Screenland (Nov 1928-Apr 1929)

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Marriage Problems By Helen Ludlam Iov: OVE is the basis of all things. Love is the motive power that stirs every living thing into being, , and without some phase of it there could not -> -si be a world. , . They say the reason there is trouble when Cupid hurls his dart is that Man, generic Man, feels his incompleteness and resents it. Which is perhaps near the truth. Uertainly we are not tempted if we do not feel the need of anything. Is the most delicious food tempting to a man who has already dined well? People raise scandalised brows over the divorces of Hollywood; but until they can truthfully point to their own lives as perfect I don't think they can with any dignity criticize a situation they know nothing whatever about As a matter of fact I think Hollywood tries as hard as any other community to make a go of marriage. Hollywood may have more difficulties to overcome mo Temptarions. Although most of the players I talked with don't admit those difficulties, those dangers. One day I asked Gloria Swanson why she thought film marriages were harder to live through successfully than those outside the film circle. Gloria rose and walked almost the length of the room before she turned and faced me with blazing eyes. The question had been bo ted from a clear sky and I could see that she was deeply moved by it Though when she spoke her voice was calm enough. 'Tor one who knows nothing about it I should say that film marriages are not harder to make successful than other marriages." „ . , "But the separations— the temptations, 1 said "If there is an actor alive who is separated from his wife more than doctors are from their wives or who is more uncertain of his time, I'd like to meet him. Then look at sailors, and traveling salesmen and big business men! As for the irregular hours— it you are not married to a madman he would QBehw: Eddie Lowe and Lilyan Tashman, who manage to be happy though married and movie stars. Next, Chve Broo\ and his pretty English wife. She's not in pictures. C[ Gloria Swanson's third matrimonial venture with the Marquis de la Falaise—totherwise "Han\"—is as happy as they loo\ here.