Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 June 1941 — Page 12
‘Music Clubs Honor Stars 3
Film_ Singers Get Plaques ‘At Convention.
HOLLYWOOD, June 26 (U. P.).— Singers and musicians of Hollywood, were honored recently by special recognition from the National Federezion of Music Clubs, meeting here in its annual convention.
At a ceremony in Hollywood Bowl| 3 28 plaques and certificates, described as the equivalent in the musical field of the “Oscars” given by the Motion Picture Academy for other film firsts, were presented to filmland celebrites.
Jeannette MacDonald was honored as the “best known and most distinguished of the screen’s .feminine vocal artists.” Deanna Durbin was recognized as' the most outstanding young musical star. Katherine ‘Grayson received an award as the most interesting newcomer and Susanna Foster was rewarded for her work in “There's Magic in Music.” Nelson Eddy was honored -as the screen’s outstanding male vocal artist. Allan Jones was chosen the screen’s leading tenor and Wilbur Evans was awarded for his musical role in “Her First Romance,” his first picture.
LOVELY HEART TUGGER
Arne Shirley, who has spent some 20 of her 23 years as a film actress, shares romantic honors with James Craig in “The Devil and Daniel
Bob Hears a Fish Story
Bob Hope learns a thing or two about the common fish from a tough Army chef in “Caught in the Draft.” The comedy opens on the Circle screen tomorrow.
SERIOUS ‘BENT
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E s WHATEVER ELSE IT HAS done, the war at least has shown Hollywood the way to some high voltage comedy. Next to inquiries concerning the weather, probably there is no
more common question being asked nowadays than:
“How do you
stand with the draft?” Whereupon the young man being questioned usually tries to think up a snappy answer, no matter what his feel-
ings may he.
Naturally, the movie makers have seized upon this situation—
the same thing happened in the been some first-rate fun.
Abbott and Costello made “Buck Privates” and followed up with “In the Navy.” Comes now that ranking comedian, Bob Hope, in “caught in the Draft,” opening tomorrow at the Circle. This picture was given a “sneak preview” at the same theater some time ago and had there been a
recording of the laughter there on that night, no furtner advertisement would be needed. Matters became much as they used to be in the old Marx Bros. pic-
.tures: while the gudience caught”
up with its guffawing on the last
| gag, another would be exploded
before the house quieted down. For such a situation, Mr. Hope is almost wholly responsible. The story is nothing out of the ordinary: Mr. Hope, sergeant in a movie war, meets a real colonel’s daughter (Dorothy Lamour) on the set. She’s unimpressed until he finally agrees to join the Army. He sets up a phoney recruiting officer, but the trick doesn’t work. He really
first slaughter—and the result has
Tomorrow—
CIRCLE —*“Caught in the Draft,” with Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Lynne Overman and Ed-
die Bracken. Also “Scattergood Pulls the Strings,” with Guy Kibbee.
LYRIC—Gertrude Niesen,:screen and radio singer (on stage), with Professor Lamberti, comedy xylophonist; Rajah Raboid, mind reader; Bob Dupont, juggler; the Three Winter Sisters, acrobatic dancers; Don and Jane Forde, dancers; Dick Gordon, master of ceremonies, and William Watson, Talent Time winner. On the screen will be: Brenda Marshall's first starring picture, “Singapore Woman,”
LOEW’S—“She Knew All the Answers,” with Franchot Tone and Joan Bennett. The second
feature will be a musical, “Time Out for Rhythm,” with a super-
‘dinary,
Western Star
Janet Waldo, cowgirl extraorplays a prominent role in “Silver Stallion,” a first-run Western movie about the wild horse herds of Arizona. Starring David Sharpe, the film opens Friday at the Alamo.
€ | from the Douglas Fairbanks estate. The purchaser was the corporation
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Ashley, said he understood the corporation immediately would sell equal shares of the stock to Mr, Selznick and Mr. Capra. Mrs. Fairbanks had objected to the sale, asserting that the stock was worth at least $1,000,000.
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Selznick, Capra Buy From
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HOLLYWOOD, June 26 (U. P.).— David O. Selznick and Frank Capra, screen producers, today were one step from joining Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin and Alexander Korda as owners of United Artists Corp. Superior Judge Jess F. Stephens approved the sale of 4000 shares of capital stock in the corporation
itself, which submitted the highest qualified bid of $400,000. Irving Pacht, attorney for Mr. Fairbanks’ widow, the former Lady |
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Webster,” drama of New England a tentury ago. Edward Arnold and Walter Huston head the cast.
joins Uncle Sam’s fighting forces. After’ a series of innocent escapades in which he comes near to wrecking the morale of his commanding colonel, he performs a deed of heroism, winning not only a medal of some kind but also Dottie’s heart. If that doesn’t sound so funny to you, see the picture. You'll likely change your mind.
duper cast: Rudy Vallee, Ann Mik ler, Rosemary Lane, Allen Jenkins, Joan Merrill, Brenda and Cobina, the Three Stooges, Richard Lane, Six Hits and a Miss and Glen Gray and his Casa Loma band.
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CIRCLE
Eddie Bracken, ex-stage comedian, wants to play serious roles.
UNDERSEA WALKS
HOLLYWOOD, June 26.—Prepar{ing to direct some underwater sequences in his new picture, Cecil De Mille put on helmet and lead shoes and made a practice dive near the Catalina shore. Now he takes frequent undersea strolls, says they're more restful than exciting. “It’s the only place I have féund where I don’t keep 8 2 8
. ing i ts.” running into agents What'd You Expect?
GERTRUDE NIESEN, the singer, is the headliner, and Rajah | Raboid, the mental marvel, is the "super added attraction. But what you don’t want to overlook at the Lyric, starting tomorrow, is Prof. Lamberti. He’s one of the funniest men I've ever seen.
The professor is, a xylophonist (good, too), a gum-chewer of extraordinary accomplishments and a slam-bang comedian. If memory serves me right, the professor was introduced last time here as an outstanding musician, sort of a Heifetz of the musical sticks.
CONTINUOUS From 11:30 A.M.
Late Show Sat. of the
Xylophone»
Breen Becomes
RKO-Radio Head
HOLLYWOOD, June 26 (U. P.).— The resignation of Joseph I. Breen as director of the Motion Picture Production Code Administration is now in effect and he has assumed his new duties as head of RKORadio pictures’ Hollywood studios. Since its formation in 1930, the board has supervised operation of the motion picture proguetion code, adopted as part of fhe industry’s system of self-regulation. It approves between 500 and 600 feature pictures and 800 shorts annually, and members each year read thousands of scripts, screen treatments, story outlines, novels, short stories and plays. It also decides what is “bad taste’? in pictures. A late edict was against tight sweaters. Geoffrey Shurlock, senior board member, will serve as acting director.
SHIRLEY GIVES FORMAL DANCE
HOLLYWOOD, June 26. — Film gossip—sShirley Temple, who's really growing up, gave a formal dinner dance - the other evening. : French star Jean Gabin is, spending much of his time seeing selected American pictures, including all of Clark Gable’s, to help him learn English. Bob Montgomery declares that “Mr. Jordan Comes to Town” will be his last movie.
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Out came the professor then, pushing his instrument, wearing a tumble-down dress suit and working mayhem on a wad of gum. “Well, what'd you expect, Paderewski?” the ' professor challenged. From then on, Prof. Lamberti had his audience right where he wanted them—in the aisles. He's been wowing ’em recently at Michael Todd’s Theater-Cafe in Chicago, and for the occasion of his return to the Lyric stage, I offer a personal welcome. And it’s probably just as well 5 that Rajah Raboid will not work as merely another act in the new show. Mr. Lamberti might louse it up. Mr. Raboid is to perform his mental baffles as a separate act,’ between the screen feature and the short subjects. Considering Prof. Lamberti’s capers, that's a wise decision on the part of Manager Bill MecIlwain.
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