Hollywood Motion Picture Review (1944)

‘Meaty’ Roles Assure Star Long Success Current success of Ingrid Berg¬ man in “Notorious,” which Alfred Hitchcock produced and directed for RKO Radio release, can be at¬ tributed to the fact that she has always been a character actress, never a leading woman on the screen. Ingrid is as glamorous as a beau¬ tiful star can be and her love scenes with Cary Grant, her costar, are so torrid they’re the talk of Hollywood. Nevertheless, In¬ grid, who goes to South America on a dangerous espionage mission, portrays a character role. Ingrid hasn’t played a straight leading role in the six years she has been in Hollywood. In her first picture, “Intermezzo,” she por¬ trayed a pianist. She was a gov¬ erness in “Adam Had Four Sons,” a refugee in both “Rage in Heav¬ en” and “Casablanca.” She had her hair cut short and there was no glamorous ward¬ robe for her when she played Maria in “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” She portrayed a gay nine¬ ties gold-digger with a grudge in “Saratoga Trunk,” a nun in “The Bells of St. Mary’s” and she was a bespectacled psychiatrist in “Spellbound.” Once she was offered the fem¬ inine lead in “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” but turned it down because it didn’t offer an opportunity for a strong character delineation. In¬ stead, she played “Ivy,” a woman of the streets in this picture. “The professional life of an act¬ ress,” Ingrid says, “depends not upon her flair for wearing clothes and looking attractive but on her talent for creating characters that live.” Harlem in Hollywood It’s really Harlem in Hollywood at Lew Le Roy’s Cotton Club on the Sunset Strip. The cast comes directly from New York and will send you right out of this world with music and song. SWANEE INN 133 NORTH LA BREA PRESENTS SIZZLING COMIC JIMMY AMES (One Man Laugh Riot) CONTINUOUS ENTERTAINMENT No Cover — No Minimum 133 N. La Brea WY 9398 Whislyn’s Hawaii 6507 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood, Calif. • CHINESE FOOD • TROPICAL DRINKS • CHARCOAL STEAKS I Host Unique South Seas Place in Hollywood v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.w.v.w. EDITOR'S NOTE: Barney Ross' regular column will not appear here until l e fully recovers from his current illness. Gues writers will appear weekly. This week Charlie MacDonald, famous matchmaker of the Hollywood Legion Stadium, writes the column. By Charlie MacDonald THIS GUEST COLUMN writing seems a cinch when you first agree to roll one off but hitting the rib¬ bon is another horse. I must say first off that its a pleasure to sub¬ stitute for my pal Barney Ross. I don’t know of any person who re¬ ceived so much public sympathy in years, as did Ross. A finer sports¬ man never lived, and I’m positive Barney will win out in the long run. All Hollywood is hoping and praying for his quick recovery. ALL THE SPORTS WORLD is buzzing of the one round kayo Joe Louis hung on the record book against that game Bronx kid Tami Mauriello. Tami, a very capable heavyweight as the average one goes, never had a chance. He came out fiting with the old college spirt, but you need more than spirt or courage when you’re in the square circle with the Champ. Tami gave the fans a thrill or two during the 2:09 min. that the bout lasted, with two blows that staggered Louis. Even Louis admitted that over the radio after the bout. I can’t see how any fiter will ever defeat Joe in the next several years. In fact, its my opinion that Louis will retire undefeated. FOR MANY YEARS, fans have been asking, what’s the secret of the successful Hollywood Legion fites every Friday nite. As match¬ maker, it is difficult for me to explain, altho I’ll get it off my chest. The action that goes on every Friday nite has something to do with it. During the past war years, with many odds against one who attempted making matches, I would say the Legion fans were more than lucky, when you con¬ sider the many sensational bouts that have taken place. Hollywood itself is another reason. My Friday nite fights are the only ones in town, so the studio crowd is an eager bunch every week. Everyone is there from the top star and pro¬ ducer to the extras and writers. The Legion is more or less the home grounds for the studio per¬ sonnel and we’ve been a happy Friday nite family. Another reason for the Legion’s popularity is the thrilling Monday nite wrestling bouts, staged by my good friend Hughie Nichols. I dare say many fite nites hold as much interest as do those hardy bouts. The recent sellout and the attendance of many stars are the answer. ANOTHER QUESTION asked me from tiine to time is the East vs. West in boxing class? My guess is that the West always did rank over eastern boys. A great many fans overlook the fact that, altho they see the most important bouts in the Madison Sq. Garden, most of the cream is from the west or middle west. For an example, Louis, Armstrong, McLaren, Ace Hudkins, Freddie Steele, Fidel LaBarba, Willie Ritchie, Ceferino Garcia, Bud Taylor, Manuel Ortiz, Barney Ross, Charley White, Tom¬ my Gibbons, Max Baer are a small portion of the champs or near champions who learned their box¬ ing IQ’s somewhere in our golden west. YOUNG TOSSES Loretta Young has slapped, kicked and thrown crockery at men during her screen career but for the first time in her life douses one with a mug full of beer in “Katie for Congress.” Rhys Wil¬ liams receives the suds . . . CURT S TROPICAL ISLE CAY — SMART — ENJOYABLE FINEST IN DRINKS Curt Lonergan, Host — 3329 W. Washington Blvd., Venice Santa Monica 83018 Ex-Sports Champs Gamble for Movie The mammoth gambling casino set for “Johnny O’Clock” at Co¬ lumbia has taken on the aspect of a fighters’ and ballplayers’ rendezvous, with a dozen familiar sports figures working in director Robert Rossen’s cast or in the crew. Among members of the fisticuff fraternity on the set are Newsboy Brown, prop man; Bob Perry, Gene Delmont, Charlie St. George, Sammy Shack, Kit Guard and Ralph Volkie. One-time fight man¬ ager Emmett Lewith is also on hand. Two former big-league ball play¬ ers also have parts in the film — Jimmy Reese of the N. Y. Yan¬ kees and St. Louis Cardinals, and Heinie Mueller of the Cards and Phillies. This Song Was Written for the Crippled Children of Houston, Texas By Jack Kenney and Leo Carrillo “There’s Help for Every Crippled Girl and Boy” There are many little children, who never had a chance To share the things that other kiddies love; Their smiling little faces cover up those injured places With a light of faith that comes from up above. They’re never even jealous of the neighbor’s kid next door; They always boost the winner, and they even keep the score. To some kids life’s a problem, but to these kids it’s a joy; There’s help for every crippled girl and boy. Clover Club The Clover Club is catching on for breakfast and floor show, with John Dahl and Joan Lorring hav¬ ing Ham and Eggs in the wee part of the ayem. THE GLEN Cocktuils • Atmosphere • Music • Your Host— BILL IRISH 1743 No. Beverly Glen Blvd. West Los Angeles ARizona 3-7330 NOW IS TIIE TIME . . . To cash in on that inflated priced car you are driving. Call AL HERD for Buyer H 0-8131 H 0-8131 7077 SUNSET BLVD., AT LA BREA Page Fourteen HOLLYWOOD