The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-11-22
Walter Wi1lclleu
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stamping a foot, IT am absolutely
furious with you. Such tastel"
Just a moment, dearie," cautioned
the other, don't you dare lower
your voice to mel"
Peggy McEvOy, who is The Read
er's Digest Hollywood historian, re-
lays this one Leo Garlic has
a Mexican gardener on his ranch
who recently told Leo that he had
adopted beautiful baby The
star asked him to bring the baby
around Pedro was honored.
He brought the baby the next day.
To Leo's establishment he saw
that the child was Enthusiastically Of
Jewish origin why, Pedro"
exclaimed GARLIC, "that's little
Jewish baby, and you're Mexicanl
Didn't you mean to adopt q Mexican
baby?' ooh, mol" replied Pc
dro emphatically, Jewish children
take care Of their parents when they
get oldi"
Attorney General r. Murphy was
relaxing in a huge chair In foyer
Of his hotel when stranger APP
preached and said: "I've waited for
years to shake your hand--because
I don't like you" +. Mr.. Murphy
replied: Permit me to shake hands
with you--for the same reason" !. :.
Mr.. Hauser, the Hollywood diet
specialist mentioned as being Greta
Garbo's fiance) Is the same gent
who prescribed garlic Juice for the
Duke and Duchess of Windsor :.
Perhaps that is why a lot Of us
think Greta Is being considerable
when she wants to be alone"
F. D. r. Is having laugh at the
Bird Term stories 1t certainly
is news when the leader of nation
has something to laugh about these
days orchids to the news
reel which shows a firm In France
manufacturing medals for war
heroes-and the following shot that
shows a pawnshop window display
in the U. s. A. :. Z. 1t Is filled with
hooked medals from the last war.
The Roxy chorus girls, reports the
World Telegram, are hired for
beauty, shape and talent. They
work from ayem till half past mid
night, with no time to marry mil
lionaires But there's a silver
lining They get $35 q week
just like finding 1t :. Cinema critic
Frank Nugent wants the dialogue
spaced out in comedy films so the
audiences laughter at a gag won't
drown out the ensuing speeches :. I.
One who's been a critic so long as
Mr.. Nugent should know that
drowning most dialogue Is just being
humane.
The Soviet press accuses the
United States of wanting the war to
last so capitalism can profit :.
The war has made the Russians
scavengers in Poland, DULLES in Lat
via and Estonia, and stick-up men
In Finland Capitalism, on the
other hand, is a crime Holly
wood grapevines that Orson Welles'
flicker will be either "a colossal
box-office smash or q de luxe
failure" 1t means-it cost too
much to ever be called a common
flop The Three Stooges are
planning to appear in a picture bur-
lesking Hitler, Goering and Goeb-
bells The title Of 1t: APES OF
Wrath" We think we have dis
covered why so many people go TO
night clubs They are the only
ZOOS open in the middle Of the night
Overheard: A bore Is a guy
who tells everything he knows.
Hollywood Novelette,: AL Mcneil,
one of the top film editors in Holly
wood, recently took years vaca-
ton after 20 years of hard labor.
During that time Mcneil
helped dozens Of lads reach their
present big positions . A few
weeks ago Mcneil returned to Holly
wood from Fire Island, where he
was Gene Fowler's guest :. Strictly
as a gag--maybe 1t was Fowler's in
fluence-McNeil decided to find out
how many real friends he had IN the
movie town He wrote letters
to all those he helped Get There,
telling them he was broke (Which
he is far FROM and asking them to
help him out with loan Of $3.50
From all Of them he received
one S. check The few others
who bothered to answer said they
were sorry, but they just couldn't
afford 1t right now, etc. Per-
haps It will make them feel better
to read this and learn that Mcneil
doesn't really need their money =. {.
Or their friendship.