Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-10-23 | Page 13 | De Mille Will Sign Anew with Paramount

I. I rDE DE MILLE WILL I SIGN ANEW WITH PARAMOUNT By SHEILAH SHEILA GRAHAM Copyright 1936 1930 for The Telegram Cecil HOLLYWOOD B. B DeMille the gr greatest showman 1 in t tovie the he hela I business shortly w will wUl ill la ovie sign a new contract with Par Paramount mount l to fa make at least one picture a year h R f in past years year De Milles Mille's costly i productions have proved a financial headache dache to th the studio The Cru- Cru fides for example put Paramount is In the red several thousand dollars dollar put with his current curren picture The plainsman starring Gary Cooper p p pe Mille Mills has shown he can make a aI I Mille rood O d movie on a comparatively g snail mail budget Hence the proposed propose contract tract 4 pelt q e con 1 The e first picture on the directors director- director s I produCers produCer's producers schedule Is Samson and Delilah written by Saint I known cell French composer De I MUle Mille is negotiating with Charles Bickford for the role of Samson Bickford who plays an Important nt part in The Plainsman has appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap In in most of the De Mille screen epics and because of of his excellent physique would make an Ideal duplicate of ot- the Biblical strong man Claudette Colbert has has' been approached to play Siren Delilah Jean Arthur replaces Carole Lombard Loin Lom bard as feminine lead In the newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper yarn Exclusive The assignment assignment assignment as as- gives Miss Arthur her first opportunity of emoting with handsome Fred MacMurray w who o plays the part of an assistant city editor Miss Lombard still on ly t terms with Paramount over the little question of a will probably be costarred with Clark Gable early next year In Saratoga a story of fast horses and fast women At least once a month th one studio or another gives out the glad tidings that a new Fred Astaire has been discovered And then nothing nothing- more Is heard of the supposed dancing genius Now comes Warner Varner Brothers Broth Broth- ers with a 8 eulogistic statement concerning the dancing prowess of young Lee Dixon formerly connected connected connected con con- with Rudy Vallee's troupe Dixons Dixon's first movie terpsichorean chore was in Gold Diggers of 1937 1931 His Hiss personality and dancing ability a rush assignment into Ready Willing and Able with Ruby Keeler His HI work with the latter proved so satisfactory he has been given givena a leading role In the Harry Hershfield Hershfield Hershfield Hersh- Hersh field opus Music In His Feet Your correspondent has hu witnessed Dixons Dixon's dance routine and feels safe I In predicting that Dixon will be i one of the few ballyhooed hoofers to excell hi his publicity i The purchase for Ginger Rogers of Vivacious Lady by I. I A. A R. R Wylie has made the redhead the busiest lady Jady In Hollywood The next picture on Gingers Ginger's schedule is Stepping Toes with Partner Fred Astaire followed followed by Mother Careys Carey's Chickens Then comes Perfect H Harmony with Charles Boyer as as' as costar an untitled musical musical musical musi musi- cal with Jack Oakle Oakie and finally Vivacious ua Lady Studio gossip gossi Greta Garbo Is the only movie rebel against compulsory compulsory sory enrollment In The Screen Actors Actors' Actors Actors' Ac Ac- tors' tors guild who was not suspended by Actors Actor's Equity Miss Garbo does doe not believe in organizations of any kind