LATEST DOINGS FROM THE STUDIOS

Chronicle (Levin), 7 September 1946, Page 6

LATEST DOINGS FROM THE STUDIOS

LES. M.

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Second life For "Forever Amber"

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WELLINGTON, This Day. Lilli Palmer is to star with Gary Cooper in her first American picture "Cloak and Dagger," a Warner production. Unlike her fellow Academy Award whmer, Ray Milland, Joan Crawford is playing her inebriated scenes in Warners' "Humoresque" with- great restraint, without reeling, hiccoughs or delirium tremens. Errol Flynn has checked in for his leading role opposite Barbara Stanwyck in "Cry Wolf," his flrst appearance before the cameras since the completion of "Escape Me Never," opposite Ida Lupino. The impact of "Talkies" was so great on John Gilbert when his voice failed to measure up, that he becarne almost a nervous wreck. The crowning blow came to this star of the silent days when instead of getting his usual quarter of a million dollars a picture he was given a quarter of a million not to make the last oue. Mrs. Nina Garson, mother of Greer, will make her screen debut in a small part in "Undercurrent," the new Robert Taylor-Katharine Hepburn starrer. After five years, Claudette Colbert wiil return to M.-G.-M. to star in "The Seeret Heart" opposite Walter Pidgeon. Miss Colbert's last appearance for M.-G.-M." was in "Boom Town" with Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy. Marilyn Maxwell, who has been starring in the stage show "Nellie Bly," in New York, is back in Hollywood, to take the feminine lead in "The Show-Oli" with Red Skelton. Oihers in the cast of this comedy film are Virginia O'Brien and Marjorie Main. Greer Garsoh has started work on "The Dead City." in which she plays a dual role, portraying both an aristocratic woman, and a young actress, who bears a striking resemblance to her. Fifteen minu'ces after obtaining her finai divorce decree from producer Carlton Alsop, Martha Scott married again in Las Vegas. The bridegroom, Mel Powell, pianist in Benny Goodman's Band, began wooing Martha when she took over Margaret Sullavan's role in "The Voice of the Turtle." on Broadway." Other divorces in Ilollywood last month were actress Boots Mallorey, who may marry Herbert Marshall, and Fox starlet Jane Nigh. Boots, who divorced producer William Cagney because hc stayed out at niglit', won the custody of their four-year-old twins. Jane discarded actor Victor Cutler after six weeks of marriage. "The trouble started as soon as we were back from our wedding in Las Vegas," said Jane. "Victor began criticising the way I dressed. the way I talked, my figure and everything about me." Elizabeth Taylor is to get her wish. Since she appeared in "National Velvet," she has been begging studio executives for another role that would allow her to ride a horse. She has just been cast for "Hundred Grand," a story of the Santa Anita race track which will go into production shortly after Elizabeth's return from a holiday trip to England. For years, Robert Montgomery has been waiting for two things. He wanted to play another role like Danny in "The Niglit Must Fall," and he wanted to direct a film. He'll do both when "Lady in the Lake" goes into production. The film is a mystery thriller. Comedian Keenan Wynn nas been chosen as June Allyson's new leading man in "Bedtime Factory." Wynn will play an author of children's stories, and June is his romantic secretary. The irrepressible Jac.kie "Butch" Jenkins has been selected to play another irnportant role in the film, that of a little orphan who poses as the author 's son. Angela Lansbury has received the Gold Globe Award as the outstanding supporting actress of the year for her performance as the

cabaret singer in "The Picture of Dorian Gray." This honour is awarded annually by the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents' Association. Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn will co-star for the fourth time in their careers, when "Sea of Grass" goes into production. The film will be an irnportant innovation for both its stars — it will be their first Western. Both are looking forward to their new experience with great pleasure, as they both love horses. Their other three films together were "Women of the Year," "Keeper of the Flame" and "Without Love."