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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
GREAT COMMANDO
 FILM PRESENTED
The Avengers" at State Theater One of Wars
 Greatest Productions

Attractions concluding their en- agreements with performances to- morrow evening at the air condi- toned State theater include Lady of Burlesque" starring Barbara Stanwyck with Eddie O'Shea; and Prelude to War which is presented by the U. s. Government.
 With the war reaching new heights of fury and underground movements throughout Europe playing ever more important roles in this global struggle, Warmers State theater presents one of the most exciting pictures of the sea- son in "The Avengers" which comes to that theater on Sunday for an engagement of three days
 Tense, dramatic and spectacular, the picture is said to be among the first to deal with the Norwegian underground movement and with the part played in it by British agents and by the Commandos.
 Made in England with the full cooperation of the Royal Norwegian Government and the British War Office "The Avengers" is a power ful romance, filmed against the seething background of war, with handsome Hugh Williams and blonde Deborah Kerr as the lovers. Ralph Richardson has the role of Lockwood, ace foreign correspon- dent and Griffith Jones is cast as Gunter, a local Quisling who, with Francis L. Sullivan, as Wettau, Nazi Gauleiter. dies at the hands of the Commandos during a raid.
 Critics declare "The Avengers" to be one of the most absorbing films yet produced on the war theme. Re- ports state there are sequences that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18

geant, "only that was the Old Man -Brigadier General Rolfe" Later the general said he would have "yoo-hooed" back only he thought it would not be good for disci- pline.
 PLEA FOR PLUMBERS
 With a theme based on the cur rent scarcity of plumbers, Pete Smith, decided to make a picture titled, "Fixin' Tricks" He propos- ed to tide MT. and Mrs. America over the war period by showing them how to take care of leaking faucets, drain-pipe stoppages and kindred plumbing problems. After his script was completed and pro- duction ready to start, Pete tele- phoned the M-G-M studio plumb ing department for the necessary technical assistants Sorry, MT. Smith" was the reply. "The war, you know-scarcity of plumbers perhaps in a few weeks-!"
 It was bound to happen. Uni verSal is about to bring together all the screens horror characters
 -Dracula, The Wolf Man, Frank enstein and his Monster, The h. visible Man, The Mummy and as sorted Zombies - for a super super thriller, Chamber of Hor- TOTS" Silent film stars Aileen Pringle and aMtt Moore will be seen as MT and Mrs. in new Fox flicker, Happy Land" Sight of the week: Alan Carney, in Army uniform for RKO's new Rockies" series, hay ing lunch with two Jap soldiers. They were Chinese, made up for Behind the Rising Sun" Alice Faye is backing down on her recent announcement that she's planning to retire from the screen. If given the roles she wants in comedy and drama and not musicals - Alice says she'll agree to two or three films a year, ON THE SETS
 Promised and hoped for: Will liam Powell doing a comedy Rus sian dance with the aid of one of Teddy Lamarr's astrakhan muffs in "The Heavenly Body" Looks like headliners are doing everything besides leading their bands in films these days, In Meet the People" Vaughn Mon- roe will sing, dance, play the sax ophone and act A group of soldiers from the Seventh Ar mored Division whom Joan Blon- dell recently entertained visited her on the set of "Cry Havoc" the other day. Joan. delighted to see the boys again, shook hands with them and called each by name. At the end of the line she noticed a rather shy soldier. She ap- preached him and said, Where are you from?" The soldier Shift ed his feet uneasily and replied, I'm an extra, ma'am-from Gen. tral Casting. This is my first day on the set"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
ANN CORI0 STARS
 IN 'SARONC GIRL
Former Burlesque Queen Known 10 WaterburianS
 in Strand Feature

The public demand for "escapist" pictures is delightfully."- answered in "Sarong Girl" the Monogram musical which opens it's first Waterbury engagement tomorrow at the Strand theater. The picture is scheduled for four-day run. Com edy predominates, and the film is plentifully filled with music and pretty girls.
 Ann Corio, erStWhile "loveliest lady of burlesque", is starred, and reveals a screen personality that should take her far in motion pie lures. She evinceS a degree of act ing ability nicely supplementing the pulchritude which has been mainly responsible for her previous suc- cess on the stage. Prominent in Miss Corio's support are the comedy team of Tim and Irene, who add much to the pictures general excel fence. Tim Ryan is an able and ex- perienced comedian with sure touch, and Irene makes a veritable comedy classic of her song. I'm Nobody's Child" Further contribu- tions to the farcial atmosphere of the film are the drolleries of the colored comedian, Mantan More land; and the music of Johnnie Seat" Davis.
 On the same program Is another smash hit, T Escaped From The Gestapo' dynamic film which features popular Dean dagger and Mary Brian at the head of an excel lent cast
 Tonight will be your last oppor- tunity to see Crash Dive" in technicolor starring Tyrone Power, and Rhythm Of The Islands with Allan Jones, on the screen of the Strand theater.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
THEY LIKE HELMUT

Helmut Dantine, who played a Nazi heavy in Edge of Darkness, '' already has ion a substantial fol-
 lowing in Latin America. The Warner Brothers star has received letters from Havana, Cuba, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, reporting that fan clubs are being started in each of those cities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18

Gene Kelly, Richard Whorf, and two hundred other Free French pris- oners interned in a Nazi prison camp Tony requested each member of the cast to bring in one tomato can, and fashioned perfect dog tags"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
RUN ON RUSSIANS

Anticipating run of Russian films and plays, David Hoffman, who portrays Karl Radek in Warner Brothers Limitation of Mission to Moscow" is devoting a couple of months to study of Russian and the Russians.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
JOANIE ENDS SCHOOL

.oan Leslie, featured in Irving
 .ar:in's, This Is the Army" has bcntnued her studies with private tutors since reaching the age Of sighteen. at which time she was no longer legally required to go to kchool, and will graduate with her Elass at the University High School In June.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18
CANS SAVE DAY

The present metal shortage has caused Tony Ordogui, Metro Gold Wyn-Mayor prop man, to resort to his own ingenuity.
 Flo "a scene in "A Thousand Shall Fall" metal identification tags were needed to be worn by Pierre Aumont
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18

Bright note on Ahe set of White Cliffs of Dover" is Irene Dunnes enw dressing room It was presented to the star on the opening day of the picture and instead of pastel toens is decorated in cheerful green and red with the couch and chairs upholstered in shiny chintz featur- ing these two colors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-18

It was introduction day on the Thank Your Lucky Stars set when al lthe stars of the Warner Brothers musical assembled for the finale number. So huge is the celeb rity studded cast that many of the players. who had worked in differ ent sequences, had not met until then.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
Amateurs Contribute

In its own productions. Of
course, the wings speakers bu-
reau uses professional players,
but IL is hoped that authors will
bear IN mind that in many in
stances they viii be done by
amateurs.
For the use OF the stage door
canteen and for production by
the armed forces for their own
amusement humorous material
rs. Of course. wanted Where
sketches are designed for The
use Of the speakers bureau
dealing with rauoninC. OCD
work and so on the lnforma-
ton contained IN them must be-
accurate.
In announcing The 80 group
urlIes. the wing committee
explained than the contestants
viii be- divided into three groups
the armed forces. workers IA
war industries and the general
g..IL48e--ar. i4.s-hau+ iESBt lIeaa-
%! the Go and AL have given
.ae contest their approval and
VIII cooperate with the wing
.u enli>Lrg contestants from
The war plants, Entrants may
submit their material through
their group organization or
direct 10 the wing $ committee
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
Hold Contest

II MAY acCravate the trans
portation problems of the Coun-
lrv and add 10 the pOStman s
burden. but the American The
alter Wing IS holding a national
contest 10 get material 10 use
In the thcster'S war effort.
some of II VIII he used by the
speakers bureau. some by the
lunChtimo FollieS, some at the
stage door cantcen. and some
by men and women in the
armed forces for their own en-
tCrtainment
Nine major prizes and some
so group prizes viii be given
an IN war bonds First prize is
S256 each for songs, sketches.
and short plays. second $50
and third 500. The material
viii belong 10 the theater wing
for the duration of the war,
and is 10 he used only in war
activities of the wing. All rights
revert 10 the authors at the end
of the war a token payment
. of SIS viii be made for material
used
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
Name Committee

All entries in the contest must
be sent 10 the American Theater
Wing. $50 Fifth avenue. The
contest committee is composed
of Vera Allen, Kermit Bloom
garden, Peggy Clark. Dorothy
Fields. Moss Hart, George s.
kaufman. Carrot II. Leverton,
Arthur Richman. Oliver M. Say
Ter and Kurt WE'LL. Your CORE
spondent is its modest chairman.
The chief reason for the con-
test is that the theater wing
is planning great increase in
IFS activities and needs mate
rial. While the stage door can
-1een- is undoubtedly the most
celebrated work of the wing it
is by no means the whole story
and other phases Of its work are
becoming more and more inn
DOTtant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
Both in Demand

Heavy demands are made con-
Stantly on both the speakers
bureau and on the Lunchtime
Follies. One of the most success
full sketches presented by the
speakers bureau deals with
blood donors, and in one large
department store in New York,
where il was done before 200
employees, 900 volunteered inn
mediately 10 help the blood
bank.
Ever since the organization
of the Lunchtime FollieS these
brief revueS, presented in war
plants, have proved their value
as morale builders.
To be suitable for these pur-
poses the sketches must be
short. must require the services
OF two or three and not more
than four actors. and must be-
capable OF production on the
simplest possible stage. without
properties, or costumes. or Spc-
cial equipment Sometimes
there isn't even a stage, merely
= cleared place on the floor,
with the audience gathered
r4r-r,try,l
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18

DON ROSS, husband of Jane
~ Froman, one of the hoSpi-
talized victims of the Lisbon
crash, insists 10 this depart
ment that the air line made
him arrange and pay for the
injured Miss Froman'S passage
back 10 the United States
and that, although Abe Last
fogel. head of USO, has done
everything possible and volun-
teered 10 pay any expenses. he
is convinced this is because of
LaStlogelS personal generosity
and not from any responsibility
assumed By the USO On
the other hand. in a letter
which we published the other
column, Gypsy Markoff, another
of the plane victims now in the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
Ambitious Ethel

DORTRAIT OF a Their:
Neighbors says that though
she isn't home from her show
until midnight or later, every
night, Ethel Norman can be
seen playing on the terrace
with her baby every morning at
9 o'clock George JeSSel
writes To friends he hopes when
Who's Who includes him in its
next issue il will bill him as
author. producer, actor, lover
and Spendthrift.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18

reading 49,. One Of the great
film masterpieces of all time
Paramounts For Whom the
Bell Tolls The skill and
poiSe and grace OF 6-year-old
Twinkle Watts. one Of the Skat-
ing luminaricS in STARS on Ice
at the Center Theater.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
NEW YORK CAYA[CADE

ing the one asking for the sec
ond front, goes back to the
Moscow beat shortly E. Frank
Sinatra's pop used 10 box -
years ago under the name Of
Marty O'Brien-he was one of
Packey O'Gatty's sparr n :
Mariners
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
IN HOLLYWOOD |
Ry eEousM c. Rar,on, |
Motion Nsw,s
Camp Pendleton Scene of Action
in New Movie. 'GuadaIcanaI Diary
Motion Picture Editor IntI News seryio.
HOLLYWOOD, July II.

HOLLYWOOD, July II.
NEVER thought would get and pleasant vacation
on movie location" trip. usually one to get nv
fun out of busmans holiday my four days with the
Guadacanal Diary" company delightful experience
The company is bileted they say in England at the
Carlsbad Hotel the Pacific Ocean, quiet little inn in normal
times but filled to overlooking with and their
families to say nothing of the Goth CenuryFo movie COM
pany.
Camp Pendleton, with its sprawing $4,000 acres (ths
largest in the United Staes by and was the
actual location for the Guadacana Diary jungle and beach
scenes Maj Gen. Joseph c. Fegan the commanding officer
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18

darkness Pavilion here. praised
the USO for taking adequate
care of her since the accident
Ross says Miss Froman'S
current hospital ard medical
bills are averaging $500 weekly
ALL he insists, coming out OF
her own pocket, although he
took pains TO add again that
LaStlogel has volunteered 10
take care of these bills.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
It's Sissy Work

One of them had Dragged
that acting was sissy work and
1t took no brains to be in tho
movies.
When he fell down on q
three-line sentence one OF his
buddies, who had seen service
in Guadalcanal with him, whis-
pered:
Serves YOU right for being
so fresh. Those guys are all
right and you 20 and stick out
your neck"
BY those guys" he meant
Lloyd Nolan. William Bendix.
Preston Foster and Anthony
Quinn. the stars OF "Guadal-
canal Diary"
The marines may have a diff
ference of opinion about pic
ture-making. but one thing
they are all agreed upon and
that is that Gen. Fegan is all
right.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
GouIding
Knows
Women
By NEIL RAU
Special 10 THE DETROIT TINES

ftOES1 WOOD, July IL.
THE ONLY man 1 ever met
who claims TO know exactly
what makes a woman tick is
Director Edmund Goulding, but
that's because women are his
business. Goulding has been
coaxing a high quality of drama
out of the feminine soul since
1919.
That was the year when he
made his first big film, "Daugh-
ter of Two Worlds" which set
Norma Talmage on top of the
cinema heap. And since then it
has become legend that if it's
a Goulding picture the lady
customers will flock 10 il in
droveS.
From Adams Eve to Alexis
Smith," Goulding told me after
the preview Of THE Constant
Nymph," his latest Warner
Brothers picture, "the three
most important factors in deal
ing with the ladies are under
standing humor and honesty"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
Invited by General

| had heard so much about
the general that when he in
vited me TO have lunch I ac-.
cepted with alacrity. The day.
before had taken a ride in 4
jeep, or a peep" as his aide,
1t. Boggs, called il. and the
lieutenant told me the invita-
ton was 10 be forthcoming.
The lunch was held at RAN
che Santa Margarita Y Las
Flores and little did know the
treat that was in store for me.
"The old Spanish families
Gen. Fegan told me. "were.
greatly worried when Camp.
Joseph ii. Pendleton was moved
there. They feared the historic
old rancho, nearly n hundred
years old, would he destroyed.
When President Roosevelt dedi-
Gated the camp he heard Of
their worry and he ordered it
restored"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
Sonia E4enie's Loss

COMA lIENIE has lost l3 OF
- her troupe TO the army ski
troops Henry Cassidy, the
lad who broke the ice with
Stain and was rewarded with
two letters from him, iEclud-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
Roosevelt Liked Ranch

"The President. said Gen.
Fegan, pointing 10 spot over
looking a flower-filled patio,
sat right there. He was capt.
waited with the place and or
dered me To try and restore It
as near like IL was originally as
possible.
I'VE have been able 10 get
some furniture bought by Pho
and Andres Pico. the first own
ers. Sgt. Grant Powers, the
noted artist, has painted por-
traits Of old Pho and Saint Mar
garita. He has also done tho
murals, which are typically
western In tone"
The stories Of the old rancho.
when the Pico brothers used 10
put 500 bills on the plates Of
guests who lost money gam
bling, so they would not be
embarrassed, is a story OF old
California that would make
colorful novel. No wonder the
Pico boys went broke.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
Marry the Woman

another thing, I always
tailor the part to suit the act
ress. It's marvellous II they like
their role; terrible II they don't.
You must make her fall In love
with what she IL doing. And you
must always be able TO sense
when she Is carrying, a chip on
her shoulder and treat her aS II
YOU had known her all your life.
In other words, you must
marry the woman, In a friendly
way, for the duration OF the
picture"
The director believes thor
oughly in feminine intuition.
"Besi des building up n
wOman's ego. without which she
Is useless" he explained. you
must he honest with her. She II
certain to know when she IN be-
ing kIdded. And humOr Is also
very important. II you make a
woman laugh twice a day IL IL
like brushing her hair hun
dred times"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
Directed Many Stars

Them's positive words, you
might say, but the man must
have something when you con-
slider that there isn't an actress
in Hollywood who wouldn't fight
10 be directed by him. A few
of them who have, include
Bette Davis. Joan Fontaine.
Connie Bennett. Joan Crawford
and too many more TO list here.
"a fundamental point In get
ting along with women" Could
ing told me. "is that you should
always ask their advice whether
YOU need II or not. Discussion
OF the part and story with an
actress fiatters her and this II
the mood she takes with her TO
the set.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
Daddy Still Angry

IRON the coast we hear that
Il TO date Eugene O'Neill has
refused TO send congratulations
10 his daughter, Mrs, Charles
Chaplin answer her phone calls
or her letters. remember
hoofer Pat Rooney. the Bird, who
quit Broadway after his wife.
the late Janet Reade, married
his father? We reported
that he had retired to New
Hampshire 10 work on a chicken
farm Now we learn he has
one of the largest farms in that
state, with more than 10000
chickens-and for the first time
in his career has handbook
stuffed with handsome figures.
Dienified Dewey
IT Is "Chief" or mir. Dewey"
Il in Albany-even the govern
ors closest former associates
preferring TO address him with
dignity instead of by his first
name Tom" as was the case in
his district attorney days.
Artist Paul Meltsner has
painted his pet dog. Van Gogh,
into many of his works.
More than two months ago,
MeltSner was taken TO the hos
pital where he lowered between
life and death from an attack OF
typhoid. From the day the
ambulance carted him away,
Van Gogh pinned until he
brooded himself Ill On the
day the artist was released
from the hospital, Van Gogh
died.
All Negro Cast
"DUN Little Chillun' the
IL production sponsored by
Meyer Davis. Lew Cooper and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
An Authority

That Goulding is an authority
in his line there can be no
doubt. He made stars out Of
both Joan Crawford and Connie
Bennett, and directed Carlo in
Love" her first hit with John
Gilbert.
He also has the knack Of
making stars Of actresses only
TO have them never do another
important picture. This hap
pened with Nancy Carroll and
Bessie Love, and Gloria Swan
son never made another big
film after he piloted her in THE
TreSpasser.'
"MOst Of my women are the
directors" declared Gouiding.
al never direct woman in
front Of any one. II I have a
suggestion To make I take them
off in a corner and ask them IL
they think a scene should be
played this way or that. And i'm
front of others, always compli-
ment them. A woman's pride In
extremely important and diff
cult to cope with. without
pride no woman could be an
actress" N.\
And as, TO emotional scenes,
that's the most important thing
Of all. as probably most any
man will testify. Goulding al
ways plays safe in a case like
this. He warns an actress three
days in advance when the script
calls for her to chew the
CcenprV
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18

vi the marines tnere, who has
seen service on the stats of
three presidents, made it pos
slble to have a cast with
marines who had been in
Guadalcanal. Some of these
leathernecks had lines to
speak and they were surpris-
ingly good, if a little shy, the
day l visited the set.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
K. Q.
Spencer Tracy

HOLLYWOOD. july IT,
RECENT VISITS 20 service
hospitals IN San Diego and San
Francisco knocked Spencer
Ir3cs Ir p heap
Tho star has thfcotucrk- hr
lore reporting for final sccrr-
on A Guy Named Joe
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-18
All Negro Cast

WDUN Little Chillun" the
IL production sponsored by
MeNcr DAVIS. Lew Cooper and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-17
PROTESTS HEARD
ON BUS SERVICE
Public Utilities Commits.
sion to Issue Rulings on
Town Plot Route

After last nights uneventful pub
lie hearing in City Hall concerning
the abolition of bus service to Brad
ley avenue, Joseph P. O'Connell of
Bristol, chairman of the public util-
tiles commission, announced that
a decision will be arrived at within
few days at a private meeting
which will include Floyd Rasmus-
sen, representative of the Town Plot
residents, and representatives of the
Connecticut Railway g. Lighting
Company.
Approximately 200 Town Plot resi-
dents poured in the aldermanic
chambers and strongly objected to
the recent diScontinuance of bus
service to Bradley avenue. Pre-
viously the Highland avenue buses
went over Bradley avenue eight
times a day. Now their service
stops at Bennett avenue, short OF
Tinker school. The Town Plot
buses run only as far as the school.
Mr. Rasmussen and his group re-
quested that either the Town Plot
or the Highland avenue buses run
over Bradley avenue at least five
times during each day, if not six
He declared that many women in
the section work on the 3 to II
shifts in war industries and without
bus service have to walk three.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-17
WAR INSURANCE
ON PROPERTIES
Owner Must Protect Mort
gage According to Bank
Commissioner Ruling

Owners of property mortgaged to
banks or other similar institutions
will be required to renew war dam
age insurance policies which expire
July l or procure such insurance If
1t Is not now In force, according to
an order issued by State Bank Com
missioner Walter Perry and for
warded to all local banks.
The order followed recommen-
dalton OF the state advisory coun-
Gil on banking and will apply to
banks throughout the state. In re-
leasing 1t the commissioner stated,
1T is my careful opinion that fail
ure to take these steps designed to
protect depositors, certificate hold
ers, and share holders will consti-
tute negligence in the performance
of the duties of the officers and di-
rectors of the institution"
Banks Furthermore have been dl-
rected to procure such insurance on
their own property.