LATEST DOINGS FROM THE STUDIOS

Chronicle (Levin), 2 July 1946, Page 7

LATEST DOINGS FROM THE STUDIOS

M.

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(SPECIAL — -From Les.

The Wilde Twins, Lyn and Lee, have been cast for the feminine leads in a modern comedy, "Our Husband," .which will go into production shortly. Liza Minnelli is the name of Hollywood's newest glamour girl. She is the daughter of Judy Garland and director Vincente Min- ! nelli, and made her dsbut in March. i British fllm. actress Patricia i Medina, wife of screen star j ■Richard Green, has signed her first I American film contract with i M.-G.-M. The studio is preparing I everal scripts for her. I George Murphy, Angela Lansbury and Phyllis Thaxter have | oeen added to the cast of "Tentn j ivenue Angel," starring Margaret S J'Brien. The story of the film takes i place in a New York tenement. i Dennis Morgan tells this one of a i Carmer who questioned the value of ! he star's favourite horse. "Why," aid Dennis, "this animal is worth it least 1600 dollars!" "Fnoey!" . ejac-ulated the farmer. "Who ever ' neard of a- horse saving that mueh ; noney?" ; : "I'm just a double in bruises," i ays the husky but beautiful young ; cunt woman who substituted for tar Alexis Smith in some of the ougher and more dangerous i equences in the great adventure , ale, "San Antonio." Pianist-conductor Jose Iturbi will ' lake his debut as a romantic leadng man in the musical "The Birds : nd the Bees." In his previous film , ppearances the artist played roles I f a more fatherly type. His lead- ; ng lady has yet to be selected. I Mickey Rooney is out of the ! '.rmy and has returned to the : vI.-G.-M. studios. ' His first assign- ■ .tent will be "Uncle Andy Hardy." ; he studio has had the script in 1 ;eadiness for the last eighteen j aonths, awaiting Mickey's return. M.-G.-M. have acquired the interj ational release right for the ! jwiss-made film, "The Last i hance." Hailed by New York , nd London critics as one of the fen Best Films of 1945, "The Last hance" was screened in a Comaand Performance before His lajesty the King. Glenn Ford in "Gilda" shows that ■e has forgotten none of -his i rtistry since halting his cai'fffcr to arve his country. Rita Hayworth ! lcreases m stature as a fine .ramatic actress. Bella and Sam Spewack, famed jtage and screen writing team, have oeen signed by Columbia Pictures o write and produce a film. The jpewacks have to their credit many tage hits and screenplayk. "Weekid at the Waldorf" is their current le. The Columbia- Pictures assign•cnt will be their first as joint 1 vriter-producers. I -The Bandit of Sherwood Forest" i s a delightful and entertaining j .m. I thought Cornel Wilde well i ist as the dashing son of Robin ! bod. Henry Daniell as the Regent, nd Jill Esmond as the Queen Iother were convincing and sinjre. The sets and costumes were uthentic to the period and beautialiy photographed in colour. It is o be shortly released.

At the home of her-close friends, ie Richard Carlsons, dctress larsha HunA was married to riter Robert Presnell. The couple ,rst met at a party last winter and nnounced their engagement .lortly before Christmas. Recently married to actor Richrd Cromwell, the youthful i.-G.-M. star, Angela Lansbury has i .jhieved the unique distinction of j inning Academy Award nominaI ion two years running with her ! st uvo film roles in "Gaslight" i vc\ "The Picture of Dorian Gray." Born in London, she went to wiai ner mother and twin ' brothers as an evacuee child dur- ' ng the London Blitz. Her hobbies >re reading, cooking and seeing ■ 11ms. Laid out on an elaborate bier in >rand style Victor Francen was ibout to portray his own corpse in - r scene for Warner Bros.' mystery .Irama, "The Beast With Five Tingers." Said Director Robert Morey: "Victor, in the 30 years I've aiown you I have never seen you joking better." The corpse smiled. One of the huge technicolour nmeras burst into flame while ecording a torrid romantic scene ictween Errol Flynn and Alexis imith for Warner Bros.' great dventure epic, "San Antonio." Experts declared, however, that the ire had been started by rays of the un, magnifi-sd by a glass panel on he side of the instrument. Evclyn Keyes' allergy to horses vvon official recognition when a ludio instruction sheet specified ! hat some horses- be removed from i set one hour before the actress' cheduled arrival. The steeds were bf the beer truck variety and were ised in a period scene in "The Jol1 ;on Story" at Columbia. They ! .vorked in the morning, Miss Keyes ! n the afternoon. ! Helen Inskter, who is regarded as 1 ui exciting new dramatic discovery, i vas signed to a contract, and fof ! ler first assignment was given the ! eminine lead opposite Richard Dix, I -n "Murder is Unpredictable," ! (fentative title). Miss Inskter was i rirst scouted at the Pasadena ComI nunity Playhouse, while she was I olaying the lead in "The Sword | King Murder," and then given a creen test by Columbia. She -cmes from Casper, Wyoming.