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What I want is some new psychology to get him out of this continued seriousness without criticizing or nagging. Altona C. The psychology I am going to suggest is aimed, not at your fiance, but at you. In order to take the first step toward hap- piness, husband and tvife must admit that each is a separate individual, each dif- ferent and each entitled to be different. What is natural and easy for you might well be impossible for your fiance. Fur- thermore, since you are gay and light- hearted, I should think you would de- light in the contrast of your serious fi- ance. Here is one other thought and an important one: In years to come you will have reason to be grateful for his seriousness. A clown is fun for two hours at a circus, but I don’t believe you’d find him quite as funny after a performance lasting two weeks. Try the “old” psychol- ogy of permitting every human being to be himself and your chances of a happy marriage will increase greatly. Claudette Colbert Dear Miss Colbert: I am twenty-four and an accountant by profession. I think my problem is rest- lessness. I am not too crazy about the opposite sex and have yet to find a girl I could really love. I am terribly choosy about my friends but I always seem to be able to get a date because I dance, swim, play tennis, and spend money extrava- gantly. Out of the number of girls I meet and date, I can’t stay interested in one more than a few weeks. I hope you don’t think I’m conceited, but I’ve been reading your column for a long time and finally felt impelled to state the man’s side of some of these cases. Take me: I date a girl and the first thing I know she is ask- ing me what kind of furniture I like, how many children I think a couple should have, and so forth. A man goes out for laughs and fun; a girl goes out on the wedding ring prowl. I’d like to fall in love and establish some sort of security, but I’m not positive I’m right in my job yet and I don’t like to be pushed into com- mitting myself, which is what most girls try to do. Do you think a guy of twenty- four is crazy if he says he doesn’t want to marry until he is around thirty and then wants to pick out a girl who knows some- thing beside the name of every band leader in the business and the latest slang cliche? John J. I gather that you have your opinions, but you are half afraid that they are not popular opinions, so you feel you should almost be ashamed of them. Nonsense. From the letters I receive, I have con- cluded that frequently a girl is inclined to maneuver a man into a position from which he cannot “ with honor” withdraw. I think you are tvise, since you feel no job security and since you are tormented by a type of emotional restlessness, to avoid entanglements. Also, I think many of my readers will be enlightened con- siderably by your suggestion that a pros- pective wife should be more homemaker than party girl. Claudette Colbert Dear Miss Colbert: I am thirty-five years old. I look younger than my years, but I am a broken-hearted and lonely woman. I have one brother and one sister, both married, but it has been understood in the family that I would remain at home with my mother and father, both of whom are in excellent health. If I attempt to go out with girl friends more often than once a month, Mother makes a fuss. When I have a date with a man, Mother is pleasant during his first two or three visits, then she becomes unbearable. Two years ago I met a fine man who took an immediate interest in me. We started to go steady after three dates, but at the end of two months Mother was so terrible that I couldn’t have him call for me at my home. She would criti- cize me, make fun of my appearance, point out all my faults, always laughingly, of course, as if it were a joke. I began to meet this man at the home of a girl friend and for several months things went along quite well. However, once in a while he would say, “Your voice sounded like your mother’s,” or “I think you resem- ble your mother more than your father,” or some such thing. Finally he stopped calling me. He was transferred and I re- ceived a letter from him occasionally. In one he said he wished he had met me away from my home town; he thought it would have made all the difference be- tween us. I knew what he meant. Last night I received an invitation to his wed- ding. I am sure that I would have been the bride at his wedding if it had not been for my mother. When those who should love one and want only the best, seem to be enemies, what can a woman do? Louella P. More crimes are committed in the name of “ mother love” than one can imagine. Yours, however, is a fairly easy case because both of your parents are in good health. The situation is heartbreak- ing. indeed, when a mother is ailing and a child can take no definite action. You should begin to make a life for yourself. If you possibly can, try to find an apart- ment and invite your girl friends and eventually your boy friends to your own home. Simply strike out for yourself and refuse to listen to all the criticism, which will inevitably result. At thirty-five you can make a good life for yourself if you will show some spirit; in five years it may be too late. Claudette Colbert ( Continued n-n page 8) )p.m. dated Sp.m. dined/ . .what now, little girl, what now/ BUT^j^ (mwcli later) —they just couldn't Say goodnight f. . 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( Continued from page 6) Dear Miss Colbert: I am now sixteen and in the tenth grade. I have an older sister who had to get mar- ried when she was fourteen. The people in this little town have named her “bad girl.” Because of this I have no real friends. My sister doesn’t even live here; she moved away during the war, but when I walk down the street people look me over and I know they are thinking, “There goes that bad girl’s sister.” I have tried to make nice girl friends, but when the mothers find out who I am, they forbid their daughters to go with me. The odd- est thing of all is that my sister is now very happy, her husband is successful and they have a pretty little daughter. I am glad for her, but sometimes I feel as if I am paying for her mistake and it doesn’t seem fair. Edith M. I ou inusn’t jump to conclusions that people are talking about you; ninety per- cent of the time people talk only about themselves. So dismiss from your mind the fear that you are being called names when you pass dotvn the street. You should look out upon the world instead of feeling that it is scowling upon you. Don't waste your energies in self-pity. Keep busy , keep your mind active. If the mother of one girl is so stupid as to rule you out as a companion, turn your atten- tion to another girl. Remember always: !\'o one can hurt you emotionally except yourself. You can refuse to be hurt. Claudette Colbert Dear Miss Colbert: My husband and I both love children, so, before we were married, we discussed having a family and decided that we wanted at least four youngsters. However, we had been married nearly five years before our first child came along. Because my husband is an attorney, he made great plans for having a son to follow in his footsteps and to inherit the business. Our son was born prematurely, but he seemed lusty and strong. My husband and I were in the height of our glory until we discovered that the baby was blind. Spec- ialists have warned us that until medical science progresses far beyond its present stages, nothing can be done. Meanwhile my husband has grown morose. He refuses to have anything to do with the boy and can scarcely bear to be in the same room with him. To me, my husband is distant and in- different, although the doctor has assured him that the baby’s blindness is not my fault. An added problem is that the doc- tor does not think it would be wise for me to have another child. I have been thinking of divorcing my husband, accept- ing his financial help until our boy is old enough to be left with a good nurse- teacher, then striking out and building a new life for my son and for me. If I could reach my husband by tears, by reasoning, by some appeal, I wouldn’t be so desperate, but he simply walks out of the house when I try to discuss our situation. There is no other woman; his friends have told me that he works at his office until all hours of the night and ac- cepts the most difficult cases, and they advise me to persuade him “to take it easy.” He won’t listen. (Mrs.) Rosamond F. You must not for an instant believe that your situation is hopeless, for with courage you tvill be able to hold your family together. For the sake of your son, you should start at once to take in- struction at some institution which spec- ializes in preparing the sightless for a contented and a useful life. There are such institutions in every large city in America. Ask your doctor to direct you to such a foundation, so that you will be equipped to speed your son's progress. Probably you have not fully understood your husband's nature, even during the pre-parenthood days of your marriage. I suspect that your husband is a man to whom pride is everything; pride in him- self as a man, in his family, in his profes- sion. Pride can be a splendid thing, but it can also make a man bitter and cruel, unless it can be turned to useful purpose. What you must do is to make your hus- band proud of his ability to aid his son; flattery may turn the trick. Finally, you must not despair of having another child or children. If your mind can be set at rest about the development of your son, your physical condition might improve enough to surprise your doctor. Claudette Colbert Dear Miss Colbert: I have a baby daughter who is causing me much concern. You see, I keep wonder- ing what would happen to her if I should die. Suppose my husband should marry again; would the woman he chose bring up my daughter the way I’d be proud to have her grow up? The thought frightens me and is always uppermost in my mind. I brought the subject up at dinner one night but didn’t get much consolation. My husband said merely that if anything hap- pened to me he would have his mother rear our little girl. That was the last straw. To bring her up in the environment of my mother-in-law’s home would be something I could not bear to think about. Perhaps I should explain that I am in the best of health. I am only twenty-three but I think things of this nature should be planned in case of accident. Denise C. Your state of extreme anxiety is not unusual for the new mother of a first child. You love the baby to distraction and so you are calling up horrors with which to worry yourself. You should talk quite frankly to your doctor. Re- member that any woman who is torment- ed by such anxieties as you have de- scribed may not have regained her strength following the birth of her baby. Also, remember that the things we fear almost never happen. The world is es- sentially a warm and friendly place and the welfare of children is dear to the heart of God. Talk to your doctor and then renew the faith within your own heart. Claudette Colbert ittU — 1 1 Have you a problem which seems to have no solution? Would you like the thought- ful advice of If you would, write to her in care of Photonlav. 321 S. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, Cal., and if Miss Colbert feels that your problem is of general interest, she’ll consid- er answering it here. Names and addresses will be held con- fidential for your protection. ==^rrrry DREW RAY COLLINS -EDGAR BUCHANAN - JEROME COURTL AND - JAMES MILLICAN Screenplay by ROBERT D. ANDREWS and BEN MADDOW Directed by HENRY LEVIN - Produced by JULES SCHERMER INSIDE STUFF Ca£ Yoikd GtMtp 0^ Around Town: Jane Wyman and Lew Ayres continue to see each other but not so often in public . . . The advice on infant care given over the telephone by Shirley Temple to Jane Withers, whose baby is a year younger, is something to hear. It took motherhood to estab- lish a real friendship between Shirley and Jane who were once screen rivals . . . Marie McDonald, pretty as a pic- ture in her polka-dotted frock, planted “The Body” in a booth beside Cal at Romanoff’s, softly singing the chorus of “Nature Boy.” It expresses Marie’s philosophy, she says, of “just to love and be loved,” which may be an expla- nation of her radiance these days . . . Why You Fan, You: Hollywood per- sonalities receive a great variety of fan mail, some of it flattering and some critical. Cornel Wilde passed on to his friends, one he recently received which reads: “Dear Cornel: I see all your pic- tures and like you very much. You are my very favorite star. So I wonder if you will send me on any scraps of film that have been cut from your movies. I have gophers in the front yard and if I burn the film in their dugouts, they will die. Thank you very much.” Cornel can’t make out whether to be flattered or sore. The No-Tie Boy: When the Van John- sons telephoned the much sought after Montgomery Clift to invite him to a dinner party, the town’s newest rave hesitated. “It’s okay,” Van assured him, remembering his own bachelor days with their flood of invitations, “just telephone us when you decide.” The next day Monty phoned back. “Look, I want to come,” he said, “but the truth is I don’t own a tuxedo.” Evie assured him it would be quite all right to borrow one from his studio, where they were al- ways ready to help out. An hour or two before the party was scheduled, Monty phoned again. Again Van remembered the old days when he had telephoned last regrets to a hostess and thought to himself, “my social blunders are now catching up with me.” But he was wrong. Monty merely called to say he had the tux but had forgotten the tie. So, at their insistence, he came early and wore one of Van’s black ties. Inci- dentally, Clift comes from a family of affluence where black ties have never been a problem. But he is so little inter- ested in the social side of Hollywood and so sincere in his career, all else goes by the board. A Loper Party: Hollywood’s famous designer, Don Loper, knows how to give a charming and interesting party with just the right groups of people. One week the Italian artists will gather, with Rossano Brazzi and Valentina Cor- tessi present to lend interest, and the next week the English and Americans will be present. At one of Don’s recent gatherings we watched the way Greer Garson repeated Buddy Fogelson’s sto- ries, with a real pride in her man. Bud- dy never leaves her side and between these two there’s a wonderful unspoken but definite flow of understanding. Incidentally, Greer is the only woman we know who would dare wear a bright x’ed dress that makes her own red hair an odd oi’ange color by contrast. P When Jean Peters went to the Los Angeles County Fair she sampled everything — including floss candy! Three for the show-ing of “Apartment for Peggy”: Dan Dailey, with wife and Barbara Lawrence, turns that big grin fan-wards 10 Chit Chat: Seems odd to see sedate and serious-minded Ronald Reagan courting pretty girls all over again. His latest at Mocambo was pretty Shirley Ballard . . . The actor that astonishes other actors the most is Burt Lancaster who is not only a screen sensation but is co-producing his own. Fear that it can’t last prompts Burt to get going, a fear that he shouldn’t have bought a new home or car lest all will be over to- morrow; a fear that keeps him from basking or relaxing for a moment. And he with those face, them voice, those force yet! Other actors should please note . . . Audrey Totter admits she’s in love with writer Charles Grayson but Cal believes Audrey too career-minded for marriage at the moment. . . . Ask the paralytics in the local Veterans’ hospitals where Susan Peters spends most of her time and watch their faces light up . . . Our vote for the soundest marriage in town goes to Joel McCrea and Frances Dee, who subor- dinated her career to marriage. They live away from the Hollywood whirl on their secluded ranch and love it. Howard Duff and Ava Gardner corner comedienne Kay Thompson at Beverly Wilshire party. For Danny Kaye’s scream-impersonation of Kay at her best, turn to page 50 A bit of all right! IMaureen O’Hara and Dana Andrews gave Londoners and this Buck- ingham Palace guard a preview of their nineteenth century cos- tumes for “Affairs of Adelaide’’ INSIDE STUFF 11 There’s a new look to Shirley Temple — but it’s not just husband John Agar that’s causing it — it’s the new shortie hob the junior missus is wearing Breakdown — from happiness: Jane Wyman was overwhelmed by congratulations she re- ceived from Rosalind Russell and other stars for her performance in “Johnny Belinda” P 12 Floored — by their director Robert Sinclair, Ty Power and Gene Tierney rehearse a love scene for their latest film, “That Wonderful Urge’’ A lady with a mind of her own, Judy Donlevy doesn’t need coaching to know the best move in checkers. Daddy Brian and Walter Pidgeon take the beating like the soldiers they are for “Command Decision” roles Star Tour: It occurs to Cal that the place to see stars is the fur shop of A1 Tietelbaum in Beverly Hills. Not a day goes by but some star, and often a half dozen a day, will be found trying on Al’s luscious stoles or coats. Recently we spotted Loretta Young, with her hus- band Tom Lewis, replacing the coats that Loretta lost when her home was robbed. Next day Dorothy Lamour was trying on mole jackets and the follow- ing day it was Greer Garson, Mrs. Jack Benny, or any of a dozen others. What a Cook’s Tour for the fans, if only they knew. Speaking of shops, we dropped by the swank hat shop of Rex, with a sweet young thing, to suddenly come face to face with Garbo, who still remains the mysterious but adored idol of the stars themselves. The actress was having her old felts reblocked, if you please. At the Girls’ Soft Ball games in Burbank, one can always spot Jack Carson, Dennis Morgan, Dan Dailey and many other Valleyites, while at the Westside mar- ket on the Strip, it’s a most unusual day not to find three of four of filmdom’s great and some of them males, with their shopping baskets on their arms. So, it’s all in knowing where to look, we suppose, if it’s stars you want to see in Hollywood. The Flynns: The unpredictable Flynns are at it again, with their family spats and misunderstandings, making news- paper copy. A pity it is, too, for they are deeply attached to each other and their two little girls, Diedre and Rory. The contention seems to lie in the de- sire of Errol, who has sown a mean oat in his day, to live the quiet life and the yen of Nora, who was married so young, to find pleasures more compatible to her Too sad to shine at the "Johnny Belinda” showing, Ronnie Reagan made a smiling come-back later, when he dined out with singer Dorothy Shay P 13 INSIDE STUFF twenty-five years. Too, the several years Nora lived with her parents and baby Diedre after her marriage, while Errol played solo in his hilltop home, served to provide a basis for their future incompat- ibilities. Nora had independently gone her way while Errol went his. When Errol finally urged Nora to join him in his own home with their two children, it was too late for readjustments. But they tried and tried hard. After a more than hectic spat, Nora decided on a trial sepa- ration despite Errol’s pleas. Evidently the lady had had enough and nothing could dissuade her. Bits and Pieces: It looked like Moth- er’s Day on the Fox lot recently when Ann Sothern with her little daughter Patricia, Jeanne Crain with her small son Paul and Linda Darnell with baby Lola all visited the studio on the same day . . . Rory Calhoun takes turns with the cooking which makes his little bride, Lita Baron, very happy . . . Bets are that Bob Taylor won’t make those three con- secutive pictures in England. His wife Barbara Stanwyck may be the reason. Bob doesn’t care to be apart from Bar- bara a whole year. About Bob: There’s been a lot of talk about Bob Walker lately. And no one feels worse about it than Bob. He has been unhappy these last few years. It is rumored he’s still carrying a torch for his ex-wife Jennifer Jones. How- ever, Bob is too intelligent a young- man to believe the answer to any prob- lem can be found in a bottle. The trouble is that Bob takes off to his beach house to brood and finally deliberately goes on the town — to get away from himself and his troubles. He is always filled with remorse afterwards. Bob does not drink consistently and even two or three cock- tails are too much for him. We hope he’ll straighten out and become the Bob Walker of old. Try her method for just 3 days... a 12-second hand massage with non -sticky, non -greasy morning . . . night . . . ivhenever hands are rough or chapped. TRY IT yourself . . . the hand beauty secret of so many Hollywood stars. Massage your hands with snowy, fragrant Pacquins for just 12 seconds . . . night . . . morning . . . whenever skin needs soften- ing. You’ll see why Pacquins is the largest- selling hand cream in the world ! If household tasks roughen your hands', smooth them, soothe them with Pacquins. For truly dream hands, do as Joan Bennett does . . . cream, crearh, CREAM them regularly — 'with Pacquins! Among the famous stars who use Pacquins are: GERTRUDE LAWRENCE • LYNN FONTANNE • VERA ZORINA GLADYS SWARTHOUT • RISE STEVENS ELIZABETH WILKINSON, R. N., says: "We nurses scrub our hands 30 to 40 times a day. Pacquins was made for us. I use it faithfully. Pacquins was originally formulated for nurses and doctors." Ginger Again: The feud between Gin- ger Rogers and Judy Garland is said to have started when Judy paid a courtesy visit to the set of “The Barkleys of Broadway” to visit Fred Astaire, a good friend, and to pay her respects to Ginger who took over the role Judy was unable to play. But instead of being cordially received, Judy is said to have been asked to leave by Miss Rogers. Whether these are the facts or not, Cal can judge only by a similar experience several years ago when Cary Grant invited us to visit him on his set. His co-star was Ginger. After greeting us, Cary asked us to be sure to wait until after the next scene as he wanted to’ chat. While Cary was discussing some piece of action, we were requested to leave at once, after Miss Rogers’s stooge had talked to the assistant director. Pandemonium broke loose in the studio when Cary discovered what had taken place. The publicity di- rector was called by the frantic actor who wanted to know what had happened to his guest. Learning that we had been requested to get ourselves out of sight, he personally expressed his chagrin. So, if the same treatment were accorded Judy, a star on her lot, by a borrowed actress, we know exactly how she feels. A Day with Gable: It was a drizzly Sunday when Clark Gable invited Cal out to his Encino ranch for the day and a potluck dinner. With the logs from the fireplace sending out cheerful warmth 14 ON SALE AT ALL COSMETIC COUNTERS IN UNITED STATES AND CANADA over the brightly beautiful room, we found ourselves relaxing in the pleasant glow and the quiet, sure strength that emanates from this man. Whatever goes on in his own heart and soul no one will know. But that he has achieved the thing Hollywoodites claim to want most, an inner peace that comes from a quiet mastery over circumstances, there can be no doubt. In brown riding breeches and brown turtle-neck sweater, he’s quite a figure of a man. After a wonderful din- ner, Clark helped clear off the table to make it easier for the one servant who was there that day. Simply and quietly, he lives from day to day. He makes no compromises with ideals, let loneliness or any of its plaguing attributes have at him through the years. With feet placed solidly in the ground of common sense, he still remains a greater romantic figure than any he has ever portrayed. He will always be one of the greats in Holly- wood history. Diana Decides: “When I fall in love and know it’s the real thing, I’ll marry as soon as possible. I just don’t believe long engagements work out.” Diana Lynn spoke with that firm conviction of hers so well camouflaged with twinkles and dimples. She met John Lindsay at the home of Stewart Martin and his wife Angela Greene, an- nounced her engagement in late October and made wedding plans for December when “Bitter Victory” would be com- pleted. John, a thirty-year-old brown- haired lad who came here from Milwau- kee, is now established as a successful architect. He admired Diana from afar for a long time and the minute the Bob Neal romance was over, he set out to capture her heart. Diana, on the other hand, admits she was almost certain John was the one while she was finishing “Every Girl Should Marry.” “But that title had nothing to do with it,” she smiles. Set of the Month: John Lund and Paulette Goddard sat on elaborate thrones and held court. Paulette, in robes of gold cloth and wearing a jeweled crown, was L ucretia Borgia and John Lund, her second husband. The first spouse had been conveniently strangled by the Borgias before director Mitch Leisen opened the story that was being unfolded on a Paramount sound stage. Everywhere there was pomp and circum- stance, intrigue and glitter. Between scenes Paulette told Cal of her plans to take off for Europe again in the early winter. “Here in Hollywood, my life is different,” she said. “I study ballet, lan- guages, read and work, I like it. Gives my life a balance.” She looked down at the whale-boned stiff bosom of her gown. “It’s authentic, I’ll say that for it, but darned uncomfortable,” she said. Lund was something to see in velvet headdress, jeweled tunic and tights. Macdonald Carey was transformed into a ruthless meanie with a smart beard and armored tunic. It seemed incongruous somehow to have this Renaissance villain tell how his two-year-old Lynn had fallen and knocked out her two front teeth and how Mrs. Carey had taken a sewing course and had just finished her first frock. 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Your Reviewer Says: In the romantic Fair- banks tradition. Adventure and intrigue: Douglas Fairbanks resists Pa- tricia Medina's cbarins to rescue his own ladv love ^Gootl V'V' Very good Outstanding ELSA — For the whole family A — For adults BY BRANDEN ^ (F) The Accused (Paramount) IF ever there was a lovely lady in distress who needed a chivalrous male to defend her, it’s schoolmarm Loretta Young. Since he is attorney Robert Cummings, as clever as he’s likable, Loretta and the audience can rest assured that all will end well. A sweet, gentle creature who teaches psychology and has yet to learn about love, Loretta accepts a ride from brash young student, Douglas Dick. While resisting his advances, she accidentally kills him. Al- though it looks like a drowning accident, investigator Wendell Corey suspects foul play and probes into the affair with painful persistence. As Dick’s guardian, Cummings is drawn into the case but he doesn’t have to consult his law books to know that Lo- retta acted in self-defense. Besides, he loves the gal even if she is a brainy uni- versity professor. The story is an absorbing one. Loretta delivers a topnotch performance, Cum- mings is a credit to the legal profession and Corey scores as the understanding cop. Your Reviewer Says: Suspenseful murder meller. Lady in distress: Involved in a murder, Loretta Young is pro- tected by Bob Cummings against Wendell Corey’s accusations Inspiring pageant: Ingrid Bergman, Jose Ferrer and a cast of thousands bring the legend of Joan to life ^ (F) Joan of Arc (Slerra-UIwO) MAGNIFICENT is the word for Walter Wanger’s Technicolor production star- ring Ingrid Bergman as Joan. It is pomp and pageantry on a spectacular scale. Ingrid has the wholesome quality of the simple peasant whose fervent faith in God is unshakable. Although she knows nothing of military matters, she heeds the Heaven- sent voices directing her to lead her stricken country to victory. Miraculously, she rallies an army to drive the English from French soil. The tide is turned and the weak and vacillating Dauphin, unfor- gettably and vividly portrayed by Jose Ferrer, at last ascends the throne. It is then that Joan, betrayed by the Dauphin, becomes a pawn of scheming statesmen who brand her a witch and heretic. Joan is helpless against such powerful enemies as the King’s Chief Counsellor (Gene Lockhart), the Archbishop of Rheims (Nicholas Joy), the Count of Luxembourg (J. Carrol Naish) and the Count-Bishop of Beauvais (Francis L. Sullivan). Your Reviewer Says: An eye-filling, soul-satis- fying epic. For Complete Casts of Current Pictures See Page 91. For Best Pictures of the Month and Best Performances See Page 60. For Brief Reviews of Current Pictures See Page 89. Journey into madness: Olivia de Havilland with Mark Stevens and Leo Genn in the picturization of a best-seller (A) The Snake Pit (Twentieth Century -Fox) Occasionally, a picture comes along so powerful in its impact that it leaves you gasping. “The Snake Pit,” taken from the novel of writer Mary Jane Ward, be- longs in that category. Daringly different, the humor is on the grim side. As Virginia, an inmate of a State Insane Asylum, Olivia de Havilland turns in one of the most remarkable acting jobs of this or any year. Her portrayal is so terrify- ingly realistic that you had better stay away if you’re the squeamish type. But for those adults who can take the harrow- ing sights and sounds of an overcrowded institution harboring mental wrecks of every description, here’s an electrifying, memorable movie. Leo Genn is a standout as Virginia’s doctor, Mark Stevens invites sympathy as her husband. Celeste Holm and Glenn Lan- gan head a long list of supporting players. 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Hollywood Stars Use Jergens Lotion 7 to 1 Over Any Other Hand Care Contains generous samples of Jergens Lotion, Powder, Face Cream and Dryad Deodorant. Send 1050 Broadway , New York 18t N. Y. m pool table and a television set that takes us to the fights and wrestling matches the comfortable way. But home isn’t a placid place! Let’s not lie about it: I have the awful habit of falling for fads. That upsets everyone around me! Suddenly I seem to go crazy and take off on tangents. I'm seized with a new yen and a passion to excel at it. When I was hottest over classical records I gathered some seven thousand platters, all personally and lovingly selected. Later I took up stamp collecting. I bid personally at every stamp auction in Los Angeles and New York, knew every dealer. Then lamps became my weakness and I cluttered the house with fifteen very special beau- ties we didn’t need. Pipes got me, so I collected two hundred. This led on to tobacco mixing. I haunted every tobacco shop in town, sent to Ireland, England, and Turkey for unusual blends, and then sat up all hours painstakingly mixing them. It appears if you let tobacco sit under ferns it’ll take on an exceptional flavor — I had six ferns in one room, mothering my international tobaccos. II Y enthusiasm over tomatoes was the one that got the better of me. Tomato plants are deceptively small. I happily planted them in our front yard, back yard, and between the bushes in our rose garden. They all bloomed at once. We had to stew them, store them, stuff them down us, and give them away. Only two weeks ago I had, I think, the most wonderful bed in all Hollywood. I built in every convenient gadget imagin- able. Not only had my phone and books on side shelves, my radio and electric clock in the headboard, but I also added a faucet there with running ice water. The crowning touch was my television set, installed at the foot of the bed. To Ellie, however, it was the final straw. She said the television set threw the whole room off balance. “Look, honey,” I cried to deaf ears, “I can lie in bed with my head on the pillows and just gaze at everything!” I still have it only now it rolls away when I’m not watching it. I’m a worrier, totally lacking in the gay, devil-may-care air. My fretting isn’t about any of the conventional problems, nor about what lurks in our tomorrows. I just stew about my work. I think an actor can portray the facets of life eloquently only by maintaining contact with reality — • another reason I don’t follow the so-called “Hollywood life.” This brand of concentration isn’t an endearing trait either. On the sets I’m for- ever asking if I can’t try the scene just once more. As I drive home I keep re- hashing the day’s work, reenacting my scenes over and over to myself. Then I bring my roles home with me. I read with awe about the actors who don’t! I should be self-disciplined enough not to, but I’m plain moody, and when I get into a role I live it as much as I can. When I was playing a Civil War colonel I’d come home and just sit and glare. The South could not lose! Ellie is always glad when I’m making a comedy, for while it lasts I’m perpetually sunny. While I was making “The Loves of Carmen," Ellie had to say a number of times, “Now Don Jose, I’m not Carmen, so take it easy!” Then we’d both have to laugh and I’d snap out of my ham- ming for a while. After we saw “A Double Life” she said, “You see what you could come to?” I have a miserable memory. I forget everything that doesn’t interest me. My wife grows desperate trying subtly to turn on a light in this blank portion of my brain. When she’s away on personal ap- pearance tours, Elbe’s remedy is to park a detailed appointment book beside my bed. Its details are filled out minutely. She writes down the smallest things — - things only 1 could forget. I finish my evenings by checking off: “Put the dog out,” “Lock the front door,” and “Turn out the lights.” That is, if I don’t forget to read the book in the first place! You’ve the right hunch about me and anniversaries. They seem completely un- important to me. A week before our wedding anniversary, or Valentine’s Day, or what-have-you-to-observe, Ellie makes a trailer on the coming attraction by noting it on one of the lists she’s constantly pre- paring for me. I don’t write letters. What’s more alarm- ing, I'm one actor who admits he is an absolutely sorry businessman. If you’ve been propagandized into believing actors are now all sane and shrewd about their earnings, here’s the great exception. I in- vested in a mine that was an absolute bust. I let myself buy a piece of a prize fighter who didn’t become a champ and pay off. I thought financing a midget auto racer was a bright scheme. So for discipline I’ve tied myself down to required monthly payments on my home and annuities. This keeps me out of many money troubles I could otherwise inflict on myself. Now let me confess my greatest sin: I don’t feel guilty enough about my faults to reform! With so much asserted per- fectionism rampant in this funny Holly- wood, I hope this rates me as strictly human. Like you, maybe ... If not, then go right ahead, and moan, “Holy cow — what a character!” The End listen to GRAND OLE OPRY” every Saturday night over NBC Hear Red Foley sing his famous folk ballads. Read the story of Red Foley’s life in the January issue of TRUE STORY magazine complete with full-color autographed photograph. Celeste Holm makes happi- ness a habit By MARY JANE FULTON P CELESTE HOLM, as you know, won the Acad- emy Award as the best female supporting player for her work in “Gentle- man’s Agreement.” If you missed her in that pic- ture, you can see her in her latest one for Twentieth Century -Fox, “Chicken Every Sunday.” Besides having excep- tional talent, Celeste successfully combines her career with marriage to Schuyler Dun- ning, head of American Airline’s Holly- wood office. While we were teaing with her at Delmonico’s during a recent New York visit, she received a telegram from him — all in double talk, which made it a private message. He must have said something funny, because she laughed aloud when she read it. They’re always joking, she explained. And she’s sure this is one reason why they get along so well. intimate Zracts Too many married people, Celeste be- lieves, take each other too seriously, espe- cially where the little things pertinent to grooming are concerned. A couple should, of course, be so much in love that nothing gets on their nerves. But Celeste feels that if your man objects to your using his razor, you should get one of your own. They have razors for women, of course. She advises, too, that you keep your hair nicely in curl by giving yourself permanent waves as often as necessary. And, she urges, don’t leave hairs and powder in the washbowl, not that these trifles alone will hold a man. You must, of course, be kind, considerate, thoughtful, and not nag — even if he leaves the cap off the tooth- paste and throws towels on the bathroom floor! In other words, Celeste contends, it’s a good idea to love your man for his faults, too. She qualifies this statement, however, by adding that it’s wise to avoid opportunities for fault finding — by seeing to it that there is ample closet and drawer space, by keeping out of your husband’s way by having a dressing table on which to keep all your cosmetics, or a special drawer or shelf in the bathroom. Then there’ll be no reason for him to be an- noyed with you — and, who knows, maybe he’ll profit by your neat example. Jefore your daughter marries should you tell her