Screenland (May-Oct 1936)

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Olive Oil (or dry hair ( ) Pine Tar for oily hair ( ) Both 20c Name _ Street _ „ S-to , City.. . (PLEASE PRINT PLAINLY) Loretta ought to know. But imagine having Clark Gable on a location ! Among the most famous Hollywood friendships that started on a location is that of Janet Gaynor and Margaret Lindsay. When the "Paddy the Next Best Thing" company went on location several years ago at Santa Cruz Janet and Margaret had never met, but Margaret had heard awful things about Janet Gaynor, that she always high-hatted her fellow players, and was generally disagreeable about everything. So Margaret decided to be the first one to put on the ritz. Naturally Janet, being the star of the picture, was none too pleased to find herself snubbed by Miss Lindsay, so she gave her the works. And to further complicate matters both girls fell for the same man in the picture. What a dandy feud ! Then one day toward the end of the location Janet and Margaret started talking to each other and discovered to their surprise that they liked each other. Ever since they have been the best of girl friends. Fred MacMurray and Lloyd Nolan met each other on the "Texas Rangers" location near Sante Fe, Arizona, and now are quite palsy. Claudette Colbert and Nigel Bruce talked to each other for hours at a time on the hot sands of Yuma waiting for the sun to reach the right camera angles, and as soon as the "Under Two Flags" company returned to Hollywood the very British Mr. and Mrs. Nigel Bruce invited Miss Colbert and Dr. Pressman to tea and tennis and the four of them have been partying back and forth ever since. One of the hardest locations in cinema history was that of "Four Frightened People" on the island of Hawaii. The company had to rise at four every morning and be carried by tractors, (no cars could make the grade), to a horrible mountain slope where no trail had ever been blazed before. Mary Boland, who is certainly not the trail-blazing type, would appear as fresh as a debutante at breakfast, much to everyone's surprise, and blithely sing out, "Boy, call me a tractor." This so amused Herbert Marshall that he and Mary became the best of friends and it has lasted to this day. And Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald owe their friendship to a location. During the filming of "Naughty Marietta" Jeanette and Nelson didn't care for each other very much ; there was a lot of professional jealousy, and people kept running back and forth telling Jeanette things that Nelson had said about her, which he hadn't said, and vice versa. So everyone thought there would certainly be hell popping when Miss MacDonald and Mr. Eddy found themselves isolated at Lake Tahoe on the "Rose Marie" location, but the lovely splendor of the lakes and mountains' must have gotten them — they did not fall in love, but they became excellent friends. _ When "Good Earth" went into production at the Metro studio Luise Rainer and Paul Muni couldn't see each other for a cloud of professional dust. Both have very decided temperaments, both are seriously concerned with their careers, both have illusions of greatness — and Metro was threatened with the battle of the century. But something happened when they went on location at Chatsworth. When they felt temperamental tantrums coming on, and "Good Earth" with all that painful Chinese make-up is really a difficult picture, they would stride out into the hills and shout and let go their emotions. And, the fury oyer, would return to the set as gentle as kittens. They now have the greatest respect and admiration for each other. A feud I have always believed to be something to skip over as quickly as possible, me being the sociable type. But many a good feud has been born on a location and we might just as well name a few in passing. The famous Jane WithersShirley Temple feud started when "Bright Eyes" was on location near Riverside and Jane was innocently stealing scenes from Shirley. Not that Jane or Shirley knew anything about the feud, or cared, but their mothers knew and cared plenty. Ever since "Bright Eyes" there has been little love lost between the two mothers, and just to keep peace and quiet in the Twentieth Century family Jane's pictures are made at the Western Avenue branch of the studio while Shirley reigns supreme in Westwood Hills. Feuds that have lasted through the years started on the island of Catalina where the ill-fated "Rain" company went on location. There was a complete lack of understanding between Director Milestone and Joan Crawford; they just didn't like each other, and the entire location was one long night-mare to Joan. To this day Director Milestone and Joan waste little affection on each other. Rochelle Hudson made sarcastic remarks about Henry Fonda on the "Way Down East" location and as a result "Way Down East" was definitely one picture in which the love-making was done entirely before the camera. Well, Miss Dietrich, so nothing ever happens on a location, eh? And I faintly remember that "nothing ever happens in the Grand Hotel." No, not much — just love and passion, and hate and jealousy, and heart-break and death, and a few other little things. In a California garden we find a Happy trio, as Frank Forest, operatic tenor being groomed for stardom in films, poses with his wife, and their pet dog.