Modern Screen (Jul-Dec 1945)

negligee. He calls off the raid hastily, and demands that Steve marry the girl, which is what Libby had in mind all along. She and Steve are very happy for a year. Then their daughter, Sheila, is born, and Libby is at death's door. But Steve (here we go on the ghost part) bribes the messenger of death to take him instead. He is a very restless spirit when he gets to heaven, and after seventeen years or so of "probation," persuades them to give him a seven-day pass back to earth. He is sure that his daughter needs him, and he's so right. Sheila (Peggy Ryan) has too much Gogarty blood in her veins to knuckle down to old Jasper. When Steve arrives she is the only one who can hear him or see him. She thinks he's swell, and isn't in the least perturbed by the fact that he's a ghost. Steve determines to get her on the stage, but of course Jasper is equally determined that she shall "stay home where she belongs." The rest of the picture is a tug of war between Jasper's earthly influence and Steve's celestial power which isn't as strong as it might be. There's romance thrown in, and it's all fun. — Univ. THE MAN FROM OKLAHOMA You've heard of the feuding Hatfields and McCoys. They're just a bunch of sissies beside the feuding Whittakers and Lanes in Roy Rogers' latest picture. Roy plays a Whittaker and so does Gabby Hayes. The Sons of the Pioneers are Whittakers to a man. The Lane family, however, has dwindled to Grandma Lane, a fierce, shotgun-toting old beldame, and her attractive granddaughter, Peggy (Dale Evans) . When the story opens, Peggy is the singing sensation of a New York night club. Roy and the boys turn up there to try and I SAW IT HAPPEN Back in 1939, 1 atI tended a junior |&g^H prom at Chicago's p3k},H Edgewater Beach £ ^ Hotel. Ted Weems' Hb/1 orchestra was playing there. Singing with the band was a pretty little strawberry blonde named Marvel Maxwell, and when intermission came, all of us fellows scrambled up to this lush thrush and pleaded for her autograph. 1 decided to go the rest of the guys one better. I asked Miss Maxwell for an autographed photo, promising "to keep and cherish it forever." Marvel replied that she had no more photographs, but remembering a portrait painter in the hotel lobby she promised that she would have him paint a picture of her the next day, and that she would send it to me, autographed and everything. Not wanting to be a bore, but possessing a feeling of disbelief, I gave her my address, implying that I would wait in suspense for the picture. The next afternoon, believe it or not, the painting did arrive. I sent Miss Maxwell a telegram expressing my deepest appreciation. To this day that painting is one of my most prized possessions. But imagine my surprise to find, upon seeing the movie "Lost in a Harem," that the lovely blonde star in it was none other than my "portrait girl," Marilyn Maxwell! William Lane, Jackson, Michigan Every day the same mistake! Yet just half a minute would prevent it! Something's wrong ail right — and it's you, Sugar! But don't expect your boss to point out a fault like underarm odor. It's up to you to avoid offending. So step on it, before he buzzes again, and buy a jar of Mum. Mum does the trick— in 30 seconds. You're safe all day from risk of underarm odor. When you ask for Mum, you say bye-bye to the blues a girl gets when she's frowned on — and doesn't know why. You're going over big with the boss. And doing fine, thanks, with the rest of the office force, too. Yes— thanks to Mum— one of the most dependable little partners in charm a working girl ever had. Product of Bristol-Myeri Mum TAKES THE ODOR OUT OF PERSPIRATION Mum's Quick — Only 30 seconds to use Mum. Even after you're dressed, even when you're busy, you still have time for Mum. Mum's Safe— Won't irritate skin. Won't harm fabrics, says American Institute of Laundering. Mum's Certain — Mum works instantly. Keeps you bath-fresh for a whole day or evening. For Sanitary Napkins— Mum is so gentle, safe, dependable that thousands of women use it this way, too.