Modern Screen (Dec 1949 - Nov 1950)

01 Y LOVES OurVery Own LOUELLA PARSONS says: "See it with someone you love very much" 16 A MOTION PICTURE FOR THE MILLIONS WITH THE rTOUCH! Borbaro tawrence and Marshall Thompson have just broken a record over Roddy McDowell's head during his disc jockey show. sight on her dressing table, the thief ignored it and took only the things belonging to Nancy. All the guests turned amateur detectives, examined the broken glass door panel and came up with all sorts of theories. "The real detectives are puzzled," laughed Mrs. Nelson. "But these amateurs solve the robbery every five minutes." At the Donald Nelson party honoring Nancy Oakes, I had a chat with Peter Lawford's mother. Lady Lawford, and while she absolutely denies that there is any serious romance between Sharman Douglas and Peter, she admits Sharman is the one girl Peter has met whom he cannot forget. When the chance came for him to go to England to see his aunt who is ill, he grabbed at it so quickly that even Lady Lawford was amused. Some of the gossip writers have printed that Ambassador and Mrs. Douglas do not like the idea of their attractive daughter marrying an actor. I doubt that. If Sharman and Peter really fall in love I believe that the parents on both sides will give their blessing. Peter is a personable young man and well born and while he was visiting in London the Douglases could not have been nicer to him. Personal Opinions: Lauren Bacall is too thin, much too thin — although I never thought I'd ever say that about anybody the way I've been dieting. But I must say for Bogey's Baby, she certainly does her best acting in Bright Leaf with Gary Cooper. Ditto Pat Neal, in the same picture. . . . Jan Sterling, who will soon be Mrs. Paul Douglas, is very much the same blonde, chic type as his exwife, Virginia Field. Well, don't the psychiatrists say that men fall in love with the same type over and over? .... Errol Flynn was REALLY a good boy and didn't step out on his bride-to-be, Princess Ghika, for almost six weeks while he was finishing Kim in Hollywood and she was in Paris. But the strain must have been a little too much, because Errol, who enjoys the society of pretty girls, did ask Claudette Thornton (a startling beauty) to dine with him at the Encore Cafe just a few nights before he left to join the princess in Jamaica. At one time, I believed this marriage would never come off. Now, I've changed my mind. . . . Understand that Ann Blyth has seven red evening gowns. Maureen O'Hara's hairdresser, Fay Smith, puts the final touch on her coiffure for a scene in Paramount's Tripoli, filmed in Arizona. The way that girl looks in red, I don't blame her. ... I am worried, and so are all her friends, about Ann Sothern who is so depressed over her long illness that she cries all the time. If Ann is one of your favorites, please drop her a note — just Hollywood, California, is enough for the address — and tell her how eager you are for her to be back again on the screen. She's really such a swell girl" Your letters this month certainly prove one thing — your undying loyalty to Frank Sinatra. In your wild campaign to defend Frankie Boy, some of you have blamed his troubles on Ava Gardner — and surprise, surprise — a few have even insinuated that Nancy doesn't understand him. But Nancy understands him too well. Anyway for your money, Frankie is still A-l. Alan Ladd continues to come in for much praise because of his happy family life. In all my mail there is a note of disappointment, or anger or disillusionment about players who step out of line and get in the headlines. Some of you have mentioned some silly recent publicity involving John Derek — pictures of him "diapering" a doll, for instance. Publicity gags do get ridiculous. And some of the younger girls are a little shocked over the deep decolletage worn by many of our young starlets. Thank you for your interest — and please keep writing. That's all for now. See you next month. PHOTO CREDITS Below are page by page credits for photographs appearing in this issue. 6, 7, Bert Parry — 8 T., Walt Davis, B., Acme — 10 TV, Tobacco Convention, B., International News — 12, Bob Beerman — 14, Bert Parry — 15, Bob Beerman — 16. Bert Parrv — 29, Bert Parry — 30. Ugrin — 31, MS Staff — 32 TV, MS Staff, C, International News, B.. Wide World — 33 L., Bud Fraker. C. Wide World, R., Bob Beerman — 34, 20th Century-Fox — 35. Wide World — 36, 37, Bert Parry — 38, Bob Beerman — 39. Bert Parry — 40, Nickolas Muray — 42, 43, Bob Beerman— 45. Bob Beerman — 46, Bert Parrv — 47, Bob Beerman — 48, MGM — 50. 51, Bert" Parry — 52, Bob Beerman — 53, Bob Beerman — 54 T., MS Staff, B., Stork Club — 55 T., Warner Bros., 2nd. 3rd, 4th, 5th rows, MGM — 57, Bert Six, Warner Bros. — 58 TV, W.de World, C, Press Association, Inc., B., Wide World — 59 TV, Schuyler Crail, C. L., MS Staff, Stork Club — 60, 61, Warner Bros. — 72, Bob Beerman — 78. Paramount.