Screenland (May-Oct 1931)

for July 19 3 1 Y5 Maybe it's news to you that they think at all! Well, read this article if you believe that Hollywood is dumb. Youll change your mind! By Doris Denbo telligently, and honestly. That's her philosophy. She believes it is every person's privilege to attain happiness. That happiness cannot be attained through money, beauty, or social position. That there is no sincere and lasting happiness except mental. Therefore one must be at peace with oneself mentally. One must face life candidly, without fear or bitterness, if one wishes to get the best out of living, according to Constance. "Life, to me, is a game to be played," she says. "One necessarily must gamble now and then, and, of course, must sometimes lose ! Then be a good loser and start over with a stiff chin — and if at all possible, a grin. That grin sort of helps the old moral for some reason or other ! "The game of living has to be played every day. It is up to us as individuals to make it an interesting, profitable, and fascinating game with a fair break for all the players !" Constance is a spirited, self-assured young lady who seems to have solved her life's problems and to be playing the game of life to her own complete satisfaction. She always seems to be intensely interested in — just living! Bebe Daniels feels that without work and incentive, life is an empty dream. "If work can be called a philosophy of life, then I have one," said Bebe. "I believe a full and active life, with a goal to strive for. (and never quite attained), is the solution to the problem of living life fully and keeping young mentally. "A certain balance between work and play, of course, is essential. Live each year for the net return to you, whether your goal is money, activity, or love. Your life must be filled with incentive and activity to find happiness and a certain solution to living !" Bebe has always been a dynamo. When she is not appearing in a picture she is building and furnishing a home to rent or live in, or dabbling in flying. Bebe is never idle or just resting, even between pictures. Lupe Velez says, "Live just for today, this very minute. You do not know what 'appen tomorrow. You should not care what 'appened yesterday. Live for the now I "We must 'ave 'appiness,'' says Lupe. "We are only conscious of the moment — is it not so? Then why not insist to yourself that that moment be a 'appy one? You are wasting precious moments of life if you are bus} thinking what 'appen tomorrow or if you are thinking about what 'appened yesterday. If 1 find I am thinking sad thoughts I jump up and go play hard or do some very energetic work until I get over it. Then I am 'appy again and see how foolish I wa>!" That is characteristic of the vivid, vibrant and very much alive Lupe, child of impulse. She believes you must train your thoughts to enjoy every moment, the moment you are living. If it makes you happy to make others happy — if it is good — do it ! That's all there is to living, in Lupe's estimation. Joan Crawford admits it has only been in recent years that she has had any workable philosophy in her life. She does not believe any one gets a true philosophy until they have lived for someone else. When a love comes into life which makes its objective that person's happiness, then one stops and thinks about life — not before, according to Joan. "Without a definite objective and reason for (Gontimied on page 117) "Live just for today!" cries Lupe. "You don ' t know wha t will happen tomorrow — so have fun!" HelenTwelvetrecs thinks the only solution to this old existence is — keep your sense of humor! We should reach out for greater understanding in our daily contacts, in Richard Dix's opinion.