Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-18
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HOLLYWOOD, NOV. 1e.---Jit
Falkenburg didn't know il bu
when she wrote her experience
about entertaining the boys IN III
Canal Zone for a national maya
zine she "authorcd' herself RICH
into a starring role AZ Columbia
The studio thinks so much OF JlIN
life story from her modelling day
and her wartime romance witt
Ii. Tex McCrary on through th'
Panama junket that they are whip
ping up an original titled "Fabu
lous Female IN which 10 sta
her.
Don't forget that while JinN wa
registering oomph down IN th'
Panama camps and bases the Rat.
brothers were supplying th'
comedy relief on the same trip. ~
don't be surprised If the three
mad zanieS crop up IN the same
warn. Universal has them under
contract but Columbia should bt
able 10 attend 10 that little matter
on a borrowing deal.
SHE SAID NO
PLENTY OF people will tell
YOU Janet ("My Sister Eileen
Blair Is secretly married To Pvt.
Louis Busch. Janet, back In town
today from a personal appear
ance tour, SAYS no." but she
brought along a watch that does
everything but whistle Dixie
for her boy friend who has been
head man In her life since the
DAYS when both were with Hal
Kemp's band.
Janet was all set TO 20 into
The Destroyer" on the Column
bia lot with Edward G. Robin
son but with the landslide
business being registered by
Eileen" they've decided to put
her into an untitled musical with
some Eileen" antics.
Since they can't think OF n
title, how about MY Sister
Eileen Strikes Back"
WHAT TWENTIETH did with
the adventures of a dress suit 1T
Tales of Manhattan" Warmers
are planning with a bomber. nc
less. In other words, William
Faulkner is already at work on ar
episode picture temporarily titleo
1.-THE Liberator," which will show
the six stages a liberator bomber
passes through from the time IL is
constructed until il reaches the
fighting front.
Humphrey Bogart. in the role oil
the pilot, will be the only star run
ning through the entire story, but
almost every important actor OF
actress on the Warner lot will
have part in the various cpl.
sodes.
CAN'T KILL ANDY HARDY
THE HOTTEST undercover
negotiation of the week, for
Paramount to borrow Mickey
Rooney for "Salty O'Rourke"
missed by a bare deathbed scene.
In other words, the script calls
for Mickey, In the role Of star
jockey. 20 die at the end of the
picture and his M-G-M bosses
said, mo, Stree; no killing of
Andy Hardy In anybody's movie"
Alan Ladd and Helen Walker
are already set for the romantic
leads, but the part of the jockey
is such q strong one Para either
wants a great big star name for
the role, like Rooney, or q COM
plete unknown who can emote
plus.
JEFF DONNELL'S husband.
Prof. William Anderson of Boston
University. couldn't make up his
mind whether he wanted TO return
to the classroom or remain in
Hollywood TO accept Columbia S
offer as a dialogue director. He
decided in favor of the movies, and
now he's wondering.
His first assignment Is Laugh
Your Blues Away" with Bert Cor.
don, the Mad Russian" and now
Bert has 10 teach the Roosian dia.
lect TO the dialogue coach!
A LINE OR TWO
JEAN CABIN was telling all
corners at the Hollywood can
teen he won't be available for
"Tampico" at Twentieth. With
the Free French situation being
what IL Is he wants to offer his
services to the fighting forces.
He should know, although
there's still the little matter. Of
q contract.
Gregory Ratoff has signed
Mimi Forsythe for role in his
next at Columbia, "Tropicana."
She's the eastern socialite who
attended the swanky Miss Por-
ter's School with Barbara Hut
ton and the Nanderbilts and who
said she wasn't interested In a
career when she first came TO
Hollywood.
Raymond Massey, who UNI
blushingly admits to being ~
years old, Is on his way TO OF
tawa, Canada, where he Will re-
ceive his commission as n ma ior
in the Canadian field artillery.
Action In the North Atlantic"
at Warmers, is Raymond's last
movie for the duration.
Michele Morgan has been sent
the script Of Assignment 10
Berlin" opposite Brian Aherne.
Just as we told you some time
ago, It's official that Walter
Pidgeon ANNOUNCED for every
picture coming up gets the CO.
starring role opposite Greer
Garxou In HMadama Curip This