Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-15
!. LoueIIa
Parsons
in Hollywood

HOLLYWOOD. March 10
Don't be surprised If one day YOU
read IN the papers that Robert
Donst has arrived at Twentieth
Century-Fox studios The British
minister Of information has been
requested 10 permit Donat 10 come
10 Hollywood 10 star in Flare
Path" Because dowager Queen
Mary attended the performance Of
the stage play in London and II Is
considered 4 part Of the war setup'
Robert Kane has every reason 10
believe he will he permitted 10
borrow Donat. who is considered
Englands No. ! motion picture
star.
Bob waxed long and most in
ferestingly on how England has
met the actor situation He says
Laurence Olivier, David Niven,
Richard Greene, Leslie Howard
and Donat himself. who made
young Mr.. Pitt" are loaned 10
make movies. While the British
movie favoriies serve their coun-
try when they are needed for pic
lures. they are loaned along with
the various technical experts.
SHAKES HEAD NO"
wish Harold Lloyd could be
prevailed upon 10 star In his
first Columbia movie, Mr.. Win
kel Goes TO War" but Harold
shakes his head with big No"
Mr.. Winkel is a typical Lloyd
character. a sky-frightened little
man Of 40 who is drafted and
gets into all sorts OF trouble.
This comedy by Theodore Pratt
Is perfect for right now and
who better than Harold could
play it, But he says he wants
10 either discover new actor
or give some character player
break. OF course Harold doesn't
look 40. even though his years
total more than that.
While I was wandering on the
M-G-M lot today I saw Brian Don
levy. who still has smile that
won't go off. He won't talk about
anything but Judy Ann. his daugh-
ter. and il ever there was a proud
papa it's Brian. He gets the lead
In King Vidors picture America"
hut since there are 3S other parts
Brian won't start to work immc-
diately. The idea of the picture
isn't new. King discussed IL with
Irving Thalberg at the time the
big Parade" was made. and IL has
big ideA back of 1t just as most
of the Vidor pictures do.
CHOCOLATE CAKE
I am happy as / know all
Athol Shearer-Hawks friends
must be. that she is well enough
to fly to Tucson to see her son
Peter, who is studying aero
nautics at the University Of Arr
IONA. Athol was accompanied as
far as Tucson by her sister.
Norma Shearer. who then winged
10 Dallas to spend the weekend
with her bridegroom. Marty
Arrouge, who is stationed there
now.
Norma has been such Won
derful sister TO Athol all through
her years of illness and she de-
serves a great deal of credit for
the former Mrs. Howard Hawks
complete recovery. And guess
what Norma carried on her
lap all the way TO d allas-a
chocolate cake for her aviator.
CHATTER IN HOLLYWOOD
Seeing Is not always believing.
Betty Cradle was at the Holly
wood Canteen and later at the Pal
ladium dancing with Bill Stark. a
sailor boy; then the next night
George Raft was dining with a
party OF friends without Betty.
When talked with Betty today
she said:
al am still In love with George
and there isn't any one else"
'T think he feels the same
about me. Sometimes when 1
am working get nervous and
maybe q little cross, but rs far
as any permanent break, that
isn't possible" Georges matri-
monial status up TO now remains
the same even though he is try
ing his best 10 get il ironed out.
A LINE OR TWO
Harry Joe Browns last for
Columbia, The Desperadoes, is
honey OF a western. II you
like westerns. and who doesn't,
you will 20 for this hook, line
and sinker. The stampede OF
horses and the technicolor mark
IL as one OF the best horse
operas of this or any other era.
Constance Moore is in Good
Samaritan, where she went for
tonsilectomy. and an every
day visitor has been Johnnie
Maschio, but both of them deny
there is any chance of recon-
Citation and / am sorry.
Margaret O'Brien won't he on
the set tomorrow morning when