The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-11-02
THE WATERBURY DEMOCRAT WATERBURY, CONN., FRIDAY NOVEMBER

where 1t is now showing The House on 92nd Street trite enough in sub ject matter, is getting the same en- thusiastic reception because is pro- ducer had the nerve to break away from routine methods of treatment.
 With theater attendance and pie ure profits at a higher level han ever before, 1t is a grand time for men with originality to break away from tradition, and to experiment.
 MEMORIES THAT BLESS AND BURN: When 20th Century-Fox bosses, after forbidding Tyrone Pow CT to fly his newly purchased plane, discovered that he, while comply ing with the letter of the mandate by putting another pilot at the con- trols, had taken up parachute jumping |. When one of Holly woods most famous glamour girls reprimanded her new chauffeur be- cause he brought her car too quickly after sWank premiere, thereby preventing the announcer from call- ing her name more than once over the loud speaker system .. When Ken Murray dated Linda Darnell, then in her teens, and got off on the wrong foot by asking her mama to give him Linda's formula" and schedule of her feeding times!
 Republic Studio workers are chuckling at the expense of Boss- man Herbert Yates. Seems he sum- moned one of his feminine stars, to his office to discuss a role he wanted her to play. When she arrived, Yates, surrounded by corps of as- sistants, launched into a glowing synopsis of the story plot. Not until he had talked for a good ten min utes did one member of his staff summon courage enough to inter rupt. Boss" he whispered, you're being very eloquent-but you're tell ing her the wrong story!"
 I've often written uncompliment- ary words about the over-ambitious mamas of child actors; today I want to dish out praise where praise is due. RKO, after combing the town for a moppet to play Barbara Hale as a child in Lady Luck, finally offered the role to seven-year-o Pat Prest, but stipulated that her blonde hair would have to be dyed dark brown. Pats mother said noth- ing doing, and maintained her re- fusal until studio makeup men agreed to effect the color transform ation via a wig, which could be re- moved after each days shooting. It's the reason for Mrs. Prests stand that I like. Pats father is due home from the South Pacific-and Mrs. Prest wants him to see their daugh- ter as she really is.
 Today's touch of irony concerns Sally Gordon real name Sally Get tleman) who was discovered while working as a cashier in the REQ cafe, and given an acting contract. The first role assigned her was a meaty bit in From This Day For ward" and for three weeks she studied her lines, gestures and eX- pressions to make her scene perfect. The night before she was to face the cameras, she couldn't sleep be- cause of her anxiety to make good. Came the great day-and Hollywood strikers had thrown mass picket lines around the studio She braved them. determined not to be robbed of her opportunity. But she didn't face the cameras, after all. The di- rector, John Berry, refused to cross the picket lines and shooting had to be suspended.
 Visiting a movie set can be a dis illusioning experience. For example: Yesterday, on the "Badman's Ter ritory" stage, found the two arch williams, Lawrence Tierney and Mor- gan Conway-both looking as mur- derous as sideWinders in their west ern makeups-in a huddle on the sidelines. They were industriously blowing soap bubbles!