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BARBARA STANWYCK
FOR THE RACES, Barbara Stanwyck wears a
white peanut straw hat shaped oddly, short in the
back, longer in front, and dipping over one eye. It
is banded in brown grosprain ribbon which has
streamers down the back.
Academy Plans Changes In Annual Awards
New Class Is Urged For
Musicals of Screen
By ANDREW R. KELLEY
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OR two years or slightly more this echo
of Hollywood has been endeavoring to
effect some reform in the annual merit
awards for screen achievement bestowed
by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences.
Specifically, I have felt and urged, that
the straight dramatic picture be judged
apart from the celluloid musical. There
were murmurs and shouts of approval
around here and even away out in California, but nothing
particular was ever inaugurated to bring about a revision
of the rules.
Selection Difficult
When “The Great Zieg
feld” was awarded the
Academy prize as the best
picture of 1936 at the
annual laurel session last
week there was some after
math debate. Not that “The
Great Ziegfeld” was un
worthy or was not entitled
to a wagon load of orchids,
but because other excellent
dramatic features had to be
sidetracked.
Those who felt that “Dods
worth” rated an 18-carat
gold decoration were, of
course, disappointed. So,
indeed, were those who be
lieve, like the New York
critics, that ‘‘Mr. Deeds
Goes to Town,” was a bell
ringer.
From the discussion came
the suggestion for new rat
ings that may fructify into
something more definite be
fore the 1937 Best Ballots
are cast next February.
Change Suggested
A change in the awards
plan next year is contem
plated.
The academy may increase
the number of prizes and in
stead of making one award
for “best picture” is consider
ing giving bouquets to the
best musical comedy, the best
drama, and to the best
comedy. „
Dramatic “Dodsworth,
funny film “Mr. Deeds Goes
to Town,” and “Ziegfeld” all
would have been honored had
such a plan existed this year.
Many members of the
academy also believe the or
ganization should inaugurate
still another prize—that of a
statuette to the best singer.
Hollywood long has felt
that its songbirds, Jeanette
MacDonald, Gladys Swartb
ont, Marion Talley and Grace
Moore, were being over
looked.
This revision of policy,
after all, is merely follow
ing thep lan of the Pulitzer
prize committee which re
wards the season’s best play
with a decoration.
It also iollows the modus
operandi of the New York
Critic Circle in bestowing
merit awards. They rec
ognize the musical as a dis
tinct typo of entertainment.
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LITTLE RUBY KEELER, daughter of an Irish father, pays
her tribute to Ireland's patron saint. That is, she went to
j the Warner Brothers’ studio photographic department and
AWW ROTWrPW
AN EASTER BONNET for Ann Sothern's
navy costume is a flat beret of exaggerated
.size, of navy pliable straw, with grosgrain
stitched around the edge. Nestling over
her ear is a big fluffy flower of white
feathers.
TOP O' THE MORNiNG TO ST. PATRICK
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VIRGINIA BRUCE
BEIGE MAKES Virginia Bruce’s Easter costume, and
with it she wears a wide-brimmed beige straw hat, with
grosgrain making a fluted edge. The shallow crown Is
of brown taffeta, matching the collar of her dress.
♦ posed for this March 17 portrait of the girl and the sham
rock. In private life she is Mrs. Al Jolson and profession
ally one of the bright stars in the Warner Brothers’ movie
CAROL HUGHES
THIS BRIGHT little beret of Basque
inspiration accompanies a navy suit
with lighter blue printed binding.
The hat has the same blue grosgrain
pulled across the front on one side, and
a bow of the grosgrain on top the hat.
♦ constellation. Her last picture, now going the rounds, is
“Ready, Willing and Able.” An eyeful of pert and per-
I sonable Colleen she is, indeed.
Love Was Favorite Word
In 1936 Movie Titles
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was, in fact, used more than any other noun by producing
companies on the well-grounded theory that Cupid is ever the
best box-office lure. Os equal interest, aside from the fre-
ANNE SHIRLEY
COARSELY WOVEN linen straw
makes Anne Shirley’s Easter hat,
which is banded across the back with
a spray of lilac. Draped over the top
is a wisp of a veil in navy blue, to
match the background of her frock.
HAT love not only makes the world go
’round but makes Hollywood’s movie
cameras grind at top speed, especially of
late, is one of the myriad interesting facts
revealed in the Year Book of Motion
Pictures today published by the Film
Daily.
Believe it or not, the word “Love”
appeared during 1936 in the titles of more
than a score of big screen features, and
quency with which “Love”
was employed, is the unusual
variety of phrases which
were adopted or coined to
attract film fans. Among
them are:
Lots of "Love"
“Along Came Love,” ‘‘Al
pine Love.” “Beloved
Enemy,” “Don’t Gamble
with Love,” “Falling in
Love,” “Freshman Love,”
“Gay Love,” “It’s Love
Again,” “Ladies in Love,”
“Love Before Breakfast,”
“Love Begins at Twenty,”
“Love Letters of a Star,”
“Love on a Bet,” “Love on
the Run.” “Sing Me a Love
Song,” “Three Cheers for
Love,” “To Mary, With
Love, ’ and “With Love and
Kisses.”
The word “Marriage,”
which is, of course, the usual
culmination of a sufficiently
pronounced mutual affection,
was also very popular among
Hollywood’s film baptizers,
some of the hit pictures with
this noun in its titles includ
ing: “And So They AVer#
Married”; “Brilliant Mar
riage” ; “I Married a Doctor”;
“The Man I Marry” and
“Three Married Men.”
Hearts Are Trumps
That pulsating word
“Heart” was another favor
ite. There was “Follow Your
Heart”; “Give Me Your
Heart”; “Heart of the West”;
“Hearts Divide d” and
“Hearts in Bondage.” Title
writers were also partial to
the words “Romance” and
“Bride,” as is evidenced by
such films as “April Ro
mance”; “Romance Rides the
Range”; “The Students’ Ro
mance,” “The Bride Walks
Out” and “Brides Are Like
That.”
So frequent was the use of
“Love” and kindred words of
romance that a theater could
play one such film per week
for 52 weeks and not exhaust
the supply!
Hollywood In Dark
On Marlene's Duds
The gowns Marlene Dietrich will
wear in "Angel,” her next starring
film for Paramount, will be
shrouded in deep, dark mystery.
Travis Banton has dozens of
sketches locked up in his atelier
and it is rumored that this colleo
tion of gowns wil range in price
from three to four figures. Play
ing the role of a wealthy European
woman. Miss Dietrich will wear
from 20 to 30 gowns, each one
rich with new fashion value.