1957-04-03 — Page 1

Mr Ford Is The Last Musketeer

By JONAH RUDDY

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A breeze played through the palm fronds. The sky was glorious Technicolour blue of the tropics. The surf creamed on the silvered beach.

In the distant village there was the stillness of the afternoon, And Eva Gabor, a war correspondent in the film Version of Don't Go Near the Water, entered Public Relations HQ with Lieut.-Commander Fred Clark, bald head plnk and shining.

But all that was of little in- From the Red Lion, Heilystar in Hollywood who would terest to Glenn Ford, who paced wood's English type local, to appear before the cameras with- the sound stage with me and Christchurch, New Zealand, out his taupee or hair-piece.

Bing Crosby, Fred Astairo, Salked of his long-term contract only 14 minutes by car-Christ- with Columbia Pictures, and church on Lot Three, M.-G.-M. Brian Donlevy and "Alec Guin- how he didn't

Studios, where three of the tourness, when he was filming The producer, a director, or

sisters in Until They Sail, Joan Swan, make no bones about his own independent company Simmons,

Fontaine and being thin on top. Nor does Piper Laurie,

pondering Frank, Sumatra. problems with the U.S. Marine But Fred Clark, bald-headed

veteren of 41 movies," such aids to nature.

want to be a

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like a score of film stars.

JUST TWO MORE

"I'm very happy at Meiro, I've had good stories and marvellous "But I treatment," he told me. still have two films to do for Columbla under my old deal.

"Two

more and then I'll be the last of the Three Musketeers: Bill Holden, Rita Hayworth, and myself. We were signed 18 YCATS Dgo,"

Corps.

Joan

WCTO

"In diet" he says, "one film, How to be Very Very Popular required that I be bald, so I trimmed my hair even

more than usun).

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"Of course' my pate Es' usually powdered for close-ups other- wise I would shine too much in secries with stars,"

BACK HOME

I arrived in time for lunch Roast turkey, under the trees. tufting vegetables, a sweet, and coffee; not bed for location!

Where was Jimny Gronger? "AL the ranch, branding," said "We are flying down this Jean. week-end with Tracy. It will be her first visit,"

Piper Laurle excused herself after lunch to go for practice on her British-made bicycle. He swung round, waved at Gla

"I have to rido in several Scala, the Ilallon beauty from scenes

Carrol Joseph Patrick Sairs- and I've поуст used field Naish ("The folly castle, Liverpool, who plays the half-handbrakes or three-speed circa 13th century, is in Limer caste with whom he fails in love gear," she said. As the wobbled ick") will be spending six looked as if away it

ahc hed months in London filming The never used bicycle. Director New Robert Wise sald that the scenes Chan

Adventures of Charile Almod in Wellington, NZ, and Bin Christchurch

"The old adventures were were excellent, done with Warner Oland," says "and we have, matched them Naish. "Edward Small is making here with this set. I think they 39 half-hour films for television at Boreham Wood, and we'll do locations in Paris, Stock- holm, Copenhagen, Rome, Niev, and Oslo.

while

assistant PRO for

the United States Navy. HUNGARIAN HOLDER MISSING

English Table Tennis Championships

London, Apr. 2.

The first shock of the English Open Table Tennis Championships which began here tonight was the scratch- ing of the Hungarian holder of the men's singles title, Elemer Gyetval.

The Hungarian, who won the title at his first attempt at Man- chester last year, should have come to England with 1wo other seeded Hungarian players, Ferenc Sido and Zoltan Berezik but he was missing when his companions began their journey. Sido had a fairly comfortable over round

victory Richard Miles of the United States, by 21-19, 21-13, 21-8, in the first clash between leading players in the Championship.

second

Ladislav Stipeit, the Czecho- slovak act, also reached the third round by beating L. Hoff- man (Middlesex) 21-14, 21-10, 21-17.

A surprise was caused by the defeat of the English Inter- Jones, who national, Aubrey went down 18-21, 21-19, 21-11, 11-21, 23-21 to Ston Jacobson (Middlesex)

round.

in the

RESULTS

second

main attractions at this year's French International Badminton Championships which open in Paris on Friday.

French Champion Ghislain Vasseur and leading players from Britain, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United States and South Africa are also com- peting in the Championships.

The finals will be played on Sunday.France-Presse.

COHEN THINKS

MACIAS WILL BEAT HALIMI

"Rita has one more to go, Joey, and then she's free. Holden ended his term with Picnic, lucky man"

P

We talked of his wife, Eleanor have the best production design Powell, winning an Emmy, the in the 'ndustry." TV Oscar, for her Sunday- school programme.

"Ellie has done a fine job. I help her whenever I can," he said.

BALDHEADED

Until Yul Brynner paraded his rogal virility In The King đnd 1, there was not a bald or balding

Pacific Coast League v. Japan

Pacific Baseball World Series

Planned

San Francisco, Apr. 2.

Leslie O'Connor, President of the US, Pacific Coast Baseball League, said today there was a strong possibility of a Pacific Baseball World Series this year in Japan, matching the PCL champions and the top Japanese team. "We're working on it and seem to be in process of reaching agreement," O'Connor said.

SRITO

"I hope we'll take in Dublin. It's 25 years since I was in England and Ireland.

There's a large family of us around Limerick and Cork."

Over a beer. In the Red Lion. he extolled the viriucs of Jean Simmons, with whom he worked In This Could Be the Night..

was the Italian chef at the cabaret-restaurant where she spent her evenings As socretary to the owner: Paul Douglas. A lovely young woman, whom

advised between

courses,"

I

Here's a memo to British pro- ducers. Even with films boast ing important stars Hollywood believes in the personal ap. pearance tour to sell pictures,

For Designing Woman Lauren

who Bacall,

co-sters with

Gregory Peck and Dolores Gray, is on tour from Now. York to Chicago with radio and press interviews, luncheons with cinema managers, and nightly appearances at the cinemas.

Helen Rose the designier, is programmes and fashion shows.

television strong probably would not be held until doing

mid-summer-Reuter.

"There 14 a very pondbility of tt."

This would involve a Pacific Elizabethville World Series conducted in the (Belgian Congo), Apr. 2.

manner of the World Robert Cohen, France's former Series, the best four of seven world bantamweight boxing games," champion, sald in Elizabethville O'Connor said that after that Tonight's results included:

today that he would never have perics the PCL team would play Men's Singles First Round

G. Amouretti (France) beat lost his world crown to Italy's enough additional exhibitions In

to make a total of (Bedford Mario D'Agata if a man like Japan Darlington R. W.

Philippe do Backer, who re- games, shire) 21-14, 21-14, 21-18.

S. K. Thackersey (India) beat ferred the D'Agata-Halimi match

U.S.$150,000 COST N. R. Isbell (Middlesex) 21-10, last night, had been the referee.

Commenting on last nighťa "This is to enable the project 21-8, 21-18.

fight, Cohen said that Alphonse to be financed since it involves Halimt well deserved to take about 150,000 dollars," he said. the world title from D'Agata und

M H. Thomhill (England) beat A. G. Lindsay (Middlesex) 21-12, 11-21, 21-19, 21-18.

Second Round

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that de Backer had done well Negotiations are being con- in warning D'Agata for irregular ducted with the Japanese Base- fighting.

ball Commissioner, Nobori

Thornhill beat D. Littleworth (Middlesex) 21-13, 21-10, 21-10. Cohen lost the title to D'Agata Inouye; Ryuji Suzuki, President Amouretti bent K. W. Sraith when the referee stopped the of the Central League of Japan; (Essex) 21-17, 21-10, 21-13. fight in the seventh round, and and Isamu Sacki, President of

R. Bergmann (England) beat Cohen then retired from the the Japanese Packie League. R. J. Croydon (Surrey) 21-13,ring and settled in the Belgian 21-11, 15-21, 21-18.

2. Berczik (Hungary) beat E. Bubley (Surrey) 21-B, 21-10. 21-8-Reuter.

FRENCHL CH'SHIPS

Congo,

He listened to last night's fight on the radio and was delighted by Hallmi's win. But he said he feared that Mexico's Raul "Raton" Macias, recognised by Faris, Apr. 2. the National Boxing Association Malayan badminton ace David as world champion, would beat Choong and Indonesian Ferry Halimi when they meet this Sonneville will be two of the summer.-France-Presse.

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Pacifc World Series would become an annual affair.

O'Connor said the next formal meeting 03 planning

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