Screenland (Nov 1939–Apr 1940)

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Send 10c for a generous sample and descriptive booklet, to Sanozone Co., 1123 Roy St., Philadelphia, Pa. A Friendship that's Real! Continued from page 23 a rodeo at a nearby town, to furnish thrills for the holiday crowds, that we discovered each other. No one took the trouble to introduce us but sitting side by side in the big car, Virginia and . I clicked instantly. It began when we laughed at each other. We both looked very funny togged out in clothes from the studio wardrobe department. Virginia, who was then deathly afraid of horses, was in a dowdy riding habit that didn't fit, and her long hair was pulled straight back into a tight knot, and yet — her beauty shone through all these obstacles. Any other girl would have looked a fright and I recall how this impressed me. It was during that awful, hot, dusty day that our friendship was cemented. I can still see Virginia, trying to smile as she handed out medals to the cowboys and keeping as far from the prancing horses as she could! "We needed each other's encouragement as we floundered around in the stock company during the following months. Every day we'd try to think of some way to speed up our careers — we were so ambitious, yet getting nowhere. Then, one exciting day, Virginia confided she was going to marry the great screen star, John Gilbert! Nothing before or since ever gave me such a thrill and to me, it is still the greatest Hollywood romance of all. They were married in August, 1932, and in her own happiness Virginia wanted me to find a great love, too, and she and John took me about with them everywhere. I recall two especially festive blind dates they planned at the Cocoanut Grove for me to meet out of town friends of John's. It was all very nice, but I was already falling in love with my John, and so, nothing happened !" The next excitement was the birth of the Gilbert baby, Susan Ann. Then came the divorce of John and Virginia, followed shortly by his death — and close at hand, sharing in these emotional climaxes, was Maureen. In the meantime, Maureen's own romance with the brilliant writer-director, John Farrow, was hitting a rocky road, with the wedding delayed again and again, because of a divorce in his past. Finally, everything was straightened out and the marriage followed, and during it all Virginia was at her friend's side. "With my own happiness established," Maureen continued, "my chief desire was to see Virginia happy. A personality such as hers can't be kept down. Slowly she became conscious of the world about her, tossed aside crushed illusions, and came back to the screen, lovelier and more poised than before. John and I insisted that she go about with us and we included her in all our fun. One night, I was queening around as a bride when I noticed Virginia looking very forlorn, and suddenly I decided to become a matchmaker. Looking over the eligible young men I selected handsome Brian Aherne as the one I'd choose for. her.' Anyway, he looked a bit lonely, so I maneuvered a dance with him and began talking about Virginia, dropping a hint that she admired him. Then, I hunted up Virginia and told her Brian liked her very much, but she only laughed and wouldn't believe me. In fact, she bet $25 he wouldn't even ask her to dance that night. But he did! Come to think of it, she never paid me that $25. Remind me to dun her — with interest, will you? Well, I thought I was pretty smart but somehow, the 'romance' didn't flourish and before I could decide on another Prince Charming, she was doing her own dating. During the period before she married J. Walter Ruben, Virginia was the most popular girl in town, and significant of her sweetness, she's kept every one of her admirers as devoted friends. "Something funny is always happening," Maureen went on. "The day we moved into this new home, two huge packages arrived all done up in pink cellophane and ribbons. In one was a cunning sixweeks-old calf, in the other a new-fangled milking stool, carrying Virginia's card. She used to go with us on our sail boat, even though she's too tender-hearted to fish. One day, after hours of bad luck, we suddenly ran into a shoal of fish and soon everyone in the party had all they wanted. We put them in a tin container at the rear of the boat, then spent the afternoon lounging on the deck. Toward sundown, someone peeked into the container and let out a shriek ; it was empty. When we cornered Virginia, she confessed she thought it was cruel to keep the pretty little fish in a can all that beautiful afternoon, so she dumped them back into the ocean! "About the time she and Jack Ruben When war in Europe halted production on "Busman's Honeymoon," at Denham Studio, England, Maureen O'Sullivan, who was to play the lead opposite Robert Montgomery, returned to Hollywood. Above, she is met by husband John Farrowand son Michael Damien. Acme 88 S CRE ENL AND