Detroit evening times., 1943-01-12
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HOLLYWOOD. Jan. 1.-THE
very night the new Cole Porter
musicale. Something for the
Boys" opened, Twentieth Century
Fox plunked down a goodly sum
and bought IL for Betty Cradle.
The reviews on the show were
highly enthusiastic and were
dubbed another musicale sensa-
ton" Word Of the song hits by
Dorothy and Herbert Fields was
being whispered in New York
even when was there a month
ago after the preview given 10 a
few Of Cole Porter's chosen
friends
The interesting thing about the
purchase. il IS the first time Betty
has had a vehicle Of the I'M
portance Of the Porter show
bought for her. Better than any
mere words of mine, II indicates
how she stands at the box office
end how great is her popularity
with the fans In the stage play
Ethel Norman has the lead and
Allen jenkins, one of our Holly
wood lads. has a featured role.
LUCKY FOR RANDY
RANDY SCOTT took one look
at the 10000 feet OF film Uni
versal has reposing in their safe
on the "Corvettes' and was de-
lighted TO play the Verile COM
nander in "Corvettes in Action"
The action is terrific and
Randy was sold al once and
glad that Richard RosSon, who
filmed these authentic scenes IN
The North Atlantic, was 10 di-
rect him. with Howard Hawks
az the producers helm.
"Corvettes" are the small,
1OO-foot vessels that accompany
convoys on transatlantic trips
and fight off submarines and
airplanes. RoSson photographed
authentic movies of this on one
Of his five trips abroad.
ORIGINAL IDEA
WHEN IT comes to original
ideas the man nearest in creative
ability 10 the late Wilson Miner
is Robert f. Hopkins. known in
Hollywood as "Hoppy" He always
has some new idea scurrying
around in his brain.
n A.. NJ u NJ lA4 4ta athnr IaU
7 heard about a new story he had
whipped up-of a man and wife
who both run for governor at the
same time. The wife had been the
great mans secretary and il was
her advice that gave him his
political power.
Irene Dunno Is the choice for
the lady governor and that re-
minds me. / hear that after all
this talk Of Irene being in and
out of The Thin Man" il looks
now as IL she will be Bill tNick
Charles) Powell's Nora in the next
OF the series.
MISSED HIS OPENING
IHAD luncheon on the M-G-M
lot a few days ago and there
was much excitement over
Tommy Dugan's play. THE
Rarber Had Two Wives" Tommy
is a comedian and is in the
Robert Taylor picture, "Bataan
Patrol" His play opened at
Santa Barbara and then moved
10 San Francisco. The notices
were excellent.
= Blanche Yurka and Carl Bris-
son have the leading roles and
Tommy is lamenting he can not
get to see his play. which every
one says will surely move TO
New York. i hope if 1t does ii
won't have the bad luck Cry
Havoc" had.
This play only lasted II days
and l wonder why they didn't
bring on the Hollywood cast and
instead of building a huge, pre-
tentious set use the same
original idea-the small quarters
that were so effective here.
CHATTER IN HOLLYWOOD
POOR GREGORY RATOFF is
having his troubles. He has. what
he thinks. is a crackerjack story
in PRUSSIA" the movie he is di-
recting for Joe Pasternak and
M-G-M. First Greg was all set 10
have Greta Garbo.
Then il was decided that Hedy
Lamar, who is so hot at the
moment and under contract "a
M-G-M, would be better for the
part.
Now Hedy is suing M-G-M for
an Interpretation of her contract
and she is out of the picture. with
Greg wringing his hands and an.
nouncing. amusingly enough. these
foreigners make too much trouble
They should be sent back TO Eu.
rope"
p. s. That does not include Greg
himself.
A LINE OR TWO
TT SOUNDED like a one-man
Cuban revolution when DeSi
Arnaz discovered the other day