Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1943-08-13
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innocent byStdHdeT:
The Magic Lanterns: Take "For
Whom the Bell Tolls" as a hearty
action flicker, and you've got some
thing to like. The acting of Ingrid
Bergman, Gary Cooper, Katina Paxi-
nou and the cast is big time. 1t all
holds together fine. But if you want
Hemingway's story, which called
Franco some of the things he is, this
isn't your dish. All very proper and
sparing of the Fascist feelings
Too bad it was released right after
Allen Chase's sizzling "Falange,"
documented truth about what Fran
co.'s Spain is up to. The cinema
has made Hemingway fabby, poor
guy.
The Wireless: The commentators,
especially the Britons, were full of
contradictions during the first days
in Sicily. They kept cautioning US
that it looked tough ahead. Then
they'd have to report the fabulous
progress that had been made
Bob Trout debunked the idea that
the Sicilians were Fascist-haters
who would jump right in on our side.
He cited a dispatch from John Gun
Their to prove his point. Gunther
reported that on the first night three
Allied sentries had their threats cut
Joe Goebbels, the liar who
looks like midget, kidded the home
folks, but betrayed his panic to the
world. His radio stooges claimed
that all landings in Sicily were re-
pulsed, save few on the East coast.
That being the only coast that was
visited . Willkie put this common
sense into the mikes: at is time
for us to decide whether we are 60
ing to commit ourselves to staying
in this war until it has been really
won in a lasting peace and not in
just an armistice" The whim-
pering of the Axis short-wavers
makes delicious listening.
The Magazines: Max Werner
makes point worth thinking about
in Liberty. 1t is the Nazis, he writes,
who are cheered by all this talk of
a long war. That is their only hope
now, Werner reminds, since the
Blitz is gone on the Fritz. Werner
guesses there will be ninth inning
in 1914 Golfers is concerned
(editorially) about Americans who
keep picking on John L. Lewis.
The editorialist fears that criticism
of labor's prima donna may arouse
new attempts to slow up the war eff
fort. Such nail-biting leaves me
cold.
Beverly Hills Novelette,: He is
well known among the Texas mil
lionaires . After a long struggle
to accumulate his great wealth he
decided to settle down and marry
where does an aging man
with nearly all the money in the
world" he once said, find a woman
who will marry him-because she
cares about him - and not his
dough-" He finally met love-
ly ENTHUSIASTICALLY younger
IF you marry me-" he proposed,
'I'n build you the most beautiful
home in California-among all the
movie stars-and we will give Won
derful parties there-and meet them
all" "But that's not what
want" she said. Il want someone
who loves me. A beautiful mansion
and all the money there is couldn't
make me live in it. If you want to
try your luck, I'll marry you"
And SO they were married The
mansion is now his tomb A
week after it was finished-she ran
away with the interior decorator.
Studio Small Talk: They hear
Myrna 10y will return to pictures
with VIM. Powell in 1.-THE Thin Man
Comes Home" And then one film
year for MGM Enrol Flynn,
Ida Lupino and Ann Sheridan are
dickering to finance films in Mexico
. . Robert Donat, the star, is in
Algeria broadcasting news for BIC.
He was first to air the Sicily inva-
sion . . The Victory Through Air
power" film has reconciled Gen. Ar
mold and Major Seversky
Barbara Brewster (Mrs. A. Bloom
ingdale) has retained former U. S.
ing action Insiders hear that it
may be sizzler Edith Gwynn's
sum-up of certain celeb: "She's
my best false friend!"
Brown Derby Tickertape: Add To-
cal fads: Mrs. Daryl Zanuck
wears her husbands campaign rib
bons Stop-the-press-item OPA
has abandoned price control over
book-ends, artificial fruit and read
ing racks.
The Intelligentsia: John Lardner
and Vincent Sheean are among the
correspondents back in town
1t. Doug Fairbanks, on leave, ap-
pears younger than ever.
Faces About Movietown: Greer
Carson in tears over surprise gift
of jewelry from 1.-THE Gang'-dur-
ing the last take" of mime. Curie"