ITEMS FROM HOLLYWOOD

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21248, 19 October 1940, Page 13 (Supplement)

ITEMS FROM HOLLYWOOD

Katharine Hepburn claims to be an expert at dancing the Conga. Miliza Korjas is still in hospital as a result of a car crash in March. At one time it was feared that she would be crippled for life. Warners are looking for a couple of youngsters to play James Cagney at ten and Ann Sheridan at six in “City For Conquest.” George Sanders has been added to the cast of “The Son of Monte Cristo.”

Tony Martin will co-star with Eleanor Powell in “Feeling Like a Million.” Judy Garland will also be in the cast.

The Warner studio is the latest to go in for big-scale Westerns. As a start Randolph Scott has been signed up for three “outdoor specials,” as they are technically known.

David Manners, who has been off the screen for some years, is being tested for a role in “Dance, Girl, Dance,” starring Maureen O’Hara.

Judy Garland has one of the finest collections of gramophone records in the film colony.

Spencer Tracy has received the degree of Doctor of Dramatic Arts from Ripon College, Wisconsin. Spencer is an “old boy” of the college.

Robert Stack and Nan Grey, both stalwarts of former Deanna Durbin successes, will help to strengthen the cast of the new Gloria Jean picture, “A Little Bit of Heaven.”

Mary Brian is back in Hollywood after a year on the stage. Katharine Hepburn is due back in Hollywood shortly to make a film version of her stage success, “ The Philadelphia Story.” She has not been in Hollywood for more than a year.

“ Third Finger Left Hand ” is the title of Myrna Loy’s new' picture, which is to begin on completion of her current production. “ I Love You Again,” in which she co-stars with William Powell.