Playmates Highlights in RKO Musical Comedy
Kay Kyser stars with John Barrymore in a gag filled musical, with Patsy Kelly arranging a Shakespearean festival appearance while Lupe Velez objects, and a top supporting cast adding to the laughs.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1941
Page
3
Kay Kyser stars with John Barrymore in a gag filled musical, with Patsy Kelly arranging a Shakespearean festival appearance while Lupe Velez objects, and a top supporting cast adding to the laughs.
Connie Boswell endures repeated takes of Falling Star in a crowded RKO studio scene as director William Dieterle orders retakes after a fly disrupts a close up. Boswell, seated on a high bar stool, performs amid lights, crew, and a silent male co star while an assistant calls for jam session tempo.
ERSKINE JOHNSON notes Veronica Lake's film stunts and bruising roles in This Gun for Hire and other projects. The column lists gossipy items from the industry, including star antics, casting moves, and backstage humor featuring Joan Blondell, John Wayne, Joan Crawford, Milton Berle, Bing Crosby, Rita Hayworth, and others.
Hollywood gossip runs full tilt with Robert Donat's return stalemate and Madeleine Carroll Stirling Hayden romance. Arthur Murray and Groucho Marx plan a New York dance cinema venture called The Terpsichore. Terry Hunt reveals Design for Glamour, while Desi Arnaz rumors center on Cleo Manning.
Fan Club members can obtain a free autographed Buck Jones photograph now co starring with Tim McCoy in Monogram's Rough Riders series. Non members can get the picture and a membership card by sending 5 cents for postage and handling to Hollywood Today in Hollywood California and mention this newspaper.
RKO dominates with Four Jacks and a Jill toping previews. Ray Bolger Anne Shirley and Desi Arnaz lead a lively musical with strong dance numbers and witty supporting turns. Monogram's Double Trouble showcases Harry Langdon and Charles Rogers in broad slapstick. Thumbnails note A Date with the Falcon as a brisk Falcon series entry with Gleason Jenkins and Mona Maris in brisk setup.
Harold Huber, a Hollywood actor with three university degrees, speaks six languages and has acted in about 100 pictures over nine years. He is not tied to one nationality, having played many characters on screen while remaining a New Yorker by birth. He once planned to be a lawyer but chose acting, starting with Farewell to Arms and moving quickly to a leading comic role.
Column explores how male stars influence women’s fashion with brief opinions from Bill Holden Melvyn Douglas Buddy Rogers Rudy Vallee and John Howard. Notes diverse male preferences from sleek black gowns to bold color and lace while highlighting Michele Morgan’s beige dinner gown at Ciro’s with fur epaulettes and tunic silhouette.
Columbia releases Youmans album waxed by Meyer Davis praised for its elegance and social circle appeal. TM highlights Savitt and Debussy arrangements, plus notes on Rose and Wallington deals, Forrest's move to James, Kenton Palladium NY plans, Liberty’s Cooper band date, Cootie Williams forming a new group, Basie 15 week tour, Noble’s lost vocalist.
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