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THE SCREEN'S GREATEST LOVE STORY!

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"The BEST Years of Our Lives'

Aforing

Myrna Loy. Fredric March

Dana Andrews. Teresa Wright Virginia Mayo. Hoagy Carmichael

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"STAR QUOTES

This Famous Movie Star Answers This Question:

QUESTION- Is there any conflict of careers be- tween you

and your ac ter-husband?

ANNE BAXTER RANKLY, I don't understand why people have to think that there should be such conflict. Ever ince my recent marriage to actor John Hodink, I A frequently asked the same thing. I am puzzled about it because we never bother to talk about our careers as such.

that

It is only natural, of course, iwo people in motion pictures should talk about mction pictures-- their likes and dislikes and their daily work. Yet our

conversation isn't

all movies, by any means! I doubt if a husband and wife, both physi clans, would spend their time lo- gether talking about medicine, More han likely, they enjoy a chat about friends, and the current state of the wallpaper, Just as we do.

Different Studios

Jol and have never been in a film together since the drst, when we met.: Our work has, in fact, usually been at different studios, However, while I was in "Blaze of

at Paramount, John was on the same lot, in the Ha! Wallis pro-

duction, "Desert Fury"

Of course, it was hard to have lunch together, for our time for the luncheon "break was different. We didn't even go to the studio to- Mether I went earlier-as men don't have that daily session with the hairdresser in the morning.

Mutual Inforests

As far as playing together in a picture, I find it hard to make up my mind. The objection I have is pretty hard to

"T

HE BEST YEARS OF article) comes home from the Navy OUR LIVES.", which - with his Ann burmed off but deals-with-the-Ameri- equipped with a pale of looks." can soldier's readjustment to

The Alm, ruiter

over-long, is civilian life, may not have the three reuning warricra, to their

devoted to the fortunes of these same enfational impact upon varying social positions in the same British audiences as it had upon honie-town, and provides

a full American, where it has created complement of leŭza_und_laughter a sensation and one most pro- glimpse of reality.

and romarice; with a very occasional fitable.

None the less it is a good film; and, in accordance with Hollywood principles excellent

entertainment.

Fredric March, marcled. to Myrna Loy, that model spouse, returns home to "two just grown-up; chlidren and a safe post as a' bunkint executive.

Tight-Upped Dana Andrews, captain in the USA, Air Force comes home to find the blandė "popsie”, he, married on at short leave more than generous in her favours. Harold Russell (na Hellywood actor but the genuine

Fex-sodá Jerker"

A

This inst element is, I think, provided most by the clean, straightforward photography, the up from the players' faces. The males absence of "tricks," and of make.

actually have bristles un their china, and the charming women look a9 any woman doen betere access to full war-palut.

One feels that the many talented players

helleye

eve in their parts, feet.

a sense of mission, and provide a quality of sincerity that atones for all lapses of taste.

the Academy

The Alim. given

Award for 1940, is now showing at the Queen's Theatre,

CLAUDETTE COLBERT has a surprise when har husband of one day announces that he has burned his bridges and pledged their future on put into words. How-

chicken farm. She raises ever, it's not that we might end up chicks, and the situations raise a lot of laughs, in the pic- feeling that we were trying to steal

ture "The Egg And I," now showing at the King's. Fred scenes from each other-in fact, I think the reverse would be true. I

MacMurray plays the leading malo rofe. know I'd always be wondering if perhaps John wasn't trying to give

best of it!

Mutual interests, mutual friends, mutual aims--those seem to me to be the substantial assets in any mar- riage. And when realise how

fortunate we are in this respect, I

know that the question of two carcers answers itself. It all depends an who is involved. When John and 1 are the husband and wife, then there's no conflict-of-careers prob. lem.

'STAR QUOTES' will appear In the Hongkong Telegraph every Wed- nesday and Saturday.

had a

Bob Hope comedian's holiday

By PAULA WALLING

HOLLYWOOD-Bob Hope's first holiday in six

years, a jaunt with his family through South and Central America, did not do the comedian so much good.

fection

He Lot-home-as far-as-Chicago--~marriet Chicago ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ manufacturer then collapsed with extreme sun Arthur Littleton. burn. and a mild respiratory in- Before the safe left on their honey- moon. tour of England and Sweden, Martha announced that she plans to retire from films and live permanent- ly in Chicago. (Martha's latest movie: Carnegie Hall.)

NEW ROLE FOR MYRNA DELL

To the sympathetic, but amused, Myrna Dell, whose name

was Press. Paramount's Chicago represen- frequently mentioned during the tative had to tell the truth. recent Congressional probo Into Bobs had fallen asleep on the sun Howard Hughes' wartime piane deck of the steamer bringing the contract, has been assigned to the Hongs back from Colombia to New femining

role in RKO }York—and nearly fried himself to a Radio's "R"

a story of crisp California in the 1890's

Say the doctors: Bob must have a This follows on the heels of her complete rest before the returns to finio performances in "Fighting Hollywood to begin bis forthcoming when she wanted to talk to him. Father Dunne" and "Indian Sum-Paramount film

title (poor Its

CHIRLEY TEMPLE, 19, and hus-

Inor

Bobi):"**"The Paleface."

Miss

*

Talking of divorcés: When Hedy Lamare won that divorce from Jolin Loder she lestified that, during_most of their four-year marringe, Loder fell usicep every evening after dinner on the sitting-room couch-

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The blonde, curvaceous Dell, who first attracted attention AFTER several years of marital band John Agar, who announced as a glamorous showgirl, is fast discord, Martha O'Driscoll was that they expect a baby In January, becoming one of the screen's better divorced by Lieut.-Commander are hoping for a boy. known young actressen.

Richard. Adams, and promptly

UTHOR Lawrence Watkin, of the A book,

play, and movie. "On Borrowed Time," will write the script of Disney's leprechaun car- toon film.

A SAGA of the Oregon frontier, "Canyon Passago," now- showing at the Central and Alhambra Theatres, co-stars Susan Hayward and Brian Danlový (above) and Dana Androws. The picture was filmed in the natural" surroundings of Oregon's famed Umpqua National Forest.

Watkin leaves shortly for Ireland to follow up Disney's own research trip of last year.

He will make his headquarters at Cobh Island, and use the facilities of the Irlah Folklore Commission in Dublia.

·

TULE Best-dressed Woman of the Week: Irene Dunne, whom I saw at the concert opening of tho Hollywood Bowl season.

On that hot summer night, Irene. woke an evening gown of the finest black silk Jersey, designed on clas sical Grecian lines.

The gown itself was unrelieved black, without any touch of colour.

Irene's only jewels were, the wido diamond bracolets that clasped cach wrist over long, shifred black suedo gloves.

In one word: Elegance.

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