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Small Inclination A Great Prankster monyi of the year for picture pro- She Didn’t Mean to Be Successful duction, but there's a reason. Re- member March 15? Well, the movies To Celebrate Lina Just to Happened Pick Up a Guitar Is This Man did, too, because on that date, they And Then Her Professional Career are taxed for every foot of finished On Set Began film on hand. So now that the Nowadays Jean Alfred Hitchcock By Meegan traditional scramble to unload their There Was a Time NEW YORK. But Remorseful Now, celluloid stocks is over, picture pro- Lina Romay's life is When Completion of considerably He Would duction soon will swing back to more exciting than she planned it. Repent normal. Film Was an Occasion Strictly speaking, she didn't plan it On Victims' Behalf Orphaned oddity: While Para- mount was shooting “Lady in the HOLLYWOOD. at all. Things simply happened to Ted Gill. Dark” it used 14,000 pounds of dry finish a now By They shooting big movie her until she is the girl vocalist ice daily to produce fantastic cloud HOLLYWOOD. nowadays and nothing happens. No in Xavier Cugat's Band—and with- effects through which Globular Alfred Ginger Rog- gay party on the set, no speeches, out much effort on her part. Hitchcock, Eng- ers glided in her first ballroom dance no While lish-born movie director, is a handsome gifts from grateful other girls just as beautiful since she split up with Fred Astaire star to to the changed man. workers. Just like another eye and to the ear (well, four years ago. In it she wore a Ordinarily an nabitual tank or plane off the busy war pro- almost), were scheming to attract prankster,' handmade evening gown containing Hitchcock now is He is duction lines. the attention of important men in repentant. 300 yards of white chiffon, trimmed to names show Lina was trying locate six persons, in a movie business, dutifully pearl. Winding up big today now whom he humiliated or for her forgotten, To illuminate the set 144 lacks atmosphere, but it’s a lot easier attending parties given by elec- P. A. in recent years with his tricks, and tricians on the bank accounts of Marlene father, Romay, attache of the were needed to manipulate Mexican to each he finds he pledges to pre- 30,000 of Dietrich, Claudette Col- consulate, and meeting amperes light, probably Cary Grant, such sent a $500 War bond. the bert individuals socially. greatest amount ever used for and other stars who once made His most was “Just three I recent prank in a single scene. That much a of years ago sociably juice practice showering costly Santa Rosa, Calif., during filming of was played a borrowed guitar at a Mexi- required due to the passing of watches and other knick-knacks on "Shadow of a Doubt.” A bartender can party in Detroit and I’ve been vari-colored translucent discs in less fortunate colleagues. there wanted to play a role in the working ever since,” Lina told me front of the lights to produce an film. Hitchcock hired him. Yesterday "Lady in the Dark,” between stage shows at the Para- iridescent effect upon the fleecy The bartender worked in the shooting in technicolor since De- mount Theater. pic- clouds. cember ture, all right, but the role he 10, finished off on a Para- Mindful and appreciative of all played Silly Sally: Most of those Holly- was that of a inside a casket mount stag?. In prewar days that that work, in spite of the fact that corpse wood stories you read about dancers, in an inclosed hearse a fu- would have called for a big celebra- she hadn’t asked for it, Lina recalls during such as Fred Astaire, Rita Hay- neral procession scene. The bar- tion, with a dinner on the set, Di- by name every one who had anything worth and Eleanor Powell, being so tender, whose likeness naturally isn't concerned in rector Mitchell Leisen handing out to do with the sudden peaks upon these shoe-rationing seen in the film, now is somewhere in mementos and Ginger Rogers danc- which her career has been built. days because they wear out so much CUGAT and LINA the with the ROMAY, Coast Guard. leather, mostly are the bunk. Con- ing grips. Deleted By Heidt. With a friendly Cugat caricature in between. The remaining five for whom fidentially, they'll tell don’t Nothing like it yesterday. What She was the principal in Detroit you they Hitchcock feels remorse are believed wear out many more than was that radio in a pairs any actually happened Leisen, shows, Spanish presenta- patter is a rich, Irish which at the on a brogue, Cugat Waldorf-Astoria to be in London. One, a property one else. But, of course, it makes atop a camera boom, merely an- tion on the stage of the Fox Theater. she is determined to do in the alien long-term basis. On the strength man, was handcuffed by Hitchcock a good story. nounced, “This is the finale, folks.” She modeled and took part in home- musical of Xavier surroundings of her father's diplomatic impor- and given a drink containing a he had the boom making programs. Saying which, Cugat's rhumbas. So far Cugat has tance the society columns, as well strong medicine. Another received Do you long to commit the perfect lowered, picked his and Horace Heidt brought her out of been able to beat her to the up script micro- as the theatrical trade papers, an- 400 smoked herring on his birthday. crime? Murder the Axis by invest- went home. Detroit, deleted her man- but there is a Spanish phone, race at every nounced her opening. She liked A third, an actress, found an old ing in tVar bonds. ner, inherited from her and Ginger in a Hurry. father, performance. that. horse, delivered by Hitchcock, in her CROSS substituted a French name RED ac- WEEK and When Lina talks about in Her v Ginger walked over to her hus- victory dressing room mirror looks dressing room during a performance cent, which she hadn’t inherited band. Marine Pvt. Jack Briggs, with '43, it has no international impli- as though she had a reciprocal trade at St. James Theater. APRIL 7* from any one. and changed her first cations—she is her 1H whom, to date, she has enjoyed less planning future agreement for pictures with the The fourth found his London flat J'' name from Elena to Josette. It was in the movies. ■ than one week's "Getting into this Army and Navy Air Corps. There so on Christmas eve %__ honeymoon. He left for jammed with Cugat to rename her Lina. business was not my but I am is a fresco of patted her fondly on the shoulder, idea, heavy "pinup” boys, huge articles of old furniture he _£2_! "For a year I sang ‘Oh, What You to I can out all kissed her going get everything of of whom she used to know when could an dthe finally and the two Said’ and hardly enter, fifth Movies ‘Ma, He's Making Eyes it,” she states with almost unheard she on Todoy's Neighborhood trudged off to lived Long Island near La was paid a £3 debt with nearly 3.000 together—probably at Me’ in a phoney French accent of frankness. resume the Guardia Airport. in a too 11th & N. C. Atc S.E. broken honeymoon. that almost farthings bag heavy to carry. PAUDI IMA killed my friends.” But Long-Termed by Cugat. Her love of aviation is honest. wMIUliinft Matinee at 1:15 P.M Mischa Auer removed an immense Who says movie directors are MY SISTER EILEEN. ROSALIND RUS- TODAY flipping from one dialect to an- Her movie mache clown only experience was in She was ready to get her private serious, overworked individuals? SELL, BRIAN AHERNE Also 'JOUR- paper head—a carica- other is indoor NEY FOR MARGARET.' ROBERT and Each sport for this Latin- “You Were Never Lovelier.” She license war Sunday ture of himself—from his shoulders pilot's when was de- Daffy dilly: And here's another YOUNG. LARAINE looking lady who was born on River- seems more of the ; DAY._ AT WARNER proud fact that clared and civilian flying was cur- reason 2105 Pa. Ave. N W. RE 0184 BROS.' and, looking at it side studios aren't so dumb. nun P distastefully, drive. Her most convincing she is the only girl who sang with i tailed. laMblaJb Malinee I P.M. Cent. © tossed it into a corner. March may have been the deadest HUMPHREY BOGART. INGRID BERGMAN THEATERS in "CASABLANCA Feature at 1.*20. "Wrap it up, boys,” instructed Ed didn’t Doors go around looking for excuses customed to trooping out to the side- is the seventh wife who has 3:25. 5:30. 7:35. 0:45. Open 12:45 P.M. the unit “If no- given Ralph, manager. to explain away their treatment of walk for a 31,31 8 E- cigarette between acts trouble. In other CONGRESS First Show 1 P.M. body minds, I’m going back to the seven you words, act 2 *Rhols7^ imprisoned' American news- might get fidgety before the end. MiMRHaaMM WEEKS BEGINNING MICKEY ROONEY and LEWIS STONE in office now and have that nervous like a Hollywood husband!” "ANDY HARDYS DOUBLE LIFE. At All papermen, either. The support ing cast is one of which MiftTiSrBWHi TONIGHT AT 8:30! Time Schedules Given In Warner breakdown I’ve been off too i nros.