Escape Me Never (Warner Bros.) (1947)

Still 656-510 “ESCAPE ME NEVER". Ida Lupino and Errol Flynn in Warner Bros.', filmization of Margaret Kennedy's best-seller and play, due Friday at the Strand Theatre. MAT 2C Errol Flynn Globe-Trotter Deluxe Before Hollywood Screen star Errol Flynn now costarring in Warner Bros.’ “Escape Me Never” with Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker and Gig Young at the Strand Thaetre, is all thing's to all men. The actor has had enough varied adventures and unusual experiences to match conversation with men from all walks of life. His career covers three continents and a dozen different skills. The sportsman adventurer was born in Tasmania and came to fame in Hollywood, but in the intervening years none of his screen roles can overshadow his fascinating adventures around the world. In ‘Escape Me Never” he portrays a vagabond musician traveling through Italy, Switzerland and England. Yet, Errol has traveled around the world in reality, hitting many of the little known spots. He’s vagabonded down the coast of Mexico and around South America. He’s cruised to islands in the South Pacific. As a sportsman he was boxing contender for the 1928 Olympic Games as a representative of Ireland. He has clumped his way over miles of ocean bottom exploring undersea life in a diver’s suit and helmet. He is a licensed airplane pilot and expert boatman. He is mechanically minded, can repair practically any kind of motor, and in direct contrast can speak authoritatively of antiques, rare paintings and bric-abrac. Besides all of this activity, Flynn has found time to write two books, ‘“‘Beam Ends” and “Showdown”, both of which have met with more than average success. However his pet pastime is his yacht. In between films he always takes a short trip down the coast, or if time permits, an extended jaunt to some foreign locale for a complete change. Warners Build Alps, Venice On Burbank Lot When the Alpine scenes were filmed for Warner Bros.’ “Escape Me Never”, starring Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino, Eleanor Parker and Gig Young, opening Friday at the Strand Theatre, it was a case of bringing the mountains to Mahomet—or Burbank. On one of the sound stages Carl Weyl had a small portion of the Alps constructed complete with streams, trees, shrubbery and bubbling brooks. Unlike any other mountain brooks, it was steam-heated to 80 degrees and the speed of its flow could be regulated by moving a lever. For the opening scenes, art director Weyl had an authentic reproduction of the Grand Canal in Venice built on the back lot. It was complete even to the slowly moving water, gaylypainted gondolas and flocks of pigeons. This set was one of 30 used in the film, including: a lavish London ballroom, interior of the Royal Theatre, a Venetian castle and an Alpine resort hotel. The entire film was_ photographed on the Burbank lot, although the story progresses from Venice in the spring to the Dolomite (Austrian Tyrol) sequence in the summer, and to London in the autumn and early winter. Dancers Discuss Pet Traditions Ask a few young dancers what is ballet tradition and the answers come quick, short and simple. Says one ballerina, “When I cross myself before coming out on the stage, that is tradition.” “Tradition is to part your hair in the middle and slick it down on the sides,” says another. “Tradition is when you tie the ribbons on your toe shoes so that the audience cannot see the knots,” explains a third. The opinions come from three of 34 dancers of a new ballet to be seen for the first time in Warner Bros.’ “Escape Me Never”, opening Friday at the Strand Theatre. Ida Lupino’s Reminiscing On ‘Escape Professionally, Ida Lupino and her present director, Peter Godfrey have a lot in common. They’ve been in the chips and out of them at the same time, and occasionally at the same places. The two got to reminiscing on the set of “Escape Me Never” at Warner Bros., in which Ida is co-starred with Errol Flynn, Eleanor Parker and Gig Young. The results constitute a fair little yarn. Back in 1937 they had both been given the gate, or what amounts to the gate. Ida had just wound up a little nifty called “Artists and Models” and was very much at liberty. Godfrey had completed directing Julie Hayden and Cedric Hardwicke in “Shadow and Substance” and ti Still IL-570 Me Never’ Set was also looking for work. The two met at a party, compared notes, found they had a lot of thoughts in common and decided to write radio skits together until their luck changed. At least the writing kept them busy during their dual depression until they both got legitimate work again. Ida was called for a starring role in “The Light That Failed”’ and Peter. latched onto a directing job at a major studio. Again came the great silence and another attempt to write, direct and produce radio shows. Eventually Ida landed a good contract at Warner Bros., which had been her goal for a long time. Godfrey was signed by that company a little later. IDA LUPINO as Gemma, gamin-waif in Warner Bros.', "Escape Me Never", at the Strand. MAT 2F Twins Alternate Screen Role For New Warner Film In Warner Bros.’ “Escape Me Never”, opening Friday at the Strand, Ida Lupino plays the mother of an eleven-month old baby. Because the law reads that a baby of that age can only work two hours a day before cameras, smart Warner Bros. engaged identical twins, David and Michael Chubb for the role. Pay was the same for both babies. Stall EF-463 Errol Flynn MAT IE Eleanor Parker Into Films Via The Pasadena Playhouse “Escape Me Never”, which is the title of Eleanor Parker’s latest Warner Bros.’ film, opening Friday at the Strand Theatre, is also a good title for her attitude toward an acting career. From the time she first attended grammar school, the young actress who shares top billing with Errol Flynn, Ida Lupino and Gig Young in the picture has seen to it that no opportunity to act has ever escaped her. At ten she was chosen to be one of two Cleveland children to be apprenticed to the Cleveland Playhouse. In high school she was president of the Dramatic Society. For experience Eleanor has played in summer stock at Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. One year, to pay her tuition, she waited on tables. The next she was head Temperamental Birds In one important scene of ‘‘Escape Me Never”, a group of pigeons were supposed to stroll back and forth in front of costars Eleanor Parker and Gig Young as part of a romantic sequence. When the property man released the pigeons, they refused to stroll and insisted on flying. The property man complained to the pigeons’ owner. “Oh”’, said the pigeon man, “I didn’t know you wanted foreground pigeons, they’re a different kind.” usher. Eleanor loved it all, just so long as she could smell the grease-paint and be around people who were concerned about “yarts,” “sides” and readings.” No sooner had she graduated from high school then Eleanor Parker made a bee-line for the Pasadena Community Playhouse. A first-year student, she was not thinking too much about the future, was content just to soak up all she could of the technical side of acting. Into her life one day strolled a Warner Talent Scout. He tested her on Tuesday. The following Monday she was on the Warner payroll and at work. Still EP-552 Eleanor Parke: MAT ID