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SCREENLAND
That original young beauty and actress, Merle Oberon, speaks frankly and fully for Screenlano about her new co-star, Miriam Hopkins — who apparently can take it, if that grinning close-up across the page means anything. Joel McCrea is the daring young man who supports these talented girls in "These Three," the highly controversial film version of the sensational play, "the Children's Hour."
YOU may as well know the worst ! After all these years that I have been telling you that two screen stars just can't be girl friends on account of petty jealousies and major ambitions, it seems that at last I am to be made out a liar — and by none other than Merle Oberon and Miriam Hopkins.
Why, I could hardly believe my eyes when I picked up the newspaper last month and read that Miriam Hopkins had asked to co-star with Merle Oberon in "These Three" — that which used to be "The Children's Hour." Miriam is a great big Glamor Girl in her own right and doesn't have to run around asking for parts in some other star's picture ; in fact, when Miriam is in a picture she is the star and that is that. And the same goes for Merle Oberon. Since the great success of "The Dark Angel," Mr. Alexander Korda's charming discovery can have anything she wants on the
Hollywood said it couldn't happen— two beauties willing to be co-starred! But Merle and Miriam are proving it can be done. Now read this first, exclusive report of the OberonHopkins combination
Goldwyn lot, or anybody's lot for that matter. And you'd think that the last thing that La Oberon would want would be a co-star. Imagine Joan Crawford or Marlene Dietrich or Norma Shearer allowing Miriam Hopkins to play in their pictures ! Or imagine Miriam wanting to. But don't imagine too long because you'll die laughing at the very thought of it. The last thing any star in Hollywood wants is a co-star, and I never spoke truer words !
Well, if Miriam's request to be allowed to play the role of Martha in "These Three" knocked me for a loop, I simply went into a whirl when Merle Oberon announced that she couldn't be more pleased. Hollywood stars aren't like that, I said morosely to myself ; they simply aren't capable of a real honest-to-goodness Mutual Admiration Society. I'll just snoop around and see for myself.
Sam Goldwyn certainly does all right by his stars,