Screenland (Nov 1928-Apr 1929)

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In the opinion of William Scitcr, the director, and the husband of Laura La Plante, the greatest danger to film marriages is the curiosity of the public regarding them and the determination on the part of the press to circulate rumors of estrangement whether they have any foundation or not. "About two weeks ago Laura went to New York with Hedda Hopper. I had hoped to take her but had to start my new picture sooner than I expected so at the last minute Laura decided to take the short holiday due her with Hedda. She wanted to fly across but sensing how I would feel both girls made their arrangements and told me only an hour or two before time to start. It did give me a turn. They got as far as Council Bluffs, Iowa, when a storm forced them down and they made the rest of the way by train. Well, there was some excitement about it in the papers and when it was found I was not along the wires began to hum. Newspaper men called me up the other night and said they heard Laura and I had come to the parting of the ways. I denied it. Not believing me they called Laura in New York. She denied it. Not believing her, they called me back again! What can you do? Thank heaven Laura will be home tomorrow. Her merry little self will make me forget this nonsense. But it takes a strong bond to keep two people together with everyone apparently making it their business to part them." Eve Southern says there is no reason why film marriages should not be as happy as other marriages. But she thinks it would be better for both sides to be in pictures, at least in some capacity. For instance, a husband who knew nothing about the business might be worried about the love scenes. In his experience a man didn't kiss a girl unless there was some attraction. 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But when the child was near death he called only for his father — and it was my punishment to realize that because he did not come the child half blamed me. His father had married again and so had I. Both my present husband and I implored my boy's father to see him before he died. But so determined was he never to face me again that he thought we were not telling the truth. He wouldn't believe even the wires the doctor sent. When the death notice was sent to him he sent me a wire full of contrition and ended up by saying he would never forgive himself. It was moral cowardice that made him fear to face me, and he will suffer until he straightens his own backbone. I hold no resentment though it was hard at the time because I felt surely that his presence would have saved my son's life. But again I was to blame too, because I shouldn't have sent those presents. I thought I was doing something fine, but it was not true and it was unwise. "I have had no difficulties in my second marriage that were not easily adjusted. My husband is a director. We work on different lots almost always, but our hours are about the same and we usually have the evening together. Dinner is a great occasion in our house." I started to tell how much harder it is for film marriages to succeed than marriages in other circles and I find almost in every case that the film people don't think so. Those who have been divorced don't blame the business, at least not the ones I talked with. They blame it on hard luck or lack of understanding, incompatibility, but not once did they say 'it is this business.' As Betty Compson said, "If there are more divorces in film circles than elsewhere, and I doubt it, it may be because most film people won't try to hang on to love when they know it has gone, or that what they had mistaken for love was just a passing emotion." , Dealing in emotions in their work the children of screenland are quick to detect pretense in real life and they don't want it. They know that love and happiness are somewhere and they are bound to find it. 'Try it again' is their motto if needs must. The women are economically independent in most cases and do not cling to their men for the sake of a meal ticket as so many wives not in the professional and business world feel they have to do. And after all, if you look at the divorce columns of the daily papers you will find a long string of private citizens and maybe not one film divorce. Of course, when there is one of any prominence there is a terrible hullabaloo raised so the public gets the idea that everyone in the business is changing partners. Taking it by and large, and not forgetting how the rest of humanity measures up to the marriage question, I can go on an honest crusade for Hollywood and feel reasonably certain of reaching my goal with as high a banner as anyone. For her excellent letter, Miss Bertha M. Sokolove, Tordan Court, Harding Road, Nashville, Tennessee, was awarded Dorothy Mackaill's Coat which was offered in the November Screenland.