Screenland (Nov 1935-Apr 1936)

GB'S EIGHT ★*★★. STAR SPECIAL RICHARD 0 f X LESLIE BANKS HELEN VINSON MADGE EVANS* I! G. AUBREY SMITH BASIL SYDNEY TRANSATLANTIC TUNNEL" New York to London THE MOST GIGANTIC FEAT IN ALL HISTORY GB THANKS Walter Huston. George Arliss for graciously contributing portrayals of the President of the U. S. and the Prime Minister of England . . . Directed by MAURICE ELVEY COMING SOON o4 I Trodu ctwn • Courtesy of M. G. hi. Salutes SCREENLAND an d Snubs Where the readers tell the world the public's opinion of stars and films. Let's hear from you! THE SHIRLEY BUDGET PLAN As long as Shirley Temple is allowed to spend only a quarter of her weekly personal budget of $4.25 for candy, all is serene on the Beckwith waterfront! My daughter thought a quarter a week was "simply terrible" until she heard about Shirley's allowance. Mrs. F. K. Beckwith, 6300-14th N. W., Seattle, Wash. A DIG AT MR. DISNEY Who Killed Cock Robin, anyway? In my opinion none other than Walt Disney himself. Puleese, Mr. Disney, leave the ribaldry and sophistication to Mae West and return to the naive fantasy that has made you justly famous. W. Ward Wright, R. R. #3, Logansport, Ind. WHAT! NO MUSTACHE? First to grow a mustache was Ricardo Cortez. Next came Clark Gable, then Maurice Chevalier — and now our own Jack Oakie. What are we coming to? Ah, there, Baby LeRoy, and how's your mustache coming along? Jeanne Hayner, 25 Birch St., Mount Vernon, N. Y. T7Z CRAWFORD CARRIES ON Joan Crawford is the best sport in the movies. She certainly can take it. I've read slam after slam regarding her facial make-up, but Joan has the courage to take them all without a murmur and keep right on making-up as she pleases. Helen Benker, North Attleboro, Mass. WANTS 'EM TO GO WILDE After seeing the teamwork of the manwith-the-cheshire-cat-grin, (Edward Everett Horton), and the .very-much-aliveyoung-man, (Ross Alexander), in "Going Highbrow," I wonder someone does not cast them in something good. Aren't they born for the two leads in "The Importance of Being Earnest"? Mary Barger, 40 Park St., Brockton, Mass. Here's Fred Astaire giving another "command" performance. He's at the top of our page by readers' request. UNANIMOUS! Up to this writing I've seen "Top Hat" four times. Fred and Ginger make all troubles and cares float away like a bubble. Garbo and Dietrich place the burdens of the world on our shoulders, so for that it'sgood-to-be-alive feeling give me Astaire and Rogers. Mildred Sheridan, 1591 Dorchester Ave., Boston, Mass. TIP (BUT GOOD) FROM CANADA Our Governor-General elect, John Buchan, is a celebrated novelist. I would very much like to see the greatest of his published works, "Witch Wood," on the screen. The ideal lovers would be Katharine Hepburn and John Beal. Wouldn't everyone like to see a second "Little Minister"? Patricia Kelley, 12 Freeman Place, Hamilton, Ontario This forum of interesting, and enlightening, opinion on everything pertaining to pictures, is written by the film-goers themselves. Here you will find discussed a wide variety of subjects, critical estimates of stars, directors, and pictures, with a zest that comes from the courage of conviction. Have you an opinion to express, a Salute to a favorite, or a Snub for something you don't like about some recent picture or performance? If you have — please send it in, and make your views heard in Hollywood and everywhere that screeninterest exists. Please make your letters brief, (fifty words is the maximum), and mail them to: Letter Dept., SCREENLAND, 45 West 45th St., New York, N. Y.