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Tel. WOrth 2-3797 AMERICAN Press Clipping Service Inc. 119 Nassau Street New York City ESTABLISHED 1838 BArclay 7-5371 PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU 165 Church Street - New York NEW YORK, N. Y. JOURNAL AMERICAN Circ. D. 692,509 - S. 1,039,550 cjx/A From 4 1853 TELEGRAPH New York, N. Y. * On the Hollywood Scene fterb Stein * Hollywood Highlights: y | Marie Wilson to Sign For 4 RKO Pictures Mo Release for 'Yankee Doodle'; Wyman Exclusively Warners'; JWew Hit Tune for Hayworth HOLLYWOOD, Cal., June 2.-One of the big- best grossers Warners ever had, "Yankee Doodle Dandy," rests in the studio's negative vault, destined for complete oblivion. Seems the studio failed to pick up the re-issue rights with the George M. Cohan estate and the picture can't -be re-released even though it'd make a fortune. The jstory rights reverted back to the estate . . .As 'soon as Marie Wilson winds her "Marry Me Ag^n" picture for Alex Gottlieb, f?║he'll break in her night club act^tf Del Mar before her Sands ffjjfflF engagement in _amm_x_i, pP Was... Incidentally, CBS 'went all out in cooperating with Marie so she could do this picture. Filmed and taped her TV and radio shows in advance, so she'd have no extra work during the filming of the Gottlieb production... Sam Spiegel ran "Melba" for a select group at M-G-M, on Leo's wide-screen. He re-dubbed the entire picture for stereophonic Sound?╟÷and from what we hear, it's a knockout. Could be another "Caruso" femalewise, Patrice Munsel delivering with a wallop... Lotta stories around about Jane Wyman doing this and that picture on a participation deal for various producers. Janie is tied up exclusively with Warners and unless the Burbank plant loans her out or switches her contract to a non-exclusive arrangement, she ain't making any outside pictures anywhere. PREDICTION: Rita Hayworth will have, a big hitune in Columbia's "Sadie Thompson" for Jerry Wald?╟÷a number called "Sadie's Song" written by Ned Washington and Lester Lee and touted by impartial listeners of her pre-recording as a new classic in a blues number.. .Rosemary Clooney is sizzling over those stories she hears about Rita Hayworth and Jose Ferrer from the Honolulu location of "Sadie Thompson".. .Oscar Levant at a party the other night, darted about a man-about- Hollywood: "When Lincoln was his age he was already assassinated... Levant, by the way, is feeling fine except for getting his union problem cleaned up with Petrillo... On a recent trip east J Stan Richardson of the Hollywood Coordinating! committee, was in the elevator of the Waldorf en route to a party. There was another chap in the lift with him and both exchanged warm greetings^ When the fellow stepped out of the elevator, Rich-; ardson turned to the operator and said, "That fellow's face is familiar. Who is he? The reply: "The: Duke of Windsor"... Local playboy tried picking up a chick at Hollywood and Vine. The gal said,: "You wouldn't be interested in me. I'm 13." Don't! worry," he retorted, "I'm not superstitious." jllfyvvf' * t&t_y$** LAS VEGAS MUST have hit an all-time high over the holiday weekend. They were shoe-horning 'em into every hotel, motel, and trailer camp?╟÷ to say naught of visitors who flept in their own! petrol wagons for lack of ropms...Friend of Alex Gottlieb's Just finished with a "psychological-block party"..:.In a trade paper ad title^^hould We Junk the Film Industry^sRuss#lJ j|i$&well says: "A fifth column m glutting HollyV^^L^^i^;mere subversive than any we have ever^felwii before. It is^ spreading fear and panic and despair. This shocking sell-out of Hollywood incoming?╟÷not from the outside?╟÷but from ^yell-meaning, highly respected people from within our pifri industry. Hollywood's newest and most popularvgame is to fashion a coffin for the industry that has rewarded the players with fame and fortune. In this suicidal! game it has become great sport to see how many nails can be driven into the ciheina coffin during! a single luncheon. The Hollywood merchants ofj doom fall into two classes: those/ who envision spider webs spun on dark, empty sound stages and the carnival hucksters who would sell out a great industry for a fast buck-r-HoPywood now js faced with surviving its own worst ^campaign; Hollywood vs. Hollywood. The time has come, as Will Hays said a long time ago: *3$l lay brieks?╟÷not throw them.'" ?√ß'$%L^*W^' t>: WE TOLD YOU a slpry'.ltte other day about .fastidious, proper^ &lways:the-gourmet Arthur Horn- blow. Another yarn about Arthur concerns a recent party he tossed. All very elegant, as only he can do it. This one particular guest got loaded and in the middle of the evening tossed all he'd eaten over the Hornblow rug. Arthur glared at him in disdain, was about to sound off, when the sick one looked up and flipped, "Arthur, don't worry. The white wine camg up with the fish!" : -?╜K?╜t By LOUELLA O. PARSONS, .,._________ 7 tJri Motion Picture Editor, International News Serviced HOLLYWOOD, June 16. ?╟÷ JUST ABOUT THE -TIME i?║fe&'re J0n y??u-r second CUP of coffee, Marie Wilson : shouJePoe inking a contract for four pictures, one per year, Marie's sparkling performance with Roz Russell in "Never 'Wave at a-WAC," plus of course, her popularity on radio and TV in "My Friend, Irmai"?╟÷makes her solid gold to RKO?╟÷or any other company lucky enough to ""--Wv- _ ?╟?,., get her. I've always loved Marie. But I don't believe I realized just how popular she is with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Public until I saw the way she was received by' the crowds at a church festival in Pomona. Long before her spot in the charity performance, they were j calling with affection, ''Hello, Marie. We want Marie."- JOHN. WAYNE has-decided I not to appear in "The High and I the Mlgfety" himselff This I leaves the role of the older I pilot, Dan Roman, wide open, I and it loofe fe^LJohn and his, I co-pro&jeer, Bob FeJJoWs, wilt" I offer it to Randy Scott. He'd I be perfect. Duke stepped b$t;hf this air- I plane thriilerTlbEl^p' reasons. I Right after he con5Jij$^tes "Hon- I do" in Mexico, he=*i?·arts "The I Silver Horde" fo&'&SKO. The second is, he,has to have /--?√ß..$?√ß__$?√ß?√ß?√ß I some time between pictures for his up-coming bitter divorce battle I with Mrs. Wayne. ~ ?╟≤ 'IT'Sf-ANOTHJER TRIP OUT of the country for Walter Pid- I geon, tha^tr&vQin'. man. This time it won't be a tour of our I service basesa&t&eri his previous jaunts, to Korea and Alaska. Come^J&iy, Walter's off to Australia for six weeks part busi- 1 ness part pleasure. ^It's no coincidence that "Million.Dollar Mer-. I maid" opens in Ijdney just about the time Pidgeon flies in.- The Esther Williams picture is eagerly awaited in Australia I as it is based 6n.mb~ life story-of a favorite native daughter, 1 Annette Keljerinin. -^^m^iimm MARIE WILSON She's Solid Gold THE LINE-UP of talent in Las Vegas is staggering, Every- ; one of the night clubs has an expensive act plus.a chorus of ! beautiful girls?╟÷re'ally beautiful. - A crowd of us, including Mr. and Mrs. Abe Lastfogel, Mecca [ Graham, Jimmy McHugh and Hershey Martin looked over the acts?╟÷Jimmy to hear some of the singers with the idea of adding to his act. At the Thunderbird, Jimmy Melton is holding forth. He has a young discovery, a girl from Kentucky, who, he believes, is going places, ^J**?** As for Melton, himself, he and his trick French car (al- I most 30 years old) is one Of the sights of the desert. He took me" for a rides from the Sands to the Thunderbird and WB U11W broke down four times on the way. But a deft turn of the wrist each time, and off we went again. He and Robert Merrill had their pictures taken with Gordon MacRae, who with his Sheila, are a very popular dttO. _W$ At the Sahara, Jack Carter does his popular monologue, and. with him are the Ames "Brothers, who are just great, i^ | hope they'll come to Los Angeles. At the Last Frontier, Paul Whiternan and his orchestra > played my favorite ; "Rhapsody in Blue." With Paul is David Batf$ who gets a big hand. Went to Mass at St.. Ann's and Father Ryan spoke of a coming charity event which the Sands Hotel has taken over to raiyu miB&Vbr a school. Seems , orchestra leader Ray Sinatra is I mthe-fBoviag spirit. SNAPSHOTS OF HOLLY- WOOD Collected at Random: Walter 'Lang, who was so critically ill last week that he had all of us worried, is much, much, much better. I Gloria De Haven's escort all around Ne,w ifork is the very popular Mapnji Sachs. When Harr^i Truman arriv^fe in New York he will be met b&v Matt Connolly/his former pres?? secretary." Connolly has set up! his own public relations firm i there.? ' On June 20,^the Los Angeles Press Club will award Abbott and Costello a citation for the funniest corned^ skit of current times?╟÷"Who's On First?" Frances Bergen is the house- guest pf former Ambassador to Russia Joseph Davies and Mrs. Davies in London while Edgar, and Charlie McCarthy scamper through Ireland. Ken Murray and Spade Cooley headline the stage show at the Paramount June 25 when Ken's movie. "The Marshal's Daughter," opens. Guess Gene. Barry doesnt know that' temperament has been out of style a long time m Holly wood. He should calm down oh his antics on '"She Red Garter" set. Silliest printed story of the ens PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU Established 1888 SAN FRANCISCO Los Angeles Portland - Seattle San Francisco, Calif. News (Cir. 125,625) JUN 1 2 1953 Memo Trom "a jl.??s ~v^s?╟?0 i newshawkr-Hf'Tallulah terrific | at|fands. Mis audience Tve sp^tha^my,life in saloons but tflHrls the first time I have I been paid for i^^otyfe^B|pyfej either, at 20G's mwe%k. .OTMg i Vegas Strip is Excited ive^l the new Kismet Hotel, a 500- roomer, the largest here, which opens in January.". .. General \ Electrk's Bob Jackson reports a new type of lighting for j clock faces that4 costs only -Vie "j a year for elecfacJMffiffia Dr. Herbert Clish, 4fl^ermtend: ent of schools, has' a/fcgjeprdingl machine constantly at-^fe side in his home, always ^r^ady toj catch an inspiration or-a' memo! to himself. . . . i|pF heard a \ catchy new song composed by j Maestro John Wolohan, "MoOn- j light Over San Francisco Bay.", Should click quick. il * week: Sloane Simpson JUL ___m__m en m PRESS CLIPPING BtSJIN^LT Established 188& M Bf Bi SAN FRANCISCO " ?√ß Los Angeles ?f ?║|*?╜ Portland - Seattf v P Las Vegas, Nev. Morning Sun (Cir. 8,531) MAY 3 0 1953 TNEW EXPERIENCE ?╟÷- Tallulah Bankhead, now packing them In at the Sand* Etortel, 4?? making her first nightclub appearance, after \m&^S^t%k ?╜ie stage, In movies, giving lectures, and even writing a book. Mies Bankhead is supported by the Clark Brothers, Hi, Lo, Jack and the Dame, Sands Copa Girls and Bar andRav^