The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-12-02
The
Corner
By CHARLES pUERKEs


glamorize water skiing in her next
picture. The film, as yet untitled,
will be shot in Cypress Gardens,
Florida. Lucky cameraman will be
Harry ''Knobby" Walsh who has
such chores to his credit as "They
Were dependable, "The Barefoot
Mailman and "Slattery's Hurri-
cane', to mention films with a
Florida locale.
At present "Knobby" is shooting
"Jeanie'' for Ball Films of Miami.
"Jeanie" was written and is being
directed by the author of miami,
Crossroads Of The Americas"
which is now being shown across
the nation via TV and in color.
l hope Mr.. Artman will not think
me too brash for mentioning that
said author-director is the same
modest writer chap who whomps
UP the Citizens "Southernmost
Corner.
Johnny Terjesen, Balls top
sound man, buzzes down to Key
West now and then to visit his
pal Bob Youmans, southernmost
legal eagle. Bob appeared in some
Ball Films earlier pictures, such
as What Is Your Destiny.
Fred Frink, one of Florida's
most famous all round athletes Of
yesteryear, is BOSNIAN at Ball
Films and has firmly established
movie industry in South Florida.
On the agenda is a TV serial,
"Carrie Williams, J. Pr, starring
Margaret Lindsay, a new film
about Miami, and "Call of The
Everglades, a thriller-diller which
is inching its way out of this cor
ner's typewriter.
In casting for "Jeanie" screen
ed talent sponsored by Matilda
Krause, who asked that / send her
regards to the Conch Chowder
lady. Likewise greetings to that
column from Phyllis Kapp.
This pillar of organized con-
fusion reported, many months
agone, that Mary Pickford would
return to the screen in a film
titled "The Library. The title was
later changed to "Circle Of Fire"
and was scheduled to 60 before
the cameras at Columbia on Octo-
Der Q. As the deadline approached,
Miss Pickford insisted that her re.
turn to the screen be filmed in
Technicolor instead of the black
and-white version planned by pro-
Queer Stanley Kramer. So, wha'
hoppen?
Miss Pickford withdrew and top
flight dramatic star Barbara STAN
wyck was signed for the picture
The script is now being altered
slightly to fit the new star. Bar.
bara recently completed "Jeopar-
dy" for MGM,. is now doing "Ti-
tanic" for 10th Century Fox and
should be ready to step into Co.
lumbia's "Circie Of Fire" in mid
November.
MGM is readying sequel to the
"Stratton Story. In million
Dollar Mermaid" you'll see, be-
sides Esther williams (gasp!) a
Parker-Curtis Pusher Aeroplane,
model 1911, the front page ola news
paper for June IL, 1911, on which
is recounted a daring cross-coun-
try air flight, and a 1911 limousine,
originally built for Nicholas. Car
Of all the Russias!. In Latin
Lovers, Lana Turner will wear
an evening creation trimmed in
pearls and diamonds called
Smoke Dream" Volta combo!
. Those Pilgrim bonnets worn
by the gals in plymouth Adven-
ture" are expected to set new
style in gnilady's headwear. But
won't they look bit silly matched
up with some milady's modern
dress creations? X. r. G.
Changers western novel, Ten
Against Cesar, has been pur-
chased by Columbia from galley
proofs. Houghton- Mifflin ought to
have the book about the Panhandle