TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL Friday, March 26,1948 Page Fjv<| i______________________________ __ Easter Girl -4k ‘ ’A >■’ v i / ■ Look-Alikes Not Coffee ‘Clutch’ Sign Betty Field For “Gatsby” Femme Lead Wanted In Films HOLLYWOOD — Betty Field, returning to the screen after her HOLLYWOOD — Look-alikes are seldom welcomed in Holly- wood, where close resemblance to an established star is no asset. I recent triumphs on the stage, #' Studios spend millions building stars of distinctive personali­ was signed for the top feminine ties and appearance, and it is not overstatement to say that film part opposite Alan Ladd in Para­ companies frown on any infringement, intentional or otherwise. ■ <■ t- A. mount’s “The Great Gasby ” An illustration lies in the un-l This drama will be directed by fortunate experience of Patrie Knowles. It was his resemblance Anita Colby Leaves Elliott Nugent, who, co-inci- to Errol Flynn that brought Fat dentally, played opposite Miss & 1 to Hollywood in 1936, to play (In. Nationwide Tour Field in the highly successful Flynn's brother in 'The Charge HOLLYWOOD — Anita i “Voice of the Turtle” on the of the Light Brigade,” after he Colby, Paramount Studio • New York stage about three had made his bow on the London executive, departed recent­ years ago. Following a season in stage and had appeared ia British ly by train for the East for V: “Voice of the Turtle,” Miss Field pictures for two years. conferences with New York was starred in the stage play, home office executives prior “Dream Girl,” which was written &■• *<♦ Jz* Now Hitting Stride to embarking on a four to by Elmer Rice, her husband. She Hi* second American film, six weeks tour of the prin­ played the title role in this hit “Robin Hood,” cast Knowles in cipal cities of the country. for almost a year. another secondary role with Purpose of her trip is to ■. ■;...... Last spring, Miss Field momen­ Flynn, and throughout the life provide an interchange of tarily abandoned her career to of his Warner Brothers contract ideas between leading’ex­ accompany her husband to Knowles was relegated to second hibitors, publishers and edi­ Europe and to establish their leads, so that he would not con­ tors, as-well as exploitation Connecticut country home. stitute a threat to the studio's of Paramount pictures. Pri­ In “The Great Gatsby,” she Number One male property. mary objective of the tour is will play “Daisy Buchanan.” the Only now, seven years after ;4 to familiarize these people girl who doesn’t wait for Gatsby a « * 'F? 4 he came to Hollywood, Is with Paramount’s big-scale to return from World War I but Knowles hitting his stride as a Technic olor production marries a wealthy man subse­ leading man. Since signing a “The Emperor Waltz.” This quently attempts to retrieve real Paramount contract Knowles has is the Bing Crosby-Joan happiness only to run into fe:' played top roles in five films, Fontaine starrer directed by tragedy. Ms including "Dream Girl” which Billy Wilder and produced "The Great Gatsby” will go will be released shortly. Pat is Charles Brackett. into production soon with Rich- <W. currently the male lead in Para­ ardMaibaum as the producer. mount’s "Isn’t It Romantic” which also stars Veronica Lake, Helen Rose No-Lunch Heflin Eats Mary Hatcher. Mona Freeman -J Designs For Before Camera All Dav * IP" Billy DeWolfe and Roland Culver. HOLLYWOOD — Van Heflin, Despite hi* experience, New Musical who was co-starred with Bar­ Knowles bears no rancor toward HOLLYWOOD — One of the bara Stanwyck in “B.F ’s Daugh­ WITH A FIRM GRIP on his coffee, Frank Sinatra winds ter,” has eaten his first lunch ELIZABETH TAYLOR’S pure beauty and evident talents make her one of Hollywood’s Flyr.n. On the contrary, they are most comprehensive wardrobes, up a tasty lunch between scenes on the set of MGM’s “1116 close pals. to be seen in recent pictures,.ii in three years. And it was all Outstanding young dramatic actresses. Not quite sixteen, Elizabeth has been on the screen for Kissing Bandit.” He is framed with Kathryn Grayson In the for the sake of art. five years. Her Infest role is that of the high school charmof la A Date HUh Judy, MGMs Raft Had Trouble being designed by Helen Rose, new Technicolor musical romance. for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer The actor, who is a two-meals- Technicolor musical also starring Wallace Beery. Few look alikes can be found musical “Words and Music.” a-day man, was called upon to anywhere on studio rosters, al- In addition to the modern June Solves Long Durante Honored eat a lunch that almost las’ed \ hough there are exceptions. wardrobes for Judy Garland, from nine in the morning until J^umor And Wisdom OUTCKTES Warren William’s resemblance to Janet Leigh, Vera-Ellen and Hair Bob Problem For Any Benefits six at night. The eafing stint was the late John Barymore, for ex­ Betty Garrent, Miss Rose will for scenes in Metro-Goldwvn- ample, is held responsible for HOLLYWOOD — June Ally- HOLLYWOOD—As a tribute Mayer’S “The Three Musket­ >On Burrows Show. design a number of feminine son, who co-stars with Van HOLLYWOOD — P ro d u cer William’s delayed success in costumes for the spectacular to his thirty-three years’ efforts eers.” films. George Raft had similar Johnson in “The Bride Goes But he kept his two-a-day It’s a free country. You’re a citizen. G’wan, exercise your Robert Welch announced recent­ theatrical numbers in the film- Wild,” has solved the problem on behalf of the under-privi­ nrivileges, stretch your prerogatives. Whadda you care if you trouble in getting started in Miss Rose who gained plaudits leged, Jimmy Durante was hon­ habit intact. He had no appetite ly that after interviewing or films when he first came to Hol­ confronting many women, of for dinner that evening. give a radio comedian an ulcer. Lift that carcass, switch that for her resign in “Till the Clouds how to experiment with a new ored with a Heart of Gold dial, pen that epistle. You tell ’em, kid. testing well over one thousand lywood. His close resemblance to Roll By,” also supervised the Award by the Mount Sinai Men s the late Rudolph Valentino kept short coiffure without actually SATIRE TO SCREEN Here’s Abe Burrows. He comes on the air every Saturday children he is down to six five- teen-age wardrobes for Elizabeth cutting her hair- 1i^Club, a philanthropic group as­ night over CBS 7:30 PM EST| George, oil the screen Isx a long Taylor and aJne Poweli in the sociated with the Mount Sinai- Jerome Cowan, who plays a ma­ year-old girls, one of whom may time. When she reported recently on gicians’ aide in Paramount's sus­ (Check local Columbia outlet for Burrows Swell Society. We play an important part opposite recently-completed “A Date With Duarte National Medical Center. played the records. We sampled Resemblance occasionally is re­ Judy.” the set of her new Technicolor pense drama, “Night Has a Thou­ exact time and station), comes Bob Hope in his forthcoming film, “The Three Musketeers,” The performer, credited with sand Eyes,” ironically landed his right into your living room for the toothpaste (try it on cherry sponsible for certain castings, as “never having turned down a Paramount production, “Sorrow­ in June Haver’s assignment with Donna Reed Van’s Mate her hair was in an attractive first screen contract in 1936 be­ 5 minutes to, spill a couple of pie some time; it ain’t bad). And short Dutch Boy bob, yet her worthy benefit,” was the first his beefs, occasionally breaking then came 7:30! My fine friends ful Jones?’ For months Welch, Betty Grable in “The Dolly Sis­ cause of his stage performance In ‘Monty Stratton’ Film role called for her usual long recipient of the award which is in "Boy Meets Girl,” a devastat­ up the comments by singing. looooved it. They didn't even Paramount talent scouts and ex­ ters,” the film which established to be given annually to the indi­ HOLLYWOOD — Donna Reed free-flowing hair-do. ing satire on Hollywood. A sweet-tempered soul, he miss me till the program was ecutives have whittled the crowd June as a star. More often, how­ vidual who during the previous has been chosen to star opposite The M-G-M actress revealed wouldn’t hurt a fly. (So, he over and I had to be coaxed out of talented children down to six. ever, lookalikes are kept apart. year made the most outstanding * LATE HAW Mtuswy u 11 .an Thu* Mary Martin was never Van Johnson in portraying Ethel the secret <)f her experimental slaughters everything else so from under the table ith an TheA1IC UX1C7one whoYV11U IOis V11UOV11chosen willw ma un-lva.« w - , ■ personal conritbution to the autographed picture of Roy doubtedly become a star when _ withwjui Claudette Colbert, Stratton, wife of the courageous bob. She had brushed her hair what? He’s a comedian. He s sports idol in Metro-GoMwyn- needy. got privileges, too). The other Rogers. the picture is released. Myrna Loy never appeared in upward and inward to form a Durante’s most-recently com­ ^ight, Burrows made a target of But me, I’m hurt. It ain’t the same film with Ruth Hussey, Mayer’s “The Story of Monty neat tight roll. Just below ear Alan Ladd is currently train­ Stratton” . level, it hugged evenly to her pleted picture was “On An Is­ “ovie fan magazines and hit a enough that I’ve gotta beat my ing two of his fillies, Karol Lee and Virginia Welles, Hollywood land With You,” with Esther bulls’-eye.