The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-06
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ALTER % years, yOu IL DEC q AACW
Wally in his next picture, Gold
Town" Not once will he be Dashed
over the noggin with bottle CT
chair, he doesn't fall in the mud
and his hair is combed in every
scene. And to top it off, he's wear
ing semi-Priuce Albert coat,
checked vest, ascot tie and carefully
pressed top-pocket pants.
Danny O'Neil - HollyWood's lat
est singing find, formerly petty
officer, second class of the Inflated
aircraft carrier Lexington. Danny
attracted film scouts singing with
the Navy choir from the Great
Lakes Naval Training Station, will
make his film debut in Columbia'S
'Calling All Stars" Danny, incl
dentally, could easily step into Den
mis- Days shoes now that Day is
Navy bound
Walter Pidgeon Although he
once vowed he would never sing
professionally again. Walter will
Groom "Sweetly She Sleeps" to Greer
Carson for a love scene in MRS.
Parkington."
Director Sam Wood Interna-
tional Just awarded Sam plaque,
celebrating his 65th motion picture
in 80 years. Sans films have
crossed some $88,7500O0.
HUTTON LOOKS LIKE HUTTON
Betty Hutton - After seeing stills
of Betty as Texas Guinan In I'm
cendiary Blonde" this department
is convinced that Betty still looks
lot more like Betty Hutton than
anyone else.
Dorothy Lamour Dottie wears
long ur lerwear beneath that heavy
wooden dress and fur coat for those
snow scenes in Road to Utopia"
Well. she's always wanted dressed
up" role.
Jean Hersholt - DIR. Christians
Office" Jeans second literary eff
fort will be published soon and now
he's flirting with the idea of doing
his autobiography. Jeans first
book, "Andersen's Fairy Tales" is in
its second printing.
Bill Gargan-With Paulette Cod
dard, Bill is currently touring the
USO overseas circuit. But Mrs.
Bill says she isn't worried.
Ruth Warrick-Hollywoo lured
Ruth away from singing job
with Horace Heidi but has never
given her a chance to sing on the
screen. She'll MARBLE for the first
time In Columbia's "Mr. Wrinkle
Goes to War"
Producer David o. Selznick -
During filming of "Snce You Went
Away" David didn't like the Red
Cross Nurses Aide oath which Jen-
infer Jones delivered in one scene.
So he re-wrote the oath and then
asked the Red Cross for permission
to use his improved version. The
Red Cross consented, then adopted
the Selznick version as the official
one.
A LANE GIRL IN THE WACS
Leota Lane - Sister of Priscilla,
Lola and Rosemary, she is now
WAC. Lota was ,prima donna OF
the Ziegfeld Follies in 1889.
Ann Sheridan Although she
looks luscious in Shine On Har-
vest Moon" Annie complained
throughout filming of this costume
picture about her corsets pinching.
her collar choking, hat pins stick
ing into her head, and those high
shoes.
Jane Wyatt - Having long re-
garded Jane as a gal with plenty
Of appeal. it delights us TO hear
that RKO is doing something about
it. In a few weeks magazine and
picture editors will have In hand
the first luscious glamor pictures Of
Jane In streanny gowr1s-and what
we mean, streaming!
Vic McLaglen - Vic Is six feet
four. His wife, Suzanne. is six feet
two. His daughter. Sheila. is six
feet one. As the trio entered the
Brown Derby the other night, SOME
one eracked: Look theirs Holly.
woads tallest story