Evening star., 1943-02-11
Lingerie Scene
In Movie Baked
By Hays Office
Lucille Ball Wears SHb
In Less Revealing Film
Version Of Musical
By SHEILAH GRAHAM.

BY SHEILAh OhAhAM,
North American Newspaper Alliance.
HOLLYWOOD Ball will
not be seen in her scanties-as orig
inally planned-in BEST Foot For
ward" It seems that the Hays office
objected to a screen repeat of the
scene where the boys and girls of
the Winsocki College prom, tear the
movie stars dress of, revealing her
in bra and panties.
Il get my dress torn of all right. "
Lucille tells me on the set. but I'll
have a slip on underneath, a nice,
snug slip" At this particular minute
Miss Ball is posing for some pic
lures clad in a swimming suit.
Its a long time since I did leg
art" she pouts, "and I don't like 1t
much" Her hair is In red ringlets-
to match the cheeks on her young
leading man, Tommy Dix. He is a
wee bit of a man and no taller than
Lucille's waistline. Tommy was in
the Broadway play starring Rose
mary Lane.
Quite a few of the stage cast are
in the movie-Nancy Walker, Ken
meth Bowers and June Allyson. Not
one of them ever has faced a movie
camera before. and 1t bothers them.
They read their lines into the cam
era instead of away from it. One
scene had to be taken u times, and
by the time they remembered where
to look, Lucille forgot what she had
to say! But. in any case, the star
has her mind on other things.
Its my chickens" she walls.
They won't lay because of all the
airplanes overhead. and the recent
floods didn't help them either. I've
bought another hundred, and I'm
hoping we'll now get some eggs"
Husband Desi Arnaz, working on the
next-door sound stage CBataan Pa
trol'c, calls for Lucille At every
evening and they drive to their
ranch in the valley. ITO make our
farm life complete" concludes Lu-
cille, I'VE need a baby"
Cute 1I-Year- Old Double.
Talking about children, ranches
and pictures, there's cute charac-
ter at R-K-O on the set Of Petit.
coat Larceny" It's George Haven.
And he doubles for 11-year-old Joan
Carroll. George is 56H inches tall,
is % years old. comes from Texas.
where he owns a ranch, and at night
works at the Vega Aircraft plant.
He saves every cent he makes.
There may be q depression after
the war;" he tells me, land that's
when I 60 back to my ranch.
This is child's play" he con-
tinues, referring to his chore Of
doubling for Joan. Il wear 4 wig
and a pink taffeta dress, and do
the rough stun. I climb 4 wall for
her, and have . fight in boat. But
for real, interesting work give me
the Vega job" Because George is
50 small he can crawl into places
in an airplane where the big
ger workers cannot. He looks
well despite nearly = 24-hour-a-d day
schedule.
Barbara II Rough.
"She bif1s me in the kisser with
her muf1," Eddie O'Shea Is talking,
and the "she with the mum" is
Barbara Stanwyck. It's the last
day OF shooting Lady Of Burlesque,"
and every one Is tired except new
conner O'SheA who was brought here
from the New York stage success,
THE Eve of st. Mark" where he
played the amorous and tough
Irishman.
Il like 1t in Hollywood" he tells
me. The joints lousy with flowers.
The whole place is like q Shubert
set. live at the Ronda apartment
house. Underneath me is this guy
Orson Welles. He works all the
time! hear him pounding a type
writer until 4 am" O'Shea Is SO
years old, married, and has two
children in high school in Con-
necticut.
They're big shots at school," he
tells me, because their old man is
in pictures. That's why I keep them
up there II they came here they'd
have nothing to boast about"
He enjoys playing leading man to
Barbara Stanwyck. ION the first
day she sees I'm nervous, and she
says, Come on, Irish, don't let the
race down After that everything
is easy"
O'Shea will probably play the
romantic lead In the movie version
Of The Eve Of st. Mark" But he'd
rather not because he thinks the
hero is sissy In matters Of love.
personally I'm not a guy what
says No to q lady," explains Mr..
O'Shea.