In Our Time (Warner Bros.) (1944)

STAY AT HOME AND UKE IT, SAYS IDA LUPINO What would happen to a confirmed Hollywood night club addict if she were deprived of late hour entertainment and told that for at least a year she would know nothing more exciting than her own fireside? Fortunately, there need be no dispute. A laboratory test was completed today with the observance by Ida Lupino of exactly one year away from the film capital’s night life. Her retirement from the Hollywood cafe set was occasioned by the departure of her husband, Louis Hayward, for service with the U. S. Marine corps. And her answer to the question is this: “T’m surprised. It hasn’t been painful at all. In fact, once you put your mind to it, home can be made more entertaining than any night club I’ve ever been in.” There is evidence that the star has put her mind to that very thing, making her home more entertaining, and friends say that she displays a high degree of originality in doing so. Unique Parlor Game For example, she has a parlor game which may well be unique, which she introduced at a recent party for Paul Henreid, with whom she made Warner Bros.’ “In Our Time,” which is now playing at the Strand Theatre. It is designated to take the place of home recordings which are becoming difficult because of the war shortage of records. Her guests “broadcast” songs, jokes, and stories over an inexpensive public system she has installed. Because most of the impromptu performances are spectacularly bad, the result is lots of laughs. Ida’s staying at home, however, is only one evidence of her concern with the absence of Captain Hayward, She has a typewriter standing in a conspicuous part of the house. Paper is already in the roller. Even without Ida saying anything—and she doesn’t hesitate to do that either—the whole thing, typewriter, paper, and vacant chair, is an invitation to sit down and dash off a couple of paragraphs to the missing host, who happens to be in the South Pacific. Concerning night clubs, Ida observes: “It took a war to do it. But I’ve learned that old adage is really true. There’s no place like home.” Still IL 348; Mat 111—15¢ IDA LUPINO AIMED STRICTLY AT THE WOMEN’S PAGES Cause:No Shoe Stamp Result: Black Toes A man in Washington signs a document and a star in Hollywood gets black toes. The literal truth of this became apparent when Ida Lupino appeared in Warner Bros.’ “In Our Time,” now at the Strand Theatre, in what appeared ordinary smart black shoes, but which on close inspection proved to be of the opentoed variety. She had blackened both toes and stockings to get this effect, a move made necessary because she didn’t have a ration coupon with which to buy the kind of shoes needed. AMERICAN GIRLS MOST KISSABLE American girls, you are the most kissable in the world, and therefore need not worry about losing your soldier sweetheart to sirens across the sea. The American girl of 1944 has no rival, she is in a class by herself, and in the vast majority of cases contact with foreign girls will just make Johnny Doughboy that much more eager to return to his sweetheart at home. These reassuring words were addressed by Paul Henreid, romantic continental star, to the millions of American girls who now have, or soon will have, boy friends in foreign countries. “You don’t have a thing to worry about,” said Henreid, “the only girls who even approach you over there belong to an infinitely small class of wealthy people who have shrunk almost to the zero point as a result of the war. “They are the only ones who can match your beauty, they are the only ones whose clothes can appear side by side with yours, they are the only ones who have your poise and confidence.” Henreid’s opinion was confirmed by a foreign girl with whom he is now being co-starred in the Warner Bros. picture, “In. Our Time,” now at the Strand Theatre. She is Ida Lupino, English. “Paul is right, of course,” she said. “I wonder if American girls realize how fortunate they are with their abundance of pretty clothes and beauty parlors.” Henreid said it would take fifty years for European girls to catch up with Americans. “It is more than beauty parlors and clothes,” he said. “It’s the self-assurance that those things give, and it’s this selfassurance upon which the American girl’s independent, somewhat impudent, charm is built. I have a hunch that it comes only after decades of being accustomed to the nice things.” First Day An Horse Left Its Impression It was supposed to have been Ida Lupino’s second day before the cameras on a horse side by side with Paul Henreid. She was riding for the first time in her life in Warner Bros.’ “In Our Time,” now at the Strand Theatre. But her -second day of film riding was postponed for 10 days, the shooting schedule having been changed to bring in other scenes first. “Why the change?” a friend on the set asked the star. “Sit down and explain.” “Not for 10 days,” replied Ida. Head-Lines Make Hair-Lines Ida Lupino’s small, oval face requires wide hair at the cheekbones to soften facial outlines. In both old hair-do (below) and a new one (left), the oval shape is retained, though the styles are different. This type requires a simple hairdress. New coiffure was designed for Miss Lupino for the movie,°“In Our Time”. Nancy Coleman has a small heartshaped face. In both the old hair-do (below) and her new glamorous up-sweep (above) the face is framed to retain the line of the high cheek bones. The heart shape is accentuated by the soft feather bob. The sophisticated up-sweep is her new hair-do in “In Our Time”. Order Mat IT 301B (includes art and type)—45c—from the Warner Bros. Plan Editor, 321 West 44 Street, New York 18, New York. Campaign Change the Rules, Girls, When He’s in Uniform If the gentleman is in uniform, girls, all of your traditional ways of expressing tenderness, the pressure of your hand on his, your arm gently on his shoulder, and yes, even the kiss itself, must be distinetly modified. These and other intimacies between soldiers and their girls were given new patterns by Hollywood today when a list of the proprieties of military courtship was issued after consultation with army officers. A study of the subject was made for use by Ida Lupino and Paul Henreid in Warner Bros.’ “In Our Time,” now at the Strand Theatre. Changes demanded in a girl’s way with a boy when he puts on a uniform were listed as follows: 1. The stroll. When you are walking with a soldier always stay on his left side, regardless of whether it would be otherwise proper. His right arm must be kept free to salute. 2. The dance. It is all right to put your arm across his, but if you lay your arm across his shoulder, you do so at your own peril. Shoulder insignia frequently inflict painful scratches. 3. The embrace. This is to be avoided when he is wearing medals, ribbons, and other decorations. They readily catch in a gown, and the result is both damaging to the dress and awkward at a moment when grace is imperative. 4. The kiss. Quoting Miss Lupino: “Go ahead as_ usual, girls. It’s the same in all estates, military or civilian, in all ranks and all languages. Under the uniforms, they’re still males. Only one slight, but distinct modification. The demand for privacy is somewhat relaxed for the duration. People will understand.” Mat 101—15c Nancy Coleman Still Service Stills available on most of the scene cuts on the publicity pages in this campaign plan. Price: 10c each. Order by still number indicated under each cut, from Campaign Plan Editor, 321 West 44 Street, New York City. If still number is not given, photo is not available because the cut was made from a special retouch or a composite. (*Asterisk denotes still is available at local Vitagraph Exchanges.) 5. The dress. Avoid severely tailored clothes and uniforms. Emphasize the feminine. It is a courtesy to him for two reasons. It sets off the smartness of his uniform, and when he is with you he likes to get as far away as possible from the all male world in which he lives. Mary Boland Knew ‘Killer’ Bogart When— The woman who was on the stage the night Humphrey Bogart, the screen’s purveyor of menace, made his acting debut as a “thrill boy” wearing a pair of silk orchid pajamas, visited him recently. She was Mary Boland, who was working.-at the same studio with Bogart. She walked over from the set where she | was making “In Our Time,” | now at the : Strand Theatre. She found him in front of cameras turning on “Conflict”? in which his role as a calculating murderer offered striking contrast to the stage part he played with her. The play was “The Cradle Snatchers” in which Miss Boland and the late Edna Mae Oliver were matrons who sought thrills by enticing callow youths, one of whom was Bogart. ‘ Mat 106—15c Mary Boland at the Strand Theatre. Still IT 43; Mat 203—30c Ida Lupino and Mary Boland as they appear in a scene from Warner Bros.’ memorable romantic success, “In Our Time,” which opens Friday 7