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Show CHARLIE IVTCARTHY HAS TOP ROLE IN 'GOLD WN FOLLIES' , By SHEILAH GRAHAM ; (Copyright, 1937, for The Telegram.) HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 18 It was a long time coming, but Hollywood Holly-wood hai finally discovered ita dearth of leading male players and, better still, is remedying the shortage. ef The King and the Chorua Girl"; Lett Erlckson, whs had his biggest film chance In "Conquest aa Garbo's brother; Edward ' orris or-ris of "They Went Forget"; and Kenny Baker of "Mr. Dodd Takes the Air" and "Fifty-second Street." The most unusual masculine film discovery of recent months is Leopold Leo-pold Btokowikl who first gsvs his hands and baton to Paramount in "Big Broadcast of 193T," and. with even greater success, to Universal and Deanna Durbin for "One" Hundred Hun-dred Men and a Girl." It remains to be seen whether Stokowski's film rating holds up in his next film venture with no fooling! Walt Disney's "Mickey Mouse." . The most startling of the kns hat of masculine newcomers is woodea-headed Charlie MeCar- lhiwjahp, with hla monthplemo, Edgar Bergen, currently plays a , top role In "Goldwya Follies." 1- Journalist-Radio Star Walter Winchell will remember 1937 as the year in which he received the plaudits of the picture world for his name is Bert ds Wayns Morris. His most important role to date: "Kid Galahad." His ambition: "To be famon. ' Comedian Ben Blue la a welcome wel-come addition te the male film discoveries; We are the tough boys la "Dead End"; Bonnie Sinclair, Sin-clair, 13-year-old replica of Freddie Bartholomew, who deputised depu-tised for the latter la "Thoroughbreds "Thorough-breds Dont Cry"; Fernand Gravet t XrA- I 1 IM: 'U STAFF PHOTO. -.. fine performance in "Wake Up and Live." (He also received 175.000 in ' hard cash.) The public will remember the i prematurely grey haired Mr. Winchell as tha first portrsyer of , a news reporter as hs really la, and not as hs has been caricatured in all previous newspaperman pic-' pic-' tures. Winchell continues ths good work in "Love and Hisses," reoent-1 reoent-1 ly completed under serious nervous strain. Walter'a first Job of any Impor-1 Impor-1 tancs Was as the third member of t a trio railed "Three Little Boys With the BliVolces."" The "other I two voices belonged to Eddis Can-l Can-l tor and George Jessel. Hs is currently cur-rently vowing he'll never make another an-other picture, but he said that be- ; fore "Wake Up and Live" was released. re-leased. If "Love snd Hisses" is as great a success. I think you csn expect ex-pect another Winchell picture opus ' In 1938. The most unexpected of the new discoveries csn now be seen fighting fight-ing a hurricane in the picture of that name Jon Hall. His real name is Charles Locher. The "Hall" was borrowed from Cousin James Norman Hall, who, with Charles Nordhoff, wrote the story. Jon was born In Fresno, Cel., but didn't stay there very long, living mostly in Europe. He sttended school in Switserlsnd and became a ski jumper, runner, swimming and diving champion-Before champion-Before Goldwyn nabbed him for "Hurricane" he played bit roles In "Charlie Chan in Shanghai" and two other films he would rather forget. He la feet ltt inches tall, weighs 190 pounds, haa brown hair, hasel eyes, and Walter Winchell. . .Hs Myt "never again" to Hollywood, but Sheilah Graham predicts hs will bs back. collect stamps. He is currently enamored of the Counteea dl Fraaao. In Cleveland high school Bob Hope gained a reputation as a wise-cracker. wise-cracker. But he had to come to Hollywood a few months ago to gain full recognition as an actor at least, Hollywood likes to think that. Bob, as a matter of record, has already done quite well by himself him-self on the New York stage "Roberta," "Ro-berta," "The Zlegfeld Follies" and "Red, Hot and Blue," and on the air for a aoap sponsor. But it was his work with W. C. Fields in Paramount's "Big Broadcast Broad-cast of 1938" that caused Hollywood to state, "Here is a star." Bob has just signed a long-term contract and looks like using a Beverly Hills address for many more years. - Dennis O'Keefe was a young man who wanted to feel his wsy cautiously cau-tiously in Filmland before attempting attempt-ing stardom. And- so, late in the summer, he walked into the M-G-M studios to test for a bit part in "Rosalie." While waiting for the result, he played a bit part in a Pete Smith short. Producer Harry Rapt had nothing to do one afternoon, after-noon, wandered into a projection room, saw the abort, eaid, "That's my man," and, the next morning, Mr. O'Keefe found himself the romantic lead in "Bad Man of Brimstone." O'Keefe's real name is Flanagan. He has a different brand of good looks. I think youll like him. Within the space of one year. Alan Curtis Jumped from posing for magazine pages (where he appeared ap-peared aa a two-fisted man with punch) to playing the husband of Joan Crawford in "Mannequin." Which is a pretty good leap in any language. Curtis was born In Chicago and did most of his advertising model work in New York snd Paris. A talent scout brought him to M-G-M for a tryout in minute rolea for "Between Two Women" and "Bad Guy" before linking him in celluloid matrimony with Miss Crawford. Wayne Morris, born in Loa Angeles Ange-les 23 yeara ago. la among ths youngest young-est of the 1937 mala discoveries. Wsyns did not have to be a film atar to get rich. His father la a wealthy executive of a local paper company. Wayne was "discovered" via the Pssadena Community playhouse play-house where he was killing spare time in "Yellow Jack." His real |