Silver Screen (Jun-Oct 1940)

Silver Screen for September 1940 95 dollars for just a half -hour workout. Not far away from the Newell studio is Emma Dunn's dramatic school. Allan Jones had a daily date there from 11:30 to 12:30. . . . Gestures practiced, to be's and not to be's recited, wrinkles in delivery ironed out, mannerisms lost, polish acquired — a polish that shined only in Emma Dunn's mirror. For he was still playing second fiddle roles in ''Reckless," "A Day at the Circus," "A Night at the Opera," in fact, wherever the Marx Brothers spend their days, and nights. It was good for him — all this work without adequate recognition, these endless lessons followed by interminable hours of practice. No singer-actor, up to his neck in tough picture assignments, could have made the progress Allan Jones did in those five years. And he's grateful to have been a forgotten man. His idleness did something else for him, too. It gave him time to develop his BelAir stables and riding academy into one of the richest and most successful in Hollywood. The Bel-Air stable is a joint undertaking which Allan runs with Robert Young. And that's where he spent almost every afternoon during his five year lull. Some of the most ardent riders in Hollywood garage their horses under Allan Jones' care. Among his customers are Jeanette MacDonald, Gene Raymond and Edward Arnold. When Marlenc Dietrich wanted a horse for her daughter recently, she bought it from the best horse-dealer in town: Allan Jones. You probably didn't know that the fine, half-Arabian steed the romantic tenor rode in the picture "Firefly" was his own horse, "Smokey," one of the best roping horses west of the Mississippi. Outside of taking lessons to improve himself, Allan probably spent more time giving lessons to improve his two trick ponies than in any other activity. Mack and Buster are two perfectly-matched black and white stallions with a bag of thirty-five tricks up their sleeves. A proud smile spreads across Allan's face when he talks about them. "I think my trick ponies deeply appreciated the contract I had. I taught them to sit at table with me and eat their oats out of a dish, take a bow, play dead and kiss me on the cheek. That's worth five years in any man's life." Every Tuesday Allan put on a horse show out at Bel-Air for Hollywood sightseers. When he wasn't spending the afternoon at the stables, he could be seen speeding along in his car with an empty trailer bouncing behind, on the trail of a good horse bargain. The "horse thieves" as he calls them have learned to respect Allan's canny knowledge of horses. There's no uppin' the prices for this city slicker. You'd never suspect from the appearance of this clean-cut fellow with the delicate features and artistic temperament that he was an expert judge of horse flesh. But then, it's doubtful that you'd think from looking at him that he had ever been a coal miner. He was, though — a toiler, deep in the carboniferous earth of his native Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was one of two thousand men who worked under his father, Daniel Jones. "That mine, incidentally, was almost as responsible for my singing career as for my love of horses," Allan said. "One TEST 4* iMT w pflLm NO UNDERARM ODOR AFTER! (91° IN THE SHADE) This difficult test was carried out under the supervision of a trained nurse, at famous "Palm Springs" resort in California. The thermometer stood at 91° in the shade! In this gruelling heat, Miss A. D. played two sets of tennis . . . after applying Yodora. Afterwards, the supervising nurse pronounced "not a trace of underarm odor!" Amazingly efficient, this deodorant seems as gentle, as silky, as delicate as your face cream! It is soft and easy to apply. Non-greasy, Yodora leaves no unpleasant smell to taint your clothing. Will not injure fabrics. In 10c1, 25^ or 60(< jar, or 25(? tube. McKesson & Robbins, Inc., Bridgeport, Conn. YODORfl DEODORANT CREflm SHE... MADE HIM LOSE HIS DIGNITY! SHE . . . MADE HIM DO TRICKY RHUMB AS! SHE... MADE HIM A GAY PLAY-BOY! What America's Oomph Girl Did To (Once) Quiet George Brent! It's the story you've waited for — HOLLYWOOD'S GAYEST ROMANCE George Brent— Ann Sheridan Read Every Word of it in THE BIG SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF SCREEN LAND on sale everywhere August 2nd 10c 10c —URGENT!— message to women suffering functional FEMALE WEAKNESS Few women today are free from some sign of functional trouble. Maybe you've noticed YOURSELF getting restless, moody, nervous, depressed lately — your work too much for you — Then why not try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to help quiet weary, hysterical nerves, relieve monthly pain (cramps, backache, headache) and weak dizzy spells due to functional disorders. For over 60 years Pinkham's Compound has helped hundreds of thousands of weak, run-down, nervous "ailing" women and girls to go smiling thru "difficult days." WORTH TRYING!