Detroit evening times., 1943-11-16
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Parsons
in HoA~ool

HOLLYWOOD. Nov. 16-Whcn
the Since You Went Away COM
pany assemblies tomorrow in Pas
adena 10 shoot a wedding scene
in the Church Of the Angels,
thereW he an addition 70 the cast
Lionel Barrymore, no less Will
play the minister and he VII be
there 10 do the job.
David Selzrick arranged a deal
with his papa-in-law. l.. B Mayer,
10 borrow Lionel because he felt
with all The big names lined up
he Just must have one that was
comparable 10 Claudctte Colbert
Monte Woolley, Joseph Gotten
Shirley Temple and others Of his
cast which hasn't been surpassed
since David made Dinner at
Eight" and helped establish a
precedent Of an all-Star cast.
When Bob Hope was IN New
York ne had a talk with Made
leine Carroll and eXacted a prom
ise from her 10 return 10 Holly
wood and make a picture with
him, provided Para can find
story she likes. one Of Boh's hest
and favorite pictures was My
Favorite Blonde IN which Made
leine PLAYED the blonde II was
her last picture before she mar
ried Stirling Hayden and gave up
her career for war work.
was talking 10 Adcla Rogers
ST. John IN New York and she
told me that outstanding war
work has been done by Madeleine
who has devoted her entire time
10 raising money for the United
Seaman's Service.
GETS NEW SCRIPT
The script in George Rats
hands is Hip! Hip! Horrah! ~
Gwen him 10 read by Universal
He is doing Three Cheers for the
Boys al the L. Studio now and
the only time he has TO read the
script is between takes. Universal
come TO think of IL, has always
hit il off. very well with Mons
Raft. whose troubles with War
nerS and Paramount are now
yesterdays news.
Whether George will do the
Hip, Hip Horrah," movie de-
pends on whether he thinks il isl
right for him Hear tell the Raft
Bonita Granville romance is -four /
ishing like the well known Green
Bay Tree
GARBO NOT SHY
How about the Greta Garbo
deaIe" ! asked Charley Koer-
ner. boss of R-K-O. lis she going
10 star in Lena Storme' for
you ." We'll" said Charlie, otis
like this---sort OF a 1890 propo-
sitiOn. If she meets our terms
It's n deal. IL she asks too much
It's no go"
Frank Ross will produce the
picture if Garbo signs. II was he
who read Salka Viertel's treat
ment and thought IL would make 1
great AIdIOO HlOIN.
Garbo is tired of being idle and
is serious about settling down and I
making a picture. She is certainly
not the shy violet in New York |
she is in Hollywood and ! saw her
many times in shops, theaters and
restaurants.
RETURNS FAVOR
Director AL Hall is giving June
Millarde a break in My Client |
Curly" the Cary Grant Janet I
Blair movie az Columbia. Back Of /
AIS decision 10 help the young /
ster is a story that began in 1916 |
when AL was a struggling actor
The first director who ever
gave him a good role was Harry
Millarde June's father. who was
king bee on the old Fox lot di-
recting June Caprice tJune's |
mother).
AS time went By Al gave up his
acting ambitions and became a
director, but he never forgot the
Mlllardes So when their daughter
June was up for a role in Curly"
AL directed the test and saw she
got the best cameraman at CO.
lumbia.
SURGEON INTERESTING
One Of the incest parties ever
given In Hollywood was the din
ner dance honOring II. Phil Berg
and 40 members Of his squadron
Friday AZ Marcel Lainazes. The
room was filed with movie stars
Joan Fontaine Judy Garland. /
Susan Hayward. Loretta Young. .
Doris Merrick, Oracle Allen and
many othcrS-and believe me the (
girls never danced so hard in their
lives
Col Tom Lewis IorettaI
Young's husbandl was the only
Army man present. But what
turnout Of the Nav