The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-22
By VIRGINIA MACPHERSON

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Everybody thought the casting
department had holes in its head
when IL assigned the gentlemanly
Robert Young to the part OF girl
chasing wolf. But Mr.. Young
fooled 'em all-mostly, he says, be-
cause he put all he had into the
role.
1T was fun" he grinned slyly.
And I'm a little hurt at every
body's surprise. Heck, I have all
the inherent instincts II takes to
make a wolf Just never had the
opportunity that's all"
For the past Il years black-hair-
ed Mr. Young has been playing
what he calls shining white
knights with nothing but good in
tentions on the minds" But in
RKOs Those Endearing Young
Charms" he's an Air Corps
smoothie with an eye for luscious
ladies and an allergy for wedding
rings.
RKO rounded up list OF beauti-
full sirens for Mr.. Y. to play around
with and then brush off. Co-star
Of the picture is lovely LARAMIE
Day. whose nickname in the plot is
Snow White" and who finally
stops the fast.talkin' lieutenant
when he sadly discovers she's all
her name implies.
Being a wolff only on the
screen-has It's advantages. ac-
cording to Mr.. Young. When you're
gentleman you can't help think
! ing some things but you're sup
posed to keep an expressionless
face. But with wolf. now
aaahhh, Now there's a role. The
worse your thoughts the better the
CLEAN in your eye and the fewer
the retakes.
THE only trouble is" he said
glumly. "a guy can get kinda inter
/ ested in this stan. And first thing
he knows he forgets he's only sup
posed to be a wolf from 500 TO
500"
Says It's getting so his wife Is
keeping sharp eye on him these
days. Even accuses him Of watch
ing girls legs.
Heck, I always did that" he
protested. But she accuses me
OF getting at that dangerous age
When he remembers he's not be-
fore the camera Mr.. Young Is one
OF Hollywood's ideal husbands and
fathers. Would rather stay at home
with his pretty red-haired wife and
three daughters than go on a night
club spree.
He's never been the hottest star
in town, but he's been doing all
right for himself In these past IA
years and he thinks he'd rather
have II that way. II you cant
always count on the juciest roles
you can at least be sure OF good,
solid ones.
only | got kinda tired OF be-
ing a sugar-eoated hero" he said.
Just for a change | wanted to do
something with a little oomph TO
It. That's why grabbed this role
quick before RKO had time to
discover | might not be the wolfish
type"
But he's come In for a powerful
lot OF kidding. Instead OF the dig
nihed "Mr. Young" he's used to on
his dressing room door the crew
cooked up a technicolor drawing
OF big hairy wolf with barred
tanks and droolinG iowls. But
Young turned the gag around to his
own advantage. Saws he can't be
blamed II he wanders into Miss
Days dressing room because how
can he find his own II his name
isn't on It?
81 got my ears slapped down
recently" he admitted, "But IT'S
not what yonr're thinking One Of
the gals on the set really told me
of. but II wasn't because ia made
pass at her. It was because I
hadn't"
Seems the pretty young thing
informed Mr. Young II he was sup
posed to he a wolf he was sure
doing a lousy job OF II. Here
she'd been on the set all along and
not once had he tried to get fresh
with her
I told her was awful sorry" he