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Who Came to Dinner" and 1t will
be heard again in certain scenes OF
her newest and most dramatic
screen effort, Kings Row"
James Cagney does not often
laugh aloud, either in real life or
in his poctures. When he does, 1t
is a low, short, infectious laugh
which matches his soft-voiced man
ner off the screen. He never gut-
flaws, on the screen or off. When
amused in real life. he is apt to say,
That's very funny, and grin rather
than laugh aloud. He grins in his
new picture, Captains of the
Clouds" and a few scenes in which
he registers real amusement by
chuckling. But his new picture is
a story of the serious business OF
readying fighting planes for Eng
land in Canada and, because 1t Is
true to life and was actually filmed
in Canada in part, he does not
laugh often nor long.
Olivia's Is Hearty.
Bette Davis, who is making one
of her infrequent essays at comedy
in THE Man Who Came to Dinner"
has a hearty laugh that has been
called a loud laugh" No one has
suggested, however, that in Bettes
case 1t speaks a vacant mind"
Bette gives her emotions full sway
in whatever she does-includlng her
frequent laughter.
Olivia de Havilland is another
actress who has a hearty and at
times almost loud laugh. She is
great fun to talk to, because her
amused moments are very real. and
she is pretty when she laughs-as
we'll as at all other times. Enrol
Flynn, who has been her screen
hero in many important pictures,
including the recently completed
They Died With Their Boots On"
does not often laugh uproariously
either in pictures or out OF them.
But his grin is infectious and pleas
ant to see.
Jane Wyman has delightful
giggle, which has endeared her to
millions and which will doubtless
be heard again and again in the pic
ture you're in the Army Now"
Even Bogart Laughs.
Alan Hale has one of the loudest
laughs in Hollywood and works it
more than the average player. He
has great fun in life and usually
in pictures. He helps keep the
Captains of the Clouds" cast and
crew cheerful.
Humphrey Bogart, who plays
meanies more often than not,
laughs readily off the screen and
pleasantly when his director lets
him register amusement during the
making of a picture. He is in
volved in serious screen business
just now. however, with "All
Through the Night" which follows
his success in "The Maltese Falcon"
and so his unexpected, pleasant
laugh will be heard but few times.
It is as highly individual, however,
as the menace of his screen face.
George Brent has low, pleasant
chuckle which is pleasant to hear
from the screen, while Frank Nc
Hugh has made his thin, high,
cackling laugh a trademark wher-
ever he appears. 1t is being heard
now in "All Through the Night
John Garfield laughs a normal.
natural laugh, but he can on oc-
casion and in some of his pictures.
put a sneer behind 1t that gives II
a character entirely different from
his own. He will laugh like that
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Edward G. Robinson has a dig
nified laugh that only occasionally
gets out Of bounds on the screen.
Like Bogart, he seldom plays a
laughing role except when the laugh
can be taken with Q double mean
l ing. Dennis Morgan has handsome