Evening star., 1942-05-27

Greta Garbo isn't wanted at
M-G-M. where she has been under
contract ever since her arrival in
America, but Columbia is still will
ing to take q chance. The latter
studio would like to have Garbo
star in The General Calls for
Caviar" Garbo Is no longer the
box-oflce queen Of Sweden, ac-
cording to meager reports from that
country.
Her native following though she
was a fallen woman" in 1.-TWO
Faced Woman" and riots have fol-
lowed its showing in Swedish
theaters Preston Foster, play
ing a detective, went through the
first three days shooting on Little
Toxic, u. S. A." wearing dress shoes.
He explained that he drives to work
in slippers and that the only shoes
he had in his dressing room were
patent leather ones. Did you ever
notice anybody's shoes on the
screen?" he demanded of us in self
defense. And, come to think of 1t,
did va? Sonia Henie Is so
anxious to do a film In color that
she'd almost-almost, we said-re-
imburse Goth Century-Fox for the
difference in negative cost. Sonia
thinks she's be a mighty purity gal
in tints Norma Shearer adds
81 900 to her radio program fee OF
5000 so she can donate 81 900 each
to six canteens run by Hollywood
actresses. Norma has also bought
$500 900 worth of War bonds-$50,-
600 Of her own money and $4,000
for each Of the three trust funds
her late husband, Irving Thalberg,
left her, and her children {.
Paramount wants to change the
title of Wake Island" to "Our
Heroes" which sounds like . very
silly idea =. Veronica Lake Is
starting q campaign to get the
feminine lead in 'Trenchman's
Creek"-just 50 columnists can make
gags about lake and creek.
Harry Carey, now working with
Preston Sturges in Great Without
Glory" will return to the New York
stage this fall for Eugene ONeiu's
new play, The Ice Man Cometh.
Carey, now "a, starred IN "Ah,
Wilderness" last year. heard from
the playwright, now working In Cali
fornia, that there were three roles
in the new play. any one OF which
WAS his for the asking. The story
deals with a group Of derelicts IN an
Eleventh avenue saloon Of pre-pro-
hibition days Imagine the
tempest at Paramount the other
day! The whole studio was In an
uproar over whether to have Henry
Aldrich comb his hair on the side
or straight back for his next pic
ture Soon as Betty Cradle re-
covers she and Cesar Romero will
form a dance team in "Springtime IN
the Rockies" And Cesar Will not
play a Latin In that movie.
Bob Hope sends back from the
Army camps q favorite serviceman's
story about the unfortunate drattee
IOI WllOIll 4lOt34A4AS CSSA~~~~
right. He was drafted without
notice. His uniforms didn't fit. He
was busted for neglecting to salute
q superior oflcer, nothing went
right. Finally he asked for q trans
fer to the para-troops, hoping to
change his luck. Everything went
well through the training period and
when he came to his first Jump the
guy crossed his fingers. The men
were told to pull one cord and II
the chute didn't open, to count flve
more and pull a second cord. for
the safety chute They were told
a car would be waiting to pick them
UP. The chump jumped, one chute
didn't open, he counted five" the
other didn't open. He looked down
5000 feet and said, I'll give two
to one the car isn't anywhere near
where I land"
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