Screenland (Nov 1937-Apr 1938)

Stars and their stand-ins are congenial companions as well as fellow workers. Here you see an example as Joan Blondell, starring in "Stand-In," chats with her "set-up" substitute, Connie Rea. i ere s Hollywood William Powell's stand-in, W. W. Dearborn, not only "holds it" while cameras are focussed, but clowns with his boss to entertain colleagues on the set. That's Bill behind the whiskers at left. THE lowdown on the Clark Gable dis' appearing act he pulled on his recent vacation was because Clark couldn't even complete his bear hunt he started out to do without five million people tagging along. So he tipped and turned his car the other way and vanished into thin air because he really needed a rest and even the studio didn't know his whereabouts. THAT party the Ritz Brothers gave the I other eve, which was attended by dozens of famous filmites, was really thrown in honor of "Ritzie," their favorite poodle! The guests claim they've never had such a good time because their real host was so amusing. OVER on the set of "The Bride Wore Red," Helen Hayes had the time of her life, during her visit in Hollywood, taking candid camera shots of Joan Crawford from every conceivable angle to add to her collection. TYRONE POWER, in spite of the fact I he's been seen round and about with Janet Gaynor very frequently, insists that there's only one gal he really cares for and that's Sonja Henie. But on account of her absence, he just can't sit in a corner and mope. And Sonja thinks he's pretty swell, too. GLORIA STUART and her hubby, Arthur Sheekman, are one of _ Hollywoods more devoted couples. During her recent trip to Honolulu with her mother and a gal friend, Gloria got so homesick for Arthur she cabled him each and every day. "I spent more money on cables than I did on the trip," Gloria admits, ruefully. "Guess I'll never take another without him." BELIEVE it or not, the glamorous Jeanette MacDonald can whip up a mean dish when she puts her mind to it. When she and Gene Raymond returned from their honeymoon trip to Honolulu, they discovered they didn't have a cook between 'em. They borrowed one from Jeanette's ma for a couple of days, but this didn't work out very well. So Jeanette donned her favorite apron and went to The Gay Gossip in Brief By Weston East work herself. "And, boy," says the enthusiastic bridegroom, "can she cook!" This went on for two weeks — until they'd found a satisfactory servant. EVERY year for the past seven, Dolores t Del Rio and Cedric Gibbons have made a trip on their anniversary to Santa Barbara, where they were married. In fact, they go through the same routine they followed on their wedding day — a visit to the priest in the church, followed by dinner alone in the same cafe, and then a jaunt to Carmel, Monterey, and Del Monte, where they spent their honeymoon. How's that for sentiment? IANE WYMAN, that luscious babe who J made her screen debut in "Mr. Dodds Takes the Air," is buying furniture for her new pent-houSe apartment. In real life, Jane is Mrs. Myron Futterman and she's getting a terrific kick out of fixing up their very first Hollywood home. DON MILO, Bob Taylor's best friend and stand-in, is getting a swell break. Bob wanted to take him to England, but British labor laws wouldn't allow Don to work in his usual capacity, as stand-ins must be hired in that country. However, Bob finally discovered he was allowed to bring in a companion, so Don is having a marvelous vacation with no expense to either of them and won't have to do a tap of work until he comes back to Hollywood. DURING the filming of "A Love Like That," Barbara Stanwyck was supposed to hit Herbert Marshall in the face with a strawberry short cake. They rehearsed and rehearsed, but Barbara just couldn't make a go of it. "I just can't throw that thing at Bart," Barbara moaned, "he's simply not the type." So the prop man had to do it for her in the actual shooting of the scene. THE Errol Flynns came back from their boat trip on Errol's yawl, "The Cheerio," just like a couple of newly weds. Looks like all the rumors of a separation were just rumors and they're happier than ever after being apart for so many months while Lili was making pictures in Paris. And they're a mighty handsome couple, if you ask me ! BUMPED into June Lang out on the Fox lot, clad in pink pajamas, and looking anything but unhappy about her recent marital mix-up. What we're wondering is what's going to happen to all those gorgeous wedding presents they received? We're told on very good authority that Vic Orsatti, the groom, did everything in his power to persuade June to patch things up, but it was no go. THE latest mutual admiration society is that combination of Paul Muni and Spencer Tracy. Muni thinks Spencer is tops in the acting field and Tracy goes into a perfect dither whenever Muni's name is mentioned. Nice to hear a couple of raves like that in this town where so many knives are aimed at the other fellow's back. N SPITE of the fact that Wayne Morris has been doing the town with that and that young thing, it's Lana Turner, young Warner actress, who's really carrying the torch for him. Every chance she gets, she pops over to the set where Wayne is working in "Submarine D-l" just so's she can look at him. pLAUDETTE COLBERT has two new pets in her household. They're two kittens, one Siamese and the other Persian. And they answer to the somewhat startling titles of "Monsieur" and "Bijou." \/OU'D think, just off-hand, that Joan ' Davis would be perfect when combined with the Ritz Brothers. But when they tested Joan in the comedy lines for "Life Begins at College." they found her particular brand of humor and theirs just didn't jel. So she's playing herself in the film and won't appear in any scenes in which the hysterical brothers cavort 66