Evening star., 1952-06-16
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
When Arlene Dahl leaves for
Troy, N. Y. to accept her Helen of
Troy award, Lex Barker goes with
her for q second honeymoon.
A sight for weak eyes-Peter
Lawford and Rocky Cooper stroll
ing hand in hand along local
boulevard. But that night she
dated Paul Drama Quartette)
Gregory at the Mocambo. And
the handsome Gregory has been
signed by Agent Paul Small for an
acting career. no less.
John Wayne telephoned to
say: Call Chata in Mexico City
and flnd out what it's all about
because ! know from nothing" /.
And Chata, from the Mexican
capitals Del Prada said, "We're
q little upset with each other, but
I'll be back within the next two
weeks-no. 10 days-definitely."
Claude Rains writes from France
that he plays Jonah, post-whale,
In q Broadway play come the fall.
But flrst the Old Vic has him for
Shylock. which, Claude says ZAP
peals to me tremendously and I
will play him with enormous dig
nifty" -. And while we're across
the pond. Marion Brando acted
50 ferocious when couple of
French teen-agers asked for his
autograph, they fed screaming
down the Champs Elysee.
Nancy Valentine has dropped
out Of Small Town Girl" She
found it too strenuous. what with
everything else she has to do. :.
jeanne Dru is happily perusing the
Steak for Connie" script-Van|
Johnson's next. Old-Timer
Mickey Neilan is going into tele-
vision.
John Huston has gone COM
pletely Toulouse-Lautrec in Paris
old battered felt hat, Inverness
cape. and he goes out only at
eventide.
Notice to all travellers on roads
In France and Italy-Junie Ally
son and Dick Powell are packing
their bicycles for the Europe he
g1ra in 'AuguSt-their first.
Hedy Lamar, the most restless
gal in North America, returns to
Hollywood by way of New York
from her Texas benefit. Why the
detour?
Tony Curtis is getting bad ad-
vice about his career. His last
picture was a f1oppola and this is
no time to give ultimatums.
Vera Ralston has nailed Fred
MacMurray to the mast of her
Fair Wind to Java" at Republic.
Eddie Cantor's blood count for
the Red Cross has passed the
LOG, ,O00-pint mark. Terrific!
It's a bafding mystery why
David Selznick okayed Carrie, ~
for Jennifer Jones. who did more
or less the same thing in Mad
anne Bovary," which fell fat onI
its face. But Eddie Albert
could win an Oscar for his great
portrayal of Drouet-he was Just
as Dresser wrote him.
When 1ngrid Bergman cam
leave her babies. she'll fly pronto|
to the United States to WOO
Pia again from scratch.
). Lucky Bette Davis has Ogden
Nash doing the words and Vermont
Duke the music for the Charlie
Sherman revue, "Airs andI
which, according to
Charlie. she's promised to do. i
Joe Cotton, a. frequent visitor
there, says the only four-letter|
word that is never heard in Santa
Barbara is work"
n 4 \ 4
Gregory Peck. huddling with
Walter Wanger at Goth Century,
Fox, promised Walt he'd make aI
picture with him when he re-
turns from his Roman Holiday
Aim in Italy r. Paul Douglas
wouldn't do "The Male Animal"
in New York because he prefers
Betty Cradle in Gents Prefer
Blonds."
Arlene Dahl and Lex Barker
plan one Of those 18-month tax
free junkets abroad. teeing of
with Colonel Blood" in London
. Errol Flynn writes that It'll
could be a long, long trial in