The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-08-05

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DICK HAYNES
night club engagement, cut two ire
mendously successful records, was
given stellar billing In the airs
Here's to Romance" He'll proba-
bly, sign with a major studio before
you read this. Somebody at Metro
realized that the lad was hot stuff,
and ran "DuBarry" for a look at
him. Every scene he appeared in
had gone to Oblivion on the cut
ting room foorl
For Whom the Bell Tolls" still
heads the list of what New Workers
are talking about-with the war ex-
cepted, of course. The general opin-
ion seems to be that it is by far the
best picture that has come along in
1913, worth sitting for nearly three
hours to see. You'll enjoy it more If
you've read the book, since it had to
be changed bit to conform to the
Hays code. But on the whole it is
remarkably true to the story. The
cast is excellent; it was nothing
short of inspiration to give Katina
Paxinou the role of Pillar" The
photography, in technicolor, is some
of the best that we have seen.
The $50 soldier actors of ''This Is
the Army" were forbidden by the
war department to talk to actresses
on the Warner lot while making the
picture. Joan Leslie, the leading
lady, couldn't understand their in
difference to her. They sent Sec
Ond lieutenant to her dressing room,
finally, to say my men want you
to know that by unanimous vote
they have chosen you as the motion
picture star they'd most like to
meet" After that Joan felt better.
RKO Radio announces that stage,
radio, night clubs and little theaters
have been combed to provide the
studio with new film talent having
possibilities Of stardom. Edward
Small, whose pictures are released
by United Artists, announces that
he has signed Tony Devlin, 16-year-
old student of a Los Angeles high
school, the first of a list which he
hopes to recruit from high schools
and colleges for possible motion pic
ture careers. The talent search is
on
A complete file of the London
Times for the period of the great
blitz of 1910 was received by War
ner Bros. for source material for
the Ida Lupino-Paul Henreid pic
ture, In Our Time" One of the is
sues included an account of the
death of Stanley Lupino, Ida's IA
ther, who was killed in the blitz.
The famous actor was serving as
a defense volunteer. Incidentally,
you'll hear Ida humming one of her
own songs in the picture; paid SIS
for II, she sent the money to the
Hollywood Canteen.
About a year ago Russell Wade
was picked right out of a group of
extras by RKO and given a term
contract. He'll be featured in Ghost
Ship"
ODDS AND ENDS-Good standing in a
Barry Wood fan club requires the regular
purchase OF tUdr bonds and stamps
Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main tciH
again be teamed, in Metro comedy called
Lob C1rs's L.
writing a song hit-'Take a number com
posed of one of the old masters and decon.-
pose IL .. Despite his Montana back
ground Cary COoper's no shark at poker;
playing IL for tIco days for scenes in 'Sara-
soga Trunk" he tTied-UdinLy-to dratp TO
IN inside straight =. The Var Shipping
boards taken Action IN the North Allan
nc for use as a training film g. Mildred
Harris is playing an atmosphere BIT in
Saratoga Trunk"
Red Shelton played to one of the
largest audiences on record during
his recent tour of Texas army
camps. In less than seven DAYS the
Metro comedian made Is personal
appearances.
During rehearsal breaks of his
own NBC show Johnny Mercer
dashes across the hall to hear Ginny
Simms rehearsing her Johnny Pre-
sents" program. He's been signed
BY Metro to write music for ''The
Harvey Girls; Ginny viii introduce
the new Mercer numbers.