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Friday, .Tune 3*), JQ44 THE TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL Page 5 ‘Dear Marfin Heard on a Hollywood Movie Set HOLLY WOOD — John News and Gossip of Stage and Serei n Conte and Marilyn Maxwell are enacting one of the j. - ■- <fr.:-;-UUZ;.,> . .ll . , ..■■j , f -r .. Lr „ — . .. romantic interludes in the Abbott and Costello starrer, Star I*refers Pie “Lost in a Harem," on &tage Stars Use Own Names 26 at M-G-M. «► As the scene begins, Ar Birthday ‘Cake’ , S mF k v i Conte takes Marilyn's hand HOLLYWOOD — Judy Gar In New Screen Vogue and says; {, .* diettjo, land defied tradition on her HOLLYWOOD (Special)—If a present trend continues in “I love you.” Hofljwood wri’ers may soon stop worrying about what names to “I’m — I’m speechless,” twenty-second birthday. ' ' I ’ says Marilyn. “As we say in At a family dinner tendered give their screen characters. Actors will simply use their own America, 'this is so sud the young star by her mother, names—as more and more of them are now doing. den'.” By TED TAYLOR Mrs. Ethel Gilmore, the familiar Take the instance of Jose Iturbi. He made his screen debat AmAmL W. birthday cake was conspicuous playing himself in "Thousads Cheer.” “After I have regained my throne, will you marry by its absence. Judy’s favorite In 20th Century Fox s Four Jills and a Jeep,” they prac- HOLLYWOOD (FP)—This fs probably the first ease on record dessert is chocolate pie. After tically dropped the traditional me?” Conte asks her. M-G-M Stars Two New “Yes,” repli“s Maralyn, as of a man nominating himself for a movie plot. The man is Ely weeks of hoarding bits of choco screen incognito. Carole Landis Conte kisses her. Culbertson, who recently figured out a system to put interna late, Mrs. Garland substituted remained Carole Landis. Martha Pictures, 10 Now Filming “That was a very con tional peace on a guaranteed scientific basis, and who now divulges a chocolate pie for the tradi Raye, Mitzi Mayfair, Carmen that a great love story is involved. tional pink and white cake. HOLLYWOOD (Special) — vincing love scene,’ says Miranda, Jimmy Dorsey and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer will put Director Charles Riesner The Culbertson story, with sure fire ingredients of famous IT others relaxed in the comfort of two pictures into production this after the scene is filmed. Geometry The Easy ay week, making a total of ten cur their own names. 'Ft ■''. “It certainly should have hero. Unique triangle and post rently before the cameras at that s»*. ■? ■CsS; • been,” says Marilyn. “Yon war implication, has been drawn The world-famous composer studio. see, this is our way of tell ingenuously to the attention nf conductor, Albert Coates, ap The two to get the starting While the Nazi Baron (played by Peter Van Eyck) watches ing you John and I are en peared on the screen as himself gun are “Anchors Aweigh,” suspiciously, Paul Lukas reads one of the condemning letters gaged as of last night.” the producers of Zola, Parnell, in a piano number in Song of Technicolor musical featuring from his friend. Max, in San Francisco. Scene from Columbia's “Well,” exclaims Costello, Mme. Curie, Mark Twain and Gene Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Jose “Address Unknown,” now at the Valentine Theatre. walking over to Marilyn Buffalo Bill. Russia.” Iturbi and Kathryn Grayson, and and kissing her, “this is my (Not for nothing Is Culbert Scores of Others a new Laurel and Hardy comedy The friendship of the Eisenstein family, Max (Morris Car- way of showing you what son an expert on bidding.) The fans of Xavier Cugat will feature, "The Home Front.” novsky) and his daughter, Griselle (K. T. Stevens), for the you passed up.” The romance starts out provo see their idol under his own tag Others before the cameras on Schulzes, Martin (Paul Lukas), his wife, Elsa (Mady Christians), the Culver City lot are “Thirty and son, Heinrich (Peter Van Eyck), is more than that of part catively with a divorce in 1938. in "Two Sisters and a Sailor.” Seconds Over Tokyo," the Mic Mrs. Culbertson believes she has And Lauritz Melchoir will be ners in a San Francisco art gallery. They came from Germany Edward Arnold Is key Rooney starrer, “National together and Griselle and Heinrich are expected to marry. been supplanted by a rival. Our himself aa an opera star in Velvet,” “The Picture of Dorian Then the elder Schulzes decide to return to Germany and Bran Briimmel hero has taken to prolonged ab “Thrill of a Romance.” Gray;” “The Thin Man Goes Griselle announces that she is going with them to study dra sences, a peake and -dreamy And the list is constantly Home.” William Powell-Myrna matics in Vienna. HOLLYWOOD—Edward Ar Loy starrer; “Music for Mil In Munich, Germany, Martin becomes friendly with his nold is the newest contender foi look and scribbling at all hours growing. There is Vaughn Mon lions,” the all-star Ziegfeld F01- neighbor, Baron von Friesche (Carl Esmond), Nazi organizer. the title of the screen’s “best —sonnets no doubt. roe in “Meet the People,” Tom lies;” the Wallace Beery starrer, Letters to Max in America .praise the new order until Martin dressed actor." Lots of suspense here. But my Dorsey in Broadway “Airship Squadron 4” and “Son is completely won over to the Nazi cause and asks hi? Jewish In his sketch with Victoi Rhythm,” and Carlos Ramirez, of Lassie.' starring the canine Moore for “Ziegfeld Follies,” ir finally the rival turns out to be friend not to write any more. the Culbertson world federation, Latin-American baritone in actor of “Lassie Come Home.” Meanwhile, Griselle makes her debut on the Berlin stage. four scenes he wears foui a peace plan based on the bal “Bathing Beauty.” All bear the She flouts Nazi censor orders deleting several of her lines, is changes of costume! anced 'distribution of lethal same names in their screen roles. Hepb urn-Tracy Ready denounced as a Jewess and flees for her life to Martin in He starts out in a blue sergr Others in the long list are weapons among mankind so that To Go In ’Without Love’ •Munich. Martin refuses her admittance. Storm troopers seize suit. The next scene finds hint three of a kind is always beaten Laurel and Hardy, and Harrv her. in morning coat and itripec by any hand including the joker. James, and, in ‘The Youngest HOLLYWOOD (Special)— trousers. Then he dons a gol With Donald Ogden Stewart, In America, a letter addressed to Griselle is returned to Max When the estranged wife dis Profession,” such stars as Greer marked “Address Unknown.” He realizes the truth but writes a outfit, and by the time h< Garson, Walter Pidgeon, and who wrote the screenplay for reaches the final scene he’s in < covers that a great humanitarian “The Philadelphia Story,” put frantic letter to Martin. The latter replies that Griselle is dead work has been underway (first S! William Powell, acting under no anH definitely discourages further correspondence. gray business suit! other names but their own. ting finishing touches to the printing. 235.000 copies) there is script of “Without Love,” Kath Then, at a party Martin gives to celebrate the birth of his a reconciliation and fadeout in Newcomer Retains Name Adolph, the Baron arrives with a strange incoherent cable- George Aiurphr On One of the most interesting arine Hepburn is due back in the postwar dawn. Hollywood within the next three BF’t for Martin. It reads like a code message. In the days that As Ely phrases it, Josephine Instances of this trend of movie ionow letter after letter arrives from America, all of thejn in Screen Ten Years makers to call a spade a spa te weeks to star in that film story, Culbertson “has found her hao- Bonnie Edwards’ neat curves and smooth lines come natirr- with Spencer Tracy. coherent and seemingly in code. HOLLYWOOD — June 20th piness again by participating ac aHr. She makes her debut as a shapely co-ed in the M-G-M when it comes to casting their Martin goes almost wild with fear. He can’t stop those let which was Metro-Goldwyn screen stars was the debut of Since completing her starring tively in the world federation musical comedy, "Bathing Reauty,” starring Red Skelton. rede in Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer's ters. The Baron gets more and more suspicious. Martin finds Mayer’s 20th anniversary, alsc movement and forgiving her hus 14-year-old singer Jane Pdwell. himself in a dangerous position. In "Song of the Open Road" her "Dragon Seed." Miss Hepburn marked an important anniver band for sacrificing her destiny » ♦ » » ==================================== ««-«*« has been dividing her time be When Elsa is about to leave for Switzerland, Martin begs sary for screen star George to a greater duty. Thus a mag name remained Jane Powell. her to smuggle a letter to Max across the border. Although Elsa The trend is not confined to tween vacationing with her fam Murphy. The genial Irish actoi nificent love story, a dramatic ily in Hartford. Conn., and see and her children are allowed to enter Switzerland, the letter is signed his first motion picture adventure of two lives, and the two-’egged actors either. In discovered and she is forced to destroy it. "Lassie Come Home," the star ing new plays in New York. contract on that date 10 year; worldwide peace movement Hollywood TiddBits The Theater Guild, of which Martin’s hallucinations increase, his actions become more ago.