Show Carroll Has HasH Had d Interesting Life j By JOIN JOHN TODD I HOLLYWOOD INS John JohnI Carrolls Carroll's working again at Republic lic the studio which gave him his start in I pictures only pictures only theres there's quite a difference on one point Hes He's getting about 20 times the thc salary he received In 1937 John was just another tall dark and handsome youth when Republic lic first picked him up to play the title role in Zorro Rides Again one onee of those serials serials' the studio would dash off in a week week or two This time hes he's been borrowed from M G to costar with John JohnWayne JohnWayne JohnWayne Wayne and Anna Lee in The Thc Flying Flying FlyIng Fly- Fly Ing Tigers a million-dollar million production pro- pro Carrols Carrol's luck with Republic didn't outlast the serial and he had some slim pickings until Monogram Monogram Monogram Mono Mono- gram one of the smaller studios signed him him- It promptly discovered discovered discovered ered that not only was he hea a handsome handsome handsome hand hand- some lad but had a fine finc as well Thereafter Metro one of the greatest of the great decided he was a prime bet and among his recent pictures for the Culver City plant were Rio Rita and Pierre of the Plains Carroll has led a swashbuckling hg life He has traveled all aU over th the I world and sailed the seven s seas as He has been a taxi driver and ants ant's sea deep-sea diver He also has Daim ni niOn ed steeples n On the screen he generally ren rep resents swashbuckling fast talk fast tal ing personalities In The Tigers he portrays a character known as Woody Jason an ac ace pilot who would rather chase chas women than JapsI Japs I like this kind of role tole and j I think the fans like it t too Carroll Carrol said You see the guy Isn't i a a. downright heel Hes He's just a a nr guy who knows what he w wants an and goes after it Women like that tha that kind of a character even though hes he's ruthless with them Men respect re ro him for his his' ability as a pilot Bette Davis' Davis love for rigid New Nev England winters goes back to he her her juvenile days at a a. girls girls' boarding school In the Berkshire hills where when she snow romped lightly clad in the thi |