The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-07
IN HOLLYWOOD
BY PAUL HARRISON

screen Richard Greene has been
put into a tough spot by the nation
ally-printed tale that he has been
ordered to return to England for
military service. He is in the age
bracket, but Greene himself isn't
physically acceptable because of
that game leg which was crushed
by a driverless car last year. -.
His studio wants him to 60 right
into another picture, THE Califor-
man." But public sentiment may
dictate his return to England, even
though the army doesn't want him.
Hundreds of children of Warner
Brothers employees in England are
to be brought to America, and most
of them to Hollywood, by the War
ner Club. This is a remarkable
company organization of some 25,-
900 employees, from stars to prop
boys, top executives to janitors in
branch offices. The members pay
dues of Is cents a week, all OF
which seems to be used for parties
and other frivolities. But by some
paternalistic hocus-pocus, the club
also pays handsome benefits in the
events of marriage, births a n d
deaths, and makes loans in emer-
gencies, such as illness.
= Carole Lombard calls c h a r ! e S
Laughton ''Buster'-and to his face
and he likes it! 80. Now that
the government is to permit inter-
state shipment of prize fight films,
after years of the silliest sort OF
prohibition, RKO has contracted to
distribute all future movies of big
bouts. Vivien Leigh and Laur-
ence Olivier, instead of returning
to England, will co-star here in
Captain Horatio Hornblower."
This will be only their second pic
ture together. The first, the emin-
emily undistinguished '21 Days To-
gether," began their romance.
Mickey Rooney, who used to have
dates with the gal who married
William Powell, has been having
dates with Mary Beth Hughes, who
is John Barrymore's playmate in
THE Great Profile" Dalton
Trumbo, author of the shuddery
Johnny Got His Cum" has
changed pace with a comedy no.
vel. THE Remarkable Andrew"
80. There's evidence of a Nazi
sense of humor in the fate of Alex
ander Korda's propaganda m,
THE Lion Has Wings: Several
prints were seized in France and
they're being shown in Germany
but with a new sound track on
which a commentator ribs the Brit
ish. Hollywood's becoming SO
skittish about war films that the
title, City for Conquest" (about
New York; may be changed lest
it be mistaken for a war picture.
During a discussion of an IN
popular actor, a director S a i d,
He's a White Russian-when he
bathes." 500. Slight correction:
Cary Grant is getting $125, 900 in
stead of $150O00 for his role in
''Philadelphia Story" and half
goes to the Red Cross and half to
the Allied Relief. 80. Gratifying in
dication of an upswing in the Amer
lean 10: Audited reports show a
drop in the calculations of almost
all motion picture fan magazines.
Mae Vests name is on the blot
ted line for two pictures with Co.
lumbia. She'll star in both, and
must provide rs per cent of the fl
nancing. Metro has shelved
Mime. Curie," story of the radium
pioneer, as a vehicle for Greta
CARBON favor of a comedy. The
yarn now being considered would
give her the double role Of twin
sisters.
There'1l be a new Crosby-Bob
in movies soon. Three studios
are bidding for Bing's brother now
that he has a big radio following.
... A lazy scenarist has been
signed by Paramount on an I'M
usual deal: he gets SIS, 600 if he
finishes in five weeks, nothing if
he takes longer. On his ]ast job
the writer dawdled seven months
over a story and collected about
SIS, 600. 2
Pure nickel has ben adopted for
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