Screenland (Jun-Oct 1935)

6 SCREENLAND ! i You write 'em! We print 'em! Producers and stars read 'em! Saluting versatile Loretta Young! Left, a first still from "The Crusades," with Ian Keith. Above, Loretta and Clark Gable in "The Call of the Wild." The first eight letters receive prizes of $5.00 each PRETTY NICE OF LORETTA! Who says Loretta Young isn't nice? While filming "Call of the Wild" up here she gave every evidence of being charming. Retiring early one evening, Loretta got up around ten o'clock, (at night), when she heard that a girl had been waiting since six o'clock for her autograph ! P.S. I got the autograph ! M. F. Donner, 6220-37 N.W., Seattle, Wash. HERE'S PRAISE INDEED As a Screenland reader living in the Thrums countryside, I congratulate Hollywood on its superb picturization of "The Little Minister." Hepburn and Beal were grand. Characterization, setting, and costumes— excellent. I question if British producers could have done the job half as well. David Donald Jolly, 27 Queen St., Forfar, Angus, Scotland. BEDAZZLED BY BLONDES Something should be done about this business of casting too many blondes in one film. "The Captain Hates the Sea" was a swell picture, but although I am a movie fan, those three blondes in the film kept me constantly confused. Why not give the brunettes a break? Gene Ayden, Boone, N. C. WAIT'LL HE DOES WIN— WOW! Can't something be done for Jack Holt? I've followed him in picture after picture and never yet have I seen him win the girl. If this continues Jack is going to develop an inferiority complex. M. Seitter, 6454 Laflin St., Chicago, 111. SIMILE SALUTES Add similes : As charming as Leslie Howard. As dashing as John Barrymore. As nonchalant as William Powell. As well-turned-out as Adolphe Menjou. As homespun as Will Rogers. As handsome as Clark Gable. Miss D. M. Moore, Santa Rosa, Calif. DOUBLE-FEATURE DISCORD Why doesn't the "front office" of the movie industry put a stop to these tiresome, double-feature billings? Right now there are such disgusting program-mixtures. For instance, the exquisite "Barretts of Wimpole Street" shown with a rough and bloody western, "Two-Gun Pete." The effect was positively revolting. Mrs. Paul Weber, Ursa, 111. DO YOU AGREE? Perhaps the tragic ending of "The Wedding Night" was logical, but it left me with a feeling of frustration. Despite arguments favoring the unhappy ending, I believe movie audiences prefer the happy one. Life is tragic enough for most of us; that's why we go to the movies. Mrs. W. M. Jackson, 810 West 7th St., Columbia, Tenn. THE MOVIE-MADE TOWN It used to be a dead old town until they built a theatre this winter. Now what a difference ! The new theatre, one of the finest in the county, draws people — and with them life and amusement — from all the surrounding towns. Chester L. Weaver, 228 Front St., Lititz, Penna. Does Hollywood create true or false impressions of distant locales reproduced as backgrounds for its film dramas? Is the "double feature" a menace or a blessing? How many fans really like to see an unhappy ending, even if logical to the drama? Here are but a few, a very few, of the interesting questions thrashed out in the present session of the Salutes and Snubs meeting. Are you a regular contributor to this department? If not, it's high time you joined the lively party and had a good time for yourself! Your Salutes are appreciated, your Snubs taken to heart by the stars. You can tell your favorites precisely what you want to say to them and be sure they'll get your message — if you send your comment through the medium of Salutes and Snubs. It's easy to do. Simply say what you think — saying it, please, in fifty words or less — and address your letter to: Letter Dept., SCREENLAND, 45 West 45th St., New York, N. Y. You may win a prize— $5.00, you know, if your letter is iudged to be one of the eight best for the month! Let's hear from you!