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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1954.
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HOLLYWOOD
A Brigadier Takes On The A-Bomb Rebels
By JOHN WATERMAN
office stretches
London. Tho Brigadier has good "A few yards from the HE dissent grows over reason for this forthright state- Brigadier's
mandant of Britain's only Ex- which represents
T Britain's Civil De- ment of faith, He is the Com- waste land of rubbic and brick fence. Recruiting is at perimental Moblie Civil De scene might be five mosion
fence Column based at Epsom, the centre of an atom
of Ruined buildings stick up-
This is a mile long convoy fifty-odd vehicles.
of
wiint the
from
a low ebb. Up and down the country town councillors are
the stump of factory debating: "Does the hydro-
They move in collapsed row of cottages, the gen bomb make the whole business a back-number?" Since the beginning of last shell of a semi-detached house, the remains a shop whose Coventry have met the year it has
says "MacGregor's country co-operating with local Stores," pace for the CD rebols. They authority atom-bomb exercises, stor Lampposts lean over,
angler. so doing solving therries lie squashed and over- emphatically say "Yes" to and in this question. Tottenham problems that would affect such, turned. A pillar-box is embed-
columns in war. have joined them.
been touring the t
nameboard
crizy
Now meet a man who mobile columns are going to be hanging open.
Here sho civil defence.
Cars
anu
For if an atom war breaks out, ded in the middle, Its doce Brigadier's men speaks just as emphatically a big factor in
will bo stationed at learn the technique of rescue. for the other side: 57-year- They old Brigadier, David Alexan- strategic bases around Britain. Exercises are made to simulate Then, if an at or hydrogen actual war conditions as closely der Laurance Mackenzie, bomb were dropped, they would as possible. "Caryallies” (RIVI CBE, DSO. "Nonsense," be able to move in and help the briefed carefully, and placed.
rescue workers.
may, under MacGregor's shop. The Brigadier, an imposing, They are told exactly what six-foot-five tali figure, camo MacGregor himself was doing out of retirement to head the when the bomb foll, how many column. Ho
He used to be in the people were in the shop, 1 Indian Army; has an impres- there was a queue outalde.
1914-18 war. The rescuers, with thunder sive string of
plosion."
be booms. "It is absolute local nonsenso to say that the hydrogen bomb makes Civil Defence out of date.
"There is no doubt at all that it can save many lives-especi- ally on the fringe of the ex- Northwest frontier, and 1930-45 Bashes exploding, and smoke campaign medals bearing wit- eddying round and obscuring ness to his fighting qualities. their view, get to work scooping
In blue battle dress, and
and tunnelling in away bereta,
and Mackenzie second-in-command, Mr Charles
describe Newman, OBE, wark of the column. Most of the vehicles are olive-green lorries, equipped with stretcher first-aid gear and rescue equip ment.
REVISITED
The Never-Never Where Credit
I
Hollywood, Tuesday.
which
neat
By
DON
Is
IDDON
End
pay me the
Οι
Land King
times as much
tho asking
the then pulling the "casual" clear, giving first-aid, and
questions,
If they ask the right ones they should be able to and out exactly how many people are still burled.
The main danger
Hére also is taught the use of portable dosemeters → Instru-
for men's
measuring atom
These are backed up by flying kitchens, canteens-and, prido of the unit, a water bowser which can lower its alter-line into the muddiest ditch and fill radiation. The moblie squad up with pure water,
a.ro
Scarlet fleet
Sector
that
of
men would carry these in ime of war, testing every yard of With them go maintenance ground to discover how long vehicles, and a feet of scarlet they could work here in reason
up the able safely-or if radiation were Then lorries which make a week, a mald at £20. there are the swimming pool Post."
"Emergency
Control heavy, just how much they could take before becoming N the land of the
man, who keeps the pool clean
The column is manned by 12 casualties themselves, and sees that the flow of water purple Cadillac credit
officers-mostly full-time Civil But the radiation effect of an is fresh, the tree surgeons, und is king. Almost
Defence men with civilian status stom or hydrogen bomb, think the rest; Insurance on anyone plus 130 Royal Air Force and Civil Defence experts, would not everything from the
and everyone who works for 50 Royal Artillery men. These be the most deadly effect. They glossy convertibles
would Chasen anid: "It's like I wasn't so hol
wolunteers, and nently all whisk
down Wilshire this every night, and even interfere and give me orders. 100t all your meney the egent National Servicemen in the last casualties and damage would be
asked for $200,000 and they think trokes ten percent and some- Boulevard do the
more so on Saturday nights, rm a genius and
year of their call-up training. caused by blast. That is why as 17 percent,
When not on tour the column they hold that plaques over the dead and There's a special parking lot $200,000 and den't interfere."
a great number tax is murderous returns to Epsom and income
Here, In buried in
of lives could be saved by Incidentally, lyos above The merchants are out to go camp by the railway line, is rescue parties. Kazan, Forest Lawn for the Cadillaca. But I miss Cemetery is paid for on the London. I used to appear at a carage, but he's put down as you, thinking
their training ground. It is And that is why the Brigadier instalment plan. But the the Palladium, toured the inspired secentre. Salad to burn and you have to put on probably the most realistic pre- gives such a resounding riposte
the social arbiter here, Three- front.
view in Britain of how an atom- to the CD dissenters, plan seems to work.
provinces, but haven't been thousand-a-week men aren't too
bombed landscape might appear; (¦—(London: Kaprem Serolod); } I am here to praise Ilolly. back since 1982. But I'm happy to be seen around with..
gota lot of 1,000-a-week men because the wood, not to help bury it. going soon
mob might think that the 3,000- -week man has sunk to 1,000, Too many people come here, friends there."
It turned out that Mr and that would be disastrous. YOU have to put on a front~~ accept Hollywood hospita
Q lot of film that seems to be the 'driving lity, and frequently its Chasen, a very successful This goes for money, and then go back to man, is a frustrated per- workers here, except some of the fear here. A young actress told "I'd love to have an beyond this dollar Oldsmobile which I can afford, New York and Europe and former. Hollywood is full ble stars who can afford to be me:
but I daren't be seen in ony- the of them. Everyone wants to snobbery. impale Lampoon and
thin less than a Cadillac or a place.
Jaguar." The film city and its cameras. rather neurotic population The bartenders, gasoline
act, and most people put on
above and
an act if not before the Granger rules
you have money
Driving foar
Incidentally, British sports cars, particularly Jaguars, MGS, and Human
are beginning to resent station attendants, barbers, ONE of the first people to ring Austin, Healtys,
me when I got here was sports jobe, dart and roar all these sneers. They went hair dressers, gardeners, Stewart Granger, whose real over the winding boulevards through a crisis last year, life-guards, policemen, shop name is James Stewart and who and canyon roads here. The panic-stricken over the chal- assistants, clerks, steno likes to be called Jimmy and people of Hollywood like to
called Stew.
think of themselves 15 cards lenge of television, but now graphers-at least many of
close to being full of dash and not reluctant they have regained their thein-came here in search nerve.
I was in Chasen's Restau-
rant, where film people
and others meet to drink
Big demands
on
rmer
An
Granar between them, but plained the man who delivered!
will
endod that
If
the
Germans In Paris
HOW NICE TO
BE
BACK
From WILLIAM ROLAND
Paris.
This year's cales are expected of Hollywood. Clark to swank, and It's smart to pilotou could call it the to show further drop.
second German occupa- of the Hollywood dream and Gable, the ex-King, has partially an imported car.
BIDAULT WAITS wound up with steadler jobs abdicated with a sock full of
Holiday TOW secure in". Mendes- I shipped my Buick out by tion of Paris. moro and earning
solid money and bitterness towards
In Show of wealth
53 days Metro Goldwyn-Mayer for automobile truck, and when making Parisians have left France? money than they would have signing him poor pictures in arrived it was bruised and bat- the capital in great numbers Prime Minister he has scored But he success after success. were done on the film lots, but
-tered, and there recent years. THE movie-makers admit the spending madness is on Granger and his wife, Jeen additional 4,000 miles on tho and the Germans are back- has enemies who long for his
When I
as tourists. com-
downfall, they are gambling, they them too. They are installed Simmons, cam close to $500,000 speedometer.
They
havo sech him get peace. I met Herr Karl Braun, of in Indo-China; win the good. concede they are living on thoroughly in the instal Grant
is a lavish spender. He it said: "It's only miles and borrowed money and maybe ment plan.
Stuttgart, with his wife, will of Me Foster Dulles; and has ambitions to be a producer it's only money."
Martha, and W
and his time, but, they believe they
probably make it.
two gain public support for his plans Foolishly I consulted the
to streamline French indurley, will pull off another miracle.
Granger is a hard worker, and, police, but the sergeant laughed whildren. Herr Braun had a like most serious stars, as dia-
His enemies are half-fearful stole the car, did silk shirt and a smart grey of the vacuum that would be "No one tinct from the playboys, is in
The boys here just can't suit. "The last time I saw caused If he fell; but still they playwright, bed by ten so ho can be up by resist driving other people's cars Parie," says Herr Braun, "I watch for the chance to torpedo YOUNG
6 a.m. to start for the studio. Robert Anderson, call-
particularly Perhaps I am writing to around,
automobile is flashy.". So that was a sergeant telegraphist him. and eat, the other night, ed
the me
other much about money in this first
His No. 1 enemy is the former in the German army of of Foreign Minister
M-year-old and the man with me, n morning. Ho wroto
dlay, but moat the the dominant tople here. Fame One of the questions I've been cupation. It's nice to see the Georges Bidanit, with his bril- publicity director (known hit play *"Tes and
asking is: "How long can all old place again.”
llant wife, Suzanne, who was in this
on7 spending co
Is the Hundreds of people who live here as a flock), said: "How Sympathy," and he wanted and glory rate poor eeconds.
The the diplomatic; service. tast Hills, Bel Air, and money coming
Herr Braun is one of nearly Bidaulla vow solemnly that they well as many people in this room do to look over the house of in Beverly you think could sign a per- Deborah Kerr who starred Pacific Palisades are famous, so going out" The answer is 70,000 Germans who have come will not rest until they get back
nothing particularly that
that Hollywood, almost over its höre so far this year-nourly the Foreign Offic, which they sonal cheque for $10,0007" in the play, and where I am there's
that. original about
To have panic, is now concentrating on half as many moro than living. I was sitting by the substantial capital is the goal.
for feal Mendes-France stole", from rewer films-extravagant multi the same period of 1953. (Tho thom, I looked around. Chasen's swimming pool sipping a
million-dollar "spectacualry,"
number of British tourists, bas
Another implacable
of against which the producers fallen alightly.) sing Was jammed. The crowd at vodka Martini (vodka is the
Mendes-France
High volatile the bardeeply sunburned Hollywood drink just now—
Pierre-Henri Tellgen, the MIP The German flock hero in Party president, who has great women wearing allver mink gives you little hang-over),
motor coaches, Mercedes cars influence among the provincial stoles on their shoulders, trying to impersonate a film CORN
and the humbler Volkswagen. Press, But only half-hearted in actors in $200 suits, writers star relaxing.
They stay in the best hotels; his hate is 08-year-old Robert they use the nightclub
Schuman, financial expert, and closa ally of Bidault in foreign that port of Wrently producing three Germans VARNER BROTHERS
Says Herr Braun: Wo West tairs for many years
have developed flannels, producers in sober and without having to pay money is very rough_indeed.” $5,000,000 pictures, Paramount longing to travel. It's
It would not take much to dark sults, and hangers-on the bills for the past month, Peor fellow.
is working on a now Cecil to come to France because there persuade. Schuman to join were three-deep and block- and like the life. Anderson, However, it came out that de hillle 7,000,000 Ten Com are now no visse, We work hard
Landes-France's government and Twentieth Her Braun Lalesman for enemies among
Mendes-France has ing the red leatherette-lined a prematurely grey 88, said: he'd paid out over £50,000 in mandiments," booths..
Walt Disney, R.K.O., cutteri firm]and; now there is "I didn't know people lived limony in the past three yours. Century,
Perhaps the producere arið.
the old guard 81-year-old Edouard I said: "I suppose at least like this any more. This is
avoki multiple marriages they ‘or extrava 100' could sign their own very elegant."
we want to go to Italy or Blayer, think ble dess var too. I asked him how he was would have more money in the
CinemaScope, England... choques for $10,000,”
finding things. He said: bani
far to the Left: and may bring "How do you get on with the dissstor to the party, Others "The spending shakes me. Upkoop expenses for the big other technical falderela? The
I know a bunch of writers who mimes, however, are prodigious, labost Hollywood pinion is that French?" I asked Harr Braun. Josious of his
Bandara "Very helpful and polite, - No get $2,500--that's nearly £1,000- I know something about them the plot, the mory, the acting are
Upkeep.costs
NORNEL WILDE was in court last week and testified that
he has to skimp to make ends
in sports shirts, agenta in I have been living a film moet on $250,000 a year. Wido blue British blazers and star's life without the acting said: "Life on
The publicity man sald: "Maybe 20 people at the most. Everyone puts up a
big front; but, boy, there's a hole of debt everywhere,"
Misses London
don't think television can com pete, and on quality pictures,
Scheming
are
.
casier.
the stars and the writers could splurging the Coumbaro ay a bit of spare zone, we want Party... Some of
to-a6o the world, '. Next year storie and 9-year-old Rena
extravaganzos.
Kokku akrostamatonal, and all the
a week, and almost every cne and they make me wince. Flest more important than gimmicks, hard feelings," he studen of them is in debt, but
Pro-, but, of course, a minda change
CDING party by New York price state
They scatter dollars pinnashore is, the place to live urine anldly, here and we may - Bave i
ThAro, the
like confett. They talk about cards is not very expersive, a how varillet tomorrow, LANGE CHAMPAGNE Jhat the manus a Hollywood degrealon, but 7 and you can get a fine house One thing is plain to me at don't know.
with):
swimming is Salahan, the produced 220,000 and director
£30,000
maning pool least-Hollywood, hot ring some command, ifpiling up in “FINA DRY 14 TOU cen, of course, nohémer land drosnis ? la deter»|
||AVE CHASEN came up rete 200,000 NARRHO
then. I'm sure he could. What, do. 2012. sign his own cheque for money and anyway, why do it
you, want 117, $1,000,000, but we dropped
• 101: then mind to spend itweLE DUE DEK
foared? No. Thelz, Inftienoë at present is on the wate.
QUO
Pond, Bón: $100,000 they'd think