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Now for Next Best Years Happiness Reigns at RKO Because Dore Schary Is No ‘New Broom’ Mimicry of Prize Screen Play Will Find By Sheilah Graham Way Full of Pitfalls HOLLYWOOD. We’ll make between 8 and 10 big When a new boss takes over a pictures,” says the producer. Among By Jay Carmody Hollywood studio, every one there the latter will be some biggies for It came as no surprise that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts gets very nervous because it’s an old Barbara Bel Geddes, who tees off custom for the new with the lead in "I Remember and Sciences agreed with every one, including the public, that Hollywood guy to off the heads of the boys Mama.” “The Best Years of Our Lives" was the best motion picture of 1946. chop appointed by his predecessor. Likes Jane Greer. The academy has not always been so acquiescent, but it could hardly “But I’m leaving every one as I have been otherwise this time without making a great fool of itself. “I’m planning a big build-up for found them,” says Dore Schary, new it stood there and in effect conferred knighthood Jane Greer,” says Dore. Jane, the So, up manfully executive vice president in charge he is a notorious non- upon Samuel Goldwyn, despite the fact that of production at the RKO Studio^ ex-wife of Rudy Vallee, has the lead conformist and sometimes talks as if he owned the one is s place. And maybe that’s why every with Robert Mitchum in “Out of the is Even stars The ceremony, indeed, was fairly alive with harmony. This relaxed and pleased. Past.” Schary is tremendously im- not in a world as as this one, but stranger still like Dick Powell and Cary Grant, only strange seething pressed* with her potentialities. In Hollywood where every sleeve is presumed to sheath a dirk, and who don’t have to worry about like Watch for her to go places under where the brotherhood of man exists on a scale of 1 inch to 10,000 miles. "small things” being fired, stopped me after Dore took over his banner. Picture Made Sweep of Prizes. to say, “Isn’t it wonderful that he’s Pat O’Brien is another star who was not it was also The Goldwyn victory only cheering, complete, the new boss!” will get good pictures under the Lives” won so of the best It was “The Best Years of Our many prizes. Cary has Just finished making Schary banner. His next is “Fight- March voted not only the best picture of the year, but earned Fredric “The Bachelor and the Bobby Sox- ing Father Dunne.” the story of a the best actor prize, William Wyler the accolade as best director and er” for RKO with Shirley Temple Catholic priest who founded the Robert E. Sherwood another as the finest writer. Prom there, it went and Myma Loy. And he liked the Newsboys Home in 1909. He has now on to establish Harold Russell as the best supporting male player. treatment he received. Laraine Day recently signed a deal to do another with Dore, one a This bagful of Oscars had not picked up its first speck of dust signed with RKO to make picture “Mr Blandings Builds His Dream year for the next five years. She is before speculation was rife as to the meaning of all these honors for House,” again with Myma Loy. now in with John “The Best Years of Our Lives.” starring “Tycoon” When you can pull off two pictures Wayne. Dore and I discuss her can mean and wonderful Clearly they something bright, shining in a row with these two stars, you marital problems, and I wonder for the movies. must be good! , aloud whether they will hurt her at The clear-cut and sweeping victory oi me Best Years oi uur “My two main ideas,” Dore tells the box office. “It can’t,” says Dore, Lives” hardly can fail to be a good thing. Certainly it must show, me, “is to make money for RKO “because she is a very good person, even a less imitative community than the cinema capital, that there and to make pictures that have a in the good sense of the word. And she’s a fine actress.” He seems to is honor and profit in making screenplays which have the intelligence point to them. ‘The Bachelor and the for instance, is a be right because shortly after the and courage to deal with the contemporary scene in terms of honest Bobby Soxer,’ the modern spirit case broke, Laraine, whose picture realism. f comedy reflecting in nice, normal kids. There’s no price had been $100,000, started get- This, beyond argument, is the best quality of the prize picture. juvenile delinquency in the picture! ting offers at $150,000! of the ones movie audiences and even those who It faces the facts life, —just happy kids of today with Dore is 41, has three children and are It does not to do not go to the movies, facing. try capture Utopia their foibles, love for jive music and a calm disposition. He has been by sprinkling stardust on its tail. Instead, it makes a picture about lack of discipline.” married to the same girl for 15 years. servicemen who went back to a called Boone He started in as a writer three discharged place A Problem Handler. Hollywood a the with in hand. Right: Paul Crabtree ducks a City, and, in doing so, it apparently forgets there is another place A MATTER OF LIFE AND THE “ICEMAN”—Being few of taproom, glass and rose to be a producer at Metro, blow Carl Benton Reid. The comes to the Hie Blandings picture kids the for whom called where life distorted and fantastic. who take part in the happenings in the broken-down threatened by play then with David Selznick, Hollywood gets players of building a house today. which is the setting for the Eugene O’Neill play, “The National Theater for two weeks, starting March 24. problem he kicked off with “I’ll Be Seeing Little Story, Big Picture.. sfiloon If Dore can make a comedy of and Jo- Morton L. a man in a You,” with Ginger Rogers Iceman Cometh.” Left: Stevens, happy he’s a This is how it came to be that a comparatively simple little story *_l-— that, genius. seph Cotten. He likes Selznick. as a as “The Best Years of Our Lives.” I think he because here is how turned Into big picture is, “David treated me better than any a much It had no history of success in the book marts such as other prize- Schedules he handled tougher prob- one else I’ve ever been mixed up Tarzan’s Ex-Mate Returns Today’s lem with Sam Goldwyn. Dore winning movies, say “Gone With the Wind,” or “The Lost Week-End.” CAPITOL—“13 Rue Made- with in Hollywood,” says Dore. “He's Hollywood: signed Loretta Young for the lead Few realize even now that it ever was in the book stalls. But it was. 7:15 and a good friend because I had a year leine”: 1:45, 4:30, of Love.” Then he bor- in "Memory to go on contract with him and It was a verse narrative, than which there is nothing more anonymous, 10:05 pjn. Stage shows: 1:05, my And Maureen O’Sullivan Wishes She Gould rowed Dana Andrews from Goldwyn he released me.” Kantor. Its title in that form was 3:50, 6:40 and 9:25 pjn. Frank Sinatra written by MacKinlay "Glory for the lead opposite her. He was (Released by the North American not so a one as COLUMBIA—“The Beginning for Me,” which is a line title, but perhaps winning Be Known for Other Roles. all ready to start production. Newspaper Alliance.) The latter is catchier. or the End”: 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30 "The Best Years of Our Lives.” certainly Again Fights At this Teresa Wright an- Harold Heffernan and 9:40 p.m. point, After all, few humans see anything with which to identify themselves By that she not work in EARLE—“Nora Prentiss”: 1, Intolerance nounced could In but one is entitled to have a best year, or years, in "The because she glory, every HOLLYWOOD. 3:10, 5:20, 7:35 and 9:45 p.m. Bishop’s Wife,” Bob Thomas The his life. Maureen O'Sullivan arose early HIPPODROME—“The Woman By was expecting a baby. picture Because here think had started and Sam was BSBa The change then is wise and easily understandable. It is admirable, that all-important Monday morning I Loved Most”: 2:05, 3:50, many people already the intolerance is more He asked Schary if he too. in that it does nothing fancy to the basic idea such as maybe in late February. The rest of the 5:50, 7:50 and 9:45 p.m. fight against desperate,- now Loretta from Best Years of important than ever, Holly- could borrow Young making it a Hollywood thing. household, including the four O’Sul- KEITH’S—“The u TRUMAN WARNS L 6:30 wood will produce another short him. Dore said “Yes” because he Boone should be for Hollywood’s recent acute ingrowing- Our Lives”: 12:20, 3:25, City good livan children, was still asleep. Mau- subject to combat racial and re- was grateful for the loan of Dana. about the local and 9^35 pm. ness, which has not been as bad as those radio gags The star The result was that he had to find reen retrieved her long-neglected LITTLE—“Henry the Fifth”: ligious antagonism. again OF TRADE WAR weather and Madman Muntz, but has nevertheless been frightful. will be Frank Sinatra, who won a another leading lady, Merle Oberon. from a shelf. 2:30 and 8:30 pm. is and there is a makeup paraphernalia Award last MT. ETNA ERUPTS Boone City is America and Hollywood just Hollywood METROPOLITAN—“Sinbad the special Academy year Most studios are cutting down, or With excusable excitement she set for a similar “The House I world of difference in favor of the former. The Messrs. Goldwyn, Sailor”: 1, 3:10, 5:20, 7:30 and subject, cutting out entirely their “B” pic- about the task of fixing her face for Live In.’’ Irving Berlin is writing LILIENTHAL CONFIRMED Wyler, Sherwood, and Actor March of Madison, Wis., all knew this and 9:45 pm. tures. But not Schary. "It’s the her first day in nearly six years be- a for the which will be never once in "The Best Years of 1,3:10, song short, only way to develop new talent,” their knowledge slipped making a motion camera. PALACE—“Boomerang”: GOLDEN GLOVE BOUTS fore picture a nonprofit venture. he “because can’t risk Our Lives.” 5:20, 7:30 and 9:40 p.m. states, you when art the men Dawn was just breaking The directors, who new in expensive WMAL—Hourly NewwcaH Film Artfully Artless. PIX—“Forbidden Music”: 2:35, putting people Maureen tiptoed toward the front plan movie sets, are worried about And if don’t them are misled the 5:15, 7:50 and 10:30 pm. pictures. you put If there are copyists in the movie capital who by car the trend of in door to get into her forrthe drive TRANS-LUX—News and shorts. shooting pictures in small pictures, how are they ever surface of the prize picture into thinking of it as artless, they to the Paramount where her the East and elsewhere on location, simple studio, Continuous from 1 p.m. going to learn to be star actors and are in for the surprise of their lives. husband, John Farrow—on his way thus cutting into their jobs. So actresses?” it is as artful as an English actress, but like her, more than an hour before—was they’ve hired a press agent at $10,- Actually, elderiy don’t look for any trouble of that This is not idle talk on the part to direct her in her'first 000 a year to help explain their it Is wonderfully deceptive above it. waiting sort.” of Dore because he was the execu- scene of “The Big Clock.” contribution to the industry. This requires great skill and before Hollywood starts dealing in The late great tenor, John Mc- tive in charge of “B” pictures at With a hand on the front-door Maria Montez and Jean Pierre in the fashion of the Goldwyn screenplay, it must make Cormick, was for Mau- Metro for several years. Players Americana the stair- responsible Aumont very mak- knob Maureen looked up actress. appeared happy who their first sure it knows the tricks practiced by the producer of ‘‘The Best Years reen's debut as a screen received recognition way and beheld a small figure in ing “Atlantis,” and why not? He of these tricks is audiences After Paramount signed him to do under his "B” system include Mar- of Our Lives.” The most admirable making looking down at her in gets $100,000 (minus MGM’s cut) pajamas a singing picture, the studio combed garet O’Brien, Van Johnson, Robert accept completely that this is just the way it would have happened, shocked It was her son, and she gets $100,000, plus 10 per dismay. Ireland—in a contest—to find a col- Walker, Keenan Wynn and Lassie. that this is how Banker A1 Stephenson, Fred Derry, who was a former Michael Damien, 8 cent of the profits). nearing years leen, suitable to play opposite him. Big-shot directors of today who Homer who lost his hands in the war, had to old. The stared at his mother John Hodiak says no more heavies soda-jerk, and Parrish, boy MAUREEN O’SULLIVAN. Maureen won the job, was given learned their trade in Schary and then be- for him. He is tired of playing mur- solve problems. with unbelieving eyes a and landed ‘‘B’s” are George Sidney, postwar adjustment $150 week, eventually derers and other char- supervised is the the had to solve them and gan sobbing. unsavory Jules Fred Wilcox and Fred. The fact is that this way picture contrast to the rags she wore in the a term contract at MGM, Contrary Dassin, broke come- acters, and thinks the public is tired it had to win award. “That almost up my to the she’s made Zimmerman. in doing it so well, its Academy Tarzan films. general impression, of them. His were as back before it got started,” said Tar- seeing spirits It should be to mimic in its external simplicity, but not in The went out, when Mau- some fine movies outside-the “RKO will make about 12 ‘B’ easy Maureen. children had never story low as a horse opera’s budget until “My zan Being constantly hooked this same those elusive and obscure basic which will iiispire others to reen retired, that MGM fired her be- sphere: Anne Baxter a pictures year—with the qualities before seen me in makeup. Michael arranged showing she could do up with those jungle, epics bothers care that goes into an ‘A’ seek an success. cause they figured of “A Bell for Adano” at their home picture. equivalent Damien, the eldest, didn’t recognize *’ but Tarzan This the Maufeen not a little. I had to sit nothing types. the other night. That renewed his me for a few moments. “I in 40 at MGM actress indignantly denied in her played pictures flagging faith in his career. down right there and explain what she k room on the opening day and only six were Tarzans,” Brian is another who Hk all about. He on dressing Donlevy Movies 'Are No Good at All’ it was kept crying. said. “Yet I am being of shooting. always wants to play no more bad men. I cried a little, too, and wondered them. The first was “I quit pictures to take care of my linked with He opines the movies should take By Ralph Dighton for a while if I shouldn’t go in, call fun, but I loathed all the husband,” she said. ‘‘He was ter- quite good a tip from radio, and give the pub- HOLLYWOOD. isn't fooled. The knows up John and tell him I’d changed I was bitten public ill. He had been others. always being lic more I looked at ribly discharged entertainment, particularly his the my mind. Then my a or a cockatoo or some- From lofty perch among these pictures are not great.” the Canadian Navy— by monkey Without the com- watch. I was the com- by navy—the comedy. singing little holding up thing.” long-time movie greats, dapper (Although the gross revenue of and he was more or less expected to mercials. BEST PICTURE pany. It was the old trouper in- As she looks back over her ca- views the current die. The doctors suggested that I Enterprise celebrated a birthday Adolphe Menjou the industry is rising due to higher stinct saving the day.” she she's turned in BEST ACTOR him in a but I knew reer, figures last week. The studio started one scene and holds his nose. put hospital, Hollywood ticket prices, the number of people some creditable performances, no- Thrilled About Return. I couldn’t do that. My husband is year ago and now has four un- BEST DIRECTOR That's with his left hand. His movies has The tably in “The Barretts of Wimpole attending dropped. The sequel is quite okay, however. a very bad patient. He has to be released pictures which cost $9,- his Street” and '‘Pride and Prejudice.” and right hand's Dusy penning number of tickets sold each week in Michael Damien and the three other doing something even when he’s flat 000.000. There are doubts that It hurts her to realize that these memoirs. In O’Sullivans are to on his back. He knew, and I knew, the novel “Nightmare Alley" will 1945 averaged 80 to 93 million. young resigned contributions will be over- mother won’t be that if he were put in a hospital! probably be filmed right now. Many stars ■ “Not only are movies worse than 1946 the total dropped to around 80 the fact that looked by posterity. The Academy around the house so much of the with nothing to do he would die. around town nixed the picture be- used to be,-’ snorts Menjou, (Released by North American Newspaper! ".OT they million.) It’s a but it was cause of its nature and there time in the future, and that if they strange thing, the: Alliance.) grisly —?—-— Award Winner _ ‘lone even say that now they Afraid.” a that saved his life. are doubts that Power will do might “They’re want to see more of her during the offer of job Ty it, Increased Prices for are no good at all.” Why, demands Menjou, doesn't daylight hours they 11 have to take “Paramount asked him to direct! as announced. Anne Revere ‘Wake the about the So Resourceful asked for and her release from That isn’t sour grapes. Menjou the industry at least try to make a trip down to the studio. And Island,’ story got By the Associated Press 20th Fox and U!4JSKS I lafllW has been in one of the been too. Marines who held out so long Century immediately of Our Livos" Will not bestUtfJI years! working big- a picture about Russia? He believes they've doing that, They against the Japenese. It was just HOLLYWOOD. had her role cut down in “Scudda bo shown in ony other gest budget pictures of the year, it would be a “terrific” movie—” think it great fun to watch her mak- Alin I IlirO” a in RKO’s “The Farm- Scudda “The with a nice fat faces at that camera and the sort of script that appealed to For scene Hoo, Hay.” Hucksters,” on the greatest topic of the day.” ing big husband and he at the er’s Daughter,” Joseph Cotten has LIVES a as jumped part at a nice fat salary. “But of course they won’t make father scolding just little bit he my ntr.rs OUR 1 chance. The doctors, of course, all to fall through the ice of a skating lower admission ■ fir- “Actors in the old days,” he con- it. They’re afraid.” stands back of the box telling her (•astitutioB Hill, Torootrow. AH., 4 p.M. washed their hands of him. But, pond. To keep him from catching l5,,, cedes, “weren’t as polished as they Although he’s writing one, Men- how to do everything. prices.__ Maureen is thrilled about you know, the minute he started to pneumonia during the many takes, DVQ KEITH’S ° are now'. But the movies weren’t jou doesn’t think much of a book’s getting • FREDR1C MARCH work—the minute he felt he was be- technicians whipped up a trans- s.arrinc MYRNA LOY afraid to to tell a story that to reach the of the back, especially in such a meaty 1 • ."*/' try ability majority “ice” so that warm DANA ANDREWS TERESA WRIGHT dramatic role as this affords. gining to accomplish something—he parent plastic | Do6r‘ ••*5i?«AM needed to be told. public. “You can’t depend on people story BIDU SAYAO » MAYO • HOAGY CARMICHAEL 0<*,B *'M" water could be VIRGINIA Twelve thinner than when began to perk up.” used._ Lavaly Brazilian Saarana. Matranalttaa Oaara are afraid. Of to read them.” pounds • HAROLD RUSSELL “Producers today Asked if she believed the combi- CATHY O’DONNELL l2 RBBR I “If you're going to try to reach she last appeared as Jane in the la Recilil—$1.20, $1.10, $2.40, $3.00 $Bn-,y M,