Photoplay (Jan - Jun 1943)

What I Think about the Errol Flynn Case (Continued jrom page 27) the signs of nervousness or of calm, the way the eyes of the accused look at a jury. You will have the accurate account of proven reporters when the case goes to trial. But to this account you will need to add as full a knowledge of the scene behind the scenes as you can possibly acquire if you are honestly to prepare yourselves to serve as members of the jury of public opinion. Aside from denying all charges, Mr. Flynn has made only one statement to you. He has asked that you withhold judgment until all the evidence on both sides is in. He has a right to ask that. It is the spirit and the letter of American law that a man is innocent until he is proven guilty. The burden of proof rests upon the prosecution. They must present evidence to prove their charge and in reviewing that evidence you have a right and a duty to judge the credibility of the State's witnesses, when and why they first told their stories accusing the defendant, their general character and reputation for honesty and integrity. BUT for that jury of public opinion of which the readers of Photoplay make up so large and vitally interested a part, there are other things which may, in fairness, be taken into account. Whether that jury in the courtroom finds the testimony of the two girls true or false, it makes up only one part of those things concerning Errol Flynn by which you will judge him. Lest you think that I, as an old-time resident of Hollywood, am in any way a special pleader in this, I would like to say that I have met Mr. Flynn only three or four times in my life, two of these on a movie set, and that I never formed any opinion of him either way. I knew and liked his ex-wife, Lili Damita, but Lili was a small and very ornamental package of dynamite and Hollywood always figured insofar as the Flynn-Damita love story and marriage, with its brawls and jealousies and passionate reconciliations was concerned, it was strictly fiftyfifty. My only personal interest is a young son who has been an Errol Flynn fan for years, which is why I have seen all the Flynn pictures. So far his comments have been about as follows: He does not believe a word of it because no guy like Errol Flynn who could take out Betty Grable would be caught dead with those girls who got their pictures in the papers. He says none of the older fellows at his school would have bought those girls a coke, so why should Errol Flynn have taken them out? He adds, impersonally and offhand, that so far the Errol Flynn case just confirms his opinion that some girls are dopes and that they do not think anything of getting other people in trouble and that I ought to know by this time in my business that girls will do anything to get in the movies. That is a loyalty to the man who played Custer that I would not like to see destroyed. He also mutters darkly that it looks Watch for February 3 ! That's when the March issue of Photoplay-Movie Mirror will be on sale at your newsstand To"pre**Y your complexion quickly * .face rough and "muddy " You know that helpless feeling— when you can't make your face look right! Tiny roughnesses coarsen your skin . . . Unbudging specks of grime give it a dull, half-clean look. "One of my homely days!" you say to yourself. 'zT/ie 1-Minute Jtiadk That's the perfect moment for the 1-Minute Mask— dramatic HW.way of using Pond's Vanishing Cream! Just spread a white mask of this luscious cream over throat, cheeks, forehead —all but your eyes. Leave on one minute — then tissue off! * • jk <JVewfaxel Vj cSofier. . . ^Brighter You've turned your "homely day" into a prettier one! In one minute, the "keratolytic" action of Pond's Vanishing Cream dissolves mean little roughnesses . . . loosens stubborn grime. Your face looks clearer, fresher— has the silkier feel that predicts heavenly smooth make-up! ^fut a Q>ou6le Q^eatttg Ration Mrs. Nicholas Ridgely du Pont — prominent society beauty. She says: "I just love this new 1-Minute Mask way of using Pond's Vanishing Cream — it leaves my skin so smooth and ftesh feeling!" 1-MINUTE MASK Collect thrilling new rations of beauty aid 3 or 4 times a week— by using Pond's Vanishing Cream fot the exciting 1-Minute Mask described above. You'll Jove it! FEBRUARY, 1943 POWDER BASE Just as always, use a light film of Pond's Vanishing Cream for your regular powder foundation. Not "oozy." Not drying. Holds make-up beautifully! 87