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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- 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 In ‘Monty Stratton’ Film recipient of the award which is cause of his stage performance looooved it. They didn't even ters,” the film which established role called for her usual long in "Boy Meets Girl,” a devastat­ up the comments by singing. Paramount talent scouts and ex­ free-flowing hair-do. to be given annually to the indi­ 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 HOLLYWOOD — Donna Reed has been chosen to star opposite The M-G-M actress revealed vidual who during the previous 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. He satirized a typieal brains out from Monday to Fri­ and VieartDony7withT;ianM5:’'"r,e‘- undobutedly will never Like Johnson, Miss Reed will head. She declares it an ideal Williams- atari them at Bay Meadows aPPear wlth Je,n Ar,hur' be coached by Stratton himself, coiffure for the coming summer ft's dynamite... || movie interview. Fortified by day, inclusive, turning out issue when these two the hearty gales of the studio after issue, of deathless prose re when that San Francisco track) who is in Hollywood as technical months and permits women to who’s gonna-marry-who-and-for- advisor on the picture. try a Dutch Boy bob without Roses For Gable! come together I audience, and the knowledge of stages its next meeting. Both are Di tiehart Scion The film marks the fourth out­ cutting their hair and then being having a job well done, he went how-long. On my day off, yet, two-year-olds and neither has HOLLYWOOD — Clark Gable ■5 A i * _ i standing role in succession for disappointed. has received one of the most ’ Y. St to bed with his accolades on. I get joked about raced as yet. Their training Debuts in Films the young actress, who starred That’s where he shoulda stood! • A few more cracks about fan workouts, however, indicate that novel gifts ever sent a film star S HOLLYWOOD — Alan Dine- opposite Jimmy Stewart in “It's Red Skelton Fan by admirers — an entire rose Monday morning brought a mags, Burrows, and I’ll take my both wil soon be ready. A Wonderful Life,” then joined deluge of mail. Following is a teeth out and throw ’em away, hart III, talented 10-year-old garden. «1 VERONfCA | youngster of former screen star Lana Turner and Van Heflin in Wins Film Cbance sample. It is signed by Betty The hell with you and your Barbara Stanwyck recently “Green Dolphin Street,” then The actor, who recently com­ Etter, the editor of Movie Life, toothpaste. began a difficult chore of mara-)Mozelle Brltton and the late Alan teamed’with Alan Ladd in “The HOLLYWOOD — Red Skelton pleted “Homecoming.” for Merto- one of the better fan magazines, thon acting for Hal Wallis,;Dinehart, has been signed by Long Gray Line.” is constantly being mobbed by Goldwyn-Mayer, was gifted with an affiliate of the Ideal Publish­ Actress To Build “Sorryr Wrong Number.” For; producer Sam Katzman for a “The Story of Monty Stratton.” the youngsters who idolize him the garden by members on an ing Corporation. Betty, having the next two weeks the star will featured role in his forthcoming also with Frank Morgan in its and recently one of his kid fans Eastern Garden Club who had writ, doesn't care who knows Own Film Theater work alone before the “™«ajColumbia eerlal, “Superman," stellar cast, will be directed by won a film opportunity, thanks read of his fondness for roses. More than four dozen bushes, what she feels about Abe Bur­ HOLLYWOOD — Evelyn in a remarkable feat of sustain- H Roy Rowland, produced by Jack to Red. Drexle Haywood, nine- dick H ed dramatic performance. Mak- based on the celebrated comic year-old Los Angeles Negro boy, each specially packed, /were rows. This what she says: Keyes, who headed the exhibi­ Cummings. CASSELl Dear Abe Burrows: tor’s list as the most promising ing the event even more of an)strip and radio show. was the moppet and he got a shipped ^1 i JfER ADLER So Saturday night I was in- star of tomorrow, is falling in acting tour de force, Barbara! Young Dinehart, who just com- Thorpe To Direct Lassie chance to play a comedy scene hook vited out to dinner. I put on my line with her exhibitor friends will deliver all of her dialogue|pjetetj an jmportanf parf jn pe. with Red in M-G-M’s “A South­ Featurette! dress (the one with the and is building a theatre of her into a telephone and play all In ‘Sun In the Morning’ ern Yankee.” Wm let down), tucked my public’s “Moonrise,” with Dane al- own. I of her scenes from a bed . . . I Clark and Gail Russell, obtained HOLLYWOOD -— Richard Drexle was one of a dozen bum of Burrows records under With her husband, John Hus-J Jean Arthur and Marlene Diet­ )his new role of “Superman” as Thorpe has been named to direct youngsters waiting for Red to one arm and the large economy ton, she owns property at Cala-jrlch are the only actresses who Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's “Sun in leave a radio ’station. He was Till Brida ton, sne owns property at a boy, on his own. While his entertaining his friends by danc­ size of Listerine Toothpaste un­ basas, which is within five min- will receive screenacreen credit in mOfher who writes a syndicated the Morning,” starring Lassie REGORY PECK * der the other, and set out to get with Cluade Jarman, Jr. Follow­ ing on the sidewalk when Skel­ utes driving time of Tarzana in|Fi.x>aramoun t’s . . Foreign Affair,... - Hollywood column and has a ra- Goes Wild” i J JOHN GARFIELD * some new members foY the Ain’t San Fernando Valley. Since!it was revealed recently.^recently. All ^ofof ^io program, was interviewing ing the enthusiastic reception ton came out. The actor watched Tarzana is theaterless, Miss' the other 18 players listed in theL Spencer Bennet, who will direct given the collie’s latest picture, the boy for a while and then F Gentleman’s Agreemest” official cast are men. 15.chapter serial, the enter- "Hills of Home,” the new pic­ invited him to come out to the Van John|»'®i Keyes has conceived the idea of ture goes into production this studio the following day. Jane Allvsjpi erecting a drive-in theater on ♦ * * . I prising boy talked himself into Result—a new scene in the In his first promotional tie-in; the acting stint. month. 2 H the property. “Sun in the Morning,” drama­ comedy in which Drexle and for "Samson and Delilah,” Cecil jn addition, young Alan is re- Mm; ; a? *is;eni Ever since she completed her tic story of an orphaned boy, Skelton do a comedy tapping Thrn err: xte role in Columbia's “The Mating B. DeMille recently disclosed,hearsing for a stage role in “Mac- routine. that he would grant auditions beth” at the Geller Theater, played by young Jarman, and a SUE TO OURwK HALE of Millie,” Miss Keyes has been famous concert star and a dog, ALWAYS A MARINE la .’.;H > X (XTENilVE .. ..x studying plans of drive-in to the winners of the “Mr. Sam- •« lxta.su re remodeling' C.WfORNlA sort” and “Miss Delilah” contests was written by Marjorie Kinnan When Glenn Ford took time theaters and has attended all of ACTOR TURNS AUTHOR Rawlings, noted authoress of f ahd’--=- FHORAND” those situated in and around Los to be held in Los Angeles March After hiding his writing light off from shooting Columbia’s ^Tarzan s New­ i 4»tur.. "The Y e a r 1 i n g” and “Cross “The Return of October” to take jjpd Angeles. 13. Entries in the “Mr. Samson” under a bushel waste-basket of ark Adventure’ 14TURB4Y Creek.” Under the title of U Mill 1 *’m? All ‘ROCK) LANE competition includes winners of torn copy paper for the past cou­ his young son to a children’s J. Weismuller the A.A.U. “Mr. America” con­ “Mountain Prelude,” it ran party, he proved he’s still true and Maureen 1Frcntiersmaa*1 ple of years, Glenn Ford has at SUNDAY Ten Musical Numbers tests held over the nation the serially in the Saturday Evening to the U. S. Marine Corps tra­ O’Sullivan last come out with a play. Titled Post- ditions. Glenn became violently M IllM Set In ‘Date With Judy’ past ten years. . i“The Strangest,” Glenns’ opus The picture will be produced ★ » 1 When Macdonald Carey’key-?, windsvln,S ; concerns a modern psychological seasick on the merry-go-round. HOLLYWOOD — Ten musical his starring chore wit..,h Claud?------yroblem of family life. by Robert Sisk, who also was at e numbers have been set for “A the helm of “Hills of Home.” ____ Rains and Wanda Hendrix in a-Xfei Date With Judy,” M-G-M Tech­ Paramount’s “A b g a i 1, Dear TRACY RETURNS nicolor musical starring Wallace WRITES BOOK Heart,” he’ll bundle his wife and Paul Lees, famed ex-Marine HOLLYWOOD —.Spencer ^iixssces# s Beery, Jane Powell, Elizabeth baby into the car and head for Tracy, back from his Eastern Taylor, Carmen Miranda, Robert war hero, and now under con­ a brief Palm Springs vacation tract to Paramount as an actor, trip, is spending a few days in Stack, Scotty Beckett, and . . . Renee is rated as one of i- has written a new book, in col­ the desert before returning to £ Xavier Cugat and his orchestra. the most photogenic starlets in laboration with Reginald Owen.” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and his Miss Powell’s numbers include Hollywood. It is entitled “Soo Chow, the first previev) of the “State of "Judahne,’ ‘I’m Strickly on the Marine,” and tells the real-life the Union,” in which he stars Corny Side, Temptation,” Smiley Burnette story of the mongrel pupy which with Katharine Hepburn, Van “Through .the Years,”’ “It’s a the Marines adopted as their own Johnson, Angela Lansbury, Most Unusual Day,” “Home, Heads For Cirrus in Shanghai and carried along Adolphe Menjou and Lewis Musk c! Sweet Home,” and “"Love Is HOLLYWOOD — Smiley with them through the war. Strno. | LISTEN TOXWestern, is opening winter \ CLUB MARCH 27. I P. M. EVERY WED. 9 to 9:30 P. M., WTOL With Glass,” and “Vamo A quarters at his San Fernando 316 Cha,rv near Summit Rumbia.” Valley ranch preparing the x >0*0194 IN pahlor ’K'l null, ' comedy act which he will present John Gar 9 invites yon to SIT'jRW Cures Cold While with the Bailey Circus this make thin ir Downtown Knrvrn!! spring on a Pacific Coast tour. Dine & Dir Headquarters. Movie Making He is rounding up several of the ft **** f ORlH£STR< ex-circus clowns in Hollywood HOLLYWOOD — Akin Roger,, Dll* Evur ■nd Mortimer Sneed In SPECIAL SUNDAY Andy , Devine In Tamiroff says that what they to work with him in perfecting „ i “FUN AND FANCY FREE” l< $ >1 his routine. j ’t ' Lvery Tuesday “BELLS OE BAN ANGELO Alaa Kent Taylor claim about Arizona is true. The DIWER& Cgturdhiy Alio Lynn* Roberts In day he left smog-bound Los MUNSHIN’S-SCREEN” DEBUT ft. PILGRIM JANE POWELL, MGM’i Angeles to join the cast of HOLLYWOOD — Jules Mun-i - ar4 s« young singing star, will be Columbia’s “Relentless” in Ari­ shin, who won the New York1 Choic< ariety'of - seen next in the Technicolor zona he began coming down with Critics Award and the Donald-; POLISH H IE COOKER Sunday1 s DAKGB musical, “Luxury Liner,” and a bad bronchial attack. Two son Award as the best comedian! MEALS * FRY DAY '' the Music of VoroHloa laker’'V' McCrti M will share stellar billing with days later he was completey over of the year with his performance) LIQUORS— ES—BEER LOCAL h, llAwJciO Andy Devin* In Barrett “BELLS OF SAN ANGELO** George Brent, Lauritz Mel­ it- in the Broadway show “Call Me! MIXED INKS Ai»o Lynne Robert* In AIM Jm Yul« !■ Mister,” makes his screen debut) and His “THE PILGRIM LADY” chior. Frances Gifford. Marg­ Now he wants to buys ranch Open Daily from 00 A. M 425 Winthrop Street ins Koshetz and Xavier Cu­ in Arizona and commute to in M-G-M’s Technicolormusical) to 2:30 A. M. Orchestra gat. _ • Hollywood for picture work. 1'“Easter Parade.” -- - ...