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RUPERT & THE WRONG

PREBENT RUPERT & THE BLACK

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Mr and Mrs Joel McCrea in London with their two sons,

LOMORROW THE JUMP

Now She's Just Mother McCrea

London town-the four

OTTAWAY

team.

Two families came to By ROBERT McCreas and the six Ladds. wouldn't lose any sleep (What Hoping to give the lie to We put out the welcome am I saying?)

that are Dirk Bogarde and Mai After all, why mats.

Ever FOOTNOTE: When the Ladds Zetterling.

since they shouldn't Americans star in went of by car from Padding were stage lovers in "Point of they have been British-made movies? Look for to the country a taxi fol- Departure,"

lowed them all the way. When offered jobs as a film what Hollywood has done they stopped, a man and his Three they have turned down. for Now they have settled on for Stewart Granger and wife got out and asked for James Mason. And I autographs. The signature must "Desperate Moment," in which laur cost them around a fiver they stormily embrace in Ham- haven't read of picket-lipes trk cab fares.

So Ladd asked burg. Munich, and Berlin. to provent the entry of Jack them to the studio, when he Buchanan.

comes back from location in October. So he seems to have a heart of gold all the time.

The other offers," Dirk tells ordinary me, were for Just British pletures. You know," I

knew.

In

Was

The other day Bob Hope asked for a special showing of Sid Field's last film, "The Card- board Cavaller."

played Jerry Desmonde,, who the part of Mr Lovely.

Well how did you like it, Bob?" asked Jerry afterwards.

"Lovely, lovely," said Bob, I gather, he went without his gagwriters.

NOTED AT RANDOM Frankest quote of the week, from Jeff Chandler: "I'm not unhappy with my movie parte, I'm not unhappy at all. Just

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So what happened? The

The new pair fly out to Ger- Cecil B. de Mille recalls hle Ladds puffed into Padding-

BROADWAY 'QUEEN'

many next week, after six most, embarrassing moment: ton, and went into hiding.

con- "Introducing the Chinese Am-ADDED!! Latest 20th Century-Fox Movietone News, They were sneaked into Toying with an Invitation to days of intensive script

ferences. Dirk bas been to bassador waiting cars, rushed out of play on Broadway is ex-Lady Berlin, and Hamburg

as the ambassador Featuring: Fashion Show in London, New Fur Coats before. from Japan at on Academy

Made of Nylón. Notablos Attend Prómiere of "Snows of town, and went to an un. Korda, ex-Queen Anne Boleyn, Then he was doing military in- Award luncheon”.

known to small circleo

on move in Latest telligence work: I was strut-

economy

Kilimanjaroff at the Rivoli Theatre, New York. U.S. Air known destination "some Merle Oberon Charles Laughing about the place then he Hollywood using midgets as Force Lald Great Now Base at Greenland, Near North Pole. where in the country" ton has asked her lo upper That knocked the welcom- with him in "Dragon's Mouth, sald. They weren't quite so stand-ins for child actors. Why?

· DISAPPOINTMENTI. BOOK EARLY TO AVOID D the Priestley-Hawkes discussion ing smile right off my face piece which recently run

"No," I was told by a film London. He wants Merle for company official, "I'm afraid you the wife played in England by can't see Alan Ladd. I don't Dulce, Gray, know where he is myself."

I thought that particular act was copyright to Greta Garbo.

Will she accept? "I haven't been on the stage before," she said. "I haven't made up my mind. What do you think?" I said, very frmly, yes,

FUSSIN', FEUDIN'

ferie's first dlm in Britain Why so shy, Mr Ladd? Could

ba that there might be for twelve years, "Twenty-Four awkward questions about your Hours of a Woman's Life" was recently and playing in a very British epic, premiered

the

the saga of the nirborne boys? Merle went along to face But I'm told you're playing an up-don't really care for these

music. American, so fond of fussin" and

launchings, she told me. feudin Canadian with "the red devils." "When you meet friends after-

that

he enlists A

bip

And

she

friendly."

Dirk doesn't 'strut any more. He's got better things to do,

given They don't need to be compulsory schooling or rest periods.....

LANZA.IS PICKED -AND

SUSPENDED

By LEONARD MOSLEY

It WEB

(He apologised after he was told the film was being con- sidered for the Royal

Film Show). But trouble soon started agala.

Are you too a fan of Hollywood these days time costs He argued It seems a creditable part to me. wards, they can only say how Mario Lanza? If so, I have really big money.

with his producer over the script The McCreas were mord forth wonderful you were. I like 10 good and bad news for you of his last pleture, "Because

got coming (or

You're more shrewdly

after Mine": didn't need to wall then honest opinion now and about him. advised).

recalled Cecil The voice that sang its way finished he

said

It was terrible to be introduced to Joel; ho came right up and crushed my little Beaton, who came up to her into the hearts of a million and walked out, threatening he hand as if it were frozen. The after "The Scarlet Fimperael" British flmgoers in The Great would never make another.

"You were Caruso" will be heard again in fact that he called me "Jack" opening anti said:

you the Royal Command Flim, "Be didn't take away any of the very good, my dear, but

must do something about the cause You're Mine." warmth.

comer of your mouth Your But it will be Lanza's royal NO HIGH-HORSE

make-up wasn't too good. The swansong. So far as the cinema corners turned down,"

is concerned, Inza has been A pity. For Lanza was a loy He's over here to play in

That's the criticism I liko," silenced.

to hear the first real singer to "Houghshoot," and the part explained Merle, "Ite con-

His stu

studio has suspended him be heard in films since the days marks a temporary breakaway structive.”

after the bitterest squabble be- of Grace Moore. Will the choice. from the high-class horse-operas Then I told her what tweania star and his employers of his fun for the royal show that fill most of his dim lite." thought about her latest film, since the temperamental days of persuade him (and M.G.M.) to

be pretty careful about She listened. Anti sho

Clara Bow and Gloria Swanson. make it up for good this time? he told smiled. That's what I ilko my non-Western parts.ivals about Merle,

His new nim, The Student -{London Express Seroton,) Prince,"

cancelled. has been FOOTNOTE: She

me M.G.M. have not only taken him ttelee

she was "only 38." off their payroll but invoked the Reference books betet she was clause in Lanza's contract where- born in February, 1911. I give by they can veto his appearances Merle the benefit of the doubt, in radio or TV or the theatre.

They have threatened to sue IT'S PATHETIC What are the film boys doing cost them through not turning for the small fortune ite has Thim for one he had in Hitchcock's with Norman Wisdom? They

up for work-when his co-stars, "Foreign Correspondent." "And hared to sign him up and J. directors, crews, and a huge cast

have to

"I've got only

mc.

in

Western Gary Cooper, Randolph Scott, and John Wayne, We get the plum parts between us. But when you get off your horse there's much more com- pelition."

Joel picked this one because it's the same kind of character

DE

the

told

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a sprint he added, "I'm not so Arthur Rank put on anyway, worried now about a flop. I and got his pen there first don't need the money.“

That was in the spring and Mr Wisdom hasn't put his face near a camera since,

Like that woman of mystery, Mrs Alan Ladd (who was Sue Carol, and got through quite a

of celluloid in the Pinewood till next year,

Now he's not expectcti at

were waiting for him (and being paid for doing handsomely nothing).

- Bad · moods Ever since Mario Lanza first bo has

But Mrs Joel McCrea had they have a gem of a story for arrived in Hollywood.

nine-

•

a nice little nim name of her him. It concerns a store assis-been cutting up rough with the own. But Frances Dee, nestling tant who falls in love with a men who paid him to sing in

Then dims. modestly in a comer, put the ravishing shop dummy.

ho sees a real, live girl who is home before the studio

As an ex-lorry driver.from teen years ago. And the Mt. the imago of the model, nad Philadelphia, he has learned to transfers his affections. But house his voice for other things Creas have stayed happy,

doesn't get either girl in the besides music. though married, ever since.

So it seems that the "When he's in How's that? Explains Fran-

a bad mood," hour's run pathos of Wisdom is going to sald one of the studio executives, "We live an

talks to me as if I was a from Los Angeles. Joel is just

Who will be the model? taxi-driver who has just run into

him."

Needs financial "support for the sake of poor children

ces,

$10.00

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$ 0.00

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RUPERT IN' THE TREE

TOP

dommunica-

end.

bo exploited us well.os bis| the r

as much a rancher an a Alm, humour.

star, And we don't go for the There was talk of Betty Hut-anza

bright lights."

NICE TO BE BACK

of food.

ton. But it's still only talk. I Lanza likes ols suggest Kay Kendall, just large helpings of the good things of life. He bates discipline.and But Frances has just made a given seven year with toolpathes getting up early in the Bim with Jeff Chandler, her was a

once,

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He was appalled when one "Because of You." "It was Prince of Wales' revue, has h nice, to be back in the studios panto date this year. He will Alm, man called Jim King again, she told me. "But be replaced, I'm told, by three Farouk and ordered him to cut everything seemed Do much n four acte.P He's now, too out steak and wing phd shed 281. It was bad enough when faster than it used to be. Or big for a single substitute. 28th

eat, but when the 5.800M. FOR ONE HOLE maybe I'm just getting older Where are the big romantic bo couldn'

work, ing to worry about. If all film hoardings? Where are such he was furious. He Society for the Protection of

American visitors were as plea- great clinchers as Garbo do was wooed back after that 10. 7. The Bovakia Vell

strike, Children. P.O. Boz 118 Nongsant as they are they could Gilbert, Colman and Banky

kong

make "Me and My Girl with Gablo Harlow? It seems quarrel. But others followell,

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