Evening star., 1942-06-29

mus are WdTOTOOe COSJS cut 90
and box Office receipts apt TO be sent
soaring. Miss Lamar in her sarong
is playing to standing room only on
her own home lot It's easy to see
what will happen when she gets out
on the road
Take the case Of Zorina Para
mount cut her tresses short for the
test of "Maria" - wigs Wouldnt t
stand the technicolor demands. The
dancers million-do legs will be
hidden under trousers E. But those
who have seen the tests say Zorina
was never so alluring. The role in
For Whom the Bell Tolls" if she
gets it. may be dream-come-true
for the German Norwegian ballet
star who means to become great
actress.
Homely Jimmy Rogers drew for
his leading lady in Prairie Chick
en-" the most beautiful girl in Amer
ica-Rosemary La Planche. winner
Miss America 1941' contest .
goth Century-Fox cast "Chicago's S
most glamorouS working girl. -
Doris Merrick, in supporting role in
Girl Trouble" with Don Ameche
and Joan Bennett.
Curious to see what the most
glamorous working girl" looked like,
found her another pretty blond
who had never worked in a shop
or Office in her life She had been
model and radio singer. But
if you don't think modelling is
harder work than running a type
writer or waiting on customers then
try being a beauty contest winner
and be sent out on personal appear
ances for weeks on end" she de-
clared.
Anthony Quinn sold a story to
Goth Century-FoX for $4,000. The
Tango" based on a single chapter
from his book, The Rising Wind
He asked the studio to pay him
in 81 bills, explaining:
Il have always wondered how it
felt to be filthy rich. This will give
me an idea" So they paid him in
soft cash. Anthony, who is playing
a pirate in The Black Swan" looked
the part as he strutted around the
set with bills dripping from every
pocket
Reminds me of the story about
Mary Pickfords mother. When she
signed her first s10OO-a week con-
tract for her daughter at Famous
Players she requested that the first
week a salary be given her in silver
dollars. She took it home in mar
ket basket and astonished Mary
by raining the load, dollar by dol
lar, into her none too capacious lap.
Marjorie Weaver goes on an Army
camp tour next week wearing all
the insignia of the Army pinned
to an attractive sweater. But boys,
don't be fooled by Marjorie's desire
not to play favorites Her heart is
with the Navy. She's engaged to
Ensign Don Briggs.
If the Postmaster General turns
Cupid and issues those envelopes
stamped with hearts instead of
Uncle Sans postage stamps, it will
be due to Martha SCOTS urgent
request! Martha thought this one
up and wired Washington she be-
lieved it would stimulate love letter.
writing to sWeethearts in the armed
forces if the girls they left behind
them could get these postage-free,
heart-stamped envelopes!
Howard Hughes spent $4,000,000
on the production of. and s50O,0O0
more in advertising "Hell's Angels" ="
Looks like he means to top this
publicity campaign for The Out
law At long last this much-cen-
sored (by the Hays Office picture
is to be released in August with the
largest advance newspaper cam
paign in movie history.
The opening gun will describe
"The Outlaw" as "the picture that
couldn't be stopped" Full pages
in color will introduce Jane Rus
sell . Already her face and figure
have been flashed on the covers of
hundreds of magazines. Innumer-
able stories have been written about
the former s10-a-week receptionist
in doctors Office Jane Rus
sell, making her bid as the new
Jean Harlow, needs no 'introduc-
ton" as "the star you've, never
seen"
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