Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-17


as tho girl who steals her sisters
boy friend.
SEEMS INCREDIBLE
Mary Astor is 10 be launched
Inv Metro oldVyn-Mayer aS a
full fledged star IN movies dealing
with the lives and loves Of mature
wplnen. Who better than Mary
can play such roles. not only
from her experiences IN real life
hot from her experiences AS an
actress? She, almost more than
any actress l know, has constantly
remained on the screen.
Some times II seems incredible
that the l6-year-old Lucille Lang
hanke. whom I first saw 20 odd
wears ago i'm Jesse Laskys Office.
10 the glamorouS Mary Aston.
Her first picture on her renewed
contract is "PsperchaSe" by Oliver
Weld Bayer. An engroSsing drama
about a middle-aged beauty who
fails in love with an INSCRIPTIONS
lawyer.
CORIO RETURNS
.sAnn Corio said when she went
East, after her engagement at
the Florentine Gardens, that she
wanted 10 come hack and make
a movie. She will return in the
fall 10 play the feminine lead in
Harry Joe Browns farce comedy
sleep il of" This sprightly.
neHseasicsl movie is authnred by
Harlan Thompson and il is TO be
directed by Ralph Murphy. In
teresting thing about La Corio.
(. She won her fame as strip
tease artist, but when she came
10 Hollywood she did nary a
GYPSY Rose Lee" believing it
might hurt her chances in pic
lures. She is very pretty girl,
quiet and not in the least flam-
boyant.
CARLSON GETS ROLE
Richard Carlson gets the
romantic role of the caliph in
''Kismet' with Ronald Colman.
Speaking of Richard gives us a
chance 10 clear up his military
SfatuS, which seems 10 have many
fans confused. Dick was recently
commissioned a lieutenant u. g.
in the navy, but was ordered to
temporary inactive. duty.
This gives him the opportunity
OF remaining in Hollywood for
this movie, and what is even more
important to Carlson. 10 he here
when the stork delivers the ex-
pected heir or heiress some time
in September.
INGENUE ROLE
Leo McCarey is trying 10 get
Kathryn GraySon for the ingenue
role with Bing Crosby and Rise
Stevens in The Padre" II the
deal goes through IL will mean
the youthful thrush will have 10
cancel her camp tour and also
her long planned visit 10 her hus-
band. John Shelton, stationed al
an eastern camp.
Amusing. in way. about John
and Kathryn. Before the war they
were pickering constantly and she
filed two separate divorce suits
But along came the war. John
enlisted. and ever since these two
have been lovey-dovey.
A LINE OR TWO
When Bob Hope was inter
viewed in London one OF the
reporters asked him.
"Whst does your family think
~ your travelling around so
much ." Bob said:
IFS this way When i come
home they think I am making
personal appearance"
Pretty Waldo Winchell, Walter
I6-year-old daughter. had a test
made az Twentieth and now Wal
Ter is hoping Mrs. w. won't bt
too upset. I dlned with them
Damon Runyon, the Daryl Fan
ucks. Harry Brand and Harry 10,
Brown, and we had an interesting
evening Joe Schenck. Bill Perl
berg and Irving Berlin joined W
later. Joe had just seen "Hol!
Matrimony" and given il a big
olay.
Don't forget 10 pat James f
Browns new book. RUSS;
Fights. on your must list II
great reading. Brown is an Inter
national News Service correspond
'rnt and his material is base,
on truth. not fiction SuSann;
Foster is down for an oversee
trp 10 entertain the soldiers
With her voice. she VIII be might,
welcome.
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