Motion Picture (Feb-Jul 1933)

'Tm Leaving, But TU Be Back'* (Continued from page jj) have to realize the circumstances under which I came back to America to make films. "I am an American, but my fame was in England. London toasted me; England hailed me as one of its greatest stars. Vou know that. You saw me there. I was a popular actress in London because I always found plays that suited my temperament, parts in which I believed. "Really, my journey to New York o\er a year ago with a starring contract in my bag was almost like the entry of an innocent immigrant. I had not the slightest idea just what I was going to do. I knew nothing about films. I knew nothing of angles and lights and retakes. "Most tragic of all, I knew nothing of film stories. L who could appreciate a play at first reading, could not fathom the possibilities of a complicated scenario after hours of study. So when I read the script of 'Tarnished Lady,' I was powerless to criticize. They belie\ed it was a good story, and I had to accept their word for it. Perhaps it was a good story, but it wasn't the right story for me. That, I think, has been the difficulty with all my stories. "There were many unhappy hours during the making of 'Tarnished Lady.' We were working on Long Island, so, naturally, I was living in New York. And you know what happens when an actress with a certain amount of glamour lives in New York, where every other newspaperman is a columnist. Hampered by Nervousness "T WAS soon food for the gossip writers. J. They told all manner of tales about me — tales ranging from a romance I was supposed to be having with Gary Cooper, who was working on the lot at that time, to cabled courtships with peers and princes in Europe. "I would not have minded the gossip so much, had I not been worried by my work. I was horribly nervous. This new medium, in which emotions were broken up into so many feet of film, was proving more trying to me than the most complicated of my plays. L who had played before thousands without the tiniest tremble, was finding that a few minutes' work before a camera, a microphone and a few people was a nervewracking ordeal. After the first day I had all spectators banned from the set. "Then they showed my film. I remember, I went into the theatre with some friends one night when 'Tarnished Lady' was being shown on Broadway. I cried after the first reel had appeared on the screen, and long before it was over, I crept out of the theatre, leaving my friends. "I saw then what I thought was wrong with me. I was not used to the lights and the angles. I had been photographed wrongly. I resolved that in my next film I should put that right. I should have resolved to put another thing right, too. I should have resolved to have a better story for my next film. "Then I came out to Hollywood. Immediately, the gossips' stories broke out afresh. A reporter rang me up to ask for an interview, and ended the conversation by saying he hoped I was as charming as I sounded over the wire. " 'Oh,' I joked, 'I'm every bit as charming. I'm divine!' "Later his paper, without mentioning the fact that I had said the words chaffingly over the telephone, printed this statement: '" I'm every bit as charming as people think me. I'm divine," Tallulah Bankhead says.' (Continued on page 8i) Most tooth troubles start in film VUTHAT is this film that robs us of our W teeth? A slippery, sticky coating formed by the mucin in saliva. It stains teeth yellow. It catches bits of food which soon decay. Yes, but that's not all ! Film contains millions of tiny germs. Some are rod-shaped, grouped in clusters. These are decay germs. As they live they give off enzymes that produce lactic acid. This lactic acid dissolves tooth enamel just as other acids eat holes in cloth. Other germs are linked with "trench mouth"— still others with pyorrhea. "What must I do to fight Him 7" To fight film use Pepsodent instead of ordinary tooth pastes. Why? Because a tooth paste is only as good as its poHshing material; not one bit better. The new polishing material in Pepsodent is one of the great discoveries of the day. Its power to remove every trace of film stain is revolutionary! Its notable distinction of being twice as soft as polishing materials in common use has gained wide recognition. Remember, the one safe way to fight film is to use the special film-removing tooth paste— Pepsodent— twice every day and to see your dentist at least twice a year. See how rapidly film forms on teeth These teeth were absolutely free of film at 8 a. m. At noon — the film detector* solution was applied and this is how they looked. AtSp.m — thefilm detector*showsstill heavier deposits of film. Two-thirds of the tooth's surface is covered. AtlOp.m — these same teeth were bru shed w ith Pepsodent. Note howthoroughlyfilm has been removed. * A harmless fluid, used by dentists, which stains film so that the naked eye Pepsodent is the special Film-removing tootli paste 79