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Evening star., 1945-08-26
HOLLYWOOD.

| I1SiL WAVOb.
Nothing will keep a good man
down in Hollywood if he has brains,
experience and perseverance-and
Bing Crosby. Bob Hope and
Dorothy Lamour backing him.
Consider the interesting case his
tory of Hal Walker, a director.
For many years Walker was a
mere assistant director. He worked
like slave. He learned the movie
making business the hard way
from the ground up.
A large, affable man with won-
derful rags-to-riches background,
including a two-year career as a
Chicago taxicab driver, Hal Walker
knew how to handle people, includ-
ing temperamental stars. They say
he even handled Claudette Colbert
when that beautiful lady was
among the difficult.
Walker had everything - expert
ence, personality, industry.
So for years those valuable tai
ents went faithfully according to
Hollywood custom unrewarded,
unrecognized and unnoticed.
Stars Gave Him Start.
This progress might have con-
tinued Indefinitely except that one
day Crosby, Hope and Miss Lamour,
deciding Assistant Director Walker
was capable Of better things, went
to bat and persuaded Paramount
Pictures, Inc, to give him a chance.
So today Hal Walker is a sue
| cess. He has four big pictures,
worth about 100000 of Para
mounts money, awaiting general
release. They are the Crosby Hope
Lamour Road to Utopia" "Duffy's
Tavern" "Out of This World" and
"Stork Club"
Walkers story has no equal in
Hollywood annals. Assistant di-
rectors simply do not direct 81 ,000,-
600 pictures. An assistant occupies
about the same Importance to the
director as stand-in does to a
star, which would be comparable
to a hotdog stand and the Empire
State Building.
Later Walker was elevated to
handle second companies" say, on
location trips. This is an important
assignment that carries all the re-
sponsibility of a first director-and
not one speck of its reward.
AS an assistant. Walker made
$500 week. BY the plushy Holly
wood scale, this made Walker prac-
tically social outcast.
| An independent producer just the
other day heard the news. He con-
fided to- another genius: II hear
there's guy over at Paramount
who is the hottest young director in
pitchers"
Walker howled at that one, for he
is crowding so. and has been in
pitchers" since the early 1920s.
Born in modest surroundings in
Ottumwa, Iowa, Hal served as a
private in the Marine Corps in
World War I. Discharged, he got a
job plotting cab in Chicago. He
mentions this simply as a detail in
his life. He needed a job; he got
one.
The thought persists that his two
years as hack master weren't
Evening star., 1945-08-26

Brian Donlevy had date with his
wife at their Malibu Beach home.
He left Los Angeles at 8 o'clock that
evening and arrived at the house
some 80 miles away-at 2 am. the
next morning. Marjorie Donlevy
was awaiting her tardy spouse.
When he entered her room she
screamed, What a terrible state
your clothes are ini"
"Any other wife" says Brian with
justifiable pride, would have hit me
on the head with a rolling pin. and
demanded, Where have you been?'
But that's one fatal question that
Marge has never asked me. And
that's why we will be celebrating
our ninth wedding anniversary at
the end of this year." Before we go
on to explain how Brian has re-
manned happy though married in
Hollywood-he was late getting
home because his car broke down
and he walked some 20 miles.
The trouble with most mar
riages," Brian tells me, lis that
women are too possessive. I know
that lots of women will start yelling
at this suggestion. but I've seen
many instances of it here in Holly
wood. Many wives won't let their
husbands out of sight for a moment
after working hours. The reason
for so many divorces is that man,
more than woman cannot make the
adjustment between the complete
freedom of bachelorhood to the high
walls of marriage"
Divorces Confirm Point.
Hollywood divorces confirming
Mr.. Donlevy's contention include
the Enrol Flynn-Lili Damita break
Lii didn't go for Flynn's jaunts with
his bachelor boy friends; Mayo
Methot, who would throw things
at poor old Humphrey Bogart if he
as much as went around the corner
without her. Ella Raines in admit
! ing her separation from Kenneth
Trout put the boot on the other foot
by stating that her mate wanted
too much of her time and refused
to allow for the career calls on her
time. But by and large, Brian seems
to be right. The nature of a woman
is to be more possessive than man
| Because Marjorie does not put
prison walls around our house." the
actor continues, Il am happier ano
spend more time at home than q
husband who is constantly being
told: No, you can't play poker with
the boys tonight or No, you cant
go bowling because I don't like
bowling Such a henpecked hus.
band keeps looking for chance te
put one over on his wife, and when
he does, watch out! That's when
the fireworks start popping.
IT guess We are all like chill
dren," explains Brian. Tell a man
he can't do something, and i'm.
mediately he'll want to do it. I'm
sure that's why kids love candy
Ever since infancy they are told
that it isn't good for them. Give
them all they want-and they won't
want it. If Marjorie had started
of by telling me that I couldn't dc
this or that, I'd have kicked up my
| heels. But right from the begin
Evening star., 1945-08-26
Confidence Is General
By Jay Carmody

II theatrical producers worried about the prospects
nued good business their it, Nine
opening September will see the
number increased to That considerably average
the hits which
The solitary reflection the part of producers is to
production plans year war
booming economy slightly sue
crosses weekly their
sponsors willing 100000 to get
promising started Every TO-DAY playing little
Billy Rose Mike Todd,
strained creators in the theater
Expensive.
minor fortune of Seven Lively
ambitious project of last thing
brad the talents such varied performers Beatrice
and Bert Lahr The loss however
called Rhapsody which the financial layout 100000
stupendous.
cities will feel the pinch
employment than will New York Industrial communities
spots
already underway thater attendance will
spang up
Baltimore Philadelphia
to find itself selling out every seat in communities which formerly
would have scorned the classical dance cultured
Transportation
probably retrogeson many places
nulfy easing transportation that otherwise would
and musicals traVelable.
Washington expected to continue as the most profit
able road city country reputation early
and fine bet to keep in the postwar period With New York.
it counted hold the level despite reduc
tons in Government personnel
Holywoods production programs the 1867
high quality confidence the part of the studio
virtual 100 increase the number of feature pictures
Space Lacking
major crampmg Holywoods style
the lack production facilities Hollywood
vide
the independents who only when
studios them
Plant expansion Hollywood has been impossible
five the shnkage profound
for correction.
Report has that undertaking modify situation the
conversion of gigantic aplane factory
The factory question that
designed originally with
Hughes plan materialzes he will have picture
studio Hollywood inferior
Mayer.
On the production side Hollywood York
clned think onservatvey The 900 film which
has been almost commonplace during the is epued destined
to shrink to about one half of that figure.
to Be Varied
AS to the nature OF the plays which
slc observers in the film capital insist there
change The flood of books
turned and grabbed their ypewriters rich
vein of picture material
producers buying popular book regardless
of its nature and theme.
There has been lot talk course the public being
srfeed with pictures The practical fellows
not believe word of it, They have the feeling
quantity OF such pictures that
latter is what they aiming
Evening star., 1945-08-26
TOdav's Schedules

CAPITOL "Out of This
World: 1:50, 4:35, 7:20 and
10:05 pm. Stage shows: ITO,
3:55, 6:45 and 9:25 pm.
COLUMBIA-"Wilson": /, 3:45,
$50 and 9:15 pm.
EARLE-"Christmas in Con-
necticut": 12:45, 3, 5:15, 7:35
and 9:55 pm.
HIPPODROME-"The Little
Foxes: 2, 5:35 and $50 pm.
KEITH'S-"Uncle Harry: lao,
$40. $40, TAO and $40 pm.
LIT T. L E-"On Approval: /,
2:45, 4:25, sos, 7:55 and 9:4U
pm.
METROPOLITAN -"GI joe:
1:20, 3:25, $50, 7:30 and $50
pm.
PALACE - Incendiary Blond:
12:45, 2::55, sos, 7:15 and s:25
pm.
PIX-"The Cowboy and the
Lady: ITO, 800, 5:35, 7445
and 9:55 pm.
TRANS-LUX-News and shorts.
Continuous from pm.
Evening star., 1945-08-26
HOLLYWOOD.

Before Tessie Tillamook signs that
owe-inspiring "seven-year contract"
(Which SO times out of 100 fires her
at the end of six months) the for
malities are preceded BY what is
popularly known as a screen test"
Now, just what Is a screen test?
Many readers write in wanting to
know what the screen test is all
about-and how does a boy or girl
who wins one manage to pass it.
There are literally dozens of ways
in which a screen test is handled.
A boy pumping gas in a filling sta
| tion has been known to receive a
screen test right on the spot-the
optical type, where a producer sud-
denly gets the inspiration that this
kid should be out of his coveralls
and working in pictures. Maybe
they don't shoot a foot of test film
on the gas man.
There's the screen test where the
producer or director sits at table
in a night club and spies a pretty
girl. Something registers and he
has an aide tell the girl to report at
his Office the following morning. No
| film is shot and contract is quickly
drawn up.
Actual Test Governs.
Fundamentally, however, the mo-
ton picture scouts rely almost en-
tirely on the actual screen test,
where prospect goes through a
regular routine of playing a sketch
| in front of the test cameras.
The strange cases cited above are
on the isolated order. But they did
happen-and similar filmless tests
take place right along.
Dana Andrews is the gas pumping
boy who was picked right off the
concrete floor of his station in Van
Nuys and given role without the
conventional test
Second case was that of Joseph
Pasternak, famous producer, who
was having night out at Ciros
and Spied Dorothy Darrell dancing
an exhibition. Pasternak signed her
next day, then fell in love and mar
| ried her.
The third method is not uncom-
mon in interviewing a girl prospect,
both for stage and screen work, so
We'll mention no names.
The actual screen test, properly
administered, is costly proposition
for every studio. For instance, by the
end of this year Goth Century Fox
SO an executive stated this week
will have spent $4,000. 900 on screen
tests. And the boys in every front
Office can show you in cold hard fig
ures why such pretentious expendi-
lures are among the very best bar
gains a studio can drive.
Players, of course, are tested from
head to foot. For The Dolly Sis
ters' they shot Betty CRADLES hair
| DOS, each and every one They tested
her facial makeup, her body make
up, every gown, every feature, every
scanty, every panty. The same with
June Haver, the other sister"
Sets Also Are Tested.
But they don't test just the actors
They test the movie sets, locations,
animals, studio-made storms and
sunsets, the moonlight, practically
everything but the producers blood
pressure. They just know that's a
way up.
George Cukor, who is directing
Evening star., 1945-08-26
Coming Attractions

NATIONAL - "Oklahoma!"
with James Alexander, start
in September 10.
CAPITOL-"Thril of Ro-
nance" with Van johnson.
Esther Williams, starting
Thursday.
COLUMBIA-"J Junior Miss"
with Peggy Ann Garner.
EARLE-"Pride of the Ma
rines." with John Garfield,
starting Thursday.
KE1TH'S-"Lady on a Train"
with Deanna Durbin, start
ing Wednesday.
LITTLE "Skylark," with
Claudette Colbert and Ray
Milland.
METROPOLITAN - "Three
Strangers" with Geraldine
Fitzgerald, Sidney Green
street, starting Thursday.
PALACE-"Bell for Adana,"
with John Kodiak, Gene
Tierney.
Evening star., 1945-08-26
Better the Material,
The Easier to Get
By the Associated Press.

HOLLYWOOD.
Haberdashery notes of the (silly)
season:
Republic announces, somewhat
breathlessly, that it is easier to
supply expensive silks and woods
than the standard gingham for farm
women's wear. So Ann Dvorak and
Rhonda Fleming wear the more ex-
pensive clothes as pioneer bellies in
Abilene"
Universal needed festive table
cloths and slip covers for a large
night club scene in SHADY Lady,"
So the crafty wardrobe department
supplies them by ripping up dancers
costumes from the Russian ballet
number in Phantom of the Opera. 4"
Evening star., 1945-08-26
By the Associated Press.
l6teQ freSS.
HOIJYWOND

HOLLYWOOD.
Rules for hand-kissing, sorely
needed by American actors who may
meet strong foreign competition in
the postwar film world, have been
put into what passes for English by
the amazing Michael Curtiz, direc-
tor. Enrol Flynn was the recipient
OF his teaching at the time.
you watch the hand" said Cur
tiz, mot the lady, after you start
to bend from the waist. You do not
hurry. Never hurry kissing a lady's
hand. 1t is bad business to hurry
with kissing"
teur himself.
And the lady" added Mike, "she
unbends little, too. She likes it.
Every woman likes to have her hand
kissed. Try it out at nome and see.
Evening star., 1945-08-26
For PeaCetime COurtshiD

She does not hand the gentleman a
bag Of bones, So" Gmitation by Cur
tiz of the limp hand.)
mo. She bows a little, she smiles
little, and maybe, if she wishes,
she winks little, over his shoulder,
at another man. But not in my pic
ture. That is for another story" said
Mike.
Evening star., 1945-08-26
Late Customers
Only Get View
OF New Comic
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
You have to stay up rather late
to enjoy Broadways newly discovered
funny man, Frankie Hyers. Frankie
has come to light with 2 am.
switch on the old midnight Cinder-
ella gag.
Harry Richman, who opened at
the La Martinique, decided after
two weeks that he could not play
three shows nightly. So Dario and
Jimmy Vernon, owners of the mag
nificently upholstered cellar saloon,
decided they still need an attrac-
ton to keep the late customers
happy. They hired frankie, only
recently doing a single, having
busted up the comic team of Har-
rington and Hyers when i'll health
forced his partner. Pat Harrington,
to retire.
Harrington and Hyers were fairly
well known from their appearances
in the daff1er night clubs of Fifty
second street and elsewhere across
country, although they had failed
to break into the big time cafes.
When Pat decided to quit the
business after serious operation,
frankie went it alone. He had
been seen in Something for the
Boys" and "Dubarry Was a Lady" "
but had been consistently reluctant
to become solo act so long as Pat
remained healthy. When Richman
showed signs of tiring for the first
time in his career, the very funny
frankie, an Irishman whose face
looks a little like the blarney stone
itself, came through in the very
finest fashion. He is drawing even
larger crowds than attended the 2
am. La Martinique shows when
Richman hung around that late,
and he has been secuted by every
movie talent beagle in town, plus
several producers who want him for
musical shows In the fall.
Evening star., 1945-08-26
Py the Associated Press.

NEW YORK.
When the USO camp shows ver-
sion of THE Man Who Came to
Dinner" went overseas, all it's seem
cry travelled in two suitcases.
Betsy Blair, wife of Screen Star
Gene Kelly, will return to the stage
in the road version of The Glass
Menagerie." =. After trying vainly
to hit upon some theatrical trick
to put it into the black, the little
President Theater on Forty-eighth
street now will become a cabaret,
called viii Morrissey's."
John Raitt, leading man of Ca
Evening star., 1945-08-26

but he would like very much to see
it produced in Berlin.
Can you imagine an all-Negro
opera adapted by a Hammerstein
and produced by Rose playing in
Hitler's home town." asked Billy,
with evident delight.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08

home after two years of action
in the South Pacific.
A group of RoSedale Park
teen age girls, members of the
Horizon Club, have decided 10
establish their own clubhouse,
using the spacious recreation
room of the Bert Whitneys in
ShaftSbury road. Every two
weeks open house is being held
when each girl is privileged 10
invite boy and girl friends.
Dancing and refreshments VIII
be part of the evening fun with
parents of the girls taking turns
chaperoning.
This Saturday Bertine Whit
ney is hostess, Among the
members attending will be Mar
iorie Kinney, MarviS Gray, Ann
Tobin. Margaret Weldt, Nan
LiVernnis. Noel LNepoiS, Doro-
they Langdon, Betty Thomas,
Charlotte Hall, Mary Jane Hor-
racks, Mary Lou ASplIn Shirley
Blank, Betty Lou Block, Betty
Lou Bum, Pat McGrOarty,
Elaine Neukam and J ane
Reiber.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08
RusseIs at Mothers S

Mrs. Max Russell and son
Paul of Lansing spent the week
with her mother, Mrs. Joseph j.
MickenS- in Piedmont read,
while her father visited Pfc.
Joseph J, Wickens Jre at Camp
Wolters. Tex.
Dorothy Wuerfcl of Rosemont
road Is entertaining a former
Michigan State school chum,
Alice Eager of Hartford. Conn,
and Miss Eager's hance, Ed
ward w. Farris of Attleboro.
Mass. The young couple are en-
route to Miss Eager'S home in
Northern Michigan where she
will introduce Mr.. Farris to her
parents.
Norman Williams is return
ing this Sunday to Bible school
in Springfield, Mo. after spend
ing Easter week with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil S.
Williams in Faust road.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08
Miss Del Gfudice
Weds R.McClure

AMELIA DEL GIUDICE,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Del Giuduce of Snowden ave.
nuc. and Ross Todd Mcclure,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William V.
Mcclure of Saratoga avenue,
were married at 10 o'clock Sat-
urday morning by the Rev, Fr.
M. G.. Veryser in the Church Of
Precious Blood.
Miss Barbara Vanderlip was
maid of honor. The Misses Rita
Del Giudice, Ann Cavanaugh
and Mary Lou Schultze were
bridesmaids.
Kenneth Poppin was the best
man. The guests were seated by
Forrest Hanna, Carl Chalk and
Frank Young.
A wedding breakfast and re-
ception was held at the Wardell
Sheraton.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08
NewIywed Bergs
Coma TO CHICAGO

CPL. WILLIAM ]. BERG JR.
and his bride, the former Doro-
thy Rhodes, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. c. Rhodes of Col
lingwood avenue, on April %
will leave for Chicago, where
Cpl. Berg is 10 report.
Cpl. Berg is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. William J. Berg of
Santa Rosa drive. He recently
returned home after serving
three years in the south Pacific.
The Bergs were married
March Is in Gesu Church.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08
Review Club Gives
Luncheon Monday

THE ANNUAL spring lunch
con of the Detroit Review Club
will be given at 1890 Monday
at the Statler. Preceding the
luncheon. members will hear the
annual committee reports! The
business meeting will begin at
IL. Mrs. Roy c. Marshall will
preside at the luncheon. and
Mrs. Edward F. Heiden will be
chairman of the meeting.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08

,Beatnce smiths birthdays.
'ha' W. DE celebrated wltk
'nuch gus'o this year
Mir. ard Mrs. ". r. Wet.
laore Of Glastonbury road
lave AS their weekend guests
'ir. Wetmore's parents, Mr..
Ind Ms William WetmnIe
II JonesUlle, Mich.
Eleanor Wctmore is vacation
'ng from the University Of
Michigan this weekend 10 De
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08
Program Planners
Institute on Nav z

THE SEVENTH annual pro-
gram Planners Institute viii be
held May ? at the Rackham
Building. Morning and after
noon sessions will be divided by
luncheon at the First Congrega-
tional Church at Woodward and
Forest avenues. Mrs. Oscar G..
Starrett is chairman this year.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08
Dental Auxiliary Meets

THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY
10 the Detroit District Dental
Society will hold dinner meet
ing Thursday at 6 p. m. at
L'Aiglon. Officers will be
elected and book review will
be given.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08

with her parents and grand
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jones
OF SALISBURY road arrived
home Tuesday from Jackson
vile. Fla, where they visited
their naval nephew, Herbert
Gray.
Mr. and Mrs, +. Gardner
Legg Of Glastonbury road have
as their house guest Mrs. Clar-
ence Lee Of Coldwater, Mich.
The +. Gardner LeggS are eX-
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08

cited about their son. T &c
Ronald Legg, who called from
New York that he will be ar
irving home any day. T &c has
completed y months OF service
in the European area.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08
Guests Of Wriqh+s

Mr.. and Mrs. Ferd II. Wright
of Plainview road had as their
guest. their nephew Y l/c
Warner Brown of Plymouth,
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08
PG Jack ~LaMdsndo1f
.[ish Monh Leave

7 T JACK LADENDoRF, son Of Nh. and Mrs R. w.
IL Ladendorf Cansboro road expected home 3Oday
,eave following 20 Of action IN the south Pacific.
Areaiy plans are being Homecoming His father
s getting m advanced and his twin brother Bernard
) con,ns from Cincinnati
May Jacks Demands and their sister, Mrs. Frank
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08
.oterie TO Elect

LITERARY COTERIE will
meet on Wednesday in the art
room of the McGregor Library
for an election of officers and
program.
Detroit evening times., 1945-04-08
B'Nai Moshe Sisters
To Hear Speaker

THE NEXT meeting of the
Congregation B'Nai Moshe Sis
terhood will take place Monday
in DeXter-L Lawrence Hall. Miss
Myrtle Labbitt will speak. Mrs.
Paul r. Freeman is chairman.
A dessert luncheon will precede
the meeting.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-14
Borough Order Of Eagles To Dedicate New Home Sunday
WATERTOW Correspondent: Canty; ss Scott Ave; Phone la
Sgt. Roger Milot L Home From Italy
Attending University of Florencs; Went Overseas in November, l943; in Several Moior Bottles

Watertown, Aug. 14-Mr. and Mrs. Philip Milot of Pythian avenue re- ceived a telephone call Saturday morning from their son, Sgt. Roger Milot, US. Army, from Florence, Italy. Since the latter part of June, Sgt. Milot has been at the Un1- versity of Florence, Florence, Italy, where he is studying fine arts under the Army Education Program. He had a week off from school and had been doing some visiting.
 He is well and enjoying his life as a university student, and some weeks ago had the pleasure of un- expectedly meeting Capt. Edward Coon, son of MT. and Mrs. Edward Coon of Woodbury avenue. The young men, friends and neighbors at home made an appointment for the evening, when Capt. Coon was able to go to Sgt. Milot's room at the university, where they had a good home town visit.
 Sgt. Milot who went overseas on November 19, 1943, has taken part in several major battles of the 1tal- ian campaign, including the battle Of Rome and the battle of Balla- galia. His valiant action during the latter battle has been especially mentioned in the citation which &C.,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-08-14
Welfare Dept. Report Made By ScuiIy
 Expenditures
 $10,304.36; l33
 Cases Handled
 At Office

No meeting of the board of well fare was held Monday night due to a lack of a quorum, Warden Leo J. Brophy said today that several board members are on vacation and there is one vacancy on the board. Last night marked the third straight month that. the group was unable to convene.
 The department of welfare's re- port was made Monday by the su- perintendent, Leo J. Scully.
 The expenditures to- July 31 from an original appropriation of $27,- $50 amounted to $10,304.36. An esti- mated state credit for four months raises the amount available for the balance of the year to $20,245,64.
 The expenditures were made as follows: Outside poor, $2.618.34; hospitals, $1,677.5s; children in homes, $844.64; Meadowbrook Home. $2,470.88; and administration, $2,- 69297. The department also had $l0 miscellaneous credits.
 The expense by months: April $l,568.03; May, $2,288.57; June, $2.- 746.42; July, $3,701.34.
 The report of the social division for July stated that 133 cases had been handled through that of1ice during the month. .
 They were: ofiice visits, 2S; home visits, 60: new cases, none; reopened cases, one; chased cases, four: new old age assistance, one; old age as- sistance on hand, 79: new aid de- pendent children, one; aid to de- pendent children on hand, five.