Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-10

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George, the Devil and Rosie" a
magazine story by John Collier
Just snagged by Warmers to star
Humphrey Bogart. Enrol Flynn
and Ann Sheridan, the original
oomph gal. In the order named,
Bogey will play George. Ann is
Rosie and. with a straight face
I'm saying il, Enrol will play the
devil in this comedy fantasy with
hades as the locale.
Teaming Enrol and Ann in a
movie is smart business on the
part of Jack Warner. The rumor
persists that these two have fallen
hard for each other and certainly
il wasn't entirely the charm OF
Mexico City that kept Enrol plan
ing down there so regularly while
Ann was on vacation there. But
Enrol wasn't actually there when
the papers carried stories that the
two Flynns. Ed and Enrol, met in
a hotel lobby in Mexico City. He
was in Hollywood at the time.
NANCY KELLY SIGNED
Just heard that Nancy Kelly
put her name on Bill Thomas
contract while Bill was in New
York showing Paramount biggies
Aerial Gunner" and Alaska
Highway" the two latest movie
operas made by him and his
partner, Bill Pine. Guess we
did all right" Bill opined, for
we got an added bankroll TO film
Tornado and signed Nancy, who
has been on the stage in Guest
in the House and Flare PATH
for our lead. Marie Mcdonald,
the bride" added Bill. land Gail
Russell. who you named the
Hedy Lamar OF Santa Monica.
are also in our new show"
Nancy hasn't made movie in
about a year and Bill says she Is
dying to get back to Hollywood.
JOHNSTON SAGA
Mighty interesting reading is
the life story Mark Kelly is writ
ing on Jimmie Johnston, Broadway
fight promoter and big shot at
Madison Square Garden. The
Saturday Evening Post will pub
lish il under the title Of The Boy
Bandit of Broadway" Dapper
Jimmie Johnston was prominent
figure in the lush days of fighting
when Tex Richard, Jack Dempsey,
Gene Tunney. Carnero and others
were in the sports headlines. The
story sounds like a natural for
Jimmie Cagney. this years Acad-
envy Award winner, whose Yam !
kee Doodle Dandy" another
biography. gave him the prize. In
fact. Bill Cagney has asked TO
read il as soon as Mark gets his
enormous volume OF material in
shape.
HEPBURN AND RUSSELL.
III Paramount can get both
Katharine Hepburn and Rosa
lind Russell for "Our Hearts
Were Young and Gay" the Cor
nelia Otis skinner Emily Kim
brough best seller, then say l.
they've got something. Getting
either of these gals, much less
the duet, II any producers
dream, but as n way at Para
said: "Well, We can dream, can't
we?" Buddy DE sylvia isn't
dreaming, however, In those
talks he has been having with
Katie about this story Of two
gals who 20 To see Paris when
their hearts were young and
gay. One Of the roles, ne in
sists, Is right up La Hepburn's
street. Well, the tempestuous
lady will have plenty Of time To
make up her mind about the
script because she has n movie
date with M-G-M TO fulfilI first.
CHATTER IN HOLLYWOOD
Jusnita Quigley. age IL, is en-
gagged again. Remember when
she was 5 she wore a 10-cent ring
and told every one she expected
TO marry Bill Grady, M-G-M cast
ing director. Now Juanita is
wearing a real sparkler. and here
IL how ii happened: Capt. John
Murray of the army air corps
bought an engagement ring and
wanted 10 put it on the proper
finger of Rita. Juanita's older. |
But Rita said no, whereupon
Juanita piped up and said she
would take the ring if Captain
Murray would wait for her. p. s.:
He accepted her offer.
MISSING Is RIGHT
China's great friend, David o.
SelZnick, who has been their
unofficial ambassador, even be-
fore we were at war with her
enemy, Japan, would be the
ideal person to film the life
story of Madame Chang Kali
shek He would love TO do il,
too, but he realizes she is wise
in refusing TO permit her private
life TO be put on the screen.
'"The generalissimo' fascinating
wife is a woman of rare good
taste David said, "and what
ever she decides is right. If,
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