Modern Screen (Jan - Nov 1940)

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(Dept. 361) • Send Free Catalog in colors showing late model standard Typewriters : '. at tremendous savings with no money down and 10 days' trial. War Films Your January issue carried a reader's viewpoint on war films. I'd like to answer that letter. I think Hollywood is doing the right thing by showing war films. If we had always kept the true picture of things before us, sentiment would now have had war whipped at its own game. I was just a youngster during the World War, and due to all the glorious things I learned about war — in speeches, song and story — I thought it would be great stuff to wear a uniform, carry a gun and fight for glory. I wasn't shown torn bodies, blinded eyes, diseased forms, the creeping death of gas, and the insane minds of men who knew the horror. I, and men everywhere, felt the poison of the propaganda seep into our systems and then suddenly we, too, were shouting, flag-waving lunatics in the maelstrom. Now we know better. Realism of modern thought in story and film shows us Truth. Enough of that and some day war will become the outlaw it should be. Yes, Hollywood certainly is doing the right thing in showing us what we should fear so we can take steps to ward it off. Maybe it wouldn't be so pleasant to see Lew Ayres shot down by a machine gun; but even so, you know it's only a story. In real warfare, it might be your boy or mine. — Clyde J. Ogden, Martins Ferry, Ohio. Pet Peeves When I attend a movie play These are the pests I want to slay: The girlies who attend the shows To talk about their latest beaux; The one who saw the show twice through And tells you what everyone's going to do; The giggly little star-eyed dear Who pops her gum right in your ear; The man who hums all through a song — He ought to get the Major's gong! The pest who wriggles like a worm And blocks your view at every turn; The girl with Fiji Island hair (Thank goodness for the heads grown bare!) The kid with gooey Jollipop Who parks it in your curly mop; The ice cream smackers, candy crunchers, Popcorn crackers, peanut munchers. Please tar and feather all these bores — And don't forget the man who snores! — Cora May Preble, Compton, Cal. Here's To Youth! Let Hollywood concoct all of the socially significant sagas and elaborate extravaganzas it can afford, I'll still contend that the often "under-publicized" films that gayly portray youth at its merriest really provide the best entertainment. After all, youth must have its fling, and a picture that portrays the young things as they really are, is as priceless as the rarest gem. In this supposedly wonderful world of ours, why should all the modern screen fare be devoted to the struggles and hardships of life, omitting all its gayety? Everyday troubles are abundant enough without accentuating them on the screen. And what cinematic years these are for the younger generation! With such a variety of youthful, vibrant personalities as Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Deanna Durbin, Robert Stack, Ann Rutherford, Lana Turner, and others to carry you gayly through a madcap mixup of first loves and college romances, you just can't become bored — that is, if you've ever been young, yourself. So here's to youth and wholesome entertainment!— Chan Clarkson, Portland, Ore. Drums Along the Mohawk Two weeks have passed and I'm still thinking of "Drums Along The Mohawk." It impressed me so greatly because it was true to fact. I have seen and enjoyed many historical pictures, but this one I lived. I actually felt cold and tired when the couple arrived at their cabin (for once the heroine's hair really looked a mess). The light and humorous parts made this serious story seem even more realistic. As a study of early American furniture alone, it would be worth seeing again. I think people welcome the historical pictures, as they not only offer good entertainment but a better understanding and appreciation of life today. Seeing the struggles of the past makes the problems of this age mean a great deal more. —Mrs. Don E. Sears, Ashland, Ore. That Turner Girl I was getting so fed up with glamour girls that sometimes I was tempted to do like the ostrich and bury my head in the sand. But I'll have to eat my threat now because I've been jolted out of my boredom by a pretty lass who has, besides beauty and talent, an exhilarating freshness that comes from within. Her name is Lana Turner and if ever a star deserves orchids, she's one. She has glamour but it's the youthful, natural type (Allah be praised) and not the heavy-lidded, slinky type. The top of the ladder of fame shouldn't be far away for lovely Lana Turner. She positively sparkles! — Mrs. Sterling Pelfrey, Frankfort, Ky. WRITE A LETTERWIN A PRIZE So you've just left a movie and are bursting to tell the world about it! Fans, take pen and paper and speak your piece! Was it the best one you've ever seen? Was it the poorest you've ever sat through? Did some newcomer give you the thrill of "discovering a star?" Was it a supporting role of a veteran that entranced you? All the fans in the country are curious to know what you're thinking. You have your favorites and pet peeves and so have they. They'll argue with you. but that's the fun! Then, too, there's the chance of winning a $1.00 prize awarded each month to ten writers of the most original and interesting letters. Just one thing — we expect you to play fair with us and not copy or adapt letters or poems already published. This is plagiarism and will be prosecuted as such. Send your letter or poem to: A Dollar For Your Thoughts, Modern Screen, 149 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y. 84