Detroit evening times., 1942-12-29

tlre at M-G-M on a loan-out deal,
but something tells me when this
movie is completed she may ASK
for a release from her Paramount
deal !,
II isn't that Mary has any hard
feelings about the way she has
been treated. But she has her
heart set on doing a Broadway
show. particularly the Vinton
Freedlev musical, "Broadside Tor q
Blonde"
/ saw the Martin girl here. there
and everywhere when we were
both in New York and believe
she is much happier in the big
town than she has ever been IN
Hollywood.
HISTORY REPEATS
IHAD n long talk with Niyen
Busch Aad he told me . most
interesting story about Tho
Brothers KaramAEov,' Fyodor
Dostoyevesky's perpetual best
seller. He and the late Sidney
Howard and Sam Goldwyn years
ago looked at q German picture
based on this famous story In
tho pro lection room. Sam, seeing
Anna Sten rs Grushcnka, said:
'T must sign that girl at once"
Well, he did, and now history 10
about 10 repeat itself.
Niven has sold . treatmeot OF
the same story 20 DR.. Eugene
Frenlke, Anna's husband, and
Eurone wants to make IL with
Nivea ~ ce-producer.
It 10 o terrific story and would
make such o wonderful picture.
Over Se,eee copies Of Dostoye-
vesAry's book are still being sold.
MEXICAN LOVELY
ONE OF Mexico's loveliest ac-
tresses Is Esther Fernandez, who
for a time was here with Para
mount. Esther Is making pic
ture I'm Mexico City called SAINTS"
a remake of the first Mexican
talking Aim, and Norman Foster,
no less, leaves today for Mexico
City 10 direct her.
There is talk that Norman, who
knows Mexico well. will remain
there for Dolores Del Rios FIRST
movie.
I know how well loved the Fer
nandez girl is In Mexico, because
she was with Us on our goodwill
tour and the president greeted her
with evident pride, rs did men,
bers of his cabinet.
BACK TO STAGE
INA CLAIRE, who Is 90 chic
aad continues 20 look very
young although she is no longer
q 30-yeAr-old, has been per-
suaded to return 20 the stage.
Ina, n so happily married to
william II. Wallace Jr. she has
been loathe to leave her home
I'm San Francisco, but Toe Atkins
has prevailed on her 70 star In
Plans Tor Tomorrow, typical
Atkins comedy with plenty OF
sophisttcat the thing no one
has ever done as well on the
stage a. La Claire.
One reason Ina II willing 90
RETURN 70 broadway IL because
her husband n doing some work
for Uncle Sam and spends q
great deal Of time In the East.
HOLLYWOOD CHATTER
WHO SAYS the leopard never
changes his spots! / just heard
the most amusing story about Pat
Knowles, who In his paimy days
was one of our most noted young
men-about-town. But those were
the days before arrival of Antonia
Wendy Knowles-now all OF pa
weeks old-and the departure of
the Knowles household maid to-
ward a defense factory job.
Pat, who Is working on "Oh,
Doctor" at Universal, is a familiar
figure dashing home at noon these
days to help Mrs. X. make up
bottle formulas, change baby's
lingerie and prepare lunch for
tnelr OlocT son.
Pats next picture at "U" is
Always a Bridesmaid" which he
Is changing TO Always Nurse
maid" In his case.
MIGHT STRIKE TWICE
ONE YEAR ago Buddy De
sylvia sat In n Paramount pro-
lection room and watched q star
horn in Alan LAdd In This Gun
for Hire So maybe II Is senti-
meat or maybe IT'S Just hoping
lightning will strike twice In the
Same place, that exactly one
year later Buddy Is buying an
other Graham Greene chiller
novel 20 star Alan.
Greene's newest book IL min
istry Of Fear" and 10 is about o
mercy killer In England who
goes on trial for his life.
The original story Greene
wrote Of This Gun for Hire"
had an English background, too,
but 10 WAS changed fer the
movies 20 America. The new
story remains In England,
HOLLYWOOD SNAPSHOTS
TOMMY DORSEY entertained
his girl friend. Edythe Wright. over
the holidays: George Montgomery,
believe IL or not, has been singing
10 Dinah Shore and she says he
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