Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-17
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all the publicity Jennifer Jone
has received as 'Bernadette," i
will be just one Of Hollywood
little ironies il her husband, Rob
ert Walker. gets to the top of thu
movie ladder first. Young Wake
has M-G-M plenty excited abou
his performance in "Bataan Pa
troll" which is, incidentally. hi
first important screen role.
Sidney Franklin is so favorabl,
impressed with Walker that he ha!
given him the role Of David, tn,
close friend of the CURES in ma
dame Curie," starring Greer Gar
son and Walter Pidgeon.
Nice that both Jennifer and hel
husband are coming along so wei
in their careers. In the past ar
ARTISTS success has frequently lee
TO marital unhappiness, especially
when one partner FORCES ahead
and the other is left behind pro
fesSionally.
NOT SETTLED YET
HEDY LAMAR isn't letting
anything get her down these
days she Is so happy In her
romance with John Loder. But
she Is annoyed at the statement
that she is back In the M-G-M
lot working.
my suit Is by no means set
tied" she said, "and l want TO
say that the S25, 900 salary cell
ing has nothing TO do with my
asking that I be given the in
crease agreed to In my option.
III II had happened three years
ago I would still take my case
To court"
M-G-M, on the other hand,
contends that they cannot pay
Hedy the extra $500 week
until the government decides
salary ceiling becomes "A law. IL
II il not put into effect ] sup
pose there will no longer be any
reason for M-G-M refusing 10
pay Hedy.
SOCIAL ANGLE
THE LIFE OF Roger Touhy,
the 1912 Dillinger is not 10 be one
Of those wild gangster melodramas
clarifying the unscrupulouS killer
no. indeed. the plan now is "a
make the movie more of a social
analysis on how carly influence
and environment can be RESPONSE
bic for a character like Touhy. In
fact Lloyd Nolan. who was hest
tant 10 play the kidnapper OF Jake
the Barber has finally agreed,
Vic McLaglen will play member
Of the Touhy gang
To carry out the idea OF how
boys start on the downward paths
Governor Dwight Green OF Illinois
and p. T. Sullivan, director of
public safety, have consented and
appeared before the twer>-
'ieth camera sent east 10 photo
1raph them.
FOR UNCLE SAM
SAT NEXT 20 Mervin LEROY
at Merle Oberon's luncheon and
he told me he IL about 10 direct
another short for Uncle Sam,
Children of the World" II IL
brings In as much as Mervyn's
You, John JONES'" another
Leroy propaganda featurette,
the treasury will he $4,000
richer.
In the meantime Mervyn f.
busier than paper hanger with
a fly on the end OF his nose
I'm tired of the one-armed
paper hangerb N chairman of
the academy dinner. A. well a.
planning the affairs at the am
bassador March he II also n
top contender for directoriaI
honors with his Random Har-
vest"
What a job the voters will
have deciding between No many
fine directors this year-Mervyn.
sam Wood. John Farrow. VIII
liam Wyler and Mike Curtiz.
IRoNIC NOTE
ARLEEN WHELAN. who Is the
toast OF New York at this writing,
and one Of Broadway's great sue
cesses in "Doughgirls' made a
very sweet gesture in "Stage Door
Canteen" when she offered TO play
a bit in the movie in which she
lost the lead. Arleen was up for
the part and was heartbroken
when Cheryl Walker won il. But
Il was the luckiest thing in the
world for her because she had
made such a enormous hit on the
stage.
Ironically enough her bit In
Stage Door Canteen" is con-
graduating Cheryl on winning the
part.
1t will be interesting 10 see what
her stage experience does for
Arlecn- in the movies. She was
terribly discouraged until she was
gwen chance on the stage.
A LINE OR TWO
PHYLLIS BROOKS who
modelled most of the costumes :
at the Lady I'm the Dark"
fashion show, received big