Evening star., 1943-11-24

Director Quotes .
A Song: Murder
Is His 'Okay'
BY HAROLD HEFFERNAN.

HOLLYWOOD.
Their not-too-personal affairs: :,
Betty Hutton's celebrated MUIR
DER song is having topical revival
on the Double Indemnity" set at
Paramount, where Fred MacMurray
land Barbara Stanwyck are playing
a couple of killers. Every time he is
particularly pleased with scene,
Director Billy Wilder, instead of ut
tering the conventional cut" sings
out: He says Murder he says 4
=. Missing from the set of "Mf.
ESkeffington'' land sadly missed, tool
Is Bette Davis colored maid of many
years. The maid was a much better
source of Bette Davis information
than Bette herself" Lockheed won
her away.
Vaudeville fans may do a double
take when they see the name of
George Beban in the cast of Since
You Went Away" This is George.
jr., whose father is well remembered
from the two-a-day.
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Zenith in wifely devotion has
been attained-and right here in
Hollywood, too. Mrs. Artur Rubin
stein sat anxiously on the set of
Three Cheers. for the. Boys" as her
husband, the noted pianist. played
a selection for the movie. She was
much more than a spectator-she|
was keeping his cigar lighted for
him by taking occasional puffs! i
Jon Hall, who during his early ca
reer did little more than wear al
sarong, will sing and dance in "Gyp-
sy Wildcat" romantic serenade to
Maria Montez. D.. The Montez lady
was being taunted the other day by
a jealous rival who wanted to know
why she never appeared in class"
pictures. Me, stick to Main street
audience" said Montez. "Oh, how
they love Maria Montez on Main
street" Claude Rains is having
the unique experience of playing a
movie in which he's the title char
acter but not the star. It's Mr..
Skeffington,' from the novel by the
English writer, Elizabeth. Rains is
the Mr." of the title
If Paramount buys story rights
to Seventh Heaven" from goth
Century-Fox for Diana Lynn, Frank
Borzage will direct it. 1t was Bor-
cage who made the original Janet
Gaynor- Charles Farrell hit Is years
ago. All three rode to fame on
it. When Goth Century-Fox at
tempted a talkie version in 1887,
with Simone Simon starred, audi
ences turned it down cold.
Rarely does the remake of an
outstanding screen success turn out
proftably DR. Jekyll and Mr..
Hyde" was made over twice but
neither Fredric March nor Spencer
Tracy could duplicate the triumph
of John Barrymore in the original
THE Miracle Man." sensation as
"a silent movie and the creator of
three stars-Betty Compson. Thom-
dS MelSIldll d1lu LOlI OQdney-
proved dismal flop when treated
to sound.
Warner Bros, apparently believe
in sneaking up on the remake prob
lem from another angle. They're
now doing over outward Bound"
(which laid an egg for them in 1890
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Bing Crosby wants to, Abranci1 out
as an independent producer. His
first would be based on the life
of John L. Sullivan, with Ward
Bond playing John l..
Although the Hays Office has |
kicked sweaters right out of -Four
Jills in a Jeep," costumers have
whipped up few numbers expected |
to do Carole Lands full Justice. One
is a backless evening |
gown held up in front by means of |
a dash of glue
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