Hollywood (1942)

"I'm afraid I couldn't." Obviously outflanked, Mickey made a strategic retreat after suggesting a date a week from that very night. Sheila thought it would be okay. Did she have any suggestions? She certainly did. Why didn't they have dinner over at her house? After all, they hadn't been properly introduced. Besides, maybe it would be a good idea if he met her mother. They started going steady — to the beach, to Schwartz' drug store for ice cream sodas, and to the Friday night fights at the Legion Stadium. This twosome was on the verge of becoming serious, when a fascinating little lady by the name of Ava Gardner happened on the scene and stole Mickey's fluttering heart in no time at all. This was all right with our Sheila who was not ready to concentrate on settling down with Mickey or anyone else for that matter. She had a career to think about. She had it in her noodle to study art and a little designing on the side, right up until the day that Fate in the person of Sue Carol, the agent, side-tracked her. Sue, who, you know, is the wife of Alan Ladd, had just opened an agency — an agency without clients, by the way. It occurred to Sue that trundling the body over to Hollywood High, where a pretty girl causes no more stir than a ki-yi-yippee down in Texas, might turn up something. What turned up was Sheila Ryan, then known as Betty McLaughlin, who had just auditioned for the lead in the senior play, had been turned down and was walking around the school grounds looking like a tragic heroine. Sue put it up to her real business-like. She was new at this agent business, but she thought she could do something for Sheila. The sad-eyed one looked a bit bored. No use trying to look too interested, was there? Well, as you know, women can't fool women. So ten minutes later Sue Carol had a client. And a week later Sheila had a contract. Sheila hung around Paramount for a year and did nothing but put on a few pounds, which Hollywood cameras have a way of exaggerating terribly. The day before her option was due to be picked up or dropped, Sue, guessing what was in the wind, canvassed the rival studios with a few feet of film showing Sheila's wonders. "The girl's too hefty," a lout over at Warners' told Sue. Over at Twentieth Century-Fox, Sue got a better reception. The casting director said to bring the girl by. Sheila called around when she got through over at Paramount that same afternoon. The boys took a look and put it in writing. On the morrow she checked in at Paramount for her last little chore, a bit part in a Colbert picture, one of the few appearances she made before the Paramount camera. At the end of the day the director sidled up to her, broke the bad news as tenderly as he knew how, and waited for a flood of tears. None came. As a matter of fact, Sheila made her exit whistling. "I don't make that girl out," the director confided to the assistant director. "She's canned and she doesn't give a hang." "The Irish never do," the assistant director said, trying to be helpful. Well, hardly ever. Sg Are you sure of your present deodorant? Test it! Put it under this arm. Put FRESH #2, the new double-duty cream, under this arm. See which stops perspiration — prevents odor — better! ,jm^! PUT FRESH #2, under one arm — put your present deodorant under the other. And then . . . 1. See which stops perspiration better. We feel sure that FRESH #2 will! See which prevents perspiration odor better. We're sure you'll feel complete underarm security with FRESH #2. 3. See how gentle FRESH #2 is— how delightful to use! Never greasy, gritty, or sticky, FRESH #2 spreads easily — smoothly ! See how convenient FRESH #2 is! You can use it before dressing — it vanishes quickly! Revel in the fact that FRESH #2 won't rot even delicate fabrics. Laboratory tests prove this. FRESH #2 comes in three sizes — 50c! for extra-large jar; 25c for generous medium jar; and 10c* for hand}' travel size. MAKE YOUR OWN TEST! If you don't agree that FRESH #2 is the best underarm cream you've /£&* °!^"""«» ever used, your dealer will gladly re {&%%!£$£) fund your purchase price. THE NEW DOUBLE-DUTY CREAM THAT REALLY STOPS PERSPIRATION— PREVENTS ODOR 39