Screenland (Nov 1938-Apr 1939)

which she made in English with William Powell. After that she will do a film ! "Hotel of the North." When that is finished she hopes to have a bit of time to spend in her country place at Pyla, on the seashore. "I want to see if the roses in our garden, the lovely roses of France, are still blooming for us." She was not pleased with her role of Hungarian Baroness, her first Hollywood film, but she waxed enthusiastic over her role in "Suez." It's that of a French girl, a bit wild and savage. Also she dies at the finish and is buried with military honors which is out of the ordinary run of heroine parts. She raved about Tyrone Power and Loretta Young as acting companions. While on the subject of 20th CenturyFox stars brings me to the travels of Don Ameche. Very gaily he arrived in Europe for a holiday. While in Holland he was stricken with appendicitis and had to have an emergency operation. I can think of many more amusing things to do than lying ill in a Dutch hospital. Darryl Zanuck, at the time also holidaying in Europe, took a plane to Amsterdam to cheer up the poor Don. As soon as he was able Don took a plane to Paris so that his recuperation days were spent in much more interesting surroundings. But he was not well enough to really "do" gay Paree before he was called back to Hollywood. We will hope for better luck on his next trip. Jean Gabin who will be the partner of Simone Simon in her first French film is one of the real stars of the screen. It's hard to classify him. He is a fine, solid artiste with little of the theatrical glamor in his make-up. One of his big hits was "Pepe le Moko," re-made under the name of "Algiers," in Hollywood with Charles Boyer in the Gabin role. For months "Quai des Brumes" played here because of the fine acting of Gabin and Michele Morgan. Serenade by Leo Carrillo and star Jane Withers, in "The Arizona Wildcat." "Grand Illusion" is another grand film of Gabin's. In "La Bete Humaine" Gabin plays the part of an engineer on a train, and for practical experience he has been driving engines on real trains. Most likely, if a lot of the passengers realized the great star was at the brakes their hearts would have beaten faster, for several reasons. The greatest stealer of scenes in France has now arrived at stardom, but I fear it will be difficult to cast him in stellar roles. This is Jean-Louis Barrault. From the first time his gaunt, expressive face was seen on the screen it has always held rapt attention. In many of the films he plays the part of a youngster who rebels against his surroundings, and that's exactly the way he affects one off the screen. In Parisian surroundings his gleaming, restless eyes seem to be looking into far-off open spaces, In "The Seven Pearls of the Crown" he had a brief, colorful part as Napoleon in his younger days. In the last French film Charles Boyer made, Jean-Louis stole every scene he was in. Then, this last season, just to show us he is a real actor he returned to the stage to co-star with Alice Cocea in Moliere's "Le Misanthrope." The play was a huge success but Jean-Louis got restless at the monotony of playing the same performance every night and walked out in the middle of the engagement for the open spaces of the south of France. They have tried to lure him to Hollywood but he always says no ! The Paramount studio, near Paris, was the scene of great activity when I wandered in to see what I could see. On one stage Danielle Darrieux was making "Katia." Nearby Monique Rolland was doing her stuff in "The Lion Tamer." Still on another stage Vivian Romance was showing how red-hot her last name really is in a scene for "Gibraltar"' with our old friend Erich von Stroheim. Then, as a contrast I turned to the Royal trappings of "The Education of a Prince." The Prince in question was Robert Lynen. Playing with him was that dashing sex-appeal number from Roumania, Elvire Popesco. This lady is one of the bright stars of the French stage and only recently has consented to brighten the screen with her brilliant personality and amusing accent. She was the inspiration of "Tovarich" which she played at the Theatre de Paris for endless months. When I was watching the scenes, either the heat from the lights or the royal trappings upset La Popesco. Seven times they had to do the scene over. At the eighth time when we thought all was going well Elvire's false eyelashes wilted and fell off! After a little first aid treatment the ninth scene was perfect— eyelashes and all ! 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