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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1942
Page
9
Production in progress stars Michele Morgan and Paul Henreid in their first American film for RKO Radio. The project headlines upcoming cinema with a Paris setting and dramatic romance.
On the Palm Beach Story set Claudette Colbert endures an upper berth sequence in a Pullman car with rose pajamas as Rudy Vallee and a porter pivot around breakfast and borrowed clothes. Preston Sturges insists lines be spoken exactly as written, down to the steward’s corrected “Yes mom.”
Fashion writers pick the ten best dressed screen women of the year led by Dolores Del Rio Loretta Young Paulette Goddard Irene Dunne Lana Turner Carole Lombard Gracie Allen Gail Patrick Constance Bennett Joan Crawford Dororthy Lamour tops undressed list. The best dressed picture is When Ladies Meet designed by Adrian for Joan Crawford and Greer Garson with Rosalind Russell in Bombay Nights as runner up.
Record review notes the Eton Boys and Victor pairing on close harmony eight sides. Carol Bruce and Harry James issue You Don’t Know What Love Is with Columbia. Nan Wynn signs Victor contract for film tunes from 1941. Jackie Cooper rides high as Tommy Dorsey returns to Hollywood.
The Hollywood Today Fan Club offers limited photos this week featuring Jack Carson Buck Jones Beryl Wallace John Boles Judy Canova Errol Flynn and Gene Autry. Members may request by writing to the Fan Club Crossroads of the World Hollywood California.
Joe Fisher reviews three Warner pictures. The Man Who Came to Dinner stars Bette Davis Ann Sheridan Monty Woolley with Jimmy Durante and Billie Burke in a brisk comedy. Kings Row shines as an emotional drama led by Ann Sheridan with Robert Cummings Ronald Reagan and Betty Field. Finally Dangerous They Live stars John Garfield with Nancy Coleman and Raymond Massey in a tense spy tale with amnesia and psychiatry angles.
Richard Arlen, born in Charlottesville, Virginia, entertained guests at his Beverly Hills ranch estate near the San Fernando Valley. The actor, who once flew with the Royal Flying Corps and runs a flying school, showcased his rambling 800-foot house, an innovative barn, and a vast ranch with over 1400 head of cattle. The visit featured chats with the Errett Crosbys and reminiscences of Ring and Poison Oakie.
Movie notes reveal Abbott and Costello will reuse gags in Rio Rita and their next Universal film Keep Em Flying. Orson Welles faces questions over The Magnificent Ambersons, while Laird Cregar’s pool dive cut from Rings on Her Fingers sparks humor. Betty Kean makes screen debut in Yokel Boy. Rosalind Russell remains a Hollywood bachelor girl amid wartime charity work.
Ken Morgan surveys film news noting MGM plans American Cavalcade with Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy as Mr and Mrs America. He mentions England’s use of film to boost morale and actors like Edward Chapman and Robert Newton joining top roles while serving. Martha Raye rescues a fellow actress with quick first aid.
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