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He broods a good deal now and takes little interest in our home. He is saving every penny in order to make the trip home again this summer, and he has gone on a rigid diet in order to regain what he calls his “football days” figure. I am worried sick for fear he will dis- cover that he and the girl are still in love and will make a change in our lives. Barbara S. Something about your letter gave me the impression that, instead of doing something about this situation, you have dissolved into tears. You are worrying, instead of working out a solution, Noth- ing in life remains static, certainly not in marriage. No woman can resign herself to comfortable drifting; she must be as aware of her husband and the gradual changes in his personality and character, as she is aware of the changes in fashion, A woman who would laugh at the sug- gestion that she wear a 1934 bathing suit to the beach sometimes treats her hus- band with 1934 attitudes. Have you allowed your figure to thick- en? Could you benefit by joining your husband in his diet? Or should you gain a few pounds? In either case you should get busy in self-improvement with the same determination your husband is showing. You should announce at once that you are going to accompany him on his trip to visit his parents, and that you are going to leave your children with relatives or in a nursing home. There is no reason why you should permit your- self to be abandoned while your husband hurries away to a romantic rendezvous. Don’t nag your husband. Don’t charge him with what you regard as his mis- takes. Be as sweet to him as you think this girl would be. A wife has every ad- vantage— if she is wise enough to know it and to profit thereby. Claudette Colbert Dear Miss Colbert: I am twenty-three years old and have been working for the past seven years. I have a younger sister and a brother. Our problem is our mother. I had to quit school when I was sixteen so that I could help pay her debts. My sister and brother have also had to go to work to keep Mother out of trouble. She simply can’t resist pretty things. She isn’t selfish; when she goes on a buy- ing spree, she buys for every member of the family. We are all away during the day, so the mail comes to her, and we never know exactly how much she has spent until she is so deeply in debt that she has to start borrowing from friends in order to keep her creditors quiet. My mother is very pretty and young looking (she is only forty-two) and she came from a family that once had money. Each year we are a little worse off finan- cially, and each year Mother promises to economize and help us to get out of debt. What can we do to make Mother be sen- sible without hurting her feelings? Elvina P. From your letter, which unfortunately was too long to print in its entirety, it is clear that your mother has a mental prob- lem. You should have a talk with your family doctor and ask him to refer you to a competent man dealing with neu- rotic disorders. You live in such a large city that you will be able to take your mother to a clinic where treatment will be provided at nominal cost. There are some additional steps you should take: Write to every shop at which your mother has a charge account and cancel these accounts, explaining you cannot be held responsible for her pur- chases. Get in touch with your family friends who supply your mother with money. Tell them too that you cannot be responsible for another penny. In brief: Secure medical aid for your mother while shutting off all means of her involving you in deeper debt. Such a step is not cold-blooded or undaughterly, but merely sound common sense. Claudette Colbert Dear Miss Colbert: I am a high school student and am very fond of a girl who is in my class. She likes me too, but she is also very fond of a boy two classes ahead of us. This girl tells ( Continued on page 11) Have you a problem which seems fo have no solution? Would you like the thoughtful advice of CLAUDETTE COLBERT? If you would, write to her in care of Photoplay, 321 S. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, Cal., and if Miss Colbert feels that your problem is of general interest, she'll consider answering it here. Names and addresses will be held confidential for your pro- tection. 4 KIRK DOUGLAS In his most powerful performance A really new kind of thrill for every moviegoer! Here is an uncanny insight into human desires and human pitfalls... that could only be brought to the screen by Billy Wilder, Director of “Sunset Boulevard” and "The Lost Weekend” NOTHING STOPS CHUCK TATUM... a guy with drive . . . driving down' everything that gets in his way- men, women or morals ! a great emotional story with JAN STERLING Bob Arthur- Porter Hall Produced and Directed by BILLYWILDER Written by Billy Wilder, Lesser Samuels and Walter Newman - A Paramount Picture 5 hair-do more women use HOLDBOB hobby pins than all other brands combined SET CURLS EASIER HOLD HAIR-DOS BETTER for NEW hair-do glamour wear the NEW, modern Permanized ” jj Run-Resistant Gcu|la ftg © HAIR NETS READERS INC. Cheers and Jeers: Now that Jane Powell has graduated to adult roles, someone should give Lois But- ler a chance. She’s a natural to replace Jane in the singing teen-age roles. She has a lovely voice and is a good actress. Jean Scott Oak Ridge, Term. I have just seen Vincent Edwards in “Mr. Universe.” They couldn’t have chosen a more perfect man. He has height, large shoulders, beautiful physique, dreamy eyes and a beautiful mop of blond hair ! ! Need I say more, girls? Gladys M. Detroit, Mich. If Liz Taylor can’t pick any better men to go out with than Stanley Donen, she’d better quit dating. How about Vic Da- rnone, someone her own age? Beverly Hamilton Seward, Pa. Why don’t so-called stars like Gloria Swanson, Tallulah Bankhead and even Marlene Dietrich bow out now. They make me ill. Why can’t they learn to grow old gracefully instead of painting up like carnival girls to hide their old age? Look how lovely Joan Bennett is, Eve Arden, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Craw- ford and Billie Burke, to mention a few of the really great actresses. They may not be fifty yet, but they certainly don’t hide the old age that’s creeping up on them. Drop a few hints to the glamour gran- nies and tell them they should have stayed secluded like the lovely Clara Bow instead of trying to push their way back. Alice Stetson Elyria, O. Casting: Wouldn’t Louis Jourdan and Marta Toren be wonderful in a remake of “Camille” ? William Esters Los Angeles, Cal. If Valentino was anything like the im- personation that Anthony Dexter gave of him, no wonder every woman was mad about him ! He sizzled, he smoked, he was Romance! Why not remake the Valentino films with handsome Mr. Dexter as the Great Lover? Shirley M. Richardson Arthur, 111. If there is anyone whose looks make me look twice, it can only be Susan Hayward with her sexy, pouty face. She has that special quality in her face that would make any man obey her slightest wish. As for her acting, I think she’s tops. And most of my friends think the same. Gertie Peterson Estevan, Canada Agrees with Farley: I’m an American student studying in Italy and by chance I came across Farley Granger’s article in March Photoplay. I must say that he hit the nail on the head referring to the Italian people, say- ing that they get the greatest happiness out of things we take for granted. He also hit the bull’s-eye saying that the European girls aren’t as pretty as the Hollywood girls and not nearly as hep, although they have other qualities that make up for the lack of beauty, such as dignity, culture and the ability to assume great responsi- bilities. Living in Italy for two years I can confirm this statement, but the Eu- ropean girls have these qualities because of the war. They had to be clever to save their families from famine and they also had to worry about where their next meal w'as coming from. We should thank God that our girls didn’t and don’t have to get clever because of hardship. They are also cultured because the surroundings they live in are full of art, so I don’t think Far- ley Granger was being fair in comparing the American girls with the European girls. As far as dignity is concerned I really couldn’t say. However, I believe he grew up by com- ing to Europe ; so did I. Dino Insalaco Siena, Italy How about Hollywood making a new movie version of Mark Twain’s book, "Tom Sawyer”? Dean Stockwell would be perfect as Tom, with Marjorie Main as Aunt Polly. R. Aigner Bayside, L. I., N. Y. Question Box: Could you please tell me who the doll is who played the role of Coffman in “Halls of Montezuma”? Mimi Heming Baltimore, Md. Readers’ Pets I’ve watched Steve Cochran die in three movies now and since he was the reason I went to see them in the first place, I hated to see him get killed off. He’s hand- some in such a masculine way that he makes other actors seem very pastel. Marilyn H. Seattle, Wash. This is to inform you that a certain star by the name of Gene Kelly is still alive. By the looks of things some people might think he is dead or something. And the main reason is because Liz Taylor and Farley Granger are flooding your maga- zine. These two are the ones I would like to know less about. You seem to think they’re really some- thing to worship or swoon over, but they never compare to that “Tap-Happy Kelly.” Mary Madere Reserve. La. ( His name is Rob- ert Wagner. He was born in Detroit twenty-one years ago; is unmarried, 6' tall and has brown hair and blue eyes. He will be seen next in “ The Frogmen,’’) Could you tell me who played Bill Phil- lips in “Highway 301” and a little about him? I think he’s a very good actor. Mickie Davis Niagara Falls, N. Y. ( His name is Robert Webber. He’s 6'1" , weighs 170 lbs., has hazel eyes, brown hair, and is unmarried. Was on the New York stage, but “Highway 301” is his first Picture.) 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Has blue eyes, blond hair; 6' 3Y2", and weighs 185 lbs. See“ Choose Your Star” in Au- gust Photoplay for zvrite-up on Alex, Robert Wagner and all the other new promising Holly- wood talent.) Will you please list the records of Mario Lanza and tell me, if possible, where I can get them? I think he is the best singer ever, and a good actor, too, but not my favorite. Juanita S. Winter Plaven, Fla. ( Mario Lanza has made several oper- atic records, also ‘‘That Midnight Kiss” and “They Didn’t Believe Me,” as zvell as his latest albums, “Toast of N ezv Orleans ” and “The Great Caruso.” They are RCA Victor Records and can be obtained at any good record shop.) I read in some magazine that Dean Martin and Perry Como are brothers. I would appreciate it very much if you would tell me if they are or not. Rose Di Martino Chicago, 111. ( Dean and Perry are not related in any way.) Jane's Choice: My friends and I have just seen “Three Guys Named Mike.” We thought, as I’m sure everyone who saw the picture did, that Jane Wyman should have married Howard Keel instead of Van Johnson. Van Johnson and Jane Wyman had noth- ing in common. Jo Anne Joffrion Baton Rouge, La. They say love is blind ... it must be if Jane Wyman didn’t pick Barry Sullivan — the real heart-breaker of those “Three Guys Named Mike.” Ruth Prewitt Colorado Springs, Colo. Forgive Us, Topeka! In your story "How Hollywood’s Drink- ing Habits Have Changed” (May), it was stated, “Dan Dailey goes to Menninger Clinic in Kansas City.” I thought every- one knew the clinic was in Topeka — and being a former Topekan am proud of that great institution. Iyda Cook Neosho, Mo. (We bow our heads in shame. However, Louella Parsons accurately places the clinic in Topeka in her Dan Dailey story in August Photoplay.) Address letters to this department to Readers Inc., Photoplay, 205 East 42nd Street, New York 17, N. 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Swim-Suit by of California in authentic C&z&t plaid fabric TONY MARTIN, discounting movie fame, wailed: “One day you’re making love to Grable, another day to Turner, an- other day to Darnell, then the next day you’re a has-been.” “Yeah,” spoke up a friend, “but look where you has been!” ❖ * * Overheard at a Hollywood fashion show: “Don’t let her figure fool you. She’s only a bird in a girdled cage.” * * * A Minneapolis newspaper took a poll on the question: “Are you in favor of kissing at the movies?” One teenager replied: “Who thinks about kissing? I haven’t got time for that. I’d rather eat popcorn.” * * * Those dungarees Alan Ladd wears so l well in most of his movies should look good. He has ’em made by an exclusive Beverly Hills tailor for $150 apiece. * * * As Grade Allen sees it: “I was just saying to George this morn- ing, if they don’t reduce the cost of liv- ing we’ll just have to get along without it.” * * * Bob Crosby sings a song, “Let’s Make Comparisons,” to a life-size dummy of brother Bing in a new film. “Leave us face it,” says Bob, “the dummy cost ’em more than I did. But it’s a cheap way to get Bing in the picture.” * * * Overheard at Ciro’s: “Look — she’s wear- ing one of those off-the-body type dresses.” -f- *5* -f- Joan Caulfield, blushing over attempts at a sexy walk for a movie: “Any chorus girl can do a sexy walk, but when I try it I ’ook like Junior Miss entering an ice- cream parlor.” * * * Eye-popping spelling error on a movie marquee: Alan Ladd in “Brandied.” Hie! * * * Jack Carson’s quip about the cannibal who leaned back after a hearty meal and sighed: “Sometimes I get so fed up on people.” * * * Anita Martell to a movie doll: “Darling, you look so healthy. Are your cheeks naturally rosy or did your henna run?” * * * Ed Wynn’s definition of a scandal: “Something that has to be bad to be good.” * * * Movie fan in a theater lobby to her com- panion: “I wish they’d make some pic- tures with happy endings. Every picture lately ends with the couple getting mar- ried.” * * * Robert Taylor lost his heart and subse- quently Barbara Stanwyck, according to Rome news dispatches, to Lia de Leo, a red-haired actress who gives him a pedi- cure in “Quo Vadis.” That’s a new twist on “the-way-to-a- man’s-heart-is” theory. 10 ( Continued from page 4) me in confidence that she likes me best, but she doesn’t want to lose this other boy either. Every time we are at a school dance, she wants to dance lots of times with him, and she ex- pects me to understand. When we go to the drugstore for a soda and we see him, she wants him to come sit in the booth with us. He has a car and can take her places I can’t because I can’t get the family car very often. Sometimes she insists that all three of us go to parties together. I do not like to share my girl friend. Do you think I should try to forget her, or should I have it out with this other boy? Barton T. No, 1 don’t think, you should “have it out” with the other hoy, and I don’t think you should give up your girl friend. It seems to me that you are in the midst of one of life’s delightful situations. From your letter, I judge that you and the little minx in the case are either freshmen or sophomores in high school, and the other boy is a junior or senior. At that age you should be dating in groups. You are too young to be even faintly serious, and apparently the girl knows it. She impresses me as being that rare example of femininity, a girl ivho is able to keep two boys interested in her at the same time. The thing for you to do is have another girl friend, or perhaps two or three. Claudette Colbert Dear Miss Colbert: I am sixteen and am rather attractive because I have green eyes and blonde hair and what is said to be a pretty mouth. But I have an extremely large nose with a hump on it. It spoils me completely. Occasionally I have read stories in the movie magazines about actresses who have undergone plastic surgery, but when- ever I have written to these actresses for the names of the doctors who performed the surgery, I have received no reply. I would like to secure the names of some good plastic surgeons and their addresses. I would also like to know how much such an operation costs. Because you are married to a doctor and because you seem to take an interest in people with worries, I am writing to you. Can you supply the answers? Brownie T. The reason one cannot publish the name and address of a doctor in response to a query like yours is that medical ethics forbid, in spirit, such mention. It is construed, as a diluted and very modest form of advertising and from such pub- licity an ethical surgeon shrinks. In all parts of the country there are competent plastic surgeons performing their miracles. The thing for anyone con- templating such surgery to do is to talk it over with her family doctor. He will know of, or will be able to secure in- formation about the best man for each person’s particular needs. As to cost, this varies according to the type of work which must be done. Claudette Colbert Dear Miss Colbert: I am going with a very nice boy my age and am enjoying my school life. However, last summer I met another boy five years my senior. At the end of the summer vacation he enlisted in the Army. When he asked me to write to him, I agreed, and I have been a steady cor- respondent. I don’t care a hang about this older man, but I like to have many friends and I think it is patriotic at present to write to boys in service. However, he writes the mushiest, silliest letters I have ever read in my life. I certainly don’t want to break up with my steady, but if he were to see one of these mushy letters, or to hear about them, it would be the end of me. How can I ex- plain to this soldier that I am not in- terested in him as a boy friend, but only as a sort of pen friend? Daviette R. There are only two ways in which word of your “service” correspondence could reach your steady school beau: By some- one showing him one of the letters, by someone telling him about them. You can forestall such a situation by burning each of the letters as soon as it has been read, and by refraining from reading the let- ters to any of your girl friends. Naturally, since you object to the “mushiness” of the letters written to you by this service man, I am sure that your answering letters are pleasant, newsy and impersonal and that you say nothing to encourage the young man’s ardor! Claudette Colbert Vic Damone greets his Mom, Mamie Farinola, on set of “Rich, Young and Pretty.” Mrs. Farinola made first trip to Hollywood from Brooklyn to see Vic make screen debut MARY ELLEN KAY— in Rodeo King & the Senor- ita, a Republic Picture . . . 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STUFF Smiling away those rift rumors are Gene Kelly and wife Betsy Blair, chatting at Raymond Galleries with Gail Robbins (left) Dinner at La Rue, for Babs Stanwyck and Bob Taylor, newly divorced. No, it wasn’t recon- ciliation, they said — just business! Hearts Aflame— Hearts Acooling: Peter Lawford has it bad (at this writing) for beautiful Australian Jeanne MacDonald, who is now visiting Hollywood. Sharman Douglas never looked less worried . . . Richard Egan’s dates with Piper Laurie (the reformed petal cruncher) are strictly studio publicity stuff . . . John Dali and Janice Rule, who look like sister and brother, feel exactly the opposite about each other . . . Tony Curtis hasn’t given Janet Leigh an engagement ring, but she is now officially in charge of selecting his neckties! Peeks at Production: Ethel Barrymore, at her own request, was removed from the cast of “Oh Baby.” Her given reason, “The part called for too much physical strain and exertion.” What the seventy-two- year-old actress thought about the direction, however, she didn’t say publicly . . . That darling old gray-headed lady who totters around the RKO lot and talks like she has marbles in her mouth— really has ’em. They’re used by Jane Wyman in aging her speech for that Thar peppy twosome, Carleion Carpenter and Debbie Reynolds, repeat their famous “Ahadaba” number at Jewish Home for Aged benefit Shelley Winters and Farley Granger clown for their producers Norman Krasna, Jerry Wahl. Shelley and Farley co-star in “Behave Yourself” f 13 that’s HOLLYWOOD BY SIDNEY SKOLSKY Sidney Skolskv I’m told that men don’t whistle as much as they used to and, because Marie Wil- son told me, I am inclined to believe it . . . Dietrich did for Grandmas what Pinza did for Grandpas ... You can enroll me as a member of the Ann Blyth fan club. There’s no heroine around who sings a song as sweetly and as unaffectedly as Ann does . . . Although I know that Jane Powell is a married woman, when I see her in a aovie, I think she’s playing “grown-up” . . . Keenan Wynn is funny off the screen Dietrich as wen as on when he effected a reconciliation with wife Betty, he did it by singing “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” . . . Ocean Park, where the movie stars go for fun, is the poor man’s Coney Island . . . The majority in movietown didn't feel sorry about the spanking Ofivia de Havilland and her Juliet took from the drama critics. It’s unfair, though, when Hollywood takes the rap if a screen star returns to Broadway and flops. Hollywood is never given credit when a movie star comes back to make a hit on the stage, as witness Gloria Swanson, Claude Rains and Barbara Bel Geddes. Patricia Neal is the tallest heroine in pictures. I’d rather have her on my side than the hero . . . I’d like to see an actor in a movie light his cigarette with a match instead of a lighter . . . Betty Grable posed with a book for a magazine layout but not without protest. “A book!” Betty shouted when the photographer suggested a pose. “That’s for Jennifer Jones. I’m Betty Grable. Remember?” . . . Alfred Hitchcock says that Walt Disney has the right kind of actors. Disney draws them and if he doesn't like them, he tears them up. '“e’est0 Holm has more bounce to the ounce than any soft drink ... I can remem- ber when Rita Hayworth was painfully shy. At a party she wouldn’t even ask for a cigarette, but would lean far across the table to get it herself . . . George Sanders should sing in a picture. I insist! . . . Don’t know whether you know it or not, but Cecil B. De Mille is the landlord of the Brown Derby on Vine Street. Yet in all the years I have been going there, I have only seen C. B. in the place once ... Shelley Winters remains my favorite character. When told that a certain news story had been suppressed, Shelley shouted, “I thought we had a free press. At least the press is always free enough with me!” . . . Whenever I see George Montgomery, I think of Dinah Shore singing “It's So Nice to Have a Man Around the House” . . . Hot dogs taste better at a ball game and Paul Douglas and Jan Sterling agree with me . . . I’m faithful. I don’t like the changes they made in “Show Boat,” despite the fact that it is a tremendous hit. I still prefer the Ziegfeld version. Jerry Lewis is supposed to have written a letter which started, “I know you can’t read fast, so I wrote this letter slowly” . . . Audrey Totter was asked by an old friend if she ever felt conceited because she had become a movie star. “Not at all,” answered pretty Audrey. “I just remember that among the great stars there’s one named Lassie” ... I have yet to see Stewart Granger and Farley Granger together. Ginger Rogers looks as good dancing at Mocambo as she did dancing in films with Astaire . . . There’s no actress working so hard at her career as Gloria De Haven . . . Greg Peck doesn’t act like an actor on a set . . . I can recall Ava Gardner telling me that she believed M-G-M signed her only because she was Mrs. Mickey Rooney and would never give her a chance to make good . . . Actors in pictures don’t wear vests like they used to . . .His intimate friends call Robert Newton “The Fig.” There’s been no male singer in pictures to crowd Bing Crosby . . . Mike Curtiz, during a discussion with Jack Warner, com- mented, “That’s the most unheard of thing I ever heard of!” . . . Barbara Bates is an actress who not only doesn’t have to wear “falsies,” but actually, for a scene in a picture, had to wear a “chest depressor.” Barbara looked overdeveloped for the young- ster she was to portray . . . Faith Domergue is apt to surprise you and prove to be an actress ... I find that the trouble with most whodunits is that after I find out, I don’t care ... A local movie theater, to lure customers, gives away television sets. Therefore a movie patron who hasn’t a TV set can win one and then not go to the movies. That’s Ilollvwood for you! 14 Montgomery INSIDE role in “The Blue Veil” . . . When Mitzi Gaynor broke her little toe during a dance routine, Lana Turner, who broke her toe when she slipped on the Topping boat, sent a wire saying, “Greetings from one peg leg to another.” Cheerio and Pip-Pip: Word drifts back from London (where she’s making “An- other Man’s Poison”) that Bette Davis is annoyed (and who can blame her) at reporters who referred to Gary Merrill as “the fourth Mr. Davis” . . . June Haver, who was over there last year, sent her little black address book to Ann Blyth, who is making “The House on the Square” with Tyrone Power . . . Speaking of Ty (who was away from London on a vacation), even Scotland Yard’s news of their jewel robbery couldn’t dim the Powers’ happiness over the expected arrival of the stork this fall. Censor Stuff: If only Cal could tell you this story without censoring it! It seems that Lucille Ball, who is expect- ing her baby in July, was strictly in- structed by her obstetrician: “Regard- less of the hour, be sure and call me if anything unusual happens.” Well, due to her delicate condition, something un- usual did happen and Lucy called at once. The doctor was out on an emer- gency case. Two hours later the maid announced to the now frantic Lucille that the doctor was on the phone. Lucille rushed over, picked up the instrument and poured out (and how!) all the in- timate details of her problem. Following a dead silence, the voice on the other end quietly said: “That’s a very interest- ing story, Mrs. Arnaz, but this isn’t your baby doctor. This is the vet calling to see how your dog is!” Happy Talk: In case they aren’t aware of it, Cal can tell Warners that Ruth Roman may not be “available” in the near future. “I love children,” she con- fided across the luncheon table at Scan- dia. “The house we bought is rented. As soon as the lease is up and we can move in, Morty and I want a family. We’d like to have two boys and two girls.” Tanned to a turn, Ruth, who had Cramped quarters: Ricardo Montalban tries tub for size for “bathtub” scene in his next, “Mark of the Renegade” STUFF just returned from Honolulu, looked radiant. Handsome Mortimer Hall has given his wife a present every day since he married her. The first was a mink coat— the last a Mickey Mouse wrist- watch! Though terrified of flying, Ruth flew back from Honolulu just to spend more time with her husband, who had to rush home on business. “When I do that, it’s got to be love,” she sighed softly. Set of the Month: Through the hills and up a winding trail, we went. It was hot and dusty but it was worth every single, uncomfortable second. Waiting for us was— Josephine Hull! Round, firm and fully packed with genuine charm, the enchanting character actress was about to do a barnyard scene for “Fine Day.” “When you feed the chickens, talk to them as if they were people,” in- structed director Joe Pevney. Josephine was so serious it completely broke us up! “Any eggs today, girls?” she called to the chickens wistfully. Later she showed us the “Oscar” she won for “Harvey.” “It’s like a good friend,” she told us simply. Howard Duff arrived to do his scenes with Josephine. “How are you, glamour girl?” he greeted her. “Seriously speaking,” says Howard, “I think Miss Hull does have glamour— not the Marlene Dietrich kind, of course. It’s a great warmth that one feels con- stantly and to me that’s very glamor- ous.” Cal says, “Me too!” Men at Work: Unattached females of Hollywood are about to picket Howard Duff and Jeff Chandler! Until they finish their individual pictures, both gents are living in their dressing rooms. Tired at the end of the day, they usually meet in a restaurant opposite the studio. After a couple of beers and dinner they return to the studio and turn in early. What this is doing to those lovely ladies who sit all alone by the telephone, is dis- astrous! Praise from Caesar: Until she reads it here, Lucille Norman won’t know of this well-deserved tribute. It happened back- stage at the Academy Awards, where the Ruth Roman and her new husband, Mor- timer Hall, dine out with friends at Mocam- bo. Ruth’s next is “Strangers on a Train” hollywood party line The shower of the month was the fun luncheon-baby shower that Evie Johnson gave for Mrs. Jimmy (Gloria) Stewart. Of course, everyone knew that Gloria ex- pected twins and Evie’s invitations to the twenty-five girls announced it was to be a Double or Nothing Party! So they all brought two gifts. The buffet table was beauti- fully decorated with masses of white and yellow blooms — gardenias and jonquils. The gals were seated at round individual tables for five and Evie had match-books at each place that were specially printed with the words “Twins Yet!” Roz Russell looked so cool in a black and white checked cotton dress topped with a chalk white linen bolero and flashing black patent leather belt and shoes. June Allyson looked darling in a black sweater knitted with gold threads, tucked into a full-circle black felt skirt — but she almost roasted! Just three males showed up at the end of the after- noon— Vanny-boy, Jack Bolton and poppa-to-be Jimmy — who didn’t mind the surplus femmes at all. There was more than one ex- ample of the seemingly “casual” look (but oh, brother, how well- thought-out the costumes were!) the day the Beverly Hills Hotel opened its extension of The Polo Lounge, which goes right on out- doors into the garden where lunch- daters can meet and gab among the flowers. Betty Hutton wore a Shower set: Sharman Douglas, June Allyson, street-length dress that can go to cocktail parties or dinner with Roz Russell, Gloria Stewart, Ann Sothern equal aplomb — a lovely lavender raw silk slim-skirted, widely belted dress with short sleeves, big turn-back cuffs. The tight bodice had a plain, rather low square neckline and its only trimming were large self-covered buttons down the front and two enormous loose flap pockets at the hip. Betty’s shoes, bag and gloves were of cotton in a deeper mauve shade. Her coat was cut very full with simple lines, in a shade just this side of purple. Diana Lynn was another luncher in a sheer navy crepe, tight-bodiced, full-skirted in fan pleats; with little-girl collar and cuffs of pale pink faille and a bright navy calf belt. Di wore a tiny hat of deeper pink trimmed with vari-colored lilacs with this dress. Peggy Dow looked darling in a two-piecer of navy taffeta with a snug jacket and a skirt that was a pyramid of unpressed pleats. Her shoes were navy but her hat, bag and gloves were a mad, bright yellow! Once more Hollywood can take a bow for its fine cooperation with a worthy cause. We refer to the galaxy of stars who helped put over the benefit premiere of “Father’s Little Dividend,” proceeds of which went to the John Tracy Clinic. This, as you know, is Mrs. Spencer Tracy’s long-time project to aid deaf children that gets so much of her time, money and heart. Some of the glamour-pusses, who greeted the paying cus- tomers in a sort of “receiving line” and shook hands with the fans in the bleachers were: Esther Williams, in the lowest-cut dress we’ve ever seen her in; Janet Leigh, wearing a full-length white silk evening coat with huge collar and cuffs of black velvet; Vera-Ellen looking so purty, but too fussily done up in a tulle-skirted gown with flower-trimmed bodice and elbow-length gloves of net trimmed with em- broidery and sequins; Liz Taylor (with Stanley Donen), who topped her white evening dress with a tiny draped cape-stole of navy taffeta. There was quite a gala later at Romanoff’s because that was the eve that Mike was closing his world- famous dinery. He’ll have his new and swankier place open, just a few blocks away, by the time you read this. The most dazzling dress there was on petite Sonja Henie — heavy pink satin, countless yards of it in the skirt, and the whole thing trimmed all over with dull pink pearls. Sonja was wearing great gobs of her fabulous diamonds and Kay Spreckels remarked, “Someone could get rich just by hitting her over the head.” To which Sonja’s spouse Winnie Gardner flipped, “Oh, no! If you hit Sonja over the head, a burglar alarm goes off!” The night that lovable fool Joe E. Lewis opened at Mocambo the walls bulged with celebs who didn’t mind the crush, they were so busy laffing at Joe’s nonsense. The Van Heflins, George Jessel and Tommye Adams, Pete Lawford beauing Bar- bara Stanwyck in a party, Marie Wilson (who seemed to be wearing a white lace “boudoir cap” with her white lace gown) with Bob Fallon, Denise Darcel, whose p low-cut bodice gave Marie some competition in the chest-expansion department, were in the crowd. Also Linda Darnell, luscious in black and white, with her ex, Pev Marley. 15 WHAT HOLLYWOOD’S INSIDE WHISPERING ABOUT BY HERB STEIN Featured Columnist for Holly wood' s Newspaper , The Reporter Linda Darnell’s tremendous dating activity: Al- though she sees much of her ex-hubby Pev Marley, she’s around town with every eligible guy in town, having the time of her life with Eddie Norris, author Polan Banks, Glenn Rose, oilman Bob Calhoun, Ted Briskin, among others . . . Deanna Durbin’s letters to friends that she’ll make a stab at pictures again after she has her baby. But she’s under contract to no studio . . . Judy Garland’s big success in England despite her heft, which she doesn’t care about so long as she can sing her heart out into yours . . . The Paris Theatre that has the know-how on making ladies remove their hats: It puts a strip on the screen which reads, “The management wishes to spare elderly ladies incon- venience. They are permitted to wear their hats!” The fight between Nicky Hilton and director Stanley Donen outside Liz Taylor’s home, which was kept hush-hush with the papers . . . The plague Clark Gable went through with the attendants at a local hospital for autographs when he was there for a “check-up” — then heat it to Arizona with a publicity man. When he re- turned, Sylvia left for the Bahamas. The studios’ clamor for he-men yarns — dame stuff isn’t going as well . . . The great ego of Marcus Goodrich, Olivia de Havilland’s hubby, when she was doing “Romeo and Juliet” on the New York stage — and he insisted she be called Mrs. Goodrich. And the wag who wagged the play should be called “Marcus and Juliet” . . . Phil Baker’s claim that success hasn’t changed him: With taxes as they are, he’s still poor . . . Marlene Dietrich’s wire to us when we said she looked awful with that bleached white make-up and she replied, “I have news for you, dear. I’m that color all over.” To which we had to reply, “We don’t believe you, Marlene, prove it!” NBC taking out a $1,000,000 life insurance policy on Bob Hope . . . John Lucas’s line about the gal who has the biggest following in town — and has a tough time getting a girdle to fit it! ... The happy Hollywood note — casting of eight- year-old Donna Marie Corcoran to top moppet role in M-G-M’s “Angels and the Pirates,” which will allow her dad to put aside his broom in the studio maintenance department . . . Doug Fairbanks Jr.’s refusal of all offers to play the life of his famous father in a picture . . . Red Skelton giving a blind kid who peddles papers near M-G-M studios a hundred-dollar bill . . . Ezio Pinza’s line: “A hoy scout is a boy scout until he’s sixteen — after that he becomes a girl scout!” Pev and Linda talented radio singer (she’s now under contract at Warners) appeared on the program. Helen Hayes and Ruth Chat- terton stood in the wings and listened rapturously. With a catch in her voice, Ruth Chatterton whispered: “Doesn’t that beautiful voice remind you of Grace Moore’s?” “At that very moment,” Helen Hayes says, “I was thinking the same thing.” Mr. Hush: His studio is finally con- vinced that Richard Basehart won’t talk about his romance with Valentina Cor- tesa. When he was refused permission to visit the Italian actress, Richard took a suspension (Translation: No dough!) and visited her anyway. Upon his return from Europe, everyone waited breath- lessly. No announcement was forthcom- ing. Then they started questioning. Finally, local columnists demanded a statement. Richard, who gives a brilliant performance in “Fourteen Hours,” re- mained strong— and silent. Some say the couple were secretly married. We wonder. John’s Other Life: Here’s hoping John Agar’s many fans join us in believing he’ll soon be back to being the gentle- man he’s always been. According to a tip (Cal checked but the information was not available), following a third drunk- driving charge, John joined Alcoholics Anonymous. With such a fine family background, he’s obviously suffering from some emotional shock. Some say it all stems back to his first picture when he found himself in fast company. Like any ambitious newcomer, the sen- sitive John wanted to hold his own with the oldtimers. Living within the very shadow of Shirley Temple’s family didn’t add to his composure. Naturally their divorce and his wife’s subsequent testi- mony was a bitter pill to swallow. If a guy’s willing to try and help himself, he’s entitled to everyone’s support. Let’s give it. The harried grandparents of “Father’s Little Dividend” meet at Monica Lewis, of recording fame and now a Hollywood ** Romanoff’s before going their separate ways — Joan Bennett, for tele- actress, has 1.0 trouble selling cigarettes to Scott vision shows in New York; Spencer Tracy, for film role in London Brady, John Bromfield at Jewish Home for Aged benefit 16 STUFF IMPERTINENT At the Moment: Twentieth Century- Fox’s contract player Bob Wagner, who’s been dating Darryl Zanuck’s daughter, Susan, gets a be-eg studio build-up on account of it’s bosses’ orders . . . Dan Dailey, who surprised everyone with his sudden recovery and return to Holly- wood, hopes to interest his studio in the documentary musical he wrote while convalescing in the Menninger Clinic . . . Bill Holden, the most popular actor who ever lost an “Oscar,” has a scrapbook filled with wires and letters of condo- lence ... It wasn’t a strike and it wasn’t a race riot. Hedy Lamarr merely an- nounced that she had sold her home before she found another one— and didn’t have a place to rest her beautiful head . . . Literary note: Anne Baxter and John Hodiak poring over a book with the .title “2,500 Names for the Baby” . . . Joan Evans thrilled to her beautiful teeth when big boss Sam Goldwyn called to say, “I just saw ‘On the Loose’ and if you were my own daughter, I couldn’t like you more” . . . Scott Brady just looks mys- terious when questioned about that ru- mored M-G-M contract. Legs and Laughs: Betty Grable was doing her “No Talent Joe” number for “Meet Me after the Show.” “Meet me on the sound stage after lunch,” she called across the Twentieth commissary. “I do a dance in my bare feet. You can help me count the slivers!” Cal can’t describe Betty’s costume, but those skin- tight knee-length pants made Grable look very able! Manly muscle boys deco- rated the background as she went through the number staged by brilliant dancer Jack Cole. Harry James dropped by to watch his woman. Even Rory Calhoun, who had a day off, couldn’t stay away. “Hey, Betty,” a publicity man called over to her. “The New York Yankees are here and they want to meet you.” Betty’s eyes popped. “They want to meet me?” she quipped. ‘Brother, I want to meet them. You know I caught their act too!” INTERVIEW BY ALINE MOSBY U. P, Hollywood Correspondent Joanne Dru, who has plowed bravely through many a Tech- nicolor epic unscathed by In- dians or gun-totin’ heavies, finally has been nicked. Miss Dru has been winged by the Internal Reven-ooers who are the biggest heavies in Hollywood these days. The reven-ooers have foreclosed the back income tax “mort- gages” on the old homesteads and Cadillacs of such “Little Nells” as Miss Dru, Nat “King” Cole and Marlene Dietrich, so Internal Revenue Agents can now be seen paddling in kid- ney-shaped swimming pools around town. Miss Dru, according to the local prints, has to fork over $50,000 to Uncle Sam to pay for income taxes that are in arrears. In the interest of keeping lovers of the cinema posted on such financial matters, I sped over to Miss Dru’s dressing room hard by the “Mr. Belvedere Blows His Whistle” set at Twentieth Century-Fox studios. “I’m not embarrassed about it,” Miss Dru shrugged. “After all, I didn’t incur the debt.” She explained that her ex-husband, singer Dick Haymes, is responsible for this little oversight. Miss Dru first foreclosed on him in a divorce court. Then she was told she had to pay half of his debts, anyway. “He couldn’t pay them because he hasn’t been working lately,” she said. “For a while I was giving the government 20 per cent of my salary. Then I guess the agents were told by Washington to get the money right now, so they got rough about it. I had to sell our three-acre place in the San Fernando Valley and give them the money. And I’ll have to give them 52 per cent of the salary I’ll make from two movies at Fox this year. I’ll get to keep only 7 per cent of my salary after withholding and unemployment insurance and my agent’s fee are taken out,” she sighed. “If I hadn’t been working, they’d have taken our cars, too.” And what will Joanne and her husband, John Ireland, and five children (from other marriages) eat on? “It’s wonderful that both John and I work,” she said. “And I feel that I’ll get some of this money back from Dick when he works again.” To cut down on expenses, the family has moved into a “very informal” English farmhouse in Beverly Hills. It’s on a little lot. And it has no swimming pool. John, Joanne and their five children John Agar and Elaine White, who used to date Clark Gable, at Mocambo. 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Annie knew the writer, so she sent over a kidding note, complaining about the “bad view.” Always accommodating, Jeff shifted his position. He liked what he saw and they’ve been having dates ever since! It’s the Truth That: Glenn Ford in “Follow the Sun,” portrays Ben Hogan, the famous golf champ. However, the actor won’t be seen in the long shots per- forming those master strokes. The differ- ence in form was so great, they finally put a mask of Ford’s face on Hogan (who is shorter and heavier) and he swung for “himself” . . . Helen Hayes, who is President of ANTA (American National Theatre Association) is so impi’essed with the masterful way Hollywood pre- sents its Academy Awards, she’s going to incorporate our ideas into the New York ceremonies . . When Robert Thom- sen (M-G-M’s brightest boy producer) received the opinion cards from the sneak preview of “The Thin Knife,” the raves over Keefe Brasselle’s performance were all written in— lipstick! Truth and Consequences: Some say Mrs. Tarzan was wise enough to see the handwriting on the wall. At any rate, Arlene Dahl requested that she be released from her M-G-M contract for various reasons . . . Esther Williams, on the other hand, just wants new plots to swim in . . The Clark Gables may be divorced by the time you read this, but Sylvia definitely remains “married” to her art. Her paintings (very much on the style of the celebrated Raoul Dufy) hang in the home of the Fred Astaires as well as in those of other friends too . . . Far from its being a publicity stunt, Dick Powell and June Allyson couldn’t be more serious about their plan for heading an adoption home to protect California parents. The admirable cou- ple filed incorporation papers last Octo- ber . . . Those close to the Dick Contino case declare the now famous accordion player has never been able to drive a car alone, or sleep in anything but an unlocked room on the ground floor. Since childhood he’s been so seriously com- plexed, he is deserving of understanding for having fled in terror from his In- duction Center. Guise and Dolls: Shel and Farl (their Quixotic names for each other) were announced as being “officially engaged” recently. However, the proper ring— “twelve good-sized diamonds that made Shelley 'Winters squeal with delight,” wasn’t placed on the proper finger by Farley Granger. According to witnesses, when the handsome actor tendered his tantalizing token, he supposedly said: “Now behave yourself, or I’ll take it back— and don’t call the columnists!” Right up to the day the story broke, Farley, who is very devoted to his parents, had never mentioned matri- monial intentions. Neither had he ever introduced them to Shelley. While it’s all a familiar publicity pattern, should this devoted duo eventually marry, they have so much in common, (including a talent for creating front page news) they could easily live happily ever after. Puppy Love: “Come back to the set and meet my dearest friend and severest critic.” Cornel Wilde’s black eyes twin- kled as he (Continued on page 21) John Ireland slipped out of the picture when Hymie took this snap of Mrs. Ireland (Joanne Dru) at a party with that new twosome, Ann Sheridan and Jeff Chandler 18 Casb$®r® Bouauet talcum M*0' Keeps yo« «*>>' 5 with the fragrance Look, your loveliest witf» Cashmere Bouquet Hand Lotion Face Powder Lipstick All-Purpose Cream Recipe for warm weather comfort and daintiness: Out of bed . . . into your bath . . . then Cashmere Bouquet Talc all over! See how it absorbs every bit of moisture lelt on your skin after towelling. You'll love the silky-smooth ' sheath of protection” it gives to those chafeable spots. And the fragrance of Cashmere Bouquet is the romantic fragrance men love, that lingers for hours and hours. Yes, every morning . . . and before every date . . . sprinkle yourself liberally with Cashmere Bouquet Talc! 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Hair robbed of natural sheen glows with renewed sun-bright highlights. All this, even in the hardest water, with no need for a special after-rinse. No other cream shampoo in the world is as popular as Lustre-Creme. Is the best too good for your hair? For hair that behaves like the angels, and shines like the stars . . . ask for Lustre-Creme, the world’s finest shampoo, chosen for “the most beautiful hair in the world”! The beauty-blend cream shampoo with LANOLIN Jars or tubes, 27^ to $2. Famous Hollywood Stars use Lustre-Creme Shampoo for Glamorous Hair INSIDE STUFF Richard Widmark drops his tough role for a gentlemanly whirl around the dance 'floor. His partner? Mrs. W., of course! Enjoying the play from the side lines at Palm Springs Racquet Club Tennis Tournament are Frank Ross and wife Joan Caulfield (Continued from page 18) stopped by Cal’s table in the Paramount commissary. A little later we got his “message,” watch- ing C. B. De Mille shoot a scene for “The Greatest Show on Earth.” The action called for a mongrel dog to lick Cornel affectionately on the hand. Poochie, it seems, was just too doggone bored to even try. They tempted him by smearing on sausage, then honey. Finally, the exas- perated director barked for a canine star who would succumb to Cornel’s masculine charms. “Please let me try once more,” pleaded the prop man. He then proceeded to perfume the actor’s hand with a fra- grant-sardine! This time the results were sensational. The last we saw of Cornel, he was still trying to shake the new love in his life— and we don’t mean Jean Wallace! A Little from Lots: The appearance together of Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal in Havana, made top topical con- versation on Hollywood sound stages . . . Pity poor Nancy Olson, who was so em- barrassed while making “Force of Arms.” Because she is “expecting,” the blonde beauty even had to dash out of love scenes, when illness overtook her . . . Betty Hutton, who should know, pi'e- dicts that Charlton Heston’s performance in “The Greatest Show on Earth” will make him the most sizzling sex boy on celluloid . . . Time marches on and Charles Boyer has now reached the age and stage where he can kid about the hairpiece he’s worn since he played great lovers. The fascinating Frenchman refers to his hirsute adornment as “My brain doily!” Rage in Hollywood: When the most co-operative and peace-loving actor in Hollywood wants to walk off the set, the reason has to be rigorous. Alan Ladd’s the lad. Charles Vidor’s the di- rector, who also had trouble and a law- suit at Columbia. The picture is “Rage of the Vulture” and the set is about as soothing as a quiet day in a boiler fac- tory. Climax came when cameraman John Seitz (he photographed “Foreign Affair” and other great hits) was re- placed. Alan, who has a sympathetic role and loves it, wasn’t getting along with Vidor and he was very pleased with Seitz and his work. Walking out would have cost him many thousands, but Alan was too indignant to care. However, when he realized the cost to the studio, he reconsidered. Now star and director speak only when it pertains to produc- tion. Bits and Pieces: Now that MacDonald Carey, Wendell Corey, and Mark Stevens are living on the same Beverly Hills block, they’re sharing the same swim- ming pool, tennis court, and lawn mower ... In between making records, appearing on radio and acting in “Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick,” Dinah Shore’s making all the curtains and cushions for their new Palm Springs home that George Montgomery is build- ing by himself . . . Leave it to Corinne Calvet to be tres original. Anyone can paint on canvas, but the French filly is doing portraits on flagstone— but don’t you dare ask us why! Wedding Belle: Mrs. Marty Melcher finally came down to earth long enough to pour a spot of tea. However, Doris Day, wearing dungarees and moccasins, looked about as bride-like as a bobby soxer! “We didn’t want any fuss or chi- chi,” she grinned. “So one day Marty just casually called while I was covering a sofa. ‘Let’s do it,’ he said. I dressed, we dashed over to the Burbank City Hall five minutes from this house. Two pho- tographers magically appeared, so we grabbed them for witnesses. My gold wedding ring looks like a miniature belt with holes and a tongue buckle. But someone had changed the size and Marty had to stop and readjust it before he could slip it on. It broke me up com- pletely! After the ceremony we drove home again.” Doris sighed ecstatically. No, Cal didn’t ask her if she ever got that sofa covered! 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They’re at Screen Writers Guild banquet Romantic Round-up: Rhonda Fleming and John Payne really put Cupid to the test, when they went to Florida for the Pine-Thomas production of “Cross Winds.” The amorous ones had to make love to each other— under water! . . . Marlene Dietrich, who happens to be very fond of Michael Wilding, happened to be at the same desert hotel where the handsome Britisher spent his last week- end before heading back to London . . . The shy Lew Ayres, who isn’t too shy to get around local lovelies, is getting around with lovely Helene Stanley, recently brought out from the New York stage by Twentieth Century-Fox . . . It comes up love (or a reasonable fac- simile thereof) when Howard Duff gives the King of his cats to Marta Toren. Good Will Toward Men: Cal’s seen it happen before. An actor is so close to his studio they take him for granted. He gets lost in the shuffle. From now on it will be a different story for Ricardo Montalban. 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Too late Peck learns that England and Spain have become allies against France and the ship granted to the rebel by Peck must be retaken. The battle scenes are tremendously effective and the love scenes between Peck and Lady Barbara Wellesley, who becomes a passenger on the return trip to England, are quite touching. Robert Beatty as Lieut. Bush, Ter- ence Morgan as a gunnery officer, blonde James Justice as Quist and James Kenney as the young midshipman top a fine performing cast. Your Reviewer Says: Colorful romance, thrills and excite- ment galore. Program Notes: Peck did so much research on the lore and technique of seamanship for his long role of Hornblower that he note can issue commands anent rigging, gunnery, navigation, signaling and codes and actually know what he’s talking about . . . Throughout the action five complete ships were needed and each had to be technically correct down to the last detail. An entire French seaport town and the town and harbor of Plymouth, England, were constructed on a Warner sound stage for a brief period of action . . . Virginia Mayo wore eighteen changes of costume and had the rare good courage to dispense with all make-up during her illness scenes . . . It required not one or two stunt men for the battle scenes but thirty-seven members of the Jock Easton’s Stunt Team, an aggregation of performers famous for their daring. None, may we say, was as daring as some of Miss Mayo’s necklines . . . Cameraman Guy Green, who won an Academy Award for his work on “Great Expectations,” could easily win another for the Technicolor beauty of his work on “Hornblower.” SHADOW kV f' OUTSTANDING //GOOD t^FAIR Deep water: Murder and intrigue are stowaways on wrecked ship sighted by Carla Balenda, Eric Feldary, Dana Andrews ^ (F) Sealed Cargo (RKO) A FISHING boat slowly emerges from the enveloping fog to run headlong into an eerie, exciting adventure that literally carries along the entire audience as uneasy passengers. Dana Andrews is the boat’s skipper who finds himself, in the year 1943, a victim of Nazi intrigue off the coast of Newfoundland. Sighting a ship in distress, Andrews discovers only Captain Claude Rains aboard. Rains claims his crew abandoned the vessel when at- tacked by a German submarine. Andrews agrees to tow the disabled ship to his port of destination, a Newfound- land village, where he discovers the vessel is actually a mother-ship for Nazi U-boats. His long range scheme for destroying the enemy craft and its dangerous cargo provides plenty of goose-pimply excitement. Philip Dorn, as a Danish sailor, lends tip-top support. Skip Homeier as a young seaman, Carla Balenda as the pretty passenger and Onslow Stevens, her father, con- tribute to the well-directed and suspenseful story. An- drews and Rains, of course, are excellent. Your Reviewer Says: A first-class thriller. Program Notes: Andrews needed little technical advice in the ship scenes, being himself the skipper of two boats, the 85-foot ketch, Vileehi, and the 55-foot cutter, the Katharine. Like the postman on his day-off walk, Dana sailed one of his own boats to Catalina Island every Sunday the picture was in production . . . Claude Rains took off for New York im- mediately after the movie was completed to reap honors in the Sidney Kingsley play “Darkness at Noon” . . . Skip Homeier, the Nazi brat of “T omorrow the World,” now twenty, shortened his name from Skippy to Skip and was made happy by playing on our team in this film . . . Philip Dorn, a Hollander by birth, who speaks Dutch, German, English and Malay, had to be coached in the Danish dialogue he is required to speak. For Complete Casts of Current Pictures See Page 33. For Best Pictures of the Month and BY SARA HAMILTON F— FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY A— FOR ADULTS The red menace: Dorothy Hart, Frank Love.joy are involved in a dangerous game in this stranger-than-fiction revelation (F) I Was a Communist for the F.B.I. (Warners) STRAIGHT from the pages of The Saturday Evening Post comes the true story of a man who, on the surface, was a member of the Communist party for nine years, but in reality was an undercover agent for the F.B.I. Matt Cvetic, who actually lived a dual role all those years, is convincingly played by Frank Lovejoy in a straight- forward, honest and intensely interesting movie that re- veals Communism in all its ugly reality. Shunned by his friends and neighbors, rejected by his family and scorned by his son, Cvetic plays tbe dangerous, ruthless game until he is finally given an opportunity to clear himself. Dorothy Hart, a pretty and intelligent girl, plays the high school teacher who leaves the Party and narrowly misses death. Ron Hagerthy gives a fine per- formance as Cvetic’s son. Gerhardt Eisler, noted Red leader, is played by Konstantin Shayne. Your Reviewer Says: A must for every loyal American. Program Notes: Frank Lovejoy comes to Hollywood from radio and first attracted attention in the film “Breakthrough” ivith David Brian and John Agar. “Goodbye, My Fancy” with Joan Crawford followed. Lovejoy is a quiet but forceful actor who, oddly enough, raises pet fish as a hobby . . . The high school scenes were shot in and around Burbank High. The shooting took place on a Saturday with extra players as students . . . Ron Hagerthy was spotted by a Warner scout in a Glendale College play in Glendale, a suburb of Los Angeles, and promptly signed . . . In answer to the hundreds of queries from feminine fans, the studio is forced to admit all F.B.I. agents are not as hand- some as young Philip Carey and Richard Webb who play them in the film. Carey was a Marine in the last war and couldn’t be happier playing in an anti-Communist movie. Campus controversy: Jeanne Crain, Dale Robertson in straightforward expose of the cruelties of sorority snobbishness WV* (F) Take Care of My Little Girl (20th Century-Fox) COLLEGE sororities come in for a slam-bang right on their pretty snobbish noses in this little number and Whooo, are they going to be furious! Jeanne Crain gives her usual fine performance as Liz who wants only to join her mother’s sorority but finally, in complete disillusion- ment, decides not to pledge at all. Dale Robertson who plays Joe Blake, the older non-fraternity man, is just about as interesting a newcomer as you can find on any screen. Mitzi Gaynor, a breezy individualist, Jean Peters as the snobbish Dallas, Carol Brannon, the rebellious Casey, and so many others keep the plot interest high. Good looking Jeffrey Hunter plays tbe fraternity man about campus and does a good job of it. Your Reviewer Says: Watch the Greek pin wearers land on this one. Program Notes: On the sound stages the gals really lined up sides, the sorority and anti-sorority sisters, but the star, Jeanne Crain, remained neutral. Jeanne’s term or tivo of extra classes at UCLA rendered her ineligible for any sorority . . . Dale Robertson, a graduate of Oklahoma Military College, claims he was too busy horse training on his father’s ranch near by to bother about the Greek letter nonsense . . . Jean Peters, the snob instru- mental in depledging Ruthie, wanted no part of the “singing smirks” during college days while Jeffrey Hunter is a Phi Delt at Northwestern and heartily approves of sororities and fraternities . . . Believe it or not, Lenka Peterson, who plays Ruthie is an Iowa University Pi Phi herself . . . Mitzi Gaynor was the romping roivdy of the set and kept both director and cast in constant hot water. But the biggest excitement occurred when handsome Jeff Hunter eloped over one weekend with starlet Barbara Rush. The co-eds picketed Jeff the following day with banners that read “Unfair to his own College Widows” . . . When Director John Negulesco asked Jeanne what she intended doing after the picture was over, she replied, wearily, “Take care of my little boys.” Best Performances See Page 99. For Brief Reviews of Current Pictures See Page 32. 25 A world of wonders in One Great Picture r STARRING THE VOICES OF: ED WYNN The Mad Hatter RICHARD HAYDN ... The Caterpillar STERLING HOLLOWAY The Cheshire Cat JERRY COLONNA . . The March Hare KATHRYN BEAUMONT .... ALICE Adventure with Alice into a joyful world of wonders, and meet the funni- est famous people who ever came to life. The Mad Hatter, the March Hare, the Cheshire Cat, the White Rabbit — all of Wonderland’s merry madcaps — will live in your memory as long as there’s a laugh left in your heart. You’ll be forever happier for having seen it. It’s coming your way— soon! EVEN THE SONGS RING WITH LAUGHTER "I’M LATE” “ALICE IN WONDERLAND” "VERY GOOD ADVICE” “THE UNBIRTHDAY SONG” in WONDERLAND The all-cartoon Musical Wonderfilm Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures • cowhibwt w*tr www mosucwoh* WV (F) The Last Outpost (Paramount) BACK we go to the West of Civil War days for another set-to between the Yanks and Rebels with lots of howling Injuns thrown in, including our old friend Geronimo. Action centers around two brothers, Ronald Reagan of the Confed- erate Cavalry and Bruce Bennett, a Union colonel. A mistake in their identity by John Ridgeley, a shady post owner who has married Reagan’s former sweetheart, Rhonda Fleming, sets off a series of inci- dents that prove fatal to Ridgeley and provide plenty of giddap action for the rest of the cast. Bill Williams and Noah Beery Jr. play two Confederate sergeants, Peter Hanson is Lieut. Crosby, Hugh Beaumont is Lieut. Fenton and the “mys- terious” Apache Chief Grey Cloud turns out to be Charles Evans, a former Major General who has made his home with the Indians since Army Headquarters dis- approved his marriage to an Indian. Of course, Rhonda and Reagan plan to meet again at war’s end. Your Reviewer Says: They went both this- and-that-a-way in this whoop-de-do Western. Program Notes: Tucson, Arizona, was be- side itself during the shooting of this West- ern with movie stars, bit players and extras practically taking over the town. But the man who claimed the most interest was Gordon Jones, who was sent on ahead of the cast to “interview” horses for the movie. Jones “ interviewed ” over 400 horses, judg- ing their ability to take direction as well as their appearance before deciding on 140 of Arizona’s finest . . . Use of the San Xavier Mission, near Tucson, was granted the com- pany by the citizens who were dumbstruck when the crew spent one day aging the al- ready aged mission by removing all electri- cal fixtures. The private interoffice tele- phone system that linked the eight-mile-wide location and the four-block-square replica of Tucson in the I860’ s were more amazing features of the incredible movie-ites . . . Ronald Reagan required no riding lesson, being already an accomplished rider . . . The natural scenic beauty shared Techni- color honors with beauteous Rhonda who claimed all the shootin’ and feudin’ were child’s play after the nonsense that went on in both her Bob Hope and Bing Crosby pictures ... And guess what? Geronimo was played by an Indian, War Eagle, no less. Such casting! ! ! v' (F) The Prince Who Was a Thief (U-I) HERE we go again, friends, riding down the same old Ali Baba highway of Far East chicanery. The bazaars are as in- triguing as ever. The beautiful dancing girls are as un-Arabian as Hollywood can make them. The story is repetitious but to thousands in audiences the faults will scarcely be noticed as long as tousle- haired Tony Curtis and cute little Piper Laurie are around. And they are, most of the time. Looking a blue-eyed dream in his color- ful raiments, Tony plays a harem-scarem prince, spared death as an infant at the hand of a hired assassin (Everett Sloane) who adopts the lad as his own and trains him well in the art of thievery. With the aid of a lithe and incorrigible street gamin, Tony robs the treasury of its gold, becomes involved with a princess and an egg-sized pearl and eventually comes into his kingdom. Peggie Castle plays the princess and Piper the waif who wins Tony’s heart. Your Reviewer Says: Beautiful people in beautiful settings. 26 Program Notes: Bells rang for Tony Curtis when the role of the adventurous young prince came his way but they were school bells, alas, with Tony dashing to lessons in drama, fencing, gymnastics and readings un- der the tutelage of his friend Marlon Brando, no less. The studio issued Tony a no-dates- with-Janet-Leigh ultimatum until the picture was finished. Did he keep it? We’re not telling . . . After a few weeks of shooting, Piper Laurie was afraid the Technicolor would emphasize her many black-and-blue marks. Petite Piper was thrown over and over into a swimming pool by Tony, was required to toss a 180-pound man over her shoulder, was chased by guards for three days and compelled to scale a fifty-foot wall up a ten-man pyramid . . . Blonde Peggie Castle dyed her hair jet-black in order to play the Arabian princess but lost the prince after all to a redhead . . . Major Ramsay Hill, retired British army officer and out- standing authority on Arabian customs, acted as technical advisor and all but fell into his teapot when he discovered the wardrobe de- partment had seivn zippers into the men’s turbans in order to save the time needed in the winding each day. PV (F) Kon-Tiki (Art-Film — Sol Lesser — RKO) THIS is a true adventure film that tells the saga of a deep sea voyage taken by a young Norwegian, Thor Heyerdahl, and his five companions who sailed from Peru to the Pacific Islands. The “Kon-Tiki” is a primitive raft on which these daring men went adventuring over a distance of 4,300 miles. Heyerdahl has a theory that the original Polynesians could have had their origin in South America and that venturesome Peruvians could have reached the South Seas using native rafts and tak- ing advantage of the trade winds. This film is documentary proof of his theory. The expedition was made in 101 days. En route, they were followed by vicious sharks and huge whales that threatened to wreck the raft. PIPSODMT gets your teeth BRIGHTER BY FAR! Your Reviewer Says: For adventure-lovers. Program Notes: The films of the Kon-Tiki expedition were originally taken for scien- tific purposes only — but were so fascinating that they were edited to be shown as a fea- ture-length documentary. Except for the in- troduction, no extra footage was added. Thus the most dangerous phase of the voy- age— the shipwreck on a coral reef as they tried to land — has to be illustrated in a diagram. There were only six men in the world who were convinced that the Kon- Tiki would survive the voyage. They were the six men aboard. One skeptic went so far as to offer the crew all the whiskey they could drink for the rest of their lives if they lived to complete the journey. The only casualty was the pet parrot who was mys- teriously washed overboard one night. Bengt Danielsson was the lone Swede involved in the adventure. The others are all Norwe- gians. The book “Kon-Tiki” is now in its ninth printing, has been tops on the best- seller list since its publication in America and has been published throughout the world in twenty-five languages. FV (A) The Thing (RKO) A SCIENTIFIC horror film designed with one purpose in mind — to scare the liv- ing daylights out of everyone who pays good money to see it. Far-fetched in theme — that of a vegetable-compounded creature arriving on earth from some dis- tant planet in his specially designed fly- ing saucer — it is nevertheless so well directed, produced, written and acted, one becomes completely lost in the vampirish goings-on. Unfortunately, the Franken- steinish appearance of this refugee de- YES, BRIGHTER THAN THE AVERAGE OF ALL OTHER LEADING TOOTH PASTES COMBINED! Make this 1-Minute Test, today ! Run your tongue over your teeth. Feel that filmy coating? 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A “Thing” in less human form would have deepened the horror to our way of thinking. The saucer and its peculiar passenger is discovered in the North Pole regions when Captain Pat Hendry (Kenneth Tobey) is ordered to fly to the radioactive spot and find out what cooks. What cooks turns out to be a vegetable stew the likes of which no one outside Hollywood would be caught dead thinking up. But Tobey and his crew are such a likable, natural bunch of kids, they lend a certain cre- dence to the tale. Margaret Sheridan plays the Captain’s girl and Robert Corn- thwaite the scientist. Your Reviewer Says: Screaming won’t help. We tried it. Program Notes: Producer Howard Hawks, one of Hollywood’s best, can now be labeled a “rank” juggler. In choosing his compara- tively unknown cast, Mr. Hawks upped Tobey, a California University graduate, from his real life rank of Army private to that of captain. Dewey Martin, a Navy pilot for five years, was made a warrant officer. James Young, a Navy pilot in the Pacific, emerged an Air Force co-pilot. But the real payoff casting was that of William Neff, a West Point graduate and former Air Corps Colonel, who became a scientist because he didn’t look a military type . . . Miss Sheri- dan, a former model, waited five years for her chance and emerged with a pair of slacks and a sports outfit . . . When Hawks applied for the usual insurance and it was discovered The Thing had to be set on fire, frozen in an ice block and attacked by Husky dogs, every insurance company turned him down. The cast was snowbound for weeks on location in Montana and went coyote hunting for sport. Oh yes. The Thing is played by James Arness. YV (F) The First Legion (Sedif-UA) STORY of faith and its wondrous heal- ing comes straight from Hollywood in a warming, intimate story of men living and working within the cloistered walls of a Jesuit Seminary. Endowed with many of the same human qualities that beset less spiritual men, the Fathers react, each in his own way, to a miracle within their halls when Father Sierra (H. B. Warner), paralyzed for three years, arises from his bed and walks. The ensuing frenzy that brings hundreds of pilgrims to the Seminary, each hoping for a personal miracle, is faced with skepticism by Father Arnoux, beautifully played by Charles Boyer, who questions the young doctor in charge. In private confession the doctor admits the miracle is a hoax, sealing the Father’s lips against honest revelation. But a genuine miracle in the final reel, when Barbara Rush, a hopeless cripple, is healed before the altar, restores shattered faith, harmony and peace to all. Boyer, William Demarest and Lyle Bettger are outstanding. Your Reviewer Says: Food for the soul. Program Notes: Playing the role of a priest is no new experience to Charles Boyer. Back in the ’30’s in “The Garden of Allah” Charles undertook the role of a monk who renounces his vows to pursue Marlene Dietrich across endless sand dunes . . . Adapted from Emmet Lavery’s famous play, the picture was filmed in and around the famous Mission Inn in Riverside, California, mecca of thousands of visitors from all over the world. The Mis- sion has also served as wedding chapel for many Hollywood couples. Jesuit Father Thomas J. Sullivan of Loyola University acted as technical advisor to keep authentic the austerity of Jesuit background . . . Lyle Bettger, the agnosuc young Uoclor, and pretty Barbara Rush are the youngest members of a famous stage-name cast including Walter Hampden, Taylor Holmes, William Demar- est and Leo G. Carroll. Demarest believes he’s played every type role possible, but the fun-loving Monsignor with his scene-stealing dog was that something new for Bill. ^ (F) New Mexico (Allen-U. A.) THERE are several points of difference in this scenically beautiful Western that render it unique. The cavalry comes rid- ing on the screen in the very first scene instead of the last where, heavens knows, it is badly needed, and the hero and villain alike meet death. Lew Ayres plays the young Captain who attempts defense of the Indians who are being cheated and abused by Indian Affairs Commissioner Judge Wilcox (Lloyd Corrigan) and Colo- nel McComb of the U. S. Cavalry. Finally, the Indians rebel and Ayres, with a hand- ful of men, is forced to hunt down and arrest his old friend Chief Acoma, taking refuge atop the famous Acoma Mountain for his last and fateful stand. Marilyn Maxwell, out-glowing in raiment the new Ansco color process, plays a frontier actress of the 1860’s wearing and revealing, for some reason beyond us, a strictly modern bra. Robert Hutton, Andy Devine, Jeff Corey, Raymond Burr and Donald Buka gather around nobly. Your Reviewer Says: Above average in all outdoor departments. Program Notes: The amount of sand swal- lowed on the New Mexico location could, according to the hard-riding, hard-working cast, sink a battleship. For weeks the cast withstood sun, sand, Navajo jewelry sales- men and the vigorous action that centered around Gallup and the Acoma Rock which was first visited by white men in 1539 and is still inhabited by a handful of Laguna Indians. Navajo wives and children trailed after the Hollywood cast to gather up the brass cartridge cases left after battle scenes, to be melted and used in the making of their famous jewelry . . . Eleven-year-old Peter Price, son of Broadway star Georgie Price, played the son of the Indian chief, thereby becoming the idol of his school- mates . . . Andy Devine was given an ova- tion by the citizens of his home town, Flag- staff, Arizona, when he passed through . . . Bob Hutton’s only concern was keeping on his horse. The horse was worried, too . . . Ayres claims Ted de Corsia, as Chief Acoma, stole all his scenes. Under the desert sun the Chief’s bright feathers and native jewelry lit up like a pinball machine. ^ (F) Whirlwind (Columbia) ASALLY and lazily Gene Autry sings and rides respectively along the old familiar trail that leads on down to the old familiar I-Seen-All-This B4 Ranch. But the one big bright spot, and I mean big, that lightens up the proceedings like an arc lamp, is the presence of Smiley Burnette who, ’way back there when Bossy was a heifer, once clowned through all Gene’s opreys. Together again they play a pair of government agents, with Smiley disguised as a hoss doctor, and still to- gether they trap the thieving villain — the leading rancher, of course — and his nu- merous hangers-on. Varmints all of them. Autry sings the new Stan Jones song “Whirlwind” while courtin’ Gail Davis, the pretty niece of the bad old rancher, Thurston Hall. Champion, the “World’s Wonder Horse” who must wonder why so much shootin’ goes on and so few people fall, is just as pretty as ever. Your Reviewer Says: I’d as leave set on a cactus. 28 Program Notes : It was old homeweek on the “ Whirlwind T’ location when Smiley Bur- nette and Gene Autry were united after eight years apart. The pair who rose to fame together parted during World War II, with Smiley joining forces with Charles Starrett in the “Durango Kiel” series. Every day on location actors and crew gathered ’round to hear Smiley and Autry swap stories of the old days of 1934 when the two first started and went on to make sixty-one pictures to- gether. Unfortunately, Smiley goes back to his “Durango Kid” series after this one Autry film. But Gail Davis, the former Uni- versity of Texas co-ed, has become quite a fixture, this being her fifth Autry film. VV (F) The Man with My Face (Gardner-U.A. ) HAVE you a double? Well, Barry Nel- son has, and has he ever got troubles when said double calmly moves into Barry’s home, takes possession of his wife and dog, and leaves frustrated Mr. Nel- son out in the cold as a suspected bank robber? Cleverly and adroitly the plot winds and twists in and out the streets and byways of Puerto Rico, leaving the spectator a mite breathless but mightily intrigued as the movie unfolds. What’s more, a man-killing Doberman does most of the chasing and in several instances catches up with his victims. Nelson, of course, plays the dual role and cleverly, too. Lynn Ainley is his two-timing spouse, John Harvey his brother-in-law, Carole Matthews his former sweetheart who comes to his aid, and Jim Boles, the dog trainer. Your Reviewer Says: How do you say “Help” in Spanish? Program Notes: Guess who bought and produced this little spine-chiller? None other than Edward F. Gardner, the “Archie” of radio’s “Duffy’s Tavern.” The Sam Tay- lor story appealed to Archie as just the right one to be filmed in Puerto Rico and since Gardner does his broadcasting from there, what could be cozier? . . . Barry Nel- son, who made a name for himself on Broad- way in “Light up the Sky,” flew to the Island for his dual role before taking on the lead in his current Broadway hit “The Moon Is Blue” . . . The scenes shot in and around the massive old 16th century fortress, “El Morro,” in old San Juan, thrilled pro- duction manager Frank Mayer who makes a specialty of authentic on-the-spot shots. In fact, the cast and crew fell so deeply in love with the Island they all plan vacations there next fall. PV (A) The Hollywood Story (U-I) 11 ODERN Hollywood and the fabulous i"l days of the silent films are blended in an engrossing manner in this picture which revolves around the solution of a twenty-year-old murder mystery by a young movie producer. As the producer, who finds himself more obsessed with the solving of the murder than in making a film about it, Richard Conte turns in a polished performance. Aiding him in his sleuthing is screen newcomer Julia Adams. Rounding out the cast are Henry Hull as an old-time screenwriter, Fred Clark as Conte’s producing partner, Jim Backus as a Hollywood agent and Richard Egan as a city detective. Familiar Hollywood land- marks are used freely as backgrounds as well as the modern sound stages where movies are shown in the making. Your Reviewer Says: Hollywood “inside.” Program Notes: A welcome bit of nostalgia is added to this mystery drama ( based ever so lightly on a famous unsolved Hol'ywood ( Continued on page 99) New finer Mum- lontfer ! more effective Now contains amazing new ingredient M-3 that protects underarms against odor-causing bacteria When you’re close to the favorite man in your life, be sure you stay nice to be near. Guard against underarm odor this new, better way ! 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Jane’s next picture, which was made last winter, is “Rich, Young and Pretty” Janie used time she waited for her first baby as a happy holiday, did all the things she’s always wanted to do— gardened, kept house, took singing lessons 30 Suburban housewife Jane has a list of things for Geary to do! As a lady in waiting, Jane wore smocks in solid colors. Paisley prints Photographs by Bob Willoughby In her white-walled house on a shady street, Jane Powell has spent the last several months preparing for her biggest role — which will find her singing lullabies A wood-grained paper went by the board — white, red, turquoise is nursery color scheme No breakfasting alone for Geary — Janie’s always up to see him off. Light and cheery, breakfast room’s big windows display her collection of glass, figurines p Don’t let the calendar make a slave of you, Bonnie! Just take a Midol tablet with a glass of water... that’s all. Midol brings . faster relief from menstrual pain —it relieves cramps, eases head- ache and chases the ‘‘blues.’' J Brief Reviews 1/1/ (A) ACE IN THE HOLE — Paramount : A ruthless drama in which Kirk Douglas, an unprin- cipled reporter, holds up rescue of cave-in victim Richard Benedict, in order to get a better story. With Jan Sterling, Bob Arthur. (May) \/V2 (F) AIR CADET — U-I : Aerial sequences are the only high spots of this semi-documentary of how jet fighter pilots are trained. Involved in plot are Gail Russell. Stephen McNally, Richard Long. (May) k/V (F) ALONG THE GREAT DIVIDE — War- ners : Kirk Douglas plays a marshal who tries to save Walter Brennan from a hanging in this blood- and-thunder epic. With Virginia Mayo, John Agar. (June) (F ) APACHE DRUMS— U-I: A non-sympa- thetic Indian story for a change about the siege of a frontier town inhabited by Stephen McNally, Co- leen Gray and Willard Parker. In Technicolor. (June) 1/1/^ (F) APPOINTMENT WITH DANGER— Paramount: Alan Ladd, sent to solve the murder of a fellow post office detective, discovers plot for mil- lion-dollar robbery. An exciting crime story. With Phyllis Calvert, Ian Sterling, Paul Stewart. (May) k/V (F) BEDTIME FOR BONZO — U-I : Ronald Reagan and Diana Lynn have hilarious problems when they adopt a baby chimpanzee. (Apr.) \/}/ (F) BIRD OF PARADISE— 20th Century- Fox: Picturesque South Sea Island story centered about love affair between Frenchman Louis Jourdan and native girl Debra Paget. Gorgeous Technicolor and Jeff Chandler make this worth seeing. (May) U'V'’ (A) BRAVE BULLS, THE — Columbia: If you like bull-fighting you’ll go for this story of a matador, Mel Ferrer, who loses his nerve in the bull ring and his heart to Miroslava. With Anthony Quinn, Eugene Iglesias. (June) |/W (F) CALL ME MISTER — 20th Century-Fox: An American entertainer in postwar Japan, Betty Grable runs into estranged husband Dan Dailey — with the obvious results. Danny Thomas contributes to this Technicolor fun-fest. (Apr.) l/V (A) CAUSE FOR ALARM— M-G-M: Loretta Young frantically tries to retrieve a letter written by husband Barry Sullivan accusing her of an attempt on his life. A suspenseful melodrama. (Apr.) (A) ENFORCER, THE— Warners : Plenty of action with Humphrey Bogart as a prosecutor out to smash Everett Sloane’s murder syndicate. (Apr.) )/'A (F) FAT MAN, THE — U-I : Mild screen ver- sion of the radio whodunit with Jack Smart again solving murders. With Jayne Meadows, Rock Hud- son, Julie London. (May) (F) FATHER'S LITTLE DIVIDEND — M-G-M: A hilarious sequel to “Father of the Bride” concerning Spencer Tracy’s trials when Liz Taylor announces a blessed event. With Don Taylor, Joan Bennett, Billie Burke. (May) y'l/ (F) FOLLOW THE SUN — 20th Century-Fox: Glenn Ford stars in the life of golf champion Ben Hogan from his caddy days to his comeback after a near-fatal accident. With Anne Baxter, June Havoc. (June) (A) FOURTEEN HOURS — 20th Century- Fox: Many lives are influenced as Paul Douglas and Barbara Bel Geddes try to dissuade Richard Base- hart from jumping off a hotel ledge in this suspenseful story. With Debra Paget, Agnes Moorehead. (June) k/k< (F) GENE AUTRY AND THE MO UNTIES — Columbia: There’s lots of action when Gene switches his activities to Western Canada where he tracks down bank robber Carleton Young. (Apr.) k/VV' (F) GO FOR BROKE— M-G-M: Van John- son is a strict young lieutenant whose disappointment at being assigned to a Nisei platoon is changed to respect when he sees the boys in action. An unusual chapter in World War II history. (June) y/>S (A) GOODBYE, MY FANCY— Warners: Con- gresswoman Joan Crawford returns to the university, from which she was once expelled, for an honorary degree, and gets involved in some romantic compli- cations with college president Robert Young. With Frank Lovejoy, Eve Arden, Janice Rule. (June) V/Vk/ (F) GREAT CARUSO, THE— M-G-M: Mario Lanza’s thrilling voice is heard in excerpts from famed operas in this lavish Technicolor version of life of the world’s greatest tenor. With Ann Blyth, Dorothy Kirsten. (June) k^ (F) GROOM WORE SPURS, THE — U-I : Jack Carson, a movie cowboy, who can’t ride or shoot, hires lawyer Ginger Rogers to keep him out of trouble in this light and uninspired farce. (Apr.) k/V* (A) I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLE- SALE— 20th Century-Fox: Interesting drama of the garment district with Susan Hayward as an aggres- sive dress designer who wants to get to the top even if it means stepping over partners Dan Dailey, Sam Jaffee. With George Sanders. (June) (F) I’D CLIMB THE HIGHEST MOUN- TAIN— 20th Century-Fox: A tender Technicolor drama with Bill Lundigan as a circuit riding minister. Susan Hayward as his wife, Rory Calhoun, Barbara Bates. (Apr.) (F) KATIE DID IT — U-I: Cute comedy in which illustrator Mark Stevens breaks down the reserve of ultra-conservative Ann Blyth and breaks up her engagement to Craig Stevens. (June) \/V (F) LEMON DROP KID, T HE — Paramount : Gay comedy with Bob Hope playing Santa Claus in order to raise $10,000 owed to tough guy Fred Clark. Marilyn Maxwell’s the doll in Bob’s life. With Lloyd Nolan. (June) k^H (A) LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE— War- ners : Ruth Roman becomes involved in intrigue and murder when she meets Dick Todd, Mercedes Mc- Cambridge in this modern Western mystery. (Apr.) l/W" (F) LULLABY OF BROAD WAY— War- ners: Delightfully entertaining Technicolor musical starring Doris Day and Gene Nelson as a couple of talented youngsters who get their break in a musical backed by S. Z. Sakall. With Billy De Wolfe. (May) k^ (F) MA AND PA KETTLE BACK ON THE FARM — U-I: This time Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride tangle with the snobbish parents of daughter- in-law Meg Randall. With Dick Long. (June) l/V (F) ONLY THE VALIANT— Warners: The Apaches and Union soldiers are at it again through- out this fast action epic in which Gregory Peck is ac- cused of sending Gig Young to a bloody end because of jealousy over Barbara Payton. (Apr.) (A) ON THE RIVIERA- — 20th Century-Fox: There are cliches and confusion in this lavish Techni- color musical which stars Danny Kaye in the dual roles of playboy Frenchman and American enter- tainer. With Gene Tierney, Corinne Calvet. (May) k/ (F) PAINTED HILLS, THE — M-G-M : Lassie deserves better than this dull story which has her avenging her master’s death. With Paul Kelly. (June) l/V'H (A) PANDORA AND THE FLYING DUTCHMAN — Romulus-M-G-M : A beautiful and tragic love story with Ava Gardner as a restless 1930 playgirl; James Mason, the 17th Century Dutchman doomed to sail the seven seas until he finds a woman who’d die for him. (June) y/y/Yz (A) PAYMENT ON DEMAND— RKO : After twenty years, Bette Davis is asked for a di- vorce by Barry Sullivan in this adult case history of a marriage. With Betty Lynn. (May) ^14 (A) QUEBEC — LeMay-Templeton-Paramount: A. rather dull and melodramatic episode in Canadian history with Corinne Calvet, John Barrymore Jr. (Apr.) k/l|/ (F) QUEEN FOR A DA Y — Stillman-U. A. : The popular radio show is the springboard for drama- tization of short stories: “Gossamer World,” “High Diver” and “Horsie” featuring Phyllis Avery, Adam Williams, Edith Meiser and a fine cast of unknowns. (June) (F) RAWHIDE — 20th Century-Fox: Tin- gling suspense story about the terror that results when four desperate jail breakers invade a desert stage coach station run by Tyrone Power. With Susan Hayward, Dean Jagger, Hugh Marlowe. (Apr.) (F) ROYAL WEDDING — M-G-M- : Lavish Technicolor musical with Jane Powell and Fred As- taire as a brother-sister team who dance in London at the time of Princess Elizabeth’s wedding. With Peter Lawford, Sarah Churchill, Keenan Wynn. (Apr.) y' (F) SOLDIERS THREE— M-G-M: A rather dull and much too British version of the Kipling story despite the presence of Stewart Granger, Robert Newton, Cyril Cusack as the undisciplined three, Walter Pidgeon, David Niven, as their superiors. (June) '/V'V* (A) TARGET UNKNOWN — U-I : Interest- ing semi-documentary drama about methods used by German Intelligence to extract information from prisoners of war. With Mark Stevens, Don Taylor, Gig Young, Johnny Sands, Alex Nicol. (Apr.) (F) THREE GUYS NAMED MIKE— M-G-M: Amusing adventures of an airline hostess with Mikes Van Johnson, Howard Keel, Barry Sulli- van competing for the love of Jane Wyman. (Apr.) k/V" (A) 1STH LETTER, THE — 20th Century-Fox: The lives of Linda Darnell, Michael Rennie, Charles Boyer, Constance Smith are affected when poison pen notes start circulating in their village. (F) UP FRONT — U-I: An entertaining com- edy based on misadventures in Italy of World War II’s famous cartoon characters Willie and Joe. Tom Ewell and David Wayne bring the hilarious “dog- faces” to life. With Jeffrey Lynn. (May) (F) VALENTINO — Columbia: Intriguing, fictional treatment of life of Hollywood’s “Great Lover” with Tony Dexter as V alentnw. Eleanor Parker, Richard Carlson, Patricia Medina. (May) k/k/ (F) VENGEANCE VALLEY— M-G-M: Un- usual Technicolor Western in which Burt Lancaster, accused of fathering Sally Forrest’s baby, is marked for death by her brothers John Ireland and Hugh O’Brian. Bob Walker’s the real culprit, Joanne Dru his wife, Carleton Carpenter — a ranch hand. (Apr.) k/VV (F) YOU'RE IN THE NAVY NOW (U.S.S. Teakettle) — 20th Century-Fox: When Gary Cooper enlists in the Navy, he doesn’t reckon with being as- signed to an experimental ship that won’t behave. A funny comedy with Jane Greer, Eddie Albert. (May) Do you want to know about LIZ TAYLOR S BACHELOR GIRL LIFE? Then read Hedda Hopper's intimate story In August' Photoplay, on sale July 1 1 32 Casts of Current Pictures CAPTAIN HORATIO HORNBLOWER — War- ners: Hornblower, Gregory Peck; Lady Barbara, Virginia Mayo; Lieut. Bush, Robert Beatty; Quist, James R. Justice; Leighton, Denis O’Dea; Lieut Crystal, M. Kelsall; 2nd Lieut. Gerard, T. Morgan: Polwheal, Richard Hearne; Longley, James Kenney; Hebe, Ingeborg Wells; El Supremo, Alec Mango. FIRST LEGION, THE— Sedif-U.A. : Father Marc Arnoux, Charles Boyer; Monsignor Michael Carey, William Demarest; Dr. Peter Morrell, Lyle Bettger; Terry Gilmartin, Barbara Rush; Father Paul Du- quesne, Leo G. Carroll; Father Edward Quarterman, Walter Hampden; Father John Fulton, Wesley Addy; Father Keene, Taylor Holmes; Father Jose Sierra, H. B. Warner; Father Robert Stuart, George Zucco; Father Tom Rawlcigh, John McGuire; Lay Brother, Clifford Brooke; Mrs. Dunn, Dorothy Adams; Mrs. Gilmartin, Molly Lamont; Henrietta, Queenie Smith; Nurse, Jacqueline DeWitt; Joe, Bill Edwards. HOLLYWOOD STORY, THE — U-I ; Lawrence O’Brien , Richard Conte; Sally Rousseau, Julia Adams; Vincent St. Clair, Henry Hull; Sam Collyer, Fred Clark; Mitch Davis, Jim Backus; Lt. Budd Lennox, Richard Egan; Mr. Miller, Housley Steven- son; Russel Paul, Paul Cavanaugh; Mary, Katherine Meskill; Jimmy, Louis Lettier. HOUSE ON TELEGRAPH HILL— 20th Century- Fox: Alan Spender, Richard Basehart; Victoria Kozvelska, Valentina Cortesa; Major Marc Anders, William Lundigan; Margaret, Fay Baker; Chris, Gordon Gebert; Houseboy, Kei Thing Chung; Dr. Burkhardt, Steve Geray; Callahan, Herbert Butter- field; Mr. Whitmore, John Burton; Mrs. Whitmire, Katherine Meskill; Tony, Mario Siletti. I WAS A COMMUNIST FOR THE F.B.I.— Warners: Matt Cvetic, Frank Lovejoy; Eve Merrick, Dorothy Hart; Mason, Philip Carey; Jim Blandon, James Millican; Crowley, Richard Webb; Gerhardt Eisler, Konstantin Shayne; Joe Cvetic, Paul Picerni; Father Novae, Roy Roberts; Harmon, Eddie Norris; Dick Cvetic, Ron Hagerthy; Garson, Hugh Sanders; Ruth Cvetic, Hope Kramer. KON-TIKI — Lesser-RKO: Thor Heyerdahl, Knut Haugland, Erik Hesselberg, T orstein Raaby, Herman Wat Huger, Bengt Danielsson, Themselves. LAST OUTPOST, THE— Paramount: Vance Brit- ton, Ronald Reagan; Julie McCloud, Rhonda Flem- ing; Jeb Britton, Bruce Bennett; Sgt. Tucker, Bill Williams; Sgt. Calhoun, Noah Beery Jr.; Lieut. Crosby, Peter Hanson; Lieut. Fenton, Hugh Beau- mont; Sam McCloud, John Ridgely; Delacourt, Lloyd Corrigan; Chief Grey Cloud, Charles Evans; Gregory, james burke; Lieut. McReady, Richard Crane. MAN WITH MY FACE, THE— U.A.: Chick Graham, Albert Rand, Barry Nelson; Cora Graham, Lynn Ainley; Buster Cox, John Harvey; Mary Davis, Carole Matthews; Meadows, Jim Boles; Walt Davis, Jack Warden; Martinez, Henry Lascoe; Al Grant, Johnny Kane. NEW MEXICO — Allen-U.A. -.Captain Hunt, Lew Ayres; Cherry, Marilyn Maxwell; Lt. Vermont, Rob- ert Hutton; Sgt. Garrity, Andy Devine; Pvt. Ander- son, Raymond Burr; Coyote, Jeff Corey; Judge Wilcox, Lloyd Corrigan; Mrs. Fenway, Verna Felton; Acoma, Ted de Corsia; Sgt. Harriton, John Hoyt; Pvt. Van Vcchtcn, Donald Buka; Pvt. Parsons, Rob- ert Osterloh; Pvt. Daniels, Ian MacDonald; Pvt. Cheever, Bill Tannen; Pvt. Finnegan, Arthur Loew Jr.; Corp. Mack, Bob Duncan; Pvt. Clifton, Jack Kelly; Pvt. Vale, Allen Matthews; Pvt. Lindley, Jack Briggs; Chia-Kong , Peter Price; Col. McCoomb, Walter Greaza; Lincoln, Hans Conreid. PRINCE WHO WAS A THIEF — U-I : Julna, Tony Curtis; Tina, Piper Laurie; Yussef, Everett Sloane; Mokar, Jeff Corey; Princess Y as min, Peggie Castle; Mirza, Betty Garde; Hakar, Marvin Miller; Mustapha. Donald Randolph; Cahuena, Nita Bieber; Marat, Fred Graff; Sari, Midge Ware; Beulah, Carol Varga; Hedjah, Ramsay Hill. SEALED CARGO — RKO: Pat Bannon, Dana An- drews; Margaret McLean, Carla Balenda; Skaldfr, Claude Rains; Conrad, Philip Dorn; McLean, Onslow Stevens; Steve, Skip Homeier; Holger, Eric Feldary; Skipper Ben, J. M. Kerrigan; Dolan, Arthur Shields; Caleb, Morgan Farley; Ambrose, Dave Thursby; Anderson, Henry Rowland; Smitty, Charles A. Browne; Owen, Don Dillaway; Tom, Al Hill; Lieut. Cameron, Lee MacGregor; Holtz, William Andrews. TAKE CARE OF MY LITTLE GIRL— 20th Cen- tury-Fox: Liz, Jeanne Crain; Joe Blake, Dale Robert- son; Adelaide, Mitzi Gaynor; Dallas, Jean Peters; Chad Carnes, Jeffrey Hunter; Marge, Betty Lynn; Merry Coombs, Helen Westcott; Ruth, Lenka Peter- son; Casey, Carol Brannon; Mother Clark, Natalie Schafer; Janet, Beverly Dennis; Jenny, Kathleen Hughes; June, Peggy O’Connor; Ellie, Charlene Hardey; Polly, Janet Stewart; Thelma, Gail Davis; Justine, Judy Walsh; Marcia, Irene Martin. THING, THE — RKO: Nikki, Margaret Sheridan; Capt. Patrick Hendry, Kenneth Tobey; Dr. Carring- ton, Robert Cornthwaite; Skeely, Douglas Spencer; Lt. Eddie Dykes, James Young; Crew Chief, Dewey Martin; Lt. Ken Erickson, Robert Nichols; Corporal Barnes, William Self; Dr. Stern, Eduard Franz; Mrs. Chapman, Sally Creighton; The Thing, James Arness. 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I I I 3 p Behind every student are directors like Jack Lynn, who teach them how to produce, direct, act in plays I* 1 Tear off and mail to: Photoplay Scholarship Contest, Box 1250, Grand Central Station, New York 17, N. Y. ENROLLMENT BLANK Please enroll me in the Photoplay-Pasadena Playhouse Scholarship I Contest. I agree that should I be accepted for admission to the | Pasadena Playhouse, College of Theatre Arts, I will comply with all | student rules and regulations in regard to general conduct, hours, | meals, health, studies and other items as set forth by the College. | I will maintain to the best of my ability a satisfactory rating in my j dramatic work and all academic studies required by the College. (please type or print clearly) Name Address City State School last attended . Name of high school City State | Date of graduation . j Today's date Date of birth | Signature ! i > LAST Photoplay’s 2-Year All set for a “middle-age” role — if student passes director Jim Tracy’s make-up tests! Photoplay's ticket to a bright future — a contest that can make your dream of becoming an actress an exciting reality 34 . CHANCE TO WIN Scholarship at the Pasadena Playhouse After school, students gather in cheery date rooms for impromptu parties, thrilling talk about classes, their futures DO YOU want to be an actress? Do you dream of hushed, darkened theaters, of crowded movie sets, of you, bringing a character in a script to life, of hearing the exciting call: “On stage, please ... on set . . .” If this is your dream, then this is your oppor- tunity— first to prove your talent and then to develop it, studying at the famous Pasadena Play- house College of Theatre Arts, the school which was the stepping-stone for many of Hollywood’s brightest names. The editors of Photoplay announce with pride a nation-wide talent search; the winner to receive a two-year scholarship to the Pasadena Playhouse. This scholarship covers all college expenses — tuition, room, board, all meals not covered by the board, all incidental college fees, books, an allow- ance for spending money and one round-trip ticket from the winner’s home to Pasadena. In September, the three semi-finalists in this contest will visit the Pasadena Playhouse at the expense of Photoplay. There they will be audi- tioned by the final board of judges: Ethel Barry- more; Gregory Peck; Academy Award Winner Joseph Mankiewicz, writer and director; Stanley Kramer, the young and brilliant producer of such films as “The Men,” “Champion,” and “Cyrano de Bergerac”; Thomas Browne Henry, Dean of the College; and Lyle Rooks, Hollywood Editor of Photoplay. The three semi-finalists will stay at a Playhouse dormitory as the guests ( Continued on page 96) 35-- p The Screen’s Sensational New Young Star Discoveries /l/Uvv co-starred in answer to your overwhelming requests! EVERETT SLOANE • JEFF COREY • PEGGIE CASTLE Screenplay by GERALD DRAYSON ADAMS and AENEAS MacKENZIE . Directed by RUDOLPH MATE • Produced by LEONARD GOLDSTEIN Based Upon The Story by Theodore Oreiser ♦ A UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL PICTURE 36 BY MARILYN MONROE Orn itz fH&fe/ it len' ke^jaa- Vacation rules for changing that “two weeks with love” to an all-year-round romance 1HAVE only one excuse for being brave enough to respond to Photoplay’s faltering re- quest that I give out with rules for making summer romances last. That is, that I do know how desperate it can make a girl to see a full moon riding across a deep blue summer sky and to know she has no place to go and nobody to go there with. Loneliness led me into marry- ing at sixteen. I knew nothing about men. I knew less about love. I knew only that I wanted to belong, to be part of life around me. I had no home or family Two years later we were di- vorced and it was much more my. fault than his. You see, I knew exactly nothing — nothing about men, nothing about giving love without expecting too great a return, nothing about running a house, nothing about thinking for myself. Nothing. That was four years ago. I haven’t married since. I’m now started on a career and naturally ( Continued on page 92) Marilyn Monroe appears in “As Young As You Feel” photoplay feature attraction Hedda’s fanciest hat is off to these young stars who stretch their dollars into a wardrobe that makes them the best-dressed girls in town Hollywood's '* * r* »• v *..?}' -i« Jean Pelers shops for ideas, makes aprons for wardrobe variety. Above, sheath dress with sheer cotton apron Says Sally Forrest, “If I’m not careful with clothes I can look as busy as closing night at a country fair!’’ Left, herringbone silk suit becomes date dress when coat is removed Color photographs by Engsteai A “separates” girl, Phyllis Kirk swings end- less changes with navy skirt, different colored sleeveless blouses Parade By Hedda Hopper Coleen Gray knows how to make low-priced dresses look expensive. Above, eyelet-embroidered dress Even her honeymoon clothes revolve around Ar- lene Dahl’s basic ideas. Above, in trousseau peignoir of pink chiffon from Saab Lingerie Co. For Mona Freeman, one basic dress adds up to nine changes. Above, white linen with navy When a famous woman was asked how she had managed to stay on the “Best-Dressed Women” list for so long, her answer was: “All it requires is a sense of style, . being seen in the right places by the right people, and a yearly clothes budget of $100,000.” She didn’t add, but she could have, that the last item was the most important. It’s no coincidence that Hollywood’s best-dressed women are also among its highest paid. It’s been a long time since any best-dressed ( Continued on page 100) 39 tea* He liked skiing, so she hit the slopes. He loved to dive, so she took the plunge. He was interested in art, so she haunted the museums. Never underestimate the stamina — of a woman in love HOW I When Gene was due to be drafted, it was Miriam who proposed ! Above, with son Christopher. They both hope for a girl HUSBAND BY MRS. GENE NELSON 1 HE first time I saw Gene, I flirted with him. I was feeling quite elegant and gay, wearing my new red fox fur jacket and sitting in the fourth row at the New York Center Theater ice show. Gene skated gracefully across the arena. He was tall and blond and handsome, a whirling figure in blue. As he stood poised to go into a spin, he glanced up, our eyes met and we both smiled. The rest of the show he played to me. He would take one bow to the audience, another to me. It was a frank flirtation, teasing and meaningless. But I must, I de- cided, see him again. I made mental lists of people who might know him and tried to sound casual when I asked other dancers in “Panama Hattie” if they knew Gene Berg — his real name. Finally, I hit the jackpot. The wardrobe lady for Gene’s show, May Kelly, had “dressed” me for three shows. So the first night I had off from “Panama Hat- tie” I went to the Center Theater again. Back- stage, before the curtain, I told May Kelly why I was there. She suggested I come back later. A darling and a ( Continued on page 74) Gene Nelson of “Painting the Clouds with Sunshine” Six 40 * : -v. : The future of his romance with Ginger Rogers has Hollywood guessing. But there’s no guesswork about Steve Cochran’s future BIG FUTURE! BIG GUY! Steve’s a type women go for — and many of them have. His next film is “Raton Pass” A fellow can go on for years — then all of a sudden everything happens. That’s the way it is with Steve BIG ROMANCE BY LOUELLA O. PARSONS IT’S JUST one of Hollywood’s little ironies that a good actor and a good-looker like Steve Cochran can go along for years turning in excellent performances and doing a fine job — but: It takes talk of a hot romance with a star like Ginger Rogers to get him 'into the talked-about bracket — the big league gossip columns and, yes, the social whirl. That’s Hollywood for you. It’s enough to make a player like Steve, coming along toward stardom legitimately as fast as he is, a little cynical. Even I, who have known Steve since he was married to Fay McKenzie and they were battling and reconciling with every edition, never thought of doing a story about him until Ginger came into his life. And, as usual, the first thing I threw at him after he arrived ( Continued on page 72) ing female. I asked her for a date and she turned me down cold. She was seeing Greg Bautzer then” 43 Not too long ago Debbie Reynolds stood off stage at Burbank Junior High School making like lightning. She’d tried out for the lead in the big dramatic offering of the year, “And I wasn’t good enough.” So she “propped” instead. She “did the lightning” in the murder mystery, she was the eerie ring of the doorbell, and in between times she was the sloshing of feet through imaginary mud. Today she is proof that lightning — given even a little assist— can and does strike twice. Debbie, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s pint of dynamite, is the hit of Hollywood’s sub -deb set. With her wide-open gray-green eyes framed by sweeping lashes, her glossy golden-brown hair worn usually in a wind-blown wave with one large soft saucy curl behind her ear, a pert nose and bedimpled chin — Debbie Reynolds is the cutest thing since Seven Up spiked with pistachio. She’s a doll-sized seven, five feet one and one-half, with each of her one hundred and two pounds where nature (and the camera) intended. She says she’s a full nineteen years old — “but nobody ever believes it. Not even when ( Continued on page 81) BY MAXINE ARNOLD She’s a pushover for chocolate malts, a whiz at street baseball, a fun-loving tomboy who’d rather bowl than beau. She’s Debbie Reynolds, who won Hollywood’s heart at first sight Debbie has role in “Mr. Imperium,” with Ezio Pinza and Lana Turner Photographs on this page by Ornitz Debbie still plays in Burbank High Nobody ever believes she’s nineteen — “Not even when I’m all dressed up in black and sophisticated” French horn School band 45 Jeff appears next in “ Iron Man” Fink and Smith A mountain crag against a windswept sky . . . humor, spiced with melancholy ... a Roman warrior in faded dungarees ... a giant with a gentle touch . . . the ringing of an ax ... a magnet for romance BY ELSA MAXWELL Everyone gives you a differ- ent reason why Ava and Frankie won’t marry. But Elsa gives her reason — for thinking they will THE Gardner-Sinatra jigsaw, the pieces of which I believe will fit to- gether in marriage before the sum- mer ends, is not only a romantic jumble — it also involves two jumbled personalities. For both Ava and Frank are exceedingly contradictory char- acters. Ava makes frequent visits to North Carolina where her father used to farm the tobacco fields and where her sisters and brother and nieces and nephews continue to live in the simple surroundings which marked Ava’s childhood. Whenever life presses she goes home to Smithfield to get un- snarled. There’s no nonsense about these visits either. When Ava goes home she doesn’t live in any suite in any near-by hotel. She stays with one of her married sisters. She helps with the housework, tramps the countryside, talks to farmer friends, partakes of the local gossip at a country store owned by one of her sisters. Basically, I think, Ava wants exactly what her brother and sisters have; a little house, a garden and a new baby as often as nature and the family bud- get will allow. “For love (Continued on page 94) 48 Ava Gardner is a woman of contradictions — a glamor- ous star and a girl who wants the simple things. But Ava never marries simple men . . . . . . and Frank Sinatra is no more blessed with husbandly vir- tues than Ava’s former husbands, Mickey Rooney and Artie Shaw (~/oover- 49 JOHN DEREK’S face is his fortune, it’s been said. But John doesn’t go along with this. His face, he’ll tell you, has often been a drawback. At school, the girls, wary of his looks, were too ready to rate him conceited. And it took many a fist fight to convince the fellows they’d better not continue calling him “Prettyboy.” John admits his appearance helped him get the role of Nick Romano in Knock on Any Door.” But he knows a guy can be too handsome for his own movie future — when it comes to getting such meaty parts as he knows he can tackle. Only this time he’s using his talents, not his fists. Glamour, says John, is strictly for — his leading ladies. BY LYNN PERKINS Specially posed photographs by Don Or nit x 50 He grew up in the saddle, broke ponies at a Brentwood polo club and had no thought of an acting career until scout Tom Moore spotted him on a bridle path and . . . actor, said no. John, absorbed in his job, didn’t care. Another interest, art, filled his free time But Fate wasn’t finished with John Derek. A year later, another talent scout saw him at a bowling alley, took him to David O. Selznick. This time his dad said yes He played hits in “Since You Went Away,” “I’ll Be Seeing You.” His studio arranged dates with Shirley Temple, other stars, as publicity build-up for him 51 PHOTOLIFE OF JOHN DEREK Then Uncle Sain called. When John came home after serving twenty-six months in the Philippines and Japan, he was just another actor looking for a job Romance knocked on John’s door when he met Patti Behrs, a Georgian princess, at 20th Century-Fox’s 52 drama class. They dated steadily, married in ’48 When Humphrey Bogart announced plans to produce “Knock on Any Door,” John memorized scenes from the script, badgered everyone to get him a screen test. His persistence paid off Patti’s the kind of girl a guy can argue things out with. John calls her his severest critic, says she keeps him from getting a swelled head. Her French cooking is an added attraction The Dereks live in little house in Holly woodland. Thanks to Patti’s thrift they’ll soon be able to buy a ranch in The Valley — where year-old Russell Andre can, like John, grow up in the saddle Ambitious, eager to learn, John studies with Columbia Studio drama coaches. Prefers roles like football . . . . . . star of “Saturday’s Hero,”" left, to swashbuckler (above) of “Mask of the Avenger.” With Jody Lawrence 53 miracle in Boston • Ry Ruth Roman Feverishly , she tried to count the flowers , whirling on the wallpaper — and heard the words that changed her life ALTHOUGH I was only twelve years old, I remember it well because I had complained to my mother about what a hot day it was for April in Boston. She immediately became suspicious. A thermometer was dug up and mother took my temperature. It was 102 degrees! Mother thought it was just a stomach upset. I was bundled into bed. In those days, medicine -cabinet treatment was the rule. Physics, aspirins and multi- colored pills were stuffed into me at irregular hours. But in three days, my temperature remained steadfast, unmoved by the best home remedies my family had to offer. I was growing weaker and the pains in my legs were almost unbearable. Our family physician, Dr. Charles Gardner, was called in. Dapper, kind old Dr. Gardner was one of my favorite people — probably because of his generosity with lime-colored lollipops and his smile under a curved, shiny, waxed gray mustache. Even the sight of him gave me a lift. The doctor spent a great deal of time with me, asking all sorts of questions, many of which I couldn’t answer. His voice seemed to rise and fall, gobbled up by the heat waves that enveloped me. I heard him tell my mother it was a kind of mystery ( Continued on page 91) Ruth Roman appears next in “Strangers on a Train” 54 It didnt sparkle like rubies or gleam with the richness of furs. And the bank would have branded it as worthless. Only Sue knew the value of Alan s anniversary check 56 Alan Ladd is currently in “Appointment with Danger” BY IDA ZEITLIN k_/.N their ninth anniversary last income-tax day, Alan filled the house with flowers and gave his wife a eheck vhich read: “Pay to the order of Susie, $xxxxx. No money in the bank, but I love you, so please cash in for the rest of our lives.” The gift didn’t sparkle like rubies nor gleam with the richness of furs, and it wasn’t worth a plugged nickel at the teller’s window. But it gave Sue a glow that you can’t buy across counters, and she put it away with other treasures of its kind. Marriage in Hollywood is a controversial subject that joes bouncing back and forth like a nonstop tennis ball. “What’s wrong with the place? Why can’t people out there stay hitched like anyone else?” That’s one side — And the other side answers, “Our marriage record is as good as that of the rest of the country. It just sounds as if we divorced more, because we hit the headlines and you don’t.” In the final analysis, marriage anywhere depends on people, not on places, and the Ladds are a case in point. Knowing them, the wryest cynic ( Continued on page 77) It wasn’t easy for Alan to make the de- cision that separated him from his old stu- dio— even though he now realizes his dream of producing one picture a year on his own “She’s got the know-how to take care of a man,” Alan says. Above, with Alana, Sue, David. Alan calls kids, “My eaters” with lOVB 57 Farley Granger likes “pro- fessional looking” legs Richard Widmark voted for Betty Grable 3 times Macdonald Carey can be very lyrical about legs Tony Curtis gave Jan- et Leigh his top vote PRETTIEST LEGS It isn’t just the shape they’re in. According to the Hollywood men it’s the personality they express that gives these legs their intriguing lines Kornman Bachrach Hester For Bob Mitchum: Jane Howard-Duff put Gardner Scott Brady likes legs that Russell's long stems at the top of his list show signs of talent IN HOLLYWOOD BY VICKY RILEY Kirk Douglas admires Ava Gardner’s “shmv girl ” legs The Betty Grable legs, acclaimed in song, story and headlines, now win Photoplay’s poll conducted among Hollywood’s most eligible bachelors, plus some married men — just to give the whole thing balance. However, many of the married gentlemen preferred not to have their names or selections mentioned: wife-jealousy department. Hollywood’s beauty-wise male eyes are wolfishly aware of ( Continued on page 104) Powolny Bachrach They wanted a big family so Jeanne and Paul planned their house to take on some additions too Four lounge chairs put together make long couch in liv- ing room where high windows top wall bookshelves plot FORA home Paul designed furniture, had it made in his factory. Gold draperies cover wall of windows in master bedroom #T’S no trick to start Jeanne Crain and Paul Brink - Iman talking about their house. For they have taken four years to get a house that’s right for them, and it isn’t finished yet. The setting of their house is perfect. Their land, scooped out of the side of a hill, overlooks what seems to be most of southern California. Behind it the hill rises sharply, and the ground falls away on the other three sides, giving absolute privacy. When Paul first found the land, he planned to purchase just one acre, but ended up with the whole cove, most of which he ( Continued on page 89) BY LYLE WHEELER ;etor, Twentieth Cenlurv-Fox Studios When guests want to know what’s cooking, Jeanne takes them to indoor kitchen barbecue Photographs bg de Gennaro Living-room bar doubles as pro- jection room when Paul shows movies. Jeanne’s in “Take Care of My Little Girl” > 60 they're characters BY SHEILAH GRAHAM If you ask Jane’s friends, “Johnny Belinda’’ got under the Wyman skin Sometimes, says Sheilali, the parts they play on the sereen are acts that don’t go over in private life If John Wayne changed he’d he a different man on screen Marlin and Lewis can he even whackier away from the cam- era. But when no one’s looking, Jerry shows another side Bette Davis didn’t have to study Tallulah Bankhead to give her realistic performance as Margo in “All About Eve” June Allvson might be too cute for words if it hadn’t been for those two years of waiting YOU wonder sometimes if movie stars don’t become like the characters they play on the screen. Then again, you wonder if maybe it isn’t the other way ’round; if stars aren’t chosen for certain parts because that’s what they’re like really. I. know! I’ve watched them all — the tough guys, the ingenues, the waspish women, the heroes and the heels. Bette Davis, who played Margo Channing in “All About Eve,” is more like Margo than Margo is like Tallulah Bankhead, on whom she supposedly was modeled. I know a couple of Bette’s previous husbands quite well and they tell me Bette and Margo are one — the same, unpredictable type of person, complete with the flinging around of mink coats and staccato excitability. Plus the genuine warmth and intelligence and sense of humor that Margo had. Margo, Bette — it’s all the same, and if you liked Margo, you’ll love Bette. Gary Merrill did and does, both ways. Peter Lawford has changed considerably since he started at Metro as a British boy ( Continued on page 75) George can sneer all he wants to — there is an- other side to Sanders that never shows on the screen ! 63 Eng stead • Intriguing strapless dress, opposite, with smart detach- able stole. Eye-catching fabric is gleaming polished cotton. By Jonathan Logan, 9-15, in wide variety of exotic colors. An unbelievable $17.95 at Best & Co., New York, N. Y., Stewart’s, Baltimore, Md., H..P. Wasson, Indianapolis, Ind. Marvella pin, Capezio shoes. Worn by lovely Barbara Lawrence of RKO’s “Two Tickets to Broadway” • Dramatic dark plaid dress, above, with matching stole, can be worn strapless or with halter shoestring tie. Skirt is full, with un- pressed pleats. By Koret of California, 10-18, in red or navy ground tissue sheer plaid. Around $14.95 at Saks-34th, New York, N. Y., J. L. Brandeis, Omaha, Neb. • Personality in plaid is dreamy tissue sheer gingham sunback dress, right. Elasticized bodice, with removable straps, tapers gracefully into full skirt. For added effect, a matching stole. By McKettrick, 10-18, in brown, green, or navy with white. Around $14.95 at Kresge Newark, Newark, N. J., Jordan Marsh, Boston, Mass. These dresses worn by Margaret Sheridan of RKO’s “The Thing” For stoics nearest you write direct to manufacturer listed on page 67 Dir one 65 PHOTOPLAY FASHIONS MODEL T’S Checkmate a summer skirt with a woven cotton T-shirt. Neckline ends in flattering V both back and front. Ribbed waistband can be worn in or out. By Peggy Parker in navy, red, green with white, small, medium or large. Around $2.25 at Lit Bros., Philadelphia, Pa. Pert pique hat by Dani Three ways to enjoy Summer — T-shirts go glamorous Something new has been added — to T-shirts. Below, left, a lacy weave cotton that can be worn demurely buttoned up in front, prettily plunged or as a cardigan over a plain dress. By Helen Harper, it comes in white with navy, red, green or brown; small, medium or large. Around $2.98 at Crowley Milner, Detroit, Mich., and Woodward & Lothrop, Washington, D. C. Modeled by Barbara Britton, movie and television star Light as a sea breeze is the terry cloth T-shirt, below, right, with its nautical striped jersey bib front. By Jane Irwill, in white with navy or red trim, small, medium, large. Around $3.50. Gloves by Grandoe. To keep your curls in place, Debway’s perky Jockey cap Photographed, by Dirone aboard a Moorc-M cCormack ship 66 For store nearest you write direct to manufacturer listed on page 67 win one thrilling Wherever you live you can buy all-expense-paid vacations PHOTOPLAY FASHIONS If the preceding pages do not list the stores in your vicinity where the Photo- play Fashions are sold, please write to the manufacturers listed below: Jonathan Logan dress 1407 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Marvella pin 383 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Capezio shoes 1612 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Koret of California dress 611 Mission Street, San Francisco, Cal. McKetlrick Williams dress 1350 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Peggy Parker T-shirt 1384 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Jane Irwill T-shirt 1372 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Helen Harper T-shirt 1372 Broadway, New York, N. Y. June Patton dress 1641 Washington Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Fuller fabric for Ella Raines pattern 1407 Broadway, New York, N. Y. ‘ . 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Write for folder of other Catalina styles and name of nearest store. Catalina, Inc., Dept. 219, Los Angeles 13, California • Photoplay Patterns 205 East 42nd Street, New York 17, New York Enclosed find thirty-five cents ($-35) for which please send me the Photoplay Pattern of the Ella Raines in sines 9-11-13-15-17. " Fighting Coast Guard” dress Name Street City State. . Ella Raines officially accompanied by officers of the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter SPENCER Photographed by Dirone at the St. Regis roof • Charm him in this permanent finished sheer cotton with its brief sleeves, soft skirt with unpressed pleats in front. A detachable collar of velvet frames the pretty neckline; with matching velvet belt. By June Patton, 10-20, in black, brown, green, red. Around $14.95. Cotton shorties by Grandoe. Brilliant necklace by Coro For stores nearest you write to manufacturer listed on page 67 • Patterned for a perfect evening is the dress worn by Ella Raines, opposite. Designed to show off your best figure lines, its graceful neckline is draped over a fitted bra top. Eight-gored skirt has center seam and inset on each side of front and back for fullness, giving a pleat effect. To match the gleam in his eye, make it in Fuller’s “Spotlight” — a cotton satin that comes in twenty-five exciting colors p 69 f you by Joan Crawford Star of ** Goodbye, My Fancy” Don’t be so superior — your parents have been around much longer than you He’s not as dumb as you look when you give him the charm treatment! 70 want to be CHARMING Reverse the Current I've said this before and I'll probably say it many more times, because I think it's basic. It's this — the secret of a charming personality and the popularity which is its reward — is not to be found in any trick, any mysterious sleight-of- hand with make-up or fancy hair-dos or clothes, important as these may be. What makes you charming — or charm-less — is how you feel deep inside about yourself i and about those around you. All of us worry about ourselves, how we look, what sort of impression we are | making. And there's nothing wrong in such j concern unless it's so intense that it excludes our outgoing interest — our in- terest in other people, in other words. A girl who concentrates on herself in- stead of communicating with her friends is tense and self-conscious. She's the type who will go to a dance and worry the entire evening about her "stringy" hair or that blemish on her skin the pancake just won't conceal. And in this worrying of course she'll shut off her charm auto- matically. No one who is preoccupied exclusively with herself is charming. : Incidentally, the blemish you can't help — but the "stringy" hair you can. Prep- aration and organization in one's life is Analyze your “secret” thoughts and your nails will be longer! of prime importance. You can't just ac- cept life and take from it. You have to contribute , and not j ust to people you want to impress . Too many of us "turn on the charm" only on special occasions, taking our families and close friends for granted. But that kind of on-again, off-again charm is phony. Nobody is fooled — neither your mother, for instance, who pressed your new nylon blouse so exquisitely and was understandably hurt when you "forgot" to thank her, or the new boy friend on whom you lavish all the saved-up smiles and thoughtfulness. Self-conscious, "this- will-get-him" charm — the only kind you possibly can have when you put it on like a new formal or your best hat — isn't charm at all. It's affectation — and, like last year's slip, it shows! ft’s Magic It's almost magic the way a change in your feelings can affect the responses (bred of their new feelings) of the peo- ple you contact (Continued on page 103) p Glamour is composed of two parts soap and water — and one part sense! 71 Big Guy! Big Future! Big Romance? (Continued from page 43) for our appoint- ment was — just how serious is his ro- mance with Ginger? Enough to end in marriage — or just another Hollywood love affair scheduled to end after the excitement has worn thin? Steve was neither annoyed nor embar- rassed by my question. Personal questions obviously do not faze him. He’s handsome in a way — his way. Even off screen, he has that same solid, virile wallop Gable first had. There’s just 175 pounds proportionately spread over his six-foot-one frame. His hair is dark, his eyes green. He’s a type women go for. I think that Fay was still crazy about him when they parted. “You tracked me down at the train the first time Fay and I parted,” Steve re- minded me. “You also had the first story of our marriage.” “Now I’d like to have history repeat itself,” I told him. “How about the first story on what you and Ginger Rogers in- tend to do?” AS I said, the question did not rattle him. He didn’t quibble. “As of today there are no plans for marriage,” he said. “What will happen tomorrow, no one can say. Ginger and I have a perfect understanding. We enjoy each other’s company so much at this time that neither she nor I go out with any one else. But look here, Louella,” he went on, “I’ve been married twice. The first time to Florence Lockwood — for eight years. Fay and I didn’t stick it out that long. They were both wonderful girls— so may- be the trouble was all my fault. “Right now, my career is pretty im- portant to me. I’ve made nine pictures for Warners in a little over a year. I’m very grateful to Jack Warner.” I knew all about his career. “Where did you meet Ginger?” I cut in. Steve laughed. “When we were making ‘Storm Warning’ together. I thought she was lovely the minute I saw her. But she would have no part of me. She was seeing Greg Bautzer then. And Ginger is no two-timing female. I asked her for a date — and she turned me down cold. “In fact,” continued the honest Steve, “she laughed in my face. Then we went to Miami for the premiere of ‘Storm Warn- ing’ and surprise! surprise! Ginger ac- cepted my invitation for dinner one night. Maybe she was just feeling sorry for me —because I had a broken leg. But we had a lot to say to each other and had a wonderful time. It was just about the time she and Bautzer were beginning to cool. But it wasn’t until they were definitely through that she let me take her to parties and theaters and see her most of the time.” What Steve didn’t tell me, but what I happen to know, is that he seldom went to any Hollywood parties until he became Ginger’s escort. Since that time he has beau-ed her to the Gary Coopers’, the Jack Warners’ and to other social events. At the Coopers’, Steve and Ginger ran into Greg Bautzer — who came with Jane Wyman. Steve admits it was a pretty tense moment for Ginger. “She was pleasant to Mr. Bautzer,” he said, “but she didn’t go overboard and I took her home.” Did I sense a little touch of jealousy? Greg is mighty good looking, too, and a very successful lawyer. But luckily for Steve, apparently, that chance meeting did not revive the old magic where Ginger is concerned. Steve told me that he was going with Ginger and her mother to Ginger’s Oregon ranch. “How do you get along with Ginger’s mother?” I asked. “Lela? Say, isn’t she a great woman?” He was sincerely enthusiastic. “I like her fine.” And, believe me, if he didn’t like Lela Rogers he would have said so. Steve likes a drink now and then — I don’t mean by that that he’s addicted to the bottle. By no means. But Ginger is a complete teetotaler. “How about that?” I asked. “How do you get along on the subject of a cocktail or two before dinner — or a highball?” “We get along fine,” he grinned. “Ginger keeps liquor in her house and gives me a drink when I want it. She doesn’t touch the stuff herself, but she has no objection to my having a drink — or any of her other guests.” Ginger is an ardent Christian Scientist and Steve shares many of her ideas on the subject of religion. To all outward appearances, then, these two seem to have much in common — a sim- ilarity of tastes, a mutual understanding and considerable pleasure in each other’s society. Many Hollywood marriages have been based on less. And yet, somehow I don’t see them getting to the marriage license bureau. Why? For one reason the set-up is too good. Ginger has just said “adieu” to a long and, as it turned out, unhappy romance. Steve admits he is wary after two wrecked marriages. I would say their romance is placid — without fireworks. WHEN Ginger was in love with Greg they quarreled frequently. So did Steve and Fay. Now that Steve and Ginger are romancing it seems to me that they are making a bit too much of an effort to fall in love. Sometimes a “rebound” love affair does lead to a marriage. But that happens usual- ly in the case of kids — and not with two mature, well-balanced people — such as Ginger is and Steve rapidly is becoming. He wasn’t always! I don’t know how I happened to think about his much pub- licized fling with Mae West — unless it was because Mae was appearing in Los Angeles in “Diamond Lil” and I wondered if Steve had seen the show in which he once had appeared with her. “Seen her?” laughed Steve, and it was a good hearty one, “Why, I couldn’t get within a mile of Mae. That musician friend of hers keeps everyone away. But don’t let anyone tell you that she isn’t a swell girl. She’s fun — I’d like to have seen her again had there been a chance.” I remember when it was reported that Steve, Mae’s leading man on the stage, was romancing with her. “That wasn’t true, Louella,” he said, “I liked her com- pany. That’s all. “I like women anyway!” he cheerfully admitted. “You know that. Remember prevent polio by: Keeping children away from strangers Washing hands carefully before eating Keeping food clean and covered Watching out for headaches, fever, sore throat, upset stomach, sore muscles, extreme tired- ness, trouble in breathing or swallowing Putting a sick person to bed at once and call- ing the doctor Telephoning your local Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis if you need help remember . . . delayed action can lose a life! when Fay and I were married? She didn’t 1 know she was going to get married when I took her to Las Vegas. I said to her, ‘This 1 is your birthday and you’re going to get i a husband for a birthday present.’ So we 3 walked into the Las Vegas courthouse, got a license and were married.” “Is that the way you do it with all your women?” I laughed. “Well, I don’t think I’d get very far trying that with Ginger,” he admitted, “but j Fay was very young and the idea of an ; elopement intrigued her.” “You couldn’t have been very old your- i self at the time, Steve,” I went on. “How old are you?” I was beginning to enjoy asking him such questions as I usually don’t put to actors, because he’s so frank j about everything. “I’m thirty-four now. That’s no kid.” Oh, isn’t it? That’s what he thinks. Steve’s first acting job was with Florence Eldridge in the Federal Theater in 1936. “We opened in Detroit — my part was very unimportant. Fact is, until just re- : cently I’ve had a career of unimportant parts. You know, Louella, this is my sec- ond time around in Hollywood. The first time, when I did ‘Wonder Man’ and ‘The Chase’ . . . neither the public nor the pro- i ducers went crazy about me. I had to go 1 back to New York to make a stab at eat- ; ing steadily. Finally I got the role of Juarez in ‘Diamond Lil.’ “That’s why I’m so happy at being at Warners. After years of being Mr. No- body in Particular I love all the attention, courtesy and consideration you get when they put that star on your dressing-room door. Anybody who tells you differently — says he hates publicity and all the rest of it — is either lying, or a fool. “I believe the public has every right to know anything that interests it about my life. It pays me well for that privilege. No one who is all-fired set on his ‘private life’ rights — should take up a "public career in the first place. “When I hear about actors walking out on good contracts, I can’t understand it. All I ask is to be allowed to stay at Warners and keep going as I am. I spent years praying for this break. Now I’m sincerely and humbly grateful for it.” With such an attitude — plus his talent — how can he help but go far? I hadn’t known that Steve was a native Californian until he told me that he first saw the light of day in Eureka, California. Like everything else that has ever hap- pened to him — he’s proud of it and proud that his early “jobs” were as a Wyoming ranch hand, a railroad section hand, a floor detective in Macy’s, a shipyard worker — and a couple of other assorted callings. As he said, his stage and screen career was far from brilliant until Jack Warner brought him back to Hollywood from New York to make “White Heat” with Jimmy Cagney and Virginia Mayo. He counts the day he got that telegram as the red-letter day in his life. I suspect there are many red-letter days ahead for him. Now that he’s settled career-wise and financially he may even find the love of his life which so far has eluded him. Will it be Ginger? There’s no doubt this hunk of man intrigues her. Since she met him she’s not nearly as insistent about spending six months of every year in New York which she learned to love last year when she had a whirl there, courted by such cosmopolites as Count Serge Oblen- sky and others in the social whirl. As for her whirl with Steve I’ll be sur- prised if it whirls them to the marriage license bureau. But I’ve been surprised before. The End Lux Lovely' says CO-STARRING IN ‘'GOODBYE MY FANCY” A WARNER BROS'. PRODUCTION ‘I RINSE THOROUGHLY first w ith warm water and then with a splash of stimulating cold. Al- ready my skin feels de- lightfully soft and smooth.” Lux Soap has active lather that works like a charm! NEXT I PAT MY FACE LIGHTLY with a soft towel to dry. It’s won- derful the quick new beauty this facial gives my skin!” Try Joan Crawford s own beauty facials. Discover how easy it is to be Lux-lovely! P 73 (Continued jrom page 40) diplomat, May knew that I wanted only to meet Gene. But deliberately and casually, she in- troduced me first to others in the cast. Just as I was about to burst with anxiety, Gene came rushing by. May stopped him. His face was covered with greasepaint and he wore neither shoes nor shirt. The stage manager was calling the overture and Gene, on a split-second time schedule, scarcely took note of me. Just a curt, “How do you do, Miss Franklin. Nice to meet you.” In my eagerness to impress Gene, I had dressed as though I were going to tea at Buckingham Palace. I wore my slim black taffeta molded and graceful with flying paniers and I was decked with jewelry that jingle-jangled. Over all this, I wore my luxurious beaver coat slung carelessly about my shoulders. ■ CONSOLED myself with the fact that Gene had been rushed. I told myself that he surely would call me. He had to! For there was nothing more I could do. I was acquainted with no one else who knew him. The following Wednesday, my break came. After my matinee, I found a note in my theater box. Gene had seen my show, had tried to phone me without suc- cess and wanted me to have dinner with him. He gave his number. I whooped with joy and ran back to tell the other kids in the cast. But before I reached the dressing rooms, I began to wonder . . . The other dancers in “Hattie” knew how I felt about Gene. Had they written that letter as a gag? That night and all the next day I eyed everyone sus- piciously. But finally, unable to contain myself any longer I dialed the number. Gene answered the phone. We talked for a half hour. Gene told me that May Kelly had raved about me for a solid week, insisting that he see my number in “Panama Hattie.” I listened avidly to all he said — especially when he talked of himself, building up a careful backlog for future conversations. The next night we had dinner together. I wore the red fox jacket. He looked at me strangely, for a minute, and only then did he connect me with the girl with whom he had flirted. The beaver coat I’d worn to impress him had almost cheated me of the chance to know him. We talked so much that night we hardly ate at all. I remembered Gene’s likes and dislikes and used them as guideposts for our conversation. I knew that, at fourteen, he had worked after school at the Robert Montgomery stables, exercising and feeding the horses. His interest in sports amazed me. And when he said that he was interested in skiing, although he had never been on a slope in his life, I immediately was eager to ski, too. Gene took me at my word. Soon after- wards, when a group from the Ice Show went to Bear Mountain, he invited me along. The first night at the Inn he walked me to my door and kissed me goodnight. He was going to get up early next day, he said, and try his skill alone. I hardly slept wondering how he would make out on that steep white slope. At seven the next morning, I stood at my window peering at a lone figure struggling up, up, up. About half-way up, he turned and shussed straight down, ending in a snow drift. Watching him dig out I de- cided that if he was going to risk his life, I was, too. I put on my red woolen “long- johns,” a pile of sweaters and struggled into my borrowed ski suit. My boots were heavy and clumsy and when I tried rumiing across the snow, I could manage only a slow trot. Gene, How I Pursued My Husband helping me on with my skis, promised to teach me whatever he had learned. I made a brave attempt to “herring-bone” up the slope. The trick is not to cross skis in back. My skis crossed. I slipped back- wards and must have fallen at least five times before I reached the quarter mark. I was hot and unhappy. But Gene wouldn’t let me remove any of my sweaters. De- ciding to try again, I pointed my skis, and took off. I picked up speed, saw that I was headed towards a bump in the slope and, not knowing how to turn, I sat down. One ski dug into the snow and my body turned over. It was like a mild electric shock. I was afraid to move. Gene removed my skis and helped me up. I winced as I tried to step on my right foot but I didn’t let him know how much it hurt. Slowly, we walked back to the Inn for breakfast. That night, in a tub of water, my knee swelled to twice its normal size. When Gene saw me limping downstairs, he was concerned and called the doctor. I had wrenched my knee, the doctor said, but nothing was broken. My “snow bunny badge,” Gene called it. Neither Gene nor I have been near a slope since, although our ambition is to spend a week at Sun Valley. It’s more Gene’s ambition than mine really, but I’ll be there pitching — and falling, no doubt. GENE'S athletic prowess often discouraged me in those first days. He was a whiz at riding and skating. And the first time we went swimming, he turned out to be a champion diver. I managed to stay in the running but obviously I couldn’t keep up with him. I thought everything Gene said or did was wonderful. When I’d known him a week, I told myself he was the man for me. Until this time, I’d been dating a boy named Chuck. Friday being our date night, he had introduced me to his friends as “My girl Friday.” Friday night, over a drink at the Stork Club, I told Chuck, “I don’t think I can be your girl Friday any longer. I’ve met someone else and I think it’s going to be serious.” “If you think that, I wish you all the luck in the world,” Chuck said. Gene, too, believed our romance was serious. Later, I discovered that after our first date he wanted to give me the little golden ice-skate with a tiny diamond in it which he wore in his lapel. But his roommate suggested he wait and find out if he was really sure. So Gene waited — for two months, then had the golden skate made into a pin for me. I’ve always let Gene know how much this pin means to me. Because it was his first gift, it’s my favorite. I lost it once, and Gene and I spent hours retracing our steps across Broadway, searching the side- walks, the curbs, the gutters. Then we went back to the theater and looked in my dressing room. When Gene found the little gold skate under my dressing table, I was so happy, I cried. People say you shouldn’t wear your heart on your sleeve. But a blind man could have seen the crush I had on Gene. I’m not very good at hiding things. Certainly, I never made any bones about the fact that I was trying to please him. After Gene said he liked the way I looked in red I wore red often. When he told me he liked tailored clothes and singled out a brown gabardine suit which I wore with a brown snap-brimmed hat, I bought all the tailored suits I could afford. When he admired my hair, I started brushing it vigorously, until it gleamed, and wore it in as many different styles as possible. One of the first things I discovered about Gene was his love for music, ballet music especially. Always, before a ballet com- pany came into town, he would order tickets. And I would buy all his favorite records so we could listen, hours on end. Whatever Gene does, he does well. When he became interested in painting, he would buy a book on the lives and work of the various painters, read through it rapidly and remember practically everything he had read. I read slowly, retain less than Gene. So I would make up for what I couldn’t get from the books by visiting the Metropolitan Museum. One thing I’ve always done well, though, where Gene is concerned, and that is — listen. Everything he’s ever had to say has interested me. If it hadn’t, I’m afraid I would have pretended like mad. FROM the beginning, we dated steadily. My mother could never quite understand how we found so much to talk about. Ex- cept for matinee days, we spent every afternoon together. After our evening shows, we’d go dancing, to the movies or just talk. Gene would take me home and we’d talk more. He’d kiss me goodnight, and then, as soon as he reached his hotel, he’d telephone. And we’d be on the wire for as long as an hour. Soon, marriage became part of our plans. We talked about marriage, and we talked about children. I said that when I was married, I wanted a boy and a girl. Gene said he thought that would make a nice family. He also said he wouldn’t marry until he could support a wife with ease. Then the draft came. Gene was eligible. My friends said the usual things: “Don’t marry now . . . suppose you have a child . . . suppose he’s killed . . .” His friends said, “Marry her right away.” Gene said, “If you don’t marry me now, I won’t guarantee whom I’ll be seeing while I’m in the Army — or that I’ll be single when I return.” A wave of panic swept over me. “I want to get married right away.” I proposed. “Are you sure?” he asked sternly. I nodded, blissfully. We were married within the week, on December 22, 1941, at New York’s City Hall. Gene took me to the Belvedere Hotel, where he lived, and carried me into his room lighted only by the soft glow cast by the Christmas tree bulbs. Then and there, I made a vow. I had won Gene by being interested in the things that interested him. My wedding ring, I promised myself, would not change this. I’d try always to be all things to the man I loved. When Gene was in the Army, I sent V- mail letters regularly. I told him all the details of my life, showing him not only what I was doing, but that he was con- stantly in my thoughts. Happily for me, Gene did the same thing. I’ll always wear my heart on my sleeve for Gene. After children arrive, some women relegate their husbands to a sec- ondary place. Gene and I and our four- year-old son have a wonderful relationship in which Chris, product of our love, shares equally in our affections. But Gene and I love each other first. I still help Gene with his dancing, often working on the choreography of his pic- tures, rehearsing with him and other mem- bers of the cast. His only objection is that he feels I, too, should be in the limelight. He dreams of us as dancing partners. I’d be happy with that kind of achievement, of course. But I know of no achievement, of no career that can be more wonderful than that of pursuing a husband — even after you’ve caught him. The End I They're Characters (Continued from page 63) actor. In some respects for the better. In others— I’m not [sure. He’s no longer the eager youth dash- ing madly to the studio in his open con- ■ vertible. But he was friendlier then, i Whether or not it’s because Pete has played so many “other men” parts in pictures, t| nowadays he seems less of an optimist, r, And I don’t quite know which adjective . to use about the following incident. It’s an A open secret in Hollywood that Sharman Douglas finds or found Pete extremely fascinating. In fact, she’s said to be carry- ing a man-size torch for him. But Pete, probably unthinkingly, brought his new interest, Jeanne MacDonald, to Sharman at RKO and sort of put her under Shar- man’s protective wing. If Sharman really is still in love with Pete, that was pretty thoughtless. Jane Wyman has been a hard girl to fathom at any time. But there was a change in Jane after she played the deaf- mute in “Johnny Belinda.” Some people believe that the strain of the role was partly responsible for the break-up of her marriage with Ronald Reagan. But I per- sonally believe that some of the divorce can be blamed on Ronald’s talkativeness, which can be very boring. However, Jane was a sick, depressed girl both during and after this picture. ELIZABETH TAYLOR has told me many times that she hates to play society girls on the screen — she’d rather be a gyp- [ sy. But Elizabeth has patterned quite a lot of her private life attitude on the way the ' society girls behave in her pictures. Funda- mentally, Elizabeth is a fresh-air country girl who loves dogs, horses and chipmunks. And the haughty stuff and quarrels with her family are alien to her innate sweet nature. I hope film fame will ultimately bring Elizabeth happiness. To date, it has only brought confusion for her family and for her. John Wayne is still “Duke” to the people who knew him as Duke Morrison. And they all still know him. His great success, his position at the top of the Photoplay Popularity poll (he won the Photoplay Gold Medal this year) hasn’t changed him at all. In fact I’m not sure how good an actor John really is because he’s exactly the same person in and out of his pictures. Gregory Peck is another local boy who made good without making his associates miserable because of it. Greg was raised in La Jolla, California, which is why he started the La Jolla Playhouse, a very profitable tourist attraction for his home town. I remember when Greg startled me with his portrayal of the sex- crazy, selfish Lewt in “Duel in the Sun,” shortly after he had electrified me with his sensitive characterization of the priest in “The Keys of the Kingdom.” I asked him — “Which is the real you?” He grinned and replied, “Ask my wife.” I did. Sorry I can’t tell you. The big change in Olivia de Havilland started with her two-year-long battle to free herself from her Warner contract. And remembering the carefree, happy girl she used to be, it is sad to hear no sorrow expressed in Hollywood over the not-so- hot reviews and brief six-weeks run for Olivia’s “Romeo and Juliet” in New York. She tries so hard with every acting job. I’m wondering if there isn’t such a thing as trying too hard. I hope that her next movie assignment will be a little romantic part. Then maybe Olivia will return to her early lighter, gayer self. 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Only now, at $200,000 a picture, he doesn’t have any reason to. The oddest contradiction in reel and real life in Hollywood is Jane Russell. The sexy extrovert on celluloid is a deeply religious, modest girl at home, with a chapel in her own backyard. The posters can show Jane struggling for her honor in low-cut gowns till kingdom come. Away from the camera the only thing Jane struggles for is to re- member a passage from the Bible, most of which she knows by heart. June Allyson can be pretty cute off screen if she thinks an occasion warrants it. But on the whole she isn’t too carried away with her characterizations. It was a good thing for June, as it is for every young performer in Hollywood, that suc- cess here didn’t come right off the bat for her. She had a two-year very discourag- ing wait before she made a hit, playing herself really, in “Two Girls and a Sailor.” It’s a better thing that she fell so in love with Dick Powell, older and wiser. How about the movie sirens— the Ava Gardners, the Hedy Lamarrs, the Lana Turners? They remind me of the com- edians, most of whom are sad sacks away from the camera. These delectable dames rarely wear make-up or dress up off duty. Hedy is notorious for her peasant dresses. Lana loves shorts. Ava goes in for slacks. And all three cinema sirens have this in common — they passionately desire a hus- band and home life. At this writing, Lana has it, and I’d say she was the happiest of the three. Hedy is prepared to travel to the four corners of the world to get hers. Ava is hoping that somehow, somewhere, she can be Mrs. Sinatra. How about the lover-boys, the gents who always get the females in films? Do they repeat in private life? Let’s see. Errol Flynn had his marriage option dropped by T.ili and Nora. Stewart Granger was di- vorced by his first wife. Robert Taylor — well, you know about Robert. Clark Gable — you know his history too. Cary Grant? After winning Virginia Cherrill, Barbara Hutton, and every girl in pictures for two decades, including the time he was a ghost m the "Topper" senes, uary nas now been won for life, I believe, by a bit of a girl, Betsy Drake. I said before that the comedians of the screen were sad creatures in private life. Not all of them are. It’s impossible to de- fine where Red Skelton of the screen begins and the ditto of civilian life ends. Red never stops making with the gags. But Red’s jokes are never at the expense of any living creature. Nor are the wise- cracks of Bob Hope. Martin and Lewis can be even whackier away from the camera. But once in a while, when no one is watching, Jerry forgets the funny face and is the com- plete coordinated businessman. Jerry passes on everything — even the advertising posters for their pictures. And recently, when a columnist took some cracks at Dean, Jerry did the same to the columnist. “Dean’s my friend as well as my partner,” he told me quietly. “Anyone who hurts him is not my friend.” George Sanders usually plays a very rude man in his pictures. I don’t know whether George gets these roles because he is rude in real life, but it could be. How- ever, recently I made a discovery about George. And I should have suspected it before. His sardonic speeches are a cover- up for an oversize inferiority complex. When I phoned him to talk about some- thing else, he engaged me in a lengthy conversation all about, “What did you think of my singing?” (On a radio show.) Why, George, I didn’t think you cared what anyone thought. Incidentally, I thought he sang divinely and told him so and the purr at the end of the line could almost be stroked. I also discovered that Mr. Sanders has a sense of humor. When the story was printed that he could not play the Pinza role on Broadway in “South Pacific” because he was supposed to have an operation, I called him to say, “Is it really true about the operation, or is it an operation for cold feet?” He roared — with laughter. Jeanne Crain, the mother of three, still has the wistful air of a little girl, that made Janet Gaynor famous. With Jeanne it’s a case of her roles being chosen for her. She is wistful and feet-off-the-ground- ish. She was a natural for those roles. Bette Davis is Margo, Elizabeth Taylor is the society girl, John Wayne and Duke Morrison are one and the same, Gregory Peck is, well, Gregory Peck. The contra- dictions are there, too . . . the sirens, the gag-men, the lover-boys, they’re all double personalities. But that’s like the old “which comes first, the chicken or the egg?” routine. 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In the course of Alan and Sue’s friendship, as struggling actor and agent, each grew to | respect the other’s worth as a human. Be- cause they felt and reacted alike, the wordless understanding between them was from the beginning almost uncanny. In some bigshot’s office, with no prearranged campaign, they’d play into each other’s hands like a couple of jugglers. Each knew when to speak, when to quit, when to get up and go. It was a new experience then, startling and delightful. Now, after nine years of marriage, it’s ingrained. PROFESSIONALLY, Alan refers to him- self as “we,” the other half being Sue. : It’s long been accepted that where he goes, 1 she goes, since he won’t go without her. You recognize her presence in the flowers that brighten their impersonal hotel room, and the magazines strewn about. This may seem like a minor item, but nothing’s ! minor to Sue that contributes to Alan’s I relaxation. Many men on a business trip I feel their wives are better off at home. | Many men — let’s be honest — like to get away from their wives once in a while, j Alan says: “I’d be lost without Sue — ” He needs her for the comfort of her com- panionship and because of his vast respect for her judgment. Not that he invariably follows it, but he’ll take no major step till he’s thoroughly thrashed out all its aspects with Sue. Because of the harmony already noted between them, their con- clusions are more likely than not to fuse. Once they had a difference of opinion with Buddy DeSylva. DeSylva was a wise man and a fair one, who could see the other fellow’s side as well as his own. After tossing it back and forth, the boss advised them to go home and sleep on it. Next day they returned, still of the same mind. DeSylva threw them a curious little smile. “You two! You’ve got too much of that pillow talk between you. I can’t beat it. You win.” Others have been less understanding. 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While often otherwise caused, it’s amazing how many times Doan’s give happy relief from these discom- forts—help the 15 miles of kidney tubes and filters flush out waste. Get Doan’s Pills today! ness of home. But the widely held notion that children can cure an ailing marriage doesn’t sit well with the Ladds. “It’s up to the parents, not the kids, to make a mar- riage work. We owe them security,” says Sue “Not the other way ’round.” Security comes from an atmosphere of serenity. It’s produced by a feeling be- tween two people that has deepened from the electrics of early romance to some- thing enduring. “You can’t sit down and rationalize it,” says Alan. “Anyway, I can’t. You find that companionship with the other person satisfies you. You accept him for what he is. You don’t say, I’ll try to cure this habit or that. You say, I want to make him happy. Acceptance and un- derstanding are the big things. They in- clude all the rest.” WHEN Sue and Alan are out together, he has a way of making her feel im- portant. He’s not full of a lot of baloney and five-dollar words. But there’s always a look, a smile, a touch that says, “I’m glad to be here with you. I’d rather be dancing with you than anyone else.” “The place,” says Sue, “may be jumping with glamour girls. Goodness knows they’re better-looking than I am. But on the way home my husband never fails to pay me some little compliment. Of course it sets me up.” Alan, for his part, maintains that she spoils him, but good. “Sue’s got the know- how to take care of a man. I’ve seen women get so wrapped up in their kids, their friends, their bridge, their clubs, that the poor old guy comes home and sits on the sidelines like a scrub who’ll never make the team. Which leaves him wide open for the sympathetic ‘other woman.’ Thank heaven I’ve got a feminine wife. She bolsters my ego.” Sue sniffs. “What ego? My great problem is that Alan always thinks he’s washed up tomorrow.” “Could be I’m right,” he laughs, but he’s not kidding. Actors are supposed to be over-endowed with self-confidence. In which case, Alan’s no typical actor. Suc- cess doesn’t inflate, it amazes and hum- bles him. He has a very attractive singing voice which he’s loath to use except in the shower. Asked to use it on a personal appearance tour, he nixed the suggestion as not altogether sane. But Sue and Kay Kyser framed him. Kyser was emceeing a show in a military hospital, where the Ladds joined him. He and Sue put their heads together. Without bothering to warn the unsuspecting soloist, Kay announced that Alan would now sing “My Ideal.” What could he do, with the guys whooping 1 j and hollering! He sang “My Ideal” and I they raised the roof. “See, you can sing,” said his double- crossing wife. “Yeah. That’s the one song I know all the words of.” Lest I give the impression that the Ladds are too good to be human, let me cut in fast with an assurance to the contrary. Like all married pairs since Adam and Eve, they have their flare-ups. There was a time when Susie used to flounce out and take a walk. Naturally, she expected Alan to follow. He always did. One night, as she stomped down a dark boulevard, he caught up and got her into the car. “Now look,” he said. “This is no way to settle an argument. If you do it again, I won’t be home when you get there.” That was her last walk. Not because she took him literally, but because he’d opened her eyes to the childishness of her opera- tions and made her ashamed of them. Psychologists say that spats are important or not, depending on their source. Those of Alan and Sue rise from the surface, leav- ing the depths undisturbed. Normally, they settle a difference of opinion by hashing it out. 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Susie hankers after a party now and then, if only for the fun of getting dressed up. She’ll start working on Alan ’way ahead of time, and even then he’s been known to back out at the last minute. Once for a couple of weeks he grew positively lamb-like. Wherever Sue wanted to go was okay with Ladd. She couldn’t figure it, but made hay while the making was good. HELP . . . police 6nd the fugitive criminal named and described on the “True Detective Mysteries" radio program every Sunday afternoon. $1000 00 REWARD ... is offered for information leading to the ar- rest of any one of these criminals. There's noth- ing to buy; no box-tops to send in. Hear the details about his $1000.00 reward on “True Detective Mysteries”. "TRUE DETECTIVE MYSTERIES" Every Sunday Afternoon on 523 Mutual Stations 78 Till the night came when she said, “We’ve been chasing too much. Let’s stay put.” “Had enough?” She looked up, and the light dawned. “So that’s been your little game.” “You’re too smart by half, Susie.” The score remains the same. He hates parties, she likes them. “But he hates them worse than I like them,” sighs Sue, “so we generally stay home.” In basic matters, their ideas run paral- lel. Their home is for people they feel at home with — for friends, not influences. You won’t find them catering to producers for the sake of a role. But they’ll have the Peter Hansons because they like them. Hanson played in “Branded.” Both Sue and Alan think he has talent, and go out of their way to encourage him. Alan’s never forgotten his dark days, nor what encouragement meant to him. 1 LAN’S contract still has over a year to l\ run and he still has two Paramount pictures, “The Red Mountain” and “Rage of the Vulture,” awaiting release. But with major players, the studio presents a deal well in advance. The actor presents a counter-deal. If they can’t get together, he’s free to negotiate elsewhere. We’re springing no leak when we state that Ladd’s appeared in a fair number of ;i stinkers. You’ve seen them yourselves. That they’ve made a lot of dough must be | ascribed to his personal popularity. Nat- urally he feels a good script isn’t too much 1 to ask for. That was one consideration. The other ! was Alan’s four kids. Should anything hap- pen to him, he wants them taken care of. The deal Paramount offered was fine. Only he found he could double the money out- side. He and Sue thrashed it out from every angle, put it together and picked it apart again. But the moment of decision had to come. Jack Warner was waiting to hear from them. Alan paced, Sue sat. Their agent stood by the phone. “Well?” he prodded gently. “Do you want it or don’t you?” Ten years of Paramount flashed through Alan’s mind, ten years of working with a wonderful set of guys on the back lot. He gulped. For a moment it looked as though the tears might come. Sue couldn’t stand it. She jumped up and ran to him. “You don’t have to take it, Alan.” He looked at her and the grin broke through. Hanging on to her hand, he nod- ded to the agent. Presently he was talking to a Warner brother. “Well, Jack, I guess I’m coming home.” “What do you mean?” “I used to be your grip for two years.” “Under what name?” “Look it up. Alan Ladd.” Which broke the tension all round. On termination of his present contract, he plans three pictures a year — one for Warners, one for another major company, one for himself. They’ve already bought a story for independent production. “We love this business,” says Alan, “and as long as they’ll have us, we’ll stay. But if it ended tomorrow, we’d say thanks, it’s been swell knowing you, and work out something else. Make the farm pay, may- be,” he teased. “I can see it now. Me run- ning the tractor, Susie milking the cows. Or the other way round. 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The twins are just trying to beat the high cost of living!” Li'l Lightning Bug ( Continued, from page 45) I’m all dressed up in black and sophisticated.” At any gathering where strong beverages are served, Debbie’s answer is as automatic and swift as the raised eyebrow that in- quires her age — “I was born April 1, 1932— and now, if you don’t mind, please, I’d like a straight milk.” At her studio she thumbed past ultra- glamorous portrait shots and chose another for her fan-mail pictures, saying, “This one looks younger, don’t you think?” She’s smart enough to realize she will probably continue playing younger parts “for at least two more years.” What’s more, Debbie studies the smaller fry for her homework. “There are kids in every age group in our block in Bur- bank. I love to play baseball and football out in the street with them, and I watch them — so I won’t go stale on acting real young.” But there’s nothing small about her tal- ent. 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Now you can add all the glamorous color you want, or blend-in un- wanted gray . . . without making a permanent change. NOREEN Super Color Rinse gives your hair such natural-looking color . . . color that rinses in like it belongs, and stays until shampoo'd out. There are 14 true-to-life shades, ranging from light gold to lustrous black, and lovely grays. Choose one, and “try it on.” NOREEN is so easy to apply. It takes only 3 minutes with the NOREEN Color Appli- cator. Give your hair Cover Girl Color. Just select, and wear NOREEN Super Color Rinse. MANY PEOPLE THINK that underarm deodor- ants are about the same and give equal pro- tection from offending. This is not true. Merely deodorizing is not enough— under- arm perspiration must be stopped and stay stopped. Smart people use FRESH Cream Deodorant because it really stops perspira- tion. Furthermore, when you use FRESH you are assured of continuous protection. 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