Modern Screen (Jul-Dec 1945)

it. Mary has no intention of letting Joe spoil this one too. It is different. Chris isn't on it. He misses the train at the last minute, and Mary finds herself on her way to New York with Joe. Of course Chris follows them the next day, but by the time he arrives, the newspapers are displaying pictures of "Mr. and Mrs. Joe Parker, foreign correspondent, and beautiful bride he married in India." You see, Joe had cabled his boss, Mr. Worth (Charles Dingle) that he married while he was there. It had seemed like a good idea at the time — Worth sent him a thousand bucks for a wedding present. But now he is about to face the boss, who is notorious for his lack of a sense of humor. -Mary wouldn't mind being Mrs. Parker just for ten minutes, would she? Mary, not expecting reporters, photographers, etc., agrees. Disaster follows. Mr. Worth has made a lot of plans for the Parkers. The bridal suite in the best hotel, a week end in the country — the works! When Chris shows up, Mary expects him to be furious. Not at all! Anything we can do for good old Joe, is Chris' motto. So Mary gets furious instead, and decides to teach him a lesson. — 17. A. P. S. Claudette Colbert personally plucked "Guest Wife" from among several important stories offered her. The amusing comedy can be compared to Claudette's Academy Award winning "It Happened One Night." . . . Time and trouble were saved for the wardrobe department when the script called for a pair of men's pajamas, bearing the monogram JJP. Because his screen name, Joseph Jefferson Parker, had the same initials as Miss Colberts real life husband, Lt. Joel J. Pressman, USN, Don Ameche had only to borrow a pair of Dr. Pressman's monogrammed pajamas, and production was ready to roll. BEWITCHED If you are fascinated by the dark inner recesses of the human mind, you will find "Bewitched" enthralling. It may strain your credulity a little, for you are asked to believe that two spirits can occupy one body. It is, in fact, the story of a female Dr, Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Joan Ellis (Phyllis Thaxter) is apparently a pretty, sweet, normal girl, in love with her handsome fiance, Bob (Henry Daniels, Jr.). There is no surface indication that two spirits are at war within her. One is Joan's own, and the other is that of a wild, evil creature named Carmen. Don't ask me how she got there. I'm no psychiatrist. But there she is, and as Joan's wedding day approaches, Carmen becomes more and more restless. She is determined to prevent the marriage, and get Joan away from Bob and her parents and friends, who are beginning to worry over the girl's increasing nervousness. One night Joan goes to a concert, but the voice of the singer becomes inextricably mixed with that of the sensual Carmen. Joan realizes that she can never escape from this terrible inner spirit, and in desperation she decides to go' to New York. She leaves a note asking her family not to try and find her, for their sake as well as her own. In New York she gets a job at a cigar counter. Joan is unhappy in this environment, but Carmen thrives on it. A clever young attorney, Eric (Horace McNally) meets Joan and falls in love with her. She finally agrees to go out with him, but as soon as they are alone in the moonlight, Carmen's influence is felt again. Eric kisses Joan, but it's Carmen who responds in a way that must have given the Hays office the cold shudders. When Joan gets home, she finds Bob (Continued on page 24) Are you in the know? What tennis shot calls for speediest aetion? □ Volley □ Forehand Drive □ Chop You make it near the net, before the ball bounces. You've got to be faster of foot and eye, quicker with the racket, to master the volley. 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