■ r ? .&.***' ka li. •- r-^r« f v - ■i*.!® 1 * rk^ ,v?-^ & Friday, September 16, 1949 TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL Page Five r “Great Lover" “Good Humor Man” Leading Ladies Set Hailed At Sneak HOLLYWOOD—Lola Albright 5 Hollywood — Paramount has been signed to a Columbia held the fiust Eastern sneak Pictures term contract and as t preview of the Bob Hope— her first role will pjay the ro­ ism Rhonda Flemming starrer, mantic lead opposite Jack Car- “The Great Lover,” at the son in “The Good Humor Man.” New York Paramount Theat­ At the same time Jean Wallace .. French Import Was In Thriller re recently, with the comedy was borrowed from Twentieth By INEZ GERHARD scoring excellent audience Century for the other feminine Pretty Rosemary Pettit thinks Stage Star Says reaction. lead in the comedy, which is she’s just like any American The film was shown for surrently in production with girl; had no exotic birthplace for the regular audience at the Lloyd Bacon directing and S. Hollywood to make a fuss about theatre where “The Great Sylvan Simon producing. —she was born in Tulsa, Okla. 4 ^Gatsby” was the regular Miss Albright has been study- She went to high school and col­ Film Acting Best < Attraction. fo rthe past two months with lege, one year, in California, “The Great Lover” will be Katherine Warren, Columbia where she lives. She had to go to New ’York for Hollywood to HOLLYWOOD — After a month of working with Bob Hope the next Hope starrer to be drama coach. She recently won and Lucille Ball in Paramount’s new Technicolor comedy, “Fancy released. It will be released acclaim in one of the principal discover her and take her back for bits in Michael Curtiz pro- Pants,” Lea Penman, the veteran Broadway comedienne says: as Paramount’s Christmhs- feminine roles in “The Cham­ “Don’t sell Hollywood short in the acting department. Mos1 New Year’s attraction. pion.” movie stars can hold their own any day with their stage brethren.” The film was directed by She hastens to add that the Alexander Hall with Edmund Passing Of Emelita Gail Russell Will old argument of screen versus Beloin as the producer. stage acting is a waste of breath Mourned Bv Studio Star With Holden in her opinion. HOLLYWOOD — One of the “There are certain differences Top Character Actor most popular actresses at HOLLYWOOD — Gail Russell Columbia studio is desid. has been borrowed from Para­ in technique which a stage ac­ Added To Ladd Film tor coming to Hollywood must She passe daway during the mount by Columbia Pictures to Hollywood — Murray Alper, learn,” she remarks. “But the filming of the Rosalind Russell- co-star with William Holden in top character actor, recently Robert Cummings comedy, “Tell aim of all acting, whether on a “A Mother for May,” romantic Hollywood sound stage or be­ started his 25th year in show It To The Judge,” in which she comedy which S. Sylvan Simon hind the footlights is the same. business when he was signed has an important role, and the That is to give a convincing and Dorothy M e G ■ 1 r e studio is frantically searching will produce with Norman Fos­ for an important role in Para­ entertaining characterization.” starred on “Suspense” Thurs­ mount’s “Postal I’n s p e c t o’r” for a double to finish the part ROSEMARY PETTIT ter directing. This will be Miss day night (September 15, CBS, for the late lamented thespain. She declared, for example, 6 P. M. PST, 9 P. M. EDT) in which co-stars Alan Ladd and ductions. She returned to New Russell’s sirst picture since her that she couldn’t easily conceive Phyllis Calvert. The actress was Emelita, a York to study, went back again, recent marriage to Guy Madison “Last Confession,” strange five-inch fan-tailed goldfish who of any Broadway actress giving Alper will play the part of really ready for films this time. and will go before the cameras story of a woman who feels hailed from Trinidad, and was next week. a more authentc performance an irresistible compulsion to Tommy, a taxi driver who helps You will see her in Warners’ that Jane Wyman did as the deaf sent to Rita Hayworth by a fan “The Lady Takes a Sailor,” and At the same time, Gary Gray confess to a crime she did not Ladd solve a murder and stop from the far-off Carribean isel. mute girl in “Johnny Belinda.” commit. a million dollar postal robbery later in Curtiz’ “Young Man and Billy Grey were signed for And she rtites Olivia de Havil- Emelita was housed in a huge with a Horft,” for which she’s two of the youngsters in the in this exciting suspense drama. crystal bowl in the Columbia land’s performance in “The He started his career a quarter just gone west, after a season in family of five which William Snake Pit” as tops anywhere. DeMille Ballyhoos' prop department, and she ap- summer stock at Princeton, N. J. Holden adopts. Mary Jane Saun­ of a century ago on the New appeared in such films as had “New Yorkers who look down Own “Samson” York stage and has appeared ders was previously, announced roles that piqued her interest. for the title role of May. their noses at Hollywood actors HOLLYWOOD—Currently on in many plays and pictures. Paul Henreid, seen currently usually can’t see beyond the end Lewis Allen is directing in Paramount’s “Rope of Sand,” Harold Arlen and Johnny a tour of small town one-night of their own noses,” she em­ stands with the Ringling Broth­ “Postal Inspector” with Robert Hutton Injures will be long remembered for his Mercer are currently writing the phatically declares. “They’«seem Fellows producing. appearance as the family coun­ songs which Holden will sing in ers-Barnum and Bailey Circus, Toe At Beach selor on “The Second Mrs. Bur­ the role of a footloose member amazade when a fine actor like Cecil B. DeMille say* he will do HOLLYWOOD—Betty Hutton, MOST PHOTOGRAPHED girl in France, Denise Darcel, be­ Henry Fonda comes out of Hol­ missionary work on behalf of ton” Aug. 31. Vitally interested came the Most Envied Girl n America Vhen she was selected of a medicine show who turns Notables Do Honor who only a few weeks ago suf­ in doing what he can to further singing waiter. Charles Winnin­ lywood and turns in a grand per­ his 'Samson and. Delilah,” forth­ fered a broken finger while re­ for the, only feminine role in M-G-M’s “Battleground,” super formance in ‘Mr. Roberts.’ I say coming Paramount release while To Ethel Barrymore the conquering of polio, Hen- production based on the battle at Bastogne. ger completes the list of princi­ hearsing a dance routine with reid’s own experiences when a pals. most Hollywood actors who take on the road. Hollywood — More than 50 Fred Astaire for Paramount’s member of his family was struck ther craft seriously can hold DeMille' recently wound up guests assembled at the lunch­ musical, “Let’s Dance,” now is by the disease gave him touch­ Cheesecake For Russell! Suspense Director Screen Writer Has their own in any Broadway unit two days in Milwaukee with the eon given in Ethel Barrymore’s ursing a broken toe. ing material for his talk. HOLLYWOOD — Stop the “I would like to see Bing Big Top, and with the exception honor this week by Louis B. The accident was incurred presses, boys! Roz Russell is Joins Mystery Novel Due Soon Crosby or Bob Hope do a New of Chicago this was the only big iL’ayer at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer when Betty stubbed her toe show. would make a bet |pidios. Joan Crawford’s six-year-old playing a cheesecake sequence Scribes Club HOLLYWOOD—“Deadhead,” York I city on his circus tour on which against a sand-covered piece of that it would be a mg hit. be­ he is gathering backg ind ma­ son, Christopher, believes that for the first time since she en­ HOLLYWOOD — Mystery a new novel by Paramount writ­ Among the distinguished ac­ timber while playing on the tered movies in 1934. cause they are both great show­ terial for his next p.~duction, his mother is the bravest woman writers may be Creative artists, er Charles Marquis Warren, will tress’ studio friends wishing her beach at Malibu recently with in the world. So does Joan. “And there’s no clause in my but they’re also keen business­ men.” “The Greatest Show on Earth.” “Happy Birthday” on her 70th her daughters, Lindsay and contract at Columbia for ’Wom­ be published in late August by Miss Penman believes that DeMille said it is seldom a . During her vacation in the wilds men. Just ask film director Rob­ motion picture actors should anniversary were: Diane. she caught six lizards for him, an of Distinction’ that forces me ert Siodmak. Coward McCann. The mystery producer has a chance to talk Lionel Barrymore, Fanny Despite the painful injury, she put them in a box and brought to show my legs, either,” says adventure is from a Saturday overcome their feeling of inferi­ with exhibitors and the press in reported for work this week and Famed for his suspense cine­ ority in relation to their stage small American towns, and that Brice, Billie Burke, Judy Gar­ them home. Roz with a grin. mas, Siodmak took time out Evening Post serial. will be able to continue in her * * * “Now don’t get me wrong,” colleagues.