Evening star., 1948-03-11
Hollywood:
Fred Astaire
Sought by Bette
AS Her Co.star
By SheiIoh Grohom

Bette Davis and Warmers want
Fred Astaire to be her movie mate
in June Bride" the comedy now
very much on Bette's schedule again
Fred will decide after quick trip
to New York to look over his dance
school business.
Greer Carson is expecting Moss
Hart from New York this week. He
has completed play that he wants
Greer to 90 on Broadway and Miss
Carson is more than willing. This
time, I think, Metro will give the
necessary permission. Greers movie
Julia Misbehaves," by the way, is
now closed down because Director
Jack Conway has flu. So has Cesar
Romero. with whom Greer does her
acrobatics.
Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman
will not be working on the Warner
lot at the same time for quite a
while. Ronnie checks off in John
Loves Mary" before Jane starts her
starring role with David Niven in
Kiss in the Dark"
Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Rudy
Vallee are investing some of their
dollars In the wholesale liquor bus
iness. They are backing their buddy,
Marshall Duf1ield, in a new firm just
opened in Culver City.
Robert Preston turns in such a
good job as the priest in big City"
that Metro now wants him for the
other lead with Clark Gable in
Command Decision"
Jimmy Stewart delivered an ad-
dress and Fred MacMurray turned
the. first spadeful of earth at the
undertaking ceremonies for the
Brentwood Presbyterian Church last
Sunday.
Glenn Ford, with only one more
year to go on his contract at Co.
lumbia, has not yet signed a new
deal with the studio. He can have
practically anything and everything
he wants but is still holding back
Ray Milland is a bit unhappy at
Paramount-after the big publicity
splash he received with "The Lost
Weekend" there has not been any
kind of follow-up. He'll have his
chance to shine again in "The
Heiress," with Olivia de Havilland
Judy Garland and Vincente Min
nelli have had to cancel their trip
to South America because, after
Judy finishes her speciality number
in Words and Music" she has two
other pictures to do almost right
aWay-"Take Me Out to the Ball
Game" and Annie Get Your Gun"
Jules Munshin, Hollywood's new
est and very funny comedian, plays
first baseman in Take Me Out to
the Ball Game" And he is so
anxious to get a role in Annie"
that he is now learning by heart
every part in the picture. He plans
on giving complete addition to
Producer Arthur Freed and at the
end he will say, "Give me the role
I do best-except Annie!"
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Geraldine Brooks and Stanley
Rubin are on the verge of wedding
bells. Geraldine is currently the
daughter in THE Judges Wife"
with Fredric March and Florence
Eldridge. A title change is in store
for this movie.
Walter Huston won't be available
to Hollywood producers for a long
time-he will star on Broadway in
the Irving Berlin-N Norman Krasna
musical, Stars on My Shoulder"
I'll make prediction that Walter
wins the 1948 Academy award for
his wonderful performance In
Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
Esther Williams brought a plane
load of the press to witness her
Inauguration ceremony last Sunday
as honorary mayor of Twenty-nine
Palms, Calf. She had a special
swim suit designed for the occa-
sion, with 20 painted palm trees
on 1t!
Humphrey Bogart brought the
play, mfr. Roberts" to his studio
bosses a year and a half ago. They