Hollywood News In Brief

Chronicle (Levin), 9 December 1948, Page 4

Hollywood News In Brief

r Robert ,Taylor and_ Elizabeth Taylor 'will be' the exciting starring 'team of "The Conspirators," which is to be fHm'ed in England.' Accompanied by produ'cer Arthur Horhblow, th'e stars sme now iri England preparing for the frlming. It is an eventful stofy df a y'dung cOuple . whdse tempestuous lovei story is set in 'pr'esent-day Eng-1 land.. Ethel Barrymore draws a heavily dramatic role in "The preat Sinrier." She jqins Gregory Peck', Ava Gardner, Walter 'Huston, and Frarik Morgan in the cast of the film which is base'd on lah inci'dent in the life of the famous ' RusSian author, Feo'd'or Dnstoevskv. •

Since last seen on the screen, Charlie Chaphn, has built up considerably, and latest Hollywood reports show that he has put on twd stone. Incideritally Chapfin plans producmg anothet film, the script of wh'ich he is writing now. All the trouble 'jn LoS Arigles film t'own about Palestine and the British film quota is not preventing studioSi, in Hdllywood from seeking the signatures of American top "talent. Fdr the first time in almo'st 11 years Charles Laughton mll visit his native England next month. It is puzzling how any British a'ctor or actr'ess can stay away from their homeland ,so long. Ronald Colman'k trip earlier this year was his first in 18 years. Th'e final array of music for Irving Berlin's "Easter Parade" reveals the large total of 17 new Berlin song numbers sung by Judy Garland, Fred Astaire, Peter Lawford and Ann Miller. The film is in tiechnicolor. Every Hollywood studio is bidding for Je'an Simmons, but it is doUbtful if'London will let her go. Humphkey Bogart _ in . particUlar Woul'd lik'e her as his co-star.