Modern Screen (Dec 1953 - Nov 1954)

Italians seem uncertain whether to address "la Wolf" as signorina or signora. She herself murmurs vaguely of having had "husband trouble." Says she was a washout in Hollywood where she did something to scripts in the Fox studio. In 1950 she shook free of scripts and husband trouble by joining up with the Red Cross for service in Italy. She drove a jeep, which she turned bottom up, denting jeep and all occupants except herself. "La Wolf," you feel, is of quality non-dentable and non-shrinkable. After her distinguished service for the Red Cross she shipped back to New York. There Farley called her up and invited her to join him on his first film expedition into Italy. "I jumped at the offer to get back here," she said. "I adore Italy." "And Farley?" "Old friends," she said. "We've known one another ages." In the villa Valmarama, a maze of vast rooms frescoed by pupils of the Veronese school with bare-bottomed babies and pink fleshy mamas of the Mae West school, "la Wolf" raced for the director on her campaign, no doubt, for that dialogue director's job. Farley appeared on the set in the uniform of an Austrian officer of the year 1866 when Italy fought the war of her Risorgimento against Austria. His natural altitude of six-feet-two was increased by high military cap and accentuated by long white cape. He was as imposing as the Empire State building. His sky-blue pants were so tight they appeared to be painted on his legs. He lowered himself into a chair with apprehension. "They say the material is strong," he said. "I hope." The picture for which Tennessee Williams wrote the script and dialogue is from an Italian novel titled Senso — roughly Sensuality in English. Farley's own current romance so resembles that of the picture a Hollywood press agent would be suspected of cooking it up for publicity. In the film, he makes love to a rich Venetian countess and takes her money. Of course Countess Marina's twentyeight pocket books are safe, none missing. Mr. Granger is no monster in person. The Countess did not give him her car though she did offer it for 1,500,000 lire, around $2500, which is three thousand less than she paid for it. Being no monster, Mr. Granger replies like a gentleman to all inquisitors. The Countess is a friend. A wonderful person. A noblewoman in the true sense of nobility. Telephoning him when he was ill in Venice, a stranger to the city and a person she had met only casually, was in the tradition of noblesse oblige plus the natural kindness of a sweet nature. "La Wolf" also is wonderful, an old friend, who was invaluable to him in Italy. He calls her Janet. "Janet!" he howled suddenly. "Janet, get me a couple of raw eggs. I have had no lunch. Janet!" Janet apparently was on business of her own at the moment. Later when asked if she thought Farley would buy the Countess' car she smiled and shook her head. This led the mug to observe that Farley wouldn't need to buy it if he married the Countess. "She will not marry him," said "la Wolf" authoritatively. "They marry in their own n'owd." The Countess' car was all right, she said, i special job, but Farley thought he wanted ui Alpha Romeo. "La Wolf" thought that bolish. "We," she said plurally, "are going to >uy a Jaguar." END © With Maybelline soft Eyebrow Pencil, draw narrow line across upper eyelids, at base of lashes, adding short up-stroke at outer corner. Soften line with fingertip. 0 Next, use short, light upward strokes of the Maybelline Eyebrow Pencil, to form beautiful, expressive brows. Taper lightly at outer end. Soften effect with fingertip. 0 Apply smooth Maybelline Mascara from base to tips of lashes, brushing upward. 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