Evening star., 1952-07-05
Hollywood Diary
Bachelors Life Trying,
Especially in Movies
By Harold Heffernor

The rugged actor was grumbling
about this sad phase of life on the
film front between set-ups Tor
"Bloodhounds of Broadway" in
which he is appearing at goth
Century Fox. He finds that even
occasional visits to the Sunset
strip can tab him with a reputa-
ton as a "Night-club actor"
Here's what happens" Scott
says, zone night call a girl up
and take her to Ciro's or the
lMocambo. The press agent for the
place dutifully relays the informa-
ton to one or more columnists.
Publicity men at other clubs, which
II have not visited. figure I'm do
| ing the town and in the next week
II read in the papers where ! have
escorted half a dozen different
actresses to half a dozen different
late spots. Sometimes I don't
even know the girl I'm supposed to
have taken out. Sometimes I'm
reported being with two girls in
two different cafes on the same
night"
The results are always the same.
First, Scott gets a call from his
agent, who reads him the riot act.
The ten-percenter wants to know
liz Scott thinks he's such a big
wheel that he can afford to fritter
away his time in clubs and does he
think he can afford the huge bills.
Then, the people on the set Of the
picture in which he's working
start making comments. Usually
they ask how he can look so fresh
and clear-eyed after hitting the
late spots with such frequency.
Any denials he makes. Scott
claims, are accepted merely as
"cover-ups" for the truth.
II 4 \ ~
That's all Of that for me-" he
said. "I still plan to 60 to the
clubs once in a while. to see the
shows, but it will be strictly stag
|lMy dates win be limited to parties
afternoons at the beach or fishing
||trips-which certainly isn't the
way I picture the life Of Holly
wood bachelor! But my career
comes first and this is all part o1
the game"
II you're looking around for
| would-be screen actress, here's
good formula to follow: A redheaC
| with talent and beauty who stand
five feet, seven inches in her bar
feet.
At the moment, titianettes seen
to be the fairheads in the mo1'
city. Especially those answering
this description. Arlene Dahl
Greer Carson, Rhonda Fleming
Deborah Kerr and Maureel
O'Hara fall in that group.
Being a redhead with goo'
height is a definite asset" sa,
Producers Pine and Thomas. The,
should know. For the past thre
years they've used redheads-tal
ones-in all their technicolor pic
lures. Actresses with flamin
tresses around the five. sevel
mark are natural" they add.
Arlene Dahl stars for the pro
ducers in Caribbean" an excit
ing pirate story. with John Payn,
and Sir Cedric Hardwicke sharing
honors. Over on another stag
Rhonda Fleming is busy makinl
"Tropic Zone"
4
eve believe Arlene and Rhond'
are perfect for color Aims" Pin
went on. "They have native abil
ity, are beautiful and have definit
Representatives that black-and-whit
could never bring out.
We're even casting them q
sisters in a new picture" he con
| tinued. I'm fact, there'll be
third sister. Wen probably use a
unknown in this. role but sh
Unjust be red-haired and tall"
| Scotch over ice: John Harrl
Thought the rink rights for "Briga
IIdoon" from Lerner, and LoeWe. fc
Ian icecapades extravaganza. :.
Hand Kathryn Grayson takes III
l|baby to Scotland for '.Brigadoor
lensing in January.
Billy Rose will have white foil
singing for his all colored playe
lin Carmen Jones" when he filn
Hit in Hollywood. He's alreas
after Lauritz Melchior and Ii
npons for the dubbing-in.
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