Photoplay (Jan - Jun 1943)

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The weight of worry carried about by Rita Hayworth during her divorce session with Eddie Judson reduced the actress to such a state she was unable to bear the strenuous requirements of a Bond tour and collapsed. Walter Abel, trouper for years and the picture of health, was forced to take to bed to recover from his tour. Gene Tierney, heartsick at the prospect of separation from her Oleg, left on a tour while still rundown and was forced to go to a hospital for a rest. Hedy Lamarr and Lana Turner both took to their beds after a tour that netted plenty for Uncle Sam. Studio disagreements have put Olivia de Havilland to bed with a half-stubborn and half-genuine case of nerves. When Olivia objects to a role she has learned the quickest, easiest way out is to disappear with a "breakdown," as the studio announces. We doubt if Olivia gives it any such sanction. She simply doesn't like the role, won't have it and, rather than be forced to play it, accepts a suspension and disappears. Maybe she does take the time out to rest. But this, we tell you: Her breakdowns are usually a strong determination not to do a picture she believes wrong for her. THE oddest case of all is that of Priscilla Lane. Priscilla has one convenient breakdown after another because she wants none of movies. She's allergic to Hollywood, to its demands and its rewards. Pooh, pooh to fame and glory if Priscilla can have her little ranch home, her husband and her own life. Friends coming back from a visit to the desert town told of glimpsing Priscilla, clad in denim overalls, helping to direct traffic on a busy corner and said that never had they seen her looking lovelier or happier. And at that very moment Hollywood was flooded with stories of Priscilla's "breakdown." Often physicians step in and demand rest for their stars as did Susan Peters's and Mary Martin's recently. "She goes to the desert for a two months' complete rest or you and not I will be responsible for the consequences," Mary's physician said to the studio. Mary's fatigue had reached alarming symptoms. She went to the desert. Joan Fontaine, always frail, graduated from her Nurse's Aide course in time to tackle a Bond tour. The result was a genuine breakdown for Joan. But not for the little actress who wanted to jolt the waning interest of her boy friend who was casting eyes in another direction. The actress feigned a breakdown and had her mother telephone the studio and, incidentally, all the leading columnists. The studio, ready to begin a picture, sent out its examining physician who went into a quick double-take at the high temperature reading. There seemed to be no symptoms of illness, so again the temperature was taken. But this time the actress failed to hide the tiny hot water bottle in time! Bright and early the next morning she reported for work. So thus go the "breakdowns" in Hollywood. Dieting, fatigue, overwork, grief and the determination to go beyond one's strength for Uncle Sam are the main causes. The phony ones Hollywood takes in its stride. The End. photoplay combined with movie mirror