Modern Screen (Jan - Nov 1940)

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'ARDY TAR The Pirates' Den" is the most popular spot i town these summer nights. Its array of 'wners — among them Bing Crosby, Rudy /allee, Fred MacMurray, Johnny Weissmuller ind Ken Murray — was bound to attract the 'ublic. But once there, it's the fun that holds ;m. Chief attraction — with all due credit to ie aforementioned lads — is the iron sailor, i which customers can throw all the bottles ey want at a mere nickel apiece. 'rOOD THINGS IN SMALL ACKAGES! 3t those who will scoff at the Howard ughes-Ginger Rogers intentions. But we preset it's wedding bells for sure — particularly ter seeing Howard's fifty-two birthday prests delivered to Ginger on the set the other y. They were small boxes of various ipes, and each one was done up in a ?erent color scheme. Ginger was trembling h excitement from the moment she opened first box and found a beautiful pearl, il she opened the last little box and nd a fifty-second beautiful pearl. Seems t Ginger's mother had told Howard just V her daughter feels about presents — >'s mad about opening packages, and it Uy doesn't matter to her what's inside, e her quantity to quality every time, vever, she's not objecting a bit to How's ingenious way of combining both eleits, and don't think she's not proud of elegant pearl necklace she's had made! PENSIVE HOBBY nia Bruce is turning into one of Holly's most avid art collectors. No less an rity than Edward G. Robinson says ie beauteous blonde has an appreciair fine paintings that should mean an le collection in the future. And J. Ruben has faithfully promised not to ■> much as one star sapphire for Virbut to put those extra pennies toward ause." SE AQUATIC MacMURRAYS ay wander into a theatre one of these and be surprised to see Fred Mac7 grinning at you from a sports short. taken on extra-curricular activity late1 has made several short features for al release. It all came about because is so good at water polo that various •nies begged him to show on the screen t really should be done. What they know is that lovely Mrs. MacMurray e of a champ at the sport than her nd! SO FASTIDIOUS AFTER ALL 3enny makes a point of boasting about istidious tastes in cigars, whenever an .ion arises. But his secretary at the d knows the boss pretty well and, in 'er to a query about what kind of smoke really prefers, she said airily, "Oh, El ;o, Sub Rosa, or any other kind that es as a gift." So he's choosey, eh? MODERN SCREEN