Friday, December 28, 1945 THE TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL Page Five Stork Club, Famous Night Spot, Accurately Re-Created for Film By Burny Zawodny One of the best known of Now York's after-dark landmarks, the Stork Club, was duplicated exactly by B. G. DeSylva for his production, “The Stork Club,” starring Betty Hutton, coming to The Sailor And The Lady Met At Camp Show A TWO-PICTURE WHISKER 1 Paramount Theatre. Andy Russell Makes John Farrow was so impressed The motion picture replica lis certainly not the most lavish Marriage Follows with the whiskers that James nightclubfnliik sete-oi builthiiilt in HollywoodWnllvwnnd ------Burke, the character actor, grew Hectic Movie Debut HOLLYWOOD—A chance ro for a scene in “Easy Come, Easy for the excellent reason that the “Tarzan” Adopts • original is not an especially HOLLYWOOD—Andy Russell’* first day as a movie actor mantic teaming as husband and Go” at Paramount, that he hired plushy place. The Light Fantastic Wls a hectic and trying one. wife in an Army show at Cali the actor for a role in his next The Stork is HOLLYWOOD—At the same ^3 Bobby sock fans of the new singing sensation somehow got fornia’s Camp Roberts has cul production, ‘California,” pro known more time that Fred Astaire was do word of his eight o’clock call and when he reached Paramount to minated in the marriage of vided he didn’t shave again for the com ing his last dance for Para start work in B. G. DeSylvia’s ‘The Stork Club” with Betty Hut Gloria Grahame, M-G-M starlet, until after he completed his part pany it keeps mount’s ‘Blue Skies” before re ton, Barry Fitzgerald and others and Stanley Clements, contract in the second picture. —for the ce tiring from the screen, Johnny he found a boisterous reception Famous Operas juvenile at Paramount. lebrities of the Weissmuller was going through at the gate. Announcement of the mar a private in the Army Air Corps, theatre, the his first dance scene before the Andy ran the gauntlet of the riage, which took place Septem was made this week by the movies, society cameras for “Swamp Fire,” the screeching girls, being mauled Are Coming To ber 29 at Wichita Falls, Texas, bride s mother, Jean Grahame, William Pine-William Thomas and politics a bit in the melee and arrived where Clements is stationed as former London stage actress. who go there picture presenting Weissmuller Town Hall Theater —than for the in his rfist modern action-ro inside the studio with a torn \ Begins .MONDAY luxury of its mance story. shirt, rumpled coat and askew Two Operettas of the past two precincts. Previously seen only as Tar tie. He had to make a hurried decades that have achieved uni \ DECEMBER 3lsf of II A. M zan in movies, Weissmuller versal appeal, will be presented However, to reproduce in trip to the wardrobe department painstaking detail the Billing plays a commissioined bar pilot at the Town Hall Theatre Thurs sley place of business was a in “Swamp Fire,” which af to get a replacement for the day, Friday and Saturday, Janu more difficult and expensive fords him a variety of “firsts,” damaged shirt before reporting ary 3, 4 and 5. project than the biulding of including his first modern screen on the set. * Rudolf Friml> “Rose Marie” imaginary and far more preten dialogue, loves scenes, hair-cut Family On Hand ■nd Emmerich Kalman s “Count tious-looking movie bistros. Hol and movie fight with another The Los Angeles-born crooner ess Maritza” are full of good lywood set builders will tell you man. made his debut in front of the tunes, the former unique in its that it is always harder to match The scene called for Weiss- cameras before probably the use of Canadian Mounties in the and copy something than it is to mulled to dance with both Vir largest family audience of any place of the usual chorus of start from scratch and create a ginia Grey and Carol Thurston, Hollywood newcomer. Seven of Hussars or soldiers from some piece of fiction. Weissmuller’s romantic interests his ten brothers and sisters were Graustarkian country, and the The carbon copy shows both in the film. Because the action on hand to witness the event, latter a typical European light the inside and outside of the took place on a crowded dance the Russell family, all living in opera complete with Balkan set Stork Club. The front and can floor, timing and position were L. A., having declared a holiday tings, gypsies, and Hungarian opied doorway at No. 3 East important for camera angles and to turn out in force. The three noblemen. Fifty-third Street have been required a complicated routine. missing brothers are overseas For this tour of the principal A duplicated. Inside the door is a ‘Guess Fred Astaire heard or they, too, doubtlessly would cities from Coast to Coast the full-sized, inch-by-inch facsimile about this and decided it was have been present. Messrs. Shubert have selected of what the customer sees when time to q u i t,” Weissmuller a cast of outstanding principals, they visit the Stork. kidded. Girls Crowd Set including Arthur Maxwell, Nina Blueprints for the movie con When word spread about the Olivette, Carl Randall, Mary struction were drawn from the Moppet Gets “Break’ Robert Montgomery, back after long service overeas, stops studio lot that Andy was on Lou Boyd, Malcolm Lee Beggs, actual floor plans of the Stork to chat with Donna Reed during filming of M-G-M’s “They Wer# Stage One the mail room de- Billy Sully, Frank Melton, Nat In “’Blue Skies” Role partment wai practically emp Burns, Victor Carell, Beth Dean, Club sent .to Hollywood by HOLLYWOOD —The most Expendable,” in which the two are co-starred at Loew’s Valen Sherman Billingsley, the owner t tied of messenger girls who Kendall Kelly, Anthony and and extraordinary host. Para envied actress in Hollywood re tine. In the film Montgomery will assume the same rank he v wded about the set to get a Allyn, Roxanne Damar, Helene mount’s New York office took cently was Karolyn Kay Grimes really held in the Navy—that of Lieut. Commander. glimpse of the popular singer. Maye, Wm. Valentine, Evelyn a talented young movie per The sideline throng go so large Daw, Sonja Levvkova, and a 400 photographs showing every former of Whom you probably nook and corner of the foyer, Blessed Event Iturbi-McDowal End and the sighs and giggles of the large chorus of trained voices the barroom, main dining room, have never heard. girls so loud that the set finally and ballet dancers. the exclusive Cub Room, the She has honey-blond hair and Work In Musical Film had to be cleared of visitors and “Rose Marie-’ will be pre- dancing blue eyes and this is At The closed before filming could pro sented all three evenings and pantry and Billingsley’s private what she did. HOLLYWOOD — Jose Iturbi office to guide the film builders. Hume Cronyn’s and Roddy McDowall have ceed. “Countess Maritza” but once— Art Director Earl Hedrick, who She played opposite Bing With all the excitement, Andy at the Saturday matinee. Crosby in Irving Berlin's ‘Blue wound up their respective roles designed the set, n‘vde a trip to . HOLLYWOOD — A s e v e n- today in Metro-Goldwyn-May- didn't sing a single note and had New Y’ork to make a study of Skies,” the lavish Technicolor no dialogue scene during his CROWDED OUT musical at Paromunt. pound daughter was born at the er’s “Holiday in Mexico,” Tech the premises. When he returned nicolor film directed by George whole first day’s work. He plays Bob Hope’s mass of guns, he made a scale model of the Together they did a long and Cedars of Lebanon Hospital this a dance band crooner in the flags, swords and other war tender love scene which will be Sidney. Stork Club in miniature before week to the Hume Cronyns. Scehes that remain to be picture and was shown moving trophies grew so big he was starting work on the life-sized one of the highlights of the pic into an apartment with the rest forced to build another room on ture. named Tandy after her mother, filmed involve Walter Pidgeon, reproduction. Jessica Tandy, the new arrival Illona Massey and Jane Powell. of the orchestra members and his San Fernando valley home to The tremendous task of dupli While Director Stuart Heisler getting ready for a rehearsal. house the collection.______looked on approvingly, Karolyn is the third child, second daugh The film is produced by Joe ROBERT JOHN cating colors, fabrics, and mate ter for the young screen couple. Pasternak. rials required references to hun played her thrilling role with all the aplomb of a seasoned troup Just a few weeks ago, Jessica dreds of samples which were completed a top featured role in SONNY’S RIVAL shipped to the studio from the er athough it was only the Sonny Tufts has Dick Foran fourth time she had acted be M-G-M’s filmization of the A. J. YEARS club, mounted on boards and Cronin novel “The Green for a rival for the hand of Diana labeled to guide the interior fore a movie camera in her life. Lynn in “Third Avenue,” Para “.-“d JACK HOLT • WARD BOND Karolyn is five years old, the Years.” In it she plays Hume’s mount’s forthcoming romantic A JOHN fORD PRODUCTION decorating department in match daughter of a Los Angeles gro daughter. It is the second joint ing the furnishings. screen appearance of the coupie. comedy. ESQUIRE ' ' Ye host Billingsley (Same to cery chain employe. She was chosen to play the daughter of Last year they appeared as hus H the rescue when the studio was Bing and Joan in t he screenplay band and wife in “The Seventh I- unable to locate a duplicate pat which Sol C Siegel is producing. Cross” for which Hume w>n oh? tern of the floor covering. He Academy Award nomination. \ A forwarded from his reserve I stock enough of the carpeting to Gay Romantic Comedy Showing! cover the set. He also provided Set For Lionel Houser LOEW’S from his own stores menu cards, HOLLYWOOD—Lionel Hous St. Clair at Adams wine lists, food and drink er, previously under contract as checks, cocktail napkins match a writer at Merto-Goldwyn- folder*, ashtrays and other ac Mayer, now emerge as a new cessories, The studio matched triple-threat with the assign M \ If LE&ThNE the silver service, table vases, ment to produce “Faithful in W14 Jfagrange JAM Ec water pitchers, crockery and My Fashion,” gay romantic com glassware used at the Stork. edy for which he wrote the orig In making the screen double inal story and the screenplay. Sensa of the Cub Room, the club’s His last writing screen credit kidney-shaped rendezvous for was for “Hold High the Torch, £D‘/LP-_ GrtENN • SiG RUMAN 'TOWN HALL THEATRE Rt ,#ALO OWEN Broadway personalities and dis latest Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 3 bAYS. JAN. 3, 4 & S; SAT. MAJ,*2:3O tinguished visiting firemen, De Lassie picture not yet released. Sylva had to obtain formal per- In his first move as producer, ’X lhe MESSRS. SHI BERT Pre < I mission to reproduce the color- THURs\ South Pacific. W £ ..SKI ACES” HAPPINESS” “Faithful in My Fashioijr Hake Your New Year' f| >n CO!ffl a-’-■sv• mtim * Nine Hours On Horse having a bustling metropi Reservation Now 11 latest Newt Not Verv Soft Berth department store as its jfek- rne stii 1 Present ground is the story of a rett...ed’ SATURDAY MATINEE 6^LY, JAN. 5 HOLLYWOOD—What started soldier who expects to find the as a holiday on horseback civilian world just as he left it Sfar+s BEGJNS NF: W YEAR EVE AT ESQUIRE proved to be a “tender” experi and has difficulty adjusting him ence for actors Marshall Thomp self to its subtle changes. It will MQNDAY! son and Bill Barnum recently. go before the cameras in De Here’s why: cember. O-V'O o o o. 'O- O'$ 2nd HIT Week CMJf Marshall and Bill were told . gpamcling . One day they wouldn’t have to Marshall and Bill, a bit sore -V. Gal A Dot. 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