Screenland (July–Dec 1947)

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MARVELOUS RESULTS .^when scalp and hair conditions are ^normal and the dryr brittle, breaking Poff hair can be retarded, it has a chance to get longer and much more beautiful. Just try the JUELENE SYSTEM for 7 days, let your mirror prove results. Send $1.00. (If CO. D. plus postage). Fully guaranteed. Your money back if you are not delighted. JUEL CO., 4727 North Damen, Dept. H -602, Chicago 25. III. Are Hollywood Morals Too Loose? Continued from page 27 admit, and a lot of them get caught at it, but think of the millions of people outside Hollywood who act badly but are never noticed. Really, I do get so mad at this fervent desire to slap Hollywood — especially when the same stars in this town are always called upon whenever there's a cause to be pushed. The way some of our big names helped in the unfortunate Texas City disaster is an example. Yet it still remains more fashionable to kick us than to give us a pat on the back. GLENN: Which proves that actors aren't privileged people! There's always a smart guy in every crowd, a smart guy in some position of authority, who thinks that belittling a star makes him more important. IRENE: Glenn, I can see your point about stars not being privileged people, but I feel Hollywood is instead a privileged place. The people here have gained fame and riches — and because of that we have an obligation to maintain a stricter sense of morals. Since we're used as an example, whether we like it or not, I feel every star has an obligation to society. We should put some control on our actions, especially for the benefit of the younger people who are constantly comparing their own friends with some screen star. GLENN: I see your point, Irene, but I don't think the manner of living here is any more immoral than anywhere else. It's just that the morals themselves are different. IRENE: In what way? GLENN: Well, I go from a real family life to the studio for work. Now, say you and I are in the same picture and I haven't met you before. I'm introduced to you and five minutes later I'm making love to you — for a scene from the film, of course. And I spend the rest of the day kissing you. That, you must admit, is not what would happen anywhere else in any other business. LINDA: Don't you think the code of morals is different, though, because people expect stars to act more loosely? People think of the temptations that are put in front of an actor or actress — and overlook the responsibilities, both public and private, that accompany any successful career. So some wild-eyed kid dyes her hair, gets in the movies, and says, "Now I can really tear loose and get by with it." Then come the headlines. IRENE: That's what I mean by setting the right example. SHIRLEY: I think Hollywood is very aware of morals. In my contract — as I'm sure is in all Hollywood star contracts— there is a clause which states that if I or any member of my family becomes involved in a scandal, the contract can be broken. That looks to me as though the town is moral-conscious! BOB: You all sound as though you honestly believe Hollywood morals are different. I don't think they are. It's just that they get so much publicity that the code seems franker. Now, I used to live in Joplin, Missouri, and other small towns, and I don't see any difference. After all, there's no dividing line in morals. You don't pick out Los Angeles and say, "This is where you get moral," and then arrive at Hollywood and say, "And now let's get immoral." LINDA: Yes, morals are a fine point — but there's a fine line between them. HOLLAND: What about your own set of morals? How has Hollywood changed them? IRENE: Morals don't change because of locality. Only the person changes. SHIRLEY: I've kept my same set of rules — those my parents gave me when I was a baby. LINDA: I was brought up very strictly in Dallas. If I saw a woman smoke, I was terribly shocked. But now I'm more tolerant. I'd say my code has broadened. I don't have the straightlaced viewpoint I once had, but I know I'm not a "naughty" girl as a result. I'm a wiser and a fairer one. GLENN: This reminds me of a doctor I once heard who said a woman or a man couldn't be forced to do something he or she instinctively felt was wrong, even under the influence of hypnotism. In the same way, Hollywood hypnosis can't work on a person if his upbringing is sound. As for my morals changing — I should say not! If they had, Ellie would have left me a long time ago! HOLLAND: I thought I'd be safe on that one. But just what have you all noticed about the morals of people you've known here? IRENE: Whenever friends of mine come here from other parts of the country, they're usually surprised to see how the stars I know conduct themselves. What these strangers notice are homes of great refinement, good taste, and not packed with people talking only of pictures. And families with a definite love for children. Look at the number of adoptions if you don't believe that, not to mention the increasing number of stars who are having babies. It's too bad that publicity gives such a contrary opinion. I think Hollywood should fight back at such unjust notoriety. If it doesn't, it's wrong. It should play up such things as the Abbott and Costello Youth Foundation more. That's Hollywood too. One thing I know — I prefer Hollywood morals to those of cafe society any day! SHIRLEY: All the stars I've worked with have certainly conducted themselves perfectly. Oh, there were a couple of examples of stars who used profanity, but they were the exception in Hollywood— exceptions you'd find in any town. When I was a little girl, there was an actor who swore a lot, so I asked mother what the words meant. She simply said he was a sick man and it didn't matter what he said. I then felt sorry for him. Another time a director used pro. nity in front of me. He actually blushed and made himself stand in a corner for ten minutes. LINDA: Some people must have 80 S GREENLAND