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that Casey Robinson. who has
been engaged 10 write the story.
and Cliff Reid. who is assigned TO
produce 1t, agree.
LOOKED LIKE PICTURE
The orchid, which Janet Blair
wore in her hair az the Hollywood
1Canteen were sent her by her
bridegroom. Sgt. Lou Busch. ia
net certainly looked like pic
ture. and did the boys give her a
rousing cheer in honor OF her mar
rage 10 one OF them-they said.
Janet Is being built up by Column
bia-and plenty.
She gets that job we said would
be hers opposite Cary Grant in
MY Client Curley." and believe
me that's the kind OF job most
any girl would welcome. Al Hall
by the way, is still waiting Tor
Cary Grant 10 finish Destination
Toxic" 80 that he can begin the
much-discussed "Curley" movie.
SICK GIRL
wonder If Veronica Lake really
meant that she doesn't want 10
return 10 work until the first Of
the year. That's such long time
for her 10 be Off the screen. She
says she feels so III and IL has
been difficult for her 10 get her
strength back. She wants 10 be
completely we'll before she makes
her next picture.
Her loss OF weight is appalling
Veronica told me she wants 10
spend some time with her hus-
band. Mai. John Detlie. before she
makes a picture. The studio.
she said, didn't say anything 10
me about making And Now. To-
morrow and I don't think l will
be well enough 10 do IL.
"RATIoNING"
Carol Ann Beery, who can just
about wrap her pappy. Wally
Beery, around her little finger
has talked him into letting her
play the little girl in the butcher
shop in "Rationing' at M-G-M
Carol Ann is now 13 and she is a
very pretty youngster. but this
fling into the movies doesn't mean
J that she is being launched as a
juvenile actress.
II she is seriously interested in
a career after this. Wally wants
her 10 study dramatic art and
learn the rudiments OF acting the
right way. However. "Rationing'
isn't Carol AIMS movie debut
She was carried on 10 the ship
wreck deck scene in China Seas
when she was a little tot.
MEXICAN LOVE BIRDS
I am afraid that Arturo de Cor
dova is going 10 have fewer mo
ments 10 spend with Lupe Velei
II his program of pictures con
tinues TO increase. Now Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer is trying 10 Dor
row the handsome Mexican foi
THE Bridge Of San Luis Rey.
He is down for about four movie
at Paramount, and he is jus
completing "Frenchman's Creek.
But reckon Lupe will manag
10 see Arturo, for if ever tw,
people were in love II is theS
two. The Cordova lad is fast be
coming as important in films Il
this country as he is in Mexico
where he is really tops.
COLLECTED AT RANDOM
Vera Shea. reported as the giT
who will wed John Jacob Asto
III, is giving Hollywood the ono
over; Buz Berkeley has just pu
a Sparkler on Lorraine Breecher'
proper finger; Ellen Drew is on
of circulation for the momen
She is in quarantine with her sol
David, who has the humps
Ricardo Cortez and his stead
girl friend, Billie Seward, Savo
twosome; Jerry Dale, one Of III
best publicity men in town, hs
left Sol Lesser: Ann Savage, VIII
said farewell 10 Milton Feldma
last week, doing reconciliatio
| scene with him at Jim Dolan
supper club.
AS much excitement when BaI
bara Hutton appeared on Car
Grants set of Destination
Toxic as if she were visitir
royalty. That's probably becau'
she so seldom visits her famoI
husband when he is working
Mrs. Oliver Hardy is reporte
very i'll with the flu; Dorotf
Parker 5000 disappointed becau'
she didn't get in the WACS; Ma
tina Raye tossed a farewell par
for Katina Paxinou and Charl,
Spivak, the band leader in Phi