Evening star., 1938-10-17
Gawky Age
No Obstacle
To Deanna
That Certain Age
Is Tailored to
Her Years.
By HAROLD HEFFERNAN.


Behind the scenes with some Of
the new pictures:
That Certain Age"-Deanna Dur
bin had reached it. too and Uni
versal was worried After three
smash hits that crossed more than
five millions. Deanna arrived at that
in-between. awkward stage that comes
upon every young lady in her teens
So Universal, with its very exist
ence at stake. wisely concocted a
yarn showing her as standing with
reluctant feet, where the brook and
river meet"
Designed by Produced Joe Paster-
mack, former bus boy in Paramount
Studio Cafe, who has supervised Dean
mas career from beginning . IS
year-old sonsbird tshell be is De-
cember y sings five songs, topped
by My Own" and You're as Pretty
as Picture" -
f Deanna begins work six weeks to
two months before camera work starts
: -. Has TO practice songs. master
pronunciation of foreign. words, get
voice in sAnps-... An hft recording
done befon6Shooting start Draws
about sl.75o tssweek. Which Il con-
sidered low in face OF tremendous
box Office draw Shirley Temple gets
nearly three times Is much. Jane
Withers tops her by 100 per cent.
Even Freddie Bartholomew, who isn't
a star. ekes out fatter existence.
Deanna wears first long dress OF
screen career-strapless evening gown
Looks stunning in it. too. giving
populace advance peek at what girl
will look like when she grows up
Jackie Cooper wears tuxedo for
FIRST time in life Never owned one
before.
Answering many questions about
Deanna's diet: She doesn't Eats
starches. which other singers shun
/. Favorite dessert. chocolate cake
and milk :. q. Favorite between-meals
snack, chocolate sundaes And
chocolate ice cream cones keep her
from becoming famished between
scenes -. Won't sign term radio con-
tract this fall or winter =. Will make
SoAPlN Vi kACrot oPPSoA nAiSCo dAlu eAAnt D
all i. =. . Radio work too strenuous when
coupled with arduous picture-making
schedule, parents believe.
"Five of a Kind"-chorus of "ohs"
and "ahs' will echo once again through
all theaters in land -. Because Dionne
quintuplets appear now in third star
ring picture, comedy, with generous
helping of Yvonne. Cecile, Emile,
Annette and Marie, Az -year-old Won
der girls
As in first two pictures. all baby
scenes filmed at quints' home under
supervision of Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe,
who has attended them since birth ..
When scenario was finished in Holly
wood. rough draft of part quints were
expected to play was mailed to DR..
Dafoe Song. "All Mixed Up" writ
ten especially for babies to sing. also
forwarded and. by the time company
arrived. song was mastered in French
They speak only few English
words.
All players throats sprayed before
going on set with babies, and crew
wore hospital masks and gowns
Pulse and temperature OF children
taken after each period before cam
eras, and in all cases registered nor
NAL -, Their appetites increased dur
ing weeks 'of production Quints
made up own dialogue as they went
along Njust as Will Rogers used to
do) and it turned out better than any,
thing scenarists could have written
Whatever they did or said, the
cameras ground :. . Only toys" sprung
on quints without warning were g.
week-old cocker spaniel puppies
Director wanted to record babes re-
actions to first glimpse of pets OF any
kind-and varied emotions registered
in this scene give most accurate and
intimate glimpse into quints' individ-
ual mske-ups.