Modern Screen (Jan-Nov 1944)

BOY WANTED (Continued from page 41) and Ingrid Bergman's his favorite actress. He had the pleasure of meeting her when he was over at M-G-M one day, and doesn't know how he ever fumbled through it She said, "Anne's told me all about you," and he stood like a goof with his tongue in a knot. All he could think was, "Gosh, you're so beautiful!" but he had just enough sense left not to say it. Of course, Miss Bergman's like a goddess. Anne, now— well, he wishes he were about four years older. As it is, Anne s wonderful to him and treats him like her twelve-year-old brother. He keeps his first fan letter pressed between the pages of a book, and thinks it must have come from a very little girl. "Dear Mr. Granger," it says, "I saw you in 'North Star' and I love you. You don t know who I am, but some day we will meet and we will kiss and we will marry — " miracle man . . . He and his mother and dad used to talk about "if a miracle ever happens." If a miracle ever happened, they'd have the house painted or the couch re-covered. So when the miracle happened— a contract with Samuel Goldwyn Studios— he had the house painted and bought some new furniture and dishes. Oh, and another item— he paid off the mortgage. Knowing he'd be called into service shortly, he wanted the folks to have their home free and clear. Clothes don't mean a lot to him, except you can't pry him loose from the sweater counter. There's no printed play that he hasn't read, and no Gershwin that he doesn't tag "out of this world." He could listen to "Porgy and Bess" all night, but can't carry a tune. Maybe you wondered why he was cut out of that cute song the other kids sang on the walking trip in "North Star." "I can't sing," said Farley. "Try it," they said. He opened his mouth, and a sound came out. They were flabbergasted. "You can't sing," they said. "That's what I said," he said. He doesn't drink — mainly because he doesn't want to. He never had a car of his own, and that never bothered him either. He got his job in "North Star" by answering an ad. And he's wanted to be a movie actor ever since he stopped wanting to be a vet. The reason he wanted to be a vet was because then nobody'd care how many dogs he collected. In San Jose, where he was born, they had a pretty big yard, and his folks were pretty liberal about dogs. Still, there was a limit. After five or six, he had to go slow. The only rule was, if he wanted 'em that bad, it was up to him to earn their keep. So any time he needed dog food, the neighbors would cook up an errand for him to run. The dog he remembers best is the one he didn't get — a German shepherd that was hanging around the place where his father sold cars. One day they went down to clean up the garage, and here was this pooch, looking wobegone the way dogs look when they don't belong anywhere. Farley ran out for a can of food and fed him — "Can I keep him, Dad?" You could see Dad wanted to say yes, but was torn two ways. "We've got more dogs now than we know what to do with. Maybe he's lost. Maybe his owner's looking for him — tell you what, son. If he's still Face Powder mcfs in your torn pad" Qose-up' Yes, your compact mirror will tell you Cashmere Bouquet Face Powder keeps you fresh and young-looking because its color stays true in all kinds of light. HOW young and dreamy-smooth your skin looks under soft-shaded lights. But does your compact tell a different story in pitiless sunlight or harsh electric glare? Does it then say your skin seems drab and oldish? Then you need Cashmere Bouquet Face Powder. See how it enhances the natural beauty of your skin. And the shades! They're luscious. They lend your skin fresh, deli cate, enchanting young color in any kind of light. It's because Cashmere Bouquet Face Powder is made by the famous Color-True process. There's one particular colortrue shade made especially for you. See how smooth, how young . . . how appealing it helps make your skin look . . . how serenely it says "Yours truly" in your compact close-up. Cashmere Bouquet Face Powder in all 6 exciting "Color-True" Shades," 10$ and larger sizes at cosmetic counters everywhere.