The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-02-27
III
HOLLYWOOD.

~ EAtNkANH JOHNSON
NEA Service star Correspondent
Birth Of Z gag: Fred Astaire is
showing Dorothy Kelly how to stop
q run "a her stocking IN scene for
the picture 'sThe Sky's the limit"
Fred examines the stocking and
what's. inside the stocking. He dabs
bit Of colorlass nail polish on the
run. Like shoelng o horse" he says.
That win Fix IT,"
AT this moment Robert Benchiey,
who plays Miss Keily's boss In the
picture, appears In the doorway.
Don't Let me interrupt" says
Benchley. "Not at all" says Astaire,
Inspecting his hardiwcrk.
sCould / help" says Henchley.
Suddenly he chuckles. Director
Edward n. Griffith frowns. "Cut,"
says Griffith. "You don't laugh
there, Bob"
II know" says Bob. "But I got
an idea, suppose I say, ! wouldn't
like to leave you out On @ Limb"
Griffith's frown changes to O smile.
That's &C." he says. So they add
Benchley's I'D lib to the scene.
END OF A CAREER
Short short Hollywood story: A,
director OF not too great fame died
the other day, leaving instructions
for the reading at the funeral Of q
poem he had written. An hour be-
fore the funeral two Of his director
pals showed ZIP at the chapel and
RE-WROTE the poernl
Promised and hoped for: M-G-M
Producer Sam Coslows featurette
Heavenly Music" Great music
masters Of the last 300 years get
together In heaven and discuss how
many, II any, original scores or
combinations Of musical notes exist.
Kathryn Doris Gregory, the Fort
Worth, Tex, gal dismissed from the
WAACS for appearing as strip
teaser. will play a'role In Danger,
Women at Work" Seven OF the
young Warner players who enacted
scenes volunteering for the cir force
In the Jimmy Stewart short win
ming Your Wings" are now In the
armed forces. But not one Is IN the
flying corps,
Alfred Hitchcock, first imported
to Hollywood from England to d.
rect "Titanic," which was never
filmed, has settled for "Life Boat"
1t'svthe title Of his next goth Cen
tury-F'ox.
Barner Glazer, the Warner pro-
Queer, thinks he's really got some
thing In might Shift" film version
of the hest seller novel. At least his
story passes the acid test Of one
sentence synopsis: "Itb the story
Of q brave, loyal, big-hearted Amer
ican girl who can solve everybody's
troubles but her own"
RUG HOOKER LAMOUR
Add incongruous sights: Dorothy
LanlNur done up as ar Indian maid
sittiYR on Paramount set placidly
hooking O rug. The Indian getup Is
for her role In "Riding High" The
rug a intended for her bedroom :.
George Erent Is trying to convince
Ann Sheridan that they should try
natrimony again. But she isn't lis
tenipfl Arthur Murray has O
sign on the windshield Of his ban.
tam car which reads: For Me and
NV GALLON" ~. Which reminds
ms that comedian Gus Schilling Is
threatening to write Q song titled
'sThe Best Things In Life Are
Fyee-zed." r
ingrid Bergman, who never wears
high heels unless she has to, and
who won't have TO In Saratoga
trunk" was gazing up In awe at
Gary cooper. Cooper, who's SIX feet
three without them, was wearing
cowboy boots with three-inch heels.
what" grinned Cooper, ARE we go
ing TO do when we play our love
scenes?" WELL" replied Miss Berg"
man, "they could put me on lad
deri"