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DAVID LEWIN'S
TAIN THE STALLS
Spotlight
Rita picks her next film
R
ITA HAYWORTH always wanted, to act in "Born Yesterday," the American play which LAURENCE OLIVIER presented in London with YOLANDE DONLAN playing the lead.
Now Hollywood is using this as the balt to coax her back into pic turos Rita has said "Yes" aho is prepared to make another film. It will be
"Born Yesterday," which was bought for her more than a year ago at a cost of the £62,500.
THAT FACE SOMEHOW
SEEMS FAMILIAR
West End with
Why, it's
Cary Grant
J
a few weeks to learn how
Now, Who's Really Handsome?
- By PATRICIA CLÁRY-
You ladies think the movie stars are handsome, but take the experts' word for it, there are lots, better- around here looking men who are not in.pictures.
The California branch of the International Institute of. Da- (corators picked the dozen 'most decorative malek in. Hollywood and
orily. four of them were to Hollywood stars.
become a producer. What does
The Instituto named Q
It take Be an impresario, business matt, Justin Dart; Jack Don't bother with the techni- Wrather, oil inan; John Lindsay, cn) side. I didn't and I still architect; Greg Bautzer, at
new "for English audiences know nothing of it, But I torney: Federal Judge J.FT. HARRY COHN, the bose of only" litic--"You Can't Sleep have produced six British plc- O'Connor, el Ju J
the studio where Hayworth Here. used-to-work, Low-to Deauville.
MANNERS, PLEASE,
This
now
the
ar-
stareCary, " Grant, - Burt Lancaster, Danny Kaye, and Tom Drake, and movie new- Ferrer and John comers Mel
Jr. Barrymore,
Mrs Catherine Armstrong,
RETAINS GOOD SENSE
Wrather.. millionaire movie producer and husband of Bonita Granville, is "unspoiled by Hollywood," she said. "He conveys an air of good sense.
"Mr Lindany is every Betion writer's dream of the young, dy- naraic, handsome architect, and successful, too." she said. Ho's married to Diana Lynn.
tures already. was the dim they start- And
came the Then nows that. MR JOHN WOOLF Grant to talk the deat over, Rith ex-ed making-in-Britain.
got Jaundice. chief of the. Rank film distri- pects to be ready around April Car
a running buting company, has left Ann Sheriden had next year.
cold, and director HOWARD Hank Organisation. To prepare for the return the HAWKB decided Britain's-won- He has given up his one speaking for the instituite, said Americana nro making
of General big
which coupling two old ther was too chaney to go on managing director money by
they picked Dart, husband of Hayworth pictures,
shooting there. The pleture. was Film Distributors, alldo" and
ranged the showing of Bank former actress Jane Bryant, Hollywood!
left because ho "typifies the young "You Were Never Lovelier," in finished in
There is one British-credit on films in Britain, and has the same programme. But Hoy-
USMOND BORRA- the boards of nine other Rank men of America who have gone
to the top of their field." worth business in Britain is not it now.
DAILE. who photographed and associated companies."
Mr Wool sald: T 50 brisk. Cinemas had seats in The Overlanders," is listed o
shall "He combines the good looks nit parts when her latest, "The
boforming-my--own film-of a star and a quarterback, w one of the two cameramen,
Blic Loves of Carmen"
arrange with vanity of neither" was, shown.
releasing company to GRETA GARBO,
the on
-SAYS HILDEGARDE
the distribution of British and said. **A NEW other hand, may have to walt
reslaurant-and-
and also Hollywood pictures, to little longer for that im cho
night-club singer comes
help to
to finance British film pro- thought she was going to make London to show what
the duction. ch-
hope to make about ten with JAMES MASON, Mason Americans mean by, cafe had planned to leave New York tertainment.
aims In the first year. Part of for France todny. But lost MARION HARRIS is British their cost will be paid for in
by "The trip is but her training in New York, advance American night he cabled:
com off." He has stepped out of the The lady has style and ele panies. In that way the Amerl- Picture:
gance. She will even turn her cans have an incentive to show back on the customers during the films so that they will get JUST to make sure the gala song-and they won't make a back their money."
DRESS 'EM UP lory has no excuse for shout- sound.
GRAN- ing is comments at the end of Grst nights now, most authors GARDE and other-top Amerl-* WHEN STEWART
GER and DEBORAH HERR Bautzer is the lawyer who Join Crawford, Aup have ceased taking bows or can cabaret artists give
and Never try to sing against a appear with African tribesmen dates making, curtain speeches.
And since
the Gallery has noles. If people falk during in "King Solomon's Mines," the Sheridan, Audrey Totter
'natives will be fully dressed. Ginger Rogers. been so well behaved lately your act drap your voice to a
Never shout
"He has not let the adulation Hollywood which is remak-
ful! isn't It about time the stalls whisper.
ing the film is sending out of the movie queen he has made an effort to get back be- then.
natives who Don't drape yourself over a clothing for all
Armstrong TC- fore the curtains go up?
Mrs man," singing. take part in the picture. Tribe beaved poll him. He's a man's There is now a steady tramp piano when you are.
never men can be shown naked in through the aisles by people Glamour and appeal
travelogues--but
she said, not in fen-marked. that
Judge O'Connor, up Stand way. leaving the bars long after cach came
don't be scared ture films.
"typifies all the graces of the straight-and net starts.
THEY SAY
older gentlemen of distinction." Even the great act of to move around.
DeMille made the 1st not PAUL MUNI in "Death of n' Marlon, at the Colony Res- SHOW PEOPLE are talking
tho about: ROBERT MONT-only because be is a "stimulat- Salesman" has been interrupt- taurant, shows how good
ndvice can be. And in her GOMERY broadcasting ed this way recently.
sertes ing Individual": CHANGE HERE
dressing rod she has written of political commentaries from.
GRANT IS HANDSOME- from London, to America, The with- down the parting words *THE AMERICANS have Hildegarde: "Remembor-talent drawal of "The Jolson Story" "He embodies all the glamour, ducked calling their picture without progress equals stagna- in Britain ΣΟ that thero tradition and progress of Holly- ahout n French Army officer tion."
will
AL JOLSON wood since not be two
the beginning of who marries an AmericaD
picturesi In the market-at--the silent pictures," Mrs-Armstrong. Service-woman "I Was a Male,
same time when "Jolson Sings said. War Belde" its title in USA.
Agala" is shown.
Grant, The CARY GRANT-ANN
"Take It From Here" going SHERIDAN pleturg opens in
MORGAN Jean Simmons
DON
MALONE At The Fair
JANI
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PIKE LODRAMA
Betty: E. Box's new produc- tlón "So Long at the Fair" has started-at-England's Pinewood Studios,
In the studlo grounds, craftsmen built reproducilons of part of the great Paris Exhibi-
| the 'world.
What advice did HILDE-
CHEZ RANK
her?
above
IF MUST have been a beau- tiful moment inside. EARL
contre, is tho
ST. JOHN'S cabin before he back on the air again (October eptiome of the tall, dark and left New York for Britain. 11) for what the B.B.C: hopes handsome hero. Even decorators
The publielty men with him will be a 39-week run. were waving warning handa as MR. RANK'S top producer
at
Polly,"
·
admit that.
"Burt Lancaster knows how Among them, "Trottle True; to use his head as well as his Denham talked about: his Adam and Evelyn," and "Mr looks in pursuing his carece." As executive producer Mrs Armstrong said. "He feels American trip.
What was he saying to make Earl St, John has never taken a that he has a responsibility to the publicity men green? Just acreen credit on his fims. this "I went to Hollywood for (London Express arvor
All
the public.
They picked Barrymore cause they liked ́hls, father.
"He also has glamour, pre- and nn unquestionably
United Press..
Dreamstering future." they said
These Sweet That Last Not Long
years.
to
They met in San Diego The first, when she was 10, tion of 1809-the show which when he was a very young to Jack Pepper, lasted only two introduced the Eiffel Tower to and handsome private in The second, when she was 21, Through colourful crowds of the Marines who had once to Lew Ayres, Igated another extras Jean Simmons, as
the done some small-time act two years-just 100 weeks English girl, Vicky; arrived in ing-and she was a world- travel the usual Hollywood road from the "Gee, I I am so happy" the opening scene at. the Ex-famous star of 81 In the of the wedding day-to "He hibition with Felix Aylmer who £75,000-a-picture class.. told me to get out and go home plays the British consul 10 Parks.
Three months later they were to mother of the divorce court.
Call- Third time
hasn't proved Jean, happy to be Alming married. at Pasadena,
17, 1943. lucky for Ginger elther, Recently fornia, on January admitted, however, to
dream hus- Ginger Rogers then said of her she
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OWING TO THE LENGTH OF THE FILM PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF SHOWING TIME! 2.30-5.00-7.20 & 9.45 p.m. THE STORY OF A DEEP AND UNSELFISH LOVE!
MICHAEL DENISON,
DULCIE GRAY
RONALD HOWARD
STEPHEN MURRAY
My Brother Jonathan
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THE STORY OF
BIRTH"
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FROM GARLAND ROARK'S BOOK
A Leller to Three
Wives
women on a boat. Unlike the famed Turce Men who were in one In the well-known story, they have much more to worry about
le. peculiar for husband, Jack Briggs, on her band for divorce on grounds off (EOXY) is the story of three| three reasons: firstly, she always wedding day: "He is everything extreme mental cruelty fcois pec
peculiar at the beginning
"He wouldn't even," she said. of a new
film; secondly, her have ever dreamed of about
our first scene called for her to be 8 ft. 2 Ins-with brown hair "come home to dinner on
wedding anniversary." agitated in French; lastly, she and eyes."
It's a story, as imperishable as was only just getting used to
Hollywood itself. Read on the corsets which go costumel
AFTER
with her
As for the French-speaking, Jean learnt French at school but describes her knowledge of the language as "rather vala.
Appearing in the film
of Vaughn Paul:
DECEMBER 1843: No matter how good my films turned out
Vaughra was always ready to
As the boat pulls away, they' are in receipt of letters from a who figures · pro- personality minently in the story but is never seen on the screen. These are to the effecet that one of the three-not specified-ls about to certain lose her husband to a
Both her earlier marriages had ended in divorce.
BEFORE Deanna Durbin speaking mau-
APRIL 1941: This is my first with Jean are Dirk Bogarde, David and last wedding. He's the only
criticise. Whenever I turned on Tomlinson and Marcel Poncin. beau I over had. This won't be the radio for a symphony, get ashore, promptly start *-
Co-directors of "So, Long at the Fair" ure Terence Fisher just one of those Hollywood Vaughan turned it off.
years ago I asked him to come viewing the, history of their Reviewers have Antony Darnborough
unpack wedded years. home early to do the (Quartet) who have just com- marriages. It will last for ever og but he didn't show up tu picked on the flm that comes of ploted their first assignment and ever.
the next day and then he was together ---- THO Astonished
incapable of helping, Arthur Hornblow
and
Heart,"
with Noel Coward,
Margaret Leighton and Cella Johnton,
Myrna Loy speaking of
Two
Addic,
The three women, unable to
TOBY
Dennis
THAT SOLD A MILLION COPIES
JOHN WAYNE CAIL RUSSELL
P.M.
WAKE of the RED WITCH
819 YOUNG ADELE MARA LUTHER ADLER
-PING EXHIARD FRANZ 'À GRANT WITHERS » HENRY DANIELL
PAUL FIX • JEFF COREY
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LIBERTY
AVONDAL
this as one of Hollywood'a bet- ter efforts. Ann Sothern, Jeanne Crainn and Linda Darrici! are the three women.
Ona Sunday Afternoon THE MOST UP-TO-DATE THEATRE ON THE MAINLAND BOOM IN BALLOONS : JULY 1939, I do not see why MARCH 1942: We have do (KING'S "LZE) is on
marriages should fall, because cided to continus our careers musical and is largely delght- Famous: Continental A bal-
entertainment. SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2,30, 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M. Loonists Reno Jacquet and Au- husband and wife are both apart. We cannot adjust the ful
of Morgan, Dorothy Malone, Don very inescapable complications douin Delfuss brought their bal-working I think it's a
thing We love each loon to yet another
Rank good Studio-this ilme Pinewood- other he's mad for Debussy our careers is conduct has defore, Jenis Paige and Dorothy
great unhappiness Ford do a capable job of enter for scenes in the new Jean Sim-and so am I-and, after all, it's spused me
and injured my general health tainment on a threadbare story.
with a musical programme-bas mons Alm. This is the third love that counts in, marriage.
on the Broadway of 1933. Annabella speaking of Tyrone Po time within a year that they
Power:
A
Ofiles Tale of Two have been called upon to double for stars in
"MARCII, 1030: I have bever JANUARY 1948: He used to (QUEEN'S) is a re-issue of a British Aims.
Twenty five years old Dolfurs been so happy in my life. I desert my parties and go to his comparatively old pleture, the love Hollywood....but I should room to sulk. Ho often refused combination of Charles Dickens is the son of Charles Dolfuss, bo happy anywhere with to talk to me and left home for and Ronald Colraan in a story, of ano of the world's most Tyrone.
a love that encrifices all being celebrated balloonists, and has
considered. worthy of -show-
to a new decade... Apartment for (BROADWAY)' la the compus
ROBERT TAYLOR AVA GARDNER
CHARLES LAUGHTON VINCENT PRICE JOHN JODIAK
THE BRIBE:
LÀ ROBERT Z- LEDIGÁND SYURUMLÍNU
sequences of
of
been making ascents since he Arlluc Judge speaking of"
was sovery.
went
long periods.AN Dan Topping
ed
int
Не
to Denham to FEBRUARY 1937: I do not APRIL 1940: He prefers double for Jean Kent in the want to wait a year to marry liquor, show girls, night clubs, story with Jeanne Craian, ns a balloon sequences of "The Gay Dan. T'in going to Reno where Lady and at Pinewood he has I can get a divorce in six weeks, to a quiet home life.. been standing-in". for: Zena Marshall in So Long at Fair
At Ealing Studios, his balloon was used for one of the scenes. InKind Hearts and Coronats."
After completing the scenes, that two aeronauts took off from Pinewood to take part in 'u com- petillon in Dolglüm,
GI bride that has been inter among the best films, of the 1t your. Those who have seen Ava Gardner speaking of Mickey Rooney
agree with the reviewers, JANUARY 1912: We still love BELTESINER 1943 0 1s
The Bride (ALHAMBRA) ins Kapuk always going homo to see an excellent cast that includes Ava each other. We're going to be his mother. One of these days, Charles Langhton and
Mr Mickey Rooney will be Gardner. It is about G-Men and gia all over again.
known as a man who was once windlers against Central married to. Ava Gardner
American fishing village back- ground. 29
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SHOWING TO-DAY AT 2.30, 5.30, 7.30 & 9.30 P.M.
LAUREN
HUMPHREY
BOGART
LIONEL BEA BARRYMORE
EDVARD G.
ROBINSON BACALL
WARNER BROS.
MCLAINE
CY ARGO TREVOR
CLAIRE TREVOR, THE 1948 ACADEMY AWARD WINNER FOR HER BEST PERFORMANCE IN THIS FILM
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