The Durant news., 1939-10-05
through.
Hazel ass
Eyes

Hollywood. Calf, Sept 22--h1ofly- I
wood, California Is probably the big. |
gest little town in che world not
withstanding the fact that the mecca
for Divorces, Reno, Nevada, claims
that dubious title.
This place has all the atmosphere
of a smail town but It isn't "coun-
ed to high speed and quick perform
ance and practically everything Is
analyzed and judged In its relation
to or effect upon the motion picture
business-for motion pictures is only
another term for Hollywood. The
most important films In the world
are made here-and q lot that aren't
important.
There is no such place as Hollywood
for that matter 1t Is no.. an incor-
porated city-msrsly the section Of
Los Angeles where the motion pic
eure business IL centered.
Be that a. Il may Hollywood is
prettier than any section Of Los An.
ge1es which ID very old-and shows
Il. Hollywood Is new, bright and
beautiful. A milIion lights twinkle
at night to ten The world that Holly
wood IL alive and very real. The
city never goes to bed.
BY virtue o6 IL Sact that movie
making involves tremendous invest
ment and overhead those people con-
nected with 1t are geared to the
highest peak Of e6ficiency in trying
70 eliminate unnecessary costs OF
production. 1,vsry mistake counts
heavy here-and thousands OF them
are made as you probably don't know.
All Of the wise guys will tell you
about them.
One would think that because the
stars live and work here they'd be
taken for granted just like ordinary
human beings-which many Of them
ere. But no. Every time q star
moves, buys a house or has baby,
it's important news and treated as
such What we're trying to say Is
that while the town seems small and
friendly at the same time there per-
vades an atmosphere of make-believe
which stands out above everything
elsa spirit of unreality.
In fact 1t Is SO unreal that when
heard an ambulance screaming down
tha strest I was prone to wonder
whether there had been an accident
or whether 1t was just a movie star
late at the studio.
Everything is done in the grand
manner And we mean grand Par
ties are usually given on the spur
OF the momemt due to the fact that
demands Of the studio are such that
stars don't always know when they're
going to have tree evening. When
they do things happen. Telegrams
of invitations are sent out and the
fun begins The central motif of every
party is to outdo every party that
has ever been given before. You'd
be amazed at some Of the results.
Things enjoyed My first glimpse
of the blue Pacific which Is bluer
than any body Of water these eyes
nave ever seen; the breath-taking
beauty of the seventeen mile drive at
Carmel enrou.e to San Francisco;
dancing to Orin fuckers smooth
music at the Cocoanut Grove; Law
renee Tihbett and Rosa Ponsefle, to
say nothing of Edith Fellows, sing
ing in the Hollywood Bowl at the
last concert of the season-the superb
technique of Jose Iturbi at the piano
and the wise cracks Of mterlocWors
Don Wilson, Benny Reuben and Ed
ward Arnold at the same affair
what a "cavalcade OF stars'--onl,
Hollywood could do it; the exquisite
Berrheimer Oriental Gardens a
Pacific Palisades; "The Women" !
movie you'll rec and blush that your
a woman; and gaining the imfN
tant knowledge from first-hand en-
counter, that Randolph Scott is jus
as good looking as he appears Il
pictures and genial Fred Astaire jus
as ugly.