Silver Screen (Nov 1936-Apr 1937)

Silver Screen for December 1936 71 Betty Grable and Johnny Downs in "Pigskin Parade." Betty is a "triple threat." IF [Continued from page 53] cro\\ning ifs in Merle's whole career i\'as that day, after being turned down for an extra's part, she dropped into the studio cafe at the very hour Alexander Korda and his wife were lunching. Mrs. Korda caught one swift glimpse of the girl, then pointed her out to her husband, saying, "That is the most striking face I have ever seen!" Korda. too, saw her possibilities, and that afternoon he gave Merle a screen test which brought several small roles. Then came her Great Opportunity; the part of Anne Boleyn in the now famous picture, "The Private Life of Henry VIII, " ^vhich definitely launched the lovely Oberon as a glamorous screen star. The ifs came fast now. // she had not played Anne Boleyn, Douglas Fairbanks would never have selected her for his exotic Spanish heroine in "The Private Life of Don Juan," nor would she have been the Chinese girl in "The Battle," nor the scintillating slant-eyed charmer in "The Scarlet Pimpernel." She was now typed as an alhuing exotic, and Darryl Zanuck sent for her to come to Hollywood, to play opposite Maurice Chevalier in "Folies Bergere. " "Ever since that eventful day in Calcutta, when I saw 'The Dark Angel,'" said Merle, "I had hoped to come to Hollywood. Then, when I arri\ed I was not happy because they thought I was too young for the part and I had to be extra exotic to make the \voman as sophisticated as they wanted her to be. "I didn't like m)self in that picture and I was afraid these artificial roles would harm me with screen audiences, so I decided to return to London ^vhere I ^vas still under contract to Alexander Korda. This brings me to another //, a most important one. // I had sailed immediately for England, as I first ]5lanned, ni) career would read much diflcrently, but I lingered in Ne\\' \'oxk for several weeks and frequently met Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Goldwyn at social affairs. One night at a dinner, Mr. Cioldwyn said to me, 'I'm sorry screen audiences cannot see you as you really are.' Then, he asked if I would like to drop the exotic mask and be my real self in his new talking version of 'The Dark Angel'.' "To this day I don't know what I did or Avhat I said but I remember wishing I could slip away some^^'here for a good cry, I was so deliriously happy. It was' a thrilling surprise, and yet-\vell, there have been FOR BETTER BREATH ANO TEETH. Ma/ij actors and actresses are generous in their praise of Dentyne as a real aid to a healthy mouth. — wholesome breath — beautiful teeth! The secret? Dentyne's special firmness invites more vigorous chewing — gives teeth and gums healthful, needed exercise. It tones up mouth tissues and wakens the salivary glands, promotes natural self-cleansing. And yes — it does help your mouth and chin keep their firm, youthful curves! ITS FLAVOR IS A WINNING NOTE. Just sweet enough — just spicy enough — Dentyne flavor is perfection itself! Fragrant — delicious — lasting. Try it — discover for yourself why it is the choice of people with critical taste. Another point in Dentyne's favor is the smartly flat shape of the package — an exclusive feature — and handy as you please to slip into your pocket or purse. Keeps teeth white mouth healthy DENTYNE DELICIOUS CHEWING GUM