Hollywood (Jan - Mar 1943)

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negotiating with 20th Century-Fox to purchase the film, add several more reels and release it as a comedy feature. ■ Latest novelty laugh in one of Leon Schlesinger's Merrie Melodies cartoons is simulated projection room trouble in which the film jumps all over the screen, then goes dark. When you start craning toward the projection booth, Daffy Duck's voice says, "Don't worry, folks. We'll get fixed in a minute." | The Hays office has approved all of Barbara Stanwyck's peek-a-boo burlesque costumes for the film version of Gypsy Rose Lee's G-String Murders which Hunt Stromberg is producing. But they're still plenty saucy. | A Beverly Hills draft board almost summoned the police when a young Filipino boy listed Hedy Lamarr as his nearest of kin. That is, until he explained that he was an orphan — and Miss Lamarr's houseboy. He reported for army duty two weeks later. | It happened when Producer Gene Markey first applied for a commission in the navy. A bigwig investigating him asked if he were married. "Not now," replied Markey. "Ever?" he was asked. "Yes," he replied, "once to Joan Bennett and then to Hedy Lamarr." "Hmmmm," commented the bigwig. "In that case I'd say you were very well married." Hollywood is not only having to pull in its belt these days, but to struggle along on tarnished glamour. The other day Betty Hutton fell during a dance routine and pulled a run in her stocking. Ordinarily she never would have been permitted to go back before the camera in that condition. But it turned out that there wasn't an extra pair of silk stockings in the wardrobe department that could be spared. Instead of a new pair of stockings, Betty got a dab of make-up on the run. She hopes it won't show. [Continued on page 16] Little Irene Dare cuts a fine figure on ice. The amazing young skating champion has the juvenile lead in Silver Skates 66 For Beauty in a Blackout try my*W.B.N.C* JANET BLAIR, STARRING IN "SOMETHING TO SHOUT ABOUT"— A COLUMBIA PICTURE Says Janet Blair: ■*» . ,+„ if you follow ..you'll never •W^^^.-r.. » «*• .Woodbury Beou.y N,9M Cap. a.ay. Pat on mcre--.ipe ag special ingredients for all-nisnt magi ItS r00gn ski„ de«y soft, „ to «ork, helping *«» Unes. And an helping gSSLVZfg&x acts to parity exclusive ingredient o &mTi the Crea» right £ the ^ ^ tlngers. against 6e™s "°mCream tonight--"' a Use Vloodbury Cold Cream —r^— t^orrow. S0fter, smoother, lovelie WOODBURY COID CREAM <txjeaulu ^JVmmUM/l/ c/me Qjfard' Get Woodbury Cold Cream today. Big economy jars, $1.25, 75^. Also generous sizes at 50<£, 25j5 and 10^