Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-11
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movie, Sweet Rosie O'Grsdy."
Neither is il Gene Kelly. as an
nounced, but Joe Smith. American,
himself. Yes. Robert Young has
been borrowed from M-G-M by
William Goetz. You would have
thought some one had given Twen-
tieth a coffee plantation, a rub
her tree and a side OF beef when
I was told Bob would report at
Twentieth in two weeks.
why all the excitement ~
I naively inquired. Actors
have been borrowed before"
But this Is different" Bill
Goetz explained. 'While Sweet
Rosie o'Grsdy,' II a musical the
male lead Is a strong, dramatic
role, and We were 40 lucky to
get Bob at a moment when he
wasn't busy at his own studio
SEEKS NIVEN
WALT DISNEY 10 very eager
to get David Siven for the lead
In The Gremlins," which, as we
told you months ago, Is to he a
movie combined with real actors
with animated cartoons. In fact,
Walt IL so imbued with the idea
that David. who In now an Of
ficer I'm the air force, IL the
right actor that he has n man
i'm London comforting with gov
eminent heads.
IL Niven IL permitted to make
the movie his scenes will be shot
I'm England. We would all like
10 see the charming David back
in movies-he has been missed.
HARRIET" PRAISED
THE HELEN HAYES play.
Harriet" has been editorializeo
in the Philadelphia newspapers as
the greatest historical drama OF
our time. Harriet Beecher Stowe
is one of Helen'S finest perform
anceS and will undoubtedly give
her even greater acting glory.
Interesting that our two Holly
wood writers. Florence Ryerson
and Colin Clements, wrote the play
for Gilbert Miller. and especially
interesting that the movie scouts
have been bidding like mad to get
il for the screen.
According 10 an editorial headed
His Truth Is Marching On" there
is a timeless message OF hope ano
warning of danger as appropriate
10 1913 as 10 1863 in the Stowe
biography.
TIMELY FILM
THERE WAS = grin on Jack
Warmers face that wouldn't
come off when 1 walked into his
office today. On his desk was
cable from London saying that
winston Churchill had seen
"CasabIanca" at 10 Downing
street In London and that all
London newspapers carried front
mage stories on the news that
the prime minister had asked 10
see the Warner movie, which
was released at the time OF the
invasion In North Africa and
which was shown In Los Angeles
lust Mt the time when Churchill
and r. ID. X. met at Casablanca-
Also on Jacks desk IN n
cartoon showing Mussolini and
Hitler looking over the sea
toward Casablanca with Musso-
linI saying. mo, Adolph, that
isn't a Warner publicity stunt"
HOLLYWOOD CHATTER
THE PROUDEST wife in the
whole film industry is Norma
Shearer. Her bridegroom. Martin
Arrouge, completed his years
course in the air service and OBJ
tanned his pilots license and in
structor's rating in four months
at Phoenix. Today he had his new
uniform and left for Corpus
Christi. where he will 60 into the
naval training school
Norma, who has spent the en-
tire four months with Marty in
Phoenix. will remain home with
her children for q few weeks and
then travel to Corpus Christi Il
be with Marty until he finishes
his course there.
HOLLYWOOD SNAPSHOTS
IT'S WHISPERED M-G-M
may acquire "Duffy's Tavern"
popular air show: Slapsy Make
ROsenbloOm turning the charm
on Marion Murray, widow Of
Jim Murray, at Mike Lyman's. o.
Pew Marley. who has been on
secret Photographic mission
for Uncle sam, IL back In town
and his best girl, Linda Darnell,
met him with love and kisses:
DonA Drake wired her mother
that she IL wearing a dress for
the first time In Let's Face II"
In all her other movies she's
worn n sarong.
Gloria Stuart II booked to
star i'm mir. and Mrs. North" at
the Music Box Theater here In
early March; Larry Num-, for
mer child actor. II now an office
boy at M-G-M. That's all for
today. See you tomorrow.
(H.KS TONIGHT At $50
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