Modern Screen (Jan - Nov 1940)

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GARBO—PLAYGIRL! According to Garbo's close friend and Dr. Hauser's publisher, Frey Brown, the Silent One is a great gal. "There's nothing highhat about her," he claims. "Why, like as not, five minutes after you meet her you'll be on the floor playing games. She's that simple." We don't doubt that Miss Garbo's that simple, but how about the games? The intricacies of leap-frog never came easily to us. SURPRISE VISIT The other day Irene Dunne was working in the garden that is her pride and joy. Ordinarily she keeps to the fenced-off section, but this day she had wandered, trowel in hand, to work on the petunias bordering the front walk. A sight-seeing bus suddenly careened around the corner and, before Irene could scramble to her feet and make a getaway. the driver had spotted her and megaphoned , the news to his gaping passengers. The bus came to a stop with a screech of brakes. In answer to the cries of "Hello, Miss Dunne!" the star could only manage a weak, "Well, this is a pleasure!" and, smiling and waving, backed away slowly until she made the hedge where she disappeared from view. STANDING DATE May Robson has one date with which nothing can interfere — that's her Saturday afternoon appointment at the beauty parlor. According to Miss Robson, two hours in the hands of a good beautician before every Saturday night rolls around does any girl lots of good. BLITZKRIEG On the set of "I Love You Again," William Powell and Director W. S. Van Dyke are waging daiiy battles. No, it's not a case of temperament, since Powell thinks Van Dyke is tops as a director, and "Woody" feels the Powell histrionics can't be beat. • The two just like to argue — about anything and everything. Of course, the fact that Van Dyke is a violent Roosevelt booster, and Powell is equally vehement in upholding the Republican party, gives them plenty of material for discussion. But the other day the fur flew hot and heavy. Only this time the argument concerned itself with whether a dash of cream should be added to scrambled eggs. Powell, of course, was the one who was all for the dash. ROMANCES AND REBOUNDS Linda Darnell and Bob Shaw are still smitten with one another's charms, but now are spending all their evenings teaching Linda's young brother and sister, Calvin and Monte, how to skate at the Tropical Ice Gardens 54 MODERN SCREEN