Modern Screen (Dec 1941 - Nov 1942)

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And speaking of Bonds, Paulette Goddard has $36,000 worth already — and she's not through! . . . Loretta Young is preparing for the day all her tires go flat. The other afternoon she made her calls in a horse-towed buggy with a liveried driver at the reins. Rudy Vallee, a third class seaman in World War I, has been appointed an honorary flight cadet . . . Gas masks for young 'uns may be decorated with Mickey Mouse designs, so they, won't scare the kiddies . . . Wednesday night is Bundles for Bluejackets night at the Milton Berles. Guests bring playing cards, cigarettes, books and sweaters for the boys in Service . . . 400 Paramount employees have each poured a pint of their blood into the Red Cross blood bank . . . Donald Crisp is a blood-donor who deserves special mention. Though over age, he insisted on giving his share . . . The Hollywood Swimming Pool set has been asked to keep their swimmin' holes filled at all times. Pool water may be needed if a bombing cuts the local water supply. The Way to a Man's Heart . . .? Friends are telling the newly -wedded Maureen O'Hara that the first year is always the hardest. Not that Maureen isn't finding that out for herself! Another domestic crisis like the last one, and she'll be running home to Mother! Maureen's marital troubles started when she picked up a volume entitled "Advice to the Bride" and learned that all men love to start their day with a big breakfast. That sounded reasonable, so the day she and Will Price moved into their new apartment, Maureen began conducting her kitchen according to the book. The first morning, Will downed his fruit juice, cereal, eggs, toast, coffee and buns, with relish. The second and third days he cleaned his plates but a little more slowly. By the end of a week, he was approaching the table reluctantly. And at the end of a month, the very thought of breakfast was making him ill. Maureen, cheerfully following the rules, failed to notice that anything was wrong. Each morning, she stacked Will's food higher and hovered over him till the final morsel was gone. The other day, Will cracked up. Snatching Maureen's hand as she slid another pancake into a dish, he drew her onto his lap. "Honey," he said, "I'm going to tell you something that may hurt. But remember that no matter what I say, I do love you. These WRAP cotton around the end of an orangewood stick. Saturate with Trimal and apply to cuticle. Watch dead cuticle soften. Wipe it away with a towel. You will be amazed at the results. On sale at drug, department and 10-cent stores. Trimal Labs., Inc., Los Angeles. Complete with manicure stick and cotton breakfasts," he continued, "you've gotten up every morning before dawn to prepare them. And I've devoured every last crumb. Now there's something you must know. I can't stand the sight of them! I've been strictly a coffee-and-toast man all my life, and if I ever have to face another seven-course breakfast, I'm going on a hunger strike!" How to Win Friends . . . Joan Crawford and Glenn Ford say it's only friendship, and they ought to know. But whatever it is, we suspect that Glenn— perhaps without his own knowledge — is being strongly influenced by those dinners and setvisits with the elegant Crawford. Anyway, we hope so. An up-and-coming actor like Glenn, still wet behind his career ears, has much that's good to learn from a star like Joan. Joan, for one thing, has never snooted a fan. She knows that it's the autograph hounds and the celebrity seekers who put her on the top of the heap, and she's grateful to them. That this same quality af appreciativeness is growing in Glenn, is obvious from the following story. The day he went to work in "Martin Eden," Glenn received a letter from a housewife in the Middle-West who told him how swell she considered him as an actor and how hard she was plugging for his success. "I know you're too busy to answer this," she wrote. "But in your next picture, could you do some little thing that will let me know you've heard from me? Could you walk into a scene, tugging at the lobe of your ear? If you do that, I'll know it's meant for me. That will be my answer!" Glenn didn't say "crackpot" and toss the letter into a wastepaper basket. Instead, he tugged at his ear in one scene — and in another for good measure! Unless his "message" lands on the cutting roam floor, it will be the first time a star has used a million dollar production to answer a fan letter! Disa and Data Glenn Ford, a ciggie smoker, acquires that man-of-the-world feeling by puffing one big black cigar a day. As soon as materials are available, Ann Sheridan will have special quarters built for George Brent, across the driveway from her main house. The two structures will be connected by a wooden bridge . . . Hedy Lamarr, who probably owns more jewels than any other movie star, hasn't taken her pretty baubles out of the vault since she came to Movietown. She doesn't like 'em . . . Gene Autry says thanks for the compliment, but he "does not choose to run for Senator of Oklahoma." ... It took four shopping trips to Vermont, but the Henry Fondas finally got their new home furnished with pieces all over 100 years old . . . Out of respect for Judy Canova's feelings, Republic will not use the title "Moonstruck" for her latest picture. The studio recalls that at the time Judy sued for an annulment of her marriage to Corporal James Ripley, she averred she had been "hit on the head by a big yellow moon" . . . When Artie Shaw split his band, most of his men were snapped up by Chico Marx, who's embarking on a new bandleading career. What's in a Name? It's all settled. Ronald Colman will play the part of Rochester, and the first guy who snickers can answer to David O. Selznick, personally! No, dear moviegoer, you who shifted uncomfortably in your seat while Don Ameche 104 MODERN SCREEN