Screenland (Dec 1933-Apr 1934)

16 SCREENLAND "Nudism is more than a fad," thinks Dick Arlen. "But it's such a radical change from the habit of ages that it can't become common in a day." The athletic Joel McCrea and the lovely Katharine Hepburn like to dally with the sunbeams, too. In fact, Joel gets as close to them as possible. Will Hollywt> IS nudism about to become an actuality in Hollywood ? Will the screen actress of tomorrow moan, "I have nothing to wear" — and mean it? Will next season's best-dressed star sally forth in a wristwatch and a pre-occupied air — and retain her title ? Leaders of the nudist cult have recently been visiting the film colony with the concentrated purpose of interesting the stars in nudism, because, they say, "if the film stars adopt our cult, theworld will follow suit." These exponents of nudism are not being coldly rebuffed by the film colonists, despite Will Hays' edict that no motion picture company shall produce a movie depicting life in nudist camps. In fact, the cult leaders are going about town wearing broad smiles (and regu lar clothing, for the sake of the city fathers), and are claiming among themselves that before another year has passed, a great nudist camp will be situated right outside the Hollywood city limits — and many famous stars zvill be regular guests! "I'm going to buy the property next door, erect stands, and fell seats — each seat to be equipped with a telescope," Jack Oakie remarked at a gathering. Maybe it was a jest, but seven guests at the same party immediately placed orders with Jack Buster Crabbe, one of Hollywood's leading Apollos, hasn't much to fear from the ' ' b ack to nature" movement.