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The real tragedy of divorce is always this — that its crudest blows almost inevitably
Statistics do not necessarily prove that there are more divorces among Hollywood players tkah among other sections of the U. S. population. Yet the vast publicity that invariably accompanies the divorces of screen personalities has resulted in a rising tide of criticism against the entire film industry. Modern Screen recognizes that this criticism may or may not be justified. The following challenging article is concerned with what is, not only in Hollywood but everywhere else, one of the most unfortunate aspects of the divorce problem — the involvement of those innocent, tragic victims, the children. — The Editors.
■ The boy was seven years old, the child of a Hollywood star divorced from her husband. Christmas was coming. His parents had agreed that he should spend Christmas Day with his mother, Christmas Eve with his father. He ran to tell his news to the cook, his confidant.
"I bought a tree with Daddy today," he told her excitedly. "Tomorrow I'm going to buy a tree with Mommy."
"Well, isn't that fine!" said the kindly cook. "Just think, you'll have two Christmas trees."
With that the light died out of the small face, the eyes that had been so eager looked suddenly lost. "I'd rather have only one," he said. He turned and went slowly from the room. . . .
» This little story, and others like it, speak a poignant commentary on the subject of Hollywood divorce — the tragedy of which is so much deeper when there are children concerned. Now Hollywood, of course, didn't invent the divorce court, and the John Agars of Hollywood have the same right to dissolve an unhappy union as the John Joneses of Kansas City. But in either case, if children are involved, the children are the real victims.
Shirley Temple herself put her finger on the spot. "The worst thing about my divorce from Jack is Linda Susan. She adores her daddy."
Psychologists tell us that children thrive best in the warmth of harmonious homes. They also tell us that, even for the children, divorce is preferable to the tensions of constant discord. Yet with patience and understanding, people can sometimes mend a broken love. Sometimes, with all the good will in the world, they can't. Apparently the
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