FANS WRITE SCREENPLAYS

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FANS WRITE SCREENPLAYS

By expressing likes and dislikes ; in letters to Hollywood studios, ; people who buy tickets exert considerable influence on story ! material. The likes and dislikes of ; the people who buy theatre tickets 1 are the things that make films ' what they are. The stars and the ; studios usually abide by the wishes ' of the fans. And heaven help the ones who try to dish out anything that goes against the popular wish. For instance, take Rita Hay- ' worth. For years now, Rita has [ been wanting to get away from ; doing song and dance parts. She > wanted to show that she could act [ without a display of legs, georgous ^ as they are. Rita got her wish 1 when . Columbia slated a drama, ' "Gilda," with Glenn Ford, for her. • And then the' faifs began writing. : telephoning and 'wiring the studio, ; saying • that they wanted their favourite pln-up gal to sing and dance. ' Th.e fans won. Two songs ' were written for "Gilda," and Rita now shows her shapely legs in a samba speciality in a night club sequence. ^ , ■ Much the same'.' thing happened to Alice Faye. Alice, who is one of the best torch songstresses in the movies, decided that she wanted to play straight. So she agreed to do "Fallen Angel." Then the fans began to shout — and Alice decided to sing at least one number in thei picture, a ballad called "SlowI'y." i

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Chronicle (Levin), 28 September 1946, Page 7

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