Movie Classic (Mar-Aug 1936)

[ They're unprintable! The things that happen to your system when you take a harsh, quick-acting cathartic. Good taste forbids a detailed description _J You ought to know ... for your health's sake . . . what happens when you introduce a harsh, drastic laxative into your system. One that works too quickly. One that upsets you . . . that rushes unassimilated food through your system . . . that rips and tears its way, leaving you weak, dragged down — internally abused. But, we cannot tell you the graphic details here because they are too graphic. This is a family magazine, not a medical textbook. This much we can say: whenever you need a laxative, be sure the one you take is correctly timed. Be sure it is mild and gentle. Ex-Lax meets these important specifications. Avoid quick-acting cathartics ! Ex-Lax takes from 6 to 8 hours to accomplish its purpose. It relieves constipation without violence, yet it is completely effective. Elimination is thorough. And so close to normal you hardly know you've taken a laxative. Because of its gentle action, Ex-Lax doesn't leave you weak, as harsh cathartics do. It doesn't cause stomach pains. It doesn't nauseate you. And you don't need to fear any embarrassment afterwards. It is best to take Ex-Lax at night, when you go to bed. In the morning you will enjoy complete and thorough relief. A joy to take! Another thing people like about Ex-Lax is the fact that it is equally good for children and adults. Thus, you need only one laxative in your medicine chest. And here is still another pleasant thing about Ex-Lax ... it tastes just like delicious chocolate. Don't ever again offend your palate with some bitter, nasty-tasting laxative! Get a box of Ex-Lax today. It costs only 10c. There is a big, convenient family size at 25c, too. GUARD AGAINST COLDS! .. .Remember these common-sense rules for fighting colds — get enough sleep, eat sensibly, dress warmly, avoid drafts, keep your feet dry, and keep regular, with Ex-Lax, the delicious chocolated laxative. When Nature forgets— remember EX-LAX THE ORIGINAL CHOCOLATED LAXATIVE -TRY EX-LAX AT OUR EXPENSE! (Paste this on a penny postcard) F.G.36 Ex-Las, Inc., P. 0. Bos 170 Times-Plaza Station, Brooklyn, N. T. I want to try Ex-Lax. Please send free sample. Xame . City. .Age. (If you live in Canada, write Ex-Lax. Ltd.. 736 Notre Dame St. W.. Montreal) Tune in on "Strange as it Seems, "new Ex-Lax Radio Program. See local newspaper for station and time. L*1V _: ..--r V ^8 ,!L ^' s ~~ <^*^sp&. ■ L _ ii.iirrTj^ Em WW"*\ * 35 fmk Here you are looking in on a scene being filmed for one of the year's biggest pictures — Anthony Adverse — with Fredric March as Anthony, and Olivia de Havilland as Angela. At the right is Director Mervyn Le Roy and the cameraman. Study this picture for a moment, then turn to page 68 and see if you can pass the observation test there without referring back to the picture! What Your Favorites Are Doing-Now! By Eric L. Ergenbright Hollywood Editor of MO J' IE CLASSIC Do you want to know what's doing in the studios — what pictures and what stars you will soon be seeing on the screens of your local theatres? If so, then come with MOVIE CLASSIC— each month— "behind the scenes" of Hollywood. — Editor. • "The bigger the picture, the bigger the attendance" isn't always true. But it has been true often enough of late to give every studio big-picture ambitions. And 'way up at the head of the producing parade are Warner Brothers-First National, with A Midsummer Night's Dream and Captain Blood behind them, and Anthony Adverse ahead — not to mention The Green Pastures. Fredric March, who had some of the biggest roles of 1935, has walked off with the prize role of 1936 to date — the title role of Anthony Adverse. As the moody, adventurous hero of Hervey Allen's modern classic, he has a part far different from anything he has recently played and leads a varied screen love-life. Gale Sondergaard, as Faith, whose name is ironic ; Olivia de Havilland, as his boyhood sweetheart whom he meets and loves in later life; and Steffi Duna, as the half-caste Neleta, who is passionately jealous of him, are vying to outshine each other in their emotional opportunities— and their opportunities are opportunities. The picture is an actors' and actresses' dream of drama. Every role has color. March's part is monumental, calling for constant verve and a sustained mood, day after day, week after week, month after month. At this writing, the picture is nowhere near the finishing point. Warners are about to offer you a newdancing hero — one hailed as the equal of Fred Astaire. His name is Paul Draper and he was imported from the New York stage to share top billing with Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Joan Blondell (Dick's new offscreen interest) and Jack Oakie in Colleen. Bette Davis is busily at work on Men on Her Mind with Warren William. Al Jolson is turning in a great performance in The Singing Kid. A big surprise is in store for you when you see Boris Karloff in The Walking Dead — in which he wears no horrific make-up and has a tense drama, not a horror story, to work with. When Joan Blondell isn't busy on Colleen, she is working on Snozved Under with George Brent and Patricia Ellis — a picture which, despite its title, looks to be of the warmish variety. Anita Louise is playing a title role in Every Girl for Herself, with Gene Raymond and Ross Alexander making a triangle situation. 9 AT Twentieth Century-Fox, Shirley Temple has just finished what looks like her best picture yet — Captain January — and is enjoying a vacation. Guy Kibbee, [Continued on page 16] 14 Movie Classic for March, 1936