Modern Screen (Dec 1949 - Nov 1950)

THE DOCTOR AND THE GIRL [ Cast: Glenn Ford. Charles Coburn. Gloria De Haven. Janet Leigh. Metro-Goldwyii-Mayer The credits for The Doctor and the Girl state that the screen play was "based on a literary work." The literary work may have been a novel or a short story, but I'm betting on a soap opera until I learn different. In fact, I'm betting on five or six soap operas. Call one "Young Doctor Corday." That's Glenn Ford. Papa Corday (Charles Coburn) is a famous doctor. Rich, respected, etc. Glenn's following in his footsteps (believes in a clinical approach to patients; no human feelings toward them). Glenn's clinical toward a girl (Janet Leigh) who's dying of tuberculosis, until she makes him feel like a dog, and then he marries her. This necessitates his cutting himself off from his old man (or vice versa), going to share Janet's slum life, and building up a practice among the under-privileged. Next chapter: "Fabienne Faces Life." Fabienne's Gloria De Haven, another of Coburn's children. She's tired of papa's running her life, wants an apartment for herself. She finds one in Greenwich Village, complete with skylight, and there she paints (and sings and dances the nights away, most likely). She comes to the family home for dinner once a week (so she can pick up her allowance, I presume) and whenever Papa asks what she's been doing with herself, she gives him a piece of her lip, as the saying goes. He continues to support her, despite her haughty airs, and she finally jogs off on a cruise with a married man, only to return home pregnant. Afraid to tell anybody, she attemps a selfinflicted abortion, and dies in agony. Chapter Three: "Backstage Daughter." Coburn has still another child, a jellyfish named Mariette (Nancy Davis). She's the one who keeps his home running smoothly, marries the man he tells her to marry, and is always right there behind the scenes with a glass of milk and a kiss for the old duffer. Now, I'm not knocking milk, but with the kind of troubles that man has, he could have used something stronger under his belt. The Doctor and the Girl has a few nice moments, and these are largely due to the taste and skill of Glenn Ford and Janet Leigh, whose love story is far superior to the rest of the picture. (There's a diphtheria operation somewhere in there too, if you like that sort of thing.) I MARRIED A COMMUNIST Cast: Laraine Day. Robert Ryan. John Agar, Thomas Gomez. Janis Carter. RKO According to RKO, the Communists are running around San Francisco like a bunch of Al Capone's boys. Bang bang bang, and another loyal American chews the pavement. Since the party hasn't even taken a shot at Whittaker Chambers yet, RKO's case is undoubtedly somewhat overstated, but they believe in being prepared. Still, if the Communists are as incautious and generally goofy as the comrades in this picture, the country has nothing to worry about. Hero Robert Ryan was a Communist for a while, back in the Depression. He saw the light, rose from stevedore to vice-president of a shipping company, married Laraine Day. He now gets Which Tuin has the Toni? (See answer below! new SPIN curler cuts winding time in half — makes it double easy 1 New exclusive Toni Spin Curler grips . . . spins . . . locks with a flick of the finger. No rubber bands' All plastic, patented ! Nothing to tangle up in your hair! Tinv teeth firmly grip hair-tips so even the shortest ends become easy to manage ! Easy-spin action — built right in— rolls each curl up in one quick motion ! Snaps shut! Assures a better, longer-lasting curl. Winds more hair on each curler. Makes winding twice as easy — twice as fast! Now it's easier than ever before for any woman to wind perfect curls. gives you the most natural-looking wave ever! It's the same gentle creme lotion that has given more than 67 million lovely permanents. So gentle — so fast. No other home permanent waves hair faster yet leaves it so soft and lustrous, so easy to set and style. Try this exciting Toni with new Spin Curlers and see how quicklv . . . how easily . . . you give yourself the most natural-looking wave you've ever had ! "Now we're both Toni Twins," says lovely Lila Wigren at the left. hen I saw how easy it was for Ella to give herself a Toni with the new Spin Curlers I decided on a Toni Home Permanent, too!" ONLY s229 gentle TONI lotion SPECIAL COMBINATION OFFER Toni Refill Kit. Guaranteed to give the most naturallooking wave ever — or money back! Sl*>0 Complete Set of new Toni SPIN Cur/ers. No more rubber bands! Makes every wave from now on twice as easy! Reg. Value. S200 included in this offer — Toni Creme Rinse to give your Toni wave rouiaauc 5 300 VALUE softnessl