Evening star., 1941-08-15

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weekend in Havana" is okay. II
there are no retakes, she'll fly
to New York to rejoin Husband Phil
Harris-and prepare for a remar-
riage.
Right in the midst of the tourist
season when every corner in town
is crowded with autograph hunters
Paramount had to hire 100 people
to seek signatures of movie stars.
For the film. Glamour Boy" which
is one of those behind-the-scenes
epics, crowd must be shown fight
ing to get autographs of Jackie
Cooper and Susanna Foster-and
the real thing wouldn't do!
Greer Carson and young George
MONTGOMERY, the Western star, met
at Carmel while back and al
though no one seems aware OF IL
they appear to be standing each
others company without displaying
displeasure.
Reports to the contrary notw1th-
standing, Paramount insists therel
be no compromise on the original
unhappy finale of For Whom the
Bell Tolls" The screen adapta-
ton will follow the bitter road and
take its chances on happy box
Office.
Believe it or not, but
Those nude statues that first
greet. the eyes of visitors to Mae
Vests apartment are statues-of
Mae West.
Ciaudette Colbert will do love
scenes with scores of visitors look
ing on, but when she makes
portraits with her leading man she
demands that the gallery doors be
locked.
Wendy Barrie consumes five meals
a day (three big ones among them)
and still has trouble keeping up to
proper weight.
Bob Hope has just finished send
ing out his Christmas cards-1or
the 1941 yule season.
Superstitious Harold Lloyd always
exits through the same door ne
enters
Edward G.. Robinson, inveterate
cigar smoker, can't pass by window
displaying pipes.
Because her Brother Jimmy talks
80 fast, Jean Cagney has purposely
drilled herself to speak slowly and
precisely.
Jack Benny uses an unllghted
cigar as a bookmark for his script
on the set.
George Raft does not flip that
half dollar off the screen and he has
a consuming fear that folks will
think he's actually tough.
William Holden, although clasSed
as a Hollywood star, sells fertilizer
for, his father, at $40 a week, when
not working in movies.
Frank Borzage, movie director
vino plays polo, claims that Holly
wood polo players hit the horse
more often than the ball.
Nelson Eddy, once reporter,
wrote his own publicity stories
before he became famous.
William Powell receives guests IN
shorts.
In and out of focus:
Carole Lands has undertaken the
sponsorship Of an almost-3-year-
old niece, Diane Carole Ross. Carole
hopes to find a place for Carole,
a native of San Bernardino, Calf.
A. 1iot,r apotyunn1 the
Devil" That the glamorous Carole
Is a first-rate agent is proven
by the fact that she obtained a
screen break for Peggy McKenna, OF
Chicago, her first fan, who came
to Hollywood at Caroles expense,
became guest at the Lands home
and then obtained screen test.
Oracle Allen is whipping the silk
stocking situation by romping
around town wearing red and green
tyrolean wool socks with her gray
tailored suit. Topped by a tyrolean
felt hat, Oracle made Brown
Derby dinner entrance the other
night that provoked a clatter OF
silver on the tables.
Actually, Garbos pubhclZed bob"
Is nothing more than tucked-up
hair dress. However, Joan Bennett
has flung a challenge at no-cut coif-
fure experts by shearing II inches
off her locks and Haunting
'feather-f fluff" hair-do.
British stars threw typical
american evening" by gathering at
Herbert Marshall's home for a re-
past of corned beef hash and ham,
bergers. Among those who toyed
with these plebian edibles were the
Ronald Colmans, the Nigel Bruces
and the Brian Ahernes.
Sarong art is the most popular of