The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-07-13
JIM MMIE FIDLER M HoHywood

HOLLYWOOD, July 13- Wayne
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 ing gear failed to work Renee DeMarco, the dancing star, will Ne
 vadally for six weeks for divorce reasons Democrats think James Roosevelt's debut as an air commen- tator may be prelude to the fam lly's re-entry into bigtime politics.
 Jimmy's radio voice is a ringing double for his late dads.
 Anita Ellis is now Rita Hayworth's
 ghost singer" previously, , Nan Wynn, then Martha Mears, dubbed for Rita :. . On the subject of song clubbing, if plans to film Russ Co., lumbo's life story jell, Bing Crosby
 (once Russ good paD will do the behind-the-scenes grooming for who- ever portrays Columbo The es- tranged Ellen Drew and Cy Bartlett may not remain so Charles Be- yer has planked down $105,00O for an Italian style home in Beverly Hills.
 Barbara Stanwyck and Producer Hal Wallis are at odds, because Wal lis recalled Lizabeth Scott, after completion of a picture co-starring the two, and gave Lizabeth new scenes at cost of Miss Stanwyck's footage . :. The Bob Hopes will adopt their third child from "The Cradle" in September And Sue Carol and Alan Ladd have finally admitted those weeks-old baby ru- mors.
 The Faye MacKenZie-Steve Coch- rane nuptials, advertised for Sep tember, are off-and after they had posed for such blissful pictures in what was to have been their honey moon house! Hard-to- satisfy Robert Walker is now walking with young actress June Blanchard The Truman Bradleys (he's the ra- dlo announcer and she's Phyllis Ruth, the screen comedienne) got | six-pound baby girl
 Good news for arthritis victims; Lionel Barrymore will head a a drive | to raise s3,0o0,00O for research and | treatment of the disease -. Gene | Autry has added a s6O, O,O0O 5-pas- senger, all-metal ship to his stable Of three airplanes Pete Smith, who produces those delightful mo- vie shorts. will make a series aimed | at lowering the national divorce rate :. =. What goes with the Leo- pold Stokowski?
 PREVIEW NIGHTS: Pic of lightweight week: Warner Broth CTS Of Human Bondage" (Eleanor Parker-Paul Henreid-Alexis Smith A remake of one of the screens classics-good entertainment but in- ter1or to it's predecessor GOOD: PRC's Down Missouri Way Mar tha O'Driscoll-William Wright-Ed- die Dean) A filmusical that will weigh satisfactorily with audiences that appreciate catchy tunes and good laughs :. FAIR: Republics 'Pass-key To Danger" (Kane Rich mond-Stephanie Bachelor Adele Mara). Enjoyable melodrama for fans who leave their sense of logic at home :. SO-SO: Universars Code of the Lawless" (Kirby Grant Fuzzy Kntght). Another program western of the Hi-ho-hum variety . BEST PERFORMANCE Eleanor Parker in "Of Human Bondage"
 A few minutes before reading trade paper report that Bette Da- wis advised by studio bosses that tardiness in arriving on the set would not be tolerated, had lost her temper and gone home, I heard somewhat similar story about one of MGM's top directors. According to my informant, Metro, in an effort to check up on it's outstanding stu dio passes, had instructed the stu dio gatemen to insist on seeing the credentials of everyone, without ex- ception, who came through the DOT tals. The director in question blew his topper when asked to show his pass, went home, and refused to re- turn to work for seven days. Such stories leave me with a burning cu- riosity. Why, in the interests of simple justice, don't the guilds which are so prompt 10 punish any on the part of a stu dlo, crack the whip now and then to keep their own members in line?
 
 Speaking of stellar temperament,