| Show I Looking at HOLLYWOOD THIS THIS is the story of three actresses who brought the home front right into your home Primarily Primarily Primarily marily however its it's the tale of one star etar who had the courage to depart from leads who took a chance at a mother role and then found fO herself mothering two other ther Stars in real life Ute as well This is the the scenes nes story of Claudette Colbert Jennifer Jones and Shirley Tempie Tim Tem T Timpie m- m pie in Since You t Went Away u combination that thatis is smashing box office records across the land Every time a Claudette Colbert I story breaks a about bout how well Since You Went Away is doing I feel I Shirley Temple like going up to David DavJd and giving him a apat apat i ipat I pat on the backI back- back not alone for the I picture but for taking my advice and Claudette Claudette Clau Clau- casting Jennifer Jones dette as mother It all started one day while David was scouting around for a top star to play the heroine of the home front mother Why dont don't you get Claudette Colbert Colbert Colbert Col Col- bert for it I asked She wouldn't consent he countered coun coun- Subtle W Wot ot Let me run a little yarn that you want her for it and well we'll get gether gether gether her reaction I said D D. D O. O S. S agreed Next day I came out with a story At a a. a m. m sharp Claudette had hadI me on the phone She wanted to I know where in the devil I had gotten gotten gotten got got- ten such an idea what idea what ever gave me the notion that she would consider consider consider con con- sider playing the mother of a couple of girls that old Then I went to work on her David doesn't make anything anything anything any any- thing but good pictures does he I asked Well no You dont don't expect to be an In in- genue all your life do you Well no Youre an an actress arent aren't you Ive been accused of it Well why dont don't you think it over All right but hasn't asked me yet He will I replied She was receptive and asked to see a script Naturally at that stage of the game there was none Claudette called me Ive never taken or accepted a part without read reading Ilg the script first What if it isn't suitable for me Listen Claudette I said This is going to be a big picture Selz Selz- nick doesn't make failures He cant can't afford to make anything but buta a success success and and to do that its it's got to tobe tobe tobe be just right for you as well as I the others Claudette agreed and the deal was set Another Problem From the first Jennifer was wor wor- ried She didn't feel she was photographing quite as well as she might in certain scenes went to Claudette with his problem and Claudette took over the mother reins in real life as aswell aswell aswell well as on the screen Youre a great actress Jennifer Jennifer Jenni Jenni- fer fur Claudette told her and youre you're going to be greater Why don dont don't t you just concentrate on doing a good job and let the cameraman take care of his Jennifer did just th that t. t Then we have the case of Claudette's Claudette's Claud Claud- ettes ette's other daughter Shirley Temple Here was a girl who had been No 1 t star of her previous pictures also No 1 at the box office In this one she had to share that billing with six other performers Shirley did a sweet job of adjustIng adjusting adjusting adjust adjust- ing herself to this new condition But the mothering she received on the set from from from- Claudette had a lot to todo todo todo do with making Shirley a better actress Claudette Colbert Jennifer Jones and Shirley T Temple mple make a fine trio on oft the screen You get a feeling that there is real unity in the Hilton home The kind of unity the boys overs overseas as want to come home to e e Sol Hat Has Right Idea 01 Lesser is signing up Agnes De DeMille tUlle Millie for his next Crazy to Dance The story is woven about a couple of kids who start dancing in school an and grow up to become as famous as Veloz and Yolanda Hes He's trying to get a big name for it and has already talked to several big band leaders Im I'm happy to report that Martha Scott is achieving something something some some- thing like a personal triumph as a comedienne for a change in 10 Soldiers Soldiers Soldiers Sol diers dier's Wife o on Broadway |
