Screenland (Nov 1950-Oct 1951)

'I'm NO Teenager!' Continued from page 42 Paramount lot ^that they whistled low and loud. Even Mona was surprised when a national magazine asked her to be one of two girls in a "leg contest" layout. The other girl was Joan Caulfield who had just finished "The Petty Girl," an obvious reason for her being selected. Mona still wonders why she was chosen. But her pictures in bathing suit, dance costume, tennis shorts and a skirt swirled by the wind should have answered that question, even for her. It was about this time of general awakening to Mona's more grown up potentialities on the Paramount lot, that Alan Ladd suggested to the Front Office Mona would be the perfect type to play opposite him in "Branded." Several other young stars were being considered — but Mona copped the role! And then, with the perversity of Fate that actresses become accustomed to, Mona went back to an 18-year-old in "Dear Brat" and now — hold on to your hats — she's portraying a H-y ear-old in "Darling, How Could You!" with Joan Fontaine and John Lund. And she, who had been trying so hard to get away from teenage roles, wanted this part so much that she did four different tests with different styles of hairdos and makeup to convince her bosses she should do it! "This is probably the very last time I can get away with it, but this is a role I wanted so much. It's not too big, but so good," says Mona. "It's a wonderful story, based on 'Alice Sit By The Fire' written by Sir James M. Barrie. "I can honestly say now that I played all those teenagers for one good reason — this role. They gave me the training and the confidence to do it. "I guess proof that I've finally grown up is that now I don't care if I play a young girl, whereas I used to be insulted when everyone told me how young I looked. I can think back now to those 'brat' roles and compare them to an ad for a helicopter I read recently: 'All the years of work are worth it when the payoff is performance.' I just hope I can come through with a pay-off performance," says Mona, "because I don't think good acting has anything to do with whether one looks old or young. And I don't think a woman reaches her most attractive age — and real maturity — until she's from 30 to 35!" When you see Mona on the screen as a 14-year-old in "Darling, How Could You!" you may think she looks as young as when she started in pictures, but not so if you saw her in private life. Until recently, her favorite costume was the jeune file style of peasant dress, with full, full skirts and casual flat shoes. Now, in contrast, she chooses the very tailored, sleek lines. Even her evening and dressy clothes are severe. Of course, not the black satin and sequin sort of sophistication — she's too smart for that — but simplicity at its best. And with her newly acquired curves, those slimlined clothes are wonderful on her. Even her hairdo is changed. Instead of the girlish, loose coiffure she used to effect, she now has a sleek cut — and the color is now an interesting smoky, silvery blonde. "That was my husband's idea," she admits. "My hair is naturally an ash blonde but I had to have the front bleached a bit to match a wig I wore in 'Branded,' and Pat liked the color. So he suggested I have all of it lightened just a bit with this gray rinse I'm using now. I think it's rather fun," she adds with a light laugh. "The odd thing is that some of my friends still insist that I look the same as a few years ago, but in the next breath add: 'But you are different. 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