Evening star., 1954-01-09
HOLLYWOOD.


James Mason who went on
salary In October draws $4,000
q week for his Star Is Born"
stint. Jack Carson, same musi-
cal gets $1,000 per. They'll both
wind up millionaires along with
boss Jack Warner. hear this
Judy Garland starrer is merely
great.
Howard Hughes is happy when
Jane Russell gets quoted in
print re her being Mortified over
that sexy dance number in
French Line" Reckons every
time she beefs, more people will
see the picture. I'll bet he cuts
some of the Objectionable dance
later though for wider release
in this country. John Wayne
still owes RKO two more pic
lures at $185 900 each.
Marie Wilson draws a bigger
studio audience for the radio
version of MY Friend Irma"
than for the same show on
television. For radio, Marie
wears her famous low neckline.
banned on TV.
When Jack Webb calls the
publicity guild. he saws: "All
want is the f1acks, ma am, just
the Hacks"
Diana Lynn and a British
naval officer in Malta have plans
for a quiet merger.
When Jack Benny has Liberace
as his guest on his next TV show.
Jack will make so-called "Mu-
sic" on his violin while the smil-
ing 88-er pounds the piano. .
Some one who knows called to say
that Pink Tights is a revamped
version Of Betty CRADLES "Coney
Island" which. If I remember
rightly, made a packet of profit
for 20th-Fox. incidentally,
Marilyn Monroe promised Harry
Brand that if she ever "elopes"
with Joe Di Maggie, she will call
Harry. 20th's publicity boss. first.
I've never known Marilyn to
break a promise. So far she
hasn't called him.
Who said it was bad publicity
for Terry Moore in Korea? Her
studio has a mile-long waiting
list. Of reporters who want to in
terview Terry about her expert
ences there as soon as she re-
turns.
Don Wilson has gained about
IS pounds during his 20 years as
announcer on the Jack Benny
radio show. He had no contract
in the early days. That usually
keeps one thin and between
the time he was fired by Arthur
Godfrey and the end of the year
julius La Rosa pocketed $132 ,00O
in night club. theater and record
ing dates. But don't try to get
fired, boys and girls. This is an
exception.
Gene Autry says he will never
make another movie. In the cell
luloid department he's con-
centrating strictly on his flying
TV company, which is earning
him a second fortune-some-
thing he needs like Eva Gabor
needs another sister.
Producer-writer Elliott Levi:
has shared Ethel Norman tt
make her dramatic debut on hi.
CHS Suspense" thriller in Feb.
ruary.
The ending for "River of Nc
Return" has Robert Mitchum anc
Marilyn Monroe, both clad ir
tight blue jeans, walking away
from the camera. But the studio
is not satisfied and may reshoot
the scene.
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Joan Crawford's Johnny Gui.
tar" was completely rewritten
while it was being shot. I an
told that not one page of tn.
original script was retained
Sounds crazy, but some of tn,
best movies have been made lik,
this. In fact. Rossellini never ha,
a script-not even to start with
One of the main reasons be.
hind The Jane Wyman breaku,
with Freddie Karger was that
like a lot of husbands, he wanted
to take an active advising rol,
in her career. Jane reckonet
she'd done very we'll by herself
Looks like Mickey Rooney
"Hey Mulligan" telefilm serie
has a sponsor-Paper-Mate pens
:. And Wayne-Fellows' new dis,