Evening star., 1952-09-04

Stor, whose column oppeors here dolly.
is on voeotion.
acting should no longer be ig-
nored." Short shrift is what most
movie horses get, however. You
know Tom Mix's Tony. Gene Au-
try's Champion. Roy Rogers Trig-
ger. the Lone Rangers Silver and
Hopalong Cassidy's Topper. Be-
yond that. movie horses are anon
ymous and Gotten thinks it isn't
fair.
Put any Western hero, no
matter how great, on top of an
untalented steed," he says, land
he'll look like a dope. Yet a
trained acting horse will give him
all the spirit. dash and aplomb in
the world"
Gotten. a more honest actor
than some. suggests that credit for
any success of his riding scenes in
"Untamed Frontier" really belong
to a steed named Jim.
"I don't really ride him." the
actor says. Il just climb aboard
and Jim does the rest. He races
into a closeup, stops on dime
and hits his mark perfectly. When
make my exit, Jim gets me out
in true Western style"
Do you suppose Director Alfred
Hitchcock meant to be compli-
mentary that time when he termed
actors cattle?
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SuggeStiOn-At least two Holly
wood actresses will be turning up
during the coming season where
you might least expect to find
them - in Broadway musicals.
Betty Davis, as you probably
know already. is one and Rosalind
Russell is another. Il
The vehicle for Miss Davis
song -and-dance debut will be
"Two's Company" with music by
Vernon Duke and book by Ogden
Nash. This one is aimed now at
a December 4 opening date, but
Its cast will be starting to work
soon. Jules Dassin, Broadway
and Hollywood writer director. has
been signed to direct the sketches
and plans to start rehearsals with
the principals on September 49,
Miss Davis is expected in New
York sometime next week to join
the others.
Ro5alind RusSell's Broadway ap-I
pearance will be in musical
version of My Sister Eileen" The
actress. now filming Never Wave
at a WAC" in Hollywood, is no
stranger to Times Square, of
course. She is hoping, however, to-
escape repeating her experience of
several years ago in play called
"Company's Coming"
II was playing a Southern
BELLE" Miss Russell recalls. III
you-alled and we-alled all over the
place. I thought I was copying
the speech of Georgia school
friend. but most of the critics
didn't think SO.
II distinctly recall John Mason
Browns review of the play. He
wrote: Miss Russell deserves al
prize for her Southern accent. I
would suggest a gag"
y " Il
With the Literati-Robert Cum
mings, one of the more in-demand
movie males. is taking on an ad-I
ditional chore. He has been named
movie editor of a western fiction
magazine titled Ranch Romances.
In addition to editing motion pic
ture features for the periodical.
the announcement promises. Mr..
Cummings will write a critical
review of major Western films"
We welcome MI Cummings to the
clan and we hope he will let us
know if he thinks of anything new
to say about Western.
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Midweek Miscellany - Alan
Dean. the British singer who made
his American debut here in Wash
ington at the Old New Orleans, is
zooming into prominence as a
record star. According the
trade magazine. Cash Box, the
Dean recording for MGM of Luna
Rosa" has turned up in the Num-
Der Nine spot on the list of 10
most-played platters. 1t must
be especially gratifying to Mr..
Dean. since both Tony Martin
and Frank Sinatra have recorded
the tune. Goth Century-FoX
has movie plans for a portion of
Eric Sevareid's mot So Wild a
Dream" Specifically, the
studio is interested in the chapters
dealing with Sevareid's wartime
experiences in Burma. when he
had to walk back from a flight
over the Hump" Some walk,
that. Recommended only for
those carrying enough silver ru-
pees to pay the natives more than
the Japs would pay for an Ameri-
can f1ier on the hoof. Jane
Darwell is starting her 46th year
as a character actress in the Jean
Simmons-Victor Mature comedy,
"Break-Up." Paramount has
assigned Preston Sturges a COLA
borating chore with Writer-Direc-
tor Billy Wilder. Object: A
screenplay tailored to the meas
urements of Yul Brynner, who won
Broadway acclaim in "The King
and l."
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