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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1942
Page
3
Maureen O Hara John Payne and Randolph Scott lead the cast of 20th Century Fox marine drama To the Shores of Tripoli as previews highlight action and adventure on the high seas.
Shirley Temple ages into a high school role in Little Annie Rooney with a boy friend who drums in a band. Work pauses for real school lessons under a teacher as production balances school with on set jam sessions and Temple’s duties to her inventor father.
An 8 by 10 photograph from a recent Flash Preview is offered to Hollywood Today readers who mail twenty five cents to cover service costs.
Fashion reporting highlights a shift toward flashy footwear and decorative details. Eye catching features include rockling chair soles, square heels, nail head trim, side buckles, and floral prints. Irene Dunne Carole Landis and Ginger Rogers are noted in bold shoe styles and a Mexican kerchief scarf adds a colorful wardrobe accent.
Wax Man spotlights Hal McIntyre as a rising star after a New York broadcast and local cue to his debut single Fooled. The column also touts Johnny Hodges Blues, Duke Ellington Johnny Mercer, and notes on Buddy Rich, Tommy Dorsey, and Benny Goodman. It mentions Sunny Dunham to watch, plus Basie’s new singer Lynne Sherman and a Palladium trombone duet by Jerry Colonna and TT Dorsey.
Hollywood Today announces an autographed Clark Gable photo for readers who mail a request. Include this newspaper and enclose return postage and handling in the note. Gable has resumed work at MGM and stars in the new film Somewhere I’ll Find You.
Paramount top a double bill with The Remarkable Andrew starring Brian Donlevy William Holden and Ellen Drew and The Lady Has Plans featuring Paulette Goddard and Ray Milland. The Remarkable Andrew follows a bookkeeper who refuses city hall embezzlement aided by spirits of founding fathers.
Journalist and scriptwriter J Benton Cheney, once a newspaper man in the Philippines and Orient, who wrote Hopalong Cassidy scripts starring William Boyd. Cheney recalls Shanghai clashes in 1932, Japs’ island moves near Luzon, life under General Douglas MacArthur, and tales of Corregidor from wartime service.
Virginia Dale will be seen next in Paramount's Holli day Inn alongside Bing Crosby, signaling a prominent screen appearance with a major studio star.
Richard Bare shifts to navy duty while The Spoilers wrap up for Uncle Sam. Bob Hope and Bing Crosby spoof Valentino in Road to Morocco. Veronica Lake eyed by Joel McCrea’s screen rival. Marlene Dietrich seeks Jean Gabin. Rita Hayworth denies marriage rift. Joan Fontaine and Olivia de Havilland bury feud.
Ken Morgan reports on Ginny Simms denying marriage rumors with Kay Kyser while juggling two radio shows and an RKO contract. He also tracks Gene Autry's rodeo profit, Tyrone Power contract chatter, Betty Grable Raft rumors, and other Hollywood moves from Broadway-bound plans to shifts at NBC, MGM, and United Artists.
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