Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 October 1939 — Page 28

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| BETTE CLIMBS STAIRWAY TO STARE

‘ leaned forward. Said he:

In 1935 Bette Davis was posing for more publicity stills than. she

does now. Woman.”

MOVIES

She was playing opposite George Brent in “Front Page

By HARRY MORRISON

Addition to 'All Quiet on Western Front’ Brings Critical Salvo of Nayes and Ayes.

TIME MAGAZINE in a recent

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issue it lambasted Universal’s han-

cling of the remake of “All Quiet on the Western Front.” Time’s story admitted the picture’s original worth, attackede the addition of (1) an historical newsreel showing events leading up to

Hitlerism, and (2) . a commentary moments. : We feel, that nothing was lost by the addition of the newsreel. We sat in front of Manager Art Baker of the Circle Theater at a preview of ,the picture. Every once in a while he would move uneasily in his seat. When the movie was finished he “That is

- the greatest argument for peace I

have ever seen. . That brings it to our own homes. It’s magnificent.” The next week he announced it at his downtown house—a picture that has been shown twice before. # 2 f J

A COUPLE of things happened not long ago that renews our faith in Hollywood as a magical land. We're convinced now that the movies are, after all, not a business. Studios are just places where

* you go to play—and in between-

times you get pay checks for it. One was on the “Disputed Passage” set. They are shooting a scene with

: emphasizing the picture’s harsher

Akim Tamiroff a great surgeon. He is trying to decide whether or not to operate on John Howard, who lies unconscious in a bed. Mr. Howard lies still- with his eyes shut. Several takes are re-

She had yet to pose for a photograph like this one, in which she '

admires her second Academy Award; given in 1938 for her work in “Jezebel.” ( :

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quired. In all two hours are re-

quired for the scene. “Lunch,” calls Director Frank Borsage. Everyone starts but Mr. Howard. “0. K., John, it’s lunch.” Still John lies there. The director shakes him and he comes to with a start. He has slept through the entire performance. 2

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“murdered” on the set ofr “Send Another Coffin.” Pat O’Brien is the first to discover the “crime.” Finding no clues, he wipes off all his fingerprints and skips to report the slaying. . After phoning the police and withholding his identity, he returns to the apartment. It is filled with police searching for clues. The cam-

§ eras are turning.

Suddenly the dead Miss Dodd sits

A upright in bed. “I know,” she says.

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7 2 8 2 ’ MAXIE ROSENBLOOM, known as Slapsie Maxie, boasts that he hasn't trained for a fight in 10 years. In a recent picture he had to run the length of a movie Mbt. After puffing back, Maxie sent for his manager. “Most roadwork I've ever done,” he said. “Get me a match.” ... The abovementioned John Howard, nativeborn American, is forever being mistaken for an Englishman. Since the war scores of persons have asked him if he intended to enlist. The pay-off came recently in a London theater contest. The fans voted him “the most promising young British actor on the screen.” , . . Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer officials here estimate that “Gone With the Wind” will be in Indianapolis’ about Christmas, They say it is likely to be a road show. That means about three. hours running time, reserved seats and higher prices.

CLUB TO PRESENT MYSTERY DRAMA

The St. Paul Dramatic Club will present the mystery drama, “The Scarecrow Creeps,” at 8 p. m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the St. Paul Methodist Church. The cast includes Misses Betty Rugh, Thelma Miller, Lois Lee, Florence Koenig and Lois Daigger. Others are Robert Winder, Clifford Kimberlin, Roy Vehling, Charles Fall and Robert Rugh. ~The play is being directed by Sidney N. Sanmer, former member of the Civic Theater. Kelvern Krause is stage manager. - :

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“$1000 » Touchdown,” with Joe B Brown and Marth 4:34, 1:36 and 10:38, 0° o¥ 1 1:4,

“Full Confession,” with Victor MecLaglen Sot J ; : Sofie. opd Jostph Calllea at 12:29,

CIRCLE et on the Western Front,”

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“The Underpup,” with Gloria Jean, Virginia eldler and C. Aub; Smith at 11:05, 2:15, 5:25 and 8:35.

INDIANA “The Old Maid,” with Bette Da and Storge Brent a and 9:54.

with Irene at 11:43,

“Everybody's Hobby,” Rich ‘and He 2:48, 5:54 and 9, Nei LOEW'S “Golden Boy,” with Barbara Stanck, Adolph Holden ‘at 12:25 395" 6/48 any Loo “U-Boat 29,” with Valeri snd Conrad Veidt at 11, 10, and 8:35. LYRIC

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Joe E. Brown Wins ‘Title’ As Champion Sports Fan

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 6 (U. P.).—Champion sports fan in Hollywood, without question, is Joe E. Brown, who for more than a quarter of a century has been collecting sports mementos. Joe has countless autographed photographs, clothing, books and other souvenirs of celebrities in the sports world. He has the gloves that Primo Carnera wore when he fought Max Baer, the cap Georgia Coleman wore when she captured the Olym- [sity of California at Los Angeles pic games diving championship, and |in football, while the younger son, the footballs that were used in the|Jjoe, earned his letter in football at U. 8. C.-Tulane and the U, 8. C.-|U. C. L. A. last year and he spent Pittsburgh Rose Bowl games, TriS|the summer as assistant manager Speaker’s baseball shoes, the caP|of g baseball club in Texas. Eddie Collins wore in the 1917 A . World Series an a field hockey stick autographed for him by the Hindu team that won the last Olympics.

Autographs Plaster Walls These souvenirs are kept in a large room by themselves, . The walls are plastered with auto-|Times Special graphed photographs and there are] HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 6.—What the scores of showcases filled with mitts, |“Lubitsch touch” did to Garbo is the

baseballs, uniforms, footballs, clubs and every other imaginable type of |CUITENt talk of Hollywood fbllowing

sports equipment. There is hardly {reports from “sneak” previews of a single personality of prominence|M-G-M’s “Ninotchka.”

In the sports world who is not. Tep-| Personally and cinematically ‘it nted. Joe also is a walking encyclope- [Presented a new Garbo to the world.

dia of information on every sport-| “It’s not so much what the somy Sven 0) Bpure of is Heme . called Lubitsch touches did to Garbases ‘and home 4.0 on gn bo 8 § what Garbo dl 10 the. ioucHthe days of Christy Mathewson, He|®S comments Ernst Lubitsch himcan tell of every outstanding bit of |sefl. “I had never doubted that she broken field running, every upset|could be funny without affecting of football history. ‘cuteness’ or resorting to slapstick. Joe’s a Mévie Coach pape $ale shout pe Recomine His pictures hav v , ‘ra | ‘new rbo.’ ’S No e case. ther RD — Dy aie Som re As a matter of fact she shows them In his latest for Paramount, called |the original Garbo; Garbo as she ac-

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Latest, Picture Has ‘New’ Garbo

One of Bette’s is the Tailwaggers, . of which she is president. She’s here with one of the dogs and Jim Lindsay, organization director. Again: Claire Dodd has just been| Bette opened today at the Indiana Theater in her latest picture, “The Old Maid.” ?

"AND TWO ACADEMY AWARDS

the Hardy Family troupe has its first baby. =

tened-the baby “Little Andy” despite | protests of Wakeman, who wailed |that the baby must be named Rob-ert-Neal after its grandparents.

Here she is with her mother early in her screen career. She had

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Has Fi rst Baby SHIP IS COMPLETED

| HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 6 (U. P.)o= The Falcon, biggest ship ever turned out by the Hollywood movie ship-

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 6. — Andy|yards, was proudly fitted together

Hardy gets his first namesake, and|today in an imitation ocean.

the “Judge Hardy and Son” set, who has been with the family on all of -the series, became a proud father to an eight-pound baby boy the sec ond day of the picture. It is the first baby to arrive for anyone connected with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s typical American family. :

George Brent, Irish film star, was confined physician’s care with influenza today and his studio was. considering calling in another actor to take his starring role: in. the. picture “The Fighting 69th.” ;

The Falcon'is 80 feet long, with a 30-foot beam, and has four decks and a full fore and aft sailing rig. The carpentry mill at Warner Bros. built it in 12 sections, which were trucked to the fish pond being used as an ocean, and there assembled it like a child’s trick toy. The boat will be used in Errol Flynn’s latest picture, “The Sea Hawk.” It will not float. '

LOST AGAIN

Alan Curtis, young M-G-M actor, is again seeking the return of his dog; a white Spitz, lost for the seve ‘ |lenth time in four months.

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High Honor Paid To Mrs. Cochran

Mrs. Elizabeth K. Cochran, music | department head at Tech High School, has been appointed to the Indianapolis section of the National Committee for Music Appreciation. The Indianapolis section includes 20 persons. The appointment was made by Howard Hanson, director of the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester. Mr. Hanson is national chairman of the committee. Meanwhile four organ scholarships given to Tech students by diana Central College were announced. Scholarship holders are William Breedlove, full scholarship; Gloria M. Somers, F. Eileen Hoover and Mary Lou Thurston, half scholarships.

LANA CALLED IN FOR STILL PHOTOS

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 6. — What Drice fame in Hollywood! : After her smash hit in “Dancing Co-Ed,” Lana Turner was called back today from her vacation granted at the end of the picture—for gallery photography. The starlet will spend the next

Sheehan's Life Will Be Filmed

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 6—Vincent Sheehan's ‘biographical story, “Personal History,” will be made into a movie, it was announced today by

BY ENDURING SMILE Producer Walter Wanger. EE

The book was the first in a se-| HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 6 (U. P.)— ries marking a trend in present-|Peter B. Good, aged 14 months, beday literature. It tells, through the|Came a movie actor today. because eyes of a foreign correspondent, the (he has a smile that stays despite story of post-war Europe. strangers and because he has a Alfred Hitchcock, English direc-|strong resemblance to Actor Eddie tor, will handle the microphone. |Albert, who will be his father on

Production. of “Personal History” |the screen. will begin about Nov. 15. Peter’s father is an odd-job man,

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