Detroit evening times., 1943-06-09
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HOLLYWOOD. June s Sounds
almost incredible that Harry Cohn
would step aside and permit Cary
Grant 10 so 10 Warmers for "Des-
tinstlon Toxic" YET that is what
is expected 10 happen. Whether
Harry has decided against doing
My Client, Curley' now or
whether he gets the valuable
Warner property in return l don't
know.
What 7 do know is Cary read
the script of Toxic and is crazy
about II. II is a war thriller with
a lot of good Y. $. 4. propaganda
aimed AT the Japs. 4 picture that
viii make Us want 10 take per-
Sonal trip 10 Japan and throw
our own bombs.
The picture goes into produc-
tion July = and its my guess
Cary will be the star magnate
For IL the deal iSH,t already closed
1t Will be today.
AWARD ROLE
Simone Simon who got a fresh
lease on her career in The Cat
People" is running strongest Of
all for the role of Three Martini
in The Story OF DR.. Wassel."
OF all the tests made, Simone's
is the best in the role originally
intended for Veronica Lake be-
fore the stork interferred. c. b.
De Mile very modestly calls
Three Martini IAN academy
award" part and so he has been
particularly careful TO get just
the right girl.
The character is that OF Java
nese native who gives her blood
TO save a sailor. She is a natural
character described by 1t. Comdr.
Wassel. Speaking of the good doc
tor, he has gone to the University
OF Arkansas 10 speak at the
graduation exercises and he says
it will be a happy moment when
his son, John, becomes another
DR.. Wassel.
GETS PART
AS long ago as when "A Yank
at Eton" was made our attention
was attracted toward an English
boy by the name of Peter Law
ford, son o. 1t. Gen. and Mrs. S.
Lawford. Peter, now 20. had a
test made for white Cliffs of
Dover" and he was not only given
the part of the son, but was also
handed a long-term contract by
M-G-M.
At first II was thought that
Alan Marshal would play both
father and son, but later il seemed
advisable to get another actor, so
the cast now stands--Irene Dunno,
the mother; Alan Marshal, the
father, and Peter Lawford, the
son.
MARJORIE RETURNS
Just as I walked on the Para
mount lot Marjorie Reynolds, with
her hands full of photographs
taken on her 4.000-mile trip
through the Aleutians, stopped to
chat. She said she had travelled
In seven different planes, landed
at spots no white woman had ever
seen before and in one place
where no other woman of any
race had set forth. She talked
with the boys, told gags, sang and
danced.
'Look at this letter" she said.
'Tsn't II nice?"
The letter bore the signature
OF 1t. Gen. S. B. Buckner, who
wrote:
II can assure you you brought
q great deal of Hollywood sun
shine while you were here. We
were 80 irritated by your de-
parture that we had 10 get IL
out of our system by jumping
on the Japs at Attu."
DEEPLY SHOCKED
One Of the most deeply shocked
to learn of the tragic loss of
Leslie Howard is Kay Harrison,
managing director of Technicolor
Ltd, who is now in Hollywood on
a short visit comforting with DR..
Herbert Kalmus. Harrison came
on directly from Madrid, where
less than a fortnight ago he had
been budding with Leslie about
a movie, White Ants"
II is a story with an African
war background and Howard was
intensely enthused about produc-
ing il in technicolor Plans for
this picture were one reason he
happened 10 be in Madrid just
previous 10 his death. Naturally.
Harrison is deeply shocked and
saddened by the air accident that
claimed Leslie's life.
THE LETTER BOX
Every time David Selznick
starts casting a picture the fans
start writing suggestions