Evening star., 1943-01-13


three easy dance steps and chantet
Jolly Well Get" It's a parody on
Errol's heroic exploits in his past
movies and means that's wot you
jolly well get when you boast too
much. Well, there is nothing boast
full about Enrol in his present pre-
dicament. And I guarantee that
he will be a much better behaved
boy In every way, If he is-or If he
is not-acquited of the serious
charges against him.
Linda Darnell has been absent
from picture making for quite a
while, but she comes back to work
in Army Wife" by Ursula Parrott.
It's story about girl who trains
flying fighters. But authoress Par
rott trained q soldier f1ghter-and
herself-into big heap Of trouble.
Significant Title Change.
Lana Turner's next movie, titled
Careless" was too suggestive Of the
events leading up to her present
situation cher discovery that Ste
phen Crane was not free to marry
her when they eloped last summer.
And the name has been changed to
Slightly Dangerous" I have a
better suggestion yet for Lana's film
title. How about Born to Trouble?"
Lana certainly can get herself into
more trouble than any other girl
her age and weight in Hollywood.
However, you can start making bets
now that she will rewed Crane at
the end Of this month, by which
time the divorce from his previous
wife will be final, She will do this
for the sake of their child expected
in the summer.
I saw Paulette Goddard playing
tennis on Sunday and she told me
that in addition to the jewels she
received at Christmas, she was gifted
with victory poultry farm by a
certain Charles Chaplin. Paulette
is nothing if not practical, and eggs
are more precious this year than the
biggest diamond. She also received
some Remoir and Degas drawings
from her admirers, and when I asked
her how that happened. she replied
calmly, "Oh, I'm collecting pictures
now"
But how did your friends know
that?" I persisted.
Paulette winked, and said, IT just
started talking about paintings"
Nice talking If you get the pictures.
Talking about chickens, did you
know that roosters are not allowed
in Beverly Hills? The residents of
that swank neighborhood object to
the noise Of Growing by which
roosters herald the new day. Poor,
tired souls.
Taylor Joining Up.
Robert Taylor joins the ferry COM
mand when he finishes his present
picture, 'Bataan Patrol" Bob is 81
and too old for combat fighting
(Which is what he would really
prefer. Mrs. Robert Taylor (Bar-
bara Stanwyck) will limit herself
from now on to one picture a year.
"One quality picture" she tells me.
Barbara's price is around 100000
per picture, and with the salary
ceiling of $4,000 she apparently sees
no point in working for nothing.
Like Hedy Lamar, who has
brought a lawsuit on just this point,
Barbara and all other movie stars
would prefer to hand over them
selves the excess money they earn to
the Government. There Is some
thing rather depressing in allowing
the money to go back into the Golfers
of the already rich corporations.
Greta Garbo walked into one Of
the Offices OF the Community Chest
recently and handed over 5000 on
condition that the fact was not pub
lished. I was told about it by a
friend of hers who was indignant
with a columnist who stigmatized
Greta as close -fisted."
Phyllis Brooks, who plays with
Ginger Rogers in Lady in the
Dark" is sporting a huge bruise
under her right eye. Says she got
it in motor accident during the
week end. Phyllis and I discuss
jewelry in general (and Paulette
Goddard in particularly.
Il once had some Jewels" means
Phyllis, 'but I gave them all back
to Cary Grant when our romance
ended"
And now I suppose they are tn
Barbara Hutton Grants collection,
There are more than 10 convenient