Show V Friday MornIng gake Zeibunt p Cooper Slated to Play Rickenbacker In Hawks' Fi 1114 of Aiiliero's Career By Hedda IIopper HOLLYWOOD — is doing has even surprised 'Walter Wanger But all you have to do is to read the title—you know it's complete escape from bombs gangs war You can begin saving pennies for Ginger Rogers It's a cinch she'll soon be on the street corner with a tin cup After she's paid her federal tax this year her state tax amounts to more than the $25000 the government allows her to keep If she does "This Is the Army" it will be for free And she has three pictures lined up for 1943—which means again she'll be working for nothing Make rp Our Minds New York film critics' awards go to Agnes Moorhead for her performance in "The Magnifi- Howard Hawks picture "Air Force" I'm told will set a new high in air pictures Howard has three goodies lined up When he finishes producing "Corvettes in Action" (otherwise known as 'The Bucking Broncos of the Sea") he has two pictures for Gary Cooper—the life of Eddie Rickenbacker and another which hasn't yet been named Even though Howard owns half of Jane Russell's contract he Ivonl use her in "Corvettes" Why waste a gal like that in a rnans picture ? She's being saved for bigger and better things Nelson Eddy's fans can stop weeping— He's just signed to do "The Phantom of the Opera" for Universal Florence George Is up for the prima donna part opposite him and Martha Eggerth already has signed for one of the roles Kathryn Grayson's next is 'The Merry Widow Goes West" a comedy laid in 1880 Joe Pasternak should do well with the idea A couple right of vaudeville actors who know an awful lot about hoofing bvt not about horses who've got them get the gold fever rush west—sure you're ahead of me! —wind up with the girl and a cent Arnbersons" James fortune Designer Irene's husband Elliot Gibbons of our ferry command sent her a topaz ring from India so big it covers half her hand When Laraine Day was driving to work on "From Here to Victory" she picked up a couple of air cadets and asked them how they enjoyed their "Fine!" said they holidays "but we'll sure be glad-t- o get back to camp This civilian life is too tough for us!" Copyright 1942 Chicago Tribune ITOLLYWOOD (UP) Playing in -- dersleeve" with Harold Peary Jane Darwell and Nancy Gates also Walt Disney's "Saludos Amigos" with Donald Duck Centre—"George Washington Slept Here" with Jack Benny LOS ANGELES Jan 7 Ur — Lana Turner Hollywood's sweater-glamo- r girl and an ex- pectant mothe r petitioned Thursday to annul her marriage to Stephen Crane When she married Crane Hills merchandising Beverly man last July 17 her suit alleged he had not obtained his final decree of divorce from Carol Kurtz As to whether she will remarry Crane when his divorce becomes final understood to be some time this month Miss Turner had naught to say But through his wife's attorneys Crane said: "I deeply re- gret the unhappiness this misunderstanding has brought about It is exceedingly unfortunate that Miss Turner should be an innocent sufferer through a legal circumstance of which she had no knowledge" Only a few weeks ago early In December the actress announced she expected a child this summer Crane said Thursday in regard to this: "Naturally I feel Miss Turner should do everything legally necessary for the protection of the child to be born as well as for her own protection" The marital znixup was explained by Crane who said he understood his former wife filed suit for divorce at the time they separated early in 1941 Only recently he learned' she was not Ann Sheridan Charles Coburn Percy Kilbride Hattie McDaniel William Tracy Capitol — "The Avengers" with Ralph Richardson Deborah Kerr Hugh Williams and Griffith Jones also "Junior Army" with Freddie Bartholomew Billy Ha lp Huntz Hall and Bobby and Jose Carioca Rialto—"Once Uporl a Honey moon" with Cary Grant Walter Slezak and Albert Dekker also Opening Today At Showhouses Jordan By for Acwith Robert Taylor Charles Laughton Brian Don-lev- y Walter Brennan Marilyn Maxwell Marta Linden and Henry O'Neill Utah — "Reunion in France" John with Joan Crawford Victory—"Stand tion" (Continued From Preceding Page) - duty in the present struggle in the Pacific has been transferred to Victory for showing beginning Friday Action is in the air as well as on the sea as the destroyer battles enemy ships and makes successful attack on a Japanese warship Robert Taylor plays the young lieutenant formerly a playboy aide to the admiral Charles Laughton who is assigned to duty under the older officer Brian Donlevy on the destroyer which has as chief yeoman the capable Walter Brennan But three minor roles are given to women one being the newcomer Marilyn Maxwell granted an interlocutory decree until a year ago this month Wayne Philip Dorn with Reginald Owen also "Moonlight in Havana" with Allan Jones Jane Frazee and Marjorie Lord Studio — "China Girl" with Gene Tierney George Montgomery Lynn Bari Victor McLaglen Alan Baxter Sig Rumann Myron McCormick a n d Bobby Blake Mario (Sugarhouse) — "Des- perate Journey" with Errol Flynn Ronald Reagan and Nancy Coleman also "Adventures of Martin Eden" Lyric—"InvIsible Agent" with Jon Hall Ilona Massey Peter Lorre with Cir Cedric Hardwicke also "At Dawn on the Great Divide" Great G II Uptown—"The FAR" Walt Disney's "Der Fuehreess Face" with Donald Duck Latin-Americ- aboard the Arizona' until a month prior to December 7 1941 The Arizona was lost at Pearl Harbor When Rooney filmed "A Yank at Eton" it took the constant presence of a former Etonian to assure a true picturization of life at the English school Every year Carey Wilson "father" of the Andy Hardy series invites a group of high school or college students to the studio There they give advice on how Andy should behave and tell of the latest slang going the '!ounds of the campuses South-Ea- st (Sugarhouse) — "Tales of Manhattan" with Charles Boyer Rita Hayworth Ginger Rogers and Henry Fonda also "About Face" with William Tracy and Gene Porter Gem — "Somewhere I'll Find You" with Clark Gable Lana Turner Robert Sterling and Lee Patrick also "Maryland" S t ay— "Cheers f o r Miss Bishop" with Martha William Gargan Gwenn also mart also "Men of Texas" with Robert Stack Brod Crawford and Anne Gwpme Tower (Ninth South and Ninth East) — "This Gun for Hire" with Veronica Lake and Robert Preston with Laird Cregar also "Trim to the Army" Murray (Murray)—"Iceland" with Sonja Hente-Joh- n Payne Jack Oakie also "The Post man Didn't Ring" with Richard Travis Brenda Joyce Scott Holladay (Holladay) — "Th Edmund Navy Comes Through" with Pat O'Brien George Murphy and Jane Wyatt 'also "Butch Minds The Baby" with Brod Craw- "Tarzan's Secret Treasure" ight Serenade" with John Payne Betty Grable ' Victor Mature with Jane Wy State--"Footl- ford :i r1 d01 I ft okt itcv OF GLENN FORD CLAIRE TREVOR THE IN DAY "ADVENTURES OF MARTIN EDEN" NEWS an aging director Originally engaged for the holiday season only Jose and of Paquita have won the favor patrons of the Empire room They are featured twice each evening with Dale Cross and his orchestra The Empire room's policy of dinner dancing until 9:30 p m on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday and until midnight on Thursday Friday and Saturday will be continued for the balance of the winter season according to Mr Toombes 4 sck The engagement in the Empire room of Hotel Utah of Jose and Paquita colorful dance team has been extended for a limited period according to Guy Toombes man- scenes were filmed in which a Japanese battship was sent to the bottom Smith was stationed seldom get their names in print but they get to order screen stars around more than does the most fussy director They're the technicaradvisers remaining in the bac'kgrounda but giving Hollywood films their reality great percentage ofstars how to They tell the walk how to talk They tell the write and script writers what tobuild sets carpenters how to G D Eubele for example hits been an exploitation executiv with a telegraph company for years So a studio engaged him to assure an authentic telegraph office setting and atmosphere in scenes of "The Human Comedy" One of his duties was to tell Mickey Rooney Hollywood's No 1 box office star how to airct like a messenger boy A second task was to coach Frank Morgan In the art of telegraphy Far more enjoyable was Lou Smith's assignment to teach 1ana Turner the intricacies of mixing milk shakes ki n d concocting banana splits This vvas for her role as a soda jerker In "Nothtng Ventured" Smith until Clark Gable's stand-i- n Gable went in the army formerly worked at the studio commisaary fountain One technical adviser who makes it as easy as possible on the actors is Edmund Gwenn who used to be an actor himself Niw Showing at die Dance Duo Extends Hotel Engagement It's Technical Adviser Who's Real Boss on the Set — They orchestrated some pf Mac Dowell's famous songs They were played at the Indianapoli- - fesFred Astaire tells ins tival 30811 Leslie little is one of the quickest girls he's ever worked with They started a dance routine and after Fred put her through it a couple of times she said "Do you mind If I go off in a corner and write this down?" Then they worked on it a couple of hours and next day she had completely memorized the whole routine One of the Gang When the workers at Metro heard Jose Iturbi was going to be in Private Miss Jones" they were afraid he'd be high hat Instead he's one of the friendliest men who ever trod a sound stage At lunch time in his shirt sleeves and with a big black cigar in his mouth he plays boogie-woogi- e for the grips electricians and juicers while they eat their lunch When he went to New York for a concert he got lonely for the gang called them on the phone for So they've the latest gossip nicknamed him "Pal Joey" Cag- ney as "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and to Noel Coward's "In Which We Serve" as best pistures of the year Both Coward (from London) and Mme Litvinov will speak over the air Sunday on an international hookup Sitting in his living room the other night Alan Ladd heard fire engines whizzing by went out to find where it was Just then a fireman came up to him and said "We hear there's a fire in Alan Ladd's house Where Is it?" Sure enough his own chimney was ablaze And don't tell me it can't happen—It did to me three years ago Over the holidays Lionel Barrymore entertained a guest— flu Instead of locking himself in his room he scattered germs all over the piano and wound up with a new East summer he composition The Foys Have It Can you beat the luck of Pryme Foy who had the story of the Touhy gang ready for production? So what? 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