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Flash Preview Died With Their Boots On" from Warner Brothers' exciting dramatiza- the life of General George Custer, sUrring Errol Olivi. DeHavilland. About to leave West Point to join the Union Army, Errol Flynn goodbye to Olivia DeHavilland. war ended, he returns to his hometown a hero, and marries ais sweetheart, he grows restless In civil life and gets involved with unscrupulous land speculators. Through her connections In Washington, Ouster's wife arranges ais retura to the Army.

As leader of the Seventh Cavalry, he leaves on his fatal expedition against the Indians. MEET THE STARS With VIC BOESEN Vlc Kane Richmond, a handsome poung fellow of box chest and Srecian profile whom you'll be iceing next in MGM's "Steel Cavalry," has enrolled in night school. Richmond is studying Spanish. He believes that when the current frolic Is over, the United States' good neighbor policy toward the Latin Americas will result in an ever greater fusion of mutual Interests, so that It is the wise man who prepares himself for the opportunities produced by this intercourse. Richmond feels that Hollywood will be doing business at the 'rtme old stand when the war Is and in greater volume than in view of expanded mar- Itets to the south, for while he is too diplomatic to sound off on issues, he apparently is that the present effort of Senate group to tun- under public confidence in Bollywood, aided by a couple of Microphone magpies who have yet to learn the Athenia, witf collapse where it started.

That will be because the pub- Bc; to pay serious heed to testimony of Senators who, vaunted concern for free (fcwOtetiom. fly in the face of things they to be guarding by the way they conduct the so-called that and the strategem of calling in a pair of Charlies to bear witness who, it is doubtful, would know propaganda if it were the Black Hole of Calcutta and they were to fall into it. Richmond recently completed "Riders of the Purple Sage," which some may recognize as a clever piece of w-opaganda designed to start Tt real estate boom in the cactus; and of late he has been doing some shorts for the Government. Since these are to be shown around the Army camps, giving instruction in various military chores, he had better look out. Despite his heavy regimen of work and schooling, not to mention Mrs.

Richmond, the former Marion Burns of stage and screen, and their two young daughters, Richmond is thinking of joining the Naval Reserve, "so that I may do all I can to help my country just now." should do well as a Navy man; he is a descendant of Nathaniel Bowdltch, author of the navigation manual which still is the Bible of Annapolis and the United States Fleet. Meanwhile, he'll be making "Steel Cavalry." Wait till Senator Clark hears about that! HOLLYWOOD EXCLUSIVELY YOURS: Vic Mature and Betty Grabla wOI be 20th Century-Fox's newest co-starring team as a nwilt of their work together in "Hot Spot." They'll be announced soon for another film to start late next month Will Rogers' youngest son, Jimmy, is being considered for a director's berth at the Hal Roach studio. He's been doing little-theatre work That proposed year ticket at Metro for Shirley Temple has gone with the wind. She'll check off the lot immediately after completing her comeback film Wags around town are saying S. Tracy's "Dr.

Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" should have been titled, "Edison, the Beast" George Montgomery is the latest to be tested for the Robert Jordan role in "For Whom the Bell Tolls" Orson Welles is eyeing two cuties, Ann Baxter and Sheila Ryan, for the feminine lead fa next film, "The Magnificent Ambersons." UtIKINI JOHNSON After kissing Martha Raye's famous cavern mouth for a scene in "Keep 'Em Hying," Lou Costello turned to Bud Abbott and quipped: "Ye gads, there's enough lor you and me and then me again!" Studio executives are worried about Olivia DeHavilland's Increasing weight Ditto Olivia Major studios are overlooking a bet in Margaret Marquis, who just completed the feminine lead in Monogram's "Escort Girl" W. C. Fields' new picture will be either "Pickwick Papers" for David O. Selznick or a movie with John Barrymore.

How about a picture co-starring Fields, Barrymore'and Mae West? Yoo, hoc, Mr. Hays Jxidy Garland and Dave Rose still are acting like honeymooners. They-have lunch in. her dressing room at the studio every day Monty Woolley, "The Man Who Came to Dinner," wonders whether he's being kidded. A Chicago manufacturer wants permission to label a new brand of underwear "Woolley woolies." Back in 1931, when Gary Cooper was struggling for stardom, veteran Tully Marshall told him: "Young man, you show promise." Now, in a scene for "Ball of Fire," Marshall tells Cooper: "Young man, you show promise." Harpo Marx is anxious to.return to Hollywood and do a picture for a change Ethel Merman may leave New York a road show of "Panama Hattle," playing competition to Ann Sothern's Hattie in the film version The Ritz Brothers are writing a musical which.they hope sell for Broadway production is planning a screen comeback Seen: Jackie Cooper eating with his left hand so he could hold Bonita Granville's with his right at the Somerset House Producer Jerry Brandt has ordered Guy Kibbee to gain 10 pounds for his next Scattergood picture Billy Gilbert's sister-in-law, Fay McKenzie, has Republic executives raving over her performance in the Gene Autry film, "Down Mexico Way." Gene TIerney's new husband, Count Oleg Cassint, designed the gowns she's-wearing in "The Shanghai Gesture" and they're really something.

One of them is so sensational that Vic Mature told Cassini: "Look out, or you'll design yourself right out of a wife." Gregory Ratoff, of pure Russian descent and who talks like it, is a great believer in the campaign, only he can't say it. It comes out "wee." Other day, on -the set of "The Corsican Brothers," which he Is directing, Ratoff received a badge, solemnly presented by Douglas Fairbanks, and pinned to Ratoff's bpad bosom by Ruth Warrick, the leading lady. It was a flowing carved of wood And at a story conference the other day Producer Samuel. Goldwyn "What Hollywood needs is more love', stories. with a romantic interest." KEN MORGAN'S HOLLYWOOD KEYHOLE When you wake up with a headachy From an all-night drinking bout, Don't your mouth and stomach feel As if the Joad clan just moved (Excuse me!) Funny nobody'ever ran across this obvious human interest yarn but here it is: Three years ago, Martha Raye conducted a very successful personal appearance most of the success of-the tour was due to the excellence-of the talents with which Martha surrounded herself.

Salaries of the KEN MORGAN acts were paid by her and, business-like, she got the best for the least. One of the acts was an unknown team which proved a hit wherever they played. Now, Martha is appearing with, the same pair in a motion this time they are billed over her on the marquee and are the stars of the film. The theatre lights will blink, "Abbott and Costello in 'Keep 'Em with Martha Raye." Ever since Alice White ceased to be a factor in picture grosses, Paramount has had a wealth of properties lying on the shelf. The other day these stories and ideas were taken off.

the shelf, the dust blown off and writers and producers- ordered to cogitate on them. Reason being that a petite blonde appearing in "Louisiana Purchase" had caught the executives' eyes and was placed under a long-term contract. You'll soon be hearing about Phyllis former singer, in bands who has been knocking on studio gates for some time to get this break. Writer-producer Rowland Brown tells it: A walked up to him in a local dru.sp.iors last week and asked for the loan of a nickle loan, he explained, to be paid back from his winnings from the pin-ball machine. Brown said he would be glad to dig, for a cup of coffee but for gambling no! The bum turned dovm the cup of coffee explaining that it hurt his game! THE GOOD RUMOR MAN: Strange reason for holdup for a few hours on production of Republic's Are Barrie, in a taffy scene with Phil Terry, swallowed her gold inlay! Saw Martha Raye and Marlene Dietrich at Mocambo comparing casts on their legs When Orson Welles goes on the air this fall, he will be chided through.

out the show by the voice of his be played by Cliff (Jiminy Cricket) Edwards John Wayne, at his own request, will play the heavy instead of the hero in "Lady For a will play opposite Don't believe any serious talk about Linda Darnell's Hollywood it js still Jaime Jarbo in Mexico City Donald Woods knows an actor who loves an audience so much he always stands facing the other passengers in the elevator Louise Beaver's career keeps gets a top spot In MGM's "Vanishing Virginian" Too bad premature and unfortunate publicity stopped the George Montgomery-Ginger Rogers pair looked headed for something Paramount has had a commitment with Melvyn Douglas for the past year and a half and still has no vehicle for him Gene Autry will open his rodeo April 1st In Cleveland, Ohio. Gene has bought 2000 acres of range land in Oklahoma where the stock will be kept Patti McCarty says that when an actress reaches forty she should stop patting herself on the back and start under her chin! Freddie Bartholomew is calling on one of Arthur Murray's twins, Phyllis Eddie Cantor says his show, "Banjo Eyes," opens December 4 at the Colonial Theatre in Boston, to be followed by the December 14 date at the Hollywood In New York Rudy ValJee has found Gail her to Mocambo TWOSOME TIME: At Bill Jordan's Bar of Ayres and Kay (Tillie the Toiler) Harris; Margaret Hayes with Sidney Guilaroff. At Charlie Ryan and Jack Warner, Jr. At the Florentine Smith and Craig Stevens. At Grace Hoyes Cregar and Reinie Riano; Ann Gillis and John Sues.

At Slapsy Phyllis Brooks and John McLain; Simone Simon and Johnny Hyda. At the Pirate's and Ed Pretty soon BOW yonH be getting look at Jane Russell la motion, when this sensational, young Howard discovery makes her initial screen appearance in "The Outlaw," along with Jack Beutel, Thomas and Walter Huston. FREE PHOTOGRAPH This week we are offering to Today Fan Club members an autographed'photograph of Marlene Dietrich, currently appearing in If you are not yet a member of the Fan Club write to Hollywood. Today, Crossroads of 'the World, Hollywood, California, and you will receive a membership card.entitling you, to later photographs of various stars' available to club only. Members must give their card number, and ALL LETTERS MUST MENTION THIS NEWSPAPER.

JOE FISHER'S The rush of previews in Hollywood continues at a dizzy pace, and it is no exaggeration to say that the group of reporters who cover these showings will welcome a let-down and a chance Clark Gable and Lana Turner In an affectionate moment from "Honky Tonk." to sit at home of an evening. It follows that short reviews must be the order of the day. box-office picture of the week is possibly the MGM production "HONKY TONK" starring Clark Gable and" Lana Turner, with a supporting cast headed by Frank Morgan, Marjorie Main, Henry O'Neil, Claire- Trevor, Albert Decker and Chill Wills. It's a story of lawless early days in Nevada, with Gable playing a fast-talking con man who can always find time to chase a pretty girl. He plays it for all he's worth, ably assisted by Miss Turner, who again displays real trouping ability.

Especial mention must be made of Claire" Trevor, who. in a difficult role is perfect. Truth to tell the picture is remarkably well cast with all performers at their best. Gable fans and most everyone else should enjoy "HONKY TONK." RKO introduced a new "series" picture, THE GAY FALCON" as a starring role for the versatile George Sanders. It's delightful entertainment, distinctly on the breezy, side, and Sanders is ideally cast in this cops-and-robbers melodrama with Allen Jenkins and Eddie Brophy providing the comedy.

Wendy Barrie makes an excellent foil for Mr. Sanders while Anne Hunter does splendidly as his fiancee; The whole adds up to splendid entertainment and you're perfectly safe to take the MGM previewed "THE FEMININE TOUCH," an amusing and well done comedy starring Konalind Russell and D6n Ameche. It's all pure nonsense but beautifully by an outstanding cast headed by Kay Francis, Van Heflin and Donald Meek, plus hilarious dialogue and the direction of ace director Woody Van Dyke, n. Performances are all on the pluperfect side with Miss Russell outdoing Strictly the sort of entertainment to stir the imagination of every member of the family and leave you with a lift. The long awaited Edgar Bergen-Oharlle McGee and Mollie film, "LOOK WHO'S LAUGHING," finally reached the preview stage at RKO.

Certain of a sure market for this picture assuredi by the radio following of this stellar Producer-director Allan Dwan kept strictly to the radio formulas upon which these comedians have made such a success. That the story is a bit corny in spots doasn't hurt In the least, nor does it detract anything from what will certainly be a hit picture. A well-balanced cast headed by Lucille Ball lend sturdy support, and radio fans will get an opportunity to see Harold Peary who plays Gildersleeve on the radio as well as Fibber's announcer, Harlow WUecr. Don't hesitate to take the whole family for a pleasant evening. Twentieth Century-Fox's "A YANK JN THE RAF" really deserves more space than can be allotted it.

Starring Tyrone Power and Betty Grable, the film is a truly great piece of entertainment and arouses your emotions so stirringly that you'll be a wee bit limp at the fade-out. It's the. meatiest role Power has had since "Lloyds of London" and he digs into it with a will. Surprise of the picture, however, Is Betty Grable. In the best role she has ever had this former song-and-dance girl more than justifies Darryl Zan nek's acumen in casting her for the role.

"A YANK IN THE RAF" is the sort of film you can't afford to miss. And by all means take the entire family. THUMBNAIL PREVD3WS: "GENTLEMAN FROM DDOE," starring Jock La Rue, Marian Marsh, Clarence Muse and his singers, and little Mary Rath. A melodrama of the deep South in which La Rue, who has been given a rather rough deal In Hollywood, gives an amazingly tender performance. Miss Marsh is excellent, while Miss Ruth, a discovery of producer Edward Finney, deserves especial mention.

The film is entertainment for the whole family and well worth seeing. "RIDING THE WIND," an RKO production starring Tim Holt. This is a western with music, and for lovers of this type of entertainment will more than satisfy. It's young Holt's best effort to date and should go a long way in establishing him as a western star. Family entertainment that most will anjoy.

ON THE SETS With REED JOHNSTON There was villainy afoot, on the set where they were shooting the day's footage for Alexander Korda's new technicolor production, "Jungle Book," but the chief conspirators, Joseph Calleia and Frank Puglia, were not practicing their villainy for the moment. Instead John Qualen, the third coh- spirator in this Rudyard Kipling fantasy of India, was giving a first -'class demonstration REID JOHNSTON of how a poor man feels when suddenly con-- tronted with a treasure worth countless millions. Wearing the rags and turban of a low-caste Hindu he was lying in a pile of gilded coins at least four feet deep, while around him lay scattered chests of pearls and other egg-sized gems which will gleam with convincing richness through the eye.of techni- color. This was supposed to be the long-forgotten treasure room of vanished princes, and as the camera rolled Mr. Qualen first looked about him in bewilder- ment.

Then as he took in the nature of his surroundings he sprang to his knees in the pile of coins and began to count them, reaching a total of eight before he decided they were beyond his powers of calculation. "Millions!" he cried the coins bver his head in showers; "I'll never have to count again!" But at this point an afterthought seized him, causing a look of cunning suspicion to cross his darkened countenance. "Maybe we've cheated," he muttered, beginning to bite the coins experimentally. This apparently banished his last fears, for he soon lay back and shovelled the money over his chest' in wild excitement. 'Tt's all gold," he continued, "and it's all mine!" According to the scenario there is some considerable 'doubt about this last statement, for not only does he have the villainous Calleia and deal with but also the of young.

Sabu, the erstwhile elephant boy who will have all. the fiercer animals of India fighting on his side tale of the jungle. And harking back to the villains, one of them at least was exceedingly unvillainous while Mr. Qualen went through his before the camera. This Frank Puglia who, in the robes of a Hindu pundit and with a large caste mark painted on his swarthy forehead, stood on the 'sidelines placidly dipping into a paper container of ice It should be unnecessary to report, however, that Mr.

Puglia will eat no ice cream before, the camera, and can be depended upon to be as devilish as you please when "Jungle Book" is put together for your It remains only to tell you that a further note of offstage incongruity was provided by four sheepish telegraph messengers who suddenly appeared in the midst of Mr. Qualen's treasure during an idle moment and sang a quavering birthday greeting to Alexander Korda. Winking right at yon over that enticing shoulder IB Mary Martin, co-starring with Blng Crosby in new: "Blrta of HOLLYWOOD FASHION SCENE By MARGARET MeKAT One of our less publicized, but certainly' one of our most ingenious young designers in lyvvood is Jack Perkins, who turns out most of -the wardrobes of Judy Garland. Virginia Grey, -Diana Lewis and Priscilla Lane. Calling on Jack the other I I looked over the sketches for some of his fall ideas and are definitely worth report- ing.

A dinner i Garland had a version of the peplum. It was an inverted 1 peplum of pleated tobacco-brown taffeta applied on a white crepe dress in a big cascading V-shape in back. The. color combination of brown and white-is startlingly 'new for evening and the com- bination of taffeta and crepe is novel and interesting. Jack again uses two odd i in a street dress for Virginia Grey.

The dress is simple black, 'Si but he uses champagne-colored crepe in wide diagonal stripes across the bias cut The bolerp jacket is also tipped around the edges in the champagne tone. The third dress I liked was for Diana Lewis and uses fringe in a new way. A simple black dress with fringe' epaulettes at the shoulder, fringe at the two big hip-pockets and a matching purse with rows of fringe cover; ing it. Very fetching, and simple enough to make yourself! BEST DRESSED GIRL OF THE. WEEK: We'll have to say a whole party Was the best dressed this week.

When Louella Parsons, the well-known newspaper columnist and radio commentator with a retinue of young actresses and actors, pulled out from Hollywood on 'the Union Pacific's Streamliner for home-coming trip Miss Parson's home town of Dixon, Illinois, there were many smart traveling costumes. Ann Rutherford, looking like; a college girl going back to school, wore a representative type of outfit for the, college girl. Her tailored suit was tobacco brown and her accessories in tobacco alligator. A jaunty mustard hat and scarf costume. Miss Parsons wore the new wood- ffceen color in a wool with mink trim at the" Her dark green beret style hat was "topped off with mtak' tails.

Fur collars with a touch of the same fur on your hat Is high fashion this year! Record Review By WAX MAN Victor has just come through with an obviously much-needed volume of selection of Artie Shaw' hits. Eight carefully chosen numbers- that are constellations on a firmament of Shavian stars! The first reCofd in the album appropriately enough, a coupling of two tunes that meant ''beginning" for Shaw: Begin the Begnlne the selection which' won for him his initial success; and recording that marked his return to the field with a bigger band and a bigger appeal. Others are: Star Dust and Back Bay Shuffle, Dancing in the Dark and Traffic Jam, Moonglow and Serenade to a Savage. (Victor 27546 through 27549.) Heard playbacks yesterday of Ella Fitzgerald singing in the Abbott and Costello picture, "Ride 'Em Cowboy," and it looks like a new field will be discovered for this popular mittedly, it would be "hard Ella to miss in the tune Atasket, which she wrote self and which gave her the gun to fame. (It's on Decca.) The new star in the jazz heaven is twinkling brighter than Thomhill has recorded an outstanding and thrilling (Tschaikowsky) adaptation of Concerto for Two.

Claude's silvery rhythmic syncopation is uniquely soft and the chant by Dick Harding hits strong. For added good listening there's a clarinet ride by Iry Fazola. On the reverse is a Thornhill variation of the popular tune Jim which Is moderately smooth. (Columbia 36371J New York's new singing star, Billy Daniels, just had a date on Bluebird. If this first one is 'any criterion, collectors will be wise to begin a separate shelf (how I wish I had started with Crosby's initial Wisely, the company chose two standards, Penthouse Serenade and Diane.

Bjjly sings a verse ad lib and chorus in tempo on each is grooved for a pipe and slippers mood, (Bluebird B-11266.) There may be some vines around St. James Infirmary but never was there a more pulsating treatment of this number than the terrific waxing by Cab Calloway. Cab starts it low, letting his boys give it the power. Then he socks out with a vocal blues treatment of his old sweetie "stretched out on a long white table." Mate Is You Are the One in My Heart, written by Cab himself-it's a strange majoring in harmonious 6931.).