Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-19

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in HoA~ool .
NEW YORK. Ger 10 Paulette
Goddard who has been knocking
San Francisco cold with her
Mexican wardrobe which IS
pulenty hot viii have 10 SLOW
down for England eighteenth
century styles when she makes
kitty al Paramount Buddy
De sylvia bought the R0Samond
Marshall novel from the galley
proofs as co-Starrlng vehicle for
Paulette and Ray Nllland. It's a
period drama about a woman who
finds happiness IN her second mar
rage. Rays role is equally strong
Milland star n Para mas never
been brighter than % is az this
moment. Without beng the SEN
SaUOnal type, his pictures clean
up AZ the box Office which IS the
best reason ! know Tor handing
him a new SeVen-yesr contract
DARK HORSE
The dark horse IN the race for
Dorian Gray is Hurd Hatfield
You may or may not have heard
about this young actor from
Broadway who is currently play
ing the younger son IN Dragon
Seed" He isn't a well known
name yet But Pan Berman and
Director Albert Levin made a
test of him that turned out so.
well they made more extensive
tests. Ii j. a difficult role 10 cast
because Oscar WIldeS hero Is
both good and bad. Herbert Mar
shall Is the only other player set
for the picture at M-G-M.
HEADED FOR STARDOM
IN the days when Bill Powell
was counting Diana Lewis we
used TO hear about Jill Warren,
who was eager 10 have a movie
career. The girls we're inSepara-
bic friends. and after Diana mar
ried Bill she tired to get her
friend a job in the movies. Some
way Jill could never get a break
in Hollywood Bits, maybe. yes,
but never more than a walk-on
part. Now Jack Wilson. who
signed her for the ingenue lead
in THE Connecticut Yankee,
says she is headed for stardom.
NEW BENNY PICTURE
Jack Benny, in giving me an
account OF the Hollywood boys
overseas, told Of meeting William
Keighley. the director, in the
lobby of the Sheppards Hotel in
Cairo. We sat down" said Jack,
"and wrote an entirely different
ending to George Washington
Slept Here and we both agreed if
we could do il over IL would be
better picture
Jack leaves for the coast today.
He starts The Horn Blows al
Midnight" at Warmers, and he
told me there were two important
femme parts and that Alexis
Smith gets one.
CHATTER IN HOLLYWOOD
Ever since Louise Randall Pier
son has been in Hollywood work
ing on the adaptation of her book.
Roughly Speaking" her first
husband has been writing her
regularly. He wants Franchot
Tone 10 play him IN the Warner
movie. II is the part Of Rodney
in the book. and so far no one,
including Mrs. Pierson. can fig
urs out whether her ex is Fran
chot Tone movie fan. or whether
that is the way he wants the
public TO think of him.
COLLECTED AT RANDOM
Those beautiful orchids in
Katharine Hepburn's dressing
room every day are from Turhan
Bey: Victor Mature not only got
his pooch. Genius" back from
Rita Hayworth. but he's taking
his namesake East with him in
the fond hopa he can talk the
coast guard into letting him be
mascot on his ship; the natives OF
Vermont went so crazy over
Charlie Laughton on his recent
bond trip that he's been officially
adopted as a native son.
Diana Barrymore will be back
on Broadway the minute she fin
ishes when Ladies Fly She Is
making no secret about being dis
couraged with her movie career:
Make Rosenbloom cables from
overseas. where he is entertaining
that he is meeting all his old Gus
toners from Slapsy Makes cafe;
Alan Curtis and Belita have
settled down 10 q steady duet,
the next Hollywood troupe 20
head overseas will be Gary Cooper
with Una Merkel and Phyllis
Brooks In the encourage.