Screenland (Jul-Dec 1948)

Record Details:

Something wrong or inaccurate about this page? Let us Know!

Thanks for helping us continually improve the quality of the Lantern search engine for all of our users! We have millions of scanned pages, so user reports are incredibly helpful for us to identify places where we can improve and update the metadata.

Please describe the issue below, and click "Submit" to send your comments to our team! If you'd prefer, you can also send us an email to mhdl@commarts.wisc.edu with your comments.




We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.

Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.

Aian Ladd and Bob Hope trade gags before showing of Paramount's "The Emperor Waltz." be cracked: "They ought to change the dtle to — "Three Tense Takes." Hollywood couldn't be more amused. For a long time Gene Tierney has hoped her little Daria might have a baby brother. So the stork cooperated while Gene was in the midst of making — "That Wonderful Urge!" Her maternity wardrobe will set motherhood ahead a hundred years. It's very glamourous and designed by Gene's husband, Oleg Cassini. Seeing Gary Cooper's Brentwood home ablaze with lights, a frantic neighbor rang his bell. Hearing excited voices at the door, Gary icent to investigate. "Oh. Mr. Cooper." the good neighbor sighed in relief. "When I saw all the lights, I thought something strange was going on." "It is," Gary answered drily. "We're giving our first party in seven years!" There was a time when movie stars turned up their high-priced noses at stage offers. But not since Henry Fonda made his sensational New York hit in "Mister Roberts." Hollywood agents (for a change) are working overtime, trying to find good theatre properties for their eager clients. In the meantime, Hank Fonda can sign with any Hollywood studio at any price. Jess Barker with wife, Susan Hayward, and Pat O'Brien enjoy canapes at Rocamora party. How original can you get? Frank Sinatra's home in Palm Springs has many novel features, but topping them all is the swimming pool. It's designed and constructed in the shape of a huge grand piano. The first time a well-known comedian saw it. he turned to Frankie boy and cracked: "It's a good thing this wasn't designed for Jane Russell!" Unlike most of the stars who have "discovered" oil painting, Vic Mature knows he isn't a second Rembrandt. In fact, he doesn't even have the nerve to take his "masterpieces" in and have them framed. "So I take the canvases in and have them framed first!" he grins. "Then I can paint with an easy conscience!" Normally, Ricardo Montalban is as warm and friendly as a puppy. But now the sparks are flying. Because "The Kissing Bandit" was slow in action, he had to step in and do a specialty dance to pep up the production. He hasn't worked since, his studio won't okay a loanout and they won't release him from his contract. He wants to act (not dance), but with nothing to do, he's more restless than Leo the Lion. Red Skelton is so-o-o unhappy at MGM and would love to work at Columbia, where he was on loanout for "The Fuller Brush Man." On the other hand, Larry Parks is so-o-o unhappy at Columbia and would love to work at MGM, where his wife, Betty Garrett, is under contract. If only they swapped movie stars — instead of horses! Produced by PAUL HENREID • Directed by STEVE SEKELY • Screenplay by DANIEL FUCHS ■ Based Upon a Novel by MURRAY FORBES Screen land 11