Motion Picture (Feb-Jul 1940)

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NOT USED TO STARS WHO DON'T PUT ON ACT, HOLLYWOOD SOT SHOCK OF LIFE IN INGRID BERGMAN IT HAS been said so many times that it has become almost axiomatic in Hollywood that in order to make a success, an actress must do the "right" things. By the "right'" things is meant that she must entertain and be entertained and be seen at the popular night clubs and parties with, of course, the "right'' people. And usually it is an advantage to have a generous dash of romance dished out with her publicity. This all might be true nine times out of ten, but, inevitably, there is a tenth time. If you have seen Intermezzo, a new picture starring Leslie Howard and featuring a Swedish star. Ingrid Bergman, you have seen the perfect illustration of the "tenth" time, the exception that proves the rule. 24 Unheralded. Ingrid came to Hollywood; went quietly about her work; finished her picture, and, without seeing the inside of a night club or attending a Hollywood party, departed for her home in Sweden. Her only American appearance was on the screen, but that was enough to cause a general unrest among male audiences, who agreed to a man that this was the time when right shouldn't have prevailed. Leslie Howard must have been a bit touched in the head to have left such delightful company to return to the home fires, they thought. Even the critics were enthusiastic and gave out with a double dose of adjectives over the slim, young actress. Audiences were particularly [Continued on page 67] HHHI^Hi