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Show FILM STARS FRIENDSHIPS FOUND STRONG DESPITE RIVALRY i t n V Q: "Hie i-ik iiilu; Screen Actors Prove Modern Damon, Pythias By PAI L HARRISON HOLLYWOOD In a town where almost everybody is holding a knife abaft the thoracic vertebrae of any and all rivals. It is heartening to observe a few genuine, unselfish friendships In the high places. I'm thinking particularly of Clark Cable and Robert Taylor, whose Damon and Pythias act probably Is unrivaled In the history of the screen colony. For the word "Hollywood" "Hol-lywood" cannot be translated, no! matter how freely, as "the city of brotherly love." I There are others, too. William1 Powell and Spencer Tracy. Gary Cooper and Fred MarMurray. Joan Crawford (for the feminine touch) and Claudette Colbert. Also Miss Crawford and Barbara Stanwyck. I Ronald Colman and Richard Bartb-1 Imess. . I These and a few more don't quite j approach the friendship of Messrs. Gabl and Taylor, the two great-1 est lovers" In the celluloid industry. indus-try. Until a little more than a year ago. Gable was the undisputed No. 1 maa of motion pictures, Than Taylor skyrocketed out of obscurity. obscur-ity. Joday, If you Judge by fan mail, Taylor is tops. For all-around box office popularity, Gabl still holds the edge. Anyway, they're both doing very well. Indeed. Buddie From Start They aeemed to like each other from the beginning, although, of course, their positions were different differ-ent when they wer Introduced. Taylor, th up-and-coming youngster, young-ster, didn't fawn. Cable, the established estab-lished screen Idol, didn't patronize. Soon they were close friends. The elder actor did everything possible to help the newcomer. Advised Ad-vised him what to do, and what not to do. Told, him just what the nubile expected of him, and what he owed the public. . Coached him at night on his lines for th nxt day's shooting. When Gable and Taylor ar work-Ing work-Ing at th same time, they usually 1 have lunch together. They often , visit each other's sets. They go out together in the evenings. Be- , twen pictures they go akeet-shoot- f Ing together, or hunting. i Mar floater t Ask BUI Powell who's the finest ( aator In pictures today and he'll name Spencer Tracy. But ask Mr. , Tracy and he'll nam Mr. Powell t They go to Uielr previews to- i gether, lunch together, and like t nothing bettor than sitting around arguing about world affairs, who , klUed Cock Robin, and whither are j we drifting. I Joan Crawford and Claudett Col- , bert and Barbara Stanwyck are -wis women. I mean to ssy that , they know which side of their film c the emulsion Is on, nd why. t For acting honors, they"r all rl- f Tala. Prsonlly, they're critical, , helpful, friendly. Generally you j can find the Misses Colbert and , Crawford at th (am parties, or spending a free vning together. , ' Pic!urd at they loft rhir respective sett to lunch together, this group of film start represents repre-sents not only some $10,000,000 worth of movie talent, but two of the most genuine friendships friend-ships in Hollywood. The celebrities shown above are, left to right, Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Robert Taylor and William Powell. CelUoidia't greatest lovers, Gable and Taylor, ar also its Damon and Pythias. Bosom pals, too, ar Tracy and PowelL |