12 Movie boot. HoilV^fedd Goldwyn and HI Orson and Babe Ruth only one of many film casting 'naturals' By HAROLD J. SALEMSON Bishops Bi Ruth, producer, is the Wife Del Allied Artists reported to have BMr. a script Story By 808 BENNETT angel is Cary Grant. He comes ROYsent off of his of Babe Ruth to Orson Welles Goldwyn, who is a cut down to earth to straighten out in Italy with an offer for the wonder boy of the films to play the SAMabove the ordinary or David Niven, a young eager- r—, Sultan of Swat in his forthcoming production. swimming pool type Hollywood SCORECARD beaver type minister who wants That is casting with an eye to realism, for producer was a big, swank cathedral, and Lor- j. Orson would be perfect for the part. And, with him as saying quoted etta Young, his patient, lovable ; it, this might at last be the GREAT picture about “‘••Excellent; ••‘Good; "Fair; wife. It’s all about spiritual tran- 1948 ’our national pastime that we’ve been waiting for . . . poor pic- quility as an that •Indifferent; None, stinker and as fascinating '• Other look-alikes: Sam Wanamaker, whom 24, lures will even- old soap opera. . ¦'ou’ll soon see in film, My (inci- tually ruin Holly- Anthony Adverse I %.jj* - his first Girl Tisa < don’t know what’s happened JN wood. That’s not Best Years of Our Lives to Goldwyn. In the past, he’s al- L- dentally, a very heart-warming piece about irami- original •* century), j a reall >' Black Narcissus . ways shown some taste, intelli- grants at the turn of the would be won- 3 idea, but it car- It Had To Be You gence and a genuine interest in t as Tom Dewey (a statement which, probably nes some weight *** Body and Soul human problems. Most of his being a registered Democrat, he’ll doubtless resent). ilSMfei **** Bob.¦tSHope coming as it does Crossfire movies showed that he considered Comedian Benny Baker, in the same film, is a Cary Grant * f rom one of the Daisy Kenyon film making artistic creation. But deadringer for literary critic H. L. Mencken as a young man, if JANUARY men industry. ** top in the Deep Valley “Bishop’s Wife” is way ofi the any producer wants to film the autobiography of that authority on Goldwyn Hollywood was * said Forever Amber beam. It’s slick and has some language. **** the American “treading the road to ruin . . . Gentleman’s Agreement amusing scenes, but STAR, otherwise In case government Sir Stafford Cripps, the labor of Britain It is a Startling indictment of our *** Great Expectations almost impossible to tell from the * should, tire of him, could always get a part playing industry that with employment I Love Trouble kind of tripe that MGM and Para* Woodrow Wilson throughout the nation at its high- Black Gold mount pour out by the barrelful. ¦ m Hollywood historical pix. And est peak in history, box office *** 11 of magazine Kiss of Death If this is any indication of readers Time have receipts have going down.” •* Broadway written to publication been Life With Father what the white terror is going that to sug- Putting his finger on the source *** Long Night to do to Hollywood, we’d all gest that Bob Hope be cast as of the trouble, Goldwyn added Lost Moment better sharpen up our pinochle Paul Revere. The film, no doubt, CHICAGO **** that he thought the basic element Monsieur Verdoux games and iorget about tha to be titled The Road to Lexing- of picture making was a good ** Ride the Pink Horse movies. Johannes Steel ton and the key line to be: “One THE **• * * * by story. He ought to know. He’s Rosy Ridge if Crosby, two if by Lamour.”... Romance of * * * produced some good stories him- Secret Life of Walter "TYCOON," is the kind of thing to go back self—films like “North Star” and Mitty that makes our good neighbors NUNNALLY Johnson, erstwhile the “Best Years of Our Lives.” ** The Senator Was Indiscreet to the South so unhappy and producer of The Grapes of Wrath All of which gives me a chuckle Foxes of Harrow makes our neighbors up here in on the air and currently getting plaudits for —not a very loud one to be sure, Millie’s Daughter the North positively sad. It seems By BARNARD RUBIN The Senator Was Indiscreet, was but a chuckle. It was just about a that this gringo engineer, John STEEL not one of those who joined the ago all the big pro- Wayne, building will be month that is a tunnel back on the air shortly on Committee for the First Amend- ducers got together in New York through a high JOHANNES ment protest seems somewhat inconsistent to helluva mountain a major New —spon- to the Thomas com- ait the invitation of somewhere York station Eric John- you—as it does to me—go see a down in Latin Amer- sored by the Voice of mittee’s un-American attempts at ston and summarily canned the good psychiatrist. ica. The local bigwig gets mad Freedom intimidating Committee. Program will be in the film industry. only writers on their lots who bad when our hero at daugh- Speaking of Goldwyn, however, looks his nature of a Now the independent theater ideas, who could write the kind brings a unwillingly, an ter as if he—the hero—were hav- pictures us, bit to forum with Steel owners of Nebraska have called of that Goldwyn is say- item called the “Bishop’s Wife,” ing a gall bladder attack. The' ing Hollywood moderating. upon their members not to play needs. It seems which, has been perpetrated on Tycoon correctly interprets this they were dirty Keds and con- grimace as sure me Henry Wallace The Senator because it makes fun us by the gentleman in question. love—if had our temptuous of the Un-American puzzled—and tries to stop him and Sen. Glen of public officials and, as This it probably just what ha Taylor such, might give aid and Committee. ha from building the damned thing. have al- comfort among boys had in mind whan said ready agreed to to “subversive elements.” Prominent the who Hollywood was Treading tha But, hell, you can’t stop an put x’s on the line be among Steel’s producer upset their little to This, American way. even ¦The is naturally exactly where and the road ruin." as director that In fact guest speakers. only Johnston Herbert saying the mountain falling down on his —not because of possible fi- bankers told them to was none Biberman was a Martha Gra- few ago, of partner doesn’t stop the gringo—- nancial loss but also because his other than Goldwyn. weeks is the kind ham, Sam If this thing that vaudeville and he just goes _ahead and builds a Anita Al- film has been cut to the bone to killed varez will probably catch up with the bridge instead, honest. Sen. Taylor and Jose avoid giving offense to anyone or Lilhon dancing an movies in time. Lippy Durocher will be doing for independent appearing to portray any real-life humanity a considerable Bthefilm producer in New York, who politicians. He has made a The entertainment or edification service state- AAA AMPLIFIER value of miracle-workingangels when he gets Laraine Day off exports these film shorts to France ment that, if this Nebraska ban and other WERNER’S with angles left me feeling pretty traveling with the Dodgers and countries in Europe, goes through, it will be the be- sad after the second one. But still out of things like this. where they’re extremely popular. ginning of the “censorship by Sound Trucks Service * * * they keep coming. Radio station WHN’s comic, fear and intimidation” which is 24 Hour Service Morey In the “Bishop’s Wife,” I one my spies over Amsterdam, drew a lot of the aim of the Thomas committee. the SENT of protests SACramento 1600 VlNcennes 3900 to sit through a number called from taxi drivers when As one who deeply respects him “The Fabulous Texan.” He stag- he made what was supposed to I address the following memo to FOR INSURANCE gered green around be a wise Call in all the crack about taxi driv- him: “Dear Nunnally Johnson: gills to report that there’s nothing ers taking the long way home to Where were you when the 19 were Freedom of the Press Louis S. Blumberg in this —he—and you, too —haven’t make more money out of their called to Washington? How did Automobile Liability seen 600 times and suggested that fares. Later that night, on an- you protest? If the present action Reception &Buffet Fire Insurance Hospitalisation The Star start a campaign to get other program, Amsterdam apolo- is what you say it is, you can 166 W. Jackson Har. 5496 those old Western serials revived gized. But all throughout that count yourself among those re- ' Supper and shown at first run houses. program and, of course, while Am- sponsible. By your silence two With great logic he asks why sterdam was apologizing, a record months ago, YOU ASKED FOR background • take an inferior imitation when of music was being IT.”. ... you can get the real thing? played titled—Long Way Home. * * * The play wasn’t really as bad ODDS AND ENDS: Vincent Sun.: Feb. B—3 p. ml as all that, but they’re saying plays in A Line of Price Richelieu MGM’s Complete around town about Crime and musical The Three Hull Houae Theatre & Musketeers. PAPER SUPPLIES Punishment that the production Lana Turner, Gene Kelly, Van For Yoht 800 S. Haleted St. Mimeograph was a crime and the audience took Heflin, June Allyson and Keenan at punishment. the . Wynn have already been cast . . MUNROE PAPER CO. Hear that Frank Kingdon may Luther Adler, appearing with Rita 910 W. Van Buren Monroe 9738 give up the idea of fighting for Hayworth in The Loves of Car- Supper SI.OO the New Jersey Democratic Party men, has been offered top male nomination for Senator. spot in the stage production of In Resident’s Dining Room * * * OFFICE SUPPLIES Piranello’s As You Desire Me, Ske’ll There Word Be - from the West . . . Entire Proceeds for Fountain Pens Legal Blanks Coast with Marta Abba Republic THE CHICAGO STAR WiU Ye.? Brief Cases that all hell broke loose last has started filming Ted Strauss’ Wednesday at Hollywood and Fight Against ESCO STATIONERY STORE the novel Moonrise with Dane Clark, Anti-Semitism (Opposite City Hall) Newsreel Theatre. The sound Gail Russell, Ethel Barrymore, FEB, 7th 10C N. LaSalle Sta. 1*62 effects got juggled with Vie re- Allyn Joslyn and Rex Ingram un- sult that the fade-out of the der Frank Borzage’s direction. Warner-Palhe News carried over into a Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer cious propaganda by subversive short. elements.* .. .” This movie is Do YOU have back numbers When Leo Hie lion opened his merely a mild spoofing of a cer- mouth to roar, all the customers tain type politician and the pro- of Chicago heard was the lusty crow of Hie ducers, as mentioned in this paper The Star? rooster. previously, tried to appease the I » * * Is In Need oI Back Un-American Committee by toss- The Star Copiee ofthe Following Editions—- This has been on my desk for ing in a caricatured “bolshevik.” ( several days but haven’t used it Then, as itemed here the other J«b 20,27,1946; J, 10,24,31,1946;5«pt under the impression that all the day, they moved to prevent its A«*. 7,14,21,1946; papers were running it. But till, sale in non-English speaking coun- now haven’t noticed it in any ot tries abroad. Oct 12, 26, 1946; Nor. 9, 1946; Mar. 21, 1947; Apri 26, 1947 this town’s press. The National Council on Free- The Allied Independent Theatre dom From Censorship has stated Owners, organization erf the movie “These theatre owners quite evi- IfYou Have 1 or More 1 Copies Please Bring or Mail Them to theatre owner# in mid-western dently are intimidated by the at- states, have film, mosphere The Chicago Star, 166 W. Washington St. Chicago 2, HI. condemned the of fear engendered by The Senator Was Indiscreet, stat- the recent House Un-American ing that it might be used as “vi- Activities hearing.