Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-16
Loue||a
Parsons
in UoRwood

HOLLYWOOD, March 16-A:
soon as I get my hands on copy
OF Victoria Grandolet." Henr,
Bellamann's new book. I viii
know more about il. All / know
is that Jack Warner, who plankec
down close to SIS, 900 for the film
rights, says il is a dark, broodini
drama on the order OF Kings
Row." which was one OF the acad'
envy best picture nominees. JACK
bought the story. which is laid ir
Louisiana, right from the galley
proofs, and he said, Il had Anr
Sheridan in mind when
bought it,"
az WISH" said Jack, 1--WE could
get another Ronald Reagan"
He asked me for suggestions
Well-why doesn't he and Ha
Wallis, who will produce the pic
ture, take look at Eddie Nugent
who plays on the stage in Junior
Miss" in San Francisco. He is q
good looking boy and mighty
good actor.
POETIC JUSTICE
AS long as Ronald Colman
cannot make his pet story,
White Cliffs OF Dover" there's
bit OF poetic justice in the
fact Alan Marshal gets the role
opposite Irene Dunno in Alice
Duer Miller's famous poem at
M-G-M.
l have always thought Alan
was a younger edition oil
Ronnie.
Colman, you remember, had
his heart set on making White
Cliffs" and at one time owned
the rights. But the war and
complicated production facilities
forced him 10 abandon the
idea, and last fall Sidney Frank
lin acquired the lovely story.
Metro of course arranged Dor
rowing deal from David Sell
nick before signing Marshal.
THE HANGMAN'
When / was dining atthe Play.
ers few evenings ago, / talked
with Alan Curtis and Frances Gil
ford, who were at table for two
Alan told me he has been making
additional scenes on Nehemiah S
picture, The Hangman,
Funny thing" he said, "the
picture only cost S250,00O, and
every company in the business
started bidding for IL, so after
M-G-M acquired II they spent
SI50,O00 on additional scenes
which Patricia Morrison and l
play.
Its really an amazing pic
ture," he said. ITS all about
Heydrich the Hangnfhn. The
Atlantis company made II origi-
nally and you know it's good
when M-G-M takes over another
company's product"
Alan also checks in at Univer-
sal for a musical Heads Up
NANCY DIES
our home won't be the same
for a long time. Our cook,
bright, smiling and happy Nancy
Brown, who has been with US
for several years. passed away
after a very brief illness.
Nancy loved the movies. and
how she treasured the signed
photographer my friends who
came 10 the house. Norma
Shearer. Mary Pickford. Robert
Young. Merle Oberon, Hedy La
MARI and Dorothy Lamour all
sent her pictures. ] like 10 re-
member her Joy. We have lost
not only a loyal worker, but a
friend who was credit 10 her
race.
CHATTER IN HOLLYWOOD
Lana Turner and her mother
we're in town a few days ago TO
see her doctor, and while here
they met Steve Crane and had a
long talk with him. But. as Lana
explained. ii wasn't a reconcilia-
ton by any means-she just
wanted TO talk 10 him before she
returned to Palm Springs.
Steve's eX-wife. Carol KurtZ. is
in town working at Warner
Brothers as a stenographer. She
has granted several interviews. in
one of which she said she wanted
a picture career. She is de-
scribed as a tall, handsome bru-
net, and not only a wearer of
clothes, but a talented designer
as well.
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO
There is something very fine
and loyal about Bud Abbott re-
fusing TO continue his radio
show without his rolly-poly
partner, Lou Costello. The two
boys, of course, have had dis
agreements through their many
years together in the show
business. But when ii came to
showdown. Bud said he
couldn't continue his radio