Photoplay (Jul - Dec 1936)

i iO PHOTOPLAY MAGAZINE FOR DECEMBER, 1936 Boos and Bouquets CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 ] /ARM as your Scotty's affection . . . smart as a blue ribbon champion! Scotty Slipperettes hug every contour of your foot— relax aching tiredness— and cling to keep your feet deliciously warm in bed. Ideal for lounging, convalescence and travel. A suretoplease, sure-to-fit gift. Only one size that s-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-s to fit every foot. At better department stores, or send $1.25 specifying color: Black, Green, Navy, Rust. ■*. j^ THE SUPPERETU CO. ,., j'& Dept P 12 mMfrW, ■ © 1530 '$& <W* ! ' 222 W. Adams Street Chicago, Illinois SCOT1 FOR STYLE AND COMFORT Trade Mar k fUo. No. W6709; fat. No. 18L151S: Dtsion Pal. No. 86152 SYLVIA OF HOLLYWOOD Now Reveals How You Can Acquire the Beauty of the Screen Stars You have always wanted to he beautiful . . . attractive . . . pi amorous. Now you can be! For the very same methods which the famous stars of the screen and stage use to acquire and maintain their beauty are now revealed by Sylvia of Hollywood in her book. No More Alibis. Send $1.00 to— MACFADDEN BOOK COMPANY. INC. Dept. P-12, 1926 Broadway, New York, N. Y. WHERE THE TRAVELER MEETS HIS FRIENDS every *Jcoom with a Jjatn alaJioslJUeraU 'Car iff FOUR RESTAURANTS ijloor b>how at Supper, JJinner and Saturday Jllalbut 31.00 Prize Viva La France! Three cheers for France. Cancel the War Debt on one condition; that they let us keep Simone Simon. At last we have an attractive actress who makes her debut in a truly dramatic role. "Girl's Dormitory" is an entirely different picture that required an entirely different actress to play the part taken by Miss Simon. Leaving all musical comedies and rah-rah college stories to the other new stars, she starts her picture career in America with a performance that very few of our present stars could equal. Although we have just seen her first picture, we are already waiting for her next. J. R. Livingston, Clearwarer, Florida. $1.00 Prize Well Done! I have just come from seeing "The Green Pastures" and I want to say that never before have I seen a picture so tenderly humorous, so wistful, and yet so charmingly gay. How anyone seeing this picture could condemn it as sacriligious and insulting is a mystery to me. Viewed entirely as an enchanting piece of folklore, there is nothing about the picture to offend any one. It is beautifully played by the ertire cast, and the music of the Hall Johnston Choir never intrudes at any time on the dreamy atmosphere of the picture. My personal choice for this year's winner of the Academy Award is Rex Ingram, for his simple and understanding interpretation of "deLawd" with Oscar Polk running a close second for his portrayal of the Angel Gabriel. I would like to extend my congratulations to those who made it what it is — a simple, appealing fantasy straight from the heart. Well done! Nancy Ellis, Canada. $1.00 Prize Dolores Unforgettable Once, a good many years ago, I saw a picture in which a beautiful girl played opposite Thomas Meighan. I have forgotten the title of the picture, but the sweetness and pure distinction of that blonde actress has been with me all these years, as vivid in my memory as my first long pants, and the time Rudolph Valentino passed through our town. Her name is Dolores Costello Barrymore. and in her recent picture "Yours for the Asking," she is still as beautiful as she was then. And there seems to be something else about her which adds to her enveloping charm. She has an indomitable spirit, and deep human understanding. Were I the well known John, no lleeting Ariel could draw me away from the loving charm of such a fine woman as Dolores has proven herself to be. Lloyd Byers, Fort Wright, Wash. Si. 00 Prize A "Fine Romance" "Swing Time" is a delightful movie in that it embodies marvelous dancing, perfect set tings, clever dialogue and just the right amount of comedy, but best of all, the leading lady is younger than the leading man. In so many movies there is more than a tendency to give the leading part to an actor far too young to play opposite the heroine; subconsciously the public receives Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire with approval, not only because they dance so superbly and likewise give excellent performances as to acting, but because they achieve a satisfaction for their audiences — Ginger looks young enough to have a "Fine Romance" with Fred. Mrs. George X. Otey, Ardmore, Oklahoma. A Tribute I was shocked and terribly sorry to read of the sudden death of Irving Thalberg. His loss will be felt — not only by his family and associates — but by the vast army of picturegoers to whom he gave such outstanding screen plays as "The Barretts of Wimpole Street" and "Mutiny on the Bounty." It is significant and touching that he lived to see his own greatest triumph and that of his wife — "Romeo and Juliet" acclaimed by critics and public as a truly wonderful picture. Faithfully and beautifully translated on the screen by a brilliant cast, it is indeed a fitting monument to the courage, honesty and clearsighted devotion to duty of the man who produced it. The memory of his name may fade through the years, but the service he rendered to the motion picture industry is forever indestructible. Miss M. Hickey, Jersey City, X. J. Who Likes Hash? When Hollywood releases a picture under the title of some book or play, or elects to star an event of history, it should also issue some form of Disappointment Insurance to the fan public. Readers of "Anthony Adverse" and "Mary Of Scotland" would have collected heavily on those two! The hashing and vanilla-ice-creaming of "Anthony Adverse" was hard to take. Fredric March was so tragically miscast as the young and dashing Anthony. Naturally no one expected the entire story to be filmed, but for what conceivable reason did it have to stop with Anthony's adolescent affair with Angela, who could have been skipped completely3 Why was it necessary to go to such lengths to legitimize her child and ignore Anthony's two wives, especially Dolores, who was the one real love of his life? But why go on? The whole thing was weak, confusing and thoroughly unconvincing. Again. Fredric March had the thankless assignment of whitewashing the historically villainous character of Bollnvell in "Mary Of Scotland." If the movies are going to rearrange history to suit the box office. I think the situation is lamentable and something should be done about it. Katharine Hepburn, as usual, refused to play anything but Katharine Hepburn, and that is certainly as unlike a Queen, especially a beautiful one, as anything could be. Lilla D. Hudspeth, Dallas. Texas.