Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-04
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HOLLYWOOD, Feb. A-"Unele
Toms Cabin" the Harriet Beecher
Stowe classic. is heading toward
the screen as a million-dollar
nuppet show is some
string pulling. II you ask me-
George Pal, who has 50 far pro-
duced only shorts" of his popular
"puppetoons," steps out into the
feature field with MS acting dolls
10 give Walt Disney a run for
novelty honers. Paramount is so
IMPRESSED with Pals idea they've
signed to release the puppet movie
as Para SPECIAL for 1914.
II Will take Pal and his stan OF
40 doll-makcrs exactly a year TO
create the 5000 individual pup
nets for Uncle Toms Cabin" and
the budget is set at $l,oO0,0oO.
Just 10 forcstall any idea Of the
folks below the Mason-Dxon Line
taking offense, Pal plans 10 score
the puppeteer Uncle Tom" with
stephen Fosters popular Dixie
music.
BACK As DIRECTOR
THOUGHT ~Wiiheat Love-"
the katharine Hepburn show,
was wrak play when I saw IL
I'm New Yerk-and L said 50.
In spite Of the frnte Hepburn
fan who wrote me that
wouldn't know a good show II 1
saw one. both Hepburn and her
leading man. Elliot Nugent, are
returning 10 Hollywood for
movies.
Sam GoIdwyn today signed
Nugent to forget the grease
paint for awhile and return to
directing. and the particular
movie Nugent viii megaphone In
ZIP In Arms" the musical with
Danny Kaye.
I've always thought Elliot q
much better director than an
actor, anyway. He made some
good pictures for Paramount,
Including THE Crystal BALI
with PAulette Goddard.
HoOT RIDES AGAIN
NICE SURPRISE TO hear Hoot
Gibsons voice over the phone with
the news that he is coming back
10 the movies TO co-star with Ken
Maynard an q western for Mono
gram. There's no official title yet,
but as Hoot kiddingly remarked,
"just say Hooter rides again" In
a way he will be an angel" as
wen sas one Of the stars of the
movie because he's put his own
money into it.
incidentally, Hoot takes excep-
ton to the letter Real West
erner" wrote us saying that
neutrality-suspicious. cowboys do not
wear, their chaps inside their boots.
He's crHzy scoffed Hoot. land II
he wants TO put any money on
his opinion. I'm his boy"
We'll, Hooter should know--he
was one OF the first and the best
of the~cowboy stars.
INSULT BACKFTRES
LOUISE ALLBRI TONS
father whe - = big shat Texan
with a temper, hasn't spoken To
his daughter since she went In
the moyies--he's that ALFRED
mad. But Louise adores him and
he didn't fool her one bit when
he sent her q snapshot he had
taken OF the leading movie the
alter In wichita Falls. In big
letters on the marqee ~; ''Mar-
Iene Dietrich and Louise Afibrit-
ton In Pittsburgh. and there
isn't q person In sight buying a
ticket.
That's pas revenge. But what
ne forgot I'm the "insulting" snap
Is that there Is no ticket-seller
In the box office. either, and
completely visible Ii the sign
''box office opens at p. m"
CHARMED LIFE
THE MOST exciting young war
hero ] have met is 26-year old 1t.
John r. Twilley. who is at the
Letterman Military Hospital in
San Francisco recovering from
wounds received in Buna.
Twilley bears charmed life
His plane was shot down by the
Japs and Eve other young aviators
killed. He himself escaped, found
himself in the ocean and unable tc
swim because Of his injury. A life
preserver floated by and he was
able 10 reach shore. He travelled
200 miles 10 jungle village where
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