Hollywood Gossip Notes From Wartime News Desk
Inside Hollywood items report Jeffrey Lynn cited for bravery in action abroad and Veronica Lake set to wed Andre De Toth after her decree. Lew Ayres, 80, treated Philippine bombing victims on Leyte Island and asked to serve under fire. Greta Garbo rumors of a Sweden return for Countess Julia remake fade amid deal talks. Melvin Douglas promoted to Major in India. Paris bars shows for GIs amid front-line concerns. Zazu Pitts booed at Mayo General Hospital for political speech. Motion picture profits surge with studios earning billions while Fox buys Kathleen Winsor book rights for a high price.
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Red Cross
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Robert Stevenson
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20th-Century Fox
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Hays
Kathleen Winsor
Minute Movie Preview of Major Ted Lawson Adaptation
AGM presents a pictorial preview of an epic film version of Major Ted Lawson's best seller with stars Spencer Tracy Van Johnson Robert Walker Phyllis Thaxter and Tim Murdock in the cast for a notable screen event.
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AGM
Ted Lawson
Spencer Tracy
van Johnson
Cat
Robert Walker
Phyllis Thaxter
Tim Murdock
Bob Walker
Enchanted Cottage Canteen Set Feels Like Real Life on Film
Behind the scenes at RKO on The Enchanted Cottage a lively harbor of sailors soldiers and village belles enjoys a make believe world. Dorothy McGuire and crew share jokes while director John Cromwell revises dialogue and filming continues from multiple angles to capture the cottage kitchen scene.
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Iue
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Bob
John Cromwell
Jase
Marjorie Reynolds Talks Career and G I Joes Support
Actress Marjorie Reynolds discusses her rise from early road life to stardom on Holiday Inn and Dixie. She shares memories of Alaska service and plans to organize aid for returning and disabled G I Joes, emphasizing transportation access and care.
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Brazil musical comedy review praises Latin rhythm and team effort
Republic's Brazil directed by Joseph Santley and produced by Robert North features Tito Guizar Virginia Bruce Edward Everett Horton and Robert Livingston with a strong Latin song and dance focus. The critic notes flaws but calls it a grand musical comedy and credits Santley North Horton and the song Brazil for its energetic, cohesive presentation.
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Joseph Santley
Tito Guizar
Virginia Bruce
Edward Everett Horton
Robert Livingston
Richard Lane
Frank Puglia
Fortunio Bonanova
Veloz
Yolanda
Brazil
South America
North America
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Tito Guitar
Tito
Rio de Janeiro
Bob Livingston
Movie Star Vues Offer Fans Photo Cards
The notice invites readers to request photos of Ginger Rogers Alan Ladd Donald O Connor Roy Rogers Greer Garson Hed Skelton by mailing 10 cents per picture or 25 cents for three to Star Vue 6406 Selma Ave Hollywood 28 Calif. Include this newspaper in the request for prompt fulfillment.
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Calif
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Selma Avenue
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California
Glamour Stars Record AFRS Holiday Command Performance
Dinah Shore Ginny Simms Dorothy Lamour Frances Langford and Virginia O'Brien contributed to the AFRS two hour Christmas Day program. The recording, sent to fighting fronts worldwide, featured Bob Hope Ken Carpenter Spike Jones Kay Kyser and others with Spencer Tracy and Skippy Homeier in a dramatic sketch. The show, praised as the finest radio event of its kind, included carols and a Ken Darby Chorus number.
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Dinah Shore
Ginny Simms
Dorothy Lamour
Frances Langford
Virginia O'Brien
AFRS
Hollywood Victory Committee
Bob Hope
Ken Carpenter
Xavier Cugat
Spike Jones
Kay Kyser
Meredith Willson
Jimmy Durante
Jack Benny
Fred Allen
Danny Kaye
W. C. Field
Jerry Colonna
Ken Darby
The Dictator Flop in Rome Red Cross Benefit
Charlie Chaplin's The Dictator shown in Rome for the first time as a Red Cross benefit. Tickets priced at two dollars. Italians found the Mussolini parody unamusing and silent amid the audience. A GI Joe dismisses Broadways first run claims, joking about global film reach.
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Red Cross
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Mussolini
Joe
Africa
Neve Gaines
China
Alaska
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