Photoplay (Jul-Dec 1947)

SIS, WHEN CHRISTMAS EVE IS KISS-LESS EVE, IT'S TIME TO SEE YOUR DENTIST, EVEN A SNAZZY NUMBER LIKE YOU CAN HAVE BAD BREATH, JgplSkYOU KNOW! IT LOOKS LIKE THE REAL THINS! BUT IT JUST CAN’T BE MISTLETOE -OR tD BE KISSED BY NOW ! TO COMBAT BAD BREATH,! RECOMMEND /s77?/s Msf/efoe— i, or Po/so/j fry? COLGATE DENTAL CREAM! FOR SCIENTIFIC TESTS PROVE THAT IN 7 OUT OF 10 CASES, COLGATE'S INSTANTLY STOPS BAD BREATH THAT ORIGINATES IN THE MOUTH! “Colgate Dental Cream’s active penetrating foam gets into hidden crevices between teeth — -helps clean out decaying food particles — stop stagnant saliva odors — remove the cause of much bad breath. And Colgate’s soft polishing agent cleans enamel thoroughly, gently and safely /” FAVORITE OF AMERICA'S "FIRST MILLION" MOVIE-GOERS FOR 36 YEARS PHOTOPLAY Contents for December 9 1947 HIGHLIGHTS Introducing Fred R. Sam mis Search for Happiness (Greer Garson) Louella O. Parsons Christmas Gift (Bing Crosby) Maxine Arnold Honeymoon Hotel Time out for Laughter (Ingrid Bergman) Kay Campbell 100% Cotten (Joseph Cotten) Elsa Maxwell A Christmas Prayer Faith Baldwin Can This Be Love? (Mark Stevens, Hedy Lamarr) Sheilah Graham Parties I Can’t Forget Earl Wilson Be a Christmas Belle Anita Colby I Was There (Rita Hayworth, Victor Mature) Hymie Fink Party of the Month D. P. (Dick Powell) Hyatt Downing Lines on Lon (McCallister) Ben Maddox Life with My Father (William Powell) Bill Powell Jr. “Unconquered” Laziest Man in Town (Fred MacMurray) Herb Howe Fashion Reflections Edith Gwynn Tinsel ’Round My Finger Joan Caulfield Photoplay Fashions 71 and Photoplay’s Pattern of the Month FEATURES IN COLOR Greer Garson .35 “Unconquered” . . Bel-Air Hotel 38 Ava Gardner Joseph Cotten 42 Dorothy McGuire Lon McCallister 59 SPECIAL EVENTS Beauty Spots . . . . . 75 Brief Reviews 29 Casts of Current Pictures 105 Charm of Coleen 76 Don Loper’s Clinic 28 What Should I Inside Stuff — Cal York Platter Patter Readers Inc. The Shadow Stage . . . Understudy for Santa . . . Do? 4 Cover: Joan Caulfield, star of “The Unsuspected” and “Welcome Stranger” Natural Color Portrait by Paul Hesse Costume design by Don Loper 33 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 87 74 62 66 67 12 100 22 24 10 Fred R. Sammis, Editorial Director Helen Gilmore, Editor Adele Whitely Fletcher, Associate Editor E. Davenport, Executive Art Director Ruby Boyd, Associate Editor Deli Hoffman, Associate Art Director Camille Destillieres, Assistant Editor Mary Jane Fulton, New York Beauty Editor Ann Daggett, Hollywood Editor Anita Colby, Hollywood Beauty Editor McCullah St. Johns, Hollywood Managing Editor Hymie Fink, Photographer Sara Hamilton, Associate Editor Sterling Smith, Photographer Ruth Waterbury, Contributing Editor Beverly Wilson, Asst. Photographer DECEMBER, 1947 VOL. 32, NO. 1 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 G. Drake. Vice President; Meyer Dworkin, Secretary and Treasurer; Edward F. Lethen, Advertising Manager. Chicago Office: 221 North La Salle St., Leslie R. Gage, Mgr. Pacific Coast Office: San Francisco, 420 Market St., Lee Andrews, Mgr. Re-entered as Second-Class matter. May 10, 1946, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription rates: U. S. and Possessions and Newfoundland $1.80 per year. Canada $3.00 per year. All other countries, $4.00 per year. Price per copy, 15c in the United States, 25c in Canada. While Manuscripts, Photographs and Drawings are submitted at the owner’s risk, every effort will be made to return those found unavailable if accompanied by sufficient first-class postage and explicit name and address. But we will not be responsible for any loss of such matter contributed. Contributors are especially advised to be sure to retain copies of their contributions, otherwise they are taking an unnecessary risk. Copyright 1947, by Macfadden Publications, Inc. All rights reserved under International Copyright Convention. All rights reserved under Pan-American Copyright Convention. Todos derechos reservados segun La Convencion Panamencana de Propiedad Literaria y Artistica. Title trademark registered in U. S. Patent Office. Member of Macfadden Women’s Group. All foreign editions handled through Macfadden Publications International Corp., 205 East 42nd Street, New York 17, N. Y. Carroll Rheinstrom, President; Douglas Lockhart, Vice-President. The contents of this magazine may not be reprinted either wholly or in part without permission. Printed in U. S. A. by Art Color Printing Co., Dunellen, N. J.