Hollywood Motion Picture Review (1944)

THE NEW JANE RUSSELL Beauteous and buxom Miss Russell will lose her oomph build-up which cost Howard Hughes a small fortune. Jane, who recently nominated her famous pigskin-totin’ husband, Bob Waterfield, her business manager, also maintains that out are the sexy roles, and in are the average Amer¬ ican girl portrayals. HERALD STRIKE— Continued from Page 1 taxes are deducted, he gets $65.20 (married, two dependents). Can the Herald-Express afford to meet the wage raises? Well Hearst profits from his consolidated publications will double from IV2. to 15 millions this year alone. Kelly admitted that if the Guild’s demands were granted, the Herald-Express still would make at least $229,500 more in 1946 than it did in 1945. There’s plenty the public can do to aid the locked-out Herald workers who have promised to stay out until they win their demands. While they walk the picket lines, their emergency obligations for food, rent, medical care for themselves and their families continue. Contributions to their strike fund will go far towards meeting these needs and will be greatly appreciated. Contributions either in the form of money or food may be sent to: LOS ANGELES HERALD-EXPRESS UNIT, L.A. NEWSPAPER GUILD 1324 SOUTH FIGUEROA, LOS ANGELES 15, CALIFORNIA Hollywood MTE-lIlli INCORPORATED Editor & Publisher, JIMMIE TARANTINO Assistant Editor . EDMOND CHEVIE Sports Editor . BARNEY ROSS Advertising Mgr . BUD MARTIN 6514 SUNSET BLVD. LOS ANGELES 28, CALIF. GL 7195-6 NEW YORK MANAGER TOMMY WAOF. 116 W. 45th Street LAS VEGAS MANAGER RALPH PEARL Staff Photographer. . .NORMAN WINTER Melvin Sirota, Sales Dept. Published Weekly Subscription — $5.00 Yearly Application for entry as second class matter is pending. 66 Jeffreys’ Urge for Shampoo Ruins Star’s Day Early rising citizens were treat¬ ed to the spectacle of seeing Anne Jeffreys dashing to RKO Radio where she is filming “Trail Street,” her normally blonde tresses a vivid green. Anne was in the midst of sham¬ pooing her hair when the water supply was shut off because of a broken fire main. She finished the shampoo at the studio, then began wondering if she had shut all the faueets she had opened in her home in an effort to get water. The water department informed her the water had been turned on again so Anne, with police escort, dashed to her home. There she found an inch of water on the floor from the gaily gushing faucets. The studio gave Anne the rest of the day, figuring the next day might have a brighter opening for her. Eve’s Popularity Soars Besides winning “Star of To¬ morrow” rating in the annual Quigley poll of motion picture critics, Eva Arden, co-star with Jack Haley on NBC’s “Village Store,” has just won fan acclaim as fourth in Screen Guide’s yearly popularity contest. When Eve glanced over her com¬ petition in the “Stars of Tomor¬ row” list, she exclaimed, “Gosh — me and Butch Jenkins!” Von Zell Cast in “My Empty Heart’’’ Harry Von Zell, who has mix¬ ed radio announcing with star¬ ring in two-reel comedies at Columbia, got his first feature picture assignment when he was cast in the role of a reporter in “My Empty Heart,” Rosalind Russell-Melvyn Douglas starrer, currently in production with Charles Vidor directing. Veteran Flying Star Refuses to Drive Car Although James Stewart put in 2,000 hours in the air as a bomber pilot he consistently avoids driv¬ ing an automobile. Jimmy’s phobia about driving a car was revealed when he was sup¬ posed to drive Donna Reed to the railroad station following their marriage in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” a Liberty Film for RKO Radio release. The script was re¬ written at Jimmy’s request so they could ride in a taxicab. Stewart owns a pre-war car but never drives it to work, preferring instead to hitch rides with other members of the cast. He refuses to reveal the cause of his phobia or to discuss it. Nestor Paiva Cast in Columbia’s “Lone Wolf” Nestor Paiva, prominent screen heavy, is changing to the side of the law in Columbia’s “Lone Wolf’s Invitation to Murder.” Paiva will portray a Mexico City police inspector. In this latest of the Lone Wolf series, Sanford Cummings is producing and D. Ross Lederman directing. The Bert Marx Agency represented Paiva. French Fund Sept. 23 Cappella and Patricia, interna¬ tionally famed dance stars who recently returned to Hollywood after an extensive tour of the east, where they appeared in many of the exclusive clubs, will partici¬ pate in the Concert of Famous Artists, which Andre Villon will present at the Philharmonic Audi¬ torium Monday night, Sept. 23. Proceeds of the concert, which is under the auspices of Monsieur Alexandre De Manziarly, French consul at Los Angeles, will be for¬ warded to the Association Nationale Des Families De Fusilles Et Massacres (French families and orphans of war and massa¬ cre). Lana as Brunette Wins New Admirers Thanks to Lana Turner, brun¬ ettes are coming into their own. Over five hundred Lana Turner fans have written the star that they’ve switched from blonde to brunette since they heard that the star has gone off the platinum standard for her role in “Green Dolphin Street.” “And don’t worry about gentle¬ men preferring blondes,” write her fans, “now our boy friends insist we’re prettier with dark hair.” News from Europe LUCIEN LeMAS Alexander Korda, who recently purchased the lease of the Rialto Theatre in London, will use a for¬ eign picture policy there, showing mostly French pictures. The house opens under his management Oc¬ tober 11th with “Les Enfants du Paradis,” written by Jean Privert and produced by Marcel Parne. The second picture will be “Panique,” produced and directed by Julien Duvivier. Including the Rialto, London’s west end will have four houses catering to foreign films. The other three are the Academy, Curzon and Studio One. Michael Redgrave, British actor, currently in London, will co-star with Joan Bennett in the Diana production, “The Secret Behind the Door,” to be produced by Walter Wanger. This will be Red¬ grave’s first picture in Hollywood. France’s picture production is in the highest gear. There are now twenty-three pictures rolling. Of these, Pathe-Cinema, and C. I. C. C. are producing two each. The other 19 films are being made by 19 different independent producers. Production (facilities afso are widely scattered, three are made at the St. Maurice studios, the Paramount studios, near Paris. Two are being produced in the for¬ mer Natan studios in Joinville. Two are being made at the Photosonor studio. Except five pictures now shooting on location, all the others are made in studios housing only one each. Danish film industry is flourish¬ ing with Asa Films’ new hit, “The Red Meadows,” based on the Dan¬ ish resistance movement. Picture which is already a big success in Scandinavian countries as well as in Holland and France, stars Paul Reichardt, who was this summer in Hollywood dubbing the Danish version of Walt Disney’s “Pinocchio.” “The Tinder Box,” the first full length Danish color cartoon, based on Hans Andersen’s fairy tale, is now in its fifth month in Copen¬ hagen. Italy has eight important pic¬ tures in the cutting stage or near completion: “The Bandit,” a Lux-De Laurentis production; “Smile, Your Maj¬ esty,” a joint Pathe-Dora Film production; “Paisa,” an O. F. I. production; “The Padua Tyrant,” produced by Scalera; “The Dream Knight,” produced by Seyta Film; “My Son the Professor,” a Lux production; “Eugenie Grandet,” Excelsa production, and “Goodbye Beautiful Naples,” Ideal Film pro¬ duction. The cinema festival idea is catching on in Europe. The French festival, which opened at Cannes August 20th, is lasting until Oc¬ tober 10th. Page Two HOLLYWOOD