Show ADI By VIRGINIA VALE Released by Western Newspaper Union THE pHE first picture which A Katharine Hepburn will make for M-G-M M M G M under her new term long long term contract will willbe willbe willbe be Without Love in which she starred on Broadway last season its it's by Philip Barry who wrote The Philadelphia Story Its It's one more version of ot the old old tale talc about the young woman who marries with the under under- understanding understanding understanding standing that the marriage is to be purely one of ot convenience and then I discovers that she loves Joves the man after all If I Until about two months ago Dick Haymes was just a chap who sang with a band Harry band Harry James' James Benny Goodmans Goodman's and Tommy Dorseys Dorsey's in that order As vocalist with Dor- Dor Dorsey sey scy hed he'd had a share in DuBarry Was a Lady when it was made at Metro last spring Recently his star began to rise he had a successful LiL DICK HAYMES AYMES night club engagement cut two tre tre- tremendously tremendously tre- tre tremendously successful records was given stellar billing in the airs air's Heres to Romance Hell He'll probably proba- proba probably bly aly sign with a major studio before you read this Somebody at Metro realized that the lad was hot stuff and ran DuBarry for a look at him lim Every scene he appeared in had iad gone to oblivion on the cut- cut cutting cutting ting ing room floor For Whom the Bell Tolls still heads the list of what New Yorkers are talking about with about with the war ex- ex excepted excepted excepted of course The general opinion opinion ion on seems to be that it is by far the best est picture that has come along in 1943 worth sitting for nearly three hours to see You'll enjoy it more if youve you've read the book since it had to toe tobe tobe be e changed a bit to conform to the Hays code But on the whole it is remarkably true to the story The cast is excellent it was nothing short of inspiration f to give Katina the role of Pilar The photography photograph in technicolor is some I of the best that we have seen The soldier actors of This Is the he Army were forbidden by the war var department to talk to actresses on the Warner lot while making the picture Joan Leslie the leading lady ady couldn't understand their in in- indifference ind indifference difference d to her They sent a sec sec- second second second ond lieutenant to her dressing room finally to say My ly men want you rou to o know that by br unanimous vote they hey have chosen you as the motion picture star they'd most like to I meet After that Joan felt better I Radio announces that stage radio night clubs and little theaters have lave been combed to provide the studio with new film talent having possibilities of stardom Edward Small whose pictures are released by jy United Artists announces that he le has signed Tony Devlin year 16 old student of ot a Los Angeles high school the first of a list which he hopes lopes to recruit from high schools and colleges for possible motion pic pic- picture picture picture ture careers The talent search is ison on A complete file of the London Times for the period of the great blitz alitz of 1940 was received by Warner Warner War War- Warner ner Bros for source material for forthe forthe forthe the Ida Paul Lupino-Paul Henreid pic pic- picture picture picture ture In Our Time One of the is issues is- is issues issues sues included an account of the death of Stanley Lupino Idas Ida's fa father fa- fa father father ther who was killed in the blitz The famous actor was serving as asa asa asa a defense volunteer Incidentally you'll hear Ida humming one of her own songs in the picture paid 25 for it she sent the money to the Hollywood Canteen t- t About a year ago Russell Wade was picked right out of ot a group of ot extras s by and given a term contract Hell He'll be featured in Ghost Ship ODDS AND ENDS Good ENDS Good standing in a G Barry Wood fan club requires require the regular purchase p of war bonds and stamps Wallace Beery Beer and Marjorie Main will again be teamed in a Metro comedy called Rationing Johnny Carts Garft Gar recipe for writing a song ong hit lit hit Takes Take a number com com- composed composed posed of 0 one of the old masters and decompose decompose pose it i Despite his Montana back background ground Gary Cary Coopers Cooper's no shark hark at poker playing it for tico days for scenes scene in Sara Saratoga Saratoga I toga Trunk he tried vainly tried vainly to draw to toan toan toan an inside straight The War Shipping boards board's taken Action in the North Atlan Atlan- Atlantic Atlantic tic for use we as a training jam film Mildred Harris is playing an atmosphere bit bi in Saratoga Trunk |