The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-02-23
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for A special showing before the British Cabinet; uNo delegates have asked to see lt l. Jan Clay ton, stage and screen star, has ad- vised friends she'll quit show bus mess when she marries New York millionaire Al Lerner -. Mrs. Franz Werfel, widow of the famous author, will take his remains to Austria, his birthplace, for final burial The Prank Sinatras celebrated their 7th wedding anniversary this week .. The Waldorf Astoria doubled its house detective staff during Van Johnson's stay Joan Barry has been ordered to quit her night club appearances; she's on verge of a nervous collapse.
 pREvIEw NIGHTS: Pic of the week: 2Oth Century's "Dragonwyck" Gene Tierney.vineent Price-Wal- ter Houston). Grim and shivery, with plenty of suspense. WORTHY OF MENTION: Warner Brothers Cinderella Jones" (joan Leslie- Robert Alda). Only heart-lifting comedy in a week Of chiller-killers. RKO's "Deadline at Dawn" set for the solution of this one, but it'll dawn on you before 1t does on the cast NICE GOING: Columbia's Bandit of Sherwood Forest" Cor nel Wilde). In which Wilde takes up the doings Of his papa, Robin hood--and mighty pretty he is, too, in technicolor Republics The Madonna's Secret CFrancis Leder- er-Gail Patrick-Ann Rutherford Faint about a madonna; it's anoth- CT mystery thriller and good, if you like them Republics The Cat man of Paris" (Carl Esmond-Lenore Aubert). Another chiller; monoton- ous, eh what2 OKAY: Mono- grams Border Bandits Johnny Mack Brown-Raymond Hatton) |. Cowboy fare that will thrill the kids. Republics Murder in the Mu- sic Hall'' CVera Hruba Ralston- Will liam MarshslD. Murder on ice and pretty thin ice, at that BEST PERFORMANCE: Gene Tierney in "Dragonwyck." A lovely lady adds talent to her repertoire.
 
 No matter what tragedy or crisis the American public has to face, there is always someone in Holly wood ready to cash in on it. One Of the Silliest Of these stories was pub lished recently in an item claiming Olivia dc Havilland was forced to spend the night in her car because she was unable to find hotel room or apartment. Now Miss de Hsvil- land may have been a victim of the housing shortage, I don't believe tand I am sure you don't either) that it was necessary for her to spend a night in her automobile. Miss de Havilland must have at least one friend with an extra bed.
 
 The favorite hair shade among movie stars right now is honey blonde. Practically every day actress visits her hair-dreSser and comes
  out with the fashionable dye job. The new hair color is becoming. and wouldn't it be nice if the ladies carried the fad still further by ada ing some honey to their disposi- tionS?
 Members Of the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences went the limit in bad taste when they named "Dillinger" one of the five best original screen stories of l945. At a time when millions of decent Americans are up in arms against gangster films. it is reprehensible that one of the industry's most im- portant bodies should actually en- oorse such a picture. Besides, what was so original about the "Dillingerr story? It was nothing more than the biography Of a notorious crim- inal.