Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1941)

Clamor Boys (Continued from page 43) it's become the natural medium of communication between them. Professionally, Bud's the sharp guy, Lou the innocent forever smacked down, forever bobbing hop>efully to the surface. In real life he gives as good as he gets. That's the chief difference. Also their private crossfire is more casual, more effortless, almost absent-minded, but marked by the same undercurrent of tacit loyalty. However choice the invective they toss at each other, the mildest attack on either by a third party brings them shoulder to shoulder against the world. In a scene for "Ride 'Em, Cowboy," Bud had blown his lines a couple of times. "Want to rehearse it?" asked Arthur Lubin, the director "No." "Will you forget it?"' "Who's got a better right to forget it?" bawled Lou. "Look at his profile. Whyncha get him a blackboard?" To try wringing from them a rational account of their life and times is labor wasted. We can vouch for the bare facts, which we obtained elsewhere. The boys vouch for the embroidery they contributed. They raised pious hands, spilled salt over their shoulders and offered to drag in a notary to attest the truth of each syllable. What you choose to believe is up to you. ^OSTELLO was born Louis Francis ^ Cristello in New Jersey, of IrishItalian parentage. He worked as a stunt man in Hollywood, doubling at one time for Dolores Del Rio. (Yes, that's true, I didn't get it from Lou.) Abbott was born William under an Atlantic City circus top. His mother was a bareback rider, his father advance man for Ringlings. In 1930 he and Lou met at a Brooklyn burlesque house — Lou a smalltime vaudeville comic. Bud the theater's cashier. "My straight man doesn't show up," said Lou. "So I walk into the box office—" "To borrow a couple of tickets — •" " 'Wanna be an actor?' I said. At the time he appealed to me. Later I found out different — " "I jumped in to save the guy. The customers were throwin' eggs at him to make ham and eggs — '' "You're gettin' the wrong story, honey. The boss won't pay you." The waitress brought his spaghetti. "Continue, Bud. I can't eat without a thing on my stomach." Cheated of argument. Bud lost interest too. "So they liked my pretty face and the rest is history." "You spelled history wrong there — " Lou pointed a kindly finger. From across the room a big shot waved at them. "Hiya, neighbor," called Bud. "We gotta be nice to him. We're trying to promote a couple of trailers for dressing rooms — Hey!'' The impact of an idea hit them at the same moment. His eyes questioned Lou, who nodded vigorously. "How's about some publicity'^" We didn't get it. "Photoplay-Movie Mirror!" cooed Lou. "Nice PhotoplayMovie Mirror, good Photoplay-Movie Mirror, sweet Photoplay-Movie Mirror. It comes out in Photoplay-Movie Mirror like this: Wouldn't it be cute if Universal gave the boys a trailer?" They knocked around together in tab shows, burlesque and small-time vaudeville till about six years ago when Edward Sherman, the agent, cottoned to their corny charms, took them over and A QUIZZ WITH BUT ONE ANSWER • Do you know how to get 100 cents' worth of value for every dollar you spend? ■*> • How can you be sure you get the same high quality every time you buy? • Do you know how to recognize a guaranteed bargain? • How can you be sure you receive full weight and measure for your money? • How can you be sure the products you buy will live up to the claims on the label? • How can you be sure the products you buy are made by a dependable manufacturer? • How can you be sure the products you buy are fresh and fully potent when you buy them? • Do you know how to be a thrifty shopper? THE ANSWER IS: (Turn magazine upside down) 3U01S 9nua unoA iv SQNVUa QBSIlUaAQV A11VN0I1VN ARfl Published in the interest of Nationally Advertised Brands Week — October 3 — 13 by Macfadden Women's Group TRUE ROMANCES • TRUE EXPERIENCES • TRUE LOVE AND ROMANCE PHOTOPLAY-MOVIE MIRROR • RADIO MIRROR NOVEMBER, 1941 83