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

WHAT EVERY FAN SHOULD KNOW. . . . • $44,000 worth of elegant furniture, and only $30,000 actually paid on it. That's the situation in which the furnishings in Gloria Swanson's gorgeous Beverly Hills home are today. And Gloria not here to look out for it. And with the trouble Gloria has been having across the ocean trying to star in and help produce "Perfect Understanding" — she has plenty of worries to trouble her brunette head. Well, it seems that Joan Crawford and Doug Junior's trip to Europe was only a quick one— for here they are back again. Hello, there. with it. she changed just as much as the fairy story character. In a flash, she was the old Clara, laughing and dancing with a vengeance. Believe it or not, everyone present was tickled silly to see a spark at least of the old Bow buoyancy. She is to be admired all the more, because now it is evident that for the past several months Clara has set out determinedly to change her outward aspect and has been successful. • With summer quite over, someone just brought to our attention the colossal bit of news that Lilyan Tashman has been wearing net gloves on the beach this season. Ittie-bittiehandies-musn't-get-all-burnt, Lil ? • A few days before Bob Montgomery was scheduled to start work with Tallulah Bankhead in "Tin Foil" (they're changing the title anyway) he was taken very ill and rushed to the hospital for an appendicitis operation. He came through it RuthChatterton and her new husband, George Brent, as they appeared after their marriage. They dodged reporters when they got back. Why? Aery nicely, and the studio held up production on the picture until he had fully recovered. • The wife of a major studio chief, and the wife of the chief's head assistant, haven't been on speaking terms for lo, these many months. The other evening both the executives and their respective spouses were invited to and arrived at the same party. The hostess and the two husbands imagined that this might make for a reconciliation between the two ladies. But instead of matters between the two taking a turn for the peaceful — it wasn't more than an hour before they were battling royally. And from mere words, they went into a hairpulling contest. With red faces, the two husbands got their snarling darlings out into the garden, but the garden by moonlight only turned out to be a place to resume the battle. Which all makes it pretty tough Edna Best and her husband, Herbert Marshall. He's got a big role in Dietrich's new picture. Remember how Edna deserted pictures for him? on the two men folks who are no; only good friends away from tE studio, traveling in the same soci?,, set, but have to work together everf dav ! I s • When M-G-M was casting fo;; the second feminine lead in "Re^ Dust" to play opposite Monsieu Clark Gable they had every prom, inent actress in Hollywood angling for the job. Not because the pan was such a dinger • Anticipating the arrival of Mij and Mrs. George Brent (Ruth Chat, terton. certainly), local news phoU syndicates had their cameramen sta tioned at San Bernardino, when most of the celebs get off the train They also had men on the train But here's why you won't be seeing any pictures taken of Ruth am George as they arrived in HollywToodj They got the conductor in leagu( with them, and had the train stoppec at Azusa. a one-tank station abou Why did George and Ruth dodge the news photographers?^1 16