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ay T----nj "a a cjraa B.enj "a -'acta jjraaeiaji' if'ip Bar a a''airai'''iaf an lie a aji 1 1' -THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 1953 HIE INDIANAPOLIS STAR Stars' Shapes Burst WACs9 Formula Clif ton Webb Turns 'Softie' In Role Of Scoutmaster PAGE 28 Hollywood Today 'Gatling Gun? Completes Van Johnson's Contract By SHEILAII GRAHAM Hollywood (NANA) be replaced In Metro's "Panther VAN JOHNSON will have to Squadron 8." They preferred I XX "Catling Gun, which winds up Van's long, lucrative MGM contract. John Hodiak wast the first to call poor Kay Spreckels. He Miss Russell, who also has a six-inch wrist, reported a 36 bust, three inches larger than Miss Conklin specified. Her waist is an inch under par n(l her hips a half-inch too bulging. 5IISS GRABLE.

with a five-inch wrist, measured 36 at the bust 8'4 inches too much for a uniform. Her waist was just fine, but her hips were six inches out of line. The famous Grable legs were regarded as a little overdeveloped. Miss Williams, who owes her well-developed figure to her swimming prowess, has a size 37 bosom, which is nine and one-half inches too much, based on her five-inch wrist. Her hips 36 Inches also are much too large, despite her years of exercising, and about three inches could be exercised off her spent quite some time at the hospital cheering the beautiful blond.

Kay said only a few days ago how much she feared the By POLLT COCHRAX LAST CHANCE for the school-age group to enjoy a movie matinee was thought of in advance by the Circle Thea ter, which wisely booked Mr. Scoutmaster," a natural for youngsters, this week. They take a particular delight in watching other boys perform the Boy Scout rituals, thematic-ally brought out in the comedy, and in seeling Clifton Webb made miserable by Scout pranks. Since no actor in Hollywood is better at taking comic setbacks with stiffness and snap, Wehb is well-cast as a scoutmaster to 40 energetic boys. However, the script lacks sufficient waspish lines and sharp tone to keep Webb at his best.

Hitting at the heartstrings as much as the funnybone, the picture would almost have the iconoclastic Webb turning into a complete "softie." AT ANT RATE, he has to share a good deal of his sriot- light with deep-voiced seven- year-old George Winslow, an orphaned Cub scout who picks Webb for his model. Also featured in the cast are Frances Dee, as Webb's wife. Edmund Gwenn, as a minister and Veda Ann' Bore as young pWinslow's negligent aunt. Webb plays a TV personality whose show is hitting; the skids because no children are watch ing and consequently his break fast food sponsor is getting no Merle Oberon sugar millionaire. Joan Crawford and Milt Rackmil were holding hands at Chasen's.

In another corner Ginger Rogers and handsome Jacques Borcerac were celebrating his color test at MGM. He'll know soon whether it's a long-term contract. "But when those executives see the test they'll put him in the next big picture," Ginger assured me. Many Stay Honie SAME PLACE, Jack Benny dining with Georg Burns and son, Ronnie. "Mary (Livingstone) is home watching TV." said Jack.

told that Rita Hayworth Is very emotionally disturbed about the Dick Haymes business and that she won't make any more pictures for a while. But that isn't why he is out of "Mary Magdalene." Jennifer Jones, who is the obvious choice to replace Rita, may not get the picture for the same reason. The Garson Kanins lost $1,000,000 tax free with the repeal of the 16-month tax business abroad. He was to write, In Europe, eight picture scripts at $130,000 each. Five for Columbia, three for Metro.

They'll be lucky now to save $20,000. But Eddie Fisher Is a lucky guy. He gets Rosemary Clooney in the Freddie Finklehofle story "Away We Go," at Paramount. Mrs. Ray Milland, all set to fly to New York with Ann Sothern, came down with a revolting case of ptomaine poisoning instead.

Ray Milland, Incidentally, was given permission by Warners to fly to New York for the press party tossed by the TV sponsors of his "Meet Mr. McNultey" series, on condition that Ray insure their "Dial for Murder" movie for the entire cost of the picture Ray promised to report back on the set bright and early Friday morning. fsl ant uiriMtmas misn MILLARD MITCHELL was rushed here for "White Christmas," but rushed instead into the hospital for a slight opera RIVERSIDE Amusement Pork 1700 W. 30th St. LETS GO-JUST FOR FUNI sales.

So, in order to have Jiis option picked tip, Webb has to produce child interest or else. HE LOADS himself with comic books, preparatory to finding the key to their popu larity with the young. But his wife persuades him the adoption of a child would do the trick best. They consult their minister and while there, Webb reluctantly agrees to play scout master to the church troop, which has done in three already that year. I he boys lead Webb a merry chase before master and Scout instill confidence in the other.

Always tagging along to the meetings, the manual tests and hikes is Mike, a Cub who brags of wealthy parents but never tells the same family story twice. Webb, convinced Mike is lying, goes to his home and finds him living in sordid sur Mike runs away, and all the Scouts search for him. Joitt ing the hunt, Webb gets lost himself. It takes small Mike to rescue him, and as a result receivean honor award and brand-new parents. The story has strong family appeal as it stands, but tighter scripting and direction would have made the comedy a far stronger film entry.

The Circle's co-feature is Son of Belle Starr," with Keith Larsen, Dona Drake and Peggie Castle. uvs In Spain O. TARSON Hollywood (INS) Oberon back in Hollywood for I'm crazy about Spain. I bought I intend to build a house on the dren. She says there is no chance of a reconciliation.

BALLERINA Alicia Markova, who opens at the Greek Theater in our town tonight, hurries back to England to create the dances for Claire Bloom and Robert Donat in "The Tempest." Another great ballet dancer, Bobby Helpmann, is on-directing with Michael Benthal. I don't believe Shakespeare's "The Tempest" has ever been filmed. At least in going back and trying to remember, I cannot recall. Claire Bloom is the English star brought here by Charlie Chaplin for his last pictu certainly his last American-made comedy. MGM is talking another deal with Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball that's how well "The Long Long Trailer" preview was received.

The Tyrone Powers' baby expected this coming week end and Linda says she knows it's going to be a boy. A Grnf Ovrcfsar Saacraca JwaapVl Tha ttrmunl 5 aa. irrtiir Kk I Real Estate By LOI EI.LA YOU NEEDN'T expect Merle another four months. From Biarritz she writes i that she has agreed to do a second picture for Spain's No. 1 director, Saenz de Heredia.

"My second film," writes Merle, "is 'Anything Can Happen In so I ahall spend three months in Granada and more than nine inches off scale. and her waist was more than four inches too large. Her hips were plus eight inches and her thigh was four inches too roly poly. Miss Wilson, whose 38 -inch bust was the largest of them all, has a five and one-half-inch wrist. That made her bust measurement nearly eight inches too large, and her 38-inch hips mora than five inches too broad.

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Betty Grable. Esther Wil liams, Lana Turner and Marie Wilson. None of these buxom beauties measures down to the standards being set for the women in the armed forces which are based on the size of the wrist. Myra N. Conklin, a New York beauty expert who is preparing a manual of good grooming for women in the armed forces.

gave her figure formula after the commander of the WACS ordered all overweight enlisted women to redistribute their poundage with diet and exercise, The measurement mathe matics are as follows: Multiply the wrist size by 5'i for the ideal bust size; 4V4 for the waist; 3'i for the thigh; 2 for the calf, and IV for the ankle. The hips never should be more than two inches larger than the bust, Miss Conklin said. Miss Monroe was way out of the military line. Her 37-inch bust was four inches too large, based on a six-inch wrist. Her waist was 3'i inches too small and her hips a half inch too large.

She kept her thigh, calf and ankle figures under cover. 'Hie Last Posse' itorring MaH MMW' CMMLH "WANT im una yuan I'll A 1. 1 ll. 1 Russell' SAT. NITE lOO-LAP CHAMPIONSHIP AUTO RACES AAA SANCTIONED RESERVATIONS TRACK LMCHT 3314-3317 ALL THE STARS 16th ST.

MIDGET SPEEDVAY Aapaalt Tna Dastprexef Saeedamp Across From 500-Mili Ti at. Russell VV pfTl "-tW mmiaa yj C3 ill f.tlT-. 1 I Modern Way to Control Roaches, Ants IBV color fkatvrette I 1 to lend him to Len Goldstein for tion. He'll be ready for the picture boys when they are. I see where "Oklahoma!" is now going to be filmed in Okla noma.

There must have been some hot protests, because Mike Todd said the movie would be shot out of the state. Alan Ladd and Paramount are working out a deal for one picture a year for the next 10 years, because Alan's "Share is the studios biggest grosser in years and should win him an Academy Award nomination. In spite of the panning here, Dolores Clay's "Carnival in Flanders" plans to open in New York in January. It's been re written. But I still think they're taking a big chance.

Gene Autry's rodeo show in the latest target by those British critics. One sour-puss penned. "Not enough horses, he sings a little, rides less, and talks too much." Letter From Denise LETTER FROM Denise Darcel, who just returned home on the He de France: "When I came to America six years ago on a cattle boat I did not suffer so much from mal de mer." Maybe she wasn't eating so much then. The British colony in Iondon sided with Frank Sinatra, who was barred for life from John Mills Milroy Club, after a fight with the proprietor. And they are staying away in droves.

Snow Time CIRCLE "Mr. Scoutmaster," at 11 a.m.. 1:40, 4:30, 7:25 and 10:20 p.m. "Son of Belle Starr," at 12:25, 3.15, 6:15 and 9:10 p.m. INDIANA "Gentlemen Prefer Blonds." at 11:15 a.m., 1:20, 3:35, 5:45, 8 and 10:10 p.m.

KEITH'S "Ramrod," at 12:30, 3:33, 6:45 and 9:50 p.m. west Stampede," at 11:03 a.m., 2:15, 5:20 and 8:30 p.m. LOEW'S "Return to Ptri-illse," at 12:45, 3:45, 6:43 and 9:45 pm "Ijs Posse," at 11:15 2:13, 5:15 and 8:15 p.mjr LY Rl "Abbott Costello Meet Ir. J.kvll and Mr. Hyde," at 11:10 a.m..

1:50, 4:35, 7:15 and 9:55 p.m. "(ihost Ship," at 12:30, 3:10, 5:55 and 8:35 p.m. Woy to Kill Crawling Insects and to keen vour home free of JrSM TCoUtV Cii7i Ws.rV;ee In Your Home or Office 4 Private Dinin Rooms I IOU COSTELLO finds Frankenstein in a wax museum when "Abbott Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" today at the lyric.

Few Contracts Mark Decline In Hollywood Hollywood fAP) The low mork to which activity inthe film studios has dropped is reflected in the extreme decline in the number of players under term contracts. The Screen Actors Guild re ports that of its approximately 7,000 members, only 216 are un der contract. This represents a 'drop" of 111 since last April. The figures prompted a prom inent trade paper publisher to remark that the inactivity plus the lag in the development of new personalities would run the industry into a blind switch and cause a further drop in boxof- fice returns. He pointed to Marilyn Monroe as an example of what just one new star cando for pictures.

He said that the whole business, not just 20th Century-Fox, is cashing in on her drawing power. A sidelight on all or this is that while the studios are signing fewer stars and new possibilities than ever before, it is not impossible to get a con tract if you have what the producers think the public wants. Living proof of this is the musical comedy star, uoiores Gray, a pink-haired beauty who immediately became the center of attention when she came to the West Coast in "Carnival in Flanders." MGM has placed her under contract and will star her op posite Fred Astaire in "The New Orleans Story." THEY'S OFF on a war pic- ture binge in Hollwood as a result of the success of "From Here to Eternity." The picture grossed $171,674 its first week at the Capitol Theater in New York. Columbia made "Eternity and is sitting pretty as a re sult of it. uWMF ai;" WALSH ith HUGH BURDEN', IT ifr -'t1fs-A in not or LYEBB ifln lne "Bf iPl fl A W-SXi te 5 I 1 I -Ife.

i I II 1 'SOW OF HFT.LA STAE 1 1 Madrid. I'll miss you all, but some property in Majorca and Mediterranean I know you'll ask, "What happened to Dr. Rex Well, he is attending a medical conference in London and he'll come to Biarritz before he re turns home." Pretty nice to have your house in Spain, a good job, and an attentive boy friend, too. MAYBE THE Kirk Douglas- Pier Angeli romance isn't stone cold, but it. certainly got a first class chilling last week when Pier flew to Rome where Kirk is making "Ulysses" for Dino di Laurentis.

No sooner had Pier landed than Kirk took off for northern Italy on location, it says here and without inviting Pier to go along for the ride. Whereupon Pier did a little traveling herself, to southern Italy to isit relatives, and then straight back to London. Romance or no, It looks like Kirk won't be returning, here for some time, since he's just agreed to do a second picture for di Laurentis in Italy and France. It's "Attila." based on the life of Attila, the Hun. who was the scourge of Europe in 433.

TALKED WITH Susan Hay-ward just before she took off for Honolulu. She said she is so emotionally upset she won't make any picture until her nerves calm down. Susan has decided not to file for divorce from Jess Barker right away, because of the effect It might have on her chil Mudcreek Players To Stage Jane A long one-act play, "To the Lovely Margaret," by Pearl and Thatcher Allred, will be staged by "the Mudcreek Tlayers for members and guests of the amateur group Sept. 11 and for St. Anne's Guild of St.

Taul's Episcopal Church Sept. 12. The play will be given in the Mudcreek Players barn, on East 86th Street near Sargent Road. In the cast will be Mr. and Mrs.

Men Condit and daughter Leah, and Jane and Innie Zaiser. Director Sol Blumenthal also announced the group will stage "Jane," three-act comedy by S. N. Behrman, in early October. The performances will be given for the public three nights only.

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