The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-07-29

would have to look to her laurels,
with Joan right on the ground, and
as willing as Bette is to play I'M
sympathetic parts if they're good
ones. Just give Joan a couple of
good pictures and she'll have the box
office eating out of her hand, as she
did in her palmiest days.
B
Danny Kaye, who will make his
film debut in Samuel Goldwyn's cup
in Arms" has accepted an invita-
ton from the Entertainment Nation
al Services Assn, Inc, to make a
two-month tour of recreational CEN
tiers in the British Isles and Africa.
B
Assignments for Susan Hayward
are stacking up these days. She's
booked to play Loretta Young's
younger sister when Paramount
makes "And Now Tomorrow" a
nice role, and Samuel BronstOn has
arranged to borrow her to play the
wife of Jack London in the film
based on London's life, which he'll
make for United Artists release.
Michael O'Shea will play Jack Lon
don.
Sounds incredible, but we're told
that Bob Hopes nose, thanks to his
wise cracks, has become so famous
in England that promontory near
Torquay has been named Hopes
Nose"-that the comedian received
the news while he was still at work
on Lets Face IT,
George Reeves nose is sort of
famous, too; it's been broken seven
times. He's the young man who
was snatched out of Westerns to play
opposite Claudette Colbert in $50
Proudly We Hail" AS for the nose
-he was a boxer when he went to
Pomona Junior college-won the
Golden Gloves heavyweight cham
pionship of the city for three years
and his nose was broken seven times.
A perfect piece of casting took
place recently when Ralph Willever
was given the role of a sailor in
MICS "Just Plain Bill" That was
his first job after he was rescued
from a torpedoed troopship off Ice
land, and was honorably discharged
as a result of disability.
Lionel Barrymore has inherited
distinction that formerly belonged to
Joan Crawford; when she left MGM
recently, she'd had continuous con-
tract longer than any other player.
Barrymore is starting his 18th year
with the studio. His next picture,
"Three Men in White" will be his
63rd for Metro.
Years ago, when Rita Hayworth
was still a stock player, she report
ed for work one morning to Seymour
Felix to dance as one of 40 girls.
"This morning." said he, 81 want
you to think, act and dance like
Marilyn Miller" The other day
she arrived for work in "Cover Grip
and heard him giving orders to 40
girls. "This morning." said he, 81
want you to think, act and dance
like Rita Hayworth."
ODDS AND ENDS-PhH Baker, return
ing to Neto York from California, asked
hotU long ioe'pe been at ioor Uith the Nazis
said out in California they aren't fighting
anybody but the laps Donald Woods,
pho has received favorable notices for his
york in the neto picture, "COrregidor," is
the same Donald Woods heard as DR..
Leslie Foster on the Sunday broadcdsts OF
Those We Lore" Though Alan Laid
toenf into uniform Immediately after fin
ishing "China," he's receiving 1000 fan let
tiers daily-the greatest amount OF fan
mail in the history of motion pictures, says
Paramount >. Cinny Sinlms is touring
desert army camps again, after receiving
thousands OF letters from the boys.
~"
Chosen as the spearhead of a
nationwide accident prevention
drive, safety groups will spend more
than 100000 on an advertising cam
paign for Metros Pete Smith Spe-
cialty, Seventh Column"
Songman Johnny Mercer has
bought his first race horse, like Bing
Crosby, since he was elevated to
radio stardom. And, also like Bing,
he's going in for fancy attire. He
has been breaking the cast in little
by little, showing up at rehearsals
in multi-colored shirts and socks.