Show lv 1 S II 11 V N nia 0 by VIRGINIA VALE ine released leased by western newspaper union under way at T paramount for for whom the bell tolls charles laughton akim and oscar homolka have been considered for the role of pablo but the burning question is play marl marla r it calls for beauty but even more for the ability to act we hear that paulette goddard heads the list ol of the girls to be tested seems as if 11 it would be a superb piece of miscasting mis casting it t she got the part ingrid hermans bermans our choice and the auth authors 0 rs ginger rogers has as signed for th three ree years more with ashes been there tor for eight years she did flying down to rio then and her dancing with fred astaire in that little number made them our leading dance nce team in pictures wes she wisely insisted at last on acting as well and worked up jwell 1 l to kitty foyle which she d ginger rogers want to do we hear but which proved to be her greatest success ashes just finishing tom dick and harry now and they say around the lot that its a worthy successor to kitty foyle orson welles making any announcements about his second picture for radio he kept mum about citizen kane too remember and executives were pretty startled when they found out too late what it was all about and it looked as if they might have trouble it they released it instead of a troublemaker trouble maker they had one of the best pictures of all time on their hands bands welles has admitted that he be will write produce and direct this new picture and will star in it joseph who guided deanna durbin through her successful screen career has signed a contract with metro goldwyn mayer it looks as it if he might do for kathryn grayson what he did tor for deanna I 1 hollywood lust dian didn t give a whoop about victor mature until he made a highly press agenter appearance in the new york stage success lady in the dark he doesn doean t act much in the play just jus looks tall dark and handsome now its it s announced that two motion picture corn com panics want him one twentieth cen tury fox has bought hall half his contract victor mature from hal roach and will feature him ayn in in two pictures a year the first will be bowery nightingale co starring with alice faye old timers among the amov movie le fans will W ill remember raymond hatton probably also declare that the whispering chorus in which he starred tor for de mille was one of the best pictures ever made well hatton is working for his old boss again in reap the wild wind W S van deke the ace director has been on active duty with the marine corps for the past year ear now lies hes returned to the metro lot and what nhat do you suppose his first assignment will be the female of the species Specie sl a long cry front from the marines did you happen to hear bear man alan on the street on the manhattan at midnight radio show about a month ago agoa within 24 hours after the sketch was presented five motion picture studios were after it paramount won out bing crosby and mary martin will costar co star just completed birth of the blues with carolyn lee and brian donlevy people dhove heard bob hope rave on the radio about madeleine carroll have decided that he must know her well enough to get autographed pictures of the blonde star for them ashes on location in the west indies so been pestering him tor for the photographs he mind he just got a lot of her pictures autographed them with his own name and had them mai mailed ed ODDS AND ENDS wa one ne adorris got leave from the navy department to finish the rhe Sr smiling ailing ghost lor or V F arner bros before he became an ensign NBC is is preparing a new deiv gerim series boy meets bond bend for Us its singer emter ted steels steele who used ased to be an NBC pa page oboy boy i bit bing ig crosby can cant read a note of music music t the h e bos in in john scott trotters band say hes aesa a swell eu conductor metro mil ivill push marsha hunt up the ladder as a re wit sull ol of her work in in blossoms BI 0 in the dust service men who want to and can see lee holl hollywood om stars broad casting casing should hould apply to charles ofA of the united service organizations |