Silver Screen (Jun-Oct 1940)

^CIB 452903 flrK \> / REFLECTING the MAGIC of HOLLYWOOD JUNE, 1940 Volume Ten Number Eight THE LETTER FROM LIZA DEAR ED : I love a trip. Harry Richman may love a parade, but I love a trip. And so when Warner Brothers assembled an eighteen car special de luxe train to take their stars and the local press to Reno to see the premiere of "Virginia City" (7 saw everything but "Virginia City," but for heavens sake don't tell the Warner Brothers) I was the first to swing on to that train. And I am sure I should be encouraged to take more trips, because they bring out something good in me — a real achievement these days. For instance, under the roof of that Southern Pacific Limited were gathered at least a dozen or more of my pet aversions, people I have been ducking for years because I was afraid they might bore me. (Of course, the fact has ! occurred to me that they might have been ducking me for years for the same reason.) Well, would you believe it, I "discovered" each and every one of them somewhere between Bakersfield and Reno and simply went pleasantly crazy about them. Take Rosemary Lane. I never thought I'd like Rosemary in a million years, but do you know I now think she is one of the most charming girls I've ever met. Beautiful and talented, too, with a grand sense of humor. And if the studio doesn't give her a good role soon, instead of giving them all to that prima donna sister of hers (/ mean Priscilla), I'm going to make trouble. Wayne Morris I always thought of as being on the dull side — you know, kiddish, wet behind the ears, growing-boy stuff. Well, Wayne, I'll have you know, is one of the most intelligent young men I've ever met. And writes, too. He read some of it to me. And I think he's a lot better than a lot of people we know who get paid for it. His wife, the lovely, gracious "Bubbles," is going to be my favorite of Hollywood wives. She's so different from Hollywood wives. (/ couldn't give you a better compliment, Bubbles.) Now Guy Kibbee. If it hadn't been for that trip I probably would have gone through life never even giving Guy Kibbee a second thought. Well, Guy Kibbee, my friends, is the most amusing, the most entertaining man I have met in years. He told us stories by the hour, never repeating himself, never dull for a moment. Yes, indeed, I must have Guy Kibbee for Christmas. I haven't the space to go into it now — you'll be hearing from me later as I want to do stories on each one of them — but I don't think I've ever met a grander lot of people than Errol Flynn, Humphrey Bogart, Bruce Cabot, Binnie Barnes, Jane Wyman and Ronald Reagan, Alan Hale, and Cowboy Bill Boyd. I couldn't have been more pleased. Silver Screen Lester C. Grady Editor Elizabeth Wilson Gene Lester. Frank J. Carroll Western Editor SlafJ Photographer Art Director CONTENTS STORIES AND ARTICLES Page ON TOUR WITH A PRIMA DONNA Elizabeth Wilson 22 A confidential report of how Jeanette MacDonald behaves on a concert tour "I'M A HARMLESS VEGETARIAN" Frederick James Smith 24 Walter Pidgeon explains why he isn't the gay, dashing bachelor you may imagine THE IOWA GIRL FROM ENGLAND William Lynch Vallee 26 Margaret Lindsay, a Dubuque lass, certainly jooled the producers HOLLYWOOD VISITS YOUR HOME TOWN! Ed Sullivan 32 A famous columnist relates his troubles in bringing screen stars in person to your local theatre THE UGLY DUCKLING WHO BECAME A SWAN.. Mary Jane Manners 36 Deanna Durbin's friends laughed at Judy Garland's wanting to be an actress! "MEN I CANT FORGET" ...Gladys Hall 38 Ann Sheridan gives amusing incidents about her various leading men IMPOSING ON THE STARS Ronald Bryant 40 Taking unfair advantage of screen stars has become a racket THE GIRL WHO WANTED TO BE A LADY . . Elizabeth Benneche Peterson 44 A certain Hollywood star was once an unladylike beauty contest winner, until love and a great idea came to her MONTHLY FEATURES THE OPENING CHORUS •■ ■ 4 Liza is invited to the premiere of "Virginia City," in Virginia City, Nevada HOLLYWOOD EARFULS 6 Current whisperings about your favorites tI|§ ON PICTURES 8 Brief reviews of what to see and what to miss CHECKING ON THEIR COMMENTS Frederick James Smith 10 The stars don't always mean what they have to say SAY IT WITH PERFUME Mary Lee 14 Perfume has a language all its own TOPICS FOR GOSSIP *9 Latest news and photos of Hollywood's social life WE POINT WITH PRIDE 34 To Alice Faye as "Lillian Russell" MILADY IN MIDSUMMER 46 Featuring Anna Neagle in fashions for the warmer days and nights REVIEWS • '5f , Direct from the West Coast PICTURES ON THE FIRE! Dick Mook 54 Watching them make forthcoming productions . SPECIAL FEATURES PICTORIAL PROFILE OF RITA HAYWORTH. 42 "VIRGINIA CITY" TAKES VIRGINIA CITY! 50 Warner Brothers hold a $25,000 rip-roarinz premiere ART GALLERY CHARLES BOYER 28 MARTHA. SCOTT 29 ROBERT TAYLOR AND VIVIEN LEIGH 30 FREDRIC MARCH AND JOAN CRAWFORD 31 MAUREEN O'HARA .• • • 35 COVER PORTRAIT OF BETTE DAVIS BY MARLAND STONE V G Heimbucher. President Paul C. Hunter. Vice President and Publisher D. H. Lapham, Secretary and Treasurer err vttt! srREF.N Published monthly by Screenland Magazine, Inc., at 45 West 45th Street, New York, N. Y. Additional entry at Chicago. Illinois. Copyright 1940 by Screenland Magazine, Inc. Printed in the U. S. A. MEMBER AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS 4