Evening star., 1940-02-12


ing out dancingest threesome ever
on celluloid -. Astaire, career
divorced from Ginger Rogers afte,
five-year partnership, dating back
to "Flying Down to Rio" 1885
still commands top eye appeal under
new deal After marriage OF
sister Adele broke up great foot
lights combination, Astaire (real
name Austerlttz) crashed movies In
Joan Crawford's Dancing Lady
1889 .. became overnight prize
bet stands five-nine, weighs
139 normally, which drops to about
l25 at end Of each movie born
in Omaha 40 years ago.
Murphy. born in New Haven. edu-
Gated at Yale, wed to Juliette john
son (HenkeD. Detroit beauty con-
test winner, who became his stage
dancing partner :. He's four years
younger than Astaire Eleanor
(no relation to Dick, Bill or any
other screen PowelD born in Spring
field, Mass, is five-six, weighs 1875
started New York vaudeville, musi-
cal career at is -. Made screen de-
but In George Whites 1885 Scan
dals" at Fox.
NOM claims background fol-
films elaborate Begin the Beguine'
finale is largest mirror ever made
Constructed in sections, it meas
.ured so feet square .. Hinged like
door, 1t swings to reflect constantly
changing backgrounds If Fred OF
Eleanor were superstitious they'c
be facing 2l0 years bad luck
During shooting they cracked OF
broke total of 80 mirror sections
New partners never met until re.
hearsals for picture commenced .
Astaire owns private movie collec.
ton of all his dancing scenes
Runs five hours. 20 minutes.
Lynne Carver, born in Kentucky
known principally as rural sweet.
heart Of "Dr. Kildare" gets first op.
portunity to use thick Southern &C.
cent as Mary Lou Lee Fur coa'
gag used by Frank Morgan spring.
from real life antics of Hollywood
talent agent. who dresses fair pros.
poets in ermine wrap. then escorts
them on show-off trips about town
+ \
vigil in the Night"-A. j. Cronin'
novel of the nursing profession
seamier sides =. With Carole LON
bard, Anne Shirley as wholly de-
glamourized aids to the sick For
mer's part is far cry from screwbal
comedy roles for which she's famet
Romance steps in only towart
end, when Surgeon Brian Ahern'
and Lombard find mutual consecra
ton to medicine a strong enough
bond for sugary fadeout Thre'
days after starting film Lombard
was rushed to very real hospital TO
appendectomy Caused five-weel
delay, but gave Carole chance fo
first-hand research on nursing.
Not to- be outdone. Anne Shirley
hospitalized soon after for minol
hllCC OpCtd dIkOia AIlCIllc pul QC'
lay to good use-by marrying actres,
Joan Fontaine during layoff Da,
after she returned to work, CAROL
assisted 'Dr." Aherne In appendec
tony for cameras, followed b,
emergency brain operation-botl
under watchful eyes Of two fame,
sugeons acting as. technical aids
Action laid in wards, operating room
and corridors of thfee London hos
pitals, nearby streets and subway
Britain's Neville Chamberlain
makes movie debut, at least vocal
in scene where Lombard an,
Aherne listen to his radio announce
ment that Britain and German
are at war R-K-O importe,
recording of speech from Londsn, a
American discs had too much fad
ing, static ). Incensed by screel
portrayals of nurses more inter
ested in flirtatious internes than Il
patients" American Nurses Associa