Hollywood Motion Picture Review (1944)

Uoing the Town By Polly Gould Bob Crosby finally opened at the Palladium with real fanfare. All his many friends turned out for the opening. It was really a musicians’ holiday with most of the big band men in town attending. Also gathered to cheer Bob on were Jane Withers, Dave Street, Jimmy McHugh, Bonita Granville and Errol Flynn. Met Helen Walker and Peggy Cummins at Bob Daltons. They were commenting on the fact that they always seemed to be tested for the same roles. So far Helen has won one and Peggy on the other. The next tryout will determine the winner. Best party of the week was thrown by Tay Garnett. Tay is one of the best amateur cooks in the country and this time whipped up a Mex¬ ican treat that was out of this world. Incidenally Tay’s ranch is the original ranch owned by Lucky Baldwin and is being considered as the location site of the M.G.M. picture of the same name starring Clark Gable. This week’s twosome brigade saw Bill Moss and Margarite Chapman at the Troc, Lt. Col. David Sayre and Carol Thurston at Kings . . . Hank Greenberg and Carol Gimble at Ciros and Adele Mara and Lionel Sheley at Lymans. Incidentally Lionel wired his grandpappy that he could get no Getz Beer out here and that he was homesick for the taste of some. Grandpappy went overboard and sent out twenty cases— -at this point Lionel is wondering what to do with it. Should we tell him ? Ben Blue had a terrific party at Peps to celebrate his 25th year in show business. Maxie Rosenbloom who is playing in Seattle at the pres¬ ent time sent on a crate of crabs for the party. Incidentally the Blue’s are heir expecting for the second time and Ben has taken out insurance with Lloyds of London to guarantee them against twins. Will Osborne who has been ducking work for some time was at Ciros the other night complaining about the fact that he finally had to go back to the grind. He is starting off by recording for Black and White with a new vocalist. This new vocalist, Eileen Wilson is also a songwriter and some of her new tunes will be used in the first discs recorded. Teddy Rodriguez and Phyliss who are leaving the Troc after a suc¬ cessful engagement announced that they had been secretly married for some time. To my mind it was one of the few well kept secrets in this town. Incidentally the King Cole Trio who are now at the Troc are doing well — they have some new arrangements that are out of this world — but for my money their sweet Lorraine and Embracable rate right at the top. Rudy Vallee tossed an unusual party at Billingsleys the other night for all the painters and decorators who had worked on his new home. Nice going Rudy, that is consideration. To add to the rumors for the week is the reported altar plans of Harold Adamson, lyricist of the Jimmy McHugh Adamson team, and Hope White. Hope it’s true — they are both swell people. The new show opening Monday at Slapsie Maxies is going to be the show to end all extravaganzas — they are throwing everything into it but the kitchen sink — it would take more paper than this column is allowed to give the cast of characters but it is really going to be somethin’. Kings restaurant the other night would have been the autographers haven had they been smart enough to go there. Amongst those present were Harry James, Phil Ohman, the Warner Baxters and Ida Lupino, Errol Flynn and John Decker and Louis Hayworth. That’s quite a bill of fare for one spot. Saw Cully Richards out at Elmers saying a good bye to this town before taking off for New York and his role in “Sweet Bye and Bye.” Cully is packed but just waiting for Paramount’s okay. Dan Dureya who always portrays villains was having a laugh at the Biltmore Bowl over the fact that he is now getting mash notes from Bobby Sockers who are asking him to join the Frank Sinatra Club. What cooks here? Good Luck to Ed Archie Gardner who goes into the hospital tomorrow for a tonsilectomy. Ed is spending the last few nights with his tonsils in at Breneman’s, where he tells everyone for a while he will not be saying, “This is Archie, Duffy isn’t here.” Well, so long until next week. In the meanwhile you might help agitate for a later curfew — you know, write to your governor — your senator and anyone else you know — it might do some good. FLORENTINES^ GIRL REVUE -H0.63II ALLAN JONES CARLOS MOLINA & ORCH. Mazzone-Abbott Dancers BEAUTIFUL GIRLS -ALL STAR CAST Page Eight Hollywood Notebook Does Everything But Cook No matter what you want done — long as it can be done with a type¬ writer, multigraph, mimeograph or the ingenuity of two fast talking females — you can get it done at the Hollywood Notebook. Geri Wagner, who owns this hectic spot is prac¬ tically ready to quote prices on even running your business for you. Found— A New System There might be a way of winning at roulette — there might even be a way of beating the horses — but there doesn’t seem any way you can beat the Sunday nighters to the doors of the Kings. Fortu¬ nately, the bar has a great deal of space to make waiting enjoyable. Dave Higer and George Distel are really packing them in. Its a swell spot to find your favorite star and writer. From Automobiles To Nightery Those automobile men who took a fling at the night club business out at the Gables are proving they have the type savy that makes for success. The Gables gets an auto¬ mobile crowd plus the sporting element. Its always crowded and everyone has fun. Susie Q Proud of Entertainment Day by day Erroll Garner is gaining in popularity. This pianist who has been termed the moderen Debussy is giving out with fine music. It is jazz and melody at its best. Garner’s presentation is pretty fine and devotees of music are sur¬ rounding him nightly. Its Been A Long Long Time Barney Anthony has a new pic¬ ture standing behind the bar — it is a picture of three men in their hey-day. Dashing blades they look like too. The picture was taken when Barney had his first Beanery. In it are Mayor Davie and the D.A. of that era, none other than the present Governor Warren and a young handsome satorial figure — Barney himself. Hot Pstrami all the Rage Taking a poll at Lax’s on Holly¬ wood Boulevard the other night, our statistician found that hot pastrami sandwiches ran better than two to one at Lax’s. The next contender was Lox (smoked sal¬ mon to you). After the movies this spot is so packed that they are thinking of inaugurating the num¬ ber system for getting a table. New Band For Local Listeners The Streets of Paris are giving the jivesters something new to lis¬ ten to in the person of Red Mack, who is really making the place jump. 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