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Show , , - . v it Hollywood executives promise prom-ise fewer but bettor pictures this Benson. However, there are few Uncible indications to support such a promise, as practically every ev-ery studio is busily at work. i, Reaction to the reported wave of audience opposition to war pictures has caused studios to consider abandoning this type of film- However, the public isn't objecting to pictures on the war in general; what Uiey do object to is the "fictionalized" film, which portrays our enemies as saps and pushovers, when everyone realizes real-izes that this just isn't true. There have been some excellent "war" pictures which have received popular pop-ular support and will continue to draw film-goers by the thousands. Films with war bakgrounds, such as the story of Dr. Wassell, the medical missionary whose exploits ex-ploits in rescuing wounded soldiers sol-diers from Java was mentioned by President Roosevelt; the film based on "The Sullivans," the five brothers who lost their lives in the sinking of the cruiser, "Juneau," "Ju-neau," and the biography based on "The Story of Eddie Ricken-backer," Ricken-backer," will no doubt prove popular. t Unit Disney's artists are in, Cuba, steeping themselves in the folklore nnd color of that island preparatory to preparing another salute, einematicnlly, to our Latin-Amerlcnn Latin-Amerlcnn neighbors. This will be the third such film, the first being "Saludos Amigos," now currently making the rounds of the nation's theaters nnd the second being "Surprise Package," which shows Donald Duck in Brazil falling in love with a native cookie peddler, played by Aurora Miranda, sister of Carmen Miranda. Lupe Velez has been offered a part in a picture to be made in her native Mexico as co-star with the popular Mexican comedian, Mario Moreno, known professionally profession-ally as Cantiflas, in a burlesque version of "Romeo and Juliet." Cheryl Walker, who has the leading role in "Stage Door Canteen," Can-teen," was selected as Queen of the Tournament of Roses in 1939 and immediately given a six-months six-months contract by Paramount. However, at the end of the six months, Miss Walker was still Miss Walker, never having had a chance to prove her ability before the cameras. No such misfortune will follow this recent appearance, however, because she has been given a contract and the lead in "Strange Victory." Edward Arnold, actor, and John Arnold, Metro camera technician, tech-nician, look so much alike that everybody thinks they are related. relat-ed. Edward, however, says they aren't. He explains the names by French sailors, American tars and Australian RAAF aces at the Music Box Canteen, Broadway, New York. saying that his is just an adopted name his real name is Guenther Schneider. Charles Bickford, who plays the priest in "The Song of Ber-nadette," Ber-nadette," will have another priest role in "The Keys of the Kingdom," King-dom," that of Father Chisholm. Diana Lewis, young wife of William Powell, gets the first good part of her screen career in "Cry Havoc," and she and Bill are delighted. Betty Grable, after a recuperative recup-erative rest at Palm Springs, following fol-lowing her recent -operation, is back at work, looking swell. Film fans who were delighted with the combination of Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper some years back will probably be glad to hear that Beery and the five-year-old mite Margaret O'Brien, who wrung hearts in "Journey for Margaret," are to be teamed in "Little Miss Doorkey." |