The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-03
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when you Aim an entire picture in
26-foot lifeboat with cast OF
seven men and two not-so-attrac-
tive, middle-aged women. But today
we take II all back. With a promise
not to reveal the story Hitchcock
entrusted us with the plot It's Just
as suSpenseful as Hitchcock's other
memorable movie, "Rebecca." It's a
honey. We can't reveal the big
punch, but we can tell you that one
Of those seven men, whose fate moti-
Yates the plot, is the captain OF the
Nazi sub which sunk their ship:
that a mother commits suicide after
holding her dead baby for three
days and that there's psychological
twist that should make 1t one OF
the years most talked about films
after ALL" says Hitchcock, COM
menting on his one set, 1.-THE back
grounds in films usually are out Of
focus anyway. My characters may
nto be able to move as freely, but
I can still move my comera." And
when Hitchcock moves his camera,
as you'll remember In "Rebecca,"
plenty can happen.
IT'S Sam Jaffe's story about the
quickie producer who was told by
his art director that they would
need eight gondolas for a sequence
In their next Aim, why eight
gondolas?" asked the producer,
blankly. well" explained the art
director, they'll make the scenes
authentic, floating In the back
ground" Look said the penny
pinching, bright producer,
this picture doesn't start for a
month. Can't we just get two
gondolas, put 'em In the water and
let them multiply"
COMEDY CURSE
Jack Oakie's first venture into
serious screen drama will be his
last. Script OF winter Time" called
for Jack to propose marriage to
Sonia Henie. The studio thought II
would be unusual and provocative
for the comedian to play the scene
straight. The camera started. Oakie
got down on his knees and went
through the lines without smile
The result was howl OF laughter
from cast and crew. The script has
been changed When Oakie proposes
to Sonia, he plays the scene for
laughs.
While posing for some fashion
photographs In mink coat the
other day, one OF HollyWood'S CLAM
or girls recalled another day, years
ago, when she also wore n mink
coat She was struggling young
actress who earned her food money
by modelling the expenses furS In n
department store. The meals seemed
rs far apart as her stage Jobs. One
day she was modelling mink coat
when she failed The doctor
diagnosed her ailment and pre-
cribed q cure. The malady-malnu-
triton. The cure---a good meal. The
girl--Marlenc Dietrich
WIG BRIGADE =.
Don't let the color OF their hair
fool you. In current film produce
tons, ten top-notch stars are wear
ing wigs designed by the Max
Factor hair styllst, Fred Frcdericks
Blonde Ingril Bergman Is dark
haired In Saratoga Trunks; Char
les Laughton wears n red and gray
wig nj THE Man Down Under;
Blnnie Barnes goes platinum blonde
for the same picture; Gene TIerncy
and Don Amcchc don gray wigs for
Heaven Can Walt; Margo has q
Jet black wig for behind the Ris-
Ing Sun; blond Nelson Eddy has
brown wig In "Thc Phontom OF
the Opera; Claude Rains goes fray
IN the same Aim; Greer Carson rs
gray haired In Madame Curic," and
Ginger Rogers dons o blonde wig
for Lady IN the Dark"