Evening star., 1950-07-05
HOLLYWOOD.

1.-THE sashayingest walk since
Rita Hayworth played 'Gilda." is
the way the boys summed up the
strut of Judy Holiday the day
she made her picture debut at
Columbia in Born Yesterday"
When Judy strolled into a scene
18th Broderick Crawford and Will
ham Holden. she gave the char
acter of Billie Dawn, ex-chorus
girl and ace gold digger. the most
distinctive walk in years.
One look at Billie and you knew
wnat kind of girl she was and why
a5le owned two mink coats, an
ermine wrap and a chinchilla. 1t
was that walk that clinched mat
ters with the grips, electricians
and propmen, and caused a hurri-
cane of wolf whistles.
And that's q mighty prophetic
omen for Judy! Other Aim ac-
tresses have perarnhulated to fame
through q provocative walk.
Garbo's stride, direct and preda-
tory. contributed much to her
success as a femme fatale. Theda
Bara, who was the first vamp of
the movies, had an undulatory
walk that really wrapped up the
male fans and sent 'em out of
the theaters raving. Mae Vests
slithering glide Is as well known
as her line. "C'mup and see me
sometime"
Mary Garden, the famed Diva,
who made a success in such char
acterizations as "Salome" and
Cleopatra" brought her noted
walk to the silent screen in film
version of the musical drama,
'"Thais." George Jean Nathan,
the celebrated critic, referred to
Mary's walk as The Garden
Gait"
Constance Bennett introduced
''The Debutante Slouch" two dec
ades ago. Lillian Gish had q shy,
distinctive way Of using her feet
which the great director. the late
D. w. Grifhth. described as "twit-
tering."
Marlene Dietrich .sways as she
walks: it conveys q reckless inn
preston that is most provocative.
Mae Murray, when she made
Princess Virtue" and Her Body
In Bond" used small, mincing
steps that men inferred meant
follow mel"
And Mary Pickford became
Americas Sweetheart" and earned
several millions by utilizing an en-
gaging toe-in walk that completely
characterized adolescence and in
nocence.
A sleek Persian personality cat
by the name Of Carole-a feline
with long, white, silky hair-was
putting Clifton Webb and a few
other stars in their places on the
set Of For Heavens Sake"
Carole demanded quiet on the
stage. She demanded even more
quiet than Greta Garbo in her
heyday. She-the cat, not Garbo
--stalked OF the set In O hun once
when Webb coughed and another
time when Joan Bennett clicked
her heels on the floor.
Carole was signed at $50 D day
after one of the biggest cat hunts
ever conducted in Hollywood.
Frank Weatherwax. discoverer of
many meowers and barkers,. was
sent by goth Century Fox on a
weeks trip to find the right kind
OF Persian for the picture. Wealth
erwax bought her from a family
20 miles from Los Angeles.
Weatherwax trained Carole for
q month. He used dummy cameras
and lights to accustom her to
movie technique. He bought her
q stand-in. And she took to acting
like Tallulah Bankhead does.
No one suspected her of tenn
perament until she started to play
her first scene. When the boom
man blew his whistle for silence.
Carole was halfway up to the cell
ing. Webb. Miss Bennett, Robert
Cummings and Edmund Gwenn
sat around for 10 minutes waiting
for her arched back to subside.
The director. George Seaton, then
forbade all whistle blowing.
Cummings knocked telephone
OF q table In the next take
and Carole told him of In Ian
guass unprintable.
She's o sensitive actress" said
Weatherwax. We've got to have
quiet"
Director Seaton asked. please,
for little more cooperation.
From then on, Webb and the
others almost tiptoed. No one
Whispered. It was as quiet as the