The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-05-18

HOLLYWOOD, May 1s-One of 1 the indnstry's leading producers re- gently took time out to tell me about 6 young actor he had just l signed. '"Terrificl" he announced in | the dogmatic tone usually affected | by big producers. Hes exactly the type that will appeal to womenI" I'm wondering what type he means? Is the newcomer like Frank 6ina&ra, or is he another Gable? Certainly both of those gentlemen appeal to women. Is he an aggres- Gtve go-getter like Errol Flynn, or is he the bashful boy type, like Son. ny Tufts, who also rates . weekly few thousand fan letters from fem mine worshiperg? Is he the Stlave, sophisticated type, like Helmut Dantine- LOT does he belong to the nough- school represent cd by Alan Ladd? The more think about it, the less satisfactory be- comes that producers description of his new find.
 The fact is that women have never demonstrated 0 dependable preference for any one type of male star, any more than they have ever evinced a preference for any one type of husband. There isn't pro- ducer in show business smart enough to predict, with any degree of surety, that one type of actor will appeal to them, or that another won't.
 All Q really canny snowman can do it to make reasonably sure that the would-be great lovers" have the proper ambition to succeed, and trust Lady Luck for the rest of 1t.
 IDOL CHATTER: Eddie Brack- ems propensity for viewing with alarm makes him the center of gravity in any political discussion. Peas-in-a-pod: Marjorie Rev. holds Cwith blondined hair) and Madeleine Carroll Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't Stan Laurel's eighth marriage give him the Hollywood championship? . |. Greer Carson, just about now, should be ain All prospect for swimming lessons Nervous itch: To plant thumb tack in Charles Boyer's set chair and see If his off-screen dignity is really puncture proof 7. |. If MGM bosses could see Van John son and June Havoc doing some of their original dance numbers, they'd waste no time in rushing their fair haired boy into a musical Ode to mayhem: We've never met, Miss (Jane) Russell, but I've seen lot of you!"
 Masculine pride took a bad fall yesterday on the set where Bel Ami" is being filmed. Warren Will liam had Started gab-fest by ex- tolling the revolutionary street sweeper he is inventing. George Sanders had countered by announc- ing that he is about to patent new type of optical instrument which will be of "incalculable" value to astron- onlerE. At that point Judy Cook, a professional swimmer making her acting debut in the picture, spoke up and offered the boys advice on pat ent procedure "Wnat do you know about such tllings?" asked Sanders. I've just been through 1t myself" :" answered Miss Cook. T invented a glass swimming tank that is being manufactured for night club floor shows"
 Ruth Roberts is one Hollywoodite who shouldn't find life n1onotonous. She's diction expert, and her No. 1 job, for the past three years has been to teach Ingrid Bergman how to speak English without a Swedish accent. Now, with Miss Bergman practically cured, Miss Roberts has taken on a new assignment. She'll draw fat paycheck from RKO for teaching Loretta Young. who will play a Swedish h-American farm girl in Katie For Congress" how to speak English with heavy Scanda- navian accent.
 I was interested by conversation overheard in RKO's cafe yesterday. Two stars who pride themselves on their social consciousness" were ranting about the film industry's sacred duty to make movies with messages" Hollywood, they con- tended, must teach the rest of the