Hollywood Motion Picture Review (1944)

JOAN of HOLLYWOOD By JOAN DAVIS Well, Hollywood, like the rest of the country, is busily reconverting to peace. There’s so much confu¬ sion out here one producer laid off four relatives. The Japs hollered “Uncle,” so he fired his. (Speaking of uncles, I’ve got one who is a big casting director. He rents fishing rods at Malibu.) And of course the automobile manufacturers are announcing all kinds of wild plans for next year’s models. There’s on¬ ly one thing you can be sure of girls: the clutch will still be the same. You know, some of those war shortages didn’t bother me at all. For example, getting a telephone was easy. What I couldn’t get was a telephone call! I’ve finally been invited to join Hollywood’s hall of fame. Yep, next week. I’m going to make an impression in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, where Shirley Temple’s hand and Betty Grable’s leg and the famous Barrymore profile are immortal¬ ized. Just to show you how im¬ portant I am — the gentleman in charge said if I was too busy to come over myself, I could send them by messenger and he’d have them back in my mouth in time for dinner. * * * I may be wrong, but I think I’ve seen everything now. The other night on Hollywood Boulevard they hauled out a couple of bat¬ teries of kleig lights and staged a tremendous premiere. It was the first showing of a new kleig light! (Three people and eight thousand moths showed up for it.) Before I forget — to all my won¬ derful fans who wrote in to the studio suggesting that I be cast as Amber St. Claire in “Forever Amber,” I want to say: “Thanks, Mom!” * * * I met my dream man at CBS last night. He took one look at my face and walked away, so I started singing: “Can’t You Read Between the Lines?” He turned around, took another look at my figure and sang back: “Joan Is Bustin’ Out All Over.” Who said music hath charms? Yours, Joan Davis After Twelve Broadcast Time At Billy Bergs One of the nicest times to catch the show at Billy Berg’s is after 12 when Billy puts on his nightly air jamboree. Then you can eat and listen to Harry the Hipster, Slim Gaillard and the rest without be¬ ing jammed in — you really have room to stomp and sway. 25 Club Changes Name Steve Boardners is the new name for that delightful spot on Chero¬ kee that has been known as the 52 Club. This is one spot in town where people play the Juke Box the way they used to play the onearmed bandits. No one bothers to put in dimes and quarters — they all go for the one or two dollar riffs. The music is not loud but constant. New Santa Monica Spot Jim Dolan, of Supper Club fame, lias opened again. This time Jim has a new spot on Santa Monica Boulevard. Jim still has Tommy with him as his headline attraction. Tommy has quite a following and the place is packed nightly. Hot Dog! When you hear the expression Hot Dog fly around at Hugo’s, it’s not anyone exclaiming about some¬ thing — rather its someone calling for the speciality of the house. These dogs really remind one of Coney Island! Gift Hunting A Pleasure Was that Errol Flynn purchas¬ ing a magnificent gold compact at Lieberman’s the other day? And if so, who was it for? Someone try¬ ing to get the lowdown on the story browsed around Lieberman’s for the while and came out with quite a number of packages. When the reporter was queried, he re¬ plied, “Its so easy to shop in there that I practically did my Christmas buying for next year. The Sunset Beat By ELINORE CHURCHIN Johnny James, handsome west¬ ern star, has the most terrific all¬ western show lined up to take on tour. He’s dickering with Jennifer Holt to do the female lead and bookers are most interested . . . Personal to George de Normand — if you think Gene Gerson doesn’t know about that EXTRA pair of pants, you are mistaken. Inciden¬ tally, those pants fit Marshall Duffield, former All-American football star — and he’s bigger than you! . . . Rod O’Conner, announcer and char¬ acter actor on the Red Skelton show is being eyed by several major studios . . . Our spies tells us that when Jess Barker’s name or likeness is flashed on the screen, the bobby-soxers scream and swoon — shades of Frankie and Van! ... Jay C. Flippen, that great comedian, and Jimmy Saphier, Bob Hope’s man¬ ager, have a sensational radio package which several agencies are bidding for . . . Sonny Tufts almost gave Betty, the lovely cigarette girl at Ciro’s heart failure when he sneaked up behind her, tsk tsk! . . . Some people are satisfied with just snake-skin belts, wallets, etc. — but screen heavy Otto Reichow wears snake-skin neck ties . . . The porter at the barber shop next to Berkson’s arrives at work each morning with a portfolio un¬ der his arm — he likes to pretend that he’s an attorney . . . Barry Sullivan, Paramount actor, has written an article for Esquire called “The Romantic Dermitologist” or “The Man Who Loved Beautiful Skin”. . . Overheard at the Green Terrace in Pasadena while the band was playing “I’m Always Chasing Rainbows” — “Is that a new tune? — I guess I’ve been overseas too long”. . . Jimmy Dykes, manager of the Chicago White Sox, tells us his team will have a special workout Sunday, Feb. 24th at Brookside Park, Pasa¬ dena — Phil Silvers and Red Skel¬ ton are going along to work ( ? ) with the boys . . . Most young actors, when between jobs, just loaf around and wait for the next call to work — but not Terry Mason. He’s doing manual labor at the Tabu Club — he’s one kid who’s not afraid to soil his hands, and that’s the kind of atti¬ tude we like . . . Remarkable lookalikes — Lloyd Smith and Tommy Dorsey . . . Ever since that article in Colliers on Ben Ruben’s Market next to Schwabs, Ben has been besieged by mail from all over the country with requests from every¬ thing from autographs to employ¬ ment . . . Jim Moran, famous for selling a refrigerator to an Eskimo, is busy working on the first draft of his book to be entitled “The Sensitive Cucumber” — what is that? . . . Saw the plans of Berkson’s cocktail lounge and they’re beauts — will be called the Black Watch and they expect to open around the first of March . . . Dr. Alfred G. Huenergardt gifted his lovely bride-to-be with three pair of Nylons — she’s Selene Walters, a Goldwyn Girl . . . Nate Sontag, from the drugstores of the same name, remarked of a certain nite spot — “They put out a terrific steak. I don’t see how they can do it for $18.00! . . . John Carroll, more handsome than ever, returned from Mexico City. "TOMMY” APPEARING NIGHTLY AT JIM DOLAN’S "FOOTLIGIIT CLUB” 7746 Santa Monica Blvd. Hollywood Tel. 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