STUDIO CHATTER

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 58, 4 December 1946, Page 6

STUDIO CHATTER

A FEATURE COLUMN “GOD IS MY CO-PILOT” Getting in Early According to Solly Biano, Warners’ chief talent scout, the idea now is to get one’s name in on the Hollywood lists at the earliest possible date. His latest applicant is a woman who wants to register her child for picture work. It is to be born in January! Shortage of Shirts “British directors must sweat like American directors,” said Director Irving Rapper, as he complied with a plea from Paddy Carstairs, British film directoi', and shipped six sweat shirts to Carstairs in London. Sweat shirts, the Englishman wrote Rapper, are impossible to buy in England. The two directors were fellow students at New York University. Hollywood a Rest Home Lizabeth Scott declares Hollywood to be “a tranquil place, a heavenly haven for harassed actresses.” Probably Lizabeth is the only actress who thinks so, but then, she has something to compare it with—she played for two years in the road company of Olsen and Johnston’s pistolpunctuated stage riot ‘Hellzapoppin.’ They made 64 one-night stands—as Lizabeth describes it, “64 days of daze.” Dr. Jekyll and Mr Redgrave. For four days, Michael Redgrave, engaged on “Fame Is The Spur” was working at Knole Park near Sevenoaks, portraying an elderly gentleman of 70. He became friendly with the lodgekeeper’s wife, who kindly set aside a room with telephone for his personal use. On the fifth day, this time in 25-year-old makeup, he strolled over to the lodge to make a phone call. His way was barred by his new friend who demanded: “Who are you Sir, and what do you want?” “Redgrave is my name,” answered the star. “Oh no it isn’t,” said the good lady. “I know Mr Redgrave, he has been here all week, but he isn’t here today.” REGENT “God Is My Co-Pilot” (Wed.. 4, Thurs. 5) —This is a film adapted from Colonel Scott’s autobiography, a best seller. Starring Dennis Morgan and Dane Clark, the story concerns the activities of the ‘Flying Tigers,’ the squadron of American airmen who flew and fought for China in the early days of the war, long before the United States itself was at war. Few readers have not seen pictures of the famous planes decorated to resemble a shark with open mouth which the ‘Tigers’ flew —these are the planes and the men round which the film is built. It is essentially a dramatic production, yet at the same time contains it just that amount of lightness needed to make it into a top-line entertainment show.