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OnTr. r.Rspf S1l PITTS CH SUN-TEL ECRA PH f)fir npartmn' SATrRDAT, JA-NTAKT AT IT PAT. JANTART 9, 19IJ Louclla O. Parsons In Hollywood Eleanor's Betrothal Dorothy McGuire Luckyj Verified In Drawing Director Edward Gouiding By LOUELLA O. PARSONS Maltaa rictara Editor latrraatloaal mm tmle By HARRISON CARROLL Ktmt rnlifH SxBdll Writer HOLLYWOOD, Jan.

99. When Eleanor HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 9. If Dorothy Mc Powell recently gave me a story that she was Guire knows her movies she will be patting going to marry Clenn Ford, her mother was upset. They are old-fashioned people, said Mrs.

Powell, and any announcement of herself on the back and figuring she has a necklace of horseshoes draped around her for she gets Edmund Gouiding as her director. No director handles women's stories with more Eleanor's engagement will come from her. Well, I sincerely don't want to hurt her feel i V- i i i yrjy f1 i mm ings again, but I ran into Eleanor and Glenn at finesse than Eddie. Some of Bette Davis' finest pictures were handled by him and before that lie had several Gloria Swanson hits. He understands Chasens and the dancing star was wearing a diamond ring on her engagement finger.

She said Glenn gave it to her on Christmas Day. "Yon she said, "this confirms your story." There's still no definite date for the wedding, declared Eleanor, because Glenn goes into the the feminine psychology, and not only has trie grand manner with the ladies but also the patience Of job. THAT IS WHY I say the little McGuire girl Is mricy. As big a hit as she is on the stage in service before she finishes "I Dood It." "Claudia," the camera and the movies are some thing else again. Eddie has been seriously 111 for Alexis Smith Has Hopes Of Realizing Her Dream months, but when Bill Goetz heard he was on his feet again he stepped out and signed him pronto for this popular comedy-drama for 20th Century-Fox.

Lana Born to Trouble, Marriage Mixup Shows My heart goes out to Lana Turner, who seems to be born for trouble. How very unfortunate, Just After she sees her fiance. Craig Stevens, some time this month, Alexis Smith hopes to go to New York. It will be her first trip and she's terrifically excited. All her life she has dreamed of occupying a central box in the Golden Horseshoe at the Metropolitan Opera House.

She hopes to do it on this trip. With her stint finished in "Thank Your Lucky when she was happy at the idea of approaching Stars," Alexis will have a real vacation coming and she hopes to give all the other sights in the big town a once over. motherhood, she should have learned that Steve Crane was not legally her husband. Lana, who usually calls me at all signs of trouble and when Talk about records! Creighton Hale has been she has news, left her home and went Into retire ment after her attorneys had filed the papers ask' under contract to Warners for 15 years and has acted in 20 pictures with Bette Davis. He was in Ing that her marriage be annulled, since there was her first, "The Man Who Played God," starring George Arliss, and he has Just been assigned" to a role in her latest, "Old Acquaintance." no marriage.

Unfortunate, too, for the expected baby. Lana is hurt at the whole thing and today But Creighton's real pride is in the fact that his sons now are bombardiers for Uncle Sam. One is in the Navy, the other in the Army. It didn't seem likely there would be a remarriage. ALAN LADD'S departure for the Army Janu try 16 has thrown a monkey wrench Into Para Name for Baby Picked mount's plans.

He was to have begun "Incendiary By the Dennis O'Keefes Blonde, life story of Texas Ouinan. Because Ladd was to have such a prominent part In It, it is now indefinitely postponed. So Betty Hutton, now out of a job as Texas, is to be taken care of In the Bob Hope comedy, "Let's Face It." She will get the lead Instead of another one of Paramount's singing Ingenue roles. Alan, who made the Rreatest advance of any actor in 1942, won't be here when the Dennis O'Keefe and Steffi Duna already have decided upon a name for their expected baby. If it's a boy.

it will be called Edward James, Jr. (That's Dennis' real name.) If it's a girl, Marianna. Looks as If Dorothy Lamour really has said goodby to sarongs. She hasn't worn one in thrse pictures and she won't again in "Rlring which is a western. However, she won't be decktd out in the traditional fringed bolero and divided skirt of the western heroines.

stork delivers his package to Sue Carol, his bride. But when Uncle Sam calls all else is unimportant. Ex-Marine, Now Thirteen, Strong for Ex-Mates Paramount Designer dlth Head has whiniwd her up something special a blouse' and a short. Young George William Holle is a dyed-in-the lull skirt held up by suspenders. wool Marine and he feels that the phrase "The The Air Corps ocicer who has been visit: In ir Marines have landed and have the situation well In Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel on the "Air Rid hand," is an understatement.

George's favorite pas time is bursting into the Marine hymn every time he sees a sailor or a soldier and singing it with ty4 such emphasis the other service men turn and look at him. He is now 13 and he is waiting until he Is 17 to go back to his favorite branch of the service Meanwhile, Hollywood is an interlude. He told me "Movie stars are all right but they aren't Marines Jerry Wald. who Is writing George's Warner Broth 'y VTy' ers story, says the young man is by no means child in mind. He has definite ideas on his first Wardens" set is MaJ.

Paul Schwartz, who piloted the two stars on their Caribbean caar tour. The major was Just a lieutenant then. Stage Bill Takes Stanley Honors Reunion In France A Mrtrn-Onlitwyn-Miiyrr plrtnre, dlr.rtH hy JulM T)ln from a play by Marr (kinnrlly, Jan Limit and Marvin Hornwuky. Original tory by LadUlaa Biu-Ftkctg. freienltd In the Stanley lhratar.

THE CAST Joan Crawfnril at Talhnl JohnWaynn Rohrrl Cortnt Philip Dcira movie. ALAN CURTIS hasn't been confining himself to any one particular honey since he and Hon a I i ti. i i v. i I 7u jviassey aeparuiea. jsut.

lb jan jhm lu Buy uiai utr and Louise Albritton are just getting In form for their romantic roles in "Destiny" when they step out, which, as Damon Runyon might say, has been "more than frequent of late." "Destiny" is a Unl versal drama that has been rumored for everybody from Dietrich to Gloria Jean. Shall we be polite y': y-' kyz'yf-yy'yyy. and say that Miss Albritton must be somewhere in between these types? Anyway, sets great store by its tall beauty (she is nearly five feet seven) and Windier jh rarradina Urn. H.nroedff Albert Ranrrnian has given the publicity department the sign By KARL KRL'G With a few exceptions, notably in the case of "Wake Island" and Commandos Strike? at on her. Young Daughter of Reagans Bops Her Birthday Guest Maureen Elizabeth Reagan, 2-year-old daugh ter of Jane Wyman and Lt.

Ronald Reagan, enter Dawn," Hollywood is still putting glamor above fact and beauty before realism in dealing with the second World War. Add confusion and evident tained 25 children at her birthday party. Can lt be love between her and Daniel Mtlland? Anyway. script trouble to "Reunion in France," which came to the Stanley Theater yesterday, and the parade of war movies easy to forget continues. the hostess enlivened things by hauling off and let ting Daniel (Ray's 2-year-old son) have one, He Miss Joan Crawford's efforts to nlav a Prpnrh blew out all the candles on the cake before Maureen had a chance and it was more than she could bear.

playgirl, in the beginning, aren't very successful, either. Neither is her later histrionism as a patriot who has seen the line of duty and will adhere to it, though it cost her the man she loves. Mr. A LINE OR TWO: Just how much do critics reviews mean? "Random Harvest" didn't fare too well at the hands of a few of the New York scribes Philip Dorn is Miss Crawford's romantic foil, but the fact that he is only pretending to be a Quisling i yet the movie threatens to break all records. It is in its third week and still going strong.

The ior tne JNazis alter they have occupied the French (capital, is unknown to her until the moment for the final clinch arrives. award given Agnes Moorehead for the best per' formance of the year by the New York writers was received with uplifted brows in Hollywood, to put it Frenchwoman Aids mildly. She was eerie and different, but compare her with Greer Garson or Bctte Davis or Teresa Wright, and, in most people's opinion, she wouldn't American Aviator In the interim. Miss Crawford has met Mr. John Wayne, an American bomber lu the RAP.

who is trying to escape to England. For a little while, late In the film, her efforts to spirit him out of France provide the action the story has been crying for, but the whole things trails off intoKUch bewildering cross-current's and with so much im-plausiblllty that plot conviction is entirely lacking. It is, perhaps, possible that something happened be in the same class. Interesting the way the public has scolded the choice of Miss Moorehead, disagreeing 100 per cent at least in my letters Amazing how quickly letters are received from foreign zones. One, received from MaJ.

Martin from somewhere in Australia, is dated December 29. He writes of Christmas In a faraway hospital and the way the doctors and nurses kept the yuletide spirit for the American boys by putting up a cypress tree trimmed in cotton and then singing Christmas carols for the servicemen so far away from home Congratulations to both Dale Eunson and Cosmopolitan Magazine. The young co-author of "Guest In the House" and many fiction features, returns to the staff of his alma mater -Cosmopolitan early in February. This means that M-G-M loses Katharine Albert from its publicity staff for Katharine will accompany her husband. Dale, back to New York.

to "Reunion in France" during the making, or aft- erward. Could be that the Darlan incident was responsible for the mesh of complications and un-v'f usual story twists taken, by the photoplay. Three 0 writers, Marc Connelly, Jan Lustlg and Marvin Borowsky, worked on the screen play from an original by Ladislas Bus-Fekete, and such talent I should be responsible for far better melodrama than this. Mr. Jules Dassin has directed with a surprising lack of originality and imagination, and among those who should have a happier fate than being cast in this expensively produced pot boiler are Mr.

Reginald Owen, Mr. Albert Basserman, generally a very competent performer, who makes a comic opera officer out of his Nazi general, and Mr, John Carradine, the smug Gestapo chief. Snapshots of Hollywood Collected at Random Edna (Mrs. Red) Skelton, dancing with a tall, dark and handsome at Ciro's and was she dressed to the teeth! Rumor is strong that Kay Harris the and Henry Freulich. photogra JULIE BISHIOP, WHEN NOT AT WARNER STUDIO, CAN USUALLY BE FOUND AT A RANCH THAT IS NOT FAR AWAY pher, are having matrimonial misunderstandings THEATER CLOCK Jan Savitt's Band, Le Roy Top Stage Bill Look Out, or They'll Not ony does Mr.

Jan Savitt's smooth-working Has Chance As Extra HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 9 Col. Madeleine Le Beau Is a darkened room following an eye operation Rosalind Russell's favorite soldier. Lt. Freddie Brlsson, has been transferred to another post, which may mean he won't be here when the Brlsson baby arrives Lois Andrews tossed birthday party for the boy friend.

Lionel Newman, and the cake was labeled "Happy 57th SvmDhonv" Lvnn Bari and Sid I.nft. Grab You As An' Actor! organization know how to mute a swing tune, but his Gershwin medley Is one of the brighest inter ludes in many weeks of Stanley shows, as is his with Ootfr Tr1 tTnrh WIN ila rn and Knc I'orfman. Third week. rraturr bBlr. at 11:112 a.

llt.ll p. m. WARMCRr "Mlanil Ht for Artlon" Th Navy melOflrftma, with Robert Taylor, Charla-i luiihton and Brian hnh-levy rontinuci Itf lint-run. Second wetk downtown. IValurr fcrclna at 11:11, .1:81, 3:11, p.

m. HOLLYWOOD. Jan. 8. You 11 hand, There's Fred Brady.

He actually cooing in the Beverly Tropics The (have to bo careful when you walk Marcus Protect, commanding of was an extra. Patrick Brook was also an extra Smiley Burnettes" baby daughter, their third 'past a studio someone's liable to the dancing kind. He's playing "American Concerto" and his own manner with Benny Goodman's "Nine-twenty Special." As one, whose ear has long since become callused (almost, anyway) to the blare of the swing maestros, Mr. Savltt offers a welcome surcease. And then, there is Mr.

Hal Leroy, one of the few really great American dancers, to make things adopted child, has been critically ill Tony Mar-throw a hook at vou and yank BIT! "Th Riiait la Mnrncin" "The leads opposite Jane Withers now, tin writes 10 ms menus Mint uc una never Been be you right Into the movies. Agent Dana Edwards and Robert Haymes happy in his whole life as he ts at an Army camp in ficer of a quartermaster regiment of colored soldiers at PI. Ord, narrowly escaped an appearance in the Warner Brothers r-K'ture, "Mission to Moscow," vr.en he visited the set during the time Director Curtlz was filming a and Craig Woods were emoting in Texas, where he has found peace once more after 'Arthur Lyons was telling about It. ri.lVff'TARHM! of AMPon-my" Nrw ixy fhow and Micro ioo. DHt.

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his recent troubles Malloy, succeesfuli He counted new names and new crnnhy hi! cnntiriu tin flm-run. Tulrd mk downtown. ratiir- hrilni at 1 1 a. p. m.

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ni. R4HltVl "Hrart lllr (Hildrfl Wrt" Wrgurn drama with oy Ka'rra and nrm writer, nnr! .1. M. fTNelll rp h-A aoing meir Stun now on Just a little more delectable in the current bill. Mr.

LeRoy's rhythmic toe tattoo is still a thing of beauty and a Joy forever. Just as it has been u. mull ll.1l up nil IMOt studio stHgos now. altar march Ann Sothern's sister, Mrs, Charles flnvers, Tetley, Is visiting her while her husband is at ofTI- bin Jim Davis, for one. Russian embassy reception.

Noting the colonel Jn uniform on the sidelines, an assistant director. since his fledgling days in the late Mr. Zlegfeld's Knew Her Lines cers' training school in Kentucky Loretta Hp came to stll a studio executive "Follies." Long may ne continue to amaze us with his terpslchorean OllvU dc Havilland wanted to young, (oonioinrr 10 uouwvnni son. some oil. and so msc mo a tht; rrlmi: Torm lor slnriin one.

mnt nnprf Mr. Joe Martin and Miss Eugenie Baird. the a him to rome within the camera. Pittsburgh girl, do excellently in Mr. Savitt's vocal presented the young men with a diamond sUiddedlr.ontract InsiPad.

He's doing ajbecome a school teacher before locket Jean Lavclle, Preston Sturges' comely! picture with Ann Sot hern. There's'. "he wanted to become an sctress. secretary, is In the hospital for observation for a i Horace McNally, formerly a stngelSlie once won a public speaklnp possible appendectomy. She recently made suc-jsupw, and Dkk Simmons, an'contest in Saratoga, her home cessful screen test.

lersiwhlle Palm Springs janchltown. 'asinoi -MnniiM. 4.." Bnnie. tin. forpei mtrcaiea in aepBrtment, wnne miss Virginia Austin her I Kood or6r Rn(l maintained hislmarloncttes, headed by Cllppo, the funny little toy wan nh.m.i i.3o.

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