Evening star., 1950-07-16
What's
New?
Faces, That's What
AS Breaks Go to
Young Players
By Harold Heffernon
HOLLYWOOD.

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Hail the new, young face! To-
day, as never before in screen his
tory. the newcomer-if he or she
has talent and personality and
some native or developed ability to
portray human emotions-is get
ting a chance at top place in
Hollywood casts.
In contrast to the old slow-sure
method of grooming, hockS of
newcomers currently are stepping
right into leading or featured
roles. This situation should be,
encouraging to ambitious young
sterS around the country. !.
The cause of this abnormal
scramble for new stars isn't easy
to guess. It could be the result of
acute economic conditions in the
movie business.
/ Why. If the picture already has
name value. pay $4,000 for a
leading woman if a $200-a-week
STRIPPING can do as we'll?
After all, Bob Hope. Bing Crosby,
Betty Cradle or Alan Ladd don't
need big -salaried partners.
Buildup for Heston.
Biggest buildup currently is be-
ing dispensed to Charlton Heston,
a Hal Wallis discovery playing his
first role in Dark City," while
Lizabeth Scott. Dean Jaeger and
Viveca Lindfors carry the name
draw. To show how important is
Heston's part: Burt Lancaster was
to have played it until he got
tangled with too many other COM
ments.
Wallis, who put Heston in the
stellar job and stands a chance
of getting back a star as a result,
is known for such CANDLES. He
marqueed Lizabeth Scott in her
first film, "You Came Along" He
did the same with Kirk Douglas
in "The Strange Love of Martha
Ivers." with Wendell Corey in
Desert Fury2 and Corinne CAL
vet in Rope of Sand" and loaned
Burt Lancaster for starring bow
in 1.-THE Killers"
Usually, new faces" are young
sters who have worked hard for
a chance and know how to deliver
when they get it. although the
vast public doesn't recognize them.
Other examples are plentiful.
Stanley Kramer. who made Home
of the Brave" with unfamiliar
faces. now has introduced q new
star. Marian Brando. in "The
Men" When Ida Lupino did mot
Wanted" she plucked out of the
blue two movie nonentities-Saliy
Forrest and Keefe Braselle. Sally
went to MGM and Keefe Is cast
in "A Place in the SUM-" with
Montgomery Cliff, who himself
was an unknown before he was
intrusted with the central char
acter in 1.-THE Search"
Larry Parks, Too.
Among others are: David Brian,
now being seen with Joan Craw-
ford in 1.-The Damned Don't Cry;
Steve Cochran in "The Two Mil
lion Dollar Robbery; Hugh Mar
lowe. who debuted in Come to
the Stable" and continues to star
dom In "All About Eve":: Bob Pat
ton, newcomer in Twelve
O'Clock High" whose new assign
ment is a lead in American
Guerrilla in the Philippines;
Debra Raget, opposite James
Stewart in Broken Arrow;
Helen Westcott with Gregory Peck
in "The Gun Fighter; Danny
Davenport. top man in "I1l Get
By; Pat Neal in 1.-THE Fountain
head" and Randy Stewart in
Stella"
And don't forget Larry Parks
and John Derek. Who were they
before "The Jolson Story" and
KNOCK on Amy Door,? And in
those pictures they had the
pivotal roles.
These are bright days for the
earnest young movie hopefuls.
Overnight" is no longer cliche.
Hollywood is on the move to toss
new faces into the limelight-I
and the sooner the better!