Show 1 77 7 7 TAG CR r I 1 by VIRGINIA VALE released by western newspaper union T under way at 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 maria it calls for beauty but even more for the ability to act we hear that paulette goddard heads the list of the girls to be tested seems as if it would be a superb piece of miscasting mis casting if she got the part ingrid hermans bermans our choice and the authors ginger rogers has signed for three years more with ashes been there for eight years she did di d flying 04 1 down to rio then and her dancing 4 with fred astaire in that little number made them I 1 i our leading dance I 1 S team in pictures she wisely insisted at last on acting as well and worked up t a to kitty foyle ginger rogers which she 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 if they released it instead of a troublemaker trouble maker they had one of the best pictures of all time on their hands welles has admitted that he 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 if he might do for foi kathryn grayson what he did for deanna hollywood just give a whoop about victor mature until he made a agenter appearance in the new york stage success lady in the dark he act much in the play just looks tall dark and handsome now its announced that two motion picture companies want him one twentieth cen tury fox has bought half his contract victor mature from hal roach and will feature him in two pictures a year the first will be bowery nightingale co starring with alice faye old timers among the movie fans will remember raymond hatton probably also declare that the whispering chorus in which he starred 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 V S van dyke the ace director has been on active duty with the marine corps tor for the past year now hes returned to the metro lot and what do you suppose his first assignment will be the female of the species a long cry from the Ala marines rines did you happen to hear man on the street on the manhattan at midnight radio show about a month ago within 24 hours after the sketch ch 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 w dhove 1101 ve 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 for the photographs he mind he just got a L lot of her pictures autographed them with his own name and had them mailed |