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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Jun 06, 1939

Page

6

Filmmaker Feats and Glamour Pieces Highlight Hollywood

In Hollywood notes Patricia Morison discusses acting technique for slap scenes in Blapping 4 man while twelve lakes are needed for perfection. Paramount’s The Magnificent Fraud features scenes with Loyd. Paulette Goddard stars with Bob Hope in The Cat and the Canary, showing a white gold compact as large as a coffee saucer and charm collections added with each new token from friends.

Becaust Patricia Morison Lioydan Paramount Ette Goddard Bob Hope Paulette

Why Film Actresses Keep Long Hair in Hollywood Styles

Hollywood hair stylists battle long bob trends as stars face cameras and period costumes. Della Lind Joan Crawford Jeanette MacDonald Virginia Bruce Eleanor Powell and others share care routines and daring coifs. Cyclone the calm German shepherd lands a film role despite fear of dogs. Lupe Velez and Eto Davis headline busy schedules across films theatre and radio.

Hollywood Film Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Della Lind Miss Lind Lena Jeanette MacDonald Joan Crawford Virginia Bruce Eleanor Powell Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Eleanor REO Radio Vernon Irene Castle Edna May Oliver Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Cyclone Henry East Avers East Mas Oliver Miss Oliver Lupe Velez BBC Radio Mexico Miss Velez New York City South America New York

Keeping Clothes and Accessories Fresh in Hollywood Wardrobes

The article describes Bette Davis maintaining a pristine wardrobe with meticulous care for costumes and accessories. It notes her habit of perfumed blotting paper in gloves and tissue packing in handbags, plus cedar chests for furs and padded hangers for dresses. It also mentions MG Crosby’s film The Star Maker starring Louise Campbell and Linda Ware with Walter Damrosch, plus other announced casting details.

Bette Davis Bette MG Crosby Louise Campbell Linda Ware Walter Damrosch

Hollywood Burying Hatchet As MacMurray Portrays Normal Reporter

A French article notes Fred MacMurray shifts from the brutal journalist roles of prior films to a sober, industrious reporter in Cafe Society. Madeleine Carroll and Shirley Ross co star as part of a romance set aboard the Queen Mary. The piece contrasts old screen portrayals with this fresh, humane approach.

Ollywood Tital Presa Fourth Estate The Screen How Paramount Fred MacMurray Madeleine Carroll Shirley Ross Hollywood Live Star Gentlemen of the Press Mr. Reeds MacMurray New York Cafe Society Lowerdster Gayrell Misa Carroll MacMur

The Feminine Angle on Wool Day Dresses in Hollywood Styles

Hollywood stars favor sheer wool day dresses with champagne chiffon details and plain turbans. Shirley Ross wears beige Kasha with ruffled neckline while Mary Astor sports suede gardening smock and navy shoes in Midnight. Ann Rutherford’s drum set hints at her musical ambitions with friends from the Judge Hardy films.

Hollywood Shirley Ross Cafe Society Mary Astor Claudette Colbert

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