. He’s got all the good telephone numbers.” “I suppose all the guys want to meet Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner and Olivia de Havil- land,” I guessed. And believe you me—the answer was a surprise! Seems the kids are out and out scared of the “glamour queens.” In the order named—the boys want to meet and ask for a date: Peggy Ryan Jeanne Crain Joan Leslie Judy PERE IO if SiG Js “big league.” Ld They used to say that the Frank Sinatra Bobby Sockers opened their mouths and squealed. Now they call it “opening their big Booby Traps!” * * * Just about the time you'll be reading this you will be seeing “Janie.” And I’m wagering a guess right now that it is going to be the favorite picture of 1944 for all ‘teen agers. This movie about a sub-deb who acciden- tally becomes hostess at a hotcha party for service men, is a lulu and a honey. It’s got everything including a “blanket party’’ which I wouldn’t advise you kids to try to copy without a chaperone—even if it is all just good harmless fun. Come to think of it—”blanket parties” aren't anything new. Back in the days of the Revolutionary War (no, I wasn’t there) they went in for ’Bundling’—which meant that it was perfectly all right for various and assorted people to wrap up in blankets and snuggle into one bed to keep warm! Just try that idea on your Maiden Aunt sometime! But the bright particular star of “Janie” is Joyce Reynolds who looks about 16 but who is really 20. She’s as fresh and young and gay as the latest Dinah Shore song. She was born in San Antonio, Texas, and came out to California two years ago to enroll in the University of California at Los Angeles. It was while she was playing in “Alice In Wonderland” on the campus, that a Warner talent scout saw her and signed her in a hurry. Joyce worries about only one thing—bathing suit photographs. “I look so_ Dietrich,’ she told a surprised publicity man _who thought she looked like—just a young girl in a bathing suit, * * * The following letter comes from Larry Adler: “Several weeks ago a young sailor in to see our show confided that he mightily liked to play the drums. Always one to take a hint, I called on the gob during my act, and while I played the harmonica, he beat the skins on a little madrigal of mine called “Hand to Mouth Boogie.” The next day was “I Am An American Day” at Soldiers Field. I took the sailor out there with me, and before 60,000 people sitting under umbrellas, we conducted an intime jam session. The crowd loved it, and when the gob took six charuses of the boogie for a ride, they whistled and screamed their approval. The kid undoubtedly stole the show. Would you be more interested if you knew his name was OC RaE COOPER?” * " Not since the day Maria Montez became the bride of Jean Pierre Aumont has she donned the beautiful, form-fitting white lace dress with the full skirt in which she was married. But the other day she brought it out—and Hudson Hosiery SHEER WiiCHE RW ae You know that "beautiful feeling ae a touch of your favorite fragra nce... a wisp o veiling across your eyes... and sheer, clinging Hudson Hosiery to make you beautiful. Full-fashioned, extra-long lengths, no-seam styles. AE leading department stores. 69 ‘Ns crecnerncerr omy i ET SR ai oh CMe TA pais; s+ |

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A new tee aie That all-important letter torn ? ly You feel youre in a scrape ? Dont worry-you can save the day- Just use Some Texcel Tape / you will see it.on her in the big love ‘scene in “Bowery to Broadway.” “Just for Jean Pierre, I am wearing theez,” she said. “Maybe he will see zee picture somewhere in France or wherever he eez— and he will be happy because he will know I am playing those love scenes with heem again.” Sentimental? Sure. But typically Montez. ; : * * * There was something very heart-warming and sweet about the baby shower Mrs. John Wayne gave for Loretta Young, who is one of the most ecstatic about-to-be mothers in Holly- wood. Everyone wanted to give Loretta a “gift for that baby because we all knew how hard she had prayed that she and her husband, Lt. Colonel Tom Lewis, would be blessed with a child. Jean Arthur, who so seldom goes any place, showed up for this event, bringing beautiful hand-embroidered pillow cases and sheets in pink and blue. “No,” laughed Jean, “I didn’t do them myself. Why, I can’t even darn a sock.” But no one was more thrilled than Ann Sothern as the big, exciting-looking packages were unwrapped. Annie is “expecting” her- self—and she said she was getting lots of good ideas. “I never dreamed a baby needed so much,” she admitted. But the gift that touched Loretta most was the one from her husband, who was overseas. He had cabled “Jo” Wayne to buy a hand- made dress, and Loretta, with tears in her eyes, said the baby will wear it when it is baptized. Ok * The Darryl Zanuck party honoring Walter Winchell was tres gala. The bright colored umbrella tables were set out on the sand at the beach house, and a sumptuous dinner was served while it was still daylight over the Pacific Ocean. Olivia de Havilland, who has put on a , little weight, I'm afraid, arrived with Major John Huston. These two are together every- where when he is on leave, and they seem very much in love. Gene Tierney, carrying a parasol in shock- ing pink, to match her dress, came with Lt. Oleg Cassini. They seem so happy, and it is wonderful to be able to tell you that their baby, who has been so ill, is getting better and stronger. Joan Blondell, with a wonderful suntan, came with a well-known magazine editor. Joan Bennett came: direct from a broadcast, and Myma Loy, who is so slim these days, was lovely in a flowered print. -I had a long talk with Barbara Hutton Grant, who says that this time she is going to put up a fight for her little boy, Lance. Cary was ‘on a hunting trip, so he wasn't with Barbara. On advice of her lawyer, Barbara is making no comments about her ex-husband’s suit, but | she adores her little boy, and she’s determined that nothing is going to take him away from her. Cary is crazy about him, too, and calls him “General.” There were many other stars—but none more attractive than Winchell’s own pretty daughter, Welder: : A chart to. do? In yellows, greens And reds and blacks and blues ? Use Texcel Tape in place of ink- It comes in many hues. A thousand office uses all Commend this tape to you. In fact, there's just no end of things That. Texcel Tape can do. For Texcel is an improved tape Whose ‘stick-ums" bonded on. || It wont come off, it wont dry out, ( It holds with plenty of brawn. ae all the Texcel Tape thate made Is being used for war, Buy Bonds and Stamps til Victory Returns it to your store. Texcel ‘Tape CELLOPHANE TAPE — STICKS WITH A TOUCH Made by Industrial Tape Corporation A Division of Johnson & Johnson __New Brunswick, NJ. * * Sonny Tufts swears its true: Several months ago his Macaw bird got _ a job in a Paramount picture at $25 for a day's work. The other day, the casting office called | and asked if the bird could work again. | “We can't pay $25 this time,” the casting ‘director explained. “Would you es willing to ‘take $202” S : - “Sure,” said Sonny—and lived fc regret “it! : ‘The Macaw, perched - on his pul ; ed

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ed Lupino. _ Louis’ illness. I have the greatest admiration for Ida net, ida has guts. Whether it is a ladylike word or She has been worried almost out of her mind about her husband, Captain Louis Hayward, who came back a hero from that nightmare at Tarawa. When his nerves collapsed, and he was sent to the Corona Naval Hospital for a long rest; many friends were afraid that Ida would collapse, as well. Instead, she has gone about her work, kept her chin up and, what is doubly hard for any woman—she hasn't talked about It is as though she were pretending that he was not ill at all. When- ever I ask her about him, she always- smiles when she replies: ella—just fine!” ‘ * s * “Louis is just fine, Lou- . A dressing room to end all dressing rooms is the new suite Paramount is whipping up for Betty Hutton. Raoul Péene Du Bois, who did the out-of-this-world dream sets for “Lady In The Dark,” is the decorator. me, girls, it's something! And believe © Step into the room, and it seems to be a golden and green bower (Betty’s favorite - color scheme). But sections of the walls - are on pivots and just by pressing a button, Betty can swing her golden bower into a. complete wall of mirrors. Hope the little bombshell star never “starts Swinging one of her songs in front of all WHAM! . » * * those mirrors. If it turns out that you like Ross Hunter in Columbia movies, you can thank your boy friend, Frank Sinatra. Maybe Frankie has never even heard of Ross, but he is indirectly responsible for his contract, and here is how it happened: A talent scout was in Cleveland looking around for actors. He was bowled over one day when an entire parade of Bobby- Sockers paraded past his hotel bearing placards: “DOWN WITH SINATRA! WITH HUNTER.” UP Happily imagining jee was a VOICE lurking somewhere, the scout investigated only to find out that the Hunter referred to was a school teacher! And what's more— he’d never acted, and he couldn't warble a note. But he was good-looking, 23 years old and looked like a swell camera bet. The upshot was a test, and the result a long term contract with Columbia. * * * Listen, you 14 and 15 year old girls— don’t diet- too. strenuously. Remember little Ann Gillis who used to play child roles on the screen? Hadn‘t heard anything about her for a couple of years until the other day I ran into her in the beatty parlor. She’s 17 now and a beauty. I asked her where she had been and what she was doing that she wasn't in pictures? “I got too fat to work,” Ann admitted honestly. to put on a lot of weight. up the scale to 135 pounds. “When I was about 12 I began I went straight I did every- thing I could to get it off. Almost starved © myself and exercised violently—but still I stayed fat. “Finally, about a year ago, the weight started to come off. Not all at once but a couple pounds a month. When I asked my doctor, he told me that what I had thought was excess fat in my early ‘teens was ‘baby fat.’ It is awfully hard to get off and seems to take forever! just “But now that I am grown up Nature Agee MADE HUSA THE PARKER PEM COMPAKY A/a ul _ Permanent Blue Black | Permanent To keep pens trouble-free - this new, protective ink [ Solv-x in Parker Quink safeguards all metal and rubber parts—actu- ally cleans your pen as if writes! Give your pen the protection it deserves ... help keep it out of the repair shop by filling it with Parker Quink today. Every drop of it contains solv-x to protect all makes of pens in4important ways: 1. Prevents metal corrosion and rubber rot always caused by high-acid inks. 2. Ends all gumming and clogging. Gives quick starting—even flow. 3. Disgolves and flushes away sediment left by ordinary inks. 4. Cleans your pen as it writes—keeps it out of the repair shop. Yes, this brilliant, smooth-flow- ing, fast-drying Parker Quink is more than just an ink. It’s a superb writing fluid—that does what no ink ever did-before. Get a bottle today. You pay nothing extra for Parker Quink. Ideal for steel pens, too. The Parker Pen Company, Janesville, Wisconsin, and Toronto, Canada. "MICRO-FILM BLACK” QUINK, the all- purpose black ink. Writes black, stays black. Ideal for V- Mail; photographs per- fectly. Quink comesin7 permanent colors: Micro-Film Black, Blue-Black, Royal- Blue, Green, Violet, Brown, Red. 2 wash- able colors: Black, Blue. Regular size, 25¢. School size, 15¢. Also in pints and quarts. Copr. 1944 by The Parker Pen Company turned the trick and practi lly did my MAKE YOUR DOLLARS FIGHT—BUY WAR BONDS NOW! reducing for me. Now I weigh 106," and Ann pivoted to show me her new stream- Deaicunieace ms PARKER Quink the only ink containing solv-x ,,

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DARK ANGEL (Continued from page 58) Tata enaea honor she christened a ship last year, over her visit to the Tuskegee Air Field. These are all symbols of the achievements of her race. “If I’m getting to be a symbol, too, in my very small way, that makes me happy.” In New York a group of colored children from the Billy Rose show called on her. They brought her a box of dusting powder. They were terribly sorry, they'd meant to bring her a better present, but their re- hearsal checks hadn’t come through yet. Then they looked pointedly at a small boy, who cleared his throat, stepped forward and said, like the Lady in the Dark: “I want to make a speech. I want to tell you that we’re all very proud of you, Miss Horne.” She’ll never part with that box of dust- ing powder. tea ieteg There’s nothing extravagant about her except her beauty. She has the gentleness and dignity of breeding. On her father’s side, her people were educators—her grandfather was a high school principal, _one of her uncles a college dean. She was brought up on books—still reads at the table when she eats alone. Her six- year-old daughter’s going mad with ex- citement right now, because she’s in the first grade and just learning to read. Lena feels for her, thinks there’s no adventure quite like it. Lena’s parents separated when she was three. Part of her childhood was spent in boarding schools. At 11 she went back. to Brooklyn to live with her father’s par- ents. Her mother was an actress and, through her connections, Lena got a job at the Cotton Club when she was 15. Her grandparents, pretty old-fashioned folk, hit the ceiling. The kids she went to school with were terribly impressed. For two years her mother took her back and forth to the job, and she wasn’t allowed to go to night clubs, though she worked in one. That was silly, she thought. She also thought it was silly that the Cotton Club should have taken her in the first place, since she could neither sing nor dance. The dance steps she learned fast enough. And she’d sing in the dressing room, with the girls kidding her, but never in public. One evening Lyle Miller who, with Noble Sissle, had produced “Shuffle Along,” heard this voice coming through the transom. It had a quality he liked— “Noble’s taking his band out on the road,” he told Lena. “I’d like to talk to him about you.” That really made her giggle. “What would a band do with me? I can’t sing.” “Are you willing to learn?” “Oh—yes!! —But I don’t think my mother’d let me go.” maestress horne . . . There was an interview with Sissle—a very wonderful guy. He thought Lena had much to learn but was worth teaching. “fm willing,” said her mother, “but I’d have to go along. She’s only 17.” That suited Sissle, who’s pretty old-fashioned himself. He taught her how to walk onstage, how to wear evening gowns, how to use her speaking voice. For one number he put her into a full dress suit with sequined tailcoat and trouser-stripes, feminized by a high-ruff and a red jabot for the shirt- front. In whife gloves and topper she did a tap dance routine while the boys sang. He went easy on her own singing—just two or three lines at first, with a boy sing- ing behind her—then, as her confidence (Continued on page 82) | BESTFORM BRASSIERES 79¢ BEstrorM FOUNDATIONS $2.50 to $6.50 *Clairol banishes every trace of gray or graying hair .. . swiftly, Strange how seldom an older-looking woman will ever hear the rea/ reason for being left on the sidelines. Strange how slow her friends are to admit that gray hair alone might make her seem drab and uninteresting. Strange how. often their advice is, “Don’t change your hair color.” But once you take the step .. . naturally . . with Clairol, they’ll be the first to swear you look years younger! 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By Carol Carter ™ How do you like your smiles? Let’s see . . . there’s Gar- land’s pert grin, Durbin’s gleeful chuckle or jee s giggle. But howsoever you take ’em, the Hollywood versions all. ‘come. sunny-side up. Which is my way of letting you know that teeth out around Hollywood & Vine are strictly in the white, healthy and gleaming class. What’s your rating? I hope all you MODERN SCREENers are candidates for the “brilliant smile” class. But if not, begin now, this day, to help yourself to one of those grins that sparkle and glisten a girl right into good looks. Let’s think a bit about teeth and why yours should have a four-star raving. Poor molars are broken bearings which slow down the body machinery and can make it eligible for the junk. eu Cavities © allow disease-bacteria to enter the blood stream . . . then you're liable to different ills. So I’m "practically | saving your life by this warning. Too, when a neglected tooth is lost, ‘digestion goes haywire. Your speech may get blurred and develop static. Or the loss can upset the position of the remaining teeth so that - your pretty facial contours are thrown all awry. - To prevent these horrors, give a thought to tooth care. All dentists are agreed upon three pointers. (1) Clean your sparklers regularly. (2) Visit the dentist every six months, or better yet, every four months. (3) Eat properly. Which means that you'll place your menu accent on raw fruits and vegetables, whole ‘grained breads and plain meats. Now about cleaning. Dentifrices are not new . . . only better. Egyptians mixed powders and paste. Ancient Hindus brushed their teeth with the frayed ends of twigs. -The Arabs used the “siwak,” a root of the “tooth-brush tree.” And that completes our history lesson for today. i 4 Step into the economics class, please. Ah, yes. We Ameri- ie cans spend over $50,000,000 yearly on dentifrices. Always ones _

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Cs ok LS Ra arene. Pa eT to get our money’s worth, too. Which decidedly proves that dentifrices are well worth the money. Take your choice of powder, liquid or«paste tooth clean- _ers. Your dentifrice is an important protective against decay. And how it shines those molars! A new broom sweeps clean . . . and so does a new tooth brush. Which means away with a brush whose bristles are broken or loose. Choose one with a small head and long, firm bristles that can get around all the “corners” of your mouth comfortably. The better to brush with, my dear. Never use anybody else’s brush; have one for each member of the family. It’s a bright idea to own two brushes, so one may dry while the other is in use. When to wield your brush? Morn-: ‘ing and night, and- after every meal. And: how’s your brushing technique? Judy Garland, who owns a devastating smile, gives us this routine: Teeth should be brushed from the gums toward the biting surfaces, not crosswise. This mas- sages the gums and sweeps out all food particles from between the teeth. Hold your brush at a slanting angle and brush the imner surfaces thoroughly, too. Don’t cheat on time .. . a good job requires at least three minutes, taking three or four teeth at a time and doing right by each group. Don’t stick your tongue out at me! Instead, every time you wash your | teeth, stick it out at your mirrored image. Then, go ahead, brush your tongue, too. The tongue catches tiny food particles which need to be scraped off gently. If left on your tongue, they decay and cause bad breath. Gargle for glamour! Yes, really. Mouthwashes are important; they’re cleansing, deodorizing and mildly ger- micidal. They help guard against un- pleasant breath . . . ssh, we mean h-a-I- i-t-o-s-i-s!| Don’t be one of those gals who think “It can’t happen to me.” Be wise, like the Hollywood smoothies, and guard against ariy possible trace of tainted breath by using a good mouth- wash. You'll like the refreshing, ex- hilarating tingle a fine mouthwash leaves. Take a good mouthful. Swirl it ‘round and ’round and enjoy its pleas- ant effect! About this (Continued on page 96) (FR > Simple aa A-B-C.. beautitul cold permanent wave right in the comforts of your own home. And, you'll be thrilled with the soft, exquisitely GET CNC EASY-TO-DO COLD PERMANENT WAVE to . It’s easy to give yourself a COMPLETE > Including 50 Curlers _ a ‘ge y=) a idee The “CHIC” home kit for only 59c contains everything need- ed for a truly lovely cold permanent wave including 50 curlers and a newly illustrated easy-to-follow direction book- Fe molded, natural looking curls and waves you get with a ‘‘CHICc” Ie fia PERMANENT WAVE HOME KIT. “‘CHIC” requires no heat, no machines or dryers, no harmful chemicals or ammonia. Beauty-wise women and girls prefer “‘CuIc.”’ For a lypeo of, ht ..... Proven tests show that women using ‘“‘Cuic”’ get the finest re- sults possible. A ‘‘Cuic” permanent ‘‘takes” beau- tifully on every type of hair . . . fine, medium or coarse ... bleached or dyed. Excellent for chil- dren’s hair, too. Da fun to sy your own hair. It’s thrilling to be admired! Keep your hair look- ing lovely for every occasion. For ‘‘permanent”’ hair-beauty, use ‘‘CHIC.” “chi c: AT. DRUG STORE Shen t. “CHIC” is on sale atHair Goods 4 and Toiletry Coun- AE a ee ters everywhere. yi Ly, i y, s oe DEPARTMENT

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ie your tooth care check and double check Here's a quiz that's fun .. . ten guides to tip-top smile allure! See if you can team the half-a-rule at left with its matching half-a-rule at right. _ Place each letter next to its matching number. Answers on page 96. One sure way to win strong, healthy @ a good dentist at least three times every teeth is to eat a portion of year. 2—__After you've rinsed your mouth with antiseptic mouthwash, pour some of , the mouthwash on your toothbrush, thereby leaving b the teeth free of food particles that lurk in crevices and cause cavities to make their unwelcome appearance. The alternate use of two tooth- © green vegetables, whole grain breads and brushes morning and night will help dairy products at all your daily meals. in keeping d that you do your oral daily dozen in Any, possible EGUNIES that develop private, not when boss or teacher. is will be nipped in the bud if you see looking. ~ 5—__If your teeth are naturally dingy in ColoniGntcbaccomnined e brush round and found on the grinding surfaces of the molars. 6___After your teeth are brushed and your mouth feels mint-fresh, wield your lipstick deftly, but f move it gently up and down to loosen any tidbits that were overlooked by the toothbrush. Dentists agree that a paste, a pow- 5 der or a liquid dentifrice is equally g each toothbrush firmer. They'll last longer effective for keeping and there's less wear and tear on any one brush. The proper way to brush your teeth is to stroke away from the gums remember to use cleansing tissue to re- when potishing the outside walls of move any telltale traces of red on the the teeth, and ; teeth before you step away from the mirror. 9—__After each scrub-a-dub session, in- sert dental floss between the teeth and ia scientifically clean brush with all un- friendly microbes squelched. 10___A neat antidote for drooping jaw muscles*is gum chewing, but make i a dark lipstick is for you. [+ will whiten sure , : the shady spots by contrast.

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SE = ee ee Char for reas Peaily Ti * “Last night I met the nicest Navy Lieutenant at the club dance—then some glamour girl danced him away. Gee,” Marge said, pointing at me, “if I only had your baby’s radiant complexion!”” Mommy winked. ‘““That’s her Ivory Look,’ she said. “You can have it, too—ask Doc.” Doelor told fon my Leauily seers. He just happened by in time to agree with Mommy. “Stop being careless about skin care,” he said. ““Change to regular Ivory cleansing! Ivory Soap has no coloring, medication or strong perfume that might irritate tender skin. More doctors advise it than all other brands combined!” GLL the reales ! Yep, regular, gentle cleansings with my mild Ivory gave Marge that smoother, lovelier Ivory Look her Lieutenant loves. (He says every girl ought to know it’s easy to have that Ivory Look—with regular, gentle Ivory care.) 99 *%oo% (PW

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THREE OF A KIND (Continued from page.45) step before the cameras. But cameras were a thousand miles from her thoughts: _ “This is it, Hedda,” she said seriously. “This is the real thing. I'd trade all the career stuff in the world for one of their smiles.” _ the bluebird... A writer once called Alice Faye “the _ girl who has found what we're all look- ing for.” If he meant Happiness, he hit _ the nail on the head. : __ Id driven out to Alice Faye’s home in ' the San Fernando Valley over winding _ Laurel Canyon Road, leaving studios and _ gossip and stories of scheming ambition farther behind me with every mile. By _ the time I turned onto the tree-lined road ' which leads to Alice’s and Phil’s house, _ movies were forgotten completely. It was _ the sort of country-near-town spot we’re all going to have when we get rich. You'll find it in Connecticut and in Michigan and in Virginia in its various forms. The _ city is just over the tree-tops—a twenty- _ minute drive—but it’s shut off from you _ by Nature’s magic, and you can forget it _ completely in the wink of an eye. _ The tall iron gates swung open as the car _ approached. They're protected by an elec- ' tric eye which: is controlled from inside _ the house. A winding lane leads to the ' sprawling house of fieldstone which is ' the Harris’ castle. It’s actually Phil’s _ house—I’d passed Alice’s old one a piece _ down the road, the one she sold when she _ married Phil. There were vast lawns and _ flowers crowding one another in the gar- _ den beds—penstemon and bachelor but- _ tons and snapdragons and late pansies and _ shadows of violets like blue scarves under the trees. Blackbirds hopped along the _ lawns, chirped in the tall shade trees that conceal the house even from the hidden ' road which leads to it. There isn’t an ' inch of that estate that isn’t intended for - comfort and gracious living and fun for _ kids—even to the kidney-shaped pool _ built with one end so shallow Alice, Jr., _ ean splash there on hot days. : It’s a beautiful home, and just now the _ nursery is the center of attention. It’s - a huge room—one of the largest I’ve ever _ been in. Two walls are almost entirely _ _ of glass, and the trees-and pool and the _ garden flowers literally come tumbling _ into it. The baby blue that dominates its _ color scheme is picked up in the blue of _ the sky, and the pink notes of the nursery _ furnishings are carried out again in the _ flowers that peep in at the windows. _ If small-fry are as curious as grown-ups, _ I know every kid in the country would - like to see this room where little Alice _ and Phil spend their days. The littlest _ one will be called Phil because: _ “We want to make sure there'll always _ be an Alice and a Phil,” Alice said. “Be- 4 oe we think she’s going to be her papa’s girl.” _ That’s precisely what Alice said about _ Alice, Jr., and I think it’s wishful talking. _ At the moment Phil looks like a rosebud and has considerably less hair than her _ papa; but parents can see resemblances beyond the vision of ordinary mortals, so > Alice may be right. _ But to get back to the nursery. As I said, it’s a sort of kid’s dream of heaven, all blue and pink with a thick, circular ug in soft pastel tones in the middle of e floor. But the floor itself is covered -a heavy cream-colored carpet, so sn of uncertain little feet bed occupies an __ inglenook in one corner. And Alice, Jr.’s bed of white enameled wood with high sides, is close enough for safety’s sake. There’s a tiny piano—a real one—and Alice, Jr. hammers at it by the hour. She sings little songs and holds true to the key, too. This is what you’d expect with such a father and mother, but chil- dren of famous parents seldom duplicate their talents. On a long seat by the bay window are Alice, Jr.’s ‘toys, and such a lavish assortment of modern woolly lambs . and dogs and cats and dolls you’ve never seen. Yes, and drums and horns and col- ored rubber balls. There’s a whole room full of carts and tricycles and the silliest tiny little bicycles. Off the nursery is the children’s dressing room with Junior’s wardrobe hung neatly on racks—a whole row of topcoats in pastel wools—they couldn’t be more than ten inches long. “What do you want them to be when they grow up?” I asked Alice. She re- plied, surprisingly: “Well, since being an actress brought me all this—” her broad gesture included house, gardens, the picture of Phil on the baby’s dresser and the nursery in which we. stood with its priceless occupants— ‘Td ask nothing better for them than to | SAW IT HAPPEN | At the time this incident occurred, I was a student nurse at a New Jersey hospital, assigned to a very wonderful 17-year-old patient who was dying of an incurable disease. Vera had few friends and fewer interests, and dur- ing the eight months she was with us, we grew to love her and tried to gratify her every wish. One day, she happened to mention that she'd like a picture of Frank Sinatra, and so the gang delegated me to get one for her in view of the fact that I was on night duty and there- fore free to travel to New York. Frank was appearing at:the Para- mount then, and I had to wait for over an hour until he came out, by which time there were over a hundred kids waiting with me. There was the natural reaction to his appearance, and in the shoving I was thrown against him and nearly fell. He caught me and noticing my uniform, asked if I were a nurse. I replied that I was and hurried on to explain my mission. Before I was halfway through, he grabbed my arm and dragged me past the shrieking mob. Once inside, he asked me about myself and about Vera, and after I’d told him, he looked at me sadly and said, “Why do swell kids like that have to die?” Then he gave me a beautiful picture inscribed, “To Vera —best of luck and I’m rootin’ for you.” - Two weeks later when Frank was in Newark, he called the hospital to inquire about Vera, and when she was told about it, she couldn't answer, just hugged the picture a little closer. Vera was only one of the small guys in this world, but it took a big man with a bigger heart to make her leaving it a little easier. Leah Kronick, R. N., New York City ‘voice on the radio. be what I’ve been. Being an actress has brought me a full and satisfactory life It’s hard work, but it’s unselfish in one way: While earning your money, you know you’re making other people happy.” It was having babies that made Alice realize what her fans really meant to her: “IT never knew what I represented to the people we call fans, Hedda, until be- fore Alice, Jr. was born. Women in Aus- tralia knitted socks and robes and little jackets for a baby whose mother they’d never met and never hoped to meet. And the notes they sent with those gifts! They brought tears to my eyes. They wrote that they thought of me with every stitch that went into them. Sometimes they recalled songs I’d sung that had lifted them out of moments of depression; mostly they loved me because I recreated romance that had long since left their lives. They made me realize that a fan is a friend you've never met, a good and loyal friend who hasn’t had an opportunity of- going through the ceremony of introductions. Theyre friends that know you from the intimate glimpses they catch in the theater or on the screen or from hearing your Often they make you feel they know you more surely than the people you actually meet.” If that is the case, then Alice Faye has a world of sincere friends, if the fan mail that follows her like her shadow is a re- liable barometer of friendship. There were more letters when Alice, Jr. was born than ever came concerning Alice’s ro- mances or marriage. And this second baby seems to have driven everyone but the movie moguls into ecstasies of de- light. Of course, movie men are only hu- man, and Alice Faye is a top-flight star. They were bound to think of such happy occurrences in terms of dollars and cents. But the fans eagerly followed the parties given for her—the baby showers, most ela- borate of their kind ever seen, given by executives’ wives and fellow players. I’ve described them in detail on my radio pro- grams. Sometimes there’d be exquisite bed jackets and robes for Alice. Most often the toys were the thing—they’d range from pee-wee bicycles to boxing gloves and dolls as big as a four-year-old. Holly- wood goes in for the extravagant gesture in everything, from blessed events to previews. 9-year-old winchell ... Alice’s fans have wanted to follow her home life day by day while waiting for her to come back to the screen. They loved the fact that “Tookie,” Phil’s nine- year-old by a previous marriage, adored Alice, Jr. from the day she was born. He’s also one of his second mother’s most ardent fans. It was “Tookie,” by the way, who let the cat out of the bag about Phyllis’ impending arrival. Alice hadn’t mentioned the fact to anybody outside the family, because she was making “The Gang’s All Here” and wanted to get through the picture without any publicity about it. But “Tookie” proudly told everyone he met: “There’s going to be three of us, you know.” Wiseacres put two and two together, and Alice didn’t deny it—she’s too much of a mother for that. : It isn’t hard to tell where the actress leaves off and the mother begins where Alice is concerned. The children come first, and if she ever has to make a de- cision with one side of her nature pitted

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HAIR PINS AND BOBBIE PINS a, uniform or overalls —on duty or off. . keep their coifs “dressed right” active’ women all day long with Victory Hair and Bobbie* Pins. Look to VICTORY Jor startling new Hair Aids dren will unequivocally win out every time. But we talked about her career, too, over tea. Alice had wanted to play a straight dramatic role and became in- terested in the part of Cissy in “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.” But the studio couldn’t hold the picture up long enough to make this possible, so Joan Blondell went into the role Alice coveted. “There'll be another part any day now,” Alice said confidently—so confidently I felt that missing the part of Cissy was only a surface thing. From time to time Alice has stepped out of her singing frame to play straight dramatic things, and she’s been as suc- cessful in them as she has been in her musicals. The secret of this is the heart she puts into everything. She is a simple, direct, almost elemental person. Earthy, as have been so many of the world’s great artists. She hasn’t changed fundamentally from the girl who first came to Holly- wood. At that time I met a quiet, big- eyed blonde kid who put a song over in a way that made you realize what a weapon words and music could be. Rudy Vallee, who seldom misses a trick when it comes to spotting genius, knew the value of her deep, vibrant voice and primitive approach. Much of her quick success came without any great struggle on her part. Things just fell into her lap. Lil- lian Harvey walked out on the “George White Scandals” and, although Alice was supposed to sing-only a song or two with Rudy’s band, she was given the lead role. Alice was a nice, friendly girl from New York’s Hell’s Kitchen in those days—a girl who asked only to be given a chance to follow her singing career. She wanted everyone to like her, but she didn’t in- tend to assume any fake manner to win them. She was what she was, and you could take it or leave it. She was cruelly hurt when she first encountered jealousy and competitive dislike, because she had none of that in her own make-up and wasn’t sophisticated enough to project her- self into the minds of others. When a bat- tery of instructors moved in on her— people who wanted to teach her how to walk and how to talk and how to wear her fame in what Hollywood thought was the proper manner, Alice gave them a quick brush-off. She had her own no- tion of living just as she had her own idea of tempo and of selling a song. She became a sensation doing things her own way. plugger de luxe... She became the girl George Gershwin and Cole Porter and Irving Berlin wanted to sing their songs. The first time she stopped singing was the time her father died suddenly and left her numb from shock and grief. Alice and her mother and father and brothers, Charlie and Bill, have always been a tight family - unit. “Her cure for that blow was to ask for a straight dramatic role—with Shirley Tem- ple in “Poor Little Rich Girl,” and the change to the increased concentration it demanded was good medicine at the time. It also proved to her that her talent had many angles. : So Alice Faye is what I call a “yes” and “no” girl—it’s as elemental as that. Things either are right for her or she wants none of them. And she instinc- tively knows what’s right for her. I recalled Alice’s romance with Phil when we passed the open door of the game room where Alice and Phil’s sad- dles stood among the racquets and golf clubs and other sporting paraphernalia. She caught my eye, followed. the trend of my thought: “Phil and I used to ride all over these a no time for riding right now. We used to love the hills at dusk. But now I sing Junior to sleep instead. And when Phil’s here, he tells her a bedtime story.. Funny, how you change.” I don’t really feel people change though; they progress into something that was always intended—something fundamental in their being from the day they were born. I was watching Alice Faye play the role in’ life she had chosen for herself. She’d always said, “Some day I want a houseful of kids.” I reminded her of it: “This is a pretty good start,” was her smiling answer. home-grown audience .. . “Well, this is one role you’ve picked for yourself,” I told her. “We’re always yap- ping about that, we actresses. I did a spate of that kind of complaining when I was an actress myself. You feel you do better in something you like and want than in some role a producer throws at you. Youw’re certainly a star in this one, Baby, even if you’re playing to a very small audience.” Then a nurse came along and dragged an unwilling two-year-old siren off to bed. The garden lay in shadow, and the birds had gone to the very top of the trees where they could still catch a bit of sun. “I hope I'll be able to make your fans see you as you looked this afternoon,” I told Alice as we said good-by. “By the way, what songs do you sing Junior to sleep with?” Alice laughed: “You’d die,’ she said. “You'd simply die to hear us. I sing anything and everything that comes into my throat. Sometimes lullabys, but most- ly old songs from my pictures—maybe that’s a present to myself. And I sing things I hear on the radio—other people’s songs. Junior tries to follow along at first; but pretty soon she’s just able to say ‘more, Mummy, more’ in a very sleepy little grunt. She’s generally tuck- ered out by the time we hit the old rock- ing chair.” On the homeward drive I found myself humming a tune Alice sang in “On the Avenue.” She sat at a table, looking dreamily off into space as her husky, deep voice whispered: “My heart’s on fire, the flame grows higher, But I can weather the storm, What do I care how much it may storm— I have my love to keep me warm.” So you'll be seeing Alice again when the studio can sell her an idea. She'll have to be roused out of the contentment and happiness which is apt to make her feeb there’s no hurry about picking up a ca- reer again. If it weren’t for the fan letters that keep pouring in—letters that make her feel she has a responsibility to those friends she’s never met—sometimes I think she might never go back at all. But the boys at the front are clamoring for her. So are folks in the Mid-West— folks in little country towns who never get to see big musicals except on the screen. They could do with a couple of hours of her songs and be the better for it. They say so very frankly. They want to es- cape back into the days of romance that war and work have blurred for them. One of these mornings, very early, be- fore the birds begin hopping on the lawns, and while the swimming pool is chill in the shadows, Alice will tiptoe quietly into the nursery and kiss the two little sleep- ing tots good-by. She'll turn her car down the San Fernando Valley towards the studio. That day will be good news

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They toured the country, and everything was going fine till Sissle got himself banged up in a motor accident and told Lena she’d have to lead the band. They were -booked at the Moonlight Gardens in Cincinnati—the first colcred band ever to play there. What were they going to do without a leader? Cancel the date, of course. What else could they do? Meantime they trooped over to the hos- pital to see Sissle. He called Lena aside. “You know what you’ve got to do, don’t you?—You’ve got to lead the band.” For a moment she wondered if the acci- dent had gone to his head. But his eyes were clear and quiet as always. “I can’t!” she gasped. “Of course you can. Just get up there, talk and be your own self. Everything’ll be all right.” Well, you don’t let a guy like Sissle down. You take the plunge, and if you break your neck, at least he’d know you’d tried. Casabianca had nothing on Lena when she walked out that night. But lo and behold, Sissle knew best. After the first awful moments tension relaxed, she got her first laugh, the words started com- ing easy. Sissle was a leader of ‘dignity, who kept the boys within bounds. But so great was the relief from strain that their bubbling spirits ran away with them that F evening, and they started jumping. The folks went mad. Business at the Moonlight Gardens topped anything they’d done in months. lost love... Soon after, Lena gave up her work for love. Gave it up, as she thought, for good and all. In Pittsburgh she met her father whom she hadn’t known very well up to then. They got to be good friends. She also met a young man who had nothing to do with show business. They fell in love and married. She knew nothing about housekeeping. An egg was something that came to the table poached. But she was willing and able and caught on before long. Only the marriage didn’t. It wasn’t a case of career vs. romance. She hadn’t left half her heart at the stage door. They just weren’t for each other, and when Gail was three and a half, they parted. This June they were divorced, and she got cus- tody of their 5-year-old girl. Lena went back to Brooklyn—to the house she’d been born in, which belonged to her dad. Her mother had re-married, so Aunt Edwina—Eddy to her friends— came to keep house for her and the baby. She got a job with Charlie Barnett’s band. It was he who taught her how to project her voice. When she went to him, you couldn’t hear her beyond the second row. He’d plunk himself in the last row and make her sing till every word came clear. She was playing the Paramount with him when John Hammond heard her and offered her the spot with Café Society Downtown. It meant working alone—not as part of a band—for the first time. “Take it,” Charlie advised. “It’s the best experience you'll ever get.” For which advice she blesses him. She loved that place as she'll probably never love another. Its atmosphere was unique. People came there who wanted to listen to music—actors, artists, musicians. Enter- tainers, dropping in to be entertained, would get up and perform as the spirit ae and hav _awrn th the top artod running from tongue to tongue. She stayed seven months and—except for Aunt Eddy and her agent—she’d be there yet. The agent got a notion that she ought to go to Hollywood. x ; “What for? I’ve got a good job here.” The movies never entered her head. A night club maybe, but what did a Holly- wood night club have that CSD didn’t? Alone, he might never have worn her down. But all of a sudden Aunt Eddy took a hand—Aunt Eddy who never butted. ‘in. Lena couldn’t make it out. “T’ve got a hunch, that’s all,” Aunt Eddy said. “Suppose you don’t do so well. At least you’ll have seen California.” She saw California all right—as much of it as you can see on foot. Once while she was married, she took a driving lesson, got scared and wouldn’t try- again. She’ll trust her life cheerfully to the drivingest idiot, but she won’t drive herself. So she spent her time walking up and down Sunset Boulevard and pining for New York. Every morning she’d pack, and Aunt Eddy would unpack. “Give it time, ~ honey.” At last something broke. She and Kath- arine Dunham were engaged to open the Little Troc. But before that day rolled around, something else had happened. Her agent had taken her over to see Arthur Freed at M-G-M. “I’ve got five minutes,” Mr. Freed said. They stayed five hours and left with a contract. It was a pretty confusing day. All Lena remembers are faces peering at her while she sang song after song. Faces she knew—Roger Eden, who played for her, Vincent Minelli, who’d once wanted her for an all-colored production of “Serena Blandish” that never came off. Faces whose names she knew—Louis B. Mayer and Ida Koverman. Strange faces—faces that looked businesslike and faces that smiled—hours of faces and songs and faces —then talk of terms and contracts in an office—and handshakes and good wishes— And all she could think, going home, was, “Suppose I flop. They'll be sorry they signed me.” You know the rest—the non-stop series of non-flops from “Panama Hattie” through “Cabin” and “Stormy Weather” and “As Thousands Cheer.” Coming up are “Broad- way Rhythm,” “Spring Fever,” “Two Sis- ters and A Sailor.” Next she goes into “Ziegfeld Follies.” They’re so sorry they signed her, they wish she were twins. So do all the other studios. They didn’t have to wait to see “Panama Hattie.” They started gnashing their teeth after the Little - Troc opened— Aunt Eddy’s delighted and never once said: “I told you so.” Gail wasn’t so sure at first. Friends took her to see “Cabin in the Sky” and carried her out scream- ing. She thought her mother was being killed. 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or all year ‘round, a Le Sonier Refillable powder Mitt lends fragrant femininity, lasting loveliness. Tufted taffeta Mitt shown, $1.25 at all depart- ment stores. never pastry or pies. Just lots of chilled fresh fruit. Lena used to wear a lot of red, but every time she goes to New York she falls in love with black all over again. Thinks she looks best in tailored clothes and awful in fussy ones— The war has curbed her two pet extravagances—perfume and_ shoes. Except for carnation, she prefers spicy odors to sweet. Her greatest regret is that the family refused to have her ears pierced, and she can’t wear the diamond earrings that have been handed down through several gen- erations of Hornes. Her only hobby is collecting records, and that’s a recent one. With her, music appreciation is strictly from feeling. Her feelings re- spond to Ravel and Debussy, and her ear to the exotic patterns of Hindemith. Wagner’s too heavy for her—give her “Tristan,” and you can have the rest. Above all, she loves the Russians, modern or classic. They live in a rented house off Sunset Boulevard. Lena likes California, but misses the pace and stimulation of New York and welcomes every chance to go back. Last winter the dream of her life came true. She sang with Duke Ellington’s band at the Capitol. In Hollywood, she sings for servicemen at the Masquers and at the Canteen every week. But if it weren't for the camp shows, she’d find time hanging pretty heavy on her hands between pictures. and the angel sang... She entertains at both white and colored camps and prefers the colored only be- cause they get fewer entertainers. At both, the boys are wonderful. They make her feel guilty. She’s supposed to give them a good time, and they go out of their way to make things nice for her. She’s had her fair share of thrills. But nothing can ever top the three days she spent at the Tuskegee Army Air School last February. First—to see those three or four thou- sand boys of her own race, from pre- flight cadets to near-graduates, so young and eager, rising so gloriously to their first opportunity to fly—as the record of the 99th Squadron over Anzio bears wit- ness. Then, the welcome they gave her. She tried to talk to every one of them personally, ate every meal in a different messhall, crawled. into planes, under and over them, gave a couple of shows at the hospital for kids who’d cracked up, saw the museum that memorializes Dr. Carver’s priceless work for his own people and the whole human race. She was up at 6 every morning and danced every night—one night with the enlisted men, one night with the non-coms, one night with the officers. She danced blisters under each slipper-strap, had to kick her shoes off whenever she got her feet under a table for a minute. They gave a big formal retreat for her. As guest of honor, she stood one pace be- hind the C.O, while the squadrons paraded, and the band played the song of each squadron. At a command, the biggest squadron halted in front of her, eyes right. An officer came up with a box of American beauty roses. She had to do something to release her pent-up emotions. She knew it was out of order, but she just couldn’t help it. As they stepped smartly out again, her hand went up in a salute. The officer smiled, murmured, “Thank you.” That was out of order, too, but no one got disciplined for it. The whole beautiful experience mounted to a super-duper climax at the graduating exercises: of the class of February. An escort called for her and took her to -the mothers and sweethearts were gathered. When she saw the arch of crossed sabers— the aisle of honor through which she was to pass to her table—she all but fainted. “This is the payoff,’ she thought. - “Ill never be prouder.” She was wrong, though. The command of the Field is shared by Lt. Col. Noel Parrish, white, and Lt. Col. Benjamin Davis, colored. Colonel Davis was away on a mission. Colonel Parrish got up to speak. “I've given wings to a lot of you boys,” he said. “You’ve proven that, granted the opportunity, courage and gallantry, the will and the power to learn, aren’t con- fined to one group of people. In her way, Miss Horne proves the same thing—tkat charm and beauty and graciousness in women aren’t confined to one group either.” He turned to Lena. “Would you mind standing up, Miss Horne?” And he pinned the silver wings over her heart. She couldn’t trust herself to say more than “Thank you.” After all, you can’t blubber in front of a colonel and a whole mess hall full of brand-new lieutenants. She hopes that some day the movies will present the story of a real negro—Carver or Toussaint L’Ouverture or Harriet Tub- man, the slave who ran way and helped so many others through the underground. Whether or not she plays in them doesn’t matter. The point is to show them. She would like to be an actress, though she’s a little shy about saying so. “If you're a singer, people think you’re kidding when you say you want to act.” There’s talk at M-G-M about doing the life of Florence Mills, with Lena. So far it’s just talk, but the very thought sets Lena’s backbone tingling. “Of course Miss Mills was a great natural artist,” she says, “and I’m not. But how proud I’d be to play her, if only because my people loved and admired her so.” From that angle, no one’s better quali- fied to take on the role than Lena Horne. | SAW IT HAPPEN This happened in 1941. At that time, the big U.S.O. troupes hadn’t started their camp show tours, and we needed a guest star for our big G.I. show. Our special services officer said he could get us a radio singer—terrific enter- tainer but not well known. Well, it was arranged and she managed to fly down just in time for a short rehearsal. We did our first show and left the audience begging for more. Fen min- utes rest and then another perfor- mance—all this on one of the hottest evenings of a mercilessly hot summer. We were completely exhausted after those two shows when the Colonel came backstage to tell us there were still 2000 soldiers outside who’d been waiting for hours to get in. We were pooped, just couldn’t go on again. But the singer was willing. We let the crowd in and explained our inability to give the complete show; just the opening, the singer and the finale. She went on all right, heat, exhaustion, strain notwithstanding—but she wouldnt let that audience notice it. She gave them song after song until we were afraid she would drop. She wads “discovered” by those G.I.’s then and there as a great singer and great girl—Dinah Shore. Cpl. Henry S. Leff, Sect. A, Station 11 Pacific Wing, ATC Hamilton Field, Calif.

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rr “WILSON” PRODUCTION (Continued from page 39) scene a brilliant reception at which Presi- dent and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson were play- ing hosts at a private concert by the famous Polish pianist, Paderewski. Darryl Zanuck, who was escorting the noted visitor around the Hollywood studio, explained. The Stuart painting and the other huge canvases were not the origi- nals, but copies so faithfully rendered that many other folk who frequent the Executive Mansion like Vice-President Wallace, had been fooled. “Well,” complimented Mr. Wallace with a smile. “You have really done something here!” Hollywood agrees with Vice-President done something!” That “something” has turned out to be the costliest, longest and most elaborate production ever undertaken by Twentieth Century-Fox. The cost ran well over three million dollars. The film runs almost three hours. Here are a few of the fantastic fig- ures: The cast was the largest ever assembled in Hollywood, with 143 speaking parts and 12,874 players. The title role is the longest ever written, a total of 1,124 lines. Almost forty acres and all seven of the studio’s sound stages were required for the 162 sets. One set, depicting the Demo- cratic National Convention in Baltimore in 1912, was the largest interior ever filmed. More than 1,500 extras, drilled like military platoons by a staff of fifty-three assistant directors, reenacted the almost hysterical hullabaloo of a political pow- wow. To light the scene required the great- est battery of lamps ever mobilized for a movie camera, enough power to supply a town of 100,000, and 108 electricians. In all, 6,238 technicians worked on “Wilson.” The wardrobe budget was a dress- maker’s dream. Nearly 200 special cos- tumes were created for the two Mrs. Wilsons and the three Wilson girls, who set the styles of their era. Geraldine Fitz- gerald alone had forty-seven changes, the biggest closet-full of clothes ever stitched together for a movie matron. Each of them was a careful copy of an original Worth model. The eighty-seven different melodies in- terwoven into the score of “Wilson” almost provide an index of the scenes. Zanuck set out to conduct a Technicolor tour of Washington in “Wilson,” and be- fore the film is over, you have seen as much of the nation’s Capital as you would on a week-end there, perhaps more, since the camera penetrates the private living rooms of the White House. So exactly were the White House sets duplicated that Thomas Little, Twentieth Century-Fox property boss, figures the Hollywood replica of the White House cost more than the original building of the Executive Mansion when it was completed in 1800. The House of Representatives was duplicated for the screen for the first time for the dramatic scene in which President Wilson asks Congress for a declaration of war on Germany. Here the dais, the clock, the galleries, the paintings, the flags, and inlaid walls and even the chairs were all painstakingly reproduced. Most difficult of all sets to build, accord- ing to Little, was the small President’s Room in the Capitol because of the vaulted ceiling and the intricate wall decorations. In “Wilson,” Darryl Zanuck has made more than a movie. He has created a @ Meds’ exclusive “SAFETY-WELL” absorbs so much more, so much faster / Extra protection for you! EOP pict NRE @ Meds’ fine soft COTTON can absorb up to three times its own weight in moisture! The scientifically-shaped in- sorber expands gently and comfortably —adapting itself instantly to individual requirements. B ause of these dainty, carefully designed Wallace that Darryl Zanuck has “really .

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a ~~ TENDER COMRADE (Continued from page 66) and was terribly disappointed when the order came through for no more pilots, because they had enough, and he was transferred to the Morale Division. There'd been some talk about Gwen going down to Texas for the Easter holi- days. Don was against it at first. Gwen’s: right about him. He’s thoughtful and sweet. He missed her so he could hardly bear it, but what would she do by herself all day with him in camp? He didn’t want her hanging around down there, bored and alone— She took the decision into her own hands. After a couple of boys they knew came up and told her how lonely Don was, she just sat down and wrote she was coming. Don went out of his mind. For five days and nights he couldn’t eat or sleep. Gwen’s train was due at 7:30 on a Sunday. He had the day off and was up at four. Somehow the hours passed. He reached the station, only to find that the train was late. Nine-thirty, said the bulletin board. Lots of trains arrive and depart in Ama- rillo these days, and every time he heard a tootle, Don went crazy. He might have the wrong train. And the wrong station! He scooted around to all the other stations and got back at 9:30. Eleven-ten, said the bulletin board. He figured how far he could walk in half an hour, doggedly he tramped to that point and back. Twelve-fifty, sneered the bulletin board— By an effort, he kept from slugging it. Twelve-thirty, huh? Okay, he’d show ’em. He wouldn’t come back till 12:45— Twelve forty-five, and the train was in. People getting off. He had the funniest feeling, nervous and shy—as if Gwen weren't the girl he’d been seeing every day for a year, the girl he’d married two “months ago—as if she were some faraway dream with a halo around her. His eyes kept searching, but he couldn’t find her. There was a girl who might have been Gwen—with the same kind of white fox coat—but she was carrying a baby— Gwen and babies take to each other. This one belonged to the girl across the aisle in the train, but before they reached Texas, the baby wasn’t sure which of the two pretty young things was his mother, and didn’t much care. It was Gwen who carried him off the train, while his perma- pene ma followed with the bottles and stuff. — = remote control poppa... Don’s heart turned over, and he raced down the platform. It was Gwen all right —Gwen in a turquoise suit under her white coat, Gwen laughing, with a baby in her arms. His eyes went from her to it, and from it to her, and his voice stuck in his throat. “How long—?” he croaked and stalled and started again—“how long since I’ve been a father?” By the time they were having lunch at the hotel, some of the strangeness had worn off, but none of the wonder. He ‘couldn’t take his eyes off her. “Because next time I look, you might not be They were having a show at the field that night. Gwen waited in the wings while Don went out to sing, and got the surprise of her life when he announced, “This is a number I wrote for an extra- special girl—” It was called “Anywhere Is Heaven When ‘Y’m with You,’ and of course it sounded neavenly to her, he fellows seemed to. A MAN feels helplessly attracted by such feminine hands—so soft. “Even the busiest girl,”’ Bonita Granville says, “can help keep her hands lovely my way—with Jergens Lotion.” And this way have prac- tically professional hand care. Rough hands become soft and smooth quickly, thanks to 2 ingre- dients in Jergens Lotion—so effec- tive for skin care that many doctors prescribe them. Hurray! )Jergens Lotion leaves no sticky feeling. 10¢ to $1.00 a bottle for this personal hand care of the Stars. Your hand care, too? You’re wise to use Jergens Lotion.

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boxing a couple of rounds at the Y?” They’d spar for a while, then Don would casually bring up Gwen’s name and hit the guy at the same time. He’d generally eatch the drift, if not at the first sock, then at the second or third. “I see what you mean,” he’d say, rubbing the spot, and that would fix that. The O’Connors differ as to what hap- pened on the train platform. Gwen says Don made her promise not to talk to anyone on the trip home. Don says he told her to use her own discretion. #o love, honor and... “Are you kidding?” protests his in- dignant wife. “Come on, let’s face facts, what did you say?” “T said, use your own discretion, but don’t talk to anybody.” When she got back, Gwen moved out to the valley to live with Effie, as everyone calls Don’s mother. Now that her husband would be coming in on leave, his home was her place. Mabel, Don’s sister-in-law, had brought Gary and Jack, aged six and eight respectively, to visit their grand- mother, and the kids took possession of Gwen. For their money, Uncle Don was a swell picker. “I love God first,” said Gary, “and my mother and you next. Will you marry me when I grow up?” ; “But I can’t, Gary. I’m married to Don.” “Say, with all the worries we have in - the world, do we have to worry about him, too?” surprise, surprise .. . They were expecting to hear from Don any day now, but the day itself was a military secret. Late one afternoon, Gwen eame in from a walk with her nephews- in-law and found Effie in the kitchen, looking flustered. “You just missed Don, he phoned from Palm Springs. Never mind now, honey, hell call again soon. Look, would you run to. the bathroom and - fetch me an aspirin? What with all the excitement, I’ve got a headache coming on— In the bathroom, the shower was going. “May I come in, Mabel? Effie wants an aspirin.” You guessed. The head that poked itself out from between the shower curtains, mouth puckered for a kiss, was Private O’Connor. After dinner, they had an important point to settle. Gwen said she’d written twice as often as Don, Don said she hadn't. So she got his letters from the desk, and he poured hers out of his duffle bag, but instead of counting them, they spent a blissful evening reading them all over by firelight—which was hard on the eyes, but wonderful for morale. Still more wonderful is the fact that Don’s stationed at Long Beach now, on WAC recruiting detail, and gets home lots of evenings. They don’t know where he'll be sent next, so they’re making the very most of these few weeks. Almost the best part is being able to argue again. While they were separated, they vowed they never would, but think of all the fun they'd have missed. Because Gwen and Don don’t feel normal unless they argue— Over a tennis game, for instance. “You'd be great,” coos Gwen, “if you’d just hit the ball over the net, for a change—” “‘T'm learning from you. Over the net and into the nearest cow—” “[m a very good tennis player, if you care to know—almost excellent. In fact—” “In fact, next time you’re going to use a racket—” “I happen to come of a long line of champions—” “IT say, ay pet, haven’t you been deli- ‘Goodbye, my dearest,’’ need not be the end of romance. Because memory-pictures of you, unforgettably lovely with a Solitair complexion, go with him in his heart, always. Let him remember: SAND SUNNING—your complexion as golden- hued as the sun itself. Thanks to Solitair, your make-up looks fresh and NATURAL in the sun, even on warm, humid days. TWO HEARTS in HARMONY— your complexion as sweet as the song. Thanks to Solitair, your make-up stays smooth for HOURS. Tiny lines and blemishes are YOUR Secret. STAR COUNTING with the TOP DOWN— your complexion as radiant as as the star-spangled night. <s é Thanks to Solitair’s LANOLIN 2 richness, your make-up is perfectly blended, =a your skin guarded against dryness. Colitain % CAKE MAKE-UP IN SIX HEAVENLY HUES AT ALL TOILETRY COUNTERS 4 60¢ and 25¢ A Campana Product

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CO-ED (Continued from page 24) tion for a week, and if you even once look burlesqueeny, promise to hand over your paint until you're grown-up enough to use ‘it properly. We think she'll give you the green light; now take it easy, joe! no weeds! ... Dad smokes like a four-alarm fire him- _ self, but tobacco-wise—to his way of think- _ ing—it’s strictly a man’s world. The old 'meanie won’t even give you a drag on one of his cigarettes. Okay, okay, so you're abused; but maybe in his own unsubtle way the guy has something. Lookit. It - costs a lot of money to smoke; at least fifteen cents a day when you reach the chimney stage of the game. That’s $55 a year, which is the price of a knockout winter coat, eleven lush sweaters, fifty-five sheer-sheer pairs of stockings or 1,100 ‘short cokes. That, bud, is money. _ Furthermore, many many of the lads ' wail that a girl with a cigarette in her | mouth or a tobacco smell in_her hair is ' about as feminine as an old tweed jacket, as love-inspiring as a top-sergeant—so much for your dad’s side of the fence. _ From a practical angle, he’s strictly solid, | and for our dough there is no other angle. _ We have never been able to see, smoking "as a moral issue at all. If you just must _ smoke, then tell your dad you've weighed ' all the disadvantages, but they pale beside the lift that after-dinner puff gives you, ' the poised feeling you have with a ciga- rette in your hand. If it’s an aesthetic thing with him, promise not to smoke | within his eye-shot, but let him know you _ don’t want to resort to behind-the-barn tactics. Talk to him man-to-man about it, _ and—if you’re seventeen or thereabouts— we have a hunch he'll see it your way. _ Give him a hug when he says yes, and profit ' by his experience—smoke moderately. i no guys! ... There are all degrees of parental date- | hating. Some thumbs-down dates in gen- | eral; others disapprave of going steady; and some can’t bear dates that keep you out after ten. Let’s take ’em one at a ' time. Supposing they won’t let you date at all. Well, if you can answer yes to all the following questions, you’re grown up enough for dates, and your parents will have to be convinced. 1. Do the majority of your classmates date? 2. Has your _ family reason to have confidence in you? 3. Are you willing to settle for house _ dates and double-dates as a starter? | Yes yes, yes? Good. We didn’t ask you _ about your age, for there is no general beau age. Each locality has its own. The best way to bring your parents around to your viewpoint is to be soft-voiced and patient with them. Name the girls who have begun to go out, tell where they go and what fun they have. Explain to them that they needn’t worry about you, on account of you'll only go out with the cream of the crop, and that each lad you date can come over and stand inspection first. Agree to double-date for a while | and to be home at a certain hour. Tell them that you think too much of them to want to date on the sly, and that it _ would be utterly swoony to have them approve of your various swains. If you keep calm and speak your piece intelli- gently, they’ll just have to see it your way. _ Now about going steady. You can’t see BUSY -- BUT BEAUTIFUL by CONSTANCE LUFT HUHN—HEAD OF THE HOUSE OF TANGEE Women everywhere these days are rushed for time —they’ve taken on war-activities in addition to their usual duties...and they just haven’t got hours to spend on make-up any- more. That is why our new Tangee Satin-Finish Lipstick is such a boon ...at last busy women have found a lipstick that smooths and flatters their lips for extra hours. Neither too moist nor too dry, Tangee Satin-Finish Lipsticks give your lips that. well-groomed loveli- ness you've always wanted. In four exciting shades —Tangee Red- Red, Tangee Theatrical Red, Tangee Me- dium-Red, and Tangee Natural. Remember, try one of the new Tangee Satin-Finish Lipsticks. For complete beauty while you’re on duty, match your new lipstick with Tangee Rouge and Petal-Finish Face Powder, the powder that stays and stays and stays. A Portrait of Constance Luft Huhn TANGEE Sipstihs TANGEE Luc 4ouder with the new fetal Finish Buy That Extra War Bond Today | SAMMY KAYE is on THE AIR IN TANGEE SERENADE. ..Listen Every Sunday at 1:30 P.M. (EWT) Goast-to-Coast. Blue Network SS eee eee

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nd your leaves and furloughs together! Why be just ‘‘the girl he left behind ?”” Join the WAC... and you join him in service to your country, you talk the same language— husbands and wives can spend glorious leaves and furloughs “gether, subject to service needs. The Women’s Army Corps needs you now. This vital branch of the service offers three great new opportunities! Under certain ih conditions, you may request—1. Your army job (from 239 types of work being done by Wacs) 2. Your branch of service (with Army Air Forces, Army Ground Forces or Army Service Forces) ii 3.The Army Post where you’ll be assigned. Today get full infor- mation at any U. S. Army Recruiting Station or mail this coupon. INFORMATION JOIN THE couPON FOR AIL THIS RMY — ADJUTANT GENERAL, U- S.A TH tion Section ea & Induc tion, Recruiting : 25, D.C Aten nitions Bldg-, Washington + the WAC WA Cc a | ed literature abou D Send complete illustrat BD Send address of nearest fF ecruiting office | NOW! YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU Name Address State——_ eee re a Wacs—and all other w flavorful, quality Beech-Nut And whenever YOU nee. them. Let’s be sensible. Are you Zoing to marry Ted? Gosh, no! He’s Mr. Big for now, but six months hence he'll just be a name in your diary and a lot of movie stubs in your scrap book. So, hon bun, be smart. Let him take you to all the big things around town, save your sweetest smile for him, but deal the other boys in, too. Oh, we know lots of the kids go steady, and it’s beautiful to see. Slave bracelets and twin sports coats. One coke and two straws. You envy them for a while, but if you’ve ever seen a combina- tion break up, you know it’s not all moon- light and sweet talk. Until you meet the boy you're going to marry, spread your- self a little thin. You and Mom and Pop will all be the happier for it. What’s a good curfew time? That, too, will vary in different localities, but if we had to give a general rule, we’d say eleven or eleven-thirty for fourteen and fifteen ‘year olds, unless it’s something super spe- cial; and twelve or one o’clock for the sixteen and seventeen-ers, depending .on the occasion. This, too, to be stretched once in a blue moon. If you agree to a certain hour, stick to it faithfully and phone if you're going to be delayed. no cooperation .. . Maybe your family tolerates swains, but that’s as far as it goes. Pop will just grunt a greeting at them when they come over, and Mom won’t even bother to comb her hair on Saturday night. It’s such a weird feeling to suddenly be embarrassed about your parents when you’ve always been so burstingly proud of them, but don’t brood about it. Just a couple of words can fix things up. Instead of yapping, “For heaven’s sake, Dad, be civil to Bob tonight!” try - | something like, “Dad, Bob Haines is com- ing over tonight. He’s been crazy to meet you ever since he heard you were overseas in the last war,” or “that you’re a Dodger fan, too,” or “that you used to play pro football.” All Dad really needs is a topic, and he'll do you proud. As for Mom, shell bloom under a wee bit of flattery. “Bill said you were awfully pretty, Mom. He wishes his mother had cute short hair like yours.” Or, “Don’t let this go to your feather cut, lady, but Johnny said he thought you were the smartest-looking mother he knew.” She'll be running for a mirror and lipstick, one’ll get you ten. Don’t ever, ever belittle your parents or make fun of them. You don’t know how terribly unhappy some of your unthinking jive talk can make them feel. They’d rather die than admit it, but it’s true. Be just as sweet and considerate as you can be, and you'll acquire the two staunchest allies a gal could possibly have. / QUESTION BOX How can two nice gals meet some re- spectable guys without resorting to cheap flirting and pick-ups? A. and L., New Orleans, La. Your best bets would be dances or par- ties sponsored by your local USO, your church, the YWCA or some other repu- table organization. Pick out a couple of nice, lonely-looking lads and ask them to dance. Be warm and friendly to them, as if they were guests in your own home, and watch them relax and have fun. You will too, kiddies. I have been in love with a fellow for five years, but he doesn’t know I’m alive. Should I swallow my pride and tell him how I feel? I’m heading for a nervous breakdown. Susan T., Newark, New Jersey. Pull yourself together, Susy. You have a really terrific crush there, but it isnt

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we is something based on common rests, common ideals, mutual respect. 2 would say that if nothing has come of fter five years, you are wasting your- f on a lost cause. However, give him last chance. Make an all- out effort to tract him. If he just won't look your way, forget him. Concentrate on his ults, think how dopey he is not to fall 7 you, stop day-dreaming about him. It owt happen overnight, but if you try, you m forget this phantom romance and get with something more tangible. I had a beau, but I lost him to another gal. I’m still crazy about him. How can I get him back? Bette M., Detroit, Mich. Don’t try, Bette. That's one of the les- sons we gals learn hardest. When it’s over for him, let him go. The only consolation is that ‘when one member of a combina- tion chills, it almost certainly was not-a solid click. In another month or so, you ould have been the one on the jilting end. Hard to believe, isn’t it, when right now your heart is an open wound? Be- peve us, though, it’s true. __I promised a sweet G.I. I’d wait. Mean- e an old flame has turned up, and this ‘really is “it” for both of us. He’s in the Army, too, but come V-day, we have plans. “How shall I break it to the first boy?— Donna P., Seattle, Wash. : Don’t break it yet. There’s many a slip twixt now and V-day, and maybe there’ll be a Marine in the picture by then. Let the first soldier know you are dating a little bit, but don’t break his heart with he news that you plan on marrying this _ other boy until its all set. When the war is over, who knows—maybe the number e man will still be number one man. * * * * _ Gosh, slick ones, it is good to hear from you all. If we’re a bit slow getting round to your problem, *scuse us, won't you? We'll answer it just as soon as it hits the top of the pile. Letters with initials or those without proper addresses cannot be “answered personally, of course, but we'll ‘try to take care of as many of those as “we can in our Co-Ed articles and in the Question Box which will appear each month. Meanwhile, thank you for writing, and if your sisters or cousins or aunts have problems, too, just send ’em around to us. You know where to tell them to write, don’t you? Jean Kinkead, Modern Screen, 149 Madison Avenue, New York 16, N. Y. QUIZ CLUES Set 2 (Continued from page 19) . Mad about Kerry Keeper of the Oscars “Maggi and Hank were a two- some...” Learned native lingo at 20 Ambassador-ed to Kremlin . Great pianist? Great lie! . Three-war vet . Whirling dervish . Camp-trekking dark angel | 10. Suffers for her art | 11. Spit out his silver spoon 12. Borscht-circuit grad 13. Miraculous moppet } 14. Loved by Louis } 15. Rolling-eyed rogue 16. OW! ae from Beaver Dam mm Mrs. Robert Bacon Whitney Her amber-eyed beauty and natural charm have made this young Navy wife an outstanding favorite with New York society. Her unerring taste is reflected in the smooth, casual perfection of her make-up. “When my skin seems the least bit rough or dull, I give my face a quick beauty ‘pick-up’ with a 1-Minute Mask,” Mrs. Whitney says. “Right away my skin feels smoother—and looks so much clearer and brighter. Good make-up then is no problem at all!” Mrs. Robert Bacon Whitney—one of the society beauties who loves the 1-Minute Mask How to Smooth a fragrant, white mask of Pond’s Vanishing Cream over your whole face—except eyes. 3 9 re-style Leave this mask on for one full minute. your complesion “Keratolytic” action of the cream will loosen and 3 dissolve tiny powder-catching roughnesses with the and imbedded dirt particles. 1-Minute Mask After just one minute tissue the mask off—clean. Your re-styled complexion looks lighter... . fresher! Feels so heavenly . . . softer to touch, with a perfect finish for make-up! Note for split-second make-up... Just smooth on a very, very light film of sip Te Pond’s Vanishing Cream... .and leave it on. Ss Progen A wonderful, un-greasy powder base! _ Soothe Holder Pe Sete tes co. Vert — IMPORTANT! Conserve glass, manpower—buy one. eeige s jar of Pond’s instead of several smaller ones. PONDS [i

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| | p | | | bf | uJ TERRIBLE TOMMY (Continued from page 56) to be tough. In self-defense. .One day Tommy came home with his hair clipped down to the scalp. Clean as a pin-ball. For more of the convict effect, prebably. And of course if’ he could manage to cake his clothes up so with dirt that they’d stand up in a corner by themselves, it helped. Still,” she laughs, “he was a pretty mild- looking little man. I don’t think he ever really fooled anybody.” One night, for instance, he was walking his girl, Teri Keane, down Broadway when they got into a slight squabble. Teri dashed over to the cop and asked, with well-controlled fright in her voice, whether he’d please see to the man who was fol- lowing her. The officer, burly but gallant, swirled around, lunged toward Tommy and then stopped dead. “Hey, miss, this your dangerous character?” : “Yes,” Teri told him. “Ya mean this... this peanut with the school books? G’wan, you're kiddin’!” He and Teri used to do the Aldrich radio show together. (Tommy was Homer.) And after work they’d ride home on the subway singing their heads off between steps. Or on hot nights they’d ride out to Coney Island for a hot dog and a couple of turns on the roller coaster. Uphill on the coaster they’d scream just for the joy of screaming. But coming down those mile-long dips, they’d sing ’cause then the noise was loudest, and nobody could pos- - sibly hear. But if they had, they’d have said it was the loudest, meanest, fanciest harmonizing this side of Heaven. Tommy’s voice crawled down a couple of octaves practically over night. The trouble was, it left the rest of him be- hind. People just didn’t expect this narrow, pint-sized kid to let go with that booming, pit-of-the-stomach voice. The day he tried out, nervously, for “Best Foot Forward” on Broadway, he sang “Buckle Down Winsocki,” and before he’d gotten two notes out, they were laughing. After that, of course, he played it for laughs. Well, one night his Uncle Sid was in the audience ... . and you know the loyalty that runs in families. When Tommy started to sing, a ripple of laughter breezed through the audience. Uncle Sid, who knew right from wrong, jumped up and yelled, “Shut up! The kid’s trying to sing! Quit the laughin”!”’ When the cast of “Best Foot Forward” went to Hollywood, Tommy went with i. He’d been screen tested by a couple of Hollywood studios two years before. The two studios fought over him while Mrs. Dix | Eeoee please find 25c. in [] stamps, | [) paper-wrapped coin, for which please | send me my NAA card autographed by | Dcievostenesy: elichin ini ei enele sot sions eueitaveliol elie ici el'sira\ceteuetiol cleat | | My name is : | live at y iG LN : State | NAA EDITOR, MODERN screen! 149 Madison Avenue, New York 16, New York 1 IF 1 COULD LIVE IN AN AIR-TIGHT MASON JAR, | MIGHT BE SAFE FROM GERMS THAT CAUSE SKIN RASHES: BUT | CANT, SO MOMMY PROTECTS ME WITH BABY POWDER THAT'S ANTISEPTIC. . . WENNEN. Germs often cause common baby skin troubles such as prickly heat, diaper rash. To protect baby, best powder is Mennen. More antiseptic! Round photos above prove it. - Centers of plates contain 3 leading baby powders. In gray areas, germs thrive; but in dark band around Mennen powder (far right), germ growth has been prevented! LOOK HOW | ALWAYS MOVE MY ARMS AND LEGS AROUND - LIKE WHEN (‘MW CRYING OUT LOUD ! BOY, AMI GLAD MOMMY PROTECTS ME FROM CHAFING WITH THE “POWDER THATS SMOOTHEST. . . MENNEN. Which baby powder is smoothest is proved by round photos above; they show $ leading baby powders seen thru microscope. Mennen (far right) is smoother, finer in texture. That’s due to special “hammerizing” process which makes Mennen Baby Powder the best protection against chafing. Delicate new scent keeps baby lovelier. 3 out of 4 doctors said in survey—baby powde

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Fey a amet eee A siege end eR | Spelled Marriage “MIRAGE” ——————————— a SS = “A what?” ; “A cantor. We need one pretty badly for camp services.” Tommy was flattered, but the only re- ligious psalms he knew were the ones he’d learned at Sunday School. The cantor said they wouldn’t do, exactly, but it was really too bad because his voice would have been just fine for cantoring. That’s funny when you think of it, be- cause the same voice sold forty-eight thousand dollars in bonds at the Ansley High School in Birmingham. And the kids who heard it admitted right out that Sinatra wasn’t the only guy alive who counted. The next day, when Tommy was slated to sing at church, so many young faces ‘smiled dreamily from the pews, the a i preacher had to change his sermon. Some- Listen to this thing a little lighter for the young folks. —_ wife’s story of marriage happiness rediscovered ——— {| | ) | | WIN WITH A SMILE : (Continued from page 75) I married for love . . . and at first George did love me. Then—I can’t explain when ; or how it began—George became more and more indifferent. Our marriage happiness b ; ; business of visiting your dentist: Get to egan to fade away like a mirage. know him. Not only will he catch tiny holes and clean away any tartar, but I brooded so that I actually became ill. When I went to see my doctor, I started ne ies Bicoceas beauties Many a Holly- to cry and told him everything. It was then I learned how ‘“‘one neglect’’— carelessness | wood star wears caps to glamourize her or ignorance about feminine hygiene — so often wrecks romance! ae ey dhe nee Se My doctor advised me to use Lysol disinfectant for weno ee ae Bet nes vol Be feminine hygiene. ‘“‘Thousands of modern wives use | teeth and massager of gums. Too, it it.?? ; Sc helps to keep teeth polished. “Maisie” tine aay es ane Borel gel Gales Sothern shouldn’t be the only gum chewer. effective germ-killing douche that cleanses Not with all these benefits, she shouldn’t! thoroughly and deodorizes. “And Lysol Gum helps sweeten the breath because of won't harm ae vaginal tissues... -just Hoge ieee ae bos Res follow the directions,” he added. How right of your lips. ; he was! I’ve found Lysol so pleasant to use— Speaking of lip beauty cae don’t be one. so easy and economical, too. It’s been working wonderfully! ge te Sta ec eee ee eee . to break her in two.. Practice these smile hints, then smile often—smile pretty— smile at every excuse. Incidentally, would you like to bring a smile to someone at the other end of the world? Then reach for the pen and ink, sit right down and dash off a letter to that nice kid from next door who’s now serving in France or the South Pacific. And just to check on your smile knowl- edge, test yourself on the super-duper quiz which youll find on page 76. Oh, yes—the happy ending! It’s apout US, of course! George is mine again, with lots of love. That’s all... that’s everything! If you would know the names of any of these smile products, drop me a line. "Twill make me happy to answer. And if any other beauty problem crops up, I have the solution! Carol Carter, Mopern ScrEEN, 149 Madison Ave., N. Y., 16, N. Y. Good-by until next month when I’m all — set to chat about beautiful tresses. ! tC.) Golutions © TOOTH CARE QL Copr., 1944, by Lehn & Fink Products Corp. ANSWERS T ; N PAGE 76 QSE~ For new FREE booklet (in plain wrapper) about Feminine Hygiene, send postcard or a h ss a SS a OR rane Oh ee We TR AND Pn Fs aay 5

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“WILSON” story (Continued from page 39) just past fifty; and he lived in a small New Jersey college town in a pleasant house under green elms and arching oaks old as he was, older perhaps, and he was “like them in some ways; the quiet power was hidden, and the living sap ran deep, and he bent but never broke before the storm. His name was Woodrow Wilson. offer of office... Just now he stood at his open door looking out to the darkness. Three men stood on the porch. They were three strange men to find on the doorstep of a college president in a sleepy New Jersey town, One was Senator Edward (Big Ed) Jones, boss of the Jersey Democratic political machine; the other two were his henchmen—Jim Beeker and Ed Sullivan. Beeker wore a hard, round, black derby; Sullivan puffed on a cigar. “Mr. Wilson?” Jones said. “Ves?” “T’m Senator Edward Jones.” “Yes.” Wilson’s voice came drily. “I recognized you.” aS “May we come in? I’ve something I'd like to talk over with you.” Beeker and Sullivan sat uncomfortably on the edges of the club chairs in the comfortable study. Beeker’s eyes looked with unbelieving amazement at the rows of books that covered the walls; Sullivan eyed the growing ash on the tip of his cigar. Big Ed walked up and down in the quiet room talking. “You know, Mr. Wilson, you’ve had some pretty favorable notice in the press of the country. Your books. Your articles. People like to read what you have to say about democracy. Well, so do we, for that matter. We're Democrats, too.” Beeker laughed. “We like to give the people what they want,” Big Ed said. “We're all for good government, for honest government. Right now there’s a strong liberal movement in the country. We want to get the best liberal of them:all for New Jersey. - After all, that’s our job.” Big Ed paused and ‘then swung around facing Wilson; he said flatly: “How would you like to be Gover- nor of New Jersey, Mr. Wilson?” Then they were gone. In the living room, Ellen, his wife, looked up as Wilson ‘came in thoughtfully. His three daughters —Jessie, Margaret and Nell—were bunched around the piano; Nell was play- “ing “Chopsticks.” Wilson sat down next to her and picked up the bass accompaniment. cent that Big Ed who came in?” (T3 es.” “Is he thinking of enrolling for the Fall semester?” : “Not quite.” Nell said suddenly: “Hey, Dad, you - missed a beat there. It goes this way: bum tee tee, bum tee tee, BUM. You missed the last BUM.” “You mean Big Ed? or Beeker?” Wilson said, as he grinned. “No, I saw them both.” “What did they want?” Ellen said quietly. Wilson hammeréd on the bass, raising the beat of the rhythm, Nell squealed and rippled a run of tinkling notes. Wilson said: “Just politics, Ellen. They wanted me to be Governor.” Nell’s hand came down in a discordant chord, Ellen said: “What did you tell them.” “I told them they were crazy.” “Are they?” Ellen said quietly. “Are ey? You've always wanted to try your nd. You’ve always been interested in Does the face powder you use fail to give a smooth, even finish? 2 Does the face powder you use fail to stay on? 3 Does the face powder you use fail to stay fresh and fragrant? 4 Does the face powder you use fail fo hide little tired lines? : 5 Does the face powder you use fail to hide tiny freckles? é 6 : Does the face powder you use fail fo hide tiny blemishes? ERR : Who else wants to Say “Goodbye” to these 6 Face Powder Troubles? Women say this new-texture face powder makes their skin look smoother, years younger! There’s a thrilling new-texture face powder that helps end all these 6 “face powder troubles”! It’s Lady Esther Face Powder—and it’s different because it’s made differently! It isn’t just mixed in the usual way —it’s blown by TWIN HURRI- CANES. And this patented hurricane method of blending not only makes the texture much smoother and finer than ordinary powder—it makes the shades richer —it makes your skin look younger! Lady Esther Face Powder goes on your skin like a film of beauty. It helps hide little lines and blem- .ishes, even tiny freckles. Living Proof—In Your Own Mirror! Just try Lady Esther Face Powder! Get the smallest size box, if you like—but try it! When you see how much softer, smoother and younger it makes your . skin look—it’s time enough to get the largest and most economical size. But for living proof in your own mirror that this is the most flattering face pow- der you have ever used, get the small-size box today! TUNE IN Lady Esther “Screen Guild Players” Monday nights, CBS.

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What's Cookin’, America? The third in our series of Regional Recipes introduces lovely Laraine Day ... representing UTAH . j ma0id) eet SS @ In an historically fascinating and recipe-rewarding talk we had the other afternoon with Laraine Day—sweet young M-G-M star currently on loan to RKO—it was forcefully brought home to us that in many instances expediency plays quite as important a part as tradition in determining regional tastes in foods. Not only did our ancestors carry with them a liking for dishes favored by their forefathers but, of neces- sity, they learned to prepare and enjoy the foods they found, or could grow, in the regions in which they chose to live. Not that the Mormons—the first white settlers of Utah— found anything much to eat when they arrived in the Valley of the Great Salt Lake, pointed out Laraine who is a native of that State and who can list several of these hardy pioneers among her direct ancestors. Nor did they have much to eat with them, when they finally reached their destination. For the dreary trek from Missouri in covered wagons—across prairies, mountains and treacherous streams—took 102 days and was beset by a lack of food all along the way. Then when Brigham Young indicated that this was the place where they were to live, the food prospects were still mighty grim. To make novel ‘Airy Nothings,'' Laraine Day uses a recipe handed down from maternal grandmother . . . who entered Salt, Lake City, as a child, with the original pioneers! Anything made with chocolate rates high with Laraine. Her Chocolate Cake recipe can be used, as shown here, for Surprise Cup Cakes filled with Mock Whipped Cream. Deep-tat-frying is final step in the preparation of these yeast-raised specialties of Laraine’ s. You'll see her next starring in the RKO picture, “Bride by Mistake.”

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The planting of crops was, therefore, a matter of vital concern. As early as 1848 —one short year after their arrival—a flour mill was in full operation to take care of the wheat which had grown amazingly well despite the general lack of water. In fact, by an ingenious method known as “dry " farming,” large wheat harvests have been produced. in that state ever since. This, coupled with the vast distances that lie between farms, ranches and towns, un- doubtedly explains why Mormon women have always been excellent and enthusiastic ‘home bakers. (In this respect both Laraine and her mother, Mrs. Johnson, are no ex- ceptions, you'll discover.) . However, since the early settlers were drawn from people of all nationalities, in other respects Utahans ~ cook pretty much like Mrs. Suburbia every- where, except that they continue to be notably thrifty. This stems from the fact that Brigham Young—a superb organizer and a great booster for home manufacture and locally grown products~believed—that waste was not to be tolerated in a com- munity which, at first, was entirely depen- dent upon its own resources. fs History, proudly proclaims Laraine Day, records no greater achievement in the face of terrific suffering and great hardship than that of these determined people who lit- erally made the desert “bloom as the rose.” No wonder Mormons look on the first set- _ tlers as their “immortals,” that their biggest holiday is called “Pioneer Day” and that a - section of the State Capitol is used for a. museum which presents an excellent cross- section of their life in-the early days. And now for the recipes. we’re of- fering you this month. They feature outstanding favorites of lLaraine’s which she and her folks brought with them from Utah. (Laraine’s parents now live in a lovely guest house on her estate in Santa Monica Canyon. But members of their family still live in Roosevelt, Utah, where Laraine was born. From them she gets regular supplies of Utah honey—thicker and somewhat less sweet than other types —and of holiday turkeys which she distributes as Christmas gifts to un- derstandably appreciative friends.) . Laraine’s recipes stress home baked specialties as you can well under- stand. First and foremost are “Airy Nothings” which are really Something! Also outstanding is Laraine’s Chocolate Cake with the Mock Whipped Cream which tops it or fills it—according to whether you pre- fer to bake it in loaf or in cup cake form, as pictured at the left. Then, too, we were given directions for mak- WHITE — as in Fels-Naptha | Take it from Junior—‘there’s nothing like a white shirt. It does something to a guy.’ Surveying the immaculate te eee expanse below his Adam’s apple, who could say that Junior overstates the case? Naturally, the washday labor that produces his snowy shirts, doesn’t concern Junior. It’s only one of the yee eae a . ° . . | ing’ homemade noodles by Laraine’s minor miracles that any boy with a doting Mother i mother. Noteworthy additions to this , collection are: A Roquefort Cheese takes as a matter of course. : Dressing, always featured at the in- formal barbecues Laraine and her B k husband Ray Hendricks love to give; ut we know a great Many women who , and an old-fashioned way to prepare : : | S|’ cteak—“with Czeam Gravy. say that for turning out whiter wash- | : _ A leaflet containing all these—cake : : ‘ , . ; 4 Ereane likey tonne dineodleés,-“eolad ing—with less work — ‘there’s nothing | y ‘dressing, steak and Airy Nothings— is ready to be sent out to you, so just mail your request to: THE MODERN HOSTESS MODERN SCREEN MAGAZINE 149 Madison Ave., New York 16, N. Y. eee sib addesed onan shes lattlelale Gre like Fels-Naptha Soap.’

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course he had seen them going out, to Washington Balls, to picnics on the Poto- mac. He knew that his own Cabinet Officer, McAdoo, saw Nell with suspicious frequency, and he was somewhat aware that a tall young man used to come and ask about Jessie from time to time... what was that man’s name? “Jessie out again?” he said to Ellen one night. “Yes. Jessie’s out. “Nell, too?” ‘Nell, too.” “Hope they enjoy themselves,” he said vaguely. “Girls usually do when they’re in love.” “Tove!” he said. “Jessie? Nell?” “You sound startled.” “Startled?” he said. “I’m flabbergasted. With whom? Who are these men they’re in love with?” “Come, dear,” Ellen said, “Think hard. Try.” “Mac of course. That’s Nell. He’s been in love with her ever since he first laid eyes on her. They’re really thinking of getting married?” “T hope they are,” Ellen said. create something of a scandal if they didn’t.” Wilson laughed: “So she’s in love as all that. But Jessie’s beau? I know him, of course. The tall young man. Very pleas- ant. Schoolteacher, isn’t he? Sayre, that’s Again.” smiling. his name. Francis Sayre. Of course I know my daughters’ beaux!” he said tri- umphantly.: “Remarkable,” Ellen agreed. And then they both laughed. They were joking about that one night— all of them, the whole family; how they were all running off to get married. In one corner of the large room Ellen was working on an invitation list to the mar- ~ PROVED. far to the nose an These fue oouia in an medical journal—do prove P ne less ating to nose oe “Tt might . s irritating sti d — riages. Nell and Jessie were radiant in their love. Margaret was at the piano. Wilson looked around at them in mock disapproval. “That’s all you’re using the White House for—a bait for marriage,” he said. Nell giggled: “It’s all Jessie’s fault.” “T like that,” Jessie said indignantly. “I suppose you don’t want to get married.” “After all,” Nell said, “I have a perfect right to. Mac lives right here in Wash- ington. It was just natural that we should meet. But you had to lure your man all the way out from ends of nowhere—” “Nell—” Jessie said softly. “Of course I want you to be happy, and I think Frank is wonderful. But do you have to go back with him? We've never been broken up before. It’s always been us, all of us together—” Ellen was walking briskly across the room toward the piano: “I don’t see any- thing to be so blue about. We'll still be seeing each other. Strike up a song, Mar- garet. Let’s see if we can still sing any ~ way. We have every right to be happy.” alone with grief . And just then, ae before she reached the piano, they saw the sudden spasm of pain cross her face! She had only strength enough to reach for the piano and hold on to it, while in the sudden shocked silence, Wilson moved quickly across the room to her side. “Are you all right?” he asked. “Just a little—nothing,” she said. But they knew it was more than nothing. - And they knew it for sure when Dr. Gray- son told them the full story. He said it kindly, but in the end it meant that it was only a question of time. Then, in the suddenly large and empty room, Wilson faced it. He watched Grayson walk out, and then he turned toward the windows. Just outside, he could see the rows of Ellen’s flower garden. He forced the word, the frightened, ugly word, out of his mind. But it always returned, and he had to face it: Ellen was going to die. He heard some one come into the room. It was Margaret. He began to speak then, very softly, as though to himself. “If only she didn’t have to suffer,” he said. “If only there was something I could do about that. She’s always been so radiant, so full of life. She was always so willing to share everything. Even her life itself. If she dies, something of me dies with her—since the first time I ever saw her, she’s been part of me—” Margaret said: “She’s always been happy, Father. She’s so proud of you—” a world he never made... He didn’t answer. He stood looking out at the rose garden, and then suddenly he buried his head in his hands. Proud of him? What was all the pomp, all the power compared to the bare touch of her living hand? Until she died, he walked about as a man in a daze, barely seeing those around him. It gave him a little time to steel himself; there was still a little time to share with Ellen as she grew thinner and weaker. And then on the last day, he knew it had to be, there was nothing more to be done. He stood alone in the huge room at the open window looking out at the faded rose garden. He heard Dr. Grayson come into the room, and he thought with a heavy sudden de- spair: She’s dead. Through the open win- dow came the jangle of the discordant noises of Washington. Far off, somewhere, a newsboy was calling: “War! War!- Read all about the War! Germany declares War!” Every day, new thousands CALL FOR PHILIP MORRIS!

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} q S $] « 5QC « 25¢ a lovelier make-up... and trial size plus tax Hampden Synchronized Make-up gives you a glamorous new com- plexion immediately. Never causes dry skin. (Applied without water or sponge.) Helps conceal skin flaws. Keeps powder on for hours. Try Hampden; if it does not give you a lovelier make-up, return to 251 Fifth Ave., N.Y, For full 5. POWD’R-BASE Never dries your skin! They said, then, about that First War, that we could keep out. They said it was one of Europe’s wars and that it was none of our business. The sleek fat men and the experts ponderously prated that Ger- many had no designs whatever on the United States. In the White House, a man haggard with his own private tragedy, grappled with the terrible problems of war and peace. Once in a cabinet meeting, he said to the men who urged him to declare war immediately: “It is an awful power that a President has. It is easy to beat the drums and wave the sword. But I’m thinking of the boys who would have to do the actual fighting. If I must ask them to fight and die, I want them to know that I spared them no effort to preserve peace. I want them to be sure that they are fighting for something worthwhile, for security and for a world at peace .. .” But the grinding wheel of history was not to be stopped. The shadow of the war in Europe crept across the waves of the Atlantic; it began to creep into the con- sciousness of America that all the world was one, that there were no barriers across the circle of the globe. And in the White House, through the long nights, a lonely man sifted the growing pile of reports that flowed across his desk, and in each one there was an undertone like the sound of distant thunder: War... War...War... He was lonely. That was his ewn private hell. They tried—Margaret, Nell and Jessie—to keep him occupied, they tried to fill the dead void. But there was always the shadow of emptiness upon his face and in his heart. The days followed each other; the days and the weeks and the endless months. Winter passed, and then Spring came, and it was a little easier to soften the pangs of memory with the cushion of time. ; It was raining one day as he came into the White House, a soft Spring rain that hinted at coming sunshine and cloudless skies. He came into the spacious lobby, shaking the rain from his hat, and look- ing up, he suddenly saw the woman who was standing there. For the first time in months, something touched him. In the brief moment that their eyes met some common chord seemed to leap the distance between them. She was a fair, slim woman with a mouth touched with gaiety and eyes that hinted at intensity. hearts ease... He heard someone saying: “I’d like you to meet Mrs. Edith Bolling Galt—” Her voice was soft, pleasant with a hint of the South: “Mr. President .. .” “Mrs. Galt,” he said formally. Later they were to laugh at the formality of that first conversation. Laughingly, he blamed it on Congress; she said that she felt vaguely like a Committee on Introduc- tions as she talked to him that first time. It became a joke between them. He found common laughter with Edith Bolling Galt that made him, for the first time in the long months, feel alive. He showed her about the city. They played golf together. He sent her a book. He sent her a corsage, an orchid. In the box there was a card. “You are the only woman I know who can wear an orchid. Generally it’s the orchid that wears the woman. W. W.” That night they dined together at the White House, and later in the living room that looked out on the wide spacious green of the lawns that faced the street, he spoke to her. It was just coming dusk, and the first stars were faint in the sky, sketched against the slowly deepening blue.

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SOR SES tie FER Oy i it : F a f “ i = om - s Fi & ay = Sem softly, will you be my wife, nn! She didn’t answer immediately, turning o face him, her eyes serious and grave: ' “Any woman would be proud to have you ask that of her. But you’ve only known me such a short while; we’ve hardly had time to know each other.” “I know you well enough to know that _ I want you to be my wife,” he said. “I’ve had no training to be the wife of a President.” “I'm not asking you as President,’ he said gently. “I want to be sure,” she said. “Yes,” he said. “Of course.” She touched his hand. “Let’s wait,” she said. “Just awhile.” It wasn’t for long. It was a dull day in the correspondent’s room in the White House when Tumulty, the President’s sec- retary, strolled in carrying the day’s news release. : “Anything new?” they said. “A few odds and ends,” Tumulty said. “War stuff?” “No.” “Can’t be much, then.” “The usual run,” Tumulty said, and then as he was strolling out, he turned casually and added: “Just an odd item: The Presi- dent’s going to be married—” new world a ‘comin’... The election of 1916 exploded in the United States in a world slowly bleeding to death of war. Passions ran high. In the corridors of Congress some of the congressmen were bitter. They spoke con- temptuously of Wilson: “Dictator . . . fool . . ruining the country . . . making us the laughingstock of the world .. . incompe- tent ... insincere... .” But the whole country went to the polls in that famous election. Wilson ran against. Hughes. The early returns gave Hughes the election. Hughes went to sleep that night sure he was President of the United States. But the late returns from the West Coast brought California into Wilson’s column, and in the morning, Hughes woke to find that the victory had slipped from his grasp. Wilson had been reelected. The threat that had been hanging over the country so long fell during that second administration. Under provocation of Germany’s unrestricted. submarine cam- paign, the issue finally came to a head, and in 1917 the country went to war. There were flags and bands playing in the boule- vards and the streets of the country. But the quiet man in the White House felt no exultation in the declaration of war. It was, in a way, a defeat. For ‘he felt strongly that war was evil and that a time would come in the history of the world when nations would no longer have to resort to war in order to redress wrongs. The time was not yet, perhaps, but already there was forming in his mind the shadowy outlines of a plan that might, if the world adopted it in good heart, pre- vent the holocaust of war forever in the future. Once, on a tfip to one of the training camps, he spoke informally to the soldiers. They gathered around him, awed that their Commander-in-Chief, that the President of the United States, should be there among them, talking to them easily, talk- Ing as man to man. He asked them where they were from, he asked them their names. “Vespucci...” “[m from Milwaukee, sir. My father was a German. I’m just plain American I guess.” “They just call me Mike. Irish.” “Don’t know what I am except maybe “ exas. : ” | §MB~ ALSO PEBECO TOOTH PASTE—CLEAN, REFRESHING FLAVOR—10¢, 25¢ and 50¢ 103 What makes Mary so loornsome? af = SPD TP LE eer eae = posers intel Ne omen tgs The man isn’t born who could resist Mary’s bright, seductive smile. And that’s the | way it’s been ever since the day she discovered how much better super-fine Pebeco cleans her teeth. As she says, “Pebeco Powder doesn’t wash right away when you start to brush. It stays on the job and polishes!” ANATE LY, The trick is—the way Pebeco’s micro-fine Never a dull molar for you either. dear particles hold onto your brush, cling to _ Reader, if you leave it to Pebeco. Taste its your teeth while you work. It’s this special _ bright, fresh flavor. Revel in that grand penetrating polishing agent, so fine it does “polished” feel as you run your tongue a super job of gentle cleaning, that makes over your teeth. Exclaim, as you admire Mary’s teeth so sweet and shining. their special sparkle—“Who? Me? GIANT SIZE ONLY 25¢ Super-fine forSuperShinc . ‘aes Copyright 1944,by Lehn & Fink Products Corp. Pebeco Pete says: 60% MORE POWDER FOR YOUR MONEY, FOLKS, THAN AVERAGE OF 6 OTHER : eg LEADING GRANOS es _ | . : em wan TOOTH POWDER | t H }

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He stood looking around at them, pro- foundly touched, trying to find the words to reach them. He felt that here in the proving ground of war, was the proof of America. Here all races and all creeds met in a common purpose, all together, all Americans. What could be done here, in one country, could perhaps be done for the world. He groped for words. “I want you to know,” he said, “that we are fighting not only for our own safety but for those who will come after us. There must be a way—if we all will it—to guarantee peace. The world is large enough for all its nations. If we work to- gether, band together in common aim like a—like a League, perhaps . . .” He always remembered that. And when. the time came for peace, he worked toward that great aim. He crossed to Paris to face the tortuous legalities of treaty. mak- ing, hoping always to preserve that single aim in all its great simplicity. Even then, in Paris after the war, the doubts began to creep in. There was too much hatred left in the world. In Europe there were old scores, old wounds remembered; at home a group of men maligned him, mis- interpreted his every word. As always, he had faith in the people. He always said that if they knew the issue, if they understood it completely, they would see the great need for America to share in the work and responsibility ~ of a League of Nations. So he took the story to the country. Grayson, his doctor, told him he wasn’t physically fit enough to undertake a trip of that length, speak- ing every night, sleeping in snatches, eat- ing on the run. He insisted. That was his duty. That was what he had sworn to the soldiers he had asked to fight. ‘ “There can be no united action—no League of Nations—in the true sense with- out America’s participation,” he said. He spoke at crossroads. He spoke in the huge auditoriums of the cities of America. He spoke -from the backs of trains. He spoke to the people wherever and when- ever they would listen. “Make no mistake,” he said. “Germany wants us to remain isolated . . .” He grew weaker. You could see the strain in his face. He spoke through the pain; nothing stopped him. He spoke, in final appeal, to the men who had fought the war. “You are betrayed,’ he said. “You fought for something you did not get... There will come a time in the vengeful providence of God .. . another struggle in which . .. many millions may be asked to give their lives to accomplish the final freedom of the people of the world .. .” After that speech he turned from the platform of the train. Behind him Edith was watching anxiously. Dr. Grayson came hurrying forward. Grayson caught his arm. His face was ashen white. He took Edith’s hand: “I’m so—tired.” As a soldier who does his duty and sometimes dies doing it, so Wilson did his duty. Despite pain and illness he carried on until the moment of collapse. He was a soldier in the cause of peace; he was one of the casualties in civilization’s endless war against war. He was a paralyzed old man at the end of his term of office. But there was nothing gone in his spirit. The fire still flashed in his eyes, and his great soul still fought on where the body had deserted. He tasted defeat. He saw his policies go down to defeat in the next election. He watched America spurn the League of Nations. : But the day he left the White House he still believed in all the principles that he had always believed in. He still be- lieved in their eventual triumph. He still believed in the rightness and the justness 3 Main: Deodorant Troubles- WHICH 1S YOURS ? ARMIEIT PUAPLES 2” (Due to irritating chemicals) You don’t need to offend your armpits to avoid offending others! A new- type deodorant —Yodora —is made entirely with- out irritating metallic salts! Actually soothing to normal skins, - 70 SPREAD? = Such creams are out- ay) moded forever by ‘oy Yodora. 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They’re still in his prayers. Seems kind of unfriendly somehow to shove ‘em out— They moved to Los Angeles because Dad lost his business in the depression. On account of being a veteran of the last war, he managed to get a Civil Service job. The only thing they really craved was a house, because when you’ve always lived in a house and yard, apartments kind of get you.down. So they got this place in North Hollywood and, to help out, Mother took a job in the Five-and-Ten. Farley helped out, too— mowed lawns, worked in markets, made his own bed, and dried the dishes. On his way from school, he’d ‘stop at the Five-and Dime, and Mother’d tell him what to bring home from the market for dinner. She’s nice enough to say he helped with the cooking, too, but all he remembers is turning the gas off and on while she rustled the food. Some of the meals they gave Dad were pretty rugged, but they did the best they could, and there was always a laugh in it somewhere— Even up in San José he was crazy about the movies. After seeing a show, he’d line up all the kids, sit em on the curb and act the whole thing out, rippling heroine and all. Sometimes they’d sit through it. Other times they’d say, “Nuts, we'd rather see the picture,” and walk out on him. But he didn’t dis- courage easy. A couple of agents lived in North Hollywood, and he’d pester them about how to break into the movies— “Get yourself into some play,” they’d advise, like they’d said to every other stage-struck youngster. “Get some place where people ‘can see you—” Except for the war, he might have waited till after graduation. But he was bent on getting a couple of licks in before he was called. So he looked around and heard they were putting on “The Wookey” at the Mary Stuart Playhouse. He walked in, a little green around the gills, and asked to see the director— “Td like a part, Mr. Vivian.” “What have you done?” “Well—not very much.” | SAW IT HAPPEN Two years ago, I attended a Bond Rally in Westerly, R. I., where viva- cious Greer Garson was selling bonds —and selling them fast. When she came onstage, she said, “I am so happy to be here. I don’t know when I've ever seen so many beautiful babies as I have today. Won't you please tell me where they all came from?” Whereupon my twelve - year - old daughter called in a loud, clear voice across the park, “Mother, don’t you really think she knows?” Mrs. Doris C. Briggs, Pittsfield, Mass.

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Anything vat all?” 7 “Could you play a Cockney?” “Yes, sir.” “Let’s hear you say a few words. Okay, come around tomorrow.” puttin" on the dog... Mother and Dad didn’t mind, but—what with school and the market—they couldn’t see how he’d manage. He worked it out ' fine by ignoring both school and the market and promising his conscience to make it up after rehearsals. Versatile was the word for him. He played the Cockney, a voice on the radio, the crash fa of bombs and a dog’s bark. It was fine ' while it lasted, but it only lasted a week. _ If anybody saw him—outside of his loving P friends—they overlooked it. i Then fate took a hand. Producers don’t - usually advertise for actors. But Sam _ Goldwyn’s an unusual.man. They were _ desperate for a boy to play Damian in “North Star.” “Will it hurt to advertise?” ' Sam Goldwyn asked himself and answered himself, “No.” “Boy wanted,” it read. “Must be seven- teen, but not yet eighteen. Acting ex- perience desirable but not essential. Write He wrote, and they told him to come _ in. Bob McIntyre, the casting director, looked him over and sent him on to Mr.. Goldwyn, who called in Miss Hellman; the author, and Mr. Milestone, the di- rector. Farley was not unduly nervous. | He has a philosophy to sustain him under | stress. Whatever happens, even if it seems _ bad at the time, works out for the best. | If you don’t get what you want, you _ weren't meant to get it. You keep on try- _ ing till your time comes. The only way _ you ean lose out is by giving up— _ They seemed to like his appearance, but _ —in spite of the ad—his lack of experi- ' ence bothered them. He leaned heavily _ on “The Wookey,” but they weren’t im- _ pressed. Still, they promised to call him iF back for a test, and he took them at their | word. Four weeks passed without a peep _ from the studio, but all that worried Far- _ ley was, maybe they’d call too soon. Be- cause during those four weeks, every- _ thing happened. Playing football at school, he was kicked in the throat and couldn’t talk for three days. That was bad—they might call any minute. Then he broke | out in a rash. Being susceptible to poi- _ son oak, he ran to the doctor. “Do some- r thing quick for this poison oak. Any- ' minute they might phone me to come down for a test—’_ . __“Poison oak nothing, that’s scarletina. _ You'd better go home and test your bed—” _ star light, star bright... _ Evidently the part of Damian had been _ meant for Farley. He hadn’t been up two _ days before they phoned. He got the script _ on Thursday, was tested on Friday, called back on Saturday and told to appear with his mother on Monday. Mother cried. She’s very excitable. At the drop of a hat _ she'll ery—for instance, if she sees a train } pulling out. Nobody has to be on the train that she knows—just show her a _ train pulling out, and Mother bawls. _ Farley has a terrible time with her— __ At the studio they were all smiling. 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That was the first scene they shot, and it was just as though he were out on a hike with his gang— “You can’t call it work,” he told Mother and Dad. “They pay. you for having fun.” Of course, it did get tougher—espe- cially the blind scenes. But from the way Mr. Milestone acted, he knew he couldn’t have been too awful. And after the sneak previews, he understood his name was mentioned on some of the cards. (Hardly a card was turned in that didn’t rave about the new Granger discovery.) He saw the picture in a projection room with Mother and Dad and Jane and Mr. and Mrs. Withers. The first time that map of his showed on the screen, he couldn’t get squeezed down deep enough in the chair. When he finally got up the nerve to raise his eyes, there was Mother crying —right in the happiest part of the story— What made “North Star” so exciting, apart from the work, was the comrade- ship on the set. And in “Purple Heart” it was even more so. As the youngest of the eight flyers, he was their butt. They kidded the shirt off him, and he loved it. “Hey, sub!” they’d call him, because he was going into the Navy. “Come over here. Now do your deep breathing. Want to suffocate down in that submarine?” They introduced him to a new world. Sam and Johnny Craven and Charlie Rus- sell—they’d worked on Broadway. They tossed around names that were golden magic to Farley. He’d sit at their feet, with his mouth open, lapping it up. Some- times he’d pinch himself. He met Roddy at school and got him- self a new family. First, Mrs. MacDowall asked him to dinner, then to stay over- night. Which made it fine all round, be- couse it took him forever to get back and forth to North Hollywood. Soon he was calling Mrs. Mac Baby, the way Vee and Roddy did, and she ealled him “Rooshia,’ on account of “North Star.” Being an only child, he’d never known what fun a brother and sister could be. Roddy and Farley have their future all mapped out. Roddy will direct Farley’s stories—he’s got a.whole slew of them, half finished, choking up his desk at home. Their studio’s all ready—designed by Roddy on a huge square of cardboard. They can’t decide whether to call it Farrod or Rodley Studios. Baby suggested Mac- Rooshia as a nice international touch. parting shot... As for Sam Levene, he’s friend and brother, father confessor and paragon rolled into one. Talking of Sam, Farley glows. Sam’s opened his mind and shown him far horizons—opened his own heart and taken Farley in. Call his feeling hero worship, and he cheerfully agrees. Sam’s the tops—so kind yet honest, so wise but full of the old nick. In brief, Sam’s the guy Farley would like to be— “Here,” said Sam, driving him home the day before Christmas—and kind of threw a little box at him. “Gee, what is it?” ————

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I understand I can Teturn my order within 10 days for any reason and you will refund promptly. a gee FRANK SINATRA (Continued from page 50) discipline and plenty of it, but the girls just looked at each other and were lost. There was a lot of fun in those early days, and the little house on Monroe Street was merry with laughter most of the time. Everyone in town knew the Sinatras: Nathalie, small, bright-eyed and pretty, recently back from overseas duty as a nurse. Marty, square and handsome, a | scrappy little guy who combined fire- manning with professional boxing. And | everybody liked them. The house was al- ways jumping with company—an uncle or a grandmother, one of Dad’s pals from the"firehouse or some of the neighborhood kids. Almost any time you dropped in, there was spaghetti to eat and pinochle to play and the baby to kid around with. They weren’t wealthy people, but—con- trary to popular opinion—Frank’s parents were never poor. They always had a big share of life’s good things. It was a happy house, and Frank was well-pleased with the deal he’d gotten. One cousin in particular charmed him; a chubby, curly-haired roughneck ‘four years older than he was, also named Frank Sinatra. From the first minute the baby saw him, it was written all over his face —“This I like,’ and as soon as he could get around under his own steam, he pur- sued him. The fact that Big Frank had to go to school oppressed and mystified him, but when he reappeared in the afternoon, everything was jake again. Somehow, Big Frank’s gang tolerated the squirt, although they gave him absolutely no quarter. If he wanted to tag along on their hikes, he tagged at his own risk. Nobody carried him when he got tired. If he wanted to hang around when they played baseball, he could darn well work for the privilege, so they made him bat boy. By the time he was four, Frankie was a man. He’d ‘had a drag on a cigarette, sworn a few times and generally sown a wild oat or two. About the only thing that kept him from being a thorough sophisticate was his speech. S’s gave him no end of trouble. In the middle of a word he could cope with them, and even at the end he could swing them. But at the beginning, they floored him. Snow was ‘now, and stone was ‘tone, and it did sort of place him chronologically. The big kids used to laugh and laugh at him, until one after- noon, Big Frank settled them once and for all. They were walking along the docks watching the ferries plow back and forth, idly picking up pebbles and skim- ming them on the water. Frankie watched them carefully, then he picked one up. “ticks and "tones. . . “Watch me ’kim this ’tone,” he said. The lads guffawed. “Say it again, Shorty,’ one of them gasped, holding his sides. “That’s the best yet.” A couple of the fellows had to sit down for a minute they were so completely overcome with laughter. Big Frank stood stolidly by for a moment, watching his cousin blush the way he always did when he’d said or done something that struck the big kids funny; watching him hold his underlip firm with his straight little teeth. What the heck did those guys think they were doing, riding the kid? “What’s so darned funny, you guys,” he blazed at them. “Tell me that, will you?” “Him,” howled one of the lads pointing q TRIAL “2° Each locket has snaplock and a substantial hinge. Opens easily and provides two Address. n-s23 Nats eee ene spaces on the inside for pictures of loved ones. War conditions limit our supply. ’ 3 E DIAMOND Co. meee : wi teitafce = isi elis ol! allaliel wiitum) en shee at Frankie. ““Tones,’ he says. Oh boy, J that’s rich.” - ~ ; en Bay

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~ eae * : { way back in his throat, and anyone that can’t hear it is a cross-eyed monkey. Say stones, squirt.” “Tone.” There was no sound whatever from the back of Frankie’s throat. “There, hear it?” The kids’ eyes were round as saucers. “Yeah,” they murmured as one man. “Yeah. I heard it.” No one picked on Frankie for a long time after that. big shot small fry... He lived a double life at that stage. By day he was one of the boys, swaggering across the baseball diamond, airing his views on Babe Ruth, setting the lads up to a round of tootsie-rolls at his grand- father’s candy store.. He was big stuff, by day. By night he was a little boy again, sleepy and loving. Clamoring for Mother Goose and Uncle Wiggily. Sometimes it was Mother who read to him before din- ner. Sometimes—when Mrs. Sinatra was off on a case—it was Grandma. The same old ‘stories over and over, and the Lord help them if one syllable was skipped. He learned to pick out words in his story books. Cat and boy and house. It pleased him, recognizing words, and he kept ask- ing everyone how soon he’d be old enough to read. “Next year,” they’d tell him. you go to school.” magic place. And then he was five, going on six, and school turned out to be kind of a dreary joint after all. One from which one fled at the stroke of noon with never a backward look. His whole outlook changed. School was a chore to be en- dured, and the leisure he had hitherto scorned became the thing. Afternoon, that was the time. Anything could happen in the afternoon. Like going down to Grand- pa's candy store and discovering a brand new kind of penny candy. Stuff that looked like gumdrops but that had perfume in- side. Or maybe, like walking home with Anne, his second grade sweetheart, and having her mother invite him for lunch. Or—hbest of all—discovering a stray dog or cat and bringing it home. That ‘was his hobby. Some kids collected stamps or playing cards. Frankie collected animals. Mrs. Sinatra put up with it, mostly be- eause she couldn’t bear Frank’s face on the few occasions she remonstrated. “Oh, but, Mom,” he’d say, and his face would suddenly be nothing but eyes. “He’s starv- ing, Mom.” “When So school became a UH, UH—MUSTN'T TOUCH! It would be sorta silly to drape Verboten signs on the stove and the stairs and Pa’s cigarette lighter and Junior’s ball-bearings and—well, gosh darn, on practically everything in the house. But if ya gotta, ya gotta—in your mind, anyhow. ’Cause according to the Red Cross, over 100,000 people a year are killed in the U. S. as the result of unnecessary accidents—and home accidents ac- count for over one-third of these with falls, burns and poisons topping the list! Makes you shudderish, doesn’t it? So look, even if you don’t enroll in one of those swell Red Cross Home, Farm or Aquatic Accident Prevention courses, do try to spread the word about safety to your folks and friends. 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WYSEED IN THE U.S. A. ap ¢ Canny a living token of your “All right,” she’d ‘hear someone saying, and it always turned out to be herself. “All right, he can stay a while.” For- tunately, the animals were usually tran- sients. Hard-bitten gypsies they were, grateful for a square meal and a night's lodging, and then, tally-ho, they were off again. Frankie would dash home from school the day after he’d brought home a new one, eyes aglow. “Where’s Dutch- ess?” he’d call. They all had names, even the one-night-standers. = “Gone,” his mother would say, looking down. “She lit out around ten this morn- ing and hasn’t come back.” frankenstein in fur... Then one night he appeared with some- thing that can only be described as a canine character. She was part Spitz, part Airedale, and after that it was anybody’s guess. She was definitely not an attractive addition to the group, and as far as Mrs. Sinatra was concerned, the more transient she was the better. The day after her arrival Frankie raced home after school. “Where’s Girlie?” he asked. The reply from the kitchen was not enthusiastic. “Right under my feet.” Sometimes, in the ensuing years, Mrs. “Sinatra would say to her husband, “Funny, Marty, with all the pretty dogs he’s brought home, this thing would be the one to linger.” Frankenstein in fur, that was Girlie, but she and Frank idolized each other. They were together from the min- ute school was out until it began again next day. Eventually, when it became necessary for Frank’s mother to keep off the stairs somewhat on account of her heart, Girlie remained downsiairs when Frank was up in his room in order to carry messages. “Girlie,” Nathalie would say. “The telephone for Frank.” Whereupon Girlie would tear up the stairs and bark at Frank’s door. Down he’d come, the pup at his heels wiggling and wagging with joy. Came a day when Frank got into some slight scrape in school. His teacher phoned Mrs. Sinatra, and Girlie made it her busi- ness to eavesdrop on the conversation. “He did?” Frank’s mother was saying in. a horrified voice. “Frank did that?” There was a pause electric with emotion. Then, “Well, I most certainly will reprimand him. — Severely.” and Girlie tried to make herself invisible. “Girlie,” said Mrs. Sinatra. “Go get Frank.” Girlie was busy with a flea and feigned deafness. “Girlie!” Nathalie’s voice was sharper. Girlie yawned a little and settled down. “T said,” Nathalie told her clearly and authoritatively, “go—get—Frank.” To make a long story short, a shoe was thrown, and Girlie eventually sulked up the stairs, barked weakly at Frank’s door and gloomed down again. Later on, when that particular crisis was past, and Frank and his mother were buddies again, they got a big laugh out of that incident. There were other scrapes after that, of course. Like when Frank set an alarm clock to go off in the middle of Assembly. Mr. Stover, the principal, phoned that time, and Marty handied him. He heard him through patiently, then he said, “Well, Mr, Stover, he’s a boy.” That was Marty’s comeback anytime anyone said boo against _ Frankie. That and, “Well, we’d worry about him if he didn’t get into mischief once in a while.” The receiver clicked, - on a large, white steed tion, the steed was fiery, and Hoot Gibson. “Yippee, fellas, 7 ie roof. Pandemonium followed. In the course of time three facts became obvious. Frank was ” he yelped — and, so saying, he leaped in his saddle and — his head crashed through the carousel — The» roof would have to be removed, — Frank’s hair would have to be shaved off in order to treat the cut, and Frank’s father would have to be apprised of the — affair. Carousel roofs, it developed, came high, and the new one was on Papa Sinat- ra. It was immediately after getting the bill that Marty let his -practically-bald son have it. A typical Frank’s, with nothing in it anywhere to indicate the incredible career that was to come. He went to church every Sunday ~ at St. Francis’. Made his First Communion and was confirmed there. He never was in the choir, but he was an altar boy for years, cherubic in the white robe. He had measles and mumps, chicken-pox and whooping cough; all the kids’ diseases vou can think of, and he was really sick vith them. That’s why he’s such a fiend on inoculations for his youngsters. 3 There was the inevitable ball club that all little boys belong to. The club that is as dear to their hearts as anything can ever be. Half secret handshakes, half base- ball, it was, and the club’s name was the Turk’s Palace. ‘They had flashy orange and black uniforms with a half moon, star and dagger on them, and they all called each other Turk. Confusing? foxy eight-year-old. The uniforms were donated by Frankie’s family, and on the strength of this he was made manager as well as pitcher. : There was, in due time, that momentous business, the first date. \It was with a girl named Marie for the grammar school graduation dance, and his family will never forget it. The splashing in the tub; the slicking of the hair first one way, then an- other; the eventual appearance, shiny- faced in the new suit. “Get it good and dark,” he’d admonished Mom before the purchase, “to look like a tux.” “Do I look okay?” he asked, hand casu- ally in pocket, straining for nonchalance. “Wonderful.” : “Well, so long, then.” And when the door closed on him, a look passed between Marty and Nathalie, a long misty look. growing pain pangs... Oh, it was a typical-childhood, all right, followed by a typical adolescence. If you have a brother or a son, you can practi- cally write the words yourself. Those Saturday night movie dates for which he 'preened for hours. The school dances and Mom’s vigil at the window till she heard his key in the lock. The ukulele era, oh hideous memory! He was in his early teens when the world went ukulele-mad. Remember? You just had to have one or you were a social zero. They got him one, just as they’d gotten him a bike and a pony and everything else he’d ever wanted, and it seemed never to be out of his un- _ skilled hands. Then, to really fix things, he sang with it. His voice, as his mother recalls, was “all right—nothing swoony,” and if you’d told her then he would some- day drive the girls ma-ad with it, she would very likely have given you the Sinatra special, known as the horse laugh. One afternoon Mrs. Sinatra came home and saw an unbelievable-looking vehicle in front of the door. It wa Not to a - American childhood was —

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a. hae Re OT ET We eg A ze ast a didn’t go in for rainbow-hued flivvers. "Presently, the car vanished, when or how, she failed to notice, but she asked no ques- tions. It was enough that the thing was no longer in the vicinity. However, came six o'clock, came Frankie, came—oh no, it couidn’t be—the car! “T got a car, Mom.” “So I see.” “Isn’t she a honey?” he grinned at her. “To be brute y frank,” his mother said, “J dislike it. Wny all the colors, and why all the scribbling on it?” ‘ “Gee, Mother,” he said, giving her that don’t-you-know-anything-look, “that’s what gets ’em.” Who it got and why was never observed, as the car collapsed shortly thereafter, never to rise again. Frankie, who now drives a Fleetwood Body Cadillac, looks _ back affectionately on that car. Life at the Sinatra home was not dull, you see, any more than an Andy Hardy movie or a Henry Aldrich broadcast is dull. Things kept happening. ‘There was the time Frank wanted one of his father’s old fedoras. A play or something, Nathalie thought vaguely. He was always needing things for plays. A clown suit here, a pair of velvet draperies there. “In the top of the closet, hon,” she told him. “Help yourself.” In time his father discov- ered that his best Stetson had been pinched. “Where the heck is it?” he _ boomed. Mrs. Sinatra was fluttery, but not without hope of retrieving it. “Oh, Frankie borrowed it for a play or something.” Frankie had done no such thing. He had cut off the brim and pinned campaign buttons and fishing tackle and everything pinnable all over it. buck-passing birds... And then there were the pigeons. How QUIZ CLUES Set 3 (Continued from page 93) . Uncovered genius in “Cover Girl’ . Priest player . Voice of the Turtle . Charlie Chan’s No. 1 son . Bit player for Director John Hus- ton . Tono del Campo’s mom . Judge Hardy . “Murder,” she says . Quaffing the horn of plenty . No banter for Bainter . Adds tone to any film . Will Edna dood it? . Pals with Jane Eyre . Won’t retire in our time . Mischa Ounskowski . Not Benny’s Rochester . Much time to love . Lights up Arabian nights . Paul palled . Slapsie like a fox il 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (Answers on page 122) he got them up to his room remains a mystery, but Grandma discovered them one morning when she went in to make his bed. Hordes of them. When he came home from school, his mother nailed him. “It?s the pigeons or me,” she said. “The house isn’t big enough for all of us.” Frank and another boy co-owned the birds and aspired to train them to be car- riers. Frankie didn’t want to fib about them—(a kind of blazing honesty was-one of the imp’s redeeming features) —but gee, he wanted to keep those pigeons. “Gosh, Mom,” he said, “I’m sort of minding them for a guy.” “For how long?” “Oh, a few days, maybe.” The co-owner gave his mother the same line, and the birds were shunted back and forth in a series of boxes a couple of times a week. Until the two mothers met by accident one day and got on the subject of the pigeons. You can imagine how it went. “My son’s pigeons! Why they’re your son’s pigeons.” “My son’s? Why. heavens, no.” _ And it seemed like just the next day that she and Marty were sitting side by side in the Demarest High auditorium watching him graduate, and they would have given their souls to have him. fourteen again, instead of seventeen. Practically a man. Kid stuff was really behind him now. The champion basketball team he’d been so proud to be a part of, the swimming team he’d battled to make and did, the fun he’d had singing with the school band. The lazy summers, the irresponsibility. All that was finished. There’d be a quick vacation at the shore, then a job that he’d lined up with the Jersey Observer. And in the fall, college at Stevens—New Jer- sey’s big engineering school. He’d be an aviation engineer, earn about ten thousand dollars a year, get married when he was around thirty. He’d planned just how it would be, and life stretched before him as smooth and well-posted as Route Ne. 1. But he’d reckoned without Fate. Less than a month after he graduated (with high honors, by the way), he met Nancy Barbato, the girl he was to marry before he was twenty-one. And that same momentous summer he realized that he’d never be happy in anything but music. Part II of Frank Sinatra’s life story will appear in the October issue of MODERN SCREEN. An advertisement of Pepsi-Cola Company « «... boy oh boy . . . when our lips meet again.”

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It was years since he’d faced a live audi- ence. What really got him down, though, was his over-painful consciousness that these boys were soldiers and he wasn’t. He remembered an old trick of John Barrymore’s. “A few slugs of bourbon,” Barrymore used to say, “sends you out in the proper to-hell-with-it spirit.’ Acting on that suggestion, he managed to get himself out on the stage and into his routine—which started with a descrip- tion of his departure from: Hollywood— “Gosh, what a sendoff! . . . You should have seen the crowds . Hundreds of people at the airport . . .” The boys waited, dubious. What was this anyway? A Hollywood swellhead? A big-shot movie star telling °em how great he was—? i “. .. Hundreds of people waiting to see me Off . .. all of ’em lawyers . . .” That brought the first howl, and Errol relaxed. He mopped away the perspira- tion. “Nice climate you’ve got here. It was getting a little hot for me in Holly- wood. By the way, I brought my own legal adviser along .. .” A big buildup and Mendoza trotted on— “Meet my lawyer, boys, a swell pal who’s stuck to me through thick and thin—” Mendoza handed him a summons. “In the suit of Lana Ginsberg vs. Errol Flynn—” “But I_never heard of her—” A maniacal chortle from Mendoza. “He never heard of her! Watch this, fellows. Do you happen to remember, Mr. Flynn, those five minutes at the airport before we left?—That was Lana Ginsberg—” And so it went. Hearing the roars of laughter, Martha and Ruth hugged each other in the wings. This had been Errol’s contribution. He’d offered his recent legal plight as the central theme of the show. They'd all been grateful for his good sportsmanship, and it turned out fine for him, too— Naturally, he was pleased by the warmth of his reception, but bewildered, too. Of the five, he considered his own position unique. The girls were girls, Jimmy was married, Mendoza was an older man. 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at's this guy fooling around on the : for? Why aren’t the positions re- versed? He looks as if he could do what we're doing—’” - “First of all,” said the officer, “they’re 90 darned appreciative of your coming up - all to resent- anything. Besides, they mow more than you think they do. You ion’t have to wear placards. They know why you're not down there with them—” Throughout the seven weeks of three nd four and five shows a day, there was ey one crack, and that was good na- ed— “i, Errol! What’ve you got that I in’t?” : _ “A porthole,” Errol answered, deadpan, and the house came down. © _ In Hollywood, the troupe had been told by people who ought to know: “You can be sure of one thing. At the end of a week, youll be deadly enemies.” At the “which they lived—cooped up together in ‘planes, cooped up in little huts built in the snow— _ “We had just one squawk,” Errol ob- serves. “That Martha girl laughed before breakttast—which drove us all insane. She’d wake up, feeling zestful. Otherwise, she ‘a straight from heaven. So were they _ you want your eyes scratched out or your block knocked off, say a word in criticism of Flynn to any of the four. natural leader, he became their man- They flew through all sorts of weather. It got:to be a gag. “We won't fly the mail,” the pilots would say, “but we'll fly you—” __ “Yes, I was manager,” Errol agrees. “My ‘duties consisted in doling out the bourbon , when their feet got cold.” IT HAPPENED TO ME _A few years ago, I attended a matinee performance of a terrific hit, “Pal Joey.” At the end of the show I waited backstage with one or two others to have the leads sign my program. While talking to “Pal Joey” himself, I remarked, “You shouldn’t have been so excellent. Hollywood will be taking you away from us soon.” “Naw,” he answered, “what would they do with me? Now here comes a guy that they can't live without.” And he pointed to a tall, blonde fellow coming through the door. The latter, at hearing this, remarked to me, “Don’t listen to him, I’m just a chorus boy’—and pointing to the girl he was standing with, said with a grin—“Here’s the gal the movie big- wigs are really crazy about.” Calmly~ and with neat dispatch, she proceeded to hit him over the head with her pocketbook. Well, you've guessed it, as fate would have it, all three have by now carved neat little niches for them- selves in the Hollywood Hall of Fame —the two young actors being signed by the same studio and appearing in their first movie together, “Pilot No. 5.” The gal? Well, she finally made en- thusiastic audiences realize the dif- ference between her and her versatile sister. Their names? Pal Joey Gene Kelly, Chorus Boy Van Johnson and pocket- book-slinging June Havoc! Miss Tess Dobker, New York City. That’s not how they tell it. If there was a way to make you more comfortable, Errol found it. If Martha laughed in the morning, Errol was always gay. And if you think there’s any better combination for such a trip than thoughtfulness on the one hand and a sense of fun on the other, you're crazy— Ruth had a birthday at Amchitka. Martha managed to find a compact to give her. Errol appeared with a long en- velope, which he stuck into her coat pocket. It held a bond made out in the name of Jimmy Dodd, Junior, Jimmy, Junior’s head isn’t even peeking over the horizon yet, but Errol had to gag his gift up. Else somebody might think he was a softie! It was at Amchitka, too, that they cele- brated Christmas, stealing a few minutes between shows to buy gifts for each other at the PX. An officer gave them a tiny tree, sent by his mother. Errol read a Christmas poem of his own composition, then from their single bottle of wine, poured a glass for each, and they drank a toast to Christmas. 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Do you remember?” He’d seen fifty thousand Toms. “Of course I remember,’ he’d answer gently, cursing himself for not being able to tell them exactly how Tom had looked and what Tom had said. Luckily, most of them were satisfied with the simple state- ment. One woman put out a hand and touched his sleeve. “That’s as close as I’ve come to my boy in eighteen months—” “What you want to do,” he says, “is pick her up, stick her in a plane and carry her to Tom. Well, you can’t. So you stand up there and try like hell to sell bonds—” Back in Hollywood again, “Objective, Burma” wasn’t scheduled to start till May. Ordinarily, he’d have blown out of town. But you can’t travel nowadays, so for the first time in nine years Errol, the restless, had to keep his itching foot at home. This led to what he calls a simple-minded dis- covery. He found he liked being at home. He wallowed in idleness. There were no set times for anything and only one rule— to let no day go by without doing some writing—whether at six in: the morning, four in the afternoon or midnight—on the book he’s trying to finish. It’s a character study of five people in a small boat, called “The Eye on the Tree Stump.” The original title was “Charlie Bow-Tie.” “But that misled my friends into think- ing it was an autobiography. I dare ’em to identify me with an eye on a tree stump—” self-torture de luxe... You may wonder why he chooses to write at all, since he doesn’t have to— “Strictly for pleasure,” he grins. “I en- joy the agony.” His household consists of Alex, the Rus- sian butler, and Marie, the French cook, both of whom have been with him for years. His day begins when he wakes up. 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Just sweated it out along with them. “If I'd gotten out of this outfit, even if I’d had the chance to, it would’ve meant leaving the rest of the gang,” Johnny says. “Like splitting a convoy. You just don’t do it. When you start out together . . . well . . . you sorta like to stay with your own bunch of Joes. That’s the nicest thing about Army life anyway, meeting the finest bunch of guys you probably wouldn’t ever have known. Guys like Tony here, or Stanley ... Archie...” “Aw ... knock it off!” the boys say, a little embarrassed. “Knocking it off” meaning anything from “Stop” or “Quit it,’ to the more rugged “Shudite. dae.diee die sadupliz He doesn’t particularly want to be an officer anyway. “All I care about is just being up there,” he goes on, thumbing towards the heavens. “I just want to get up there ... and fly ’em.” And he’s still working at it here at Buckley Field, the Army Air Forces Train- ing Command School which boasts Colonel Edward W. Raley as Commanding Officer. 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But it wouldn’t hurt to ask. “Say!” he said, “aren’t you JOHN PAYNE . the picture star?” “Well, yes, Private Payne,” grinned Johnny. ; Then questions popped back and forth about Hollywood . .. Brooklyn . . . who won the last fight with whom ... and that’s all there was to it. After all, it isn’t far from Hollywood to Brooklyn in any Army camp. Uncle Sam is the best common denominator there is. Just the distance from one bunk to another. A bunch of guys lying there at night swapping yarns. Playing a hand: of poker. Showing girls’ pictures. Reading letters. Laughing. Being just a gang of plain, garden-variety G.I. Joes, as sprawly and gripey and unassumingly heroic as all those other G.I.’s dotting the face of the globe. Whenever they ask Tony what he’s going to do, he mutters, “Don’t know yet. Maybe I'll try Hollywood for the orange- picking season.” And Johnny will grin, embarrassed .. . the way a fellow will. But loving it like hell, too. The way a fellow will. 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But the folks said modestly that they thought “fifty cents would be better.” Johnny still grins at that. And Buddy never lets him forget it. The time when, as Johnny’s agent, all he could get for him was half a buck. They were mighty proud of that show. “We made five hundred and eighty dol- lars,” Buddy says. “Six hundred, my friend,” corrects Johnny, not wanting to be short-changed any further. They drew the civilian personnel super- intending the Japanese camp at Manzanar, everybody in Independence naturally, and hundreds more who came from somewhere. Nobody knew where. After sending Mary ~ to school, they turned the rest of the profits over to the Red Cross. Johnny’s memories of the picturesque little town of Independence are so wonder- ful and peaceful that he says he’s going back after the war and build a cabin there. He talks about the people . . . how swell they were so friendly. 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out, and Johnny, who couldn’t see another He called his approach in to the girl in the control tower on the field. “Two-hundred-forty-one coming in on final approach leg,” he said over his radio. “Any planes around you?” came the an- swer. Johnny peered into the black desert night. “None that I can see,” he said. “Where’s 202? Where are you 202?” the girl said, searching the blackness for an- other ship that should be out there some- where. “On the final approach leg,” came the surprising answer. Pilot Payne all but swooned at the con- trols. The other plane was just eight feet under his and banking just ahead of him. “How far are you from the field?” the CANT GAIN WEIGHT | plane around anywhere near, thought he ° was coming in a ha Your Child XPERIENCED Mothers know that summer teething must not be trifled with—that summer up- sets due to teething may seriously interfere with Baby’s progress. girl in the tower asked Johnny. 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Really doing them a favor . .. although it’s a trifle hard to be grate- ful at the time. They were given (it seemed to them) the equivalent of Commando ‘training. Running an infiltration course under live fire. Running a tough obstacle course twice a day. Doing five hours of calis- thenics, including 150 sit-ups and at least 70 push-ups, which means pushing one- self and abdomen from the ground up to the Heavens and back again. Or reason- able facsimile. In short ... this is the place where you either put up or shut up. Private Payne put up. As is sometimes the case with a bunch of G.I.’s, they expected a famous motion picture star to be short on muscles and er . intestinal fortitude. The old celebrity deal again, with Johnny trying to prove to the others that if they could take it... he could easily take twice of the same. There was one Sarge, who in the boys’ slightly biased opinion, seemed to be doing his best to fight the entire war all by him- self . . . on this side. 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But mere males have to pony up with their own clothes—a “Suitable wardrobe” as contracts call it. tailor-mad... So Dana decided it was about time for him to get his shape draped in Park Ave- nue style. He went by himself to a tailor’s, picked out swatches of fancy English woolens and ordered a half-dozen suits. He was pretty proud of himself when he showed up for the wardrobe tests —until he saw the dismayed frowns on everybody’s faces. They hated to tell him, they said—but those suits! They just wouldn’t do. In fact, they were terrible! Whoever picked them out—whoever in the world tailored them! Dana didn’t dare say they were his idea of sartorial splen- dor. He just junked the whole lot in the dark recesses of his closet. Then he ordered a couple approved by the studio wardrobe expert. Now Dana has a dozen suits in all—and it will take him twenty years to wear them out, if he ever does. Dana Andrews has stepped out to Holly- wood’s glitter gulches exactly four times in the past two years. On one of them, a visiting Elk friend, who wanted to see the movie stars dining and wining, prac- tically forced Dana into Romanofi’s for dinner. That time, Dana managed to for- get his wallet so that his guest had to pay the check. Another time he took in a~ night spot where, by some rare freak of fate, the headwaiter actually recognized Dana. A mob of people were standing in line for tables, but the waiter bowed to Dana and his party, winked and said, “Your table is waiting Mr. Andrews.’ Since Dana had no table reservations, he knew he was getting the Hollywood treatment, and it made him so mad he walked out of the place! I don’t know of a star in Hollywood who is more fiercely resolved to be human though a screen star, than Dana Andrews. “Just because I have a job that ballyhoos me is no reason I’m superior to anyone else!” he growls—and he’s a good-natured guy, too—‘I don’ understand it and I don’t like it!” He has a complex that way, and I suspect the reason is that Dana has never looked on Hollywood or the acting racket as anything out of this world by even a few feet. He hitch-hiked to Hollywood in quest of a career, and he slaved and starved for a half dozen years before he ever got his number tens inside a studio gate. He pumped gas, picked figs, hoisted pipe, herded a bus, dug ditches, shoveled cement, slept in attic rooms and felt the chilly California winter fogs through the seat of his pants—all the things a movie-struck.guy crashing Holly- wood does—only Dana was never movie struck in the ga-ga way. 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He was just instime, too. Right after he was paid off in full, one of the Good Fairy partners died. Of course, it was as no Bing Crosby that Dana Andrews finally made good. He boasted no wart on his larynx like the Old Groaner. But he took his. lessons dutifully and doubled up by enrolling at the Pasadena Community Playhouse, the famous cradle for Hollywood stars. By this time Dana had taken a wife, the Van Nuys girl by the way, who’d steered him on to his service station job. But not long after she’d presented Dana with his son, David, she died tragically from pneumonia. That left Dana with a complicated exis- tence, which for a while made him feel like a’six=day bicycle rider. Every day he had singing lessons in Los Angeles, act- ing lessons in Pasadena and paternal chores in Van Nuys—a 50 mile circuit. Fortunately, his late wife’s folks helped out with the baby. His bass-baritone voice was oKay, but nothing like Crosby’s. Dana soon found himself concentrating on his acting lessons. 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GE rt eriocely When *« kKke Ke OK CuK > a> ai> a> a> ¢ wk * * g director told him to let his and beard grow, Dana, who has both, looked like a Canadian M beaver with his winter coat. Right about : then Mary decided to say “Yes,” and in- I. + ri Dana to meet her old friends at a Sor [ ‘party. She didn’t tell the family chums Dana was a struggling movie actor, so when he showed up with his wavy locks ' pescne his collar and whiskers sprouting from all angles, some of them fled in inven f fright, and the others wondered if Mary had lost her girlish mind. The tag to that story is that when Dana at last went on location with “The Westerner,” the direc- OC é tor took one look at the mob of rugged o beavers standing around and cried, “There’s too darned many beards in this ‘picture. Andrews,” he ordered, “shave yours off!” Vv Saale down goldwyn... _ Another locksmith for love to laugh at 2 with Mary and Dana was Sam Goldwyn’s hopes of building Dana up as a romantic threat. That meant no marriage. Sam, however, didn’t reckon on that stubborn Andrews plain-Joe personality T’ve been talking about. When Dana tackled him ‘about mating up, Sam asked him to wait mtil he’d ‘whizzed around Hollywood with a few glamour girls and got him- self gossiped to greatness in the columns. ' Weeks went by and months, with Dana pestering Sam to sanction the wedding, and Sam pestering Dana to get out and around and get himself a little glamour. BUY YOUR SHARE IN THE WORLD Tr’ s preferred stock and the divi- dends are a baby’s smile, a bone- _ tired sailor’s “Thank you.” The _ how’s and what’s are on page 94. Becnally, one day Sam met his protégé on the lot. Mr. Goldwyn,” Dana began as usual, Mare you going up to your office? I want to beard the lion in his den!” . ae me now,” said Sam. “What is FI HAD KNOWN that some Americans would be using it—that tt on i : Swhy, ves, a hough ; pockets to hold all the extra money they’re making Oe, so Buea Shescel Celie Mona these days I never would have invented them. no good for glamour anyway. You meet as well be married.” } Z eS wld have told him that in the PocKETS ARE GOOD places to keep Bonds buy bullets for soldiers. ary and Dana Andrews live in a mod- | hands warm. Bonds buy education for your kids. m-colonial house on a tidy dead-end : Street in Sherman Oaks that’s already Pockets are good places to hold Bonds buy things you’ll need later too small although they just built it a| keys...and loose change for car- —that you can’t buy now. couple of years ago. You see, they’d been nd newspapers. rried almost three years, and it looked fae PENS Bonds buy peace of mind—know- there wasn’t going to be any more But pockets are no place for any F tie the Andrews family than Dana, Mary | kind of money except actual expense ing that your money is in the fight. nd young David. So they built the house, Reach into the pocket I invented. the minute it was finished, the stork money these days. Tak t all that extra cash. Invest arted flapping his wings around the The place—the only place—for . ZEON Bue) lace. Datghier Cathy aiived soon after. money above living expenses is in it in interest-bearing War Bonds. ‘nursery, of course, t with ’ ° j Re aoabaidide Gliswed’ ‘Thats the | Wat Bonds. er ll make me very happy if ray things usually work out with the ; you do. idrews’—never a dull moment—but they Bonds buy security for your old You'll be h ean ke life in stride and are perfectly re- | 28°: ou SG naRDY . ced about everything. So, of course, ~ sy’re happy as larks. Ar r] r mot fg Being an actress herself (although she hy An iat} Ny hii \ +7 a1 te Y et tal ef thinks being a wife and mother is her Wh, mitt i ui 3 IE AVE anti TO ee Tiority job now), Mary is a perfect te for Dana. Besides having a non- pating ‘actress-wife’s slant on a | star husband’s temperament, Dana | the best critic he’s ever run - MODERN SCREEN | ek ek ok kK KR kw |

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Sam Levene simply didn’t believe that, even when he heard it. He paid off, but for a long time he thought he’d been the sucker for a framed up gag and that Dana had spent all the night before learning his lines. Maybe it’s because Dana is just as easy and relaxed on a set as he is lounging around in his den, which is plenty relaxed. He can actually snooze right in front of a camera, and has. For instance, the morn- ing after Baby Cathy arrived, Dana was knocked out from pacing the floor at the hospital. He dragged into the studio about noon and found the director waiting for him with a scene where Dana was sup- posed to be asleep on the ground as a posse surprises him, or something. Any- way, the cameraman marked off the spot where he was to feign sleep, and Dana plopped down. He went right off to dream- land, they burned lights on him and filmed ° takes all afternoon. He never woke up until five o’clock in the afternoon when it was time to go! “The most realistic performance I’ve ever seen,” chuckled his director. “Espe- cially the sound effects.” on the domestic front... Around the house Dana is a pretty ideal husband and father, except for a ten- dency to stay up all hours of the night. He got in the night reading habit years ago when he had plenty of time but no money. Dana doesn’t mind making with the night life—if it’s in his own home. He has a cozy little den and bar that’s usually the center of things when his pals—most of them old friends from the Pasadena Playhouse days or members of the present group of acting labora- tory addicts Dana belongs to—Kighteen Actors, Inc——show up. Victor Jory, Mor- oni Oleson, Dorothy Adams, Morris An- krum, Bob Preston and Victor Mature (before they went away to war) were regulars. They’d usually play parlor games or just sit and talk. Sometimes Dana actually shows up at a cocktail party, but not often. His wife, Mary, is just as happy to be home, too, what with the “sitter” problem what it is now. The day I visited Dana and Mary, they were due at a smart Hollywood social routine, but as the after- noon wore on Dana said to Mary, “What do you say we skip it?” “Yes,” said Mary as if she’d been ex- pecting that, “lets.” That usually happens. Don’t get the idea Dana’s a lazybones or a dunderhead, ’cause when he does go out, he admits his wife has to hire a team of mules to drag him home, On that bond- selling tour I mentioned; Dana once got a balled-up billing as a comedian and found out about it fifteen minutes before he was to face the mob, a big one of about ten thousand. Panicked, he asked Charlie Ruggles, who was along, what in the world a comedian did. “It’s easy,” eracked Charlie, “tell jokes.” “What jokes?” Dana wanted to know. “Oh, I'll tell you some,” said Charlie. Whereupon he rattled off a sackful. Finally they had to drag th So Dane ave on tol a: hand jokes, and they rollec platform he liked it so | : Charlie Ruggles followed h: » Charlie, thet authentic comic who had started Dana off —the people were all laughed out and never gave him a tumble! And about this imdustry ae eee | Dana’s pretty handy around the house, especially in the garden, where he grew prize camellias before he got so busy he had to garden by flashlight. He makes kites and toys for all the neighborhood kids. He hates money matters, gets along with fifteen bucks a week in his pocket, has a weakness for buying loud Argyle plaid socks and then never wearing them, hates to shave and is nutty about dogs, although not the faney, pedigreed kind. The Andrews family pooch, Michael, is a cocker of undetermined lineage. Above all, Dana’s a confessed family man. He’d like two or three more kids at least. With cooks and maids as scarce as old Bourbon, he still pitches in to help Mary in those departments. He warbles at his work—about the only time these days that Dana sings, after all those lessons. He hasn’t any ambitions in that direction any more. What Dana wants to do with him- self (he’s 35) is simple, and he expresses it pronto when you ask him. SI want to be an actor other actors respect,” he says, “and I want to raise my family right. That’s all.” Dana’s dedication to family life springs from his worship of his own father, whom he calls “the best friend I ever had” and who died when Dana was just getting started in Hollywood. That’s always been one of his big regrets, and maybe that’s why he concentrates with unusual energy on being a good father himself, especially with his son David, whose own mother died so "young. David is a pretty good testimonial to Dana’s paternal success. He’s ten now, a sturdy little gent and smart as a whip. He was a good four years younger, of course, when Dana and Mary were mar- | ried, but when the ceremony was over, | David walked gravely up to the officiating minister and shook his hand. ~- “T want to thank you, Sir,” he said, “for | what you’ve done for my Mother and | Dad.” Just like that. David sometimes | makes them blush when he casually men- tions something that happened “before my | mother and dad were married.” It sounds | funny, but it proves that-as a stepmother | Mary has been a big success. David takes all Dana’s movie roles straight—so much so that he can’t sit | through any where his old man gets it in the neck. He walked off of “Swamp | Water’ when Walter Huston bawled the | blazes out of Dana, and he ceuldnt take what happened to his dad in “The Ox Bow Incident,” either. He was all puffed around the neighborhood, though, when his pop played a real hero for Uncle Sam in “The Purple Heart.” For a while Dana | was certain that whether the rest of the | fickle, forgetful world knew him from Adam or not, he’d always be the Favorite Movie Star of at least one fan—his son. | Then one night he made the mistake of | taking David to a neighborhood movie | playing some slightly out-of-date thrillers. One was “Crash Dive,” the last picture Tyrone Power made before joining -the Marines . . . Dana had a small part in it, and he thought David would like that. | So coming out, he casually asked him | how he liked it. David seemed torn by | some kind of violent emotions. But finally he spoke right out. “Well, Dad,” he said, | “you were pretty good and all. But that Tyrone Power—wow! What | ae

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