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Show be "Very Hot in Haiti," with Mar- jorie Reynolds, Victor Moore, and Betty Hutton. Sreen rights to "Mission to Moscow," the book by Joseph E. Davies, former ambassador to Russia, Rus-sia, have been purchased by Warners. War-ners. Mr. Davies declared that he believed "that a complete and frank portrayal of conditions contributing con-tributing to better mutual understanding under-standing and confidence between two great peoples at this particular particu-lar time may be of paramount service ser-vice to the cause of the United Nations Na-tions and to free men everywhere." While the sale price was not di-vulgd, di-vulgd, Mr. Davies announced that he plans to devote the profits to a public cause, the character of which he is not yet prepared to announce. L"" M Wnssoll, nnvnl HhowofthoPattloof Java,; rmomuHlU-al missionary in, ' vhoso exploit in canng foi ransportine ""f1 from Jva to Australm, Lcribed by President Koose- 'almost like a Christ-like 83 d voted to his flock." is iTJith Si B. DeMille r',r;''Cs Hilton on Paramounfs "dfilm about his exper-'nr exper-'nr Wassell wants it clear-;i,U'erstood, clear-;i,U'erstood, however, that he ?"ft tell his story to the films $ZZjlL 016 Pr- ceeds are to go to help the navy relief. According to figures recently released, "Sergeant York," during the first year of its run, has climbed up to become one of the three biggest money-makers of all filmdom's history, grossing a total well in excess of $5,000,000. Its record is topped only by the fabulous fabu-lous "Gone With the Wind," and Walt Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwrafs," with grosses of $30,000,000 and $8,000,000, respectively. res-pectively. Warner's previous record money-maker was Al Jolson's "The Singing Fool," which brought in $5,000,000 in 1928. Lillian Hellman's Broadway success, "Watch On the Rhine," will be translated on the screen as .a faithful reproduction of the spirit and feeling' of the drama. Paul Lukas, Lucille Watson, Geo. Coulouris, Eric Roberts and Frank Wilson are repeating their Broadway Broad-way roles in the film, while Bette Davis is playing the role created by Mady Christians. When Oscar Levant begins his four-hour practices on the piano in his Hollywood hotel room, instead of being annoyed, the hotel guests gather in the hall to listen. Susan Peters is scheduled to replace Ann Rutherford in the Hardy series, although both actresses ac-tresses are appearing in the current cur-rent "Andy Hardy's Last Fling." The shortage of leading men is affecting the studios greatly, causing numbers of planned films to be shelved. The only feasible method of meeting the situation is the pooling of all eligible leading men and each studio having the privilege of using those not already I engaged. ' " While rumor has it that Norma Nor-ma Shearer intends to retire from the screen, Hunt Stromberg is reported re-ported to be trying to persuade her to play the leading role in "Dishonored "Dis-honored Lady," which he will produce pro-duce for United Artists. - Alice Duer Miller's narrative poem, "The White Cliffs of Dover," has been purchased by R-K-O for the screen. The poem is written as a reminiscence of an American widow of an Englishman who lived in Britain during . her married years. Ronald Colman will probably prob-ably play the lead. Dick' Powell's term contract with Paramount marks his first permanent studio affiliation since he left Warner Bros, in December, Decem-ber, 1939. His first picture will |