Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-03
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MIN by the motion picture COM
panies. l think he favorS the
Twentieth Century-Fox offer, but
he says:
81 cannot accept any motion
picture offer, nor can Twentieth
make plans until we have per-
mission from the government"
But there is nothing TO keep
Barney's pretty wife. Cathy How
lett. from going into the movies.
While Barney was busy killing the
% JapS. Cathy was dancing at
the Florentine Gardens.
She was only married TO Barney
about a month when he went over
seas and she has hardly had a
chance TO see him alone for five
minutes. 30 surrounded has he
been by newspapermen and cam
eramen. They even went with her
10 meet him at San Diego.
Barneys first night home he
and his wife joined Damon Run
yons and Harry Brands party at
the Florentine Gardens and Bar
ney's principal conversation was
about Robert Montgomery. who,
he says, is tremendously popular
with all OF his men.
ON FRENCH LEAVE
JEAN CABIN. the French
actor who was such heartbeat
In France, II asking for his re-
lease from Twentieth Century
Fox. As soon as little finan-
ciaI arrangement IL made with
William Goetz, who. tits said,
paid the dashing Frenchman for
movies he didn't make, Jean
will be free to move to R-k-O
p and have Jean ReniOr. director
OF some OF his best French pic
lures abroad. direct him in n
Dudley Nichols special.
That II not all Monsieur
Cabin has I'm mind. He likewise
has a date at Universal 10 make
n picture for julien Duyiyier,
another countryman who d.
rectcd him before he came 10
America.
"Aoentide" was n swell pic
ture. but that was made nearly
two years ago and Cabin has
frovned on every other story
Twentieth has submitted Ia him.
PRoDUCER-ACTOR
WHEN 7 interviewed producer
Charles Boyer for a Sunday story
he admitted he had had his irou-
hles as co-boSs on Flesh and
Fantasy" and that he sometimes
yearned for the peace and calm
OF being Just an actor!
But boss Boyer has good rea-
son 10 smile this morning and
you'll understand why when | tell
you that he has Betty Field and
Robert Cummings for the final
sequence in his movie Betty tMrs.
Elmer Ricel, who hasn't made a
picture since the birth OF her baby
IN New York. is lured back TO
Hollywood for Charles movie on
= borrowing deal from Paramount
Bob Cummings, who is a squad
ron commander IN the Civil Air
Patrol, anti-suhmarine command
will be off duty long enough 10
make this fourth and final Sc
quence for Boyer-Duvivier.
A REAL FUED
7 WOULD have bet money
that M-G-M and Hedy Lamar
would have kissed and made IN
nv now--which proves that even
when you're close 10 the inside"
OF Hollywood doings, YOU can he
wrong.
y Instead OF the dove Of peace
towering over their contract hat
tie, II begins tn look more seri-
Gus with the news that Donna
Reed II being tested for the role
Of Jade In Dragon Seed" origi-
.nslly scheduled for Hedy. Now
IL the right time for story on
China and / doubt II Metro will
hold this one back much longer.
Charles Laughton IL also maxi
ing n test this week for the
role Of Old Lin. the Chinese
farmer and father. One reason
for the delay. I believe. II that
dragon Seed" has been tossed
from producer TO producer with
Pandro Berman now set as the
head man.
CHATTER IN HOLLYWOOD
WHEN A girl travels 1000 miles
Just 10 be near her guy. IL looks
mighty serious. That's what Anne
Shirley did when she went east to
see Eddie Albert and that's why
her friends wouldn't he surprised
If she marries the movie actor who
recently Joined Uncle Sam 5
services.
Anne obtained her final decree
from Pvt. John Payne wcll-known
movie star, few days ago and
there is no longer any reason foe
her not 10 we'd Eddie, who she
admits. is the one. She is visiting
Mrs. Bennett Cert and seeing the
hoy friend every free moment.
REAL IMITATION
AS LONG as somebody had 10
do n "takeof" on me In a movie
l couldn't he more fattered than
10 have little Virginia Weidler
AS my imitator. or course there's
"A slight span In our ages-Nir-
ginfa Is about Is and I'm over l6.
But be that as IL may, Virginia
Hdid a perfect imitation, OF l.. q. +.