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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-18

times with Mai Anatole Litvak;
Eddie Norris. in uniform, dining at
the Hollywood Tropics with Norma
Hall socialite the same night he
and Mickey June Sattcrlce were
divorced.
Carole Lands. accompanied by
Tony Owen and Tow sen q
n c h er. was the center of
attraction AT the Charlie Morrison
Mike Romanoff kiSS-and-makc-up
party. the Annc GWynnc-Tom
Keene romance is apparently over
for Anne was at the Beverly
Derby with Richard Powers, a
young actor.
Pvt. John Payne. who finished
his course at Phoenix arrived in
town over the weekend 10 see his
daughter. Fritz Lang and Virginia
Gilmore are no longer thataway.
Jan Clayton and Russell Hayden
surprised everybody by appearing
at the Bar of Music
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-18
BING CHEERS BOYS


Bing Crosby might like to know
what an important part one OF
his records, Adestes Fidelis,' -
played in the bombing of Manila.
While ! was in San Francisco over
the weekend / met Maj. William
Fairfield, senior pilot. who was
decorated with the Purple Heart
and who still carries souvenirs OF
the Japs in the way of shrapnel in
his leg.
The major was one of the few
who escaped from Bataan TO Aus
tralia on the Macklan. He told
me that during the bombing of
Manila the police station had
Bings "Adestes Fidelis" record
and kept playing it over and over
again.
And" said Maj. Bill. at GER
tainly did a lot for the boys-so
much, that those who survived
asked me to tell Bling"
MAISIE GOES DRAMATIC
The popularity OF the 'Maisie"
series is beginning TO lose its ex-
cltement for Ann Sothern. Ann
has been yearning. TO do dramatic
and she is willing TO trade all her
"Maisie success for one teeny.
weeny dramatic role. She didn't
like Panama Hattie" either.
even though. despite its criticisms,
cleaned up at the boXoffice.
As / say she won't be happy
until she gets a dramatic spot.
Well she is being tested for King
Vid or 100000 production.
America for the lead opposite
Brian Donlevy and if M-G-M de-
cideS she is too valuable as a
Coincidence she is going 10 be
really unhappy.
A LINE OR TWO
Smiley Brunette, popular come
dian, is down with Bells palsy.
not 10 be confused with PARALYSIS.
since Bells palsy responds 10
treatment and is by no means
fatal nor lasting in its effect. With
The Serious illness of Lou Costello
TINS makes two of our top come
dams who are unable 10 work.
Frances Whiting writes me that
a preview Of c. S. Forresters new
book, The Ship, will appear in
Cosmopolitan Magazine. She saws
the story resembles Noel Coward's
In Which We Serve.
! know that Linda Darncll.
Lynn Bari and Gail Robbins will
be happy 10 hear that the whole
Letterman Hospital was talking
about their visit They cheered the
invaded boys up so much that il
IS 10 be hoped that other actresses
who 20 10 San Francisco will visit
the hospital
Hello Frisco, Hello did a rec
ord-breaking business on us open.
ing night in the Bay City. THE
Outlaw in its fifth week, is still
packing them in. Jane Russell
Jack Buotel and Frank McHugh
came over 10 the Mark Hopkins
10 have luncheon with me Sunday
hurrying in between shows. Frank
- WAiAiilE Nbaiit iltN kdEN lOI lilt
act that follows the picture
Nancy Coleman from now on
has been put down as a glamour
girl The patrons who witnessed
the preyiew of Edge Of Darkness
AZ the Huntington Park Theater
decided II and they are the ones
that changed Gig Young's name
COLLECTED AT RANDOM
Flash Linda Darnell. Just back
from san Francisco and Martha
ODrlScoll are both down with the
measles Greer Carson. our acad-
envy choice, dining with Edgar
Bergen the evening before he took
off for Mexico City: Eleanor
Barker is vacationing in San Diego
where the boy friend is stationed
~ a navy hospital
Paulette Goddard doing the
town with Burgess Meredith Last
week We saw her three different
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-18
Susan Peters Wins
Bet Shed Make Good
BY CHARLES GENTRY

SuSan's three-year stretch had two
months TO run when the reviews
came out acclaiming this very at
tractive young actress.
Pleased as Planters Punch, Miss
Peters still couldn't get over her
good fortune, when the biggest
surprise came.
FAST COMPANY
Even Hollywood was startled 10
discover that they were consider
ing their new find" for a role
which had been bought for Carlo
or for Hedy Lamar.
But sure enough, Carlo turned
down the lead in Russia and
Hedy went on a strike with the
studio so Susan Peters, the little
girl nobody knew yesterday, took
over.
Now she really has her hands
full because they want her for
Assignment in Brittany" and to
take the title role of Gentle
Annie" opposite Robert Taylor.
That really is a surprising tale,
even for land where they run
success stories like serials.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-18
Real Coffee

IN A breakfast scene in Henry
Aldrich Plays Cupid John Litel
and Olive Blakeney in the roles Of
Jimmy Henry Aldrich' Lydon's
parents, drink coffee. and IT is
neither bootleggcd nor prop coffee.
Its-the real thing with or without
a date, and John Litel provided
the coffee via his rationing book.
That" said John. els making
n genuine sacrlficefOr ART"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-18

IF HOLLYWOOD knew Susie,
the way her family knows Susie,
they might have guessed that there
would be no stopping the little
California girl known as Susan
Peters who is currently appearing
in Random Harvest" at the
United Artists and who has just
won starring contract with
M-G-M.
You sec. Susan put a three
year limit on her film career.
When she first was signed as a
little contract player, she was de-
termincd that she would give her
self Just three years to make good.
II she didH SHeeeed- within
that time she was going to give
up acting.
This may have seemed rather
brash for a youncStcr still in
school, hut she had seen too much
heart-break. too many of her
school ChumS who were signed to
appear in a bit i'm one picture
and never did anything after that.
LONG, HARD GRIND
When her father. doctor, was
killed in an automobile accident.
Susan went 10 work on her career
with real determination. She had
a mother and a younger brother
10 support and those small salaries
don't 60 very far.
Her first year was one Of com
plete diSillusiOn. Warmers thought
her too thin to even pose for leg
art and there wasn't a bit of pic,
ture work.
Her unhappleSt moment. how
ever, came the second year when
she was tested for the role OF
Charles GehHin'S daughter ir
Kings Row" She put everything
she had into that test, but the
studio decided she was too inn
mature for the role and sent her
home like a good little girl.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-18
Fan Mail

SINCE ALAN LADD donned
{ uniform, his fan mail has
jumped p per cent It's so with
most of the stars. Bill Holden's
mail skyrocketed when he went
into the service. It's dropped off
a little now, but not much.
SUSAN HAYWARD'S New
York interview, claiming that she
was waiting for the right man 10
come along and pop the question,
netted-the star 300 proposals. via
mail, in two days.
II appreciate H." SuSanwrites
a Hollywood pal. but, after this,
I'll keep my big mouth shut"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-18
.LOueIEa
Parsons
in UoA~ool

HOLLYWOOD, March IS
very amusing situation exists on
The Dana Andrews contract,
shared Jointly by Samuel Goldwyn
and 10Th Century Fox. sam
offered William Goetz Sl500o0 for
.Oths share and Billy answered
with. NO. hut wei give you
$4,000 for your share. all of
which didn't please Sam.
Said sam:
why. L. gave Goth half of
Andrews contract when 1 first
signed him because i felt they
made more pictures and he
would get moro chance to be
introduced 10 the public because
/ make 80 few pictures"
Then" went on Sam. Il took
a look az the boy and after
what ne did in Ball of Fire
decided l would like 10 exploit
him ON my own.
Twenteth's answer is that An
drews is now in Crash Dive and
The OXbow Incident, " and they,
too. have plans for the young
man. Well, Sam gsts first crack
and so the Soughthafter young
man will be Co-starred with
Danny Kaye in up in Arms"
POINT CLEARED
-HepeF-PFinted- that Jo-Carroll
DenniSon, Miss America of 1912,
and Lew Ayres were engaged 10
he married and so l am a bit con-
-fdscd over why both Of them have
gone around denying my engage
ment" story.
did say that Lew and the
the young lady were in loVe--a
fact which the curVaceous lady
herself, in her Texas drawl, readily
admits. So now we have that
point cleared up. let's go on to the
news that Jo-Carroll. after some
months OF grooming at 10th Cen
turY-FoX, gets her first important
break in the femme lead opposite
Randy Scott in "The Marshall
From Helldorado.
This will be one of those beeg
outdoor numbers in Technicolor
with Sol WurtZel producing, and
they tell me jo-Carroll is very
bewitChlng in her color tests.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-18
THE TURNING POINT

This test did turn the trick, at
another studio M-G-M saw it and
bought her contract from War
ners, giving her a small part in
"TiSh. soon TO be seen here. They
liked her enough to give her the
role of Kitty in Random Har-
vest" which catapulted her right
to the top.
This was lust in time. too for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-18
Orange Sweater

DIRECTOR SIDNEY LAM
FIELD, currently directing Let's
Face It," which co-stars Bob Hope
and Betty Hutton, wears a vio-
lent orange sweater on the set.
His explanation is simple, but
unnecessary: Il want people TO be
able TO find me. = -.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05
Rains Signs Deal
With Warner Bros

J'C'f I. WARNER. executive
' ~ has signed Claude Rains
= Ing term contract, under
y. Us inst role will be second
- l'od in Passage 10 Marseil-
J which has been assigned to
] = Is Wallis TO produce.
Rains was under contract 10
Warner Brothers once before. his
last picture on that deal being
Saturdays Children" Since then
Re has appeared on independent
deals in Kings Row" Now
NoyaEer' and "Casablanca." N"
Michael Curtiz will direct Rains
next picture. Passage to MarseIl-
To-
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05
GAY HAVEN

Those adagio dancing Ardell sis
tors are thrilling the customers at
the Gay Haven this week I'm their
Swlrhng gowns and graceful rou-
tines. Also making d hit are the
Belmont Brothers it seems to
be family week with their
juggling act. That includes the
casual tossing around of a few
burning hoops, but don't be
alarmed, folks, the boys can take
care OF them
Magician Roy Hall adds a bit Of
mysticism 10 the proceedings,
while Larry Kent, as master of
ceremonies, contributes some COM
edy in addition TO his Introductory
chores.
Billie Richmond provides voCais
for such hits as Let's Get Lost, 4"
and Jimmy Farrelrs band accom-
panies her.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05
LOuella Parsons
HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP

movie. Producer Bill Jacobs was
summoned and told 10 put Shine
On Harvest Moon. the life story
of Nora BaycS, into immediate
production.
All members OF the Animal
Kingdom cast were transferred
10 the Bayes story. with the eX-
ception Of Alexis Smith. who is
being replaced by Irene Manning.
Ann Sheridan plays the Bayes role
and since Irene Is a singer. too.
there must be another waTbling
part around somewhere.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05

taking you to tho islands as they
once were.
Manuel Viera brings his pets 10
the floor for an unusual animal
act, and Jim Valdaire risks life
and limb on the unieycle,
Jean Bearl does some knock
about comedy routineS, and Re-
coma flips and tumbles in her
acrObatic act.
It's Cy Ray and his orchestra.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05

offers Les Scott, the master OF
ceremonies, in a wierd act with
his magic snake and Alma Vincent
in an exotic Dance OF the
Flames"
Character danSeuSe Elaync
Marco adds some new routincS
while Billy and Wuanita JOY brina
variety with their eccentric com.
edy numbers.
It's the music Of Freddy ShegeI
and his orchestra.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05
MOVIE STHR

Walda Winchell sort OF wishes
the famous Walter weren't her
daddy She Is pretty as a picture
and a few days ago when lunchinC
az 2Oth. Lew Schneider. casting
head said he would like TO give
her a tcSt.
But hc added, nothing doing
unless your old man says II is all
right. / don't want 10 get in
bad. Walter arrived in town to-
day and III bet the first question
Walda asked Of HIM was Daddy.
may l please be a movie star ?"
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05
CLUB THREE TREES

Newcomers Luck and Lucky,
New York Cotton club stars,
draw the lead spot in this weeks 5
sepla show at the Three Trees.
Another lady new TO the picture
is Rita Gronet, with a haunting
blues voice. Lorenzo Robertson,
well known character singer; mas
ter of ceremonies Horace Paine,
Jlve-Singlng Ruby Logan and
Snowfall remains from last week S
show.
It's the music Of Joe Norris and
his orchestra.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05
EAGLE CAFE

Johnny (Rubbcr-Face) Frisco,
the boy with tEillian faces, and a
line 10 go with each one, is draw
ing the customers TO the Eagle
Cafe this week.
Acrobat Darlene Terry does
something new in the way JI
bodily contortions plus her tar
numbers. while Madge Francs
does some hits and bits comedy.
The stair dance is offered by
Tony deMarco, and those charm,
ing CharmetteS, that all girl or.
cheStra Of Betty Dryden. take care
of the musical end of things.
NEBIOLO'S CAFE
Pour-a-Drink Dornfield is intoXi
eating the patrons with his Sleight
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05
5fore Owner Admits
Illegal Sausage Sales

Morris Rosenberg, as, of 1921
Strathcona drive, pleaded guilty 10
making and selling sausage not
properly branded and wasegiven
$l20 fine or 90 days in the House
Of Correction. The complaint was
filed by the board of health
against Rosenberg's two stores AT
1920 Grand River and 1919 John r.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05
PROBLEM CHILD

"ANIMAL KINGDOM" the
problem child of tho Warner lot.
is no longer a problem because
Jack Warner came home and or
dered the story shelved. He con-
sidered the script too censorable.
So that left Ann Sheridan. Alexis
Smith and Jack Carson minus a
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05


Crawford has taken a six months
leave Of absence from M-G-M
with permission from her studio
10 make an outside picture. a
surprising arrangement engineered
by Mike Levee, Joan'S agent. Al
the end Of the SIX months she re-
turns 10 Metro 10 complete the
remaining year and a half on her
contract.
Two offers are being discussed
for la Crawford, and both inter
esting. One Is with Hunt Strom-
berg p-Afe-iS-t bringing III & tn back n
screen play for her from New
York. and the other with Hal
Wallis for Warner Brothers. Joan
must have changed her mind. for
after her Rain faSco she said
she would never leave her own
studio
Seymour Ncbcnzal whose inde-
pendent movie. The Hangman. %
rated excellent reviews and
whats more important. do-ri-mi
AZ the box office. has put his name
on a United Artists contract 20
make three pictures n year. He
has submitted the story he would
like 10 make first. THE Moon,
Their Mistress, based on a yarn.
The Shooting Party" by Anton
Chekov.
An amusing slant on Ncbenzal
is that while he was born in
Brooklyn and is a citizen Of the
u. s. a.. he made his original
hits, M and "Mayerling. in
Europe Many people thought he
was an import when he came
back TO this country 70 direct.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05
Clubs Woo Customers
With Music and Comedy
BY COLLEEN mcdonnell

HERMAN ZIEHL, accordion
wizard, and his all-girl orchestra
are now playing in the Continen-
raj Room and Fiesta Bar of the
SaVarine Hotel.
Zichls femme rhythm associates,
two blondes and a brunette, add
piano, bass, drums and sax TO the
combo.
Pretty Kay Lanerty. the variety
SongStreSS continues as a per-
manent floor show feature. Dane
ing beg'nS at 9 p. m. during the
week, and at 8 p. m. Sunday.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05
BARBARY COAST

We have the Fun Frolic Revue
at the Barbary Coast this week,
and fun il is. The pirates lair
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05

of hand cocktail maneuvers at
Ncbiolo'S.
DiGiovanni is appealing TO their
musical tastes too, what with his
expert renditions Of the more
popular operate airs, and Rex and
Betty Powers make the winds
blowing around Times Square look
slow, in comparison with their
,whlrlwind skating act.
Phyllis Louise takes over foi
the terpichorean chores, and
Leonard SeeIs outfit makes tho
music,
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05
CLUB 500

Andy Rice has thcm rolling in
the aiSleS at the 500 what with
his comic antics, vocal and phys
lCal.
Bailey Kailimae and his three
Hawaiian paanlpilas make with the
hula music, and do a good Job of
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05
MORGAN is GOOD

Morgan is good with the type
OF role he invariably draws. Mis-,
BANTER and Marsha Hunt com.
plete the major assignments well
Perhaps II is because they are
all so good that Mr.. Craig seems
so stiff and amateuriSh.
Also there are innumerable bit
contributions like the soldiers in
the movie house. the school
teacher, the librarian and the
Mexican mother.
Whether you agree with the
authors first happy premise OF
not, you'll have to agree that The
Human Comedy" is worth seeing
even if il missed being one of the
best pictures OF the year.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05
MEMBERS OF FAMILY

The members of this family are
the m h er. Fay Banter: the
eldest son, Van johnson, who is
away at war; Mickey Rooney, the
next son. and the baby, Jack
Jenkins. also a daughter, Donna
Reed.
Since the father is dead and the
eldest in camp, Mickey gets a
job as messenger boy for a tele-
graph station, which is managed
by James Craig, while the opera
tor is a bibulous old fellow played
by Frank Morgan.
There is no story in typical
scenario sense, but rather an epi-
Sodic parade of, incidents, all of
which tend 10 suggest pattern
of life, rather than describe il.
The happy resignation of the
mother the transition TO young
manhood of Mickey, the nostalgia
OF the older brother and the eter-
- questioning of the baby; these
all component parts of fam
ny life in the United States.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05
SarOyan Film,
Sentimental
At u. A.
BY CHARLES GENTRY

It's really a sentimental journey
ich William Saroyan takes on
- The Human Comedy" his first
film which opened yesterday at
the United Artists.
The young playwright who be-
came the center of theatrical con-
troversy a few years ago by
writing plotless plays and en-
ploying a rather weird technique
OF presenting C characters has
turned out screen script of far
more conservative design.
1t is essentially a very simple
story about an average family in
a small California town. Their
daily problems, small annoyances
and great delights reflect what
goes on in every mind and heart
in the community. or at. least so
Mr.. Saroyan would like US to
believe.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05
Ruth Takes Part

RUTH GORDON, distinguished
New York stage actress, makes
one Of her infrequent screen APP
pearanceS as Walter Huston's wife
in Edge of Darkness.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05
StarIet
Appears on
Horizon

HOLLYWOOD, June 4 -- No
ones ever heard of Cara Williams,
but they will.
Cara is the diminutive, green
eyed. red-headed girl who just won
a long-term Twentieth Century
Fox contract and her first screen
role in Sonia Henie's Winter
| time.
Cara believes what she reads.
She's l7-year-old who tried 10
storm Hollywood five years ago,
and was told to grow up.
Cara had read that YOU have 10
make good in New York TO get
anywhere in Hollywood. SO re-
Gently Cara went TO New York TO
visit theatrical booking managers.
They all told her TO grow up a
Il lot more.
Cara decid g d that after all
maybe the best way 10 get a break
in Hollywood was 10 be in Holly
wood. But Cara hadn't a dime 10
her name. She had TO work her
/ way back.
AID FOR DANCERS
Reading an al for dancers for
a road company, Cara went around
and SWore she was an expert
dancer. She was sent 10 Indianap-
oils to fehcarsc with the COM
lpany and opened with them in
dayton, Ohio, where she played
Ione week. She was fired because
she couldn't dance.
! The sympathetic ShoWgirlS got
together enough train fare to get
Cara back to Hollywood.
JOINS THEATER
Cara still believed what she
read. and she'd read that lots OF
people were spotted by talent
scouts in little theaters. So Cara
joined the Michael Marks Play
house two m on h s, and sure
Ienough, Twentieth Century-FoX
talent scout saw her and brought
her TO the studio for test. The
Istudio test director wanted her
TO do a scene from The Eve OF
ST Mark" for her test.
She didn't want 10 play "The
Eve of ST. Mark" She did want
10 play her own skit and said 50.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05
LACK OF CONTACT

This lack Of contact in the
powers prompting human. behavior
robs the film of much of its emo
tional impact and while several
scenes will bring tears 10 -xnur
eyes, you will question the SINGER
ity OF bther scenes.
The performances, with the ex-
ceptlon Of James Craig. are all
splendid Mickey Rooney does by
far his best job. Conscientious
acting minus "mugging and a
direct and easy delivery. almost
give him top honorS.
The little baby. Jack Jenkins.
. wonderful new find and in
Sc important picture would un-
T5hbtedly walk off with every
thing. He takes direction marvel
ously as you realize after seeing
hum grin after being scared so
badly
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05

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TO your home by your Detroit
Times carrier.
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05
IMPORTANT FEATURE

There are some perfectly beau
tiful bits like the scene with the
two children in the library, or the
sequence in which Mickey has "a
bear tragic tidings 10 a Mexican
mother; tn csc are superb and
there are so many Of them that
thes-ean't- be listed separately.
These vignettes, together with
the characters they present. are
the most important feature Of the
film, which in its way is something
OF masterpiece
Our chief objection is that Mr.
Saroyan 8 optimism is too over
Whclming There isn't really un-
pleasant person in the world ac-
cordng 20 the author. The lack of
even a slight pinch of cynlciSm
gives you the feeling of forced
naivete.
We should love 10 believe that
everybody IS wonderful and fine
and clean and decent. and that if
they do anything wrong. their
m otives must be good. Come.
come, Mr. Saroyan, that sunshine
i binding us
Detroit evening times., 1943-06-05
NEBIoLo's CAFE

Pour-a-Drink Dornfeld is intol
eating the patrons with his Sleig
Evening star., 1943-03-17
Arlington Group Maps
PIasma Drive Tonight

Final plans for houSe-to-h house
canvass for Arlington County blood
donors will be made at O'Clock
tonight at rally sponsored by the
Westover Citizens Association, in
the Westover Baptist Church.
The campaign will be carried on
by the following area captains:
Mrs, A. c. Baur, Mrs. A. D. Rib
let, Mrs. NJ. B. Cross, Mrs. O. A.
Williams, Mrs. f. w. Gilkey, Mrs
A, c. Elder and Mrs. J. L. Reinartz
A color movie. Liberty Life
Stream" describing the blood donor
service, will be shown, and 1t. 7. D,
Dunno Of the Army Medical Center