Evening star., 1945-04-16
By HAROLD HEFFERMAN.

ana QlreCClnS Inc belS Oh OG.
Mary's," is literally pulling no
punches in this movie, which is eX-
pected to do for the nuns what
Going My Way" did for the priests,
He has his sister superior, Ingrid
Bergman, giving boxing lessons to
one of the schools boy pupils and
then in turn being knocked cold by
the kid in 4 training bout. RKO
is wondering about this and several
other controversial sequences Nc
Carey is injecting, but they are say
ing nothing. After all, you can't
talk back to fellow responsible for
such a financial bonanza as Going
My Way" incidentally. the latter
film, still making fourth and fifth
run appearances, promises to roll up
total gross second only to that Of
Gone With the Wind"
Total big money makers Of all
time now stand: "a "Gone With the
Wind" approximately $4,000, 900.
! (2) The Birth of a Nation" about
$14 900 900, and Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs," which has collected
about 100000 to date. When the
European markets are again opened
these figures will all soar.
Alice Faye is getting ready to re-
turn to pictures, via THE Fallen
Angel" at goth Century Fox, and
it will be interesting to watch the
results. Can a star, even of such
high box Office caliber as Alice Faye,
leave her following for two full years
and hope to pick up again right
where she left off? Many have tried
but few have succeeded because fan
dom is tickle and the competition
against newcomers is always terrific.
Alice hereafter wishes to do only
one picture year and she Is de-
termined not to sing or dance any
more. In Fallen Angel" she'll play
a straight dramatic role. That will
make 1t double test-to determine
whether she can win back her fans
end If so whether they'll take her
without music.
Now It Can Be Told" which will
show Lloyd Nolan as top Oman
and William Eythe as another, will
include considerable film from the
FBI files. This will be 16-mm. film
Of German agents in the United
States, shots made by hidden cam
eras without the knowledge of the
many subjects.
This dramatized picture will tell
in a factual manner the true story
of German espionage work in this
country at the start of the war.
Louis de Rochemont, who is chiefly
responsible for the success Of
Fighting Lady'-with all due hon.
ors to the brave men in its the
producer Of Now 1t Can Be Told.
1t is the hunch Of many that he
may be introducing new type of
screen fare. It's something like
the trend in most popular niaga-
zines. Readers Digest, with 8 or 10
million circulation, is 95 per cent
factual. One Of the big national
weeklieS once was mostly fiction
now it's four short stories. serial
and eight articles. The public must
want it that way.
X X
The producer of a big musical
recently completed has girl friend
in the picture.
However, another girl sings the
final number in the show. At a
sneak preview the other night, the
audience was amazed to see, in the
midst Of the other girls song, q cut
to a big closeup Of the producers
sweetie.
A hearty laugh went up, and the
preview cards asked: Who was sing
ing that song anyway"
The singer of the final song was
called back and an added close up
was made to replace that of the pro-
ducer's girl.
The speed of the Yank invasion Of
Okinawa may have astonished every
body, including the Supreme Com
mand and the General Staff, but it
was no surprise whatsoever to Col
j. G. Taylor, U. S. A., retired, who
is serving as the technical expert on
the military sequences of jamie
Gets Married" at Warner Bros.
1t. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner,
jr., Is in command of the 10th Army
on Okinawa. Buckner and Taylor
went to West Point and served in
the Philippines together.
On the set. Taylor said he remem-
bered Buckner as disciple of speed.
He once demonstrated with Buckner
for his inclination to dash through
native villages in an ancient car at
so miles per hour or better with the
threat: Buck, you'll kill yourself"
And Bucks answer was: II always
drive fast, because I figure that the