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Thriller Role Awaits 'Singin' in the Rain' Is Metro's Best Ever S'ait Tfraiulcro Examlurr 1 5 Friday, April II, 1952 CCCC (and Kelly) and Producer Arthur every bit as good as you so understate. Teresa Wright's Return Freed, who has done it again. By HORTENSE MORTON I'VE LONG been convinced that the nicest people in the world read The Examiner's It is a remembrance of things This is somewhat of a left handed operation. This week is By Louella 0. Parsons Loew's Warfield's birthday week Motion Flctura Editor International ewi BerrU-o Comedy Bows Today at Clay A NEW BRITISH comedy, "Laughter in Paradise," starring Alastalr Sim, opens today at the Clay.

The story, which concerns a ridiculous will, features Audrey Hepburn, currently starring in and the theater gives the assignment or 20th, "The Arms HOLLYWOOD, April 10. (INS) Good news for JoseDh drama page. Today's mail cinches the conviction and also proves that a critic should never make town a gift "Singin' in the Rain." past, the Roaring Twenties, with a delightful musical score (a composite of tho gayest melodies of the era), the fantastic and giddy cloche costumes, sparkling comedy and more dance se Cotten and Bert Friedlbb. Teresa Wright, whom they've been trying of Venus," which Otto Lang will produce. It's a melodrama and hubby won't have to hurry to Hollywood right away because "Venus" will be shot in Europe LATE OPENINGS AT to get as Joe co-star in "Panic quences, before elaborate sets, btneken," long-distanced Bert than had its predecessors.

noises like Nostradamus and predict what a studio will, or will not do, In the future. Comes a friendly challenge from collegemen Jim Kason and Dick Fuselier, who intimate that that she'll be here next Tuesday, thts summer. the Broadway production Fay Compton, Guy Middleton and Beatrice Campbell. THEATERS TODAY Warning! T'ease check Film Clock for Good Friday opening; hours at all theaters. Many will be closed until afternoon.

xeresas been in Boston in "Salt of the Earth" a turkev Let's give the picture to Kelly as the Hollywood silent star who successfully leaps the talkie riWM mm mm in nollyweoelt he that folded after a week through marriott of Juno Home and 1ATE SHOW TONITI Buddy Rudolph ie completely ff problem. But also consider Jean Hagen, as a rattlebrained and squeaky-voice prima donna of the kleigs. Donald O'Connor, as June he 4 expected to to to Japan I have myself in the well known box, and they send me a clipping from my review of "An American in Paris," to prove their point. W'ST0M on honeymoon with her bride' Has the baby outgrown hh crib? Other young couples arc watching the Bulletin Board for just such buys. Call SUtter 1-2131 to place an ad.

groom'to-bo and take along hot small ton. She own took tho nee- Being all wise, I said at that time, Kelly's close friend, both in com edy and dance he stands out. "Metro will never top this one." ettary thott to bo in readinett. Debbie Reynolds. Here Metro Say Messrs.

Kason and Fuse 2 SMASH ACTION HITS! has something very important lier, "It looks as though you're But Juno exercised htr woman's prerogative and at tho latt minuto property-wise. She has that elu going to have to eat your words. PAT O'BRIEN backed out. Rudolph flew to Japan sive charm one always thinks We've just seen a special showing of "Singin' in the Rain," "Metro- without htr. about when one remembers Mabel Normand and Millard Mitt Horn Wat formerly mar Goldwyn-Mayer's newest Techni color extravaganza.

In our opin Mitchell, as the studio executive ried to Jackie Cooper, and the 11 little boy it Jackie ion. tor a Ion it equals, if not tops, "An 4 ytmm wtchcu- mm eowwsl CURRANfl WEEK ONLY "SEASON'S BEST EVENT" Beg. Next Monday at 8:30 lorgoi Matinees Wed. 6 Sat. PAl'L POSZ prtwnts lh M.lrrlnf Mutl Drro ITT.ITZFR rRIZK ANn IIHAM CRITICS' C1KCUS AWAHU HINtR "THE CONSUL" By Olan-Carlo Menettl Produced and Dlrrrtrd br CARL KHF.RT.

Internationally Famooi lHrectiir of Glyndrbourns Ftatlval Stata Curran Theatar Sherman Clay American in Faris." We're wait time there woe talk that the Coop' era would reconcile. ing for your review of it!" All right men. Let's not lose Cyd Charisse, ballerina in the topper dance number. And, let's not overlook the Charleston numbers, Kelly's rain dance in the street, the fabulous Hollywood premiere, the innumerable ribs Hollywood gives itself Director Stanley Donon WITHIN the next ten days the Federal Communications Com our heads. First, 1 don know why.

I should bother to write the review. You are doing all right mission is expected to take action on more than 2,000 applica and I'll let you continue. tions for new TV stations. These Continuation: "Annie eGt Your LAST DAY! "THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH" Gun" was great! "Three Little la Ttchnicolar Words," just as great in its own TODAY, GOOD I 00 RS WILL OPEN AT 2:00 P. LOUELLA O.

PARSONS WITH A SONG AT THE BOX OFFICE 20th Century Fox's Technicolor musical romance, "With a Song in My Heart," starring Susan Hayward as the gallant Jane Froman and David Wayne (late leprechaun of "Finian's opens today at th Fox. Thelma Ritter, Rory Calhoun, plushy sets and elaborate Jbwns complete the pleasant screen setup. right. "American in Paris" was superb! And, if "Singin" in the Rain" isn't colossal, we'll eat our words." Frankly, I always avoid "colos very elated because he's been accepted by the Stratford-on-Avon sal but I think you have something here. The Gene" Kelly no fault of hers.

She rated excellent notices from the critics. The girl is really a fine actress who does not always get the material she deserves. Friedlob, producer of ''Panic Stricken," believes Teresa's role in the thriller is just what she needs to spark her movie career anew, bride-to-be, will 1m best man. Sherry is in "The Miracle of Fa-tima" at Warners. Mrs.

Grover Cleveland Alexan stock company to go there for a starrer lat Loews warncid) iis six months period. This is a great honor because only promising der will tour the United States ith the Warner movie "The Win talent is selected to work with the company doing bhakespearean ning Team," based on her hus 3 roles at Shakespeare's birthplace, HAPPEN to know that Howard IN OBSERVANCE OF GOOD FRIDAY SHOW STARTS TODAY AT 2:30 P. M. band's life. First stop is at the opening of the American League If Martin and Lewis and Hal Keel went to the bote, Dore KATHEBIIVB HEPBURN JANE rOWELL Wallis do not come to an under baseball season in Washington, standing, the two comics will go Joe E.

Brown celebrates his Schary, and told him he would like to do a picture now and then with no tinging. Keel's a rugged he. on an extensive tour of Europe. fiftieth anniversary in show bus! All is hunky-dory with Liz 2nd WEEK NOW! ness on Eddie Cantor's Colgate man type who wantt to get in a Dailey and Bob Neal, the ex-Mrs. Dan and the oil millionaire were TV show next Sunday.

And, by the way, Eddie, every one in town Is pretty proud of you for your Red Cross blood bank cam at June Koseile's opening at the little emoting without stopping to bunt into tong. So, in "Betrayal on the Hudton" he'll get his with and play a dath-ing officer of th Revolutionary Army without once stopping to Mocambo. EVER-NEW JOY FOR ALL TO ENJOY! WALT All Is well too between John paign. have been pending for almost three years. It's no longer a top secret that 20th has set up an experimental production division to make films for TV.

Every other studio is doing the same thing. I'm predicting that our Hollywood studios, which are so well equipped, will be making pictures for two markets theaters and television. The men who head our studios are too smart to let some one else get all the gravy in this direction. Carroll and Lucille Ryman again, and that I'm very happy to hear. yodel with the heroine.

Dore tett DISNEYS Mr They also were at the Mocambo. At Ciro's Lynn Bari and Hal great ttore by "Betrayal on the Hudton." It will be in Technicolor and will feature two other top male ttart in addition to Howard. March, radio writer, were a two some. TOMORROW! LEO McCAREi'S y6. My Son John Starring ifflim-yiHmi Katharine Hepburn paid Paris JUST HEARD that Valerie a surprise visit and arrived at the airport in slacks.

While in Tarls Bettis, choreographer and actress EVERYBODY turned out ffr who did such sensational work Katie ordered a glamorous ward Extra! Charley Feldman's cocktail 'party at Romanoff's honoring Italian Director Vtfforio de Ska, who is in Rita Hayworth's picture, "Affair in Trinidad," flew in from Disney's robe because In "The Millionairess" she's impersonating a kind of super Doris Duke-Barbara Hutton. Nine year old Sherry Jackson quite as handsome as he is tal New York. Valerie made a bee line for the Warner Studio where Thrilling, Ntw ented. All in all, a very tres gay LIFE ADVENTURE affair. she is taking tests for the sec ond lead in ''The Desert Song." IN ROBERTMEE An "incident" was narrowly will soon have a new daddy.

Her The first lead well, as I told "KIXG of the, mother is marrying the actor averted when an innocent waiter led Joan Crawford to a table 1 RIXLWMP' Print by TECHNICOLOR mS'SZ Monte Pittman. Steve Cochran, Tom NmI Laih Larut occupied by the James Masons who introduced Pittman and the Screenplay by MYLES CONiNOLLY and LEO McCAREY Adapution by JOHN LEE MAHIN Produced and Directed by LEO McCAREY A Paramount Picture Joan, you know, blasted the Masons to a fare-thce-well for their jibes at Hollywood social diiaus't (Etc MIDNITE SHOW TONITE! sets. STARTS TODAY! DOORS OPEN 2:30 PM you yesterday, it's Kathryn Grayson. And I hear Katie may stay on the Warner lot on loan out from M-G-M to do a second picture which may be "The Helen Morgan Story." AVA NORRING, the pretty Hungarian who murders the Queen's English, says her speech must be garbled if any one has the, impression that she and her husband, Fred Norring, are feud- Valentino, Cortesa charmed every one and she and Richard al-J II MimiTirttS Urvt SBSO tSSSS Baseheart seem so happy. Shelley Winters glowed when Vittorio Gassman was at her side, which was all the time.

Mary Sinclair, the TV lovely looked like a preview of Easter tng. She says tie ts a successjw insurance agent in New York and they are just waiting to see in a black hat trimmed with a gay red rose. if her career warrents pulling up I had a nice chat icith De Sica stakes in the East to make their (through his interpreter) and. he reminded me of a snapshot wc home permanently in Hollywood So far it looks bright. Ava has just been given her second had taken together in 1 hadn't forgotten the picture be cause it flattered me so much which is the way we gals like to OPENS TODAY 2:15 P.M.

photograph. 6th WEEK NOW! SNAPSHOTS OF Hollywood collected at random: That mad woman, Betsy von Furstenberg, LATE SHOW TONITE Is off today to Honolulu to see HUMPHREY Peter Howard. BQGART KATHARINE It will be wedding.bells In the merry month of May for Leslie Charterls, author of "The Saint" illEPBURII series, and actress Audrey Long. She formerly was married to Eddie Rubm, for years Ginger Rogers' press agent. mm.

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