Evening star., 1949-03-08
Hollywood:
Women Stars
Busy Playing
Nun Roles

Busy flay1ng
i Nun Roles
By SheiIoh Grohom
Alan Ladd gets a girl who will
play q nun as his leading lady in
his Postal Delivery" movie. The
nun sees the murder committed
and Is an important part Of the
story. Nun characters are pop
ular in pictures just now. Loretta
Young and Celeste Holm are nuns
in Come to the Stable" Ethel
Barrymore is ditto in RED
Danube"
Victor Mature has received a
fat bonus from Paramount fol
his Samson and Delilah" his
tronics. Betty Hutton, starring
in Red, Hot and Blue" is teamed
with Fred Astaire in Little Boy
Blue"
Ken Murray is making a sequel
to his BILL and Coo" bird picture
in Italy. why there, not here?"
I asked Ken. I'VE want to use up
frozen funds made by the thirds
in the first picture" says Ken.
Jennifer Jones is exhausted.
And when she gets the go" sig
nal from Madame Bovary," she
will be off somewhere for three
weeks alone before she leaves for
England and marriage with David
Selznick.
Robert Taylor is flying his
mother home to Beatrice, Nebr.
in his plane. But Bob hasn't
yet been able to lure wife Barbara
inside the machine.
Agnes Moorhead gets yet anoth-
er movie-she Is up for a big role
in John Ford's "Pinkie."
Jesse Lasky is talking real tur-
key with Anton Walbrook to star
in "Trilby." Anton is now on
American screens in Red Shoes.
Marlene Dietrich dining at the
Beverly Tropics with her astrolo-
ger, Carroll Fighter. From the
look on her face, he was predict
ing good news about her career
/ Jack Paar, radio comedian. is
the father of a seven-pound. one
ounce girl, born a couple of days
ago.
Dorothy Lamour is going to dc
a musical with Kay Kyser for
Howard Hughes, titled, Mystery
in Mexico" This is a remake, ]
understand of the movie KyseI
did eight years ago with Ginny
Sims. This Is Kay's final film for
RKO.
Don before is getting into beau
tiful shape for his prize fighter
movie, "Rockabye Brady
swell title-for Harry Sherman
This is my first picture as a free
man." Don told me. I can now
make some dough for myself"
Betsy Drake is coming back with
Cary Grant from England. where
Cary has been i'll. He will take a
long rest after he completes Il
Was a Male War Bride"
Mickey Rooney and Martha
Vickers. who have been avoiding
gay spots. broke down to attend
the Benny Goodman opening at
the Palladium here. They did
1ot dance, just sat and watched
the jumping and jiving. Martha
is having a quieting effect on Mr.
Rooney.
Claude Rains has turned down
q Lillian Hellman play. I hope
this means he will make more
pictures.
Robert Cummings at the Henry
0insberg Paramount party told
me after his picture with Rosalind
Russell-"My Next Husband" at
Columbia-he takes the wife and
kids to Italy for his Password to
Love" production. And I want
Arlene Dahl for my leading lady
+ X
Marie Wilson tells me. II lost
ten pounds worrying whether l
would get the movie role In My
Friend 1rma.' Now I've gained
five of 'em back" How Marie
keeps going with all her chores
is beyond me. She appears in
Ken Murray's "Blackouts" every
night: she has her radio show
and pictures to boot. THE only
thing that tires me Is running up
stairs" says Marie.
Jim Davis, who was Betty
Davis leading man In Winter
Meeting" is going into . hospital
for q minor operation. He Just
finished working in Hell Fire"
Howard Duff and Shelley Win
ters were a surprise twosome the
other eve at the Saddle and Sir
loin. They had about two dozen
menus pushed in their faces for
autographs during dinner. That's
what hapens. when you are a
popular star-you get attention
and indigestion.
Barbara Lawrence and Michael
North. eX-film star turned inSur-