Photoplay (Jan - Jun 1941)

cal YORifT/iMuk/ otWnr ^^^^^^^^ (Co?iti?iucd from page 13) V V Scene: The Jack O'Lantern Ball, given by the League for Crippled Children at the Cocoanut Grove, Ambassador Hotel. Act I: The Fashion Show. The models were rolled out in huge hat boxes. Below is Rosalind Russell caught the imagination of all Hollywood, these two people who would not permit careers, gossip, world havoc, to interfere with their love. Now we learn, upon the compL of their co-starring film, "Lady Hamilton," they will quietly board the r for home where Laurence will join the Royal Air Force and his wife will aid her country in war work, just to he near his side. All Hollywood salutes their bravery and wishes them "happy landings." Director Lombard: It was the last day of shooting on "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," so a festive air pervaded el when we dropped in at thi RKO ranch out Encino way. .Just for a lark, it had been decided lhal Carole should turn director and put Alfred Hitchcock and Rob 1 1 Montgomery through a scene. Director Hitchcock, looking very much like one of those round-hot t onied dolls that you can't push over, stood around waiting to be directed, while Carole created vast amount of noise and confusion getting the cameras lined up It was a simple scene: Roberl Montgomery was to walk briskly by while Hitchy played the pari <»f a panhandler, asking for a 64 Act II: Artistes Herbert Marshall, Howard McKay, Eddie Sutherland, Harold Brix and Spencer Tracy were given an assortment of hat materials, allowed three minutes to whip up a hat. Left: The assorted results. Mr. Tracy pinned his feather on backwards Act III: The victors get the spoils. Master of ceremonies Jack Benny gives Tracy second prize, a hat decorated with champagne. Harold Brix wins first — a hat order for his wife from Vicki Lynn, the "Mad Hatter" of Beverly Hills, who put on the fashion show, donated materials dime for a cup of coffee. Hitchy d to do it in the Hollywood manner and ask for a dollar. Lombard refused. Hitchy pouted. "Good!" cried Carole. "After Bob turns you down, you pout. And put pathos into it. Ready, camera'.' Well, what arc we waiting for'.'" This last brought a howl, because Hitchcock is always plaintively asking. "What are we waiting for'.'" It was a lot of fun and we tell it just to .show what goes on out here, where making movies is supposed to he \. i\. very hard work Col's Tattle Tales: Jimmy Stewart stayed away from the airport the day Olivia <le Havilland made her first Flight. It was Jimmy who Olivia interested in aviation. She made a six-minute flight alone and a perfed landing. "Jimmy was afraid he'd make me nervous." Olivia explained. Sorry. Liwie, we heard it was the other way around. Smart Girl: More and more it's becoming apparent in Hollywood that one movie career and one only in a family is the rule for happy man i With this so apparent, one smart gill, who loves her husband above all else, is taking steps in the right direction. Yes, Carole Lombard, who loves her husband Clark Gable so devotedly, has announced in the future she'll make only one picture a year. "At the very most. I'll make three m two > ea i ile said. "I want to be free to join Clark in his "between picture1 vacations." Maybi Cat ole has in mind that vacation Bob Taylor and Ba Stanwyck have been trying to take ether ior several years. But i Bob is free while Barbara work 01 it's the other way around. Ai any rate, the tw mar riages have only a us. and Cat -I' Lombard is takinf no chances with I • photoplav combined with movie