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Vol. 9 No. 2

CONTENTS

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ANITA EKBERG

COLOUR PLATES

FRANK SINATRA

CAROLE LESLEY

GENE KELLY

FEATURES

WOULD YOU QUEUE TO SEE OLIVIER?

RETURN OF HUGH O'BRIAN

THE SAD, SAD SAGA OF SEBERGWHO WANTS HAWKINS FOR A FATHER?

•'I'VE A RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES"

WHAT'S GARY UP TO?

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WHY I QUIT FILMSNEW LOOK FOR SHIRLEY

NOW LANCASTER ON TRIAL

PHOTOPLAY GOES TO WORK WITH ROCK

SHE PULLED OUT THE STOPS

DR. SANDERS HAS A CURE

CAN ANNE SURVIVE?

DON'T MENTION MY LOOKS

A TALE OF TWO CITIES

CARVE HER NAME WITH PRIDE

REGULAR ARTICLES

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POP PARADE

SPOTLIGHT ON FILMS

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BRIGITTE BARDOT has areputation for being sexy. Each

time I see her she seems to wear fewerclothes. Soon I expect to watch hercavort through the whole length of afilm entirely naked.

In And God Created Woman we hadher—bottoms up-stretched rightacross the Cinemascope screen, wrapped and unwrapped as often as anunwanted Christmas present.

I find this very odd. Surely sexappeal lies not In what a girl shows, butwhat she doesn't show?

Frankly, Bardot (naked or otherwise) leaves me cold.

P. Wilson,Hambalt Road,Clapham Park,London, S.W.4.

M}* hethe^ll stay

Pal FrankieJ All of us who know Betty Bacall know how deeply In love

she was with Bogie, and that she is still recuperating from theemotional strain of the long illness that led to his death.

She's still too young and attractive to face the years ahead without a manaround the house, and with two children to raise.

I'm sure she'll feel their need of a fatheras well as her own need of a husband.

BUT neither I, nor any of her intimatefriends, think that Frank Sinatra will supplythose needs.

As a friend, he'll always be in Betty's life,as he was in Bogie's. But Betty has neverdated him alone. Romance with Frankie—oranyone—is far from her thoughts. To her,Sinatra is just " Pal Frankie."

Radie Harris,New York City,U.S.A.

DK£erent taleI HAPPENED to be at a reception in

Rio de Janeiro when Walter Pidgeon told anamusing story to four ladies—from Brazil,France, Germany and Italy.

The Brazilian lady laughed . . . then translated the joke into German. The German ladylaughed—and repeated the tale in Italian.The Italian lady laughed—and repeated thestory in French. Then the French lady laughedand told the story—in English—to Mr.Pidgeon.

He laughed too—for by the time it reachedhim again it was a new joke !

Louis de Sico.Savoy Hotel,London.

They love JudyIT'S A NOTICEABLE fact that almost all

the stars who pick their favourite discs inyour " Pop Parade" column, invariablyinclude Judy Garland in their collection.

How right they are. In an age of gimmicks,Judy has the best of them all—sheer talent.

Michael Morgan,85, Namsen Road,Sparkhill,Birmingham. 11.

UnluckyPOOR Ava Gardner ! Both off screen and

on she seems doomed to a life of frustratedlove.

In The Barefoot Contessa she was hopelessly in love with a man who married her

but could be a husband in name only. InThe Sun Also Rises she was in love with aman who would not marry her—-for the samereason.

In her private life she has survived threeunhappy marriages and is now, it appears,being led a merry dance by her Italian beau,Walter Chiari.

Yet she is one of the screen's most sought-after and most beautiful actresses. Which onlygoes to show what a demanding price has tobe paid for fame.

J. Hill (Miss),Stanhope Terrace,Harrow,Middx.

The Pelvis (1)ACCORDING to some critics, the three

most dangerous threats the world has tocontend with these days are ; atomic weapons,Asian flu and Elvis Presley.

1 am willing to take their word about thefirst two, but disagree about the third.

1 have watched Elvis Presley on every

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occasion that came my way ; and I have neverset eyes on anything so inoffensive in my entirehalf-century of living.

Yet I cannot recall anyone else in the limelight having been such ^ constant victim ofabuse.

ADMIRER SUSAN HAYWARD

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but no more than friends, says

Why?His facial expressions are delightful. He

is as handsome as they come and blessed witha rare, warm personality.

Personally, 1 would be honoured to shakehands with Elvis Presley any time.

Mrs. A. D. Ainslie,Heath Road,Twickenham,Middlx.

The Pelvis (2)Elvis Presley stinks !

Jack Morrow,Grosvenor Road,Chiswick, W.

Best since Dean?I NOMINATE Robert Ivers as the greatest

screen find since the late James Dean. I sawhis debut in Short Cut to Hell and think he'sthe tops.

Jose E. Fletcher,42, Main Road,Wilford,Notts.

Unworthy partsAFTER Michael Craig's outstanding per

formance in House of Secrets, he was hailed asa fast rising young actor.

kADIE HARRIS

Since then he has been given two small partsin High Tide at Noon and Campbell's Kingdom,both completely unworthy of his talent. Inboth these films his performances were remarkable.

This actor has yet to give a bad performance.Nevertheless, since House of Secrets he hasn'treceived a single decent role.

Jessica Church (Miss),Powderham,Nr. Exeter,South Devon.

UnimpressedT WAS interested to read a letter (Photo

play, December) from a fellow Gibraltarianreferring to Laurence Harvey. I also met Mr.Harvey—but in a journalistic capacity.

Harvey failed to impress me by his snobbishand stand-offish manners. His reception of thelocal Press was cool, and not in keeping withhis position as one of Britain's leading actors.

How different were Anna Neagle andFrankie Vaughan when they were here onlocation recently. Here are two worthyrepresentatives of the British screen. What apity all visiting stars cannot behave in the samecharming manner.

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No time for a sit-down lunch on location.Redgrave and co-star David Hutcheson.don't seem to m.i,r

Tom Neal—gardenerRemember Tom Neal, the

actor who punched FranchotTone in a pre-dawn fight

over the affections of Barbara Payton,six years ago ?

That fight wrote " The End " to Neal'sacting career. He won the fight but lostthe girl. She married Franchot Tone,though the marriage only lasted a fewmonths.

Miss Payton has since re-married and livesin Mexico. Tone is acting again. And Neal ?

Unable to get work in Hollywood, heeventually moved to PalmSprings. AnJ becamea gardener.

" It was tough work at first under the broiling desert sun," he says, " but it was worthit. I really found myself, for the first timein my life."

Today he runs a gardening business whichemploys seven people,

He trims the hedges and cares for thelawns of film personalities with whom heonce rubbed shoulders in Hollywood.

But he wouldn't go back to acting.

tIPSY ROSE LEE, former strip-teaserturned author, met an admirer who

told her: " Gipsy, you look marvellous.Your figure is marvellous. In fact you lookas marvellous as when 1 first saw you 25years ago."

Said Gipsy, running her fingers down herhips : " Yes, it's all the same, but everything'sa bit lower."

•jf Another strip-teaser. Tempest Storm,•jg held a press conference when she made

her dibut In Las Vegas. She was askedwhat she did before she became a star Inburlesque. " I was an eccentric dancer,"she said. " By eccentric, I mean that Idanced with my clothes on."

People in Hollywood wonder: Why George Raft didn't

title that too-revealing magazine confessionaljust plain " Riff-Raft " and be done with it.. .

FEBRUARY. 1958

If 20th Century-Fox will be successful in itsplan to star Elvis Presley, Pat Boone andTommy Sands in one picture . . . Why inRaiiuree County. M-G-M insisted on thoseclose-ups of Monty Clift's swollen features,results of that car smash . . .

• JOHNNIE KAY sent a hearing aid toSomerset Maugham who replied ". " Thanksfor helping a struggling author in his old age."

I REPORT that Rex Harrison's son,Noel, has his pick of New York

night club engagements if he tires of life onthe Riviera.

Local impresarios consider that youngHarrison, who sings and plays the guitar, wouldbe a big draw. They don't say so, but theywouldn't hate it if Father dropped aroundafter the closing curtain of My Fair Lady.

Eva and Magda Gabor were askedwhether any of the Gabors had evergone to a psychiatrist. " Of course

not," said Eva. " When we four Gaborsget together we tell each other everythingso there's nothing left for an analyst."

" Also," said Magda, " we break glassesand slam doers. That's healthy."

Shelley winters met authorPADDY CHAYEVSKY (Marty and

Bachelor Party) the other day and askedhim if it was true he had a new play. " Let'stalk it over now," she said. " Let's do itthis season.

" When 1 see people coming out of theatresafter watching Ethel Merman, RosalindRussell, Judy Holliday and not me—1 die.

" And when 1 have no theatres to go to, 1don't know what to do. I hide under thebedcovers and die."

Long-time friends, Chayevsky and Shelleymet when she was signed for the film DoubleLife—a small but memorable role which wonher an Academy Award nomination.

At that time, Chayevsky was an accountant'sassistant. She helped him to get a hit-role—

that of a newspaperman.Said Miss Winters when they met recently :

" You got 75 dollars a day, and I kept fluffingmy lines that first day—to make sure you'dget an extra day's pay."

Says ANNE BAXTER, speaking aboutcareers : " A husband and wife inthe same profession are apt to get

jealous. Careers are like rollervcoasters— they go up and they go down. The snagis that you may be up and he may bedown. Which doesn't do a marriage anygood at all."

PREVIEW of CARY GRANT andSUZY PARKER in Kiss Them

For Me revealed that while the couple lookedglorious together, there was something distracting about the quality of Suzy's voice.

So producer Jerry Wald ordered a completere- dubbing of the new star's voice—^to makeit more husky.

I can recall a similar story about LAUREINBACALL, whose vocal chords dropped awhole octave after some crazy shoutingexercises in the canyons of Beverly Hills.

Noted dramatic coach STELLA ADLER,may be taking a hand in the proceedings,because Miss Parker has enrolled for a seriesof intensive acting lessons with her in NewYork.

• Overheard : " No wonder jayne Mansfield'svoice comes out so well—look where it's been."

CARROLL BAKER, nominated for anOscar for Baby Doll, is now starring

in a film which is being made in the MojaveDesert. She and her husband JACK GARFEINare expecting their second child shortly.

Miss Baker says that as soon as she beginsa love scene, the baby starts kicking and stopsonly when filnting stops.

Incidentally, Garfein tells me he has receiveda unique gift from a survivor of the concentration camp where his family was killed.It lists Garfein's name and the date he wasmarked down for death . . .

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when Laurence Olivierenters a crowded room.

Conversation dies. Eyes turn iikeIron fiiings in a magnetic field —drawn irresistibly by the sheerforce of the man's presence.

He is, let us be honest, perhaps thegreatest actor of our time, knightedby the late King for his outstandingservices to the profession. And yet :

The strange, indisputable fact is that fewpeople will queue to see him in a picture.Not even the wizard ofstagecraft can bringhis magic to bear on the average film fan.

Olivier, like any other actor, needs anaudience. And he needs one badly. It is notsufficient that people clamour to see himon the stage. These are the dedicated ones,the camp'Stool followers who will pursuetheir idol through the woods of Dunsinane tothe canals of Venice and back to Agincourt.

CareThe man in the street would rather see

a Western or a thriller. The housewife wouldrather see a light comedy or a down-to-earthlove story. The teenager would rather seea gangster story or a musical.

MITCHUM, rolling his way through asmoke-filled bar with a baleful expression onhis face, they adore.

BRANDO, knocking the daylights out ofsome dead-beat, they're crazy about.

PERKINS, searching desperately for a losthappiness which he eventually finds right onhis doorstep, they couldn't do without.

These and many others they would queueto see. But Olivier, whether he be playing alachrymose lover, a tyrant king or a sportingprince they just don't care about.

1 know his latest film. The Prince and theShowgirl, ran for ten weeks in the West End.But did you take a look, as 1did. at the audienceit pulled in?

It was the same audience that bounced

brightly round to the Royal Court and,later, the Palace Theatre, to see Olivier as thefifth-rate, tap-dancing, bowler-tipping musichall artist in "The Entertainer" !

It was not the film fan who kept The Princeand the Showgirl in Town for ten weeks—because the film-fan wasn't interested. Thiswas proved when the picture went out onrelease.

When I went to see it in South London thetheatre was half empty. There were rows ofempty seats. If the cinema had been full Iwouldn't have queued. I'm like the rest;I'm not sufficiently interested. Certainly I'dqueue to see Holden or Crosby—even Brando.Most film-fans would.

How Could It Fail?In Tooting, The Prince and the Showgirl got

a disappointing reception. In Bayswater onlythe old folk showed any interest. In Hackneypeople avoided it like the plague—and so Icouid go on.

Yet it seemed the film was bound for success. How could it fail with Olivier and'Monroe ?

• 1 expected it to break all box-office recordsfor the year. I expected to see mile-longqueues outside the cinemas at which it wasshowing.

Monroe and Olivier—the most exciting combination since peaches and cream !

The Prince and the Showgirl did not 'liveup to these great expectations. Between themthe famous pair couldn't make a hit. I beginto wonder if Monroe is such a big box-officeattraction after all. One thing is certain ;women cannot stomach her and that is andalways has been her big drawback.

Now why has Olivier's popularity waned ?There was a time during, and Just after thewar, when his name meant something at thebox-office. People were crazy about him.

Why the change ?1 think the answer is this : In those days

he was making pictures that pleased the fans.Strangely, he was not interested in films

at that time. He only made them as a way ofmaking money between stage roles. And a dullway he thought it was, too !

Olivier didn't consider himself cut outfor pictures. Don't ask me why. Maybe

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He was yanked from the London stageto be the great actress's leading man in QueenChristina. But when he arrived in Hollywoodhe received a nasty shock. Garbo didn'twant him.

Olivier must have been furious. I imaginehe must have vowed there and then to concentrate all his effort in future on the theatre.

It was William Wyler who opened hiseyes to the opportunities that films couldoffer. Wyler directed Olivier in WutheringHeights arid the success of this film must haveset the actor thinking.

He made Pride and Prejudice and Rebeccaand in no time at all he was known as one ofthe dress suit drama boys.

How the fans lapped-up these pictures.And how they queued to see them !

If Olivier had continued to make filmslike these I have no doubt he would be a box-

office star today.He didn't.At the Old Vic he enjoyed a success no

other actor has ever experienced. He delivered the goods and the audiences weremore than willing to queue to pay for them.

But it seems that as his theatrical careerprogressed in leaps and bounds his wholeattitude to film-making changed.

The good, solid script no longer interestedhim. He turned to Shakespeare. He madeHenry V and Hamlet.

The Off-beat StoryFor those who liked Shakespeare these

films were great. But the fact is that nine outof ten film fans aren't interested in Shakespeareand never have been.

Of course, Olivier had to film Henry V andHamlet to please himself and his theatrefollowers. But why didn't he include in hisprogramme films like Rebecca and WutheringHeights—films that the ordinary fan couldenjoy ?

Instead he made pictures like Carrie andThe BeggaPs Opera. No wonder people beganto doubt if he was their cup of tea.

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HOLLYWOOD, WHICH HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET HUGH O'BRIAN BACK FORSEVERAL SEASONS. MAY HAVE SUC-CEEDED, IT IS ANNOUNCED TODAY. . . .

"What about 'Wyatt Earp"?" asked hissecretary. Was the network to lose its hotteststar to films ?

The network was. Hugh O'Brian, whoturned to TV two years ago as the star of" The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp"deserted television—but now the news is thathe is being coaxed back.

Many of those who think that HughO'Brian was a TV discovery don't realise thathe was in films first. In fact, he had appearedin more than 30 before he signed up fortelevision.

But nothing much happened to his careeruntil "Wyatt Earp" came along.

Overnight, he b^me a part of the Americanway of life.

Even movie stars felt the touch of Hugh's" Wyatt Earp " and his fabulous popularity,right in their own homes.

Not long ago, Dick Powell played a sheriffin a bad-guy, good-guy saga. His children Pam and young Richard, watchedthe film with great interest. Then they launchedinto a detailed criticism of Dick's performanceas a western sheriff.

" Wait a minute," Dick grinned. " Whatmakes you kids such experts ? "

Wifh mild scorn, Pam and Richard informed their Dad that they'd seen a realsheriff, so they knew how it was done. Thereal sheriff? Hugh O'Brian.

Vice-President Richard Nixon, representing President Eisenhower at a TV awardsdinner, said, " I've just returned from an extensive tour of Europe, where 1 have metand spoken to many great rulers and statesmen. But nothing that happened to meon that tour is going to impress my kidshalf as much as the fact that I shook handswith Wyalt Earp"

And one of the biggest thrills of Hugh's career

was when stars like Spencer Tracy, BobMitchum and Van Heflin began to comeup to him at parties, strike up a conversation and ask for an autograph ,for their sonor daughter or nephew, and express their ownadmiration for him.

" The first time this happened," saysHugh, " all 1 could think of was SpencerTracy in some of the fabulous western roleshe'd played. And Bob Mitchum as a cowboy hero in his early pictures. This washigh praise from—to use a western phrase—the horse's mouth."

This extraordina^ nation-wide worshipprompts the question: What has HughO'Brian got that fascinates women of allages, and men from the kindergarten tothe Vice-Presidency ?

His success has been one of the mostinstantaneous in entertainment history." EvenHopalong Cassidy took some years to becomea household word.

Examining the elements of the phenomenonknown as Hugh O'Brian, one comes upwith some fairly unusual qualities. Hughis extremely tall and slender, whereas mostcowboy stars have been rather big and burly.He moves with the grace of a dancer, something he is very proud of; he works hard atdancing (something no covyboy of the pastwould ever have admitted); and, along withthe fact that he plays the personificationof Old-West virtue, there is a quality thatHugh projects with his glinting blue eyesand his lean jutting jaw that can only bedescribed as A/E/V/^CE.

A dancer's grace and an air of smouldering clanger are surely strange equipmentfor a cowboy hero. Yet, as personified byHugh O'Brian, they have led to an entirelynew concept of western heroics.

" Strange things happen nowadays in westernmovies and TV" says Hugh. " Cowboys kissgirls instead of horses ; they speak. dialoguethat^s a lot more interesting and literate than• Ywp.' "

In fact, they generally seem like real humanbeings with human weaknesses, and problems, but with that extra heroic gift for theswift draw or the sudden (Continuedon page 41)

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FEBRUARY, 1958

On the Riviera with Preminger and Niven ..

The sad, sad sagra of1FELT sorry for the girl

lunching at the Dorchester—the sort of embarrass-

^ment one feels when someonetackles a bowl of cherries witha knife and fork.

Jean Seberg didn't do that when wemet, but there was the uncomfortablefeeling she might. At any moment.

Waiters hovered while she studied themenu card as though it was the scriptof St. Joan.

I felt that unless Otto Prcminger suddenlyappeared and stabbed his finger on an itemwe would be sitting there until breakfast the

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next morning, Unless we slipped out for a'hamburger.

Jean Seberg, you see, is the girl who doesn'tbelong—yet. Young, uncertain, unsure ofherself is Miss Seberg. Straight out of a milkbar she was whipped into stardom without anypreparation, any knowledge of what thatentails. And in a film that flopped, at that.

She has had no time to form a personalityof her own. Nor has she had jhe opportunityto acquire tastes and standards. To her,cities like London, New York, Paris, Rome—familiar enough to lesser names—are frightening after Marshalltown, Iowa.

iVHY, THE GIRL HASN'T EVEN SEENHOLLYWOOD YET.

Without Preminger she is like a fish out ofchampagne. She hasn't even a home ofher ownwhere she can sit and think out her problems.

Here she is, a girl with star status, who isn'teven recognised outside a film set. A girl,let's face it, can't go on wearing armour anda crew cut to prove she played St. Joan.She found that in Paris one morning whena gendarme discovered her little car in a NoParking zone.

He began to quote all kinds .of trafficrules to her in French and, she says, " theham in me came out. Two large tears rolleddown my cheeks."

The policeman asked for her identification and she gave it to him. " You haveplayed Jeanne d'Arc?" he spluttered.

" Yes," she replied in a small voice. Heeyed her closely, then threw the licenceinto her lap, hopped on his bicycle andpedalled away muttering, " Jeanne d'Arcnever cried ! "

Jean Seberg dried her eyes and mur

mured, " And Jean Seberg won't do anymore crying either ! "

There was nothing she could do aboutthe past, she realised. The results were in." At first," she remembers, " 1 felt so awful.Of course, everyone wants whatever theydo to be an enormous success. But that'ssomething you can't always have.

" Still, when there's such a big let-down, youbegin to doubt yourself. You seem to havedone your best and it doesn't seem to be goodenough.

" You have to learn to be objective andanalyse it. Perhaps emotionally I just wasn'tready for the role. Perhaps I didn't havethe depth of emotion that comes just fromgrowing up and living.

" Mr. Preminger was wonderful aboutit. It would have been very easy for h.imto have taken the role in Bonjour Tristesseaway from me. But he insisted that he stillhad confidence in me,

" The role of Cecile is much easier. She'sa girl whose personality is closer to mine.Every girl should aspire to be just like Joanof Arc, but how many can be ?

" The reviews, the bad ones, 1 put themaway . . . but I still make myself read them.1 suppose I've always tried to face things.Back in Marshalltown, I used to be terriblyshy. So 1 used to bluster and bluff my waythrough things—all sorts of activities.

" In a way, I suppose it sounds corny,and very idealistic, but now I feel that I'mmuch better off for having had those reviews.Otherwise, I might have felt that there was noneed to work as hard again, that 1 could coast.But this way, I've become increasingly aware

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of what 1 have to do."No one is selling Jean short. " She has

the talent and the stamina for stardom,"says a publicity agent who toured with herfor personal appearances around the States." And how that girl can work. She's fantastic.

" In Montreal, seventy-five per cent ofthe people speak French. So we got to Montreal and Jean went on the radio and talkedfor fifteen minutes in the language. Afteronly a few French lessons.

" At one midnight show in Philadelphia,she ad libbcd for forty minutes. There wasnever a minute's hesitation ; she was neverthrown by questions, never at a loss for words.

" Her poise was remarkable, even whenthings weren't going so well. At the partyfor her in Los Angeles, some of the columnistswere trying to antagonise her. ' How do youfeel about starting your career by playing apart like Saint Joan ?' one of them asked.

"Jean answered, 'It's very challenging.'" After which, the columnist snapped,

' That's a cliche. I want an honest answer.'" Jean bit her lip, but she didn't lose

her temper. She just said, ' I'm trying togive you an honest answer.' "

" She's changed since Joan," says afriend who worked with her in France." She's the same girl, but she's different,if you know what I mean. Bonjour Trisfesseis her second film and she is taking a differentattitude. To a great extent, she's learned theropes of the business. She's no stranger."

" On Trixfesse," Jean says, " 1 usually haddinner alone in my room at night, read andthen went to sleep, Once a week, I went outfor dinner.

" On Sundays we saw (Continued on page 43)

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'E'S everything a father shouldbe, is Jack Hawkins—honest,hard working, courteous, re

liable and scrupulously fair.perfect gentleman—upright and

decent. A hell of a good fellow !Mind you, like every father, he's got his

faults.He lies in bed until lunch-time on Sundays.

He never takes exercise. And he says he's gota blinding temper. But he never shows it.No good father would.

As he says : " I can't afford to committhe slightest error. Even a fine lor speeding would raise a howl from my fans. If Iwere to get a reputation as a drinking man it would practically ruin me."

Of course, that doesn't stop Jack from popping into the local now and again.Everyone likes a pint and he's no exception. Butnoonemust recognise him thing it.

At parties he isalways careful not to say anything out of place. It might de.itroya carefully built-up reputation.

When a reception was held for BritJge on the River Kwai he didn't mind in the leastwhen practically everyone ignored him and clustered round the other star of thefilm, William Holden. He just stood quietly to one side and waited patiently.A display of temperament might prove the fatal chink in his armour.

It seems that only on one occasion did Jack's gentlemanly ways land him introuble. He ran up the garden path of his home to open the door for his wife andin doing so he fell. He broke his arm and couldn't film for five weeks.

THE DELAY COST £5,500.For Jack Hawkins, lifeon and off the screen is lived in a strait'jacket.On the screen he has almost always lived- up to his reputationas the No. 1 Decent

Englishman. Heis unflinchingly courageous. As bold as a battalion of grenadiers.• In the Cruel Sea, Angels One Five and Malta Story he was a model

soldier. The commanding officer type—completely unshakeable.• In The Long Arm he was the same, only this time it was a police story.• The Man in the Sky found him risking his life in a burning aeroplane

There was plenty of sweat but the upper-lip remained perfectly stiff.• In Fortune is a Woman he managed to steala kiss from Arlene Dahl, which,

for him, was quite an event. But as usual it was hero Hawkins we saw.• In the magnificent Bridge on the River Kwai there he was, his heart of oak as

fearless and resolute as ever.Oh, yes, Jack's the real hero of the film world !He iseverybody's ideaof whata fathershould be. But I believe that Jack Hawkins

isyoung enough, virile enough to project another personality altogether.Just once in a while I would like to seehim betray his father-figure role and give

his talents full rein.I am certain that if hewould onlystepout ofcharacter—just once—and playa part

that is foreign to the conception we have of Mr. Hawkins—hewould becomea star.Astar of international dimension overnight. q q

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" Blue was just the colour ofhis eyesTill he said,' goodbye love.^Blue was Just a ribbon for first prizeTill he said, ' don't cry, love.'And blues were only torch songsFashioned for impulsive ingenuesBut now I know . . .Too well I know . . .Too well I know the meaning ofthe blues."

IHE sexiest singer inthe world" . . .that'swhat they call Julie

London—the girl who knowsthe meaning of the blues.

Asked the Daily Express : " Is shean actress who can sing—or a singerwho can act ? "

In fact, she's both ... as she showed inThe Great Man.

People here first sat up and took noticewhen her long- player was released : " JulieIs Her Name."

When the disc jockeys got the record, a new

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RIGHT TO SMG THE BWhit and a new singer was bom. " Cry Me ARiver " featured in it—was also released as asingle, and more than 800,000 copies of thefirst album have since been sold.

•' The first time I heard it being played."Julie recalls, " I was walking down the streetall wrapped up in my own thoughts whensuddenly I heard my own voice coming outat me from a loud speaker intoning, ' Socry me a river. Cry me a river. I cried a riverover you.' "

Julie stayed there and listened. Then shewent into the record shop and bought therecord. She was wearing a tweed suit anda sweater and looked far different fromthe siren on the album cover, but the clerkrecognised her. " Aren't you Julie London ? "he asked. She smiled and said, " Yes."

" I felt as though somebody had givenme something on a silver platter," she says." I felt, I'm glad I'm me. I'm glad I'm alive.I'm glad I'm here, this minute, right now.

" The feeling was too good to lose, so 1walked around the block a couple of timeswith the record under my arm, and then Istopped in for an ice cream soda. Then 1got in the car and drove home."

She made other records then, " Lonely

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Girl" and "All about the Blues."Then Rosemary Clooney suggested her to

Jose Ferrer for a small role in The Great Man.

The evening before her audition, a friendfound her in tears. " Honey, 1 can't do it," sheblurted. " I feel so shaky and sick. I can'tdo that audition tomorrow." He put hisarm around her shoulder. " They want youfor this part," he said quietly. And theydid, after they heard her read the next day.

THE RESPONSE OF THE CRITICS, THEPUBLIC AND THE EXECUTIVES TOTHE GREAT MAN fVAS HEART-WARMING. THEYLiKED HER. SHEWASAHIT!

Then M-G-M cast her to co-star withRobert Taylor and John Cassavetes in Saddlethe Wind. So pleased were they with herperformance that they signed her up fortwo more pictures, and she went over toU-l for How Lonely the Night, with RichardEgan.

Now Julie has finished her first Britishfilm A Question of Adultery with Tony Steelwhich Raymond Stress has produced.

Even now, with movies, TV and recordsbidding for her services, Julie finds it hardto believe that she's a success.

" I still have to prove myself," she saysfirmly.

" 1 don't think I'll ever get to the pointwhere I'm completely satisfied with everything I do."

She shrugs her shoulders and smiles. " Butat least I'm going to try to get there."

Born in California on September 26, 1926,Julie was performing professionally by thetime she was three.

Her first pay, however, came from runninga lift in a departmental store.

She was still running the lift a few yearslater when one day a woman came overto Julie between stops and asked if she'dever thought of being in pictures.

Julie said " No," she hadn't.

The woman was Sue Carol, Alan Ladd'swife, and she was a talent agent. She whirledJulie around to some of the studios and landedher a few bit parts in films.

It was while she was working in the department store,too, that she met Jack Webb.

He was a salesman there.They met, and dated andstarted (Continued on page ST)

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Five years ago everyone thought GaryGrant was about to rest on his laurelsand fade away into retirement.

Today, at fifty-three, he is* one of filmdom'shottest box office personalities.

" I was an idiot, an actor and a bore until 1 was forty,"says Gary candidly. " I've now reached the point in lifewhere I am no longer solely concerned about myself. Asa result, 1 feel I have finally gained self-respect. I admitto my age—fifty-three—because J want to spare* peoplethe trouble of leafing through almanacs and old magazines. They'll get nothing but the wrong information."

For Gary's boyish, debonair brand of elegance, the priceis steep these days.

For acting in The Pride and the Passion, he was paid £100,000and ten per cent of the gross. This is his price and producers begto meet it.

He is also in the enviable position of being able to pick his ownstories.

When Gary finds what he wants, he calls a producer and says," I've got a story here that is sure-fire. You put up the money and I'llput up my talent and we'll split the take." Producers grab the offerlike a bargain.

Since The Pride and the Passion, Gary's made An Affair to Rememberwith Deborah Kerr, Kiss Them for Me with Jayne Mansfield and SuzyParker, Houseboat with Sophia Loren and Indiscreet with IngridBergman.

But in spite of the fact that he is a wealthy man, Gary and hisactress wife, Betsy Drake, live comparatively simple lives. They havea house in Beverly Hills and another in Palm Springs, but neither ispretentious by millionaire standards.

The Palm Springs home is the favourite, and there they spend mostof their time when they aren't travelling. While Betsy writes, Garyplays tennis, rides horseback and lolls beside the swimming pool.

The Grants shun publicity and are looked upon as a pair of lonewolves. They rarely entertain. An old friend who has known thecouple for years says, " I've never seen the inside of their house."

Even more rarely do they attend parties. Of Hollywood partiesCary says, " They consist of two groups of people—one set wouldn'tbe found dead talking to the othei, who in turn wouldn't be found dead

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Mr. Cary

"I KNOW WHY THEY DIVORCED ME

listening to the first."Even to friends, Cary is an enigma. This is not due to any reticence

on his part. A man of quick enthusiasms, Gary has theories on awide range of subjects, and will talk about them at great length—special ways of brushing your teeth, spiders, sports cars, clothes.Buddhism, women and how to-cut down on martinis.

But he is reluctant to talk about tary Grant. As a result, he is thesource of much speculation.

Says columnist Earl Wilson, who spent some time with Grantwhile he was making The Pride and the Pa.t.iion in Spain, " Cary is oneof the kindest people I've ever met. The whole time 1 was with him hedidn't knock a soul. In the case of a successful actor, that's something."

On the other .hand, a former acquaintance of Gary's remarkedrecently, " He's really a terrible snob. The first thing he does whenhe meets somebody is check what he's wearing. If it is not up to hisown standards, he will as likely as not walk away."

The facts are he' is kind but more snob than not. He believes inliving with a certain amount of grace and dash. - He admires eleganceand style. He is almost obsessed with neatness" and order.

For instance, Cary is particularly articulate about the Actors'Studio influence in shaping recent Hollywood films. (" Is a garbagecan any more realistic than Buckingham Palace ? ") Need he say more ?

•In 1953 and 1954, Cary suddenly took a two-year break from moviesand went around the world on a freighter with Betsy.

His friends say the reason partly stemmed from what he felt wasHollywood's morbid preoccupation with the " ashcan" schoolof drama. According to one insider : " There were a diminishingnumber of screenplays that fitted Gary's own highly polished style,and he had no intention of changing it."

Recently, Cary said : " Actually, I'd love to get back to thosecomedies 1 used to do. But where can 1 find one ? Writers takethemselves too seriously these days. Also, really polished comicdialogue is hard to write. It's much easier to create crude, everydayspeech, and writers make a lot of money doing it."

But Gary's self-imposed "retirement" came to an end in 1954." My old friend Alfred Hitchcock persuaded me to read the script

of To Catch a Thief" he said. " He told me that if 1 would play it,he would throw in Grace Kelly for good measure. It was the kindof bright, literate script that appealed to me, and Grace was the well-bred, well-groomed type that 1 always enjoy playing 'opposite."If there was any doubt that Cary Grant's appeal had faded, thispicture completely removed it.

AND CAR rS BRIEF APPEARANCE ON TV A YEAR LATER,

M y M M JI WAS HORRIBLE AND LOATHSOME"

WHEN HE RECEIVED THE OSCAR FOR JNGRID BERGMAN,NOT ONLY ENHANCED HIS OWN REPUTATION BUT GAVETHE AWARDS A DIGNITY WHICH HAD BEEN LACKING UPTO THAT MOMENT.

Frank Vincent, once Gary's agent, also greatly admired his client'sbrand of debonair elegance. Shortly before he died, Frank said," Even though Cary became an American citizen in 1942, he is essentially an Englishman. His home is his castle, the last refuge of hisprivacy. Marriage to him is a very private affair, and he simply refusesto give out progress reports on his welfare."

The one " progress report," made known even to outsiders, concerns the relationship with his wife, Betsy. One of the Grants' closefriends has said, " Betsy has been a stabilising influence, helping Carydevelop a calmer and more mature attitude towards life; She hascertainly changed his feelings about women. Until recently Caryhad very little regard for them."

Gary is quite frank in discussing his relationships with women in thepast, and of his ex-wives (Virginia Cheirlll and Barbara Button), henow says, " I know why they divorced me. I was horrible, loathsome.They were absolutely right."

His first marriage to VIRGINIA CHERRILL in 1934 was aspectacular failure. A charming, witty girl who achieved briefglory as Charlie Chaplin's leading lady in City Lights, she was asunable to cope with Gary's instability as he was to the whole idea ofmarriage.

Cary, for one thing, was whooping it up with a vengeance at the time.For instance, after one particularly lively evening on the town, hecalled up several of his friends and the police and announced that hehad poisoned himself. The police arrived with a stomach pump, andin spite of Gary's protestations that it was only a gag, they pumpedhim dry.

His good humour, however, hadn't forsaken him. Getting to hisfeet, he said soberly, " Gentlemen, you've nearly convinced me neverto take a drink again."

A month later the marriage was officially over.Gary's second marriage, to BARBARA BUTTON in 1942, lasted

longer—three years—but could hardly have been termed more successful. It got off to a bad start when snickering gossip writers cattilyreferred to the match as " Cash and Cary."

His friends remember Cary at the time as being extremely moody.For days he would be incommunicado. Then, unexpectedly, he wouldturn up at a party and cheerfully thump away at a piano and singbawdy songs in a rich Cockney accent. {Continued on page 53)

Even to his friends Cary Grant is an enigma

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WMOW fs a love song written?•** not always under a full

This is how Tab came to write his . . ." I went over to Gwen's (his collaborator) house to play tennis

and, if it weren't for her insistence, we might never have gotaround to anything else."

Says Gwen, " Tab had finished a recording session the night before.' But don't let it get around,' he said. ' What a wonderful title,' Ilaughed. ' But that's not the title,' Tab answered. ' I just meant,don't let it get around about the recording session.' Then, almost together the same idea clicked with us and we yelped at each other,• Let's write one called ' Don't Let It Get Around !' "

They did." It took an hour," Tab said enthusiastically.Gwen interrupted, " He has a terrificsense of rock 'n' roll rhythm."" Gwen's not bad, either," Tab grinned. " You know, she has her

own music publishing business."Here it is—forthe first time in print. Hum the melody and, if you

don't like your own singing, don't despair. Tab has Just recorded it !

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LiWhether it will prove as great a success as his first recording,

" Young Love," which sold two million copies, is up to you, the fans.The turn his career has taken since he popped into the recording

studio and groaned his way through " Young Love " is amazing.Before the record was released he was Just another young fellow who

had to fight his way to get in front of a movie-camera.Today, it appears, he can pick and choose.In fact, recently Warner's were angry because—believe it or not—

Tab refused to make a picture !A film, starring Tab, was all set to go. The cameras were ready to

roll. But Tab had other ideas. He informed Warner's he would notstart work until his new record album was launched.

How many stars can afford to do that ?His friends have warned him that his success may last only as long

as his popularity as a recording star—which, these days, may notbe very long. But Tab doesn't seem unduly worried.

There are those who say that Tab's sudden spring to stardom hasturned his head. Some are calling him " Mr. Big." And they could beright.

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HEN are you going to act inanother picture

yourself?" That's thequestion which people oftenask me and to which myreply is usually vague.

The truth is, I've found myselfinvolved in such a vast amountof work recently that 1 don'thave time to think about it.

It is, admittedly, gratifying to havepeople care at all, especially as I beganacting some thirty-four years ago,as a boy of thirteen.

My last important feature picture—StateSecret—was a success. It is often thoughtwise to stop at the " top," so to speak,than to be obliged to retire.

Any professional career, if it lasts longenough, has its ups and downs, and minehas had a fair share of both.

BUT THE POINT IS THAT / AMREALL Y NOT AS FASCINATED WITHTHE ACTING SIDE OF PICTUREMAKING AS I AM WITH THE PRODUCTION END.

This has been true for many years. Ofcourse, when a particularly good part ina particularly fine story comes along,it is fun and satisfying.

But how often cart one find a Prisoner ofZenda, a Corsican Brothers, a Cunga Din,a Sinbad the Sailor or vehicles of that order.They are hard to come by-at any time—and you can't pay your grocery bill sittingaround waiting !

When I was much younger I wasabsorbed in acting. I began young becausefamily circumstances made it advisable forme to go to work, and when jobs were putforward I took them.

Although my father was then at the zenithof his great career, I don't believe he was aspleased with my precocious plans as hemight have been. I saw very little of himduring that period as he and my motherhad separated, but nevertheless he managedto exercise a considerable influence overme—even from a distance.

I deliberately avoided, as far as I wasable, comparisons and concentrated onmore serious dramatic work—often declining romantic parts for fear of being accusedof imitation.

As time marched on, "talkies" came in,the whole technique of movie makingchanged and I grew less apprehensiveabout playing in adventure-costume romances.

Early ambitions to be another Irving orBarrymore were shared with one of mybest friends, Laurence Olivier. The difference was, however, that he droveahead with one of the greatest talents ofour times and became universally recognised as a great actor, whilst I, having amore varied appetite, enjoyed becominga "jack of all film trades."

Another reason for my increasinginterest in production is that 1 wouldhave a greater opportunity of makingmoney over a period of time. As a star,you can, if lucky, command a sizeablefee but very few, if any, manage to savemuch after taxes.

I was no exception to this rule.In the past five years I've made no fewer

than 180 half-hour T.V. plays. These,1 am glad to say, were a success from thestart.

I know I've learned a lot, but I canstill fail miserably in the raw materialof all such ventures—the selection of astory !

THEFACTTHATl ACTED IN ABOUTFORTY OF THESE T. V. PLA YS HASLED PEOPLE TO SUPPOSE THATTHIS WAS AN ADMISSION OF ALINGERING DESIRE TO ACT. THATISN'T TRUE. I PLAYED IN APPROXIMATELY ONE OUT OF FOUR OF MYSERIES, PRINCIPALLY BECAUSE ITWAS AN INHERENT CONDITION OFTHEIR SALE.

At the moment I am looking forward toseeing how well my picture Chase aCrooked Shadow does. I produced it, andwas fortunate in-persuading young MichaelAnderson to join me as a director.

ACTING IS AN ABSORBING ART—BUT I AM NOT SURE IT'S AS EXCITING AS BEING ON THE OTHER SIDEOF THE CAMERA.

'To me, acting is not nearly

as satisfying as producing. . .'

HIRLEY ANN FIELD pushed thelong, red hair that was masking her face to one side so

that I could see her and said : " For the first timein my life I'm happy. I'm doing the things Ialways wanted to do—like becoming educated.

" I'm developing my personality. I've turned overa new leaf and from now on no-one is going to call meSexy Sue.

" Notice anything different about me ? " she husked.There was something but 1 couldn't, for the moment, figure

out what it was." My dress," she chirped. "Just get a load of that neckline.

It almost keeps my chin warm. I've got a thing about plungingnecklines. From now on I'll only wear them to suit the occasion."

She leaned forward to display bare shoulders. " See, it's only cutaway at the back and no-one's going to worry about that."

The reason for this change, 1 had better explain, is the resultof a seven-year contract with Sir Michael Balcon. Shirley and tenother young actors and actresses—known as Sfr Michael's FirstEleven—are being groomed for stardom by Haling films.

The scheme is unique ; The eleven will get no cheap publicitythrough opening bazaars, dashing to premieres and displayingdaring pin-ups.

There is to be no big build-up until they have learnt the art ofscreen acting and have proved their worth.

Shirley's inclusion in this plan was a surprise to me. The 21-year-old e.x-model, known as Queen of the Pin-ups, did not strikeme as being Sir Michael's type. If you know what 1 mean

But Shirley has srtartly fallen into line and has every intentionof observing the rules laid down by her film bosses.

" I certainly won't open bazaars." she told me. " I'm cuttingdown on the pin-ups and as for premieres—1 never did like them."

When it was first announced that Shirley would join Sir Michael,an Ealing official said : " We are not buying her for her figurebut she can bring it along."

" Of course," Shirley explained to me, " my curvesare my own.I can't help them. They're the fixtures and fittings. But, let's befair, they wouldn't knock your eye out when 1walk in to the room."

According to Slurley there have been people who objectedto the way she looked.

" When 1went to Pinewood they staredat (Continued onpage46)

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Foilowing the success of last month's nopunches pulled interview with Harry Belafonte,PHOTOPLAY now puts Burt Lancaster on thestand—answering questions on every subjectfrom sex and censorship to Marilyn Monroe.

UESTION : Does the average film-goer's preference forHB films dealing with crimes, sex and violence indicate that he

cannot appreciate more refined acting and drama ?LANCASTER : No. 1 don't think that is true. 1 think you will

find most people go to movies for relaxation, and they like to seethings on the screen that cause visual excitement but that don'tparticularly disturb or distress them too much—or make them thinktoo hard.• QUESTION : In other words, intellectual movies would notappeal to the average film-goer ?

LANCASTER : To the average film-goer, no. 1would say.QUESTION : In this light, do you feel that you are debasing

yourself when you are acting just to satisfy film-goers' likes ?LANCASTER : No, I think you have responsibilities to the likes

and dislikes of people. What we as a group have to try to do in themaking of movies is to make those that will appeal to a large, massaudience. We must also try to make movies that will appeal to, shallwe say, a smaller and minority group. And as long as we maintainour own standards of what welike, we will find we can make picturesthat can appeal to all peoples. Not all the time, though.

QUESTION : As a producer, would you tell me this : Whenyou choose a picture, do you choose one that is popular with thepublic even though you personally feel that story is not too good ?

LANCASTER : No, we would never choose a picture if we fell

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the story is not too good ; that is, if it doesn't have the basic ingredients of what would represent drama and entertainment topeople.

QUESTION : Do you feel that movies such as The Man with theGolden Arm giv£s Europeans the wrong impression of America?

LANCASTER : I don't think any picture gives European peoplea wrong impression of America if it is'weil made and made withhonesty and integrity as to the subject matter.

QU^TION : Well, do you think such movies encourage juveniledelinquency here in the United States ?

LANCASTER : I don't think juvenile delinquency is encouragedby movies.

QUESTION : We know there are a lot of foreign actors andactresses in the United States. Do you think the American publiclike these people better than their own people, those they see all thetime ?

LANCASTER : No. This brings up the question of what reallymakes a star performer. American people and, of course, Europeanpeople and people all over the world, for that matter, like the performer who has that unique personality and'quality which appeals tothem personally.

QUESTION : Do you feel foreign films are going to make anygreat inroads into the habits of the American movie-going public?

LANCASTER : I think time has shown that foreign films as suchappeal only to a limited group of Americans. Very often, they havea grim and brutal kind of realism which a great many Americanpeople do not like to see, since they do .not have any identificationwith the problems. These are some of the reasqns foreign films arenot especially successful in America.

QUESTION : How does Hollywood face competition between TV

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and movies ?LANCASTER : It is my opinion that the advent of TV, as far as

Hollywood is concerned, has been a very, very healthy thing. Therewas a time, about ten years ago, when almost anything that came outof Hollywood could be assured of reasonable financial success.Naturally, this lulled people into a sense of false security, and therewas not a great deal of attempt on the part of the studios to try todo anything worthwhile and different and challenging. Now that greatinroads have been made in the whole financial structure of Hollywood, they have realised they have to do better things, things that aremore exciting, more challenging so that people will leave their television receivers and come out to look at them.

QUESTION : I have read you do not attend many Hollywoodsocial functions. Don't you like the type of people at these functions ?

LANCASTER : Oh, yes. It has nothing to do with the functions.It is just that I have a group of friends that I would prefer to be with.For example, my wife and I like to play bridge. I have never beenparticularly comfortable or at ease in large social functions, cocktailparties, and so forth.

QUESTION : Would you ever encourage your own children togo into acting if they wanted to ?

LANCASTER : i would certainly do it. I feel a child should havean opportunity to do anything he has an inclination toward.

QUESTION : Do yours watch you when you are performing inmovies ?

LANCASTER : Yes, and they're among mytoughest critics. They have travelled with me allover the world while 1 was making movies. Theyhave lived in the Fiji Islands for four months andattended school there, they (Continued on page 46)

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couple of full working days. Once just a hulking yourgster, a horse-opera hero, Rock Hudson has slowly developed into a highly competent actor of true stature, well qualified to portray the lead in oneof the great love stories of modern times. Produced by David O.Selznick (Jennifer's husband and the impresario of such movie milestones as Gone with the Wind), the new A Farewell to Arms was filmedmostly in the Italian Alps, where the action of this bittersweet WorldWar I idyll takes place.

Said a member of the picture's crew : •• It was a gruelling schedule.Rock was in almost every scene. He worked like a dog, and thehours vt-ere murder. While we were in Rome, the car picked him up atnine in the morning. By the time he got back to town, it was usuallynine at night. And when he walked into the lobby of the GrandHotel, he was dragging his feet."

On more distant locations, out m the mountains, the location stintgot rugged. A sudden snowstorm held the star and three friendsstranded on the road for hours. Quartered in a small village,Rock lived in the same sort of tiny hotel room as the rest'of the gang,until a Sclznick assistant rented the apartment of an Italian countessfor him.

" Out of the question," said the aristocrat at first. " Who is thisfriend of yours ? "

" Rock Hudson."

Rock got the apartment—at a reasonable rent, because the countess-fan wanted to be able to tell her friends, after she had moved back," ROCK HUDSON SLEPT HERE-

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She puUwloultK«Atop6-and what adrunk she mad

Howls of anguish went up from BIyth fansacross the country. " You can't do It,"they screeched. " Don't do it, Ann. Let

others play tramps and alcoholics. But not you."Hoots of derision went up from the critics. " Ann Blyth

—little Miss Sweetness and Light—as Helen Morgan ?Please, do not make us laugh. Keep her in featherweightcomedies and frothy musicals—that's where she belongs."

Miss Blyth, who has been happily married for five years,has two children and is expecting another, heeded them not atall, and said thanks for the good wishes, and, in Bof/i Endsof the Candle, proceeded to play one of the lushest lushes thatever lashed into a liquor bottle on either side of the Atlantic.

And with it, she lays aside the blanket of sweet virtue that hassmothered her professionally for 24 years, and revealed herself as anactress of quite extraordinary talent.

Hollywood has always been in two minds about Ann. Reflecting themajority—those who took what they saw at face value—one top malestar begged out of a co-starring assignment with Ann, excusing himselfwith, " I have all the respect in the world for her—don't get mewrong. It's just that she's so nice she makes me nervous."

This is the " nobody raises his voice on the set because Ann's here "school of thinking. Then there is a smaller group of friends and intimates—those who have seen behind the front, who know the realAnn Blyth and who wish fervently that this popular image would justgo off and die somewhere.

" Sure she's nice," says one of them. " And that's as it should be.Let's hope the world never gets too small for simple decency. Butthere's a lot more to it than that.

" All the rich experience of marriage and motherhood have beenhers. And a tough childhood and early show business experiencetaught her to keep her emotions well under {Continued on page 52)

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Di.Sanders

has0cureEORGESANDERS,impeccablydressedasever

V'pl'stilltheBritishgentlemantothefingertips,pushedhiswineglassawayfromhim,relaxed,

•andinapleasant,elegantdrawlenquired:worldlywisdomwouldyoulikemetoexpoundupon?"

Iworldlywisdomwouldyoutiketoexpoundupon?" Itallied.MakemechiefoftheBritishfilmindustryandinnext-to-no-

®studioinHollywoodturningoutpicturesforus. Dontyourealise,"hecontinuedaffably,"we'rerepresentedinAmericabyoil,insurance,tobacco,textilesandwhisky—allmajorindustries—butmimotionpictures?"

"doctor,"Isaid."Prescribeforourills." ArnencanscomeovertoEnglandwiththeirownstars,oftenusingtheirownstudios,andourcrewsandtechnicians,"saidMr

WESHOULDDOTHESAME.Ican'tevenrememberaBritishfilmgoingonlocationtoAmerica.

Ifwemadefilmsoverthereaprecedentwouldhavebeencreated,r,"distributedthroughouttheUnitedStates. InfiltrationUn-Limited'iswhatI'dcallthisenterprise.

Welackworldstarsbecauseourfilmsdonotgetinternationalshowing,hesaidemphatically.

"Itsoundssimpleenough,"Isaid.Whatcouldbesimpler?WithsomanyBritishstarsinHolly

woodalreadytocalluponthere'snoproblematall.Puttingtherightmenintherightplaceistoocomplicatedforsomepeople.

"Butthen,mineisalonevoiceinthewilderness..."IwasatWaltonStudiostolearnsomethingaboutTheWholeTruth,

hisseventy-firstpicture—butwaslearningthewholetruthaboutSandersthestrategist.

Histheorywascertainlysomethingtothinkaboutbut—couldweproduceinternationalstars?Iaskedhim.

"WecouldmakepeoplelikeMansfieldandMonroeifwewenttherightwayaboutit.Takeanytalentedactress,groomherinanactingschoolforfiveyears,andwiththerightpublicity—allovertheivorW—shecouldbecomeinternationallyfamousinthetruesenseoftheword.

"FilmsmadebythiscoiintryhavesufferedInthepastbecausewehavelocalisedthem.Thisway,theycanonlybeappreciatedbysmallsectionsoftheworld.

Wehavenotmadepicturesforaninternationalmarket;filmsaboutpeopleandemotionsarewhatiswanted—notfilmsaboutultra-EnglishM.P.sandvillagebobbies."

ThiswasanewSanders—arebelwithacause.TheactorborninStPetersburgundertheprotectionoftheBritishEmbassy,wantedtostartarevolutionofhisown.

Butitwastheoldsmooth-as-silkSanderswhorepliedtomynextquestion.

IIWhatdoyouthinkofyourmanyimitators?"Iasked.Ihaveheardsomeoftheminnightclubs.I'msufficientlyvainto

thinkthatnoneofthemsoundasgoodasIdo."

HisplansfortheimmediatefutureincludecuttinganLPofnostalgicnumbersandappearinginanAmericantelevisionseriesinsituationcomedies.

AsIemptiedmyglassandpreparedtoleaveIhopedthat,foronce,thevoiceoftheincredibleMr.GeorgeSanderswouldnotbelostinthewilderness....

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CoMCUvneI HAD to admit to Anne Heywood when Itook

her to dinner that there was a time whenI thought of her as little more than a

shallow-brained starlet Just a pretty face ina crowd of other pretty faces.

She would make the odd picture. A few lines hereand there would keep her happy—so long as they didn'tmean she had to act.

Give her a bazaar to open or a festival to go to and shewas well away. The ideal pin-up. The genuine starlet.That was Anne. I thought.

•' And." she admitted when we dined, " 1 suppose in a way,you were justified in thinking that."

But I see I was wrong. She isn't anything of the kind. Infact I now find Anne has, like a thief in the night, whipped a gooddeal of the limelight from Belinda Lee, Maureen Swanson and Co.

Ken Ferguson meets the star

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A QUIET, sullen-looking John Derekcame off of the snow-peaked mountain (studio-erected) brushed the

snow (a mixture of salt and soapfiakes) fromhis boots, and then flopped into a canvatschair (studio equipment).

He was making a drama called ///.?/» HeU with ElaineStewart and in spite of the false surroundings 1 can reportthat there is nothing sham about Mr. Derek. He is an

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bazaars—but, asks Peter Tipthorp

SuAa^ ?'Since she made Dangerous Exileand Violent Playground, Pinewood

is full of praise for Anne.THE EX-BEAUTY QUEEN HAS DONE THE IMPOSSIBLE.

SHE HAS PROVED THAT SHE IS AN ACTRESS. AND, ASFAR AS I KNOW, SHE IS THE FIRST EX-BEAUTY QUEENTO DO IT.

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A typical picture ... Anne rewards a winner

" It was quite a task," she told me. " When producers know youhave won money in beauty contests they lose interest. They takeit for granted you're empty-headed. It's a hurdle every girl like mehas to jump."

Now she has jumped and cleared this hurdle, the big question is :can Anne survive as an actress ?

The public still know her only as the girl who stopped the trafficoutsideFlorence, and the girl whoattracted most of the photographerson the beach during the Venice Film Festival.

The only talent that Anne has shown the public up to now is thekind of talent revealed in pin-ups.

" Tvehadso rtiany aiguments about pin-ups Fm sick of thesubject,"she told me. " I have done a lot of them because I think people like

whohates to he calledhandsome...

extremely serious and down-to-earth young man who willnot think twice about what he has to say and to whom hehas to say it.

Don't let those elegant looks which have earned him the tag" the most handsome face in Hollywood " fool you.

John Derek can be a very tough cookie.He's been in Europe these past nine months making three films,

one of them in Italy.Having bumped into him twice I can also tell you the quickest

way to rouse his temper.First, mention his good looks.Second, talk to him about gossip writers.He'll tell you in no pleasant language that he hates his tag, despises

gossip writers and loathes publicity."What do you miss most about Hollywood?" I asked." Absolutely nothing," he replied. " But I miss seeing my two

children " (staying with his ex-wife). „And, of course, John Derek owes nothing to Hollywood except

for his great start.

Success Was Elusive" It was a start and finish," he said. It was said that Hollywood

would never forget his great performance in Knock On Any Door withBogart. Unfortunately they did—and he was left knocking on manydoors which refused to open.

He continued to make films—but success was elusive. And todaythere is little for John Derek on which to look back except, perhaps,in anger. In the past lies a dismal screen career and an unhappymarriage.

Yet he possessed all the ingredients necessary for a successfulHollywood career—handsome, virile looks and acting ability provenin his first major film.

At the beginning of his career he married a Georgian princess PatiBehrs, but as time went on it became clear to Hollywood that all wasnot well with the marriage. John's features became lined with apermanent scowl.

He was a worried man. Worried by his depressing career and thecontinuous gossip that filled the columns of Hollywood papcis abouthis breaking marriage.

" It became unbearable," he says, " until finally there was only

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looking at them, and they help to build up my name. But I realise thedanger of them and when Tve spent a morning or afternoon po.sing,Tve been well aware that there were other things—far mote importantthings—/ could be doing."

I went to see a private screening of Dangerous Exile. The star ofthe picture is, please note, Belinda Lee. When the film was over,however, it was Anne who people were interested in questioning—although Belinda was also there.

They flocked around her as if she was a museum piece. Theyflattered her slavishly. And, it was true, she did outshine Belinda.

What I found most interesting about Anne in Dangerous Exilewas her accent. She plays a Welsh girl and, believeit or not, she playsit with a Welsh accent. And, what is more, she keeps it up rightthrough the film. (Continued on page 48>

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one solution—divorce."But gossip alone did not break up the Derek marriage. Right

from the start there were heated arguments and uncomfortablescenes. John and Pati did share some happy memories, but Johnadmits that he never really felt any great love for Pati.

" If I'd had maturity, I'd never have been married in the firstplace," he explains.

There were two children by this marriage and it was because ofthem that John and Pati regretted the divorce. (Continuedon page 48)

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(She made me fee! a peasant)I'VE always thdught of blondes as being dizzy,

empty-headed creatures until I met glamorousAmerican cabaret singer, sexy Sandu Scott.

After spending one hundred and twenty minutes withMiss Scott (37-23-36) in her fashionable Park Lane apartment, I felt rather dizzy and empty-headed myself.

Consider the background of this 24-year-old who plays quitea dramatic part in the forthcoming Fox film Family Doctorstarring Hollywood's Rick Jason and our Marius Goring.

• She has three major American beauty titles ; " Miss New YorkCity," " Miss Body Beautiful " and " Miss Congeniality." And neverhave I met a blonde from New York (born in Michigan) with such abeautiful body who can he so congenial as MJss Scott.

• She can be handy with a gun (using .22 andAAO rides).• She writes good poetry. Mostly about love, rain, planes and

shoes. ("Moods of expression " she explains!)• She holds several swimming records (for the back stroke).• She loves riding, playing golf, collecting coins and antiques.• She cooks, too (but only for herselfandfriends).Furthermore, she is an actress of no mean talent. A former student

of the Actors' Studio ("just after Marilyn Monroe bw there") shetoured the States and Canada in plays like " Will Success Spoil RockHunter ? " (" the Jayne Mansfield part ") and " Born Yesterday "(" the Judy Holliday role ").

She has also sung in supper clubs from Cuba to Portugal in herhusky, sexy tones. " I'm really a g psy," she smiled, " I go wherevermy work takes me."

She took a handful of potato crisps from a large bowl." My two great weaknesses," she said, crunching. " potato crisps

and peanuts."" Tell me more about this film," I said.She stretched out her Body Beautiful along a comfortable

looking chair. " Filming is great fun but it is an exacting technique.When1came to Britainlast April I had no idea that 1wouldbe makingmy first film.

" Even though I get bumped off by Marius Goring (he plays mydoctor husbfand) it was a great challenge. But the boys on the unit,the director and everybody was so nice."

i understand everyone connected with the film found her delightfulto work with. 1 am not surprised.

I wanted to hear her singing—and she obliged by putting on therecord player one of her private recordings (almost unbelievablySandu has never cut a commercial disc, here or in the States).

I repeat she has a husky, sexy voice, rather like Peggy Lee., " I'd love to make a 'Smokey' LP, you know slow, early morning kind of music with a trio, effect and strings."

I hope she gets her wish."1 adore performing in front of an audience," she said. "An

audience presents a challenge to an artist. The challenge of winningthem over. You have to project, reach out to them to do this."

All 1 can'say is that Sandu ^ott certainly projected to me.

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'Filming?' says Mr. Dene. 'Nothin' to it."•^OUNG singing star Terry Dene

m has finished his first starringrole in Butcher's The Golden

Disc. But there were problems.There were constant changes in the

script and the film was completed in asecond studio.

The film over ran its schedule and coincidedwith Terry's variety tour, so the eighteen-year-old singer with the Presley sound and thePresleycurled lip had to work night and day.

1 went down to Marylebone during thefinal stages to see how young Terry wasshaping up to his new role of film actor.

As I entered the unbelievably small soundstage there was a break in filming.

Terry, in jeans and a heavy leather jacket(official garment of all" rebels ") was proppinghimself up and looked bored.

Since we last met I noticed that he has puton a lot of weight and also has acquired, per

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haps, just a little too much self-confidence." Filming ?" he said, " Nothin'to it. It's

easy."" Didn't you feel nervous at all ? "" Why should I be nervous ? There's no

thing to be nervous about I "He yawned. " 1 hope they get a move on.

I'm due for a stage show in about threehours' time," he said.

This was 200 miles away and a car waswaiting to rush him there.

His father, Bert Williams, looked upanxiously at the clock. Bert is a small man witha broad Cockney accent and the rather unusual position of being on his son's payroll.

" 1 gave up my job," he said. ".Now itfeels a little strange not being the breadwinnerany longer. But the wife and 1 are very proudof our Terry."

" Has success changed him ? " 1 asked.Bert looked up at me and smiled." Yes it has. And there are times when

he gets a little—well, you know, big for hisboots. So the wife and 1 have to let him knowthat we're still his parents and he's still ourson."

" And how does your wife feel ? ""She's always worrying. Worrying about

him being up late at nights, worrying aboutthe money he's spending. She still can'trealise just how much the boy's getting."

The Golden Disc is not the life story of TerryDene. It's a film with music to suit all tastes.

With Terry in the film, are guest starsDennis Lotis, Nancy Whiskey, Sheila BuxtoaLes Hobeaux, Sonny Stewart and his SkiffleKings and trumpet player Murray Campbell.

Terry sings four songs, the guests onenumber each.

Actor Lee Patterson and newcomer MarySteele (she's the wife of the film's director,Don Sharpe) share the acting honours.

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Oh, Mr. Porter...{)Nhttt a disappointing score)

SUSPECT Cole Porter wishes toforget his unimpressive score forLes Girls now included in a 12in.LP (M-G-M).

Apart from the delightful twosome number " YouTe Just TooToo ! " sung and danced by GeneKelly and Kay Kendall, and thelove song " Ca C'est L'amour,"sung by Taina Elg, there is verylittle else to shout about.

The film's opening number " LesGirls " is loud, robust and not quite" les thing " from Porter. And thesaucy number " Ladies in Waiting,"which was set before the Queen at theRoyal Performance, does not come offon record, although it is'entertainingin the film.

To complete one side of this LPGene Kelly zips through his solo titled*' Why am I so gone about that girl,"but it's nothing like his previous" Singin' "in the Rain " and " I LikeMyself" solos.

On the reverse side comes ColePorter's fine score for The Pirate whichteamed Gene Kelly and Judy Garlandmany years ago.

•you'll hear the stirring ballet musicfor the impressive " Pirate Ballet,"the memorable Garland-Kelly duet in" Be a Clown." a young and talentedJudy Garland singing at her best insongs like " Love of My Life," " YouCan Do No Wrong " and " Mack TheBlack" together with a fine Kellysolo called " Nina."

The Pirate was made nine years beforeLes Girls and seems to show that Metroare deteriorating in their high standardof musical entertainment. Such a

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pity ! However, the album is a must forall lovers of film music.

lOLE Porter's love song from Les Girlsf titled •• Ca C'est L'Amour" has been

recorded on other labels. My favourite is by Tony Bennett (Philips).

On the reverse side of this single78 disc Tony gives a fine rendering of" Just in Time."

|HEMES from British and Hollywoodmovies are heard many times on recordbut very rarely do we have albums fromforeign films. There should be more.

M-G-M records have now releasedan LP called " Themes From ItalianFilms " with music from Anna, Bread,Love and Dreams, Bitter Rice, Womanof the River and Indiscretion of anAmerican Wife.

The music is played by RobertAshley and his Orchestra.

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and of skiffle. And the fantastic sales of guitars throughoutBritain and the United States seem to prove that onceagain the public is making their own kind of music.

In the days gone by it was the piano that dominated homeentertainment. Today it is the guitar.

The B.B.C.—quick to realise this fact—have two entertainingprogrammes running right now which feature the guitar in two half-hour programmes. Both programmes are the brain-children ofBritain's top guitarist. Ken Sykora.

Listeners to " Guitar Club " will be well acquainted with his narne.The programmecoversa wide range of guitar musicfrom the classicsand Spanish rhythms to Skiffle and modern jazz.

I met Ken, a pleasant easy going maker of music, in a small pubnear Piccadilly Circus after seeing one of the programmes.

" The main purpose of the show," he said. " is to familiarise thepublic with the many other forms of guitar music—classical, Spanish-folk and so on. Vou know, rock and skiffle form only a very smallproportion of music that's played on the guitar."

Says Ken, a small modest man : " The programme was originallyscheduled for a six week run but the response was so good that we'vebeen running for over six months."

" How long does it take to be able to play the guitar ? " I asked."Well, the first steps are pretty easy to understand," he said.

" Most of the skiffle and rock boys have reached this stage. But thenext stages are pretty difficult, in fact, the more experienced theguitarist, the more he realises just how much there is to learn. Onecan never really understand everything."

Ken first bought a guitar at the age of twelve. " I had to pay five

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He bought his very firstPHOTOPLAY

©nt(ie'Rcco\id1L0VE music. 1like

having it arpund all thetime. There is a radio

in my car, one in my dressingroom and the Hi-Fi set athorne is always going fullvolume.

Music has such incrediblepower. It can so easily snap usin and out of moods. I candivide my kind of music intothree groups.

FIRST, there's what I call " moodmusic," played by a small combowith a pulsating beat, and also musicplayed in dixieland style. This musicalways makes me want to get up anddance. In fact. I used to jive to itat a club near home.

As an example, listen to SidPhillips' latest LP called " Downthe Dixieland Highway" (H.M.V.)which is just the thing for parties.

Or hear Kenny Graham—a namenew to me. He's a tenor sax playerand I like tenor sax music. Nixarecords have issued an LP called" Presenting Kenny Graham."

I didn't like all of it, but I did

playing..

enjoy listening to his " Olwen'sTheme "and " I'll Get By." Grahamis such a sophisticated player andreal smooth !

Then there is guitarist KenSykora, whose work impresses me.I'm looking forward to hearing asolo disc from him.

SECOND is the group I classifyas " Pops." 1 listen to them whenI'm busy getting ready for a premiereor preparing for an evening out.

In this category comes PeggyLee, who has the softest of voices.She is writing two songs for my nextfilm Tom Thumb. Her latest albumis titled "The Man 1 Love"(Capitol). The backing orchestrais conducted by Frank Sinatra.

And if you like dreamy earlymorning music then I'm sure you'llenjoy this disc which includes songslike "Something Wonderful,""That's Ail" and "The Man ILove."

In this group, too, comes DaveKing, for whom I have a soft spot.I envy him his relaxed quality.

Listen to Dave's latest " ChancesAre" (Decca). I'm sure he's got ahit with this one. But my ownfavourite King recording is " A

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Little Bit Independent."Tommy Steele? 1 think he's fine.

Generally I'm against having untrained talent in the profession as 1don't see why they should get awaywith it.

But Tommy is a natural. Considerhis flair for writing a song like" Handful of Songs " which is in myopinion the best he's recorded.(Decca).

THIRD and final group containsmy most serious kind of music—the classics. To appreciate them onehas to devote one's full concentration. 1 seldom have time to do this ;but if 1 do, I like listening to thework of Debussy.

1 like some of the works ofmany other composers, including myspecial favourite Offenbach's " Barcarolle" from " Tales of Hoffmann,"to which one can sing in harmonyfor fun. It's great !

Another wonderful piece of musicfor when you want to brood (as I dosometimes) is the Intermezzo from" Cavalleria Rusticana" (Mascagni).

As you see, I like all sorts ofmusic. To me it is a great sourceof happiness and strength.

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guineas for it," he said." Who has mainly influenced your playing ? " I asked him." Well, firstly it was Duke Ellington—who I suppose introduced me

to the world of jazz. Many years ago I went to one of his concertsand from that night I became more and more interested in his music.But I think that Django Reinhardt has influenced me more thananyone else."

Ken not only plays the guitar... he is at present writing a book aboutguitars, he also composes and he once wrote the music for a film.

" It was called The Passing Stranger,''' he told me. " The companyasked if 1could find a singer to sing the song over the credits. So afteran extensive search I went to Chris Barber and he told me about oneof his boys who sang American folk songs. . . . Lonnie Donegan.

I was interested and so Chris gave me a couple of test recordswhich Lonnie had pressed. This was long before his fantastic successwith• Rock Island Line.' I took the records to the company and theywere impressed. Lonnie got the job."

Ken was born in London to a Swiss mother and a Czech father.He began playing with the Cambridge University band whilst

studying for a degree, which incidentally he got. On Saturday nightshe used to play in the band at the local palais. It was in this band thatseveral other well known British musicians started their careers.

During the war Ken gave up playing the guitar when he joinedArmy Intelligence in the Far East.

He has yet to cut his first solo disc but he will shortly be heard on anew LP by the Bob Cort Skiffle Group in which he guests.

" There maybe a possibility of recording an LP of ' Guitar Club 'itself." he said. " We've had many requests for a recording of theClub's theme music so this will naturally be included in the LP.That's, of course, if we get the chance of cutting the disc."

It's a catchy theme this. If you want to hear it listen in on Saturdayevening. And, by the way, if you want to attend a Broadcastingsession—write to the B.B.C.

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CASTING DIRECTOllYIN HOLLYWOOD

Remember Blood and Sand the film that teamed Rita Hayworthand Tyrone Power back in 1941 ? Now Sophia Loren has been;fven the lead in this second remake of the Blasco Ibanez novel.It was first made in 1922 with Valentino.

Glenn Ford will make Imitation General for his next pim atM-G-M. He will play an Army Sergeant who takes over Command after his General Is killed during the "Battle of the Bulge."This will follow Too Big For Texas which Ford has just completedwith Leslie Niefson and Shirley MocLaine.

David Ladd, Alan Ladd's young son, will star with his father inThe Proud Rebel which Is being produced by Sam Goldwyn Jnr.Olivia De Havllland heads the feminine cast.

Not " King " Cole, Eortho Kitt, Pearl Bailey and Ella Fitzgeraldhave been making St. Louis Blues for Paramount.

James Mason and Dorothy Dandridge have been teamed by

Metro for infamy. The Jtory is centred on a mutiny plot aboarda freighter operating between Hawaii and Son Francisco.

After Paul Newmon completes The Left Handed Gun it ishoped that he will be able to moke The Badlanders for Metro.Newman can be seen in M-G-M's current Until They Sail withJean Simmons. He's one of the most wonted actors In Hollywoodtoday. ,

IN BRITAIN

Pretty June Thorburn got one of the biggest breaks of her careerwhen she was signed for a leading role in Metro's Tom Thumbbeing made at Elstree with Russ Tamblyn, Peter Sellers, Alan Voungand Terry-Thomas. Peggy Lee has written songs for the filmwhich is being produced by George Pal, who made DestinationMoon and War of the Worlds o few yeors bock.

Honor Blackman has been missing from the British film scenefor quite a long time. However, she has landed a nice part inA Night to Remember with Ken More, David McCallum andJohn Cairney.

PHOTOPLAY tells you what to

BARNACLE BILL(Ealing M-G-M)

You'll laugh all the way throughthis Alec Guinness comedy. Asthe sea-hating son of a Jong lineof sea-going ancestors, Alec buysa derelict pier and attempts toconvert it into an amusementcentre. An average Eaiingcomedy.

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KISS THEM FOR ME(Fox)

Jayne Mansfield in her poorestscreen role to date. It's GaryGrant and newcomer Suzy Parker(a girl with the Grace Kellytouch) who save the film. Grantis excellent and has some finetouches of light comedy as a warhero home on leave.

LIVING IDOL, THE

(M-G-M)

Steve Forrest, brother of DanaAndrews, stars in this unusualand interesting film which wasmade in Mexico. Story centresaround the attempt to revive anancient ritual of human sacrifice.Lillian Monteevechi co-stars.

NAKED TRUTH, THE(Rank)

This may prove the comedysuccess of the year. As thepublisher of a scandal magazine,Dennis Price attempts to blackmail Peter Sellers, Peggy Mount,Terry-Thomas and Shirley Eaton.Peter Sellers is wonderful in hisbiggest success to date.

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Spotlight onPilmiLe^ l*riitlen<'e be your ^uide

IN their efforts to compete with television, Hollywood and British film producers have been deserting the stuffy

atmosphere of the studios for the open seasand far reaching locations.

" Join a film company and see the world " seems to bethe catch phrase of the day.

The Libyan Desert is a favourite venue for both Hollywoodand British companies. In recent months three war films andone adventure film have been shot there.

Location work there canberough. Temperatures up to 105 degrees,scorpions, snakes, sandstorms and sun-burn prove a constant worryto the entire unit.

Asscwiated-British recently returned from there after filming scenesfor their Ice Coldin Alexand neverhas a unit spent a more uncomfortable eight weeks.

The story, based upon Christopher Landon's book, concerns theadventures of three men and a woman who travel across the desertfrom Tobruk to Alexandria in an old Army ambulance during thelast war.

It re-unites Sylvia Syms with Anthony Quayle, the powerful teamof Woman ina Dressing Gown. John Mills and Harry Andrews playthe other two men.

Victor Mature and Leo Genn went to Libya for scenesin Warwick'scurrent war drama No Time To Die ... a story about the escape offive menfrom a desert prisoner of war camp in 1942. Bonar Colleanoand Anthony Newley head the supporting cast.

The other war film made here was the Richard Burton picture—Bitter Victory.

John Wayne, Sophia Loren and Rossano firazzi also -spent eightsweltering weeks on location there for Legendof the Lost, soon to bereleased by United Artists. This is not a war story but a search bytwo men and a woman for Brazzi's missing father.

I'm sure this film will do big business at the box office because of itsoutstanding cast.

From the Desert to the Far East. More and more films are beingmade there.

ook for in the latest films

PAJAMA GAME, THE(Warner Bros.)

This lively musical—set in apyjama factory—marks the happyreturn of Doris Day to musicals.Gay and lively stuff with newcomer <John Raitt from Broadway,giving fine support to the bubbling Day. You'll be hummingthose familiar songs again.

FEBRUARY. 1958

TARNISHED ANGELS, THE

(Universal-International)

Teamed again are Rock Hudson, Dorothy Malone and RobertStack (remember them in Writtenon the Wind?) in a powerful and exciting story of a flyingcircus which performed in the1930's. Jack Carson supports.

In recent months two Hollywood units have made films in Japan....Fox's Stopover Tokyo, now going the rounds, and the forthcomingMarlon Brando film Sayonara.

The Japanese scenery makes an attractive setting to any story.Audie Murphy, Michael Redgrave and Claude Dauphin spent

eight weeks in and around Saigon for scenes in The Quiet American,the screen version of Graham Greene's great novel.

Two important American films have recently been made in Rome.Mario Lanza went there to film The Seven Hills of Rome, in whichhe portrays an American TV singing star who goes to Rome afterbeing banned from appearing in the States because of his violenttemper. His co-star is Italian actress Marisa Allasio.

I'm looking forward to seeing the sequence in which he imitatesFrank Sinatra, Frankie Laine, Perry Como, Dean Martin and LouisArmstrong.

The other film made there was Universal's Raw Wind in Eden, whichteams Esther Williams and Jeff Chandler for the first time.

Chandler plays a recluse on a lonely island off the Italian coast.Esther is involved in a plane crash on the island. She falls in lovewith him. Carlos Thompson and Rossano Podesta are also in the cast.

Syms, Quayle and Mills in lee Cold In Alex.

TIN STAR, THE(Paramount)

Tony Perkins is teamed withHenry Fonda in this story of ayoung sheriff who battles againsttrigger-happy gunmen and lynch-happy townsfolk. Betsy Palmerand Michel Ray support.

Watch for the spectacular firesequence in which an entireranch Is burnt down.

WINDGM'S WAY

(Rank)

Peter Finch plays the husbandof Mary Ure in this film fromPinewood. It deals with anattempt at reconciliation of ahusband and wife, living on atroubled Pacific Island.. RonaldNeame's direction is superb.

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My sccrei (I)

By the mink anddiamonds queen

ELAINE STEWART

Healthy ... glowing

Acat nop (or MissIHE basis of beauty/*

Elaine Stewart said

to me, " is goodhealth. If only young peoplewould realise this instead of

depending so much on whatthey can achieve with cosmetics.- " All the make-up in the worldwon't disguise a skin that is blemishedthrough eating too many rich foods,or eyes that lack sparkle through in-safficient sleep.

" Eating the right food is terriblyimportant. It's not a question of eatingfood that will make you slim, but food thatwill make you healthy.

" It is also essential to get the right amountof sleep^without it a girl will, have no sparkleor vitality.

" Exercise is important, too—riding, swimming, dancing, walking—it doesn't matterwhat you do, but if you're a dancing fiend youshould try to do some form of fresh airexercise or, alternatively, practise deep breathing exercises in front of an open window whenyou get up in the morning. That's an excellent

'Fjpi way of starting any day, no matter how muchotheV exercise you take. '

" Regular check-ups with a doctor are advisable, also frequent visits to your dentist—teeth are a very important, part of beauty.There again, teeth reflect health—if theytend to decay quickly, the fault is almostbound to lie in your diet.

" [VHEN IT COMES TO MAKE-UP, THEBEST OF ADVICE I CAN GIVE ANYONEIS—THE LESS THE BETTER. TEENAGERSSHOULDN'T NEED TO USE ANY SORTOFBASEORPOWDER. ITS WHEN YOURSKIN HAS LOST THE BLOOM OF YOUTHTHAT YOU BEGIN TO NEED MAKE-UP.

" Most young girls have good complexions,but to stay that way the skin must be allowedto breathe freely, and make-up does not letit breathe : it clogs the pores, tends to causedryness and encourages wrinkles in later life.

"Tf a girl's skin isn't what it should bemake-up won't help—in fact, it will onlymake matters worse. A good complexiondepends on all the things I've mentioned, sowatch your health—particularly your diet—and your skin will take care of itself.

In this respect Miss Stewart practises whatshe preaches, and doesn't use anything on herskin. The result T could see for myself—:ahealthy,. glowing skin and not a blemish insight.

" But," I said, " make-up, for all its disadvantages, does help to protect the skinagainst the drying effects of weather. Whatdo you suggest to c^ounteract these dryingeffects ? "

By the soap andwater starlet. *. AnU

IF Elaine Stewart had to choosea teenager who was a model of

• perfection on matters of healthand beauty, she might very well selectseventeen-year-old Natalie Trundy, anew -Hollywood discovery you'll behearing a lot more of in the future.

For Natalie is a young lady who hasdiscovered at an early age the advantageof preserving her youthful looks. Sheknows where beauty begins and how todevelop it.

" No matter what a girl's colouring," sheinsists, " good looks start with a clear complexion. And that means inside as well asoutside care.

" It's all very well to bemeticulous about your grooming—taking an extra tenminutes over your make-up sothat it looks that much better,

but if your insidedoesn't get the right

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Stewart" Cleanse it with cold cream

than soap and water, and also use _ .......cream which contains lanolin, until the condition improves.

" I personally find olive oil mixed with afew sprinkles of salt excellent for cleansingmy skin when it gets dry. It removes any smallscales which might have formed and generallyacts as a lubricator.

" An important point which girls frequentlyoverlook is the neck. This should receive thesame treatment as the face. And the surestway of preventing creases forming round theneck is to keep your chin up !

" Hair is another thing that is affectedby health. All the conditioning creams youcan buy won't give your hair the gloss thatc6mes from shining health."

" Do you have any tips for special occasions? "I asked.

" If I'm going out for the evening I alwaystry to relax completely for a little beforehand.I do this by lying flat on the floor on my backand thinking of something wonderful that I'dlike to do.

" Even if you can only spare ten minutesfor this, it's well worth it and is particularlynecessary if you've had a tiring day.

" THIS WA Y YOU WON'T FIND YOUR- •SELF FEELING TIRED HALFWA YTHROUGH THE EVENING. YOU'LLBE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A LIVELYINTEREST IN THE PEOPLE YOU'RE.WITH, AND THEY IN RETURN WILLFIND YOU INTERESTING—AND ATTRACTIVE."

rathernight

NATALIE TRUNDY . . . dries with the roughest towel

ten hours for Miss Trundyattention, you might just as well save yourself the trouble."

The inside story begins with the right food,Natalie says, and scorns what she calls " emptycalories "—foods lacking important vitaminsand minerals. So she eats plenty of meat,fish, eggs, cheese, fresh fruit and vegetables,and says a firm " No " to sweets, spices, friedfoods, chocolate and rich desserts.

Her particular favourites in the food lineare liver, which is rich in iron, and cottagecheese, but she resists coffee and ice creamsodas in favour of four to six glasses of milkand four or five of water which she drinksdaily.

Natalie was a child model at ten and, likemost models, she's learned that sufficientrest is a must for a smooth, radiant complexion.

" During the week," says Natalie, " I have nodates and I try to get ten hours' sleep everynight, bur I never settle for less than eight."

She knows, too, that nothing detractsmore from beauty than a pair ,of dull, tiredeyes, and that in later life nothing ages a girlquicker than bags under the eyes which are

FEBRUARY, 19S8

a result of insufficient sleep in her teens." But Nature can do only so much for your

looks," she asserts. " The rest depends on you.Sparkling eyes, for instance—they happenwhen you're doing what you want to do morethan anything else in the world."

She knows that an attractive girl doesn'thave to be a raving beauty, as long as shehas a lively enthusiasm for everything andalways looks as though she's enjoying life.

Natalie is a firm believer in exercise and goesin for lots of tennis, swimming, riding and ice-skating, but when pressure of work is toogreat for her to find time for any of thesethings, she does plenty of walking with herthree French poodles.

" It's a funny thing about exercise," shesays, " it's a wonderful refreshener and amost efficient way of working off any feelingsof sleepiness.

" Whenever I feel too tired to do a thing,I skip rope for a few minutes and I don'tfeel tired any more."

When it comes to outward care sheknows that the most important thing for thecomplexion is cleanliness.

A soap and water girl to the core, she givesher face a thorough going over three times aday. She has learned what dermatologists confirm, that soap, being a mild antiseptic, killsmuch of the bacteria that cause skin troublesand lowers the vitality of others.

" A good wash with soap and water notonly removes dirt and grime and stale make-up,but tones up the muscles and stirs up a lazycirculation," she asserts.

She uses a mild soap and works it into arich lather, massaging well into her skin with acircular motion. She rinses thoroughly withwarm and cold water alternately.

" When 1 think i have rinsed enough, 1sloosh my face two or three times more-just to to be sure I've removed every trace ofsoap—then I dry with the roughest towel 1can find."

NATALIE TRUNDY IS NOT ONLYGETTING THE BEST OUT OF HERYOUTHFUL LOOKS—SHE IS PRE

PARING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.

overleaf f,'J' -•. Bud West

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I★-k BUD★ WESTMORE

★★★★★★★★★★

PAT GLiDHILL'S GLAMOUR

What I know

about these

famous faces

Few people know moreabout beauty than BudWestmore, director of

make-up and halrstyling forUniversal-international

Studios.Bud literally grew up in the world

of make-up and has been responsiblefor glamourising many of Hollywood'sloveliest actresses.

And, having been in the business solong, many of the stars are good friendsof his.

Hedy Lamarr, one of the many stars whomBud has worked with through the years, cameinto his make-up room recently and renewedtheir friendship while filming The FemaleAnimal.

" Hedy has learned to relax better thananyone I know," says Bud. " Maybe that'swhy she's still such a raving beauty. Shesleeps in the car on the way to work in themorning, and she relaxes completely for thetwo hours that it takes to do her hair and puton her make-up in the morning.

" But she also has definite ideas on how shewants her make-up applied and likes themethods we used ten years ago. We used toapply the make-up with the fingers, and thenpat it with ice. Nowadays, we put it on with asponge, and don't bother with the ice—but asHedy prefers the old technique, 1 do it her way.

" THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SKIN I EVERSAIV BELONGED TO AVA GARDNER.

THERE'S A GIRL WHO DIDN'T NEEDANY SORT OF MAKE-UP BASE. SHEHAD A MAGNOLIA QUALITY THATNEEDED NOTHING DONE TO IT.

" To my way of thinking the eyes are themost important feature an actress can use toportray her emotions. If they have no warmthand expression then the actress has lost heraudience. This is where Dorothy Malone andElizabeth Taylor really excel."

June Allyson has been a friend of Bud'sfor many years. They first met when June wasin a Broadway show.

"That was in 1947," Bud recalls. "Junewas the pixie-type with a husky voice and shehasn't changed much in ten years. And withher fine bone structure and eif-thin figure shecan remain true to type for another ten years." .

Asked whom he considers the most beautifulwoman of all, Bud frowned thoughtfully andsaid he'd like to name three. " But don't forgetbeauty is a personal opinion. Many peoplewouldn't agree with me.

" I'd say Elizabeth Taylor, Rhonda Fleming,and my wife, Jeanne, who was Miss Californiain 1952.

Bud's advice to women of all ages is tocultivate a feeling within themselves that theyare attractive. The psychology of beauty ismore important than perfection of features andskin. According to this expert if a womanthinks she is attractive, she will become so.

There is nothing more dead, or uninteresting than the mask of beauty with nothingbehind it. Depth of interest, the right outlookon life, and the ability to give affection toothers can literally transform plain womeninto beauties.

AVA GARDNERA magnolia quality

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JUNE ALLYSONAn elfin'thin figure

ELIZABETH TAYLORExpressive eyes

Co gay with colourHave you ever sat through a

lush American musical, sighing with envy at the dreamy

clothes, the gay colours—and then,when it was all over, thought to yourself : " // only it were possible to wearcolours like that, but it isn't practical."

I have—on countless occasions. But arecent musical, The Girl Most Likely,now doing the rounds, has really set methinking.

In it there is a number with a Mexicansetting called " All the Colours of the Rainbow " in which Jane Powell, in company with

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other members of the cast, proclaim that theMexican man may not be as smart as theAmerican but—oh, the colour of his clothes !

And what colours—brilliant greens, pinks,yellows—the kind of colours, in fact, that youcould only get away with in a musical.

But there is a moral to this tale.1 don't know about you, but when 1 think

of any distant, sunny land, say Spain or theWest Indies, I think of happy people—andcolour.

Because the natives of these lands are happythey wear gay colours which reflect theirattitude to life. And, surely, there is no reasonwhy this shouldn't work in reverse.

Despite all that has been said about sticking

to practical, basic shades, I am firmly convinced that the more colour you can get intoyour wardrobe the better.

Of course, a certain amount of black andgrey is essential and smart, but remember thatthere is plenty of time for wearing these shadeslater on.

Remember, too, that there is nothing likecolour for drawing attention to yourself.

At a party, for instance, unless you can dosomething very dramatic with a black dress,'you are far more likely to be noticed if you arewearing bright red or green or blue.

You'll be amazed at the psychological effectcolour has on you and everyone else.

If you don't believe me, try it and see.

PHOTOPLAY

I

The sad,

sad saga

of Seberg( Continued from page 13)

rushes. I don't like to watch. It's terribleto have to look at yourself blown up on the^reen. And if you do see something you don'tlike, there's nothing you can do, I thinkthere's a risk of becoming very studied andmannered.

" But on the other hand, if you're doingsomething wrong, like bobbing your heador adopting any other sort of mannerisms,you can catch them and correct them. And,"she adds, " Mr. Preminger thinks it's goodfor me to see rushes."

She grins, " Atut what he says, goes. Hedoesn't make exorbitant demands. He's begunto let me have more of a separate lifenowthatrm getting the hang of the movie business. Hedoesn't call my personal life part of work.""

So Relaxed And EasyShe goes on, " I have a lot to learn about

acting, but the only way I can learn is to act.This time, I'm not in the hot. hot spotlight,and David Niven and Deborah Kerr have beenwonderful.

" They're so relaxed and easy. Nothingseems to upset them. They can talk to peoplebetween scenes and still not break the spell.That's something else I'm having, to learn."

Invariably before the cameras would turn,David would make the atmosphere light with ajoke. Once, when he saw a frown on her face,he patted her on the shoulder and remarked," Remember, it's only a film and people aregoing to pay and say, ' Who was the guy withthe moustache ? ' "

As Bonjour Tristesse was ending Jean waspreparing to return to the United States." First I'll visit my family. Then I'm going toNew York. If there's no other picture rightaway, I'll take ballet lessons and some dramalessons.

She Couldn't Change"I STILL HAVEN'T SET FOOT IN

HOLLYWOOD! MY SET IS ABOUT THEONLY ONE I'VE BEEN ON," SHELAUGHED.

But if she's uncertain about her present,she's certain of her future. It's as DavidNiven said on the set one day, " 1 feel sosorry for anyone who isn't an actor. Oh,sometimes I get discouraged and gripe . . .but then I ask myself just what I'm gripingabout." He shook his head and repeated," 1 do feel sorry for anyone who isn't anactor."

Jean smiled. She knew what he meant.Despite all she'd been through, the brutalreviews, the criticism, the screen, she couldn'tchange.

SHE S'AID SOFTLY, "SO DO /."

i*ip Evans;FEBRUARY, 1958

SEBERC : " 1 have a lot to learn "

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GioarettesOJtDIUM?

please to Player'sThey've just met for the first time: at the ice rink. He knowshow to cut a good figure with her —he's offering her a Player'sdgarette. Player's always please — it's the flavour, the firmnessof this well made cigarette that rnake it such a pleasure to smoke.

[NCCI83N] IT'S THE TOBACCO THAT COUNTS

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InatumbrilCartonisledtotheguillotine

Tosaveanother.Cartonwalksouttohisdeath

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It is a for, far better thing that I do Carton drugs his friend in prison

A TALE OF TWO CITIESFor the

years,

TTiortal

Two Cities "

fifth tiTne in forty-sixCharles Dickens' m-

classic " A Tale ofcomes to the screen.

The current version has been producedby the Rank Organisation and stars DirkBogarde as Sydney Carton and DorothyTutin as Lucie Manette. It is Bogarde'sfirst costume role for Pinewood.

A Tale of Two Cities was first produced in1911 with Maurice Costello in the lead.Norma Talmadge also appeared in thisversion. In 1917 and 1925 there followedtwo other "silent" versions. The 1925 filmwas British and was released under the titleThe Only Way.

In 1933 the first sound version went intoproduction. Ronald Colman and ,ElizabethAllen were the stars and the film was a majortriumph.

Before starting the film for Rank, Bogardeinsisted on seeing the Colman version andafter viewing it decided he would play Cartonless heroically and with more emphasis onthe disreputable side of his career.

The supporting cast includes Freda Jackson,Rosalie CrUtchley, Athene Seyler and CecilParker.

Lucie isreunitedwith herfather...

FEBRUARY, 1958

Carton and friendJerry Cruncherleave for Paris

Now—Lancaster on trial(Continued from page 23)

attended school in Mexico City, they have lived in France for thesummer and they have lived in Italy for six months when I was theremaking a picture.

QUESTION : Most of your films are hard-bitten, often violent,dramas. Do you object to your children seeing them ?

LANCASTER : Here is what I try to do. I let my children see thefilms that 1 am in. Some of them—for instance, Come Back LittleSheba, which I think is a worthwhile picture in addition to being anentertaining one—are difficult for their immature minds to understand. If they ask to see it. I let them, but I make sure to see it withthem so I can try to answer all the questions they raise. My littleboy asked yesterday to see Sweet Smell of Success, which is also avery hard-bitten picture and not what you would normally call children's fare. I said," Well, Jimmie, that is fine, you can see the picture.But I don't think you will like it or understand it." And he answered," 1 may not understand it, but that doesn't mean 1 won't like it."

QUESTION : What is the reaction of producers to censorshipgroups ?

LANCASTER : The whole attitude of the so-called censor boardhas improved a great deal. We do now show pictures in which wordslike " abortion " and " prostitution " are mentioned, and in whichwe discuss divorce problems, and then, of course, there is the matter ofnarcotics, which was recently brought up in several pictures. Thepicture AHatful of Rain now has been approved by the board, wherebefore The Man with the Golden Arm was not approved. It looks likethings are looking up in the censorship problem.

QUESTION : Would you agree with some critics who say thatJayne Mansfield and Marilyn Monroe have acting talents equal totheir more obvious appeals ?

LANCASTER : The most unique thing a motion picture actor oractress can have is an outstanding personality. And these girlscertainlyhave some outstanding qualities that appeal to people visually, at least.Those are the elements most important in the making of a motionpicture star. Not necessarily the acting ability as such. On the otherhand, to be a good actor, to be an exciting personality on the screenof course, is that much better.

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Lancaster and Cooper in Vero Cruz

LANCASTER : They were all beautiful.QUESTION : Why didn't you changeyour name whenyou started

acting? Most actors and actresses do.LANCASTER : As a matter of fact, I did want- to change my

name. They weregoing to giveme the name of an economist, StewartChase. They decided this by numerology. Then a gentleman by thename of Mark Hellinger, who is nowdead, and who produced the firstpicture I was in. The Killers, said to me, " Burt Lancaster is goodenough."

And so, most people will agree, it has proved. Thank you, BurtLancaster. . . .

New look for Shirley(Continued from page 22)

me as if my figure represented the seven deadly sins," she said." I hate to think I embarrass people by the way I look. In fact,the thought makes mequitesick. 1want to be respected and whenpeople see me I don't want them to think of me as a young starlet(how I hate that word !) doing her best to flash her legs and chestin front of cameras. 1 am nothing of the kind.* I'm a very seriousperson doing her utmost to become a confident and professionalactress." ' , , . ,

Shirley is aware, however, that there are people who thinkof her as a big, buxom exhibitionist.

" It's most unfair," she complained. " I only weigh 7st. 101b.Maybe it's got something to do with the pictures that have beenprinted of me. People get the wrong impression. Anyway that'sallovernow."

With Sir Michael, Shirley is being taught what no one elsewould give her an opportunity to learn.

" I'm studyingthe art of relaxation," she told me. " My teacherthinks I'm tense and nervous. She tells me to think of all thebeautiful things inlife, so1think of roses and carnations.^ I've gota thing about flowers." She paused and looked at me, " Do youknow how to relax ? "

I shook my head." I didn't think you did," she smiled sympathetically. ' Let me

take your pulse. I've got a thing about taking pulses." She tookit. " Yes, 1thoughtso ! It's going too fast and as I'm not wearinga low-cut gown it must be something else. If you get plenty ofsleep you should be all right. I need plenty of sleep as well. Itmakes me forget I've got red hair."

" You worry about it ? " I asked."Sometimes." she admitted. "But I'm not going to be as

stupidas some stars are about their looks. I know one whocriedfor a whole day because she thought my eyelashes were longerthan hers. Well, I ask you ! When 1 get like that I'll retire."

I asked what else the new Shirley Ann Field planned to do nowshe was under Sir Michael's wing.

" I'm goinginto repertory," she said. " I must learn how to actwith sincerity. I've got a thing about sincerity "

I've got a thing about the new Shirley. 1 think she might goplaces.

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Return of Hugh O'Brian(Continued from page II)

burst of courage that induces hero-worship.Not many of his adoring fans are aware of thefact that Hugh's big

break in filmscame from his roles as a villain. When asked about thisfantastic switch Hugh grins broadly.

It s true,' he says. " I was under contract to Universal for threeyears. And for three long years I was a heavy. Why, during thefilming of the first fifteen 'Wyatt Earp" shows, every time there wasa gun battle, my instinct was to fall down at the end of the shootingI had to keep reminding myself that I was the hero and that now 1get to live after the shooting's over."

One associateof Hugh's feels part of his secret is that he's retainedsome of thatsharp edge ofmenace which came from walking througha thousand swinging doors into a thousand barrooms, gunning for athousand heroes.

It Isthatslight bad guy style applied to the playing ofa real good guythat makes him soattractiveto hisfans—especially women.

But why didn t that raw, sharp-eyed attractiveness combine tohim a moviestar during his three years at Universal?

" It's hard to say," hesays. " I got quite a bitof fan mail in spiteoi the kind of roles I was playing. But for real stardom 1 think whatyou need isa prominent sympathetic role in a goodpicture. Onewithout the other won t do the trick. A good part in a bad movie or viceversa leads nowhere."

Prefers Friend To F an

What about the report that Hugh gets more fan mail than some filmstars with twenty or more years of stardom behind them ?•"1 don't call it fan mail," Hugh says to this. " I call it ' friend'

mail, the same as I call the fan clubs friend clubs. I'd rather have afriend than a fan ; that way, it seems to me, there's less distancebetween you.

" Unlike some s/ars who give you thefeeling they wouldn't give theirJans the right time oj day,Vdrathersmile thanscowl, anyday.

"There isn't too much differencebetweenfilmand TV fans. Womenfor example, have always worshipped movie heroes, and apparentlymey still use the same emotions in their feelings for stars they see onTV. (Hugh gets as much mail addressed to Wyatt Earp as to HughO Brian.)

They rejust as loyal to both kinds of stars. After all,youstep upto the boxoffice of a movie house, plunkdown money and walkinto abig darkened theatre and you kind of expect a fabulous, Cod-likefigure on the screen. But television has a little different flavourPeople arc allowing you into their homes.

Vou re a friend—" Hugh laughed wryly, " or an enemy, for thatmatter. But if they like you, it's a friend type relationship. And ifyou re going to be in their home that often, then you'd just betterhave a variety of talents.

A hoping tostudy an instrument ; I'm notsure which one, yet.And I m working hard on my dancing and singing. In fact, they'regoing to come in handy when 1 go back to movie acting—which ispractically immediately."

Although closely associated with "Earp," Hugh is anxious for alittle more variety.

I have seen too many people who have become associated with ac^riaiH churacter sink into oblivion when thepublic loses interest^ heobserves.

" I mightbeplaying the lifestoryof Billy Hill. Hewasthe fellow whowrote Wagon Wheels.' A musical—that's just what it will be. Amusical biography, In colour, with bodies hitting the dust."

The Wuiiiait I ^larrY . . .And what about the rumours of Hugh getting the girl, for good

in real life'?" All 1want from the woman J marry," he reflects, " is someone who

will be a wonderful companion for about sixty years or so. Whethershe's a movie star or not, I'll tell you this : I'd like her to be understanding of show business.

" It's hard to say about two careers in a family," he continued" 1veseen some marriages like thatwhich arereal happy..." He pauseda moment. "... Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, for one. They'rea great couple. Or Debbie and Eddie. Those are some of the goodexamples. For the bad ones, you don't need me. You've got thedivorce records.

1 guess I m like any other guy," he said. " if 1 married a per-mrmer, I d expect her to give up her career to make a home for us.J certainly wouldn't mind if she worked now and then (talent hasto have expression), but it would have to be a vocation. Vou see, Ithinkmarriage should be a woman's vocation, basically.

" But 1 really don't think, at this point, anyway, that 1 will evermarry a movie star. There's a girl in New York I like very much Her

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O'BRIAN: 'I'd rather smile than scowl'

name is Dorothy Bracken. She's a wonderful girl, a non-professionaland I thinkshe would make a wonderful wife. You know, mymotherand father hada deeply happy marriage until thedeath of my mother,and when I marry, it will be for keeps."

Hugh adored his mother, and ntore than likely the girl he marrieswill belike her. His mother's death has been a great tragedy in Hugh'slife. One Christmas, Hugh decided to go home to Rochester for a visit.He was excited for he had bought a plane ticket, which would bringhis mother back to Hollywood with him for the premiere of hisfirst picture Young Lovers. Christmas Eve, with thefamily all together,waswonderful. But by the following morning,ChristmasDay, Hugh'smother was gone ; she had died in her sleep.

Hugh was silent for a long moment. He stood, unconsciouslybuckling the gunbelt he would need for the shooting of the nextscene.

Where does he go from here ?While there is no doubt that the time is at hand for Hugh O'Brian

to take his rightful place as a film star, he feels that the enormousexposure week after week on television will not hinder his popularityin movies.

" After all," he says, " assuming I've made a lot of friends in a lot ofhomes all over the country as 'Wyatt Earp,' 1 figure maybe they'llwant to see nie on a giant screen as well as in their living-rooms.

"After all, if you had a friend who wasa film star, wouldn't yougo to the movies to see him ? "

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Can Anne survive?(Continued from page 33)

Good as Anne was in Dangerous Exile 1 was still not convincedthat she could be called an actress.

The tales I was hearing about her were. I thought, over-embroidered.But when I saw the rushes of yiolent FlaygroumI I found all that 1

had heard was true. In this film, which will be out on January 30,Anne plays an Irish girl. Again the accent is perfect. But she alsogives a tremendous performance. One of the best I have ever seenfrom a Rank actress. . . a,

Anne's ambition is to become a big star ... an established himactress ... a name that means something in show business. Butsherealises (a) there are thousands of others with the same idea ; (b) sheis not a great actress; (c) there are few opporliinilies for girls inBritish pictures. ,

In Hollywood, where millions of pounds are spent on publicity,Anne would get a tremendous build-up. She would get the fulltreatment. She would be invited to junkets. Banquets would beheld ia her honour. Someone would arrange for her to fall into aswimming pool just when a hundred cameras were turned in herdirection. She would have her own trumpet-tongued publicity man.

Make no mistake—within six months Anne could well be the rageof Hollywood. "

But when 1 suggested to Anne that she went to Hollywood shesaid • " Even if 1 could make a success there I wouldn't go. It maysound silly, but I want to make my name here. I'd love to succeedat home. I've worked hard for any success I've achieved and 1don twant to go anywhere else." .

Anne has one thing in her favour. She is determined to succeed.She will cold-bloodedly pursue her ambition. There are no halfmeasures. . i

" I would not give up my career for anything, she told me. 1am still very star-struck."

1 shouldn't think a more determined actress has emerged fromthis country since Joan Collins.

Whether Anne can survive and become a real star is anyone s&UCSS

1 think she can. And I'm not saying it so that if I'm right I cansay : I told you so 1

I was wrong about her being a shallow-brained starlet.I could be wrong again I

it Don't mention my looks5»

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But it had to be. Seven years after being wed in a three-minuteceremony by a Justice of Peace in Las Vegas, they parted.

Meanwhile John's screen career had been given a shot in the armbyJamesCagney whosawhimon television in " A Place in the Sun"and decided that he was right for a part in his Run For Cover picture.

Derek got the part and was praised for his performance. But hecontinued to roam Hollywood with that permanent scowl.

He was lonely. He missed his children. Something in his life wasmissing—the love and affection of a woman.

And then, into his life came actress Ursula Andress—formerfriend of James Dean.

" 1 first saw her one day on the set of The Ten Commandments.I can remember Cecil (De Mille) being in a good mood and lettingother people on the lot come on to the stage. Out of the corner ofmy eye 1 saw this girl. 1 saw her many times after that and 1 foundmyselffallingin lovefor the first timein mylife.

" Butthegossip boysstarted workingon itand blamedher forcomingbetween Pati and me. This was all wrong. 1didn't meet her until afterPati and 1 were separated."

But it was clear to all who worked with him that Derek was a changedman. Ursula was the reason. She gave him the confidence that hadbeen lacking in him for so many months. He began to smile moreoften.

And it was no surprise to Hollywood when he married her inJanuary last year.

Shortly after their marriage he came to England, followed a fewweeks later by Ursula.

John pined for her when she went home for a visit to Switzerland,refused invitations to go out and kept himself alone in his Londonflat. The scowl came back.

But when they were both together again he was a changed man." Listen," said John, " if any guy starts on my marriage to Ursula

he's gonna be in plenty of trouble with me. I don't care who he is.She means everything to me now. We're going to make films togetherand I'm hoping to become moreconcerned with the producingside of the industry than acting."

And Mr. Derek will carry out his threats personally, let me assureyou.

As 1 said before he's a very tough cookualmost dimmed.

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Moment of terror:

she is followedby the Gestapo...

Anxious abouther activities-Jack Warnerquestions Virginia McKenna

Corve Her Name

With Pridehaving a roughJUST recently Virginia McKenna has been

time making films.For her performance in A Town Like Alice she spent many

hours m a studio-built Malayan junglewading through mudand slime.Nowfor her pan in Carve Her Name With Pride—iht story of Vio-

lette Szabo—she had to learn unarmed combat and judo, and make aparachute jump.

Violette Szabo was a Brixton girl who married a French soldier.She trained as a secret agent and later joined the French Resistance.Finally she was captured and sent to prison where she suffered greattorture before being shot.

Shewasposthumously awarded a George Crossfor her bravery.Jack Warner makes a return to the screen in the role of her father

while French actress Denise Grey plays her mother.Paul Scofield, an actor of great talent, makes one of his very rai^

screen appearances in the part of Violette's senior officer.In choosing Virginia McKenna for the role, the Rank Organisation

have made a wisechoice. She is undoubtedlyone of the best actressesm British films.

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Would you queue to see Olivier ?

Olivier (visited by wife) in Carrie

(Continued from page 9)

Olivier an opportunity to do somethinghe hadn't done before—sing. Again 1 feelit was for his own personal satisfaction that,he made it. He must have known it couldnever make a lot of money.

It was when these films failed that Olivier'spopularity began to fail, too. Not even withMonroe could he win back the lost millions.

How could he ? It's years since he attemptedto make a picture to please the fans.

Perhaps Olivier thinks their brand ofentertainment is below his dignity. Perhapshe prefers to sit back (smugly in my view) andsatisfy his own appetite. Or perhaps the answerlies in what he said to me when I asked himif he had any observations to make on Britishfilms. He said :

" I don't think I have got anything worthwhileJ^sayas^ I haven't honestly made a studyoj^thesubject."

It is my own modest opinion that it's timeOlivier ditl make a study of the subject.

Later this year he will begin work onMacbeth. He has started to plan the production already. It is, apparently, his long-cherished dream to film the play.

I wish I could think that the fans willlook forward to seeing it half as much as he islooking forward to making it.

But 1 don't think they care a Jot. And thisis a very dangerous thing because withoutthem a film must fail.

Olivier seems to have overlooked one veryimportant fact. It is the ordinary cinema-goer—the one who pays his half-crown regularlyevery week—who decides which films willsucceed. He is the man or woman who keepsthe cinemas open. He is the man who willqueue.

But neither he nor the hundreds of thousandslike him will queue to see Olivier.

And if the great Sir Laurence thinks he canget by without them he's making the biggestmistake of his life.. . . and with Dorothy Tutin in The Beggar's Opera

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PETER USTINOV, star and author of" Romanoff and Juliet," started to

write a play in Hollywood. He was living nextdoor to Frank Sinatra, and Mrs. Ustinov kepttelling him he should concentrate on his writingthe way Sinatra applied himself to his singing.

Day and night, they heard Sinatra singingnext door and Ustinov could not work out ofenvy for such concentration. Until one nightwhen he heard Frankie singing: " i Don'tWant to Walk—to Walk—to Walk—to Walk."

It was a record-player and the needle wasstuck in a groove.

• A storekeeper In Hollywood is sellinglittle plaques which read : " Aly Khan SleptHere." But he won't say who buys them orhow many he has sold.

tN Peyton Place, the glamorous LANATURNER plays the mother of a teen

age girl for the first time. She was hesitantabout taking it until producer Jerry Wald

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reminded her that he had to persuade JoanCrawford to become a screen mother for the'first time.

You remember the name of the film, ofcourse. It was Mildred Pierce—for which Joanreceived an Oscar.

DOLPHE MENJOU'S famous wardrobe was stolen while he was in

Munich filming Paths of Glory with KIRKDOUGLAS.

Later, the Munich police asked him toidentify clothes in the possession of a suspect.Said the police chief: " Mr. Menjou, it's notthe shabby suit this man is wearing that madeus suspicious, but the clothes in his case."

Menjoii was speechless—his reputationin tatters. The " shabby suit" was his ownfavourite Irish tweed.

• Mrs. Henry Fonda (formerly BaronessAfdera Franchetti) is under doctor's ordersto shun champagne and caviar until the babyarrives this spring.

C"^ET ready ! Venetia Stevenson is• ' on her way. And what this teenage

divorcee does to the local swains !

TAB HUNTER in a trance of sorts, partedwith his favourite horse, " Battling Bim,"before he knew what hit him, selling it toVenetia in an unguarded moment.

TONY PERKINS risked life and limb toclimb embankments and break in windowswhen Venetia mislaid her door keys.

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FRANK SINATRA spent one entire eveningat a party trying to become " friends," and gotnowhere.

Once shy, once retiring, Venetia's now cooland sophisticated. Besides her own privatephone, which she never answers unless onsignal, two answering services take care of hermessages. She seldom, if ever, calls back. Shelives alone, likes it and keeps ex-husbandRuss Tamblyn as her best friend.

If all this comes across on the screen, and,remember, I said if then walk, don't run, tothe nearest Venetia Stevenson fan club.

CONSIDER the Life and Loves ofAVA GARDNER. Every romantic

move she makes, every comment, everyemotional problem, has been the subject ofcountless articles in newspapers and magazines.

Who, I wonder, is to blame ? Maybe theanswer is contained in her own description ofone of her honeymoons. Like this: "M-G-Msent a press agent along on the honeymoon.When you came down to breakfast, ho wasthere. When you had your dinner, he wasthere. And when you went to bed, he wasdarn' near there."

• De//ghted confession from Rita Hayworthwhen she learned her big love scene withFrank Sinatra would take place aboard ayacht : " I don't know why, but people seemto remember outdoor love scenes more thanindoor ones."

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Your Stars in FebruaryWere you born in February ? Then you belong either tothe Sig'n of Aquar/us (" The Water-Bearer," February 1stto 20ch) or to the Sign of Pisces (" The Fishes," February21st to 28th).

February 1st to February 7thA good time to cut adrift from the past and

start building for the future. Someone whohas played a big part in your life will turn upagain—and this could lead to complications.On the whole, new plans and activities willwork out well. Around the 20th, a long-wishedfor hope will mature. Try to make some newfriends. Lucky Day"; Friday. .

IDA LLl'Ii\ O was born on February 4th, a Sun-Aquarian. Afamous Greekastrologer called this group " a bundle of contradictions, the fascinating butinfuriating people." This month she will waste time on trifles—and will hetempted to make -erratic changes.

February 8th to February 14thYou've backed the wrorig horse in a personal

relationship,, and you may dome in for somecriticism because of it. Don't act hastily—there is danger of your affairs getting into amess through ill-advised changes. Otherwisean excellent month, with fresh successes in thesocial sphere, and a promising new friendshipfor the heart-free. Your Lucky Number : 4.LYLE BETTGER, horn onFebruary 13/A, is another true Sun-Aquarian, withall the virtues anddrawbacks of this lovable but difficult group. Every fourthand tenth year sees several changes—particularly in his career—and 1958 issuch a " key year " for him.

February 15th to February 21stThis month people may be inclined to make

unfair demands upon you—do not let anyone" bully you into doing something you don't want

to.do. At mid-month a recent worry eases, andyou'JI feel more pleased with life in general.A word of warning : don't accept a dubiousinvitation because you feel slightly bored—youmight be letting yourself in for more than youbargained for! Your Lucky Colour: Green.

CESAR ROMERO was born onFebruary ISth, and also belongs to theSignofAquarius—the generous, imaginative, sentimental and optimistic Sign of theWater-Bearer Lack of practicalsense threatens to spoil a very good chancethat an oldfriend will offer him very soon.

February 22nd to February 28thA happier atmosphere will enable you to

relax and enjoy life. Recent rivalry whichcaused you some anxiety will be ended by ahappy sompromise. Around the ISth comesan opportunity of doing something excitinglydifferent —do not miss it. It will help you toget out of a rut. Career Pisces : the boss iswatching you and this may mean promotion !Lucky Days In February ; 2, 12, 15, 19, 22.ELIZABETH TAYLOR was 'born on February 27th, a Sun-Fisccan. Thisgroup has a tremendous zestfor life, a keen imagination,.and loves nothingbetter than to be ledstrongly. Thismonth willbring her a dramatic tug-of-warbetween conflicting loyalties and ambitions.

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She pulled out the stops(Continued from page 26)

Curtiz felt, and I believe rightly so, that if itwere a choice between entertainment qualityor just piling on stark reality, the formershould be chosen.

" After all, no ONE motion picture can reallydo full Justice to a person's life. How can it,when often the person doesn't do Justice to himself? "

Since " good" people are popularly supposed to be without a sense of humour,nobody expects Ann to see the funny sideof life. That she has a keen Irish wit and alively appreciation of a good ioke comes ns a

control. To enclose yourself in an iron discipline like that takes guts. Believe me, ifAnn ever gets a role in which she can reallylift the lid off and go to town—watch out! "

AND IF E^ER THERE WAS SUCH AROLE, BOTH ENDS OF THE CANDLEIS IT.

Tragic Helen Morgan—who perched on herpiano, enthralled millions with her soulful chants and lived a life far sadder thanany blues she ever sang. Her adopted babywas taken from her when its mother threatenedto go to court and paint Helen as a lushwith loose morals. Her five-year affair witha married movie magnate ended in heartbreak—the forerunner of a string of loves thatended badly. They brought her to trial forviolating prohibition.

In and out of hospitals, she was sunkdeeply in alcoholism. The lady who'd madeover a million died penniless. " Helen left afortune," her husband remarked. " A fortunein friends."

And this is the woman—with all her artistry,her virtues and flaws, her heart and heartaches—that Ann BIyth had to bring to lifeon the screen.

" It was a tough role for Ann," observes aveteran producer. " But what a lot of peopleforget is that Ann is a veteran with twenty-four years of show business behind her.And 1 don't mean a few jobs as a kid star,then fifteen years out for schooling, thena comeback. Ann and greasepaint havebeen steady partners for twenty-four years.At a time when other little five-year-olds aremostly concerned with whether they'll startschool this year or next, Ann made her dibuton New York radio."

How does Miss BIyth herself explain thesuccessful switch in her screen personality ?

" One thing that's been a great help."she confides, growing very thoughtful, " ismy marriage. My new-found roles of wifeand mother have added immeasurably tomy understanding of this part of life that I'donly been able to observe as an outsider untilthat wonderful day in 1953 when I married.

" 1 feel better equipped to play a full-rounded woman, now that in my own life I'vefound the true meaning of being a woman.Which is another reason I was so happyabout this role.

"For the past few years, I've decorated alot of tinsel-like musicals with charactersas deep as a saucer. 1 haven't had the opportunity to use this new understanding of what itmeans to be a woman, what it means to loveand be loved in return.

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midst of my hula, it was supposed to rain,and the other girls were supposed to scatter.I was to stay on the platform continuing todance in the rain.

" During several rehearsals, everything wentfine, the studio-made rain falling just whenand where it should. However, when westarted filming the scene, a real rainstorm cameup suddenly, and threw everyone into panic.Mike Curtiz yelled ' Cut ! Cut I We'll haveto shoot our rain scene when it stops raining !'"

Looking back over her Hollywood years,Ann says, " I've felt that my professionallife has been in a riit~a comfortable one,

Ann BIych as herself —and as Helen Morgan

complete surprise. But it's there, always lurking behind her snapping blue eyes.

" I know everybody's going to thinkthe drunk scenes were the toughest for me,"she says with a grin. " They weren't I Peopledon't realise that, for an actress, a gooddrunk scene is an emotional field day.

" You can sort of let out all your stops,and the danger is in going overboard andgetting too *drunk.' It's up to the directortp keep you from doing that. I've neverbeen drunk in my life—but I've observedthe condition a few times I So I just putmy imagination to work on my observations,and I was able to do the scenes quite easily."

And I can tell you, she's pulled out everystop there Is.

" The toughest scenes for me," she says,seriously. " were at the beginning whenHelen was a seventeen-year-old. It's difficult to play a convincing teenager withall the dreams, emotional ups and downs,quick changes of temper that are part ofall teenagers.

" One amusing thing happened," shechuckles. " We were shooting the carnivalscenes, where Helen first appears as a huladancer. 1 was on an outside stage, in thecarnival setting, doing the hula. In the

mind you, for the past several years. 1 thinkBoth Ends of the Candle will take me outof that rut, and I'm very happy to leave it.

" An actress shouldn't get too comfortablein her professional life—she^s liable to get lazyand won't fight for the roles she wants and won'tfight against those she doesn't want.

" I'm free of all studio commitments for thefirst time since 1 arrived in Hollywood.1 can choose the roles I want, and if 1 wantthem badly enough, I'll fight for them.

" 1 hope though that I'll be offered three-dimensional roles from now on. But I'mdetermined not to accept any picture inwhich I don't feel I'll be able to give a performance. I'm not going to get back in thatrut again.

" It may shock some people, but 1 canhonestly say that ' Helen Morgan' is myfavourite role," says Ann. " That could bebecause it's the one I've just done ! Butseriously, I'm grateful to have the chanceat last to show that I have developed as awoman and I'm not just an empty goody-goody."

Extraordinary, isn't it, how nice peoplelike Ann BIyth wish to be remembered forbeing naughty-naughty ? 1* E

PHOTOPLAY

What's Gary up to?(Continued from page 17)

But it was apparent to everybody that hewasn't happy. No one knew this better thanhis wife. Barbara said after they weredivorced," Cary never took nie out and when we weremarried I hardly saw him. At night he wasalways busy with his clippings or the radio."

All of this changed, his friends say, theday Cary met BETSY DRAKE.

Cary saw Betsy for the first time in London.He was impressed by her talent and delightedby her appearance. Aboard ship, on his wayhome from Europe, he saw her once- againstrolling along the deck. He was more attracted then ever to this serious girl. Whiletrying to figure how to manage an introduction, Cary ran across his old friend MerleOberon, who was also aboard and who knewBetsy. She wangled a pair of seats for themat the captain's table.

When Betsy and Cary got home, he arranged to have her play the lead oppositehim in his next picture and on ChristmasDay. 1949, they were married in Arizona,with Howard Hughes as Cary's best man.

An old friend who had made the roundswith Cary in his carefree between-mar-riages days said of him recently, " Carydeveloped a new dimension after marrying Betsy. Up until that time I don't thinkhe had ever had a serious thought in his life,and the only thing he read with much attention were scripts. Betsy opened up for Carya whole new world of ideas."

Betsy is given to the same kind of impetuous enthusiasms as her husband, butwith her it is nature and metaphysics andBuddhism.

HYPNOTISM, FOR INSTANCE, IS ONEOF CARY'S FAVOURITE TOPICS OFCONVERSATION THESE DAYS. FROMHIS ENTHUSIASM, ONE WOULDGATHER IT IS ALMOST A CURE-ALL FORMOST OF THE WORLD'S ILLS.

While making An Affair to Remember,Cary developed a growth on his forehead.

It became so obvious that the producerdecided to halt production while Grantwent to the hospital. A month or six weeksseemed to be the minimum time it wouldtake Cary to recuperate. " 1 told him notto stop anything—to shoot around me ifnecessary—and that 1 would be back towork in a few days," explains Cary. " Andwith a local anaesthetic and self-hypnosisas pain killers, the growth was removedin a forty-five minute operation.

Within a few days the actor was back onthe lot. Not only was there no growth ; therewasn't even a scar to show for the operation.

Whenever he is away from Betsy he alwayswrites her lengthy, intimate letters every day.

The longest time the Grants have beenapart is when Cary was in Spain. Finally,Betsy sailed to join him—on the ill-fatedAndrea Doria. Cary knew nothing aboutthe ship's sinking so he was understandablyconfused when he received a telegram fromhis wife reading: "ABOARD ILE DEFRANCE. ALL IS WELL. NOT ASCRATCH."

" Later," he recalls, " from friends' messages I pieced together the news that theDoria had foundered, and that Betsy hadtransferred to the French ship."

Cary frantically called her on the ship's'phone, and a friend who was standing beside him said, " Tears streamed down hischeeks when he finally heard Betsy's voiceand learned she was safe and well." Betsysuggested that he relax and take his co-star,Sophia Loren, out to dinner. Cary said later," Betsy is the first wife I've had who is also afriend."

But if he presents a solemn side on occasions it has certainly not dimmed his boyishgood humour. In London recently Carytold reporters, " I've given up smoking anddrinking. Now I can devote all my energyto the only vice 1 have left—love."

John Lees

'I've a right to sing the blues'(Continued from page 15)

going together steadily. Then Jack was calledinto the service, and when he got out, he settledin San Francisco and became a radio announcer.

At the time she was about to finish herbiggest role. The Red House and made plansto celebrate with a girl friend, a week-endin San Francisco. She was packing for thetrip when the telephone rang. It was Jack,asking when she was coming to San Francisco.When she announced that she and her girlfriend would be there that week-end, hearranged to meet them at the airport. Threehours after the plane landed, Julie and JackWebb were engaged to be married.

For the next few months. Jack and she corri-muted between Los Angeles and San Francisco.That spring. Jack quit his job with the network and moved to Los Angeles permanently.That July, they were married.

To Julie, it meant the start of living. Talkingabout it now, she says, " 1 didn't care muchabout a career, but things were pretty roughfinancially when we were married. So I kepton working till we discovered we were going tohave a baby. Jack tried to dream up anidea to make some money, and that's whenhe created and sold " Dragnet." By thetime the baby was a few months old, theshow was already on radio and doing well.Then came television, and Jack's huge success.On the twenty-ninth of November, 1952,1 gavebirth to a second little girl, Lisa. Two years

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later. Jack and 1 were divorced."However far away it all seems now, at

the time the divorce left Julie pretty badlyshaken. She'd never had much ego tostart with, and had always been rather shyand introverted. But now she'd failed in<he most important human relationshipof all—marriage.

The failure hit hard. Whatever securityand confidence she'd managed to assemblein 26 years of living seemed to have been blownaway with the winds of divorce.

To fail in marriage seemed like failing as ahuman being. For she'd submerged her identityin the marriage, and when that went, she wasnothing—^Just a shell of a person, with a longand lonely future in the offing.

" If anyone had a right to sing the blues,"she says, " it was me."

Today all that is behind her. She lives in alarge, comfortable house that's furnished inearly American and provides the homefor her two daughters, her collection ofantique silver and two dachshunds who areaffectionately named Jose and Rosemary(guess after whom ?).

Her first royalty from " Cry Me A River "went for a mink coat, and the others went forbeautiful clothes for herself and her twochildren. And when she gets home to herdaughters Stacy and Lisa, she's too busy ortired to give much thought to the fact thatshe's raising her children alone.

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'Open-house' forValentine fans

After five years in CamdenTown, the offices of The DICKIEVALENTINE Fan Club have

moved into the heart of Tin Pan Alley.The new headquarters is 6, DenmarkPlace, London, W.C.2.

I can reveal that the change of addressis to bring many happy innovations toValentine members everywhere.

The premises will also serve as rehearsalrooms and provide a musical library forDickie, his drummer Denny Piercy, pianistHall Chambers—AND IN ADDITION HASBECOME AN OPEN HOUSE FOR ALLMEMBERS TO VISIT WHEN THEY'REIN TOWN.

This news comes from Mr. James Bryce,who with his wife and secretary, BrendaCortina, runs the club for son Dickie (Brycc)Valentine.

" How did the club begin ? " I asked." It started just before he left Ted Heath's

Band in 1953. Membership was then 600.This increased to 800 when he appeared invariety in April, 1954.

" It was then that Dickie asked me if I'dgive up the transport job I'd been doing fortwenty-one years to become his personalmanager and take over the fan club—as thesecretary was leaving to get married. Ofcourse. I agreed.

*' After 12 months, the membership rose to1,700 and today, it numbers 6,250.

" Once my boy began his climb to international stardom I gave up managing him infavour of an agent—for organising a fanclub can be a full-time job."

I saw the huge pile of letters requestingphotographs and autographs ... and hundredsof copies of the quarterly magazine awaitingdespatch.

" Those magazines cost us £250 to print,"said Mr. Bryce. "Annual expenses for running the club are in the region of £2,000. Todate, Dickie has given away more than three-quarters of a million glossy photographs."

"Tell me about some ofyour members," I said.He handed me a letter written in Braille

with the English transcription beneath theperforation.

" We get many letters from blind members. That's from a young girl in Darlington.Dickie met her backstage and she has writtento thank him."

He passed over two more letters." These are from two of our most ardent

members—Mrs. Rigby of Manchester, whohas corresponded regularly, since she joined-the club; and Mrs. Monk, who is eighty andcomes from Maida Vale. She is alwayswriting to Dickie and goes to most of his

London appearances."" Has he ever expressed any dislike about

his fans ? " I asked.Mr. Bryce laughed. " He tells me he doesn't

like the way they scream when he sings—^butI've a sneaking feeling he really enjoys it."{annual membership is 5/-).

• A LARGE photograph of Liberace,• the sequin-spun Romeo of the• piano keyboard, grinned across the• room from its prominent place on

the wall.I had called-on Mrs. Bee Dexter, president

and secretary of The LIBERACE " 88 " Clubat her South London home.

Having read so many strange and fantasticthings about Mr. Liberace's fans, 1 ratherwondered how 1 would be received. My mindwas soon put at rest.

" Don't think I'm a screaming admirer,"she began. " 1 think he's completely sincere.1 know'because I've met him. He plays forthe pleasure he gives others . . . and all themembers agree he has brought happiness intotheir lives."

" But those gimmicks," 1 reminded her."What about the candelabra, ermine coats andfragrant perfume ? "

" Yes, he uses gimmicks, as you say," agreedMrs. Dexter, " but who doesn't ? Without agimmick quite a few stars would very soondisappear into oblivion."

" What does the * 88 ' stand for ? " 1 asked." That's the number of keys on his piano."" Can you recall what struck you particu

larly about him at that first meeting ? "" His affection for old people." Lee person

ally approved the idea that all funds raised bythe club be devoted to the Alice WaddiloveClub and Residential Nursing Home forElderly Sick and Infirm.

" What does your husband think ofLiberace?" I asked.

" Fortunately he's a keen fan—but 1 justdon't understand the number of women members who write in saying ' Please don't mentiontoo much about Liberace in the monthly newssheet as my husband can't stand him.' It doesn'tmake sense ..."

Annual membership is Ijbd. Enquiries toMrs. Dexter, 12o, Hilda Road, Brixton,London, S.W.9.

• NO ONE could be more happily• employed than attractive fiaxen-• haired Betty Pargitar who runs the• 4,000 -strong International

TOMMY STEELE Fan Club.

After spending most of her time as a taxidermist polishing buffaloes' toe nails, she

Dickie Valentine

wanted a change, but flatly refused to take anyrun-of-the-mi! 1secretarial position Then camethat urgent telephone call . . .

" We want someone to run the TommySteele Fan Club," the caller said.

" That's for me," said Betty. " Secretary to arock 'n' roller should be fun."

" Were you a fan ? " 1 asked her." When 1 first came here last April the name

Tommy Steele didn't mean a thing to me, butnow I'm a fan. 1 think he's great."

" Where do you think his appeal lies? "" In his youth and vitality. To all his fans

he is the boy next door. Most of the 300letters 1 receive daily include the phrase,' Thanks, Tommy, for being one of us.' "

" What about his fan-mail from overseas? "Betty laughed. " I had a letter from a little

boy in Ghana who said if we would send himsix photographs of Tommy he would send ussome monkey skins. That would be like oldtimes for me. Still, I'd be happy to stuff themfor Tommy and present them to him on thislad's behalf.

" Then we had a letter from a 12-year-oldSwedish girl. Unfortunately, her English isn'ttoo good. She was trying to describe herselfto him and her letter read : ' I'm not thick,I'm not thin—^just medieval ! '

" We are no. longer surprised by fans.We've had marriage proposals, requests forlocks of their idol's hair, his toe-nails, fingernails, old shirts and buttons."

How does Betty deal with these enquiries ?" Fortunately, Tommy is a smoker and

after emptying his cigarette packets he autographs them and passes them on to me. 1 thensend the packets on to these members.

1 was told that Tommy Steele smokes 30cigarettes a day—bought in packets of twenty—so 1 advise his fans to be patient !

Average age of members is around 14 —although there is one 83-year-old lady fromLancashire, who prefers rock 'n' roll to oldetyme dancing.

All enquiries should be sent to Miss Pargitar,The International Tommy Steele Fan Club,Suite 52, Oxford Circus Mansions, 245,Oxford Street, London, W.\.

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