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A British film. in cold storage

One of the things they did not auction at Shepherd's Bush Studios, now dark and forlorn, was a £120,000 Invisible asset. This was Sydney Box's last Gains- borough picture to be made before the Bush closed..... down"Traveller's Joy.“

Google Withers and husband" John McCallum-starred in this screen version of the stogo success with Yolando Donlan and Dora Bryan (who is also in the piny) supporting them.

months aller

many "Traveller's Joy" remains literally an invisible asset on Mr Rank's ledger. For a clause In the contract says it must not be shown anywhere until the play's West End run finishes.

But

When the film production began, that clause did not seem Important. But now the play with Yvonne Arnaud as star- has developed into one of those surprise record-breakers, looks ke running on definitely.

COMPLETED BUT NOT FOR SHOWING. -YE?

Google Withers and John McCaffým in a scene from Traveller's Jon

is duo back in Mr Markey and London this week from the been ho in- Tyrol where

has directing location shots for the film, new Bobby Henrey "Wonder Kid,"

But Mira Loy is still in Holly- wood-and staying there. Film

So Anthony Darnborough, who made "Traveller's Joy" for Mr Box, is going to show the Alm to the one man who can ift the ban if he choose friends the | theatrical manager Hugh Beau- gather that

mont.

anxious to

The film-makers hope Mr husband. Beaumont in Christmassy mood, will agree that there is ample living-room in London and the provinces for both

versions.

After all, Misa Arnaud and her fellow pinyers have had the Seld to themselves for nearly two years now.

Censored role

duction

Shepherd's Bush's last pro- certainly deserves a break, considering its troubles- In-the-making. These included

Onc

made in London she is no longer

work with her

Overtime star

ENOUGH FROM DANNY KAYE

Claudello Colbert, who is nil enthusiastic advocato of the current short hair, styles for women, would wear her hair much, shorter if it were not, for Danny. Kaye,

Maturfed, hori

Before Glaudatta co-starring role with Robert Young and George Etent in the Crest-RKO Radio production, "Love: Ja Bir Business," pho bad her tresses cropped ox- tremely short,

After the arst shock every- body seemed to like it. Then one evening Danny Kayo.saw. the short bob for the first time, said, "That looks wonderful, Claudette. You remind me of my kid brother."

I decided then and there,"

the

feminine BOYS

very Claudette, that when I start

of reminding people

their brothers it is time to let my hair grow a little..

MITCHUM IN "MACAO"

Robert Mitchum will star in RKO Radio's "Maçao," recently purchased dramatic Bob WilliamA. the first

This production

story by will be task for

Alex Gottlieb, recently signed

by

Howard Hughes long-term contract,

to

London comes to the

rescue once again

From FREDERICK COOK: New York

For the rest, the only really Once again London comes Postscript to my Pinewood

to the rescue of a flagging noteworthy show on this side la Inst

"Lost in the Stars," a musical report

week. Progrces

Broadway. Opened last play based 00 Ainn Paton's They've obviously decided that, where Jean Simmons

was the biggest of "Cry, the Beloved Country." Is con-week cerned, time is money. The girl the holiday Aeason shows, This goes from strength to word gela round is really being put to work. Sir Cedric Hardwicke's own strength as

becoming as and tickets are Anished Just picture

revival of Shaw's "Caesar hard to find as they still are two new onca in pre-

with Lilli for "South Pacifie." ention-and now she is to be and Cleopatra,"

Maxwell Anderson, who sandwiched into that Somerset Palmer (Mrs Rex Harrison)

adapted the book, has turned it Maugham **Trio" production, as co-star.

into a musical tragedy whose which begins immediately after

seen here tole of racial tension in South Christmas.

with the Africa has real and Helen Americans.

Tho play was last

n complete shut-down when Miss Simmons will set with some 25 years ago, John

McCallum developed Guy Rolfe (whose "Spider and late Lionel Atwill mumps and a series of skir- the Fly" performance recently Hayes. mishes with the censors over put him suddenly into the front Yolande Donlan's part.

"The Sanatorium" for rank) in

dromatic Miss Donlan told me recently most

of the she had

to remake so many Maugham stories. scenca, with blue-pencilled dialogue, that she wondered if her role had not been censored out of the picture by now,

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When

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To im producers who, even in these crisis days, cóntend that under - £100,000 budget pictures are for export to Britain's nether regions only-- here is a note:

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Guest's production of "Miss Pilgrim's Progress"-with Yolande Donlan as an American factory girl who exchanges Jobs with her English "opposite"

West End run early The present? None other the New Year. Cost £60,000. than the good ship Hispaniola, Mr Guest's current produc- known to every reader of tion with a television back- "Treasure island." Disney had

The

Body Said No." ground, the famous vessel reconstructed lins also been assured of a West for his Blm of the story. The End showing, Cost: £60,000. pleture is alshed but the His We still have to Judge the the quality of these pletures, of course. But, at any rate, War- dour Street rates them as "West Ead."

pantola still stands Denham set.

Because of this there will be month some weeks' work next for part of the Denhamn staff-

of Rank after the close-down production there.

Miss Donlan is also in "The Body." For the film people hope | this young American, come- Another Hollywood company, denne will soon be selling ber personality on the Warner Brothers, have heard piquant

craft. screen as profitably as she hns about that ready-made And they are temporarily in the done on the stage. sailing business. They are lo begin production-at Elstree-of "Captain Horatio Hornblower," Peck as C, S. with Gregory Forester's Nelsonian hero.

Director Raoul Walsh, who is Hollywood with coming from Peck, thinks it's silly to build a new ship when one is to hand, only needing a little camoufinge to be ready for Captain Horn blower's command.

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The negro cast are magnif- Miss Hayca (now rehearsing' cent, especially the incompar- Joshua Lugati'n "The able Todd Duncan as Stephen Wisteria Tree" will be there in Kumalo, the native clergyman. the stalls to see how they This is one that London ought handle it.

to see. the cast: Also in

Rolph One or two new efforts started Forbes, Arthur Treacher, John for the Christmas season. Buckmaster, Bertha Belmare.

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IT'S ALL ONE GIRL So far this season, Broadway hending the cast),

BETTY FIELD

Heads Rat Eaco" cari

Thursday before Christmas brought Garson Kantu's "The Hat Race" (with Betty Field and Boxing Day. drama by Rosemary Casey

callel **The Velvet Glove."

One that was highly touted beforehand, "Metropole," flopped after two performances, This was a story of life inside the offices of The New Yorker," with Lee Tracy portraying its editor, Harold Rose,

If audiences were composed Bolely of newspaper and magazine staffs this would have been a smash hit.

But they aren't, and it wasn't.

IT MIGHT LAST

Doing moderately

The Broadway

well is production of Benn Levy's "Clutterbuck," that

three about couples with six pasts.

farce

married

Marget-

The company (with the exception of Arthur son) do not seem completely at

The show

of home.

is one those which might Inst.

It depends on what else offers between now and the return-of has little warrant to pat itself hot weather. on the back.

London's Martita Hunt, still Only one among the recent one of Broadway's biggest big new shows looks anything like hits after a year's run, is Lak-

Chaillot," musical version of Anita Loos Madwoman "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" tour after Christmas. owes it all to one girl, Carol Maurice Evans, who has just closed in Rattigan's The (LEE) hod for its background

The Girl from Jones Beach Channing.

is going It is one of Broadway's cur- Browning Version,"

with a revival the New Yorkers' famed publie rent delights to hear this giant back to Shaw

of "The Devil's' Hines like "A next month beach on the south shore

blonde of

soild hit. And thatthe ing the Giraudoux play. "Tho

squeak

of

on

the sailor who has been 40 Long Island, For the purposes kiss on the hand makes a girl Disciple." cepted as a prototype of Nelson

But di'monds Just Three Hollywooders, Helmut

Dantine, Bully Lilbert himself? Well, we have taken of the story, Ronald Reagan, feel good.

and Bracken for ever." and Dona Drake swim Virginia Mayo, Eddie

there. After seven bitter years in Irene Bordoni, ure picked fer ond in walk-un the leading roles in "Lady from The story: two artists in search) the chorus

Carol Channing has Faris," a Tchaikowski musicel of a model. Entertalent: as ports,

called on Broadway "Musle in good anything Hollywood arrived, turns out in this type of effort. She's the town's new sensa- My Heart," and are to take it

lion, and she deserves it.

severer shocks in our cinematic stride-including Errol Flynn ns Soames Forsyte, And Peck is a very good actor.

New rolo

Mr Joseph Young of Africa). Stage time marches on for (ROXY & BROADWAY) Sir Ralph Itlchardson. Next about a smaller vorsion of King month he leaves the cast of Kong and a bigger version_ 01 of "The Heiress": exchanges the Cheela. It also introduces Ter- frockcoat and top hat of Henry ry Young as the owner of this have James's dignified doctor for a super-gorilla. You may modern adventure drama.

seen her in Come American Richardson is to star in a new magazine as one of the new- play by R. C. Sherriff-Who is comers whom photographers are determined never to write any fond of snapping. The story is, thing which could be described as described, "novelty and non- is a second "Journey's End. sense," Most film critics have This time I gather, he has found it unusually entertaining. turned out a near-thriller.

and Wendy Task Force Godfrey Tearle Miller Join "The Heiress cast ALHAMBRA)

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14, for Peggy force plus Gary Cooper January Ashcroft, too, is leaving in Jano Wyatt. It is one of these readiness for her Stratford screen, sagas about the bitter Geason with John Gielgud. A struggle", of a man who finally In seapon which counds like restor- proved how right he was

after Shakespearean glory to the Second World Wor

being told to sell the Idon : to the banks of the Avon.

someone else in the First, In. short, it is about a man (Gary | Cooper) who dreaint about alr- craft carriers. None

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Later in the year Nalph |

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Richardson may make another Red River (KING'S) is billed film. But not, it seems Love as a Western that will go down In Idleness” — Uzat Rattigan in the 'history, of moving 'DÍC comedy which the Lunts played tares with Covered Wagon

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