Evening star., 1952-06-03
HOLLYWOOD.

auditors checked Tony Curtis bill
lat the Sherry -Netherland Hotel
in New York following his recent
visit there, they found $13 for a
|corned-beef sandwich-$3 for the
sandwich and $40 for the cabbie
who fetched it from the Bronx
when Tony got that old yearning
in the middle Of the night!
Humphrey Bogart wants to fol-
low wife Lauren Bacall into a
|musical-he would even like to
sing and dance in movie-musical
along the lines of pal joey" +. .
While Jane Greer's 3-year-old,
Forelock. was winning the viii
Rogers Handicap at Hollywood
Park a week ago. her husband,
Eddie Lasker, was in the East at
the bedside Of his critically i'll
father.
Warmers Helen of Troy" has a
$5 million to Sc million budget.
with Producer Sam Bischoff as
signing Mike Curtiz to direct and
Virginia Mayo to play the gal who
launched a thousand ships.
Betty Hutton's ex-mate, Ted
Briskin, few in and beelined to
Ursula Thesis before going to
Salinas yesterday to drill for oil.
It's in his contract that Jose
Ferrer's billing in Moulin Rouge"
has to be half again as large as
any one else's, and it also has to
be above the title. Did you
know that Marjorie Main refused
her last MGM loanout to Univer-
sal for the MA and Pa Kettle"
movie, and she was on suspension
for exactly one hour before she
capitulated? The Kettle films
have crossed $40 million to date.
. And while we're discussing
money, Willie Wyler could have
had 1.-THE Heiress" for $40. 1000, but
wasn't interested. Paramount
later paid $3.50, 900 for the play,
which didn't play so well. :. And
we wonder if Rita Hayworth knows
she might have lost the fawless
$45, 900 diamond engagement ring
from Ally. When the Aga Khan's
wife saw it. she offered her STEP
son 100000 for the gem. But Ally
wouldn't sell. and Rita still has 1t.
Bob Hope heard that Paramount
makeup lassie Mary Keats. who
went with Robert on the trip to
Korea, had been quite Ill. SO he
earmarked for Mary $4,000 of q
Long Beach benefit he was doing.
:. The Cary Grant who booked a
table for two at the Sportsman's
Lodge turned out to be an UNDER
taker from Benton Harbor, Mich.
Clipper Franchot Tone was at
Ciro's the other eve with Joan
Tyler. Never heard Of her, but I
understand she's an actress. !.
And Shelly Winters was there with
husband Vittorio Gassman, who
told me he made a two-language
film with Egyptian dancer Samia
Canal, and a reporter whose pen
Gil I borrowed cracked, "And it
wasn't called Two on the Nile"
|. Barbara Stanwyck came alone,
as did Danny Hayes wife. to the
jam-packed Jack Benny soiree
last Saturday night. The Gary
Coopers danced without tears in
their eyes. Gene Markey was a
lone wolf, and Irene Dunno wore
her command performance gown.
|. Same night, Doris Duke, with
Gilbert Roland at her side. PARTED
for her pals, and the white decora-
|tions looked very bridal.
Marc Connolly was here for
three days on Eisenhower-nomi-
nation business. then left for Haiti
Ito set up his Indie film, "The
Spring of Baron Saturday which
has an even funnier title in
French.
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Olivia De Havilland never says
die. In spite Of all the panning,
she plans to make Candida" as
q film in England next year.
Charlton Heston. Cancelled out
lof the film version of '.Stalag IT,"