Show MEN HE-MEN RETURN AS MOVIE ACS AC i B By PAUL HARRISON I HOLL HOLLYWOOD Only HOLLYWOOD Only Only a year year ago tho the major studios were viewing viewing view view- ing with concern their graying depleted depicted ranks of leading men Talent scouts were called In and sternly adjured to keep their e eyes es off and hoofing for a while and to bring in some bodied able males So tho the chastened scouts went forth into tho the highways and the byways the tho night clubs and the tho little theaters tho college collego stadiums stadiums stadiums sta sta- sta- sta and the radio stations stopping stopping stopping stop stop- ping on en route to scan the tho profiles and feel the bleeps biceps of young truck drivers and C C C workers Part Parl of the scouts' scouts equipment must havo been tape tapo measures and scales for tho the studios have been paying some staggering freight bills for the masculine material material material ma ma- that has been sent to them themon on approval Result is LJ that a lot Jot of ot physically Imposing replacements have havo been made in tho the ranks of ot leading men Most of them j seem to be patterned as closely as possible possible pos pos- sible along along- tho the lines of ot Errol Flynn who weighs pounds stands 6 feet 2 inches and is so slim-hipped slim that ho he has to wear suspenders Mr Flynn nn was In Hollywood before the tho roundup he-roundup began His American film debut was Vas made asa as asa asa a handsome corpse In Tho The Case of the tho Curious Bride But ho also was tho the first of the newcomers newcom newcom- ers to attain sensational success Approved by tho the Girls A newer recruit at the tho same Bamo studio is Patric Patrie Knowles He tops Flynn by halt half an inch and andis andis andis is playing the tho role rolo of Flynns Flynn's brother In Charge of tho the Light Bri Brigade After listening to the tho comments of executives and as assorted assorted assorted as- as sorted actresses and extra girls I can safely predict that you will ill willbe willbo be bo seeing a lot of ot Mr Knowles hereafter Frank Shields the former tennis tennis ten ten- nis fig ace has been around Hollywood Hollywood Hollywood Holly Holly- wood long enough to havo had two contracts But he wasn't given anything to do until tho the brute big-brute roundup called attention attention attention atten atten- tion to his presence Mr Shields towers an even 6 G feet teet 3 Inches and carries pounds Alger Stories While on a high note Allan Jones stands a little more moro than six feet and weighs pounds Hes He's a tenor with a n. past past past-ho ho was wasa wasn a n boy soprano drove a truck op operated operated op- op crated a n steam shovel and sang sangIn sangin sangin in opera Also at M G is Stanley Mor- Mor ner ncr 6 feet 2 and pounds Hes He's a baritone has labored in lumber lumberyards lumberyards lumberyards yards played football at college college- the same college Incidentally that produced Alfred Lunt and Fred MacMurray rac forner is tho the fellow who seems to bo be singing A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody In the most eye- eye filling number of or The liThe Great feld But tho the voice you hear is that of tho the aforementioned Allan Jones No reflection at all on tho the excellent voice of the execs just decided after the scene had been photographed that they wanted a tenor instead of a bari ban tone Ditch Digger to Star One of the huskiest of newcom ers era is John King 6 feet mer stoker lumberjack ger radio singer baseball p pI and an expert horseman Hi HI minds you of Gary Cooper 4 O Of tho the Gable typo type is Alan AIa Us tie who stands a n sturdy 73 Iri inc Curtis' Curtis previous job was wa po for tor advertising artists la In York I A big fellow who has been c ing along fast is Michael Vh yi 6 feet 2 inches pounds was discovered on tho the stage staga and given prominent roles i In pictures during tho the las last months j He was tho the romantic l lea Iea a Professional ProCessional Soldier The a atry try Doctor and Poor LillIe J Girl Ho was the tho male le lei White Fang and will be t lis is next assignment Acro Aisle A Less prominent but pro por are David Carlyle 6 foot 2 2 former stage stagG actor radio air script writer and stock and Nick Lukats one OnG of ot 2 h i iDame's Dames Dame's America all-America grid star sisi Hollywood seems to bo be b bu masculine charm by tho the yard the pound |