Modern Screen (Dec 1931 - Nov 1932 (assorted issues))

Modern Screen Now It's Easy to Change DARK Fabrics Into LIGHT Ones —with wonder-working Tintex Color Remover J Supposing you have a dark frock (or any other dark-colored article) and are pining for a lighter-colored one . . . Tintex Color Remover will safely and speedily take out all trace of color (including black) from any fabric. . . . £ Then the article or fabric can be redyed or tinted with Tintex in any new shade to suit yourself— either light or dark. On sale at drug and notion counters everywhere Tintex COLOR REMOVER BETWEEN YOU AND ME you need is a two-cent stamp and an opinion. The editor of MODERN SCREEN welcomes your real thoughts about the talkies Dear Friends: Before you read this letter, please turn to page 34. Well? How did you like what you saw? Those intimate pictures of stars dressed up as youngsters at Marion Davies" Kid Party are, I think, very fine indeed and MODERN SCREEN'S staff just couldn't help adding that boastful little note to the effect that these pictures are exclusive to this magazine. However, the point I really want to bring out is this: I think you people are just as much interested in seeing really intimate, newsy and amusing pictures of the stars as you are in reading good stories about them. MODERN SCREEN makes a point of getting such pictures every month. I hope you like them. Here's something I'd like to have your ideas about. Do you care for these grim, gloomy talkies? Talkies such as "An American Tragedy" and "The Man I Killed" and "Ladies of the Big House"? Of course, they're splendid from a technical point of view — well acted, well directed, artistically sincere. But — I wonder — do the fans want them? Let's hear from you. Please address all letters to The Editor, MODERN SCREEN, 100 Fifth Avenue, New York City, N. Y. We agree. Sexy pictures get to be something of a bore The readers, in my opinion, do not always understand that a star is not the character he portrays. Place the blame where it belongs. Namely, with the directors and higher executives. For some foolish reason these executives think that the raw, cheap and indecent pictures are in demand. Are they? Not if I know anything about it! I attend theatres very often and . . . have seen much dissatisfaction. Sally Hovland, Santa Barbara, California Bits from a letter from Jolly Old Oxford Now, dear editor, you are going to hear something coming to you from the other continent. We are going to be frank and possibly not very pleasant — of course, always hoping for forgivencss. We do not agree with Miss May of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that musical plays are so popular. Usually they have very bad songs, poor acting and a very unconvincing atmosphere. Only Eddie Cantor and such can make a good musical play. . . . We want to extend our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Sigler of Virginia for not following the flock of admirers who are always ready to praise Garbo. We suggest she take a few lessons with Mr. Kayzer, the voice culturist. ... Is that "open letter" to Marlene Dietrich supposed to be a 'new kind of sob-stuff writing in prose? Why not put it in a straightforward way? . . . Could you make a few suggestions to the film companies for us? By all means cut off those gang films ; they are all the same. Let the producers give more reliable, sensible plots and make the films human and of character ; no overacting. Some Oxford Undergradutes, Oxford, England Our stories endeavor to give you the truth; our news and gossip departments endeavor to give you just what they say — news and gossip You printed a charmingly sensible article in the February issue, "To Tell the Truth," stating that small bits of gossip have been gathered together and resulted in the rumored divorce of the Fairbanks, Juniors. Then you adorned the lower corner of page 129 with your own little piece of gossip: "Joan and Doug were not speaking while in the drug store. They evidently had words earlier in the evening!" You hastily and feebly explain, "... Maybe Joan just had a headache and was feeling mean. Other people never give the stars credit for being just human beings." 12