Anton Litvak Big Moment In Miss Hopkins’ Career Saucy Star Thinks Directors Most Important Thing in Picture Making— Especially One. BY SHEILAH GRAHAM. HOLLYWOOD, March 25 (N.A.N.A.).—Directors are important in Miriam Hopkins’ life—professionally and privately. Privately, because she is enamored of Director Anton Litvak—professionally, because— “If the director is good, the film will follow suit. He Is more important than star or story. His direction can make or break a star. As for the story, a good director rarely accepts a bad script.” Miss Hopkins is inclined to be a nuisance on the set when she feels the Director assignee ner is incompetent,.' She then directs the director—and some of them do not like it. And say •o. r'lreworas re sult, with the fair Miriam usually going home “sick" and stay ing "sick” until the director comes round to her way of think ing. The actress fates directors as follows: Rouben M a m o u 1 i a n, “good": Ernst Lubitsch, “excel lent," and Anton Litvak. "wonder Shrilah Graham. ful.” Miss Hopkins, who manes a point of falling in love with her good directors, has been romancing with Litvak since he megaphoned her pic ture. "The Woman I Love,” in which she co-stars with Paul Muni. Holly wood momentarily expects the an nouncement of their engagement and marriage. Career Woman Needs Sympathy. ”1 have no patience with women Who marry solely to be married and to have a home,” Miriam stated. "The woman with a career rarely marries with this ax to grind, but she usually needs a husband more than the non working. non-self-supporting type. She needs masculine tenderness and under standing—some one in her home with whom to talk things over. Some one whose companionship will relax her mind, balance her working life and keep it from being barren and stale.” When pressed for her own matri monial intentions, Careerist Hopkins fluttered hands helplessly and mur mured: “I don’t know. I may never marry • gain. I just don’t know.” (Miriam was married to Writer Austin Parker, from whom she was divorced several years ago.i Chief factor in the ac tress' indecision regarding another mate is her businesslike thoroughness with everything she does. And she is too busy at this time to be able to give marriage the necessary thought and time. The most important “chore.” aipart from picture making, is adopted son Michael, whom she rescued from anonymity in Chicago's “cradle” three and a half years ago when aged a few months. Micnaei aian t see a doctor until last year, when he suffered a slight cold,” said his foster mother proudly. Miss Hopkins personally attends to Michael’s diet and exercise, employing a capable German nurse to carry out her plans. With a permanent healthy , home for Michael in mind, the actress j recently purchased the mansion ,of i the late John Gilbert in Beverly Hills at a cost of $42,000. “Michael is going to school now, and I think it is bad , for him to travel around so much." | Mias Hopkins, who prefers New York j to Hollywood, dislikes those who say they dislike Hollywood. Likes New York Best. "Why do they stay here.” she wants explained. “New York, in which I have a house and all my pictures and books, will always be my favorite city. (She was born in Bainbridge, Ga.) But Hollywood has its charm—tennis, sunshine, amusing people and lots of bachelors of the caliber of George Gershwin jto act as spare men at j dinner parties.” Miriam’s only current I ?-——-— grouch against the film city is rising at 6:30 a.m. while picture making. Her future plans are a trifle vague. She is leaving herself open to accept the role of Scarlett O’Hara in "Gone With the Wind," should it be offered her, and it will be if fans have any say in thr matter. Among other films. Miss Hopkins starred in "Trouble in Paradise,” "De sign for Living,” "Becky Sharp,” "Bar bary Coast,” "These Three,” and her present film for Samuel Goldwyn, “Woman Chases Man,” in which the leading man is Joel McCrea, with whom she has appeared five times within two years. • "I like Joel very much,” admitted Miriam. "But I think it a mistake to be coupled with him so often. The public will get tired.” Are you? (Copyright, 1037, by the North America* Newspaper Alliance. Inc.) Where and When Current Theater Attractions and Time of Showing. National—‘Jane Eyre,” at 8:30 p.m. Capitol—“Espionage,” at 11 am., 1:40, 4:25, 7:20 and 10:05 p.m. Stage shows at 12:50, 3:35, 6:25 and 9:10 p.m. Earle—“Head Over Heels in Love," at 11 am., 1:30, 4:10, 7:10 and 9:50 p.m. Stage shows at 12:45, 3:25, 6:25 and 9:05 p.m. Palace—“On the Avenue," at 12:20, 2:35, 4:55, 7:10 and 9:35 p.m. R-K-O Keith's—“Fire Over Eng land," at 11:40 am., 1:40, 3:40, 5:40, 7:40 and 9:40 p.m. Metropolitan — "When You're in Love.” at 11 am., 1:05, 3:10, 5:20, 7:25 and 9:35 pm. Columbia—"The Holy Terror,” at 11:10 am., 1:05, 2:55, 4:45, 6:25, 8:15 and 10:05 p.m. Rialto—"The Front Page," at 12:35, 3:35, 6:40 and 9:50 p.m. Little—"King of Kings,” at 10:30 j am., 12:25, 2:40, 5, 7:20 and 9:40 p.m. Trans-Lux—News and shorts. Shows run 1 hour and 15 minutes, continu ous 10 a.m. to 12 midnight. 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