Motion Picture Herald (Jul-Aug 1944)

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"STARS OF TOMORROW" PROVE ABILITY IN NEW FILMS Yesterday's "Stars of Tomorrow" Are Box Office Names Today Here are the names and placings of the 30 players to whom exhibitors voted stardom in Motion Picture Herald's first three annual "Stars of Tomorrow" polls: 1943 1942 1941 1. William Bendix 1. Van Heflin 1. Laraine Day 2. Philip Dorn 2. Eddie Bracken 2. Rita Hayworth 3. Susan Peters 3. Jane Wyman 3. Ruth Hussey 4. Donald O'Connor 4. John Carroll 4. Robert Preston 5. Anne Baxter 5. Alan Ladd 5. Ronald Reagan 6. Van Johnson 6. Lynn Bari 6. John Payne 7. Gene Kelly 7. Nancy Kelly 7. Jeffrey Lynn 8. Diana Barrymore 8. Donna Reed 8. Ann Rutherford 9. Gig Young 9. Betty Hutton 9. Dennis Morgan 0. Alexis Smith 10. Teresa Wright 10. Jackie Cooper Nine of 16 Men Winners in First Three Polls Now in Armed Services by WILLIAM R. WEAVER Hollywood Editor Sixteen of tie 30 players voted stardom by exhibitors in Motion Picture Herald's first (three annual "'Stars of Tomorrow" polls are .mien, and nine of these are in the armed services as the fourth polling gets under way. Another, Alan Ladd, is back in Hollywood and at work in the top role of Paramount's "Two Years Before the Mast" with an honorable discharge in his pocket. Those still in uniform are John Carroll, Jackie Cooper, Van Heflin, Jeffrey Lynn, Donald O'Connor, John Payne, Robert Preston, Ronald Reegan and Gig Young. All of these aad justified their exhibitor-elector's confidence "in them prior to answering the call to the colors, and presumably, since their contracts oi employment pick up on their return at the Doint where they left off on their leaving, will :ontinue to do so after they've justified Uncle Sam's. Work of Players Indicates Accuracy of Poll The six whose careers have developed without break are William Bendix, Eddie Bracken, Philip Dorn, Van Johnson, Gene Kelly and Dennis Morgan, and their works bespeak the falidity of the poll's predictions. William Bendix, busy enough to be twins, aas had top roles in "Lifeboat," "The Hairy Ape," "Hostages" and "Guadalcanal Diary," already released, and in the completed but unreleased "Greenwich Village" and "Abroad With Two Yanks" as well as the still-shooting "Two Years Before the Mast." Eddie Bracken established himself as a star oi first rank in "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek" and "Hail the Conquering Hero," and ne's got "Bring on the Girls" and "Rainbow Island" completed, awaiting release, while engaged at present in making "Out of This World." Philip Dorn played the second male lead in "Paris After Dark" and the role of third importance in "Passage to Marseille," in addition to his performance in "Random Harvest" Van Johnson Has Appeared in Number of Films Van Johnson is currently on the screens as the sailor in "Two Girls and a Sailor," has been around in "Mme. Curie," "A Guy Named Joe," "White Cliffs of Dover," "The War Against Mrs. Hadley," a number of Dr. Gillespie pictures, and is coming up in "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" and "Ziegfeld Follies." Gene Kelly has made himself a ranking member of the marquee notability by his performances in "Cover Girl," "Christmas Holiday," "The Cross of Lorraine," and is to carry on in the presently-shooting "Ziegfeld Follies" and "Anchors Aweigh." Dennis Morgan sang and played the stellar role in "Desert Song," went on with "Shine on, Harvest Moon" and "Thank Your Lucky Stars," and is down for three more Warner pictures which have been titled, probably not finally, "The Very Thought of You," "Henrietta the Eighth" and "Sometimes I'm Hap py" The men voted stardom by exhibitors have been doing all right. The women voted stardom in the poll have been doing all right, too, specifically, and alphabetically, as follows: Lynn Bari scored in "The Bridge of San Luis Rey," "Hello Frisco Hello," "Tampico," and is coming out shortly in "Sweet and Lowdown." Diana Barrymore, preferring stage to screen and dividing her time between Hollywood and Broadway, has been out in "Ladies Courageous," "Fired Wife" and "Frontier Badman." Laraine Day is on the screens now in "The Story of Dr. Wassell," successfully as she was in "Mr. Lucky," and is at work in "That Hunter Girl." Rita Hayworth Attracted Notice in "Cover Girl" Rita Hayworth set the nation talking with her performance in "Cover Girl" and is currently before Columbia's cameras in "Tonight and Every Night." Ruth Hussey gave representative performances in "The Uninvited" and "Tender Comrade" and will be around shortly in "Marine Raiders." Betty Hutton co-starred with Eddie Bracken in "The Miracle of Morgan's .Creek" and with Bob Hope in "Let's Face It," and now she three completed Paramounts — "Incendiary Blonde," "Here Come the Waves" and "And the Angels Sing" — currently on the way into exhibition. Nancy Kelly was seen with Eddie Cantor in "Show Business" and played leads in "Gambler's Choice," "Tornado" and "Women in Bondage." She's to be starred in "Betrayal from the East." Susan Peters registered in "Young Ideas" and "Song of Russia" before going into the now suspended "Secrets in the Dark." MGM has some more pictures for her in preparation. Donna Reed, seen publicly to advantage in "See Here, Private Hargrove" and "The Man from Down Under," has roles of prominence in the forthcoming "Mrs. Parkington" and "The Picture of Dorian Gray." Ann Rutherford, who took some time out to get married, has "Laramie Trail," "Happy Land" and "Bermuda Mystery" performances to her credit, with several more performances to come. Alexis Smith's exhibited works since elec • tion to stardom are "Thank Your Lucky Stars," "The Constant Nymph" and "The Adventures of Mark Twain." Completed, but unreleased, are "Rhapsody in Blue," "The Animal Kingdom," "Doughgirls" and "The Horn Blows at Midnight," not to mention the all-star "Hollywood Canteen," in production, and "San Antonio," on the agenda. Teresa Wright, absent from the studio lots for a time due to domestic preoccupations, is to return opposite Gary Cooper in "Casanova Brown," completed and awaiting release, and is down for a starring role in "Those Endearing Young Charms." Jane Wyman has been seen in "Princess O'Rourke" and "Make Your Own Bed" and is to be observed again in the forthcoming "Animal Kingdom," "Doughgirls" and "Crime By Night." In its annual effort to ascertain today's Stars of Tomorrow, Motion Picture Herald currently is conducting its 1944 poll among all of the independent and circuit exhibitors of the nation. RKO Radio to Trade Sh ow Five Films July 25-27 RKO Radio will hold national trade screenings of five pictures, last of the 1943-44 program, on July 25, 26 and 27, coincidental with the company's annual sales meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, it was announced last week by Ned E. Depinet, president. The five pictures are "Music in Manhattan" with Anne Shirley, Dennis Day; "Bride by Mistake," starring Alan Marshal and Laraine Day; "Mademoiselle Fifi," starring Simone Simon ; "Heavenly Days," starring Fibber McGee and Molly, with Eugene Pallette ; "The Falcon in Mexico," with Tom Conway and Mona Maris. MOTION PICTURE HERALD, JULY 22, 1944 17