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Show 8 Sunday, August 3, 1947 Diplomat Plays Cupid For Shirley And Guy An American diplomat's excited endeavors to arrange the marriage of two young compatriots in Mexico City in spires the romantic complications "Honeymoon," starring Shirley Temple, Franchot Tone and liuy Madison, and pre senting a triple-threat comedy combination. Tone is a harrassed consular official and Shirley a Min nesota girl who comes to the fiance," on a three-day pass object, matrimony. Corporal Phil Vaughn (Madison) flies to the Mexican capital from his post in the Canal Zone while his fiancee, Barbara Ohmsted (Miss Temple) comes down from Minnesota to meet him for the wedding and a brief honeymoon. They miss connections, connec-tions, and both appeal for help to David Flanner (Tone), a career man at the American consulate. Flanner brings them together, but unforeseen obstacles delay the wedding. A medical convention conven-tion slows the young couple's efforts ef-forts to obtain necessary health certificates. Then Shirley's passport pass-port is found to be all wrong, and the pair barely escape arrest. Tone dutifully tries to straighten straight-en matters out, becoming involved in considerable trouble with his own fiancee, a pretty Mexican girl who misinterprets his escapades esca-pades with the impulsive Shirley. Despite hilarious complications, he eventually gets the two youngsters young-sters to the altar for an uproarious uproari-ous climax. Shirley has an ideal role as the flighty Barbara, and Tone is a noteworthy choice for the part of the dignified Flanner, with Madison Madi-son playing his second starring role as the eager corporal. Lina Romay, featured, plays the wealthy Mexican girl engaged to Tone, and such well-known players play-ers as Gene Lockhart, Corinna Mura and Grant Mitchell also ap pear in featured roles. 1 n. . . dciuuci.m uy n h uuu. "idren," is the former wartime re-Michael re-Michael Kanm wrote the screen- ,.,' in xria V5, Z r vt 1 play from Vicki Baums origina siory, pieseiueu 1.1 muai tuiuuu. and vivacious style. Casting Director Wrong This Time HOLLYWOOD It could only happen in Hollywood. A casting director was looking over a group of young boys to play newsboys in "I Cover Big Town" for Producers Pine and Thomas. "We're looking for definite types," the casting man tolc! the boys. "We want somebody who looks like a young Jimmy Lydon, th,e young man who plays Henry Aldrich on the screen." Turning to a freckle-faced youngster, ; the casting man added, srr. nn ran t ., ,- "But mister." quickly Vepiied the boy. "I'm Jimmy Lydon's lit - 4i- w.u. tie brother.' MAP OF IDAHO BOISE, Ida.. Aug. 2 (U.R) A new air maD of Idaho will be, ready for distribution to Gem Its Amazon week on the lot. State pilots some time this month.' In "Ever the Beginning," act-state act-state aeronautics director Chet.resses Maxine Gates. Mable Moulton said today. Smaney and Audrey May weigh The map will show all fields a total of 1000 pounds. Their re-and re-and strips known to the depart- j spective weights if you're in-ment. in-ment. jterested are 265, 335 and 400- SUNDAY HERALD Mexican capital to meet her Lovdovn Chat of Hollywood Folk HOLLYWOOD Sh-h-h. "In secret heart," says Raoul Walsh, who has directed more great open-air adventure films than almost anybody and is currently doing "Silver River", "I yearn to screen a drawing room picture; and I'll do it, too, whenever can find the right story one with plenty of shooting and a lot of horses!" . . . Incidentally, Mr. Walsh is something of a gallant. He gave AnnSheridan a lovely ice bag ( filled) to put her dainty feet on while doing location sequences se-quences in the hottest part of San Fernando valley. Andy Devine, whose rapid loss of 90 pounds has caused a sensation sen-sation among local beauties who have a tendency to heft, vows the miracle was not due to any form of diet. He says he just backed away from the table before he was full! Michael ("Life With Father") Curtiz purchased himself a bonny cow some months ago. and since that happy day, he vows, he has been getting his lactary pickup Ha be, now writing "The Chil a n itu. an v solatia, iiiai m- ;formed the world that Hitler.g real name was Schickel irruher Kenny Washington, the grid iron great, nas a brief role in "Foxes of Harrow." He "dies". . . . One of the funniest scenes m the forthcoming romantic comedy, "Need for Each Other," is Robert Hutton's hilariously awkward tumble down a long night of stairs; but it was strictly accidental and not in the script at an: Object lesson: A judge in Philadelphia held a private screening of "The Unfaithful" for 80 persons involved in divorce proceedings! Picture stars Ann Sheridan as an unfaithful wife, Zachary Scott as her husband and ts ?Z l" 1 ,YW . l" nappuy V '!'-: ; l "os,e.s -?re lRed Knight has a clause m her cree" nt j Prevent her !?? b,Jied Publ,"z or 'advertised as Mrs. Cornel Wilde.i Elmo Lincoln, whom old-timers: will remember as the screen's first Tarzan, has been civen a Matured role in "Tap Roots" D"'ve r UTAH OIL Have Troubles Eloping in 'Honeymoon' r lf ' : Featured In the comedy-romance, "Honeymoon," cominr to the Academy theater soon are Shirley Temple and Guy Madison, shown above with an jon-named member of the comedy cast. French Stenos Sew Own Clothes HOLLYWOOD Take it from a Frenchman American girls are the loveliest in the world. But they need more originality in dress. At least, that's Roger Dann's opinion. Making his American I Casting Bureau film debut in "Variety Girl," the! HOLLYWOOD (NEA) Every husky Continental says the ideal state in the Union, every civilized . ... ,,,, . . A icountry, every walk of life, every glamor doll would be an Ameri-age tpe alfd SQcial stratum is can woman dressed by a Parisian represented in Hollywood's 5000 courturier "Trouble with American clothes is that they are mass produced," says Dann. "In France a stenographer stenog-rapher or clerk with a limited income in-come will make her own clothes. She studies the latest modes, then changes them to suit her own personality per-sonality and physique." With a little initiative, how ever, Dann thinks U. S. girls could ; also be tres chic. even. Glen Walters, in the same picture, is 6 feet ,3 inches tall. and is believed to be Hollywood's tallest actress . . . Ricardo Mon- talban's piano-playing in "Fiesta" was a silent movement of his hands. Music was dubbed in by Andre Pervin, the wonder-pianist who fled the Nazis . . . Wardrobe girls on the lot report with con- siderable enthusiasm that Lilli Palmer has a small, natural KAaiitv cnnt in Iha Hollrhtu mi th! " ." " , ' icdi ui nci igui Mice. ine same lot was a recora- same lot was a breaking bonanza for extra players play-ers last week with 400 called for Silver River" (Errol Flynn-Ann Sheridan), 350 for "Ever the Be-. of an extra who meets the re-ginning" re-ginning" (Lilli Palmer - Sam quirements of an order, the cast-Wanamaker), cast-Wanamaker), 150 for "Romance!ing director presses a button, cut-in cut-in High C" (Jack Carson, Doris ting out the switchboard, and uay, jams raige, uon uer ore.itaiKs oneciiy to tne extra. j Oscar Levant) and 250 for "Mary I - These calls come in through, ndgen inuuaiu neagau-oiui icy Temple.) nesc ar . r;onven,wei';v. in a. am, REFINING C O M Truth About Hollywood Movie Extras Revealed by Casting Bureau Director (While Erskine Johnson is on vacation, outstanding Hollywood personalities are pinch-hitting for him.) By HOWARD PHILBRICK Manager, Hollywood Central registered extra players Before registration by Central Casting, every physical characteristic character-istic of each applicant is made a matter of record, every talent noted, the minutest distinguishing details tabulated. If a studio calls for a collegiate-type collegiate-type man, with a neck measurement measure-ment of 15, a 35-inch arm, black eyes, red hair, who speaks Danish and can tap dance, it's just an- other order to us The operation is simple Registered extras telephone every 30 minutes, up to 4 p.m., and then every 15 minutes. The answer, "No work," indicates that Central has no orders from studios to be filled. The answer, "Call later." is the hopeful indication indi-cation that there are studio orders. Loud Speaker System When casting is actively in progress pro-gress in the late afternoon, the i,ir.hhnarH operators, whose . . ' moum-pieces are really small mi crophones, repeat the names of! tne extras wno call, ine castine;S9.45 a dav: reeular extra work. directors hear these names through small loud speakers on their desks. If he hears the name iu iruim. lines, un a live-position switchboard. There is only one P A N Y it other of its kind at the Penta gon Building in Washington. At the peak of activity in the late afternoon, the Central board handles about 3000 calls an hour. There is one thing that even the most thorough casting organ ization finds difficult to take. That is the disappointment and heartbreak inherent in the entire en-tire extra situation. After all, while 290,000 extras were placed in jobs in the past year, only 327 men and 95 women reached the $2000 figure in earn ings. The ranks of extras include many ambitious young people who see in. extra work a stepping stone to better things even stardom. star-dom. Yet in all Hollywood history only a handful of extras have risen to real success. Casting Is Impersonal Our service is utterly impersonal. imper-sonal. We receive orders from studios and fill them with exactly ( the types wanted. Where requirements require-ments are less exacting, the work is fairly distributed among those who qualify. The 5000 extras on our rolls represent only a fraction of the thousands who apply for registration. registra-tion. To fill our lists with people for whom we know there will be no work would simply be holding out . false hopes and, in general, adding to the sum of disappointment disappoint-ment and discouragement. One of the things that appear: to make extra work so attractive is the wage scale: atmosphere, $15.56; dress and special business, $22.23; dancing, $22.23. Those who see hope in these generous figures should be reminded re-minded of the man who said his salary was $20,000 a year lor one week. BOUND xo BE ERO NEW YORK (U.R) Robert Mer rill, Metropolitan Opera baritone, has announced a prize of $1,000 for a one-act opera in Englifh by an American composer and librettist. libret-tist. Merrill stipulated thai the baritone must win the heroine and must not be cast as the villain. The contest closes Feb. 29, 1948. Date Dress . . 12-20 8161 BY SUE BURNETT Wide stripes going up and down and around make as attractive a summer date frock as you'll see one that's sure to capture every glance. The keyhole neck gives a youthful air, and note the bow that ties softly in front. Pattern No. 8161 is for sizas 12. 14, 16, 18 and 20. S2e 14, li yard of 35 or 39-inch for contrasting front waist; 23A yards for side waist and back skirt. For this pattern, send 25 ctnts, in COIN, your name, address, size desired, and the PATTERN NUMBER to Sue Burnett (The Daily Herald) 828 Mission street, San Francisco 3, Cal. Ready now the new Summer FASHION. 52 pages of style, color, col-or, fashion news for every woman wom-an who sews. Send twenty-five cents for your copy today. 1 illllillfirCl Public to Decide Unwritten Law In Boston Mock Trial HOLLYWOOD Suppose a good man shoots and kills a scoundrel for defaming and seek ing to ruin his best girl, then gives himself up to the police for trial. If you sat on the jury trying him for murder, would you acquit him under the "unwritten law" or convict him? That is the posed situation which the public of Boston, Mass. will be called on to solve the uigui ui Aug. io 111 a puuuc inai i in Boston Symphony Hall. Famed j Prosecutor William Courtney,' who successfully prosecuted the late Al Capone in Chicago, will represent the state. Another equally prominent criminal lawyer law-yer not yet announced will stand for the defense. Governors of the six New England states will be present, and the public will be the, jury. Unique in ballyhoo, the mock trial will be in conjunction with jjine launcning oi "ine ixng Night," starring Henry Fonda, Ann Dvorak, Barbara Bel Geddes and Vincent Price. It was hoped to have these principals at the trial, but picture commitments prevent. Other Hollywood per sonalities will replace them. The picture ends with Fonda, the killer, surrendering at the importunities of Barbara Bel Geddes, Ged-des, his sweetheart. The public trial will be for the purpose of determining his ultimate fate, had the story been developed beyond that point. Picture will be launched simultaneously simul-taneously at 375 theatres in New England and upstate New York, Aug. 7, making the biggest day and date opening of a motion picture in any one region in movie history. Now! Come Early Doors Open 1:13 NOW1 30c Til S O clock reran r 2ND BIG HIT Starts THURS. A-' MThutton J0HNJ.UND t Billy De Wolfe iUU1,PE? DEMAKEST ZtvESl&& I ComUntt Pf COtlIEK :4I Congressmen Plan BOISE, Ida., Aug. 2 (U.R) Thirteen members of the house subcommittee on public lands and irrigation and reclamation will visit Idaho Sept. 9-11, Earl Murphy, state chamber of commerce com-merce secretary, said today. They will visit Boise and the Boise Valley, Payette Lakes, Anderson An-derson Ranch Dam, Twin Falls, Idaho Falls, Pocatello and Preston. Pres-ton. Murphy said those planning to SID CAESAR BETSY PLUS THIS Rdbert Next- NOW PLAYING r 111 l:LV HP srir v ADDED JOYS: Peter Smith's "NEIGHBOR PESTS" Cartoon: "Uncle Tom's Cabana News WWM i ( . .pw ""mm "Picture of tht Year" f "Btst ol the Year" 1 WiWji -Dorothy Kilgatbn TMi "Movie mogid... 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