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Show STAGEvSCREEFOADlO By VIRGINIA VALE (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) BECAUSE Carole Lombard and Clark Gable interested interest-ed themselves in his career, tall, handsome Reed Hadley, who hails from Texas via New York theater and radio acting stopovers, appears to be safely launched in Hol'y-wood. Hol'y-wood. He first attracted Miss Lombard' attention a few weeks ago, when he appeared with her on a national broadcast in New York. Gable met him at that time also. Both were impressed with young Hadley's appearance ap-pearance and talents. Gable suggested sug-gested to Director Clarence Brown j tnat Hadley be tested for the role of a young British officer in "The Uniform," at Metro, in which Gable and Rosalind Russell are co-starring An important requirement was that the actor chosen for the role be able to wear a uniform worn by Gable. Ga-ble. The young actor fitted the uni-form, uni-form, and the part was his no test was required, just an interview with Brown. At the same time casting officials grabbed him for "Man From the City," with Robert Sterling, Ster-ling, Paul Kelly and Marsha Hunt. j' Ray Milland is moving right ahead, and fast. After turning in a w fine performance in "I Wanted Wings" it Vv,'1S he was chosen by : ;f Cecil B. De Mille j.. for one of the two 'Zrf' male starring roles 1 in "Reap the Wild l' (y I Wind." It's a tale of " ' the Florida kets a k hundred years ago, Rl J? ! and Milland is a l l V fighting young law-LtA law-LtA i. Jl yer from Charles-Ray Charles-Ray Milland ton- wh0 smashes a desperate crew of ship wreckers and wins the girl. John Wayne has the other stellar male role that of a sea captain who also wants the girl. And all in Technicolor. Getting a screen test Isn't too easy, and Richard Wallace, director of Harold Lloyd's first production for RKO, "A Girl, a Guy and a Gob," explained why the other day. He computes the cost of a test at from $1,500 to $3,000. The candidate Is brought to Hollywood, make-up artists go to work, hairdressers and wardrobe department heads are called In. An experienced actor is selected to appear opposite the candidateand can-didateand there are the salaries of the director, cameraman, electricians, elec-tricians, sound men, etc. Then the candidate may be no good! George Raft, who has one of the largest and most expensive wardrobes ward-robes owned by Hollywood actors. ; ; . eyfw is breaking in some 1 &sf? ? $22.50 suits for his ' t''4-K 'j role as a power line- j man in Warner t .- J Bros.' "Manpow- fc er." That's the pic- T y, ture in which Hum- Vj. ' phrey Bogart was f J slated to share hon- t kJr ors with Raft and Jt-f Marlene Dietrich. &fLi , but Raft, who wise- G Raft ly realizes his limitations, limi-tations, refused to appear with him. iaa L.upino aian i want tne talented Mr. Bogart in "The Gentle People" with her, either. Warners offered him a nice, fat part in "Bad Men of Missouri" but he would have none of it, and was suspended. John Loveton, producer of "The Court of Missing Heirs," insists that actors in mob scenes say sane, pertinent per-tinent words. He had bis lesson long ago; he was part of a mob scene on a radio drama broadcast, and when an unexpected silence fell on the air his voice boomed out, shouting shout-ing "Gobble! Gobble! Gobble!" He's never acted since, but as a director di-rector be cracks down on anyone who doesn't contribute something sensible to those background murmurs mur-murs and mutterings. Paramount believes that a new Jean Harlow, or Clara Bow, has been discovered in the person of "sultry, blonde" Veronica Lake, (to quota a press agent) who is featured fea-tured In "I Wanted Wings." "Not since Greta Garbo leaped to ever-night ever-night fame in her first picture, "The Torrent," have New York movie critics lavished such acclaim upon a newcomer," to quote another press release. Maybe so, but the low cut of Miss Lake's necklines made such an impression on a good many people peo-ple that they hadn't a great deal to say about her acting. ODDS AXD EHDS-Universal hat taken an option on the screen terticet of llaby Sandy'$ brother uho it one week old . . . The March of Timet latest, "The. F. B. l.-Ml," shows how the. Federal Bureau of Investigation it concentrating on the prevention oj espionage, es-pionage, and sabotage in industry , . , Mutual't "The I'enule't I'layhouse," heard Tuesduyt and Thursday!, pre-tents pre-tents dramatic tketchet bated on ideal submitted by the public . . . KKO it screening "I'ararhutt Battalion,'' trith Robert I'reston, N-ancy Kelly and Harry Carey . . . You'll tee Tommy Harmon, All-American half back, in 'Harmon oj Wirhienn" |
