Evening star., 1946-11-24
Bob Taylor
w Wants More
Film Roles
By SheiIoh Grohom
HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD.
Talking to the Robert Taylor OF
today. 1t Is hard to remember that
he was the Van johnson Of yester-
day. In fact, the bobby soxers Of
8, . and 10 years ago were more
rabid about Bob than their proto-
types are today about Van. They
literally used to tear Taylor apart
whenever he dared appear In public.
II like it better this way says
Robert at lunch with me at Roman
offs restaurant, where he is asked
only once to sign an autograph
and by middle-aged lady, who
says she wants the signature for q
friend. ivan johnson can have all
that other stun says Bob, and he
really means It. ''But," he adds,
".I'd like to make more pictures" !"
What Bob means Is that he would
like to make as many pictures "a
Van johnson Is making. And 1t
does seem unfair that the boys who
took over for Taylor, Gable, Jimmy
Stewart and Tyrone Power-such
las Cornell Wilde, Van johnson
Frank Sinatra, Peter Lawford, ETC.
while they were In the service are
| getting most Of the best movies al
their respective studios.
Except Ty Power. Hes being
handled rightly at Goth Century
Fox" says Bob. They gave him
the best and the most important
picture they had at the studio, The
Razor's Edge and they are following
lit with another important picture,
Captain From CASTLE That's the
adult way to re-establish star on
the screen"
He'd Do Anything"
Robert left the Navy last Novem-
ber rs, d full lieutenant after two
and a. half years Of service and
since then, he has made only one
picture, "Undercurrent," with Kath-
arine Hepburn. Oddly enough, he
was cast as the heavy. But it was
q good picture and I'm glad to have
done 1t. I'll do practically any
thing right now, II it's good"
Bob has been informed that HI
will star In 'Virtuous" next yea
with June Allyson. 'But that's Z
light comedy and I'd only want t
do that If they got Leo McCarey
or Frank Capra to direct It," Bol
grins, because he knows that Metre
cannot hire these two independent
producer directors. Otherwise" hi
continues, I'D like very much t,
star in 'Scaramouche'" Metro has
planned this remake with Erro
Flynn as the star, but I think that
Bob deserves the swaShbucklin(
role If any one does and I hope h,
gets 1t.
But don't get me wrong. I'm
not complaining" says Taylor
Every ones very nice to me at tn,
tstudio and I have a wonderful con.
tract you know. It's for Is straigh
years. signed it four years ag,
and it gives me the right to direc
or produce at any time I choose.
Barbara His Coach.
Barbara Stanwyck, as you know
is Mrs. Robert Taylor. They wer
married in 1889 and would sa,
they were among the happier cou
piles in Hollywood. But for all that
they are both against working to
gether in picture.
II don't think that the publ
would pay to see q married pal
make love to each other on tn
screen" says Bob. "She's a won
derful actress, though, and sh
coaches me for all my pictures. Yo
know something" he said, 'tshe'
the only actress I ever heard Of VIII
learns all of the script before the,
start shooting. She just learns j
like a play, so on the set, whel
they want to add or change line
she is able to tell them whether 1
will fit in with the rest of the story.
/ When Bob went into the service
Barbara sold their big house II
Coldwater Canyon and bought /;
three-bedroom house in Beverl,
Hills. Until we were able to bull,
on another bedroom, I had to slee]
In the sewing room." says Bob.
He tells me that they were &C
tually better of financially whei
he. was in the Navy, drawing tn,
pay Of lieutenant, than before an.
after the war when he draws a sal
ary of something like 5000 a week
I'VE were left with 5000 a yea,
more between us when I was earn
ing comparatively nothing" say
Bob, because Barbara was able Il
divide her income between us TO
taxation. But she would rathe
have me home and pay more in
come tax"
Tired Of Causes"
Taylor's great interest now-apart
from his wife-is flying. He has {
Beechcraft plane on orGs1. but j
seems was wrong in crediting Bot