Silver Screen (Jun-Oct 1940)

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She firmly believes that girls could save hundreds of dollars a year if they would just do their own nails. But Bette has a phobia for flowers, and try as she will, there's nothing she can do about saving money when it comes to buying posies. Her house is always cluttered up with them, and if she has no room for any more, she'll obey her urge by sending boxes and boxes to friends of hers. A flower shop traps her every time. The longer she stands looking in the window at the brightly colored blossoms, the more she buys when she goes in — and she always goes in. Among the odd economies of Hollywood are those of Paul Muni and Elizabeth Patterson. Both are string savers. Muni will save every scrap of string he can put his hands on. He doesn't know why mere string intrigues him, but it does. As for its uses, he couldn't even explain that himself. It's just something inside of him that says he must not throw away a single stray strand, for, as he tries to excuse himself, it might come in very handy some day, and he thinks buying string is foolish. So, since he saves on that item, he feels he should be allowed an extravagance. But his budget balancing is slightly cockeyed. If he ever wanders into a book store, as he often does, he'll buy everything in sight that appeals to him. He says that when he was young, he never had time to read, so now he's making up for lost time. And, reluctantly, he'll admit that it takes a lot of string to make up for the bill that comes in for volumes of this and that. But culture's the thing, according to Muni. Elizabeth Patterson may be a model mother, but she'd hate to have to ever manage a household in real life. For, in Patty's own words, she's a miserable manager. To her addiction to saving string is added her fondness for empty boxes of every description. But as her boxes and strings, that she won't buy unless necessary, are helping her, in some unknown way, to balance her liabilities and assets, along comes a friend who says, "Oh, I've just heard of the most marvelous new cosmetic." And in a jiffy, Patty's eyes are popping and off she goes to buy the new discovery, regardless of cost. She's a sucker for cosmetics and all that goes with them, including old compacts, lipsticks, and powder. Leslie Howard, another member of the group of Hollywood's screwy economists, takes great pride in reminding himself that he saves a lot of money by wearing his usual outfit of grey flannels, sport coat, and sandals. He claims his clothes cost him very little, and he wears them a long time. Then, just as he's priding himself on his amazing thrift, a new Packard automobile makes its appearance on the floors, and Leslie is off. The models must, of course, be the very expensive kind. So it's no uncommon sight to see Leslie riding along in a spiffy Packard, but dressed in his usual lackadaisical clothes. Such is his idea of balancing the budget. On the other hand, Tyrone Power hates to buy new cars. He only recently traded in his old number for a new model. But the next day after the sale, he got a twinge of conscience and went to buy his old car back again. However, it had bee sold. Ty's extravagance, though, is quit individual and odd. He's a sucker fo miniature trains, tracks, and all, and he'll spend plenty on his hobby. He also economizes on flowers, preferring, wisely enough, sentiment behind them and taste in choice. Errol Flynn, to get back to the clotheshaters, is another who hates to be dressed up. He, too, likes old tweed jackets, simply because he feels comfortable in them. At the present, he's wearing an old-timer that is giving away at the elbows. But he wouldn't think of giving it up and buying a new one. Since Errol doesn't like day clothes, he always wears informal sport outfits. Then, too, to save himself from being sorely tempted to buy something that catches his eye, he carries very little pocket money with him. If he hasn't the ough-day, he figures he can't be tempted. However, Errol's days as a sea-roving adventurer have left their mark on his ideas of a budget. His pet extravagances are his yachts and his riding pants. He already has owned two yachts, and the one he has now, "Cheerio," constantly keeps him in the red. But that doesn't bother him very much. He figures that if he wears a tweed jacket long enough and doesn't carry a lot of money around with him, he'll be able to save enough to pay for a week or two's expenses on his yacht. In filmdom, there are some actors who feel the urge to be mechanical genii. They feel their inventive ability saves time and dough, and helps greatly to institute some economy. Warren Williams tops this class. Warren is continually saving every nail, bolt, or screw he can find, for he feels his practice saves him having to buy these necessities. And since Warren has a thousand and one gadgets on his place in Encino, gadgets he has invented himself, he is always in need of a stray bolt or screw. But, to counteract his saving, his inventions, themselves, run up into a pretty penny. They are, to him, his pet economies. Warren's extravagances don't end with his expensive tinkerings. For some time he owned a schooner called the "Pegasus." It was ducky for week-end cruises and vacations. But it wasn't until Mitchell Frug, who handles his accounts, pointed out that the schooner was becoming too expensive to be a hobby, that Warren finally gave in and sold it. He forgot that a ship costs a great deal while it lies idly at port, and Warren was busy so much of the time, he didn't get many chances to use it. Now, therefore, to save money, he merely charters a boat when he wants to go on a cruise. But is that economy exactly? Warren doesn't know yet. But