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Show Studios' Star Trading Ends In Odd Tangle By RHEILAH GRAHAM Copyright. 193T, for The Telegram HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 10 It will be some time before M-G-M'l mammoth mam-moth production, "Marie Antoinette." An-toinette." acts before s at this moment, the script is 300 pages long, and must be cut in half before-going to the players; Maureen O'Sullivan is the latest member of the large cast of 152 player appearing in the princess role. Robert M or ley. British actor, replaces Peter Loire as Norma Shearer's Louis XVI. Tyrone Powers is wanted from Twentieth Century-Fox for the romantic ro-mantic lover part, which reminds me of strange piece of interstudio bargaining. Before Jean Harlow died, M-G-M had arranged to lend her to Twentieth Century-Fox to play the lead in "In Old Chicago." In return. M-G-M was to receive Tyrone Ty-rone Power for one film. Alice Faye substituted for Jean In "In Old Chicago," but William Powell took over the debt and is now at Twentieth Century-Fox for "The Butler and the Baroness," originally titled -Jein.That leaver Tyrone Power still owing to M-G-M, which makes It practically certain that he will appear with Miss Shearer. Gene Raymond's flickering film career gets a new chance of life at Paramount where he has just signed a contract for one, picture "Stolen Heaven," with Olympe Bradnda. Gene, who had been under contract con-tract for soms time at R-K-O-Radio, had been let out of that stdlo because be-cause of waning popularity (the result re-sult of a series of "B" pictures). Here's hoping he makes the most of bis Paramount oppportunlty. Columbia la metaphorically kicking kick-ing itself for allowing Sam Goldwyn to sign up Thomas Mitchell, formerly for-merly under contract to the studio. He is wanted back for the important impor-tant father role In "You Can't Take It with You." But, so fsr, Sam has shown no Indication of loosening loosen-ing his bold on Mitchell, whose stock he boosted with the doctor role in "Hurricane." |