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for May 1936
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NOW and then a little story oozes through Hollywood's wise-cracks that somewhat restores our wavering faith in movie mummers as people. Such is the tale of Ginger Rogers, Harriet Hilliard, and the Helping Hand.
No nicer, more innocent and less motivated little episode has ever emerged from the cinema jungles than this yarn of the Star, the Jittery New Girl, and What Befell. It has brought about the spontaneous and practically involuntary election of Ginger as Chief Eagle Girl Scout of the film colony, and if Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt doesn't send the child a scroll or something I shall be very sore incleedy.
This is what happened. La Petite Rogers and her eminent partner, Mr. Astaire, were practicing an Off-toBuffalo on the "Follow The Fleet" set, when a new girl was led aboard the sound stage. It was Miss Flarriet Hilliard, a blonde and toothsome bit freshly imported from Broadway for the picture.
"Oh, we've met," said Ginger, smiling brightly at the newcomer, who was quaking like the conventional aspen.
Though their acquaintance was of the sketchiest, Ginger extended the good right hand of fellowship. Now it is only fair to say that lovely Harriet had one of the most vicious cases of Debutante Staggers in Flollywood's annals. The very thought of battling through an important role in an Astaire-Rogers film turned her kneejoints to gelatine. Up to that moment the greater part of her public activities had consisted of singing Moon
Ginger Rogers'
Good Deed
How Astaire's co-star held out the helping hand to Harriet Hilliard
By Leonard Hall
Over Muskegon or Mutiny on the Bounty, I Love You with Mr. Ozzie Nelson's noted band. Moreover she was a bride of a mere week, cruelly snatched from
Mr. Nelson's side
and microphone by the dastardly slavetraders of Hollywood, told she was an actress, and pushed into the big league with only beauty, voice, and a prayer.
Small wonder the girl had the {Continued on page 84)
When Harriet Hilliard, the radio singer, came to Hollywood to appear in her first film, "Follow the Fleet," she found a helpful friend in Ginger Rogers, star of the picture. Below, Harriet is shown with Ginger; left, with Randy Scott.