Screenland (May–Oct 1927)

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New York >owder that con LEARN How To Write LOVE Letters Have yon ever tried to write a love letterand then found thatyoudidn't know what to say or how to say it? ^} This big 185-page book, "Love Letters Made Easy" showsexactlyhow to win and hold the one you love. Gives 65 modellove letters. Explains Secret Meanings f of postage stamps in various positions. Tells how to word friendly or affectionate letters, how to propose, gives language of I flowers and gems, suggests gifts for all I occasions andscoresof otherpointers that will make your love letters fairly breathe | love. Every lover should own this book. Send $1.00 today. Postage 10c extra. FRANKLIN PUBLISHING COMPANY I 186 N. La Salle St. Dept. 4800, CHICAGO 1 In one breath Gwen says, "I wish you would sit down and really tell me who Freud is and what he's really done. Everybody talks about him but nobody will ever tell you about him." Now try that over on your consciousness. Sure, you've got a vague idea, so have I. Inferiority complexes. Suppressed desires. But if anybody asks you just who Freud is and what he's really done could you answer? .And in the next breath she tells you that she's dying to play "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes". That does not appear to be particularly novel. .Every girl in pictures would jump at the chance. But to look at Gwen you might think her too much the type. That she has the preception to see the humor of the Loos best seller definitely takes her out of the "just a blonde" class and makes her worthy of the role. Then she takes another breath and tells you all about the chickens that she's raising. Don't laugh, it's a fact. Gwen lives in Culver City, not Hollywood, and, believe it or not, I've never seen her in a night club. The Chickens are an outcome of an idea advanced by her grandmother and her mother. They thought it would be nice to have fresh eggs for breakfast, so Gwen bought twelve to satisfy them. Then Gwen, herself, began to get interested and now she's all for going into the chicken business on a large scale, a ranch in San Fernando Valley, maybe, or something equally ambitious. I tried to argue her out of the idea. Blondes and chicken ranches. It doesn't sound just right. But Gwen Lee refuses to run true to type. She spoke of those first days when she was an extra girl hoping to get a chance. "I wouldn't go through it again for anything," she said. "I'm sure it is worse than swimming the English Channel. And I wouldn't advise my worst enemy to attempt it. Perhaps if you become an extra just to make a living and never hope to achieve stardom you're happier. But when your hopes are high and you're continually believing that something good is coming your way, the disappointment when the good things don't come is too keen. "Two years is enough for any girl to give herself. If she isn't started toward fame by that time then she should get out of the business entirely. I don't mean that she must be a star in two years but she should at least have had a break, she should at least be out of the extra class. "I shall never forget once I was playing extra on a dining room set. About thirty of us were seated at a long table obviously enjoying a dinner party. We were sipping ginger ale. One of the girls turned to me and recalled an incident that happened on a set some seven years ago. She'd been playing extra for seven years just imagine it! For seven years she had been sitting at long tables sipping large quantities of ginger ale!" "That's awfully dramatic," I mused. "You've a nice eye for situation." Then I rued the remark. Lesser phrases than that have given nice, interesting girls the idea that they could write books and things. But don't worry about Gwen. She's not that kind. In fact, Gwen has a quality some what rare in Hollywood. She depreciates herself and her work almost to a fault. "I take any part that comes along and praise heaven," she said. "Ive stopped counting on things, because half the time I look forward to something it never develops and the real chances I've had have come out of a clear sky." She used to model clothes in Los Angeles to tide herself over rough places. That's why she can grace luxurious gowns so well. And what gorgeous things she's wearing in "Adam and Evil", an evening ensemble of orchid trimmed with crystals, coat and frock to match, and a day time frock of saturn red and brown trimmed with mink. "But if you think this is great," she enthused, "Wait until you see what the girl friend is wearing in "After Midnight". There are three evening gowns and four negligees and, darling, they're divine." Well, you can't do an interview with Gwen Lee. Omaha and an inferiority complex are against it, but you can spend a delightful afternoon laughing and chatting and laughing again. Just as I was leaving she called out, "Love and kisses to my public and please tell 'em that Gwen Lee has gotten a break at last!" Fay Wray Enters — continued from page 24 She had faith in herself. By this time most persons know the essential facts of how Fay Wray bridged the gap between mediocrity and renown in one step, how she reposed herself at night a player in comedies and westerns, and awakened the next morning as the leading lady of "The Wedding March", Erich Von Stroheim's choice among a thousand aspiring actresses. Let Miss Wray tell you, herself, of the most poignant moment of her life, the beginning of the story of how she was made magnificently happy in real life by having her heart broken on the screen. It was in Erich Von Stroheim's office at 2 o'clock on the afternoon of March 10, 1926. Although the sun was biasing outdoors, the window curtains were drawn and dim swinging lamps served to emphasize an atmosphere of theatrical gloom. •G^lhe eligible bachelors of Fox Studios — George O'Brien, Charles Farrell, Richard Walling, Barry K[orton and Clifford Holland. Pic^ 'em out.