Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-06
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HOLLYWOOD. Feb. 5. Hal
Wallis. who has had more luck
than almost any producer hitting
headlines locales on the nose. Ia
moving to Lisbon for a follow-up
to vCasablanca." II by the time
this picture Is ready for release
some Notwithstanding historical
event n taking place In Lisbon.
then well Just have to admit Hal
and Warner Brothers are gazing
into a crystal ball that's really
paying off ut the box office.
Passage to Lisbon" In Halls story
idea, and while IL isn't exactly q
sequel TO "Casablanca," the cast
win include Humphrey Bogart,
Paul Henreid and Sydney Green
street.
In place OF Ingrid Bergman, the
girl involved will probably be
Olivia de Havilland. Speaking OF
Olivia, she's having her troubles
with her prize pooch, Shadrack.
For some reason or other Shad'
doesn't like the new house Olivia
has taken ana Is pouting for the
old place.
HABIT FORMING
GREER CARSON continues
TO ret most Of tho plums
dropped of the NOM story
lot. VALLEY Of Decision" Marcia
Daveuport's novel that n No. 3
on the best seller list, goes to
Greer, but II her luck In getting
the best Of story material IN be-
coming . habit, tho red-haircd
charmer will at least get .
change Of pace.
Ia Carson, who is always the
lady, will play an immigrant
who goes 20 work for q wealthy
Pittsburgh family and sees them
through their aches and family
historical pains until she 10 an
old lady.
ABSURD FILM
EVERYBODY IN Hollywood
who could get a ticket showed
up for the invitational showing of
the absurd Nazi propaganda pic
ture, ohm Kruger" Struggled out
OF occupied Europe. Supposedly
q heavy drama lambasting the
British in the Boer War. IL sue
ceeds only In being 13 reels OF
ludicrous propaganda comedy.
II made everybody a little sick
TO see Emil Jannings. who lived In
this country 30 long and made so
much money in American movies,
as the English-hating Kruger. But
the funniest scene depicted sup
posed British soldier with a gross
bay window" leering NaZi-fashion
at an innocent Boer ingenue.
Among those having a good
laugh were Gary Cooper. the Ray
McCareys, Pete Smith and most
Of the top producers and directors.
LONESOME CLUB
CHIC FARMER Of New York's
FL Morocco wires n chnckle:
whats happened to all the
beautiful New York girls? The
other night at II Morocco. stag
ging 10 and dining by their lone
somes were George Raft, Ray
Bolger, George Jessel. Wool
worth Donahue, Charlie Field
man, Vincent Youmans, Ralph
Beilamy, Monte Banks, Morton
Downey, Jack Oakie and Ted
Husing.
'In order TO save table space
for some boys who have girls,
we rounded up the stays Mt one
table, and individually they all
tainted when the bill was paid
by Pepino, Macoco's pal. In the
10 years Pepino has been q
steady here he has never previ-
Ously taken the bad news
John Perona will verify this.
But what worries me more II,
are the New York girls slip
ping"
HOLLYWOOD CHATTER
ROBERT TAYLOR, finishing
the final scenes on "Bataan Pa
troll" the other day, was surprised
10 receive a special delivery letter
from stage star Laurette Taylor.
Bob, who knows Miss Taylor only
slightly, was surprised 10 read:
How is my young nephew, Mike
Owen, getting along? He writes
me he has enjoyed working for
you so much. Thanks for being so
nice TO him"
Bob scratched his head and idly
remarked to his standin, Johnny
Garwood. what can she mean by
that? / haven't any Mike Owen
working for me"
Garwood smiled: ooh. yes you
have-it's me. / just didn't want
anybody doing me any favors just
because of my aunt-so / just kind
of forgot to mention her"
LINE Oh TWO
FRANCIS LEDERER, who
came to the coast TO play In
Hostages" with Luise Rainier
and Arturo de Cordova, has
bowed out, miffed. He insisted
on co-starring with Rainier, but
De Cordova gets billing above
him.