Photoplay (Jan-Jun 1948)

p ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ At last! The world is going to see the dramatic picturization of the most hushhush secret of all time. ★ ★ ★ ★ M-G-M has made the picture of pictures, “The Beginning or the End” — the story of the beginning of a new civilization or the end of civilization itself — the dramatic story of the atomic bomb. ★ ★ ★ ★ When you see “The Beginning or the End”, you'll virtually become a part of the events that were so fraught with drama, danger, and above all — suspense. ★ ★ ★ ★ You’ll meet the men who enrolled in the army of mystery. ★ ★ And you will know, too, the nerve-fraying tension of their relentless race against time. ★ ★ ★ ★ Here is the story of the hour, the burning topic of the moment, the greatest “must” picture in the history of pictures. You'll enter the forbidden city at Oak Ridge. ★ ★ ★ ★ You’ll meet the only girl who knew the terrifying secret. M-G-M has assembled top talent for this mighty production. Brian Donlevy, Robert Walker, Tom Drake and Beverly Tyler (the celebrated “Green Years” lovers), beautiful Audrey Totter, Hume Cronyn and many more. Each contributes an unforgettable performance. ★ ★ ★ ★ To Producer Samuel Marx, Director Norman Taurog, and to the many others who had their part in picturizing the greatest drama of our time, we offer congratulations on an entertainment unique in motion pictures. lilt M, "6 &n<jL — Jleo. % FAVORITE OF AMERICA'S "FIRST MILLION" MOVIE-GOERS FOR 36 YEARS PHOTOPLAY Contents for April 19C7 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Magic Carpet Roy Rides Alone (Roy Rogers) Louella O. Parsons Hollywood’s on a Binge! Elsa Maxicell How Ingrid Bergman Became Joan Maxwell Anderson My Pal Gregory Peck Kenneth Tobey First Year (Jeanne Crain) Elaine St. Johns Pretties at Parties . Edith Gwynn The Squire of Vinegar Hill (Jimmy Stewart) Sidney Skolsky “It’s a Wonderful Life” . If You’re Smart (June Haver) Bonnie Cashin It’s the Darndest Thing . . .(Betty Grable) Herb Howe My Handicap — Jack Carson Dennis Morgan If You Were the House Guest of John Lund Dorothy Deere Photoplay’s Gold Medal Party Your Hands Are Showing Anita Colby Even Stevens (Mark Stevens) Cameron Shipp What Should I Do?. Your problems answered by Claudette Colbert The Magic of Leo McCarev Kenneth Rhodes 31 32 34 36 38 43 44 46 48 51 53 54 58 60 64 66 68 86 Th.AH 1 1 !P IX COLOR Ingrid Bergman 37 Marie McDonald 45 Gregory Peck . . 39 Ann Todd 45 Jeanne Crain 42 Diana Lvnn 45 Jane Wyman 44 James Stewart 47 Lana Turner 44 June Haver 50 Loretta Young 44 Bettv Grable 52 SPEC CAL EVENTS Beauty Spots 102 Kent Event 16 Bergen Plavs Host 130 Not in the Script 82 Brief Reviews 144 Photoplay Fashions 91 Bubble Blonde 110 Platter Patter 126 Casts of Current Pictures . 147 Premieres in Passing 19 Comeback 135 The Shadow Stage ... 4 Inside Stuff — Cal York . . 20 Who’s Kidding Whom? 103 Cover: Jeanne Crain, star of “Margie.” Miss Crain’s costume by Bonnie Cashin, Twentieth Century-Fox Designer Natural Color Portrait by Paul Hesse Fred R. Sammis, Editorial Director Helen Gilmore, Editor Adele Whitely Fletcher, Associate Editor E. Davenport, Executive Art Director Ruby Boyd, Associate Editor Deli Leider, Associate Art Director Ruth Dejean, Assistant Editor Mary Jane Fulton, New York Beauty Editor Joyce Moss, Hollywood Editor McCullah St. Johns, Associate Editor Sara Hamilton, Associate Editor Ruth Waterbury, Contributing Editor Anita Colby, Hollywood Beauty Editor Hymie Fink, Photographer Sterling Smith, Photographer Beverly Galindo. Asst. Photographer APRIL, 1947 VOL. 30. NO. 5 PHOTOPLAY, published monthly by MACFADDEN PUBLICATIONS, Inc., New York, N. Y. General Business, Editorial and Advertising: Offices: 205 East 42nd Street, New York 17, N. Y. Hollywood-Beverly Hills Office: 321 S. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills. California. O. J. Elder, President; Harold Wise, Senior Vice President; S. O. Shapiro, Vice President; Herbert Drake, Vice President: Meyer Dworkin, Secretary and Treasurer; Edward F. Lethen, Advertising Manager. Chicago Office: 221 North La Salle St., Leslie R. Gage. Mgr. 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