The midland journal., 1946-03-29

LANNY ROSS
he'll probably be making pictures
again; "Stage Door Canteen" is his
last one. A star athlete at Yale,
Lanny put himself through law
school by singing on the radio, then
decided he'd rather be singer than
a lawyer after all.
Will George Sanders sprinkle his
hair with water and wear curls in
"Bel Ami or won't he? He says
he won't; he'll play one of those
awfully virile he-men, and he thinks
curls would look sissy. Director
Albert Lewis thinks curls would be
historically correct, and he's an ex-
college prof and should know. What
ever happens, Sanders will have a
sweeping mustache; he won that
argument.
Virginia Kelly, British film ac-
tress who's just arrived in Holly
wood to work for RKO, gave up her
place on fast ship to G. I. bride
and crossed on a boat that took
IA days-during which she found a
stowaway, darned the crews socks,
painted the captains quarters and
weathered storm without getting
sick. You'll see her soon in Gar
nival," British film.
They were playing "If'' In Holly
wood, guessing what famous histOri-
cal characters would be doing il
they were in Hollywood today.
Oracle Allen won; she said Shake
speare would probably be under
contract to Warner Bros, writing
melodramas for Humphrey BOgart,
the BOrgia family would most likely
be in charge of the studio commits
saries, while Cleopatra would be
giving LamOur run for her money
in the sarOng field.
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An unusual feature Of the new
Office building which Bud Abbott
and Lou Costello are erecting in
Hollywood is television test stu
dio. The stars of that Thursday
night airshow are looking way
ahead, polishing up their video rou-
tines for the future.
Somewhere there's a colt that's
going to be one of the screens big
name horses. James Warren,
RKO's western star, soon to be seen
in "Sunset Pass" is on a trip
through Arizona, Texas and Wyo-
ming, looking for colt with dis
tinctive markings, to be featured
with him in the studios next Zane
Grey western. The colt will have
film training at ranch, and be
groomed for stardom.
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Mrs. Lillian FOntaine, mother Of
Joan and of Olivia de .Havilland,
is going to play a mother again.
She was Jane Wyman's mother in
''The Lost Weekend" then worked
in "The Imperfect Lady," now
she's been cast as Paulette God
dard's mother in Suddenly It's
Spring."
If Paramount's "The Emperor
Waltz" lives up to expectations it
should be one of the years best
pictures. Bing Crosby and Joan
Fontaine will co-star in this Tech
nicolor musical, and the COM
pany will 60 all out in providing
beautiful settings and lovely mu-
sic. "Her most glamorous to date"
is what the studio says of Joan's
role, promising costumes that will
make her look her loveliest.
ODDS AND ENDS-Metro has signed
Tony Martin to long term contract fol.
Ioicing completion of his role in "TlH the
Clouds Roll By" the life story Of Jerome
Kern. &. Alfred Hifhcock has lost 90
pounds on his lean meat diet. s. Metros
offered Ed Wynn a contract to co-sf@ soifh
his son. Keenan, Wynn. The first radio
assignment Of Reese Taylor. currently tea.
fured IN 'Young Dr.. Malone" iuas playing
fhe lead IN sketch called ''The Life Of
Clark Gable. Martha Hickers has 90
mope from her Norfh HoII5roood house:
soanfs. % find a home for herself. her r..
fhsy. mother. brother and sis kittens.