Screenland ((Jan–Jun 1947))

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Richard Conte, Annabella and Frank Latimore don flying togs for their action-packed, dramatic roles of American spies in 20th CenturyFox film, "13 Rue Madeleine." right, it seems to me, for married people to have some differences of opinion, so long as they don't start calling each other names or telling each other how little they think of the other's family. I remember one argument Betty and I had when she put her hands on some wet varnish on our boat. My general attitude toward the boat is one of reverence. "Take my life, kill my wife, but don't harm my boat." So I started bawling Betty out. She argued right back, and she did it very well too. She said it was not her fault. "Why didn't you tell me the varnish was wet? How was I supposed to know it?" She had me there. Remembering anniversaries, they tell me, helps to keep your wife happy. With Betty, I have no chance to forget. Hanging from my pocket is a gold chain with miniature gold plaques bearing dates on them, which Betty has thoughtfully given me. Happiness: A good prescription for happiness, I think, is to marry a girl like Betty. However, since there's only one Betty, I'm afraid that's not very helpful advice. Aside from finding the right girl, I think laughter helps a lot. If you get angry your stomach tightens up. Laughter is good exercise for the right muscles. I wouldn't be surprised if laughter at the right times adds years to your life. Health is important to happiness. Keep all your teeth if you can, or as many of them as possible. Avoid ulcers. I understand they're caused by nervous tension. Relax. You might even go in for Yogi stuff, if that'll help you relax. I don't believe in formal exercise, such as weight-lifting or bell-lifting. I do believe in the kind of exercise out of which you can get some fun. For me work around the boat, such as pulling ropes, etc., is the kind of exercise I like. It would bore me to death to throw a medicine ball around; but the kind of exercise involved in tennis, golf, swimming or any other sport makes sense to me. Friendship: I don't like rules on how to win friends or influence people. I don't think we consciously set out to make someone our friend. I believe that there is such a thing as friends at first sight. I think it is ridiculous to say that you can't have friends who think differently from you. It seems to me that some of the greatest friendships are based on arguments and differences of opinion. I believe the Dale Carnegie theory is that you should never argue with a friend. I think that's silly. If any friendship can't stand up under a few arguments, it's a very poor sort of friendship. The man who agrees with everything you say is apt to be death to conversation. If I say the weather is grand in California, and you agree with me, what more is there to say on the subject? If, on the other hand, you disagree, there is at least a basis for conversation. To sum up my views, I believe I am an agnostic. I don't know very much about any of the subjects Screenland has persuaded me to talk about. On such subjects as religion, immortality and the value of prayer, the most honest answer I can give is that I honestly don't know any answers. I think there must be some sort of divine force which created the universe, but I can't understand what that divine Force has been doing, while innocent people have been slaughtered in two World Wars. Yet in spite of the fact that we have progressed in the most terrible fashion imaginable — that is, in finding greater and better instruments of destruction — I believe the world has also progressed in other, better ways. Side by side with progress in destruction has gone progress in tolerance, in government, in the status of labor. A fair deal for labor is no longer just an ism in this country; it's been put into practise to a large extent. The discovery of the atom bomb may mean the destruction of the world eventually or it may mean the greatest era in the history of mankind, provided we use atomic energy for useful purposes and prevent its use for destructive purposes. If the atomic bomb is here to stay, we're not. If we don't do away with the atomic bomb, the atomic bomb will do away with sex. And that would be a great pity, for sex is not only useful, it's also wonderful. I rest my case. 92 SCREENLAND