Salt Lake Telegram | 1943-09-28 | Page 16 | Ginger Decides Burly Leading Man Exactly the One for New Picture

Ginger Decides Burly Leading Man I Exactly the One for New Picture By Robbin Coons HOLLYWOOD David HOLLYWOOD David Hempstead Hemp Hemp- stead tead the producer called on Ginger Rogers with a She liked not It-not oddly because Dalton Dal Dal- ton Tr Trumbo had written Tender Comrade with her ter in mind So they began talking about leading I men and Hempstead suggested Robert Ryan Never heard of him ald I Ginger What he done 1 They dug up Ryans Ryan's first screen creen test in which Bob pushed a small er man all over the screen sc en with considerable violence Ginger said ald no Ue Hes too bIg bIgand bigand and burly They'd expect him to eat cat me up For seven days das they interviewed prospects to no avaiL Then Ginger Ginger Gin Gin- ger dropped In at office and fond him reading a pile pUe ot of comment cards from preview preview pre pre- view audiences from Pasadena Want to read them 1 Ginger read ad Pasadena liked Ryan As Aa she laid asIde the last Jast card Hempstead reminded her to 11 our last Jast day to find a leading man Ginger nodded How about Ryan 1 You said aId he wu was too burly saId Hempstead Anyway I think hes he's going into the army he just wait three weeks T she asked ru IU see It If we can find hirt Hempstead Instructed his tary to comb Hollywood for Ryan The combing took two minutes Ryan walked In right away In two more minutes he was set for forthe forthe the tole ole How about the army Ginger asked Im in but I dont don't go for three weeks that lucky r said Mia Gin Gin- ger As they left she stopped suddenly I 1 just thought They certainly located you In a hurry just now I 1 wasn't far away Ryan smiled right Maybe next door door she asked and he nodded Been waiting there long Seven Se days das said Mid Ryan