Modern Screen (Dec 1933 - Oct 1934)

rjuC"^-^ ©C1B 208332 Vri 00 OUR PKJTT FEATURES GARBO FALLS IN LOVE Mary Ann Stevens 12 The Queen of Mystery succumbs to Cupid! What will the outcome be? —AND CLARA BOW GOES GARBO Gladys Hall 13 Fact! The Brooklyn Bonfire craves solitude, the company of Rex Bell, and a good book or two NO ROMANCE BALLYHOO, PLEASE Carter Bruce 14 These sweet newlyweds, Frances Dee and Joel McCrea, demand — and get — privacy MY TEN FAVORITE HOLLYWOOD STORIES Irvin S. Cobb 1 6 The famous humorist recalls chuckles from Talkie Town JEAN HARLOW'S TROUSSEAU Virginia T. Lane 24 The most glamorous blonde has the most glamorous clothes! Look and see! THE PRIVATE HISTORY OF A CROONER Walter Ramsey 28 The life of Dick Powell is the story of a regular guy, crooner or no crooner IF YOU MET MAX BAER. Katherine Albert 32 Der Maxie, you'll discover, is like no one you ever met before MARTYRS TO AMBITION Faith Baldwin 34 An article that will make you think — and wonder — and feel rather sad DICK CROMWELL SURPRISES YOU Caroline Somers Hoyt 40 The glamorous women in his life would put to shame a Casanova JOAN CRAWFORD'S "DANCING LADY" CONTEST 43 Marvelous Prizes! Lots of fun! Read the details COULD YOU "TAKE IT"? Barbara Barry 46 The Mad Marxes make the life of their stooge, Margaret Dumont, miserable. But she loves it! HOW A STAR WAS CREATED Charles Beahan 50 Margaret SuIIavan meant what she said. But — she changed her mind. Why? WITH HEARTBREAK BETWEEN THE LINES Adele Whitely Fletcher 54 You'll be amazed at the lonely letters — begging letters — despairing letters the stars receive REPENTING AT LEISURE Martha Kerr 57 Judith Allen married for love but she married in haste, too Read the inside story I'VE DRESSED THEM ALL Howard Sreer 62 This famous designer brings you more fascinating anecdotes MODERN SCREEN MINIATURES Davids lost love Sonia Lee 66 David Manners1 first love was too beautiful to last GAMBLING FOR FREEDOM Jack Grant 66 All about an amusing pact between John Miljan and his wife why Hollywood spurned her Nanette Kutner 67 Have you wondered about Evelyn Brent? Here's the answer head OF the FAMILY Jack Jamison 67 A charming story about little Cora Sue Collins that you'll adore YOU CAN HAVE CLOTHES THE STARS WEAR Margery Wells 70 You really can! You might even win one — free! Read the details DEPARTMENTS REVIEWS— A TOUR OF TODAY'S TALKIES Just criticisms of the current films BETWEEN YOU AND ME Your department — to express your views THE HOLLYWOOD TIMES Our last-minute newspaper WHAT EVERY FAN SHOULD KNOW Are you up on your low down about the stars? Here's the latest MODERN SCREEN PATTERNS You can make them — so easily. And so inexpensively 6 10 35 36 72 HOLLYWOOD CHARM GOSSIP 74 All the news on the latest fashion wrinkles — from the fashion center THE MODERN HOSTESS Phyllis Deen-Dunning 76 Grand late-supper or after-party dishes that any hostess will want to know BEAUTY ADVICE Mary Biddle 78 An expert tells you important facts about poise DIRECTORY OF PICTURES 80 Short reviews of current films And also: Portraits, 19; Picture News, 48; Gallery of Honor, 51; Babes in Joyland, 58; Double Christening, 60; These Mad Musicals' 64; Dressed for the Bowery 68; Hats for Winter Dresses, 73. ERNEST V. HEYN, Editor MARY BURGUM, Associate Editor ABRIL LAMARQUE, Art Editor WALTER RAMSEY, Western Representative Published monthly and copyrighted 1933 by Dell Publishing Company, Incorporated. Office of publication at Washington and South Avenues, Dunellen N. J. Executive and editorial offices, 1 49 Madison Avenue, New York, N. Y George T. Delacorte, Jr., President; H. Meyer, Vice-President; M Delacorte, Secretary. Vol. 7, No. 2, January, 1934. Printed in the U. S. A. Price in the United States $1.20 a year; 10c a copy. Canadian subscriptions, $2.40 a year. Foreign subscriptions, $2.20 a year. Entered as second class matter September 18, 1930, at the Post office at Dunellen, New Jersey, under act of March 3, 1879. The publishers accept no responsibility for the return of unsolicited material.