| Show Mysteries Written By Actress B By JOHN JOliN TODD HOLLYWOOD INS That young oung lady from Kentucky MarjOrie Marjorie Mar- Mar jorie orie Weaver who has appeared in n more mystery movies than any other ther actress at Twentieth Cen- Cen Fox tury-Fox now is writing them The peppy beauty now appearing appearing appear- appear ing ng with Lloyd Nolan in Twelve Men len in a Box brought in three original mystery stories which Director Director Di- Di rector ector Herbert I I. I Leeds has agreed to o read If he thinks they're any good explained Marjorie hes going to tory try ry to interest several studio producers producers pro- pro In them Marjorie wont won't reveal the backgrounds backgrounds back- back grounds rounds of her stories stones If they they're re reny any ny good she admits someone might possibly steal her idea And if f they they're re bad shed she'd just as soon leave eave them a deep dark secret Marjorie is quite an authority on n mystery movies She has carried car- car ned led top roles in 17 of them In Irs the stories she says The heroine doesn't stand in a corner orner biting her fingernails while the hero fights the heavies Instead Instead In- In stead tead she conks them with a vase vaser or r a chair The heroine never carries a pearl handled revolver in her purse The heroine does not always say sayde the de wrong thing at the right time thus hus tipping the detective heros hero's hand land to the heavies Marjorie isn't too hopeful of making a sale The mystery of the missing print furnished a thrill not in the script for or the crew crow of Careful Soft Careful Soft Shoulders The print in question was taken by y mistake It showed Virginia Bruce descending a staircase dressed in a low evening gown But half way through the take an extra walking behind her ac ac- ac- ac stepped on the train of her gown There was an ominous ominous omi ominous omi- omi rip rip The camera ground on taking everything in as the wardrobe girl rushed up with an overcoat to cover the damage When the excitement excitement ex ex- was over Miss Bruce insisted on getting the print Director Director Director Di Di- rector O O. H H. P P. Garrett promised they hey could have it When they asked for it the print appeared to have vanished It t was finally traced down to the developing department I threw it away one of the developers shrugged It was overexposed overexposed overexposed over over- i exposed anyway I I This is one time the movie makers makers makers mak mak- ers wont won't be historically accurate The native girls of the seventeenth century never had heard about the Hays office They didn't wear any clothes Director Henry King has las decided to clad them in palm leaves eaves for The Black Swan the pirate story I |
