LATEST DOINGS FROM THE STUDIOS

Chronicle (Levin), 21 June 1947, Page 7

LATEST DOINGS FROM THE STUDIOS

Les.'M.

Murphy)

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Frank Sinatra now has 56 clubs, and it is claimed that his fan mail from Britai'n is as heavy as his letters from Americans. This is a claim that carries my doubt. Elsa Lanchester, Charles Laughton's wife, has been given a leading role in a new Samuel Goldwyn film after her adroit performance in a bit part in "The Razor's Edge." - Paul Robeson will star. in the' controversial "Freedom Road" to battle race prejudice. He says:;"i must raise my voice, but not by singing pretty songs." Bing Crosby is incensed with the charges that the film " Abie's . Irish Rose," which he produced, is in bad taste and racially qffehsive. The piece is as old as. show business and never off ehde'd any-" one before. ." A new film just released ih- London is the Two Cities' . "Fame. is' the Spur," starring MichaOl Red^ grave and Rosamund ' Johns. \It ;is a novel by the English writ.er How-/ ard Spring, who wrote "My. .Sony My . Son" ("O Absalom") .'•■ ' : • ' . , - "Royal," the three-y.ear-old. American saddle bred; . stallion,; regarded by Hollywood.. Vhorse handlers as the most intelligent equine performer in the.- hioyie. ousiness has been obtained'".by Coiumbia for the cast of "Spbrt of Kings." The colt'S' most xecent. film was "King. of- "the "Wilfr. Horses." 1 vv

Arthur Marx, son of Grouchc Marz will screen-script his original story, "Blondie Sees Stars," for the 21st of the well-known series, with Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake, of course. ■ Pretty and talented .N-ina- Foch has made a tremendous hit as the femiriine lead in the new RogersHariimerstein show, "John Loves Mary." Nina also does a swell job in the Dick Powell-Evelyn Key-es starrer, "Johnny O'clock." ■ Edward Everett Horton has been signed for Ben Hecht's original "The Yes Woman," which Franchot Tone and Raphael Hakirn are producing for Coiumbia. Tone and' Lucille Ball are playing the leads, . with S. Sylvan Simon. Film rijghts to "Rose of Santa Rosa,"':a new tune just recorded by.-.". Bing Crosby for Decca, were burchase'd - by Coiumbia. The ■song-.will be used as the theme cf an-;- actiori- musical, also to be :titled, "Rose of Santa Rosa." . - '/Frank- Launder and Sidney Gil.liatj • co-producers of Individual .Pictur.es," -> are preparing for their first' .technicolour film. This will be>: a^ screen adaptation of H. de Vere '. -.Stacpoole's novel, "Blue Lago'on."' The script will be writvten :As; soon as Frank Launder has completed "Captain Boycott," the laItest-: Stewart Granger film. ; \Rbn ' .Randell, Australian film sjtar,*.-'is really ' suffering for the .sake of .Anierican beauties. Ron

T tufned •' up at Coiumbia studic recently . with a stiff neck, anc Anita.Louise asked him hoW hehac I aeqtiired it. "American girls are st beautiful, that I got this crick in •my neck watching t.hem go by orn the street," Ron answered with a chuckle. "The Girl from Shanghai" is the new title of the picture co -starring • RRa Haywortli and Orsor Welles, which was pre'viousl; called "The Lady from Shanghai.' Letters are pouring in to Harn Cohn, president of Coiumbia Pictures, asking him to re-issue thf • late Grace Moore's film, "Onr Night of Love," but Mr. Cohn it > against . the idea at the moment. He thinks it might smack com- ' mercialism.