Evening star., 1941-09-22

is victim g.. but she's victor In END
gradually winning Charles over to
righteous ways by her own ideals.
Chief locale is sleepy Mexican
border town, similar to-but not
Mexican. E. Town consists of movie
set covering several acres of Para
mounts back lot. Another i'm
portant set was churchyard OF Mex
lean village, this constructed at
studios ranch up Malibu Canyon.
Third is beach on Gulf Coast, and
was Photographed at Hueneme
Beach, near OXnard, Calf, up coast
As miles from Los Angeles.
There's one unique story phase
where Boyer, as emigre waiting for
admission to United States at border,
sneaks into Hollywood and crashes
II Wanted Wings" movie set to tell
Director Mitchell Leisen story which,
in flashback, becomes Hold Back
the Dawn" For this. studio reshot
entire scene of one picture already
released-for use in another then
still in the making.
LII IOllI VI DOJIl tduiCL dsS-DOlll
real and dummy-Veronica Lake
re-did one of her scenes from
wings" picture, with same COM
pany of supporting players. e.
Action high light shows auto
plunging off highway at high speed
and careening into deep ravine
Stunt Man Jimmy Dundee suffered
first accident in this-caught finger
in horn button. fracturing bone.
Nothing traditional about colorful
olive tree ceremony in courtyard
where Olivia and Charles and other
bridal couples shake tree to deter
mine, by number of olives that fall,
how many children they'll have L.
fanciful writer's originated that one.
Ladies in Retirement''-U
film plot in which Ida Lupino and
Louis Hayward CMr. and Mrs. in
real life) play co-starring roles, yet
are not involved romantically in any
way one is murdereSs, other
embezzler and blackmailer. . Par
allels to large extent. in content and
treatment, Broadway play on which
it's based.
Playing bleakly unsympathetic
role, Miss Lupino appears for first
time on screen with husband
Also bidding for acting honors are
Elsa Manchester MRS. Charles
Laughton) and Edith Barrett MRS
Vincent Price,, as addle-headed
spinster sisters of Leading Lady Lu-
pino. Decorative Evelyn Keyes
becomes plain housemaid in switch
ing from glamour to dramatic por-
trayal. Isobel Elsom only men,
ber of Broadway cast brought out
for film version. One time Lon
don stage star, she scored conclu-
Sively in show.
At no time are there more thar
| five actors on screen at same time
and nowhere in picture were extra:
employed, either to be seen OF
heard. >. Entire picture filmed or
one sound stage, practically every.
thing transpiring in simple living
room set, precise in detail and fur.
nishings of English manor house o1
1886.
Hayward had but single change o.
costume. He sings three SnatChe.
of song, marking new first" il
career.
"Nine Lives Are Not Enough
from jerome Odlum'S novel, sub
mitted to Warner Bros. in gale,
proofs and bought before publica
ton. q. It's newspaper yarn, will
Ronald Reagan reporter about whom
furious action revolves. >. Reagan
performance should have touch O
sincerity for, before Hollywood
called, he served as sports write
in Des Moines, Iowa.
Heroine Joan Perry married Harr,
Cohn, president Of Columbia Pic
lures, day after role finished ant
announced retirement from screen
Jimmy Gleason, as sleuth,. said h
felt right at home in role. :. Witt
exception of self and father, ever,
Gleason in family connection sine
first one came over from Irelan,
has been police officer-among then
police chief in Cincinnati, AM
chief of San Francisco traffic sec
ton.
Supporting cast comprises mixtur
Of promising youngsters and sea
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