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MWW.IW V-. jgTpv.y nv ysx 1 1 vrV HOL i fci By BOB SMITH Ida Lupino, who' won no little fame as an actress, seems to lave found the winning touch as a director, Judging from her latest production, Never Fear. The picture, her second as producer-director, opened Satur-lay at the Forum and four Music Hall theaters, and, if nothing else, puts Miss Lupino down as a woman who can tastefully present subjects the average away Jfamu. Never Fear is the story of a polio victim, her fight within herself, and her cure. -This may sound dull.

It isnt. Not even the shots of Sally Forrest, who portrays the victim, learning to walk while supported by parallel bars. Second Gelman Concert Slated Harold Gelman will present the second of three concerts with commentaryTuesday morning, In the Palm Terrace Room of the Beverly Hills Hotel The Hollywood String Quar tet will play Hummels Quartet, Opus 30 No. 2 and the Villa Lobos Quartet No. 6 in minor (Quartet Brasilelro).

COMIC Zany Frank Fortier tunes up for an evening performance at his Gaslights melodrama-olio now in its sixth year mds 8q 0V8 muG oeAse 3 (BGDtDGQ SB Ei Over at Warners theyre up to their necks In the galley-proofs of Betty (The Egg and JJ') MacDonalds next book that comes out in May. Its called, Anybody Can Do Any-hing-nd its adaptable for at least three stars on that Jot rhe Warner freres are practically In a cant miss with this years Academy Award nominees. Their studio has four of the five star contenders in new pictures, yIk Richard Todd in Mghtnlng strikes Twice," Gregory Peck, now making Captain Horatio Hornblower" in England; Kirk Douglas in The Glass Mehagerie'arid IJohn" Wsme; starting-Operation Paciflc-under the Warner roof in two weeks! Andrea King got her first American citizenship papers couple days ago. Hear tell that the man most likely to take that spot vacated by Charles Lnckman at Lever is Justin Dart, head of the Ilexall stores. Ida Lupino and Collier Young cohosted a cocktail party in their heavenly-hill-top" house to introduce Tod -Andrews and Mala Powers, their new stars for Nobodys Safe." Another discovery of Idas Eve Miller who was in Never Fear changed her first name for the flickers.

No wonder! Her real monicker Is Marilyn Miller. Talent-scouts are covering a Beverly Hills grade school play. Reason: To ogle Peter Menjou, offspring, of Adolphe and Veree Menjou who is playing the lead in The Kid Himself. Mltzi Green has the Inside track forthe femme lead In the nevrCole Fortenshowy Out of this World, for which David Wayne and Mitzl Gerber are already set. This show will reverse things by being opened in San Francisco, then coining to Hollywood (date already made for the Philharmonic in August) before opening on Broadway.

Jennifer Jones may soon be toiling for Howard Hughes, who wants to borrow her from D. O. Selznick to play opposite Robert Ryan in Mad With Much Heart." Cornel Wilde goes east for some radio shows next week and other reasons Only Nancy Olsons current illness is holding up her marriage to producer Alan Lerner Jr. long itemed here. Gloria Haley, Jack's dotter, has a new romance.

Hes Buddy Bregman, the pianist. Nice work even if YOU cant get It: George Cukor is picking 15 dolls out of 375 being interviewed to play models in the new Lana Turner starrer, A Life of her Own." Mary Anderson, of the better actresses, goes Into The Last of the' Buccaneers, not to be confused with Sons of the Musketeers. Mary will also be going to see a preacher with ace cameraman Leon Shamroy soon, well betcha. Milton Berles latest fend isnt with Joyce Matthews. It's with his brother, Frank.

I Had your statistic for to-day? There are over four million television sets operating in America now for which you-all paid over 500 million $. Robert Keith calls the fans of most of those moronic TV shows Videots. Virginia Grey and long-time heart. Dr. Kd Le Mochek, will be making pleasant news pronto.

When Virginia was handed the lead in The Two Million Dollar Bank Robbery," she Mid, I was weighed in the balance and found wanted." Richard Widmark, who up to now has always taken whats handed him, is campaigning to get the star role in 'The Man on the Ledge and undoubtedly will This is the famous story written around the New York magazine's account of that feller who terrorized a big chunk of Manhattans population for many hours by holding forth on the 18th floor ledge of the Gotham hotel and who finally leaped 7 HI EM lNiSJklR Carol Willi a (Sally Forrest) and her dancing partner, Guy Richards (Keefe Bras-selle) are on the verge of hitting the big time when Carol is stricken by polio. Desplfe efforts of Guy andher father (Herbert Butterfield) to convince her that she again will Ik and dance, Carol withdraws into herself, refusing to ight and even going so far as to break off her engagement with Guy. However, a doctor at a clinic to which she is taken, and an-other patient, Len Randall 'Hugh OBrian), finally straighten out her mental kinks, show ler that her life can be useful and send her on. the road to recovery. 3Iiss Forrest, who bears a startling resemblance to Miss Lupino, does a line Job.

It Is her picture from beginning to end, with Brassclle and O'Brian lending adequate support in the emotional scenes. One neat bit of business occurs early in the picture when Miss Forrest is first stricken. Looking through Sallys eyes at Brasselle, who is playing the piano, not only does his figure become blurred and distorted, but the music, he is playing becomes likewise. Eve Miller, Larry Dobkin, as the doctor; Rita Lupino and Kevin Morrison, all in minor roles, carry them out in fine style. STARTS SATURDAY RKO PANTAGES RKO HILLSTREET HOLLYWOOD DOWNTOWN Clrcatct Spoken Drama BILTMORE THEATRE TONIGHT 8:30 AND ALL THIS WEEK Ivm.

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