Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 26, 1952, Winnipeg, Manitoba F Winnipeg free press tuesday August 26, 1952 Jet fore a Chap who sees that meet the stars and View the movies in production whenever visit 20th Century Fox in Holly Wood sends me a Long enthusiastic Story about the Robe which goes into production of 16 alter almost 10 years of de Lay of one kind or another. I d almost Given up Hope tha the Robe would Ever reach the screen. What with lawsuits am one thing and another. But be tells me with customary movie restraint that it will be the big Best and most costly production that we have Ever undertaken. This from a studio that has poured millions into forever am Ber and David and Bathsheba is really something., i knew that the late Lloyd c Douglas wrote the Robe As a re sult of a query from a Canton Ohio housewife who asked die you Ever hear a Story about what became of the Robe the soldiers govt. May streamline procedure seeks of on debate at same time As reply to throne Ottawa May be asked to break with tradition soon by debating legislation con currently with the address in reply to the speech from the throne. The government is understood to be considering this As one Way to Speed parliament s work which has has been keeping members session anywhere from four eight months. Canada has followed the tradition that the throne speech debate be completed before the commons studies Bills implementing the government s legislative program. The legislation is forecast in the speech from the throne read by the governor general at the open Jing of parliament. J in past sessions the Thron speech debate has been broken t Start Bills through the common and Senate. But the usual practice is to finish the throne speech d Bate before going ahead with legis nation. Fire wrecks Lakeside tourist chalet Kenora ont., special general fire alarm at 5.55 monday brought Kenora fire department forestry department equipment out to fight a fire the chalet tourist resort at Lake Side Beach. The main Lodge of the chalet owned by Leonard Anderson o Kenora was a Complete loss. Only Strong South wind blowing off the Hake saved the five Cabins along Side the chalet. Loss was estimated at three families manager to escape without serious injury. All Persona possessions were lost. J reds let mansion go Glen Cove n.y., Nyht the russian delegation to the uni Ted nations has relinquished All it claims to the j. P. Morgan mansion Here in favor of the roman Cath Olic Sisters of St. John the Baptist Lodge Cor. Torture i St Arne. Re. Of jail facade Jim award Winner Judy Holiday Broderich Crawford born yesterday adult gambled for at he was so intrigued that. He set to work and after two years of research and the Robe was published in 1943 end with appreciation to Hazel Mccann who wondered whet became of the what i did t know however were the very Odd circumstances s surrounding the acquisition b y producer Frank Ross of the screen rights. Well it seems that in late August 1942 cat the time Ross was married to Jean Arthur that he gave a neighbourly bassist to Richard Halliday while the literary agent mowed his Lawn. Frank Ross As they mowed hey talked stories. Or. Halliday mentioned the Book in. Douglas was writing and told f its dramatic theme. A Bell went off in my says Ross. I begged him to let Ine read the manuscript of the Book even though he told me it was Only half finished. He did. I read half a Story but i Felt it was one of the great est stories of All time. I paid for the screen rights to it and from then on i was in frequent consultation with or. Douglas while he wrote the rest of the before he was through with i headaches and his lawsuit Ros was offered a not so Cool million dollars for the screen rights. How Ever Ross preferred to take Thi Chance of making even More however once he acquired the rights Ross went off on a publicity Bender. When the Bookwa published he had questionnaire Book Marks inserted in copies. The resultant answers t o caused him to Point up scenes which most impressed readers. He also commissioned artists to do portraits of a biblical character Salome and generally got the movie production the Robe firmly fixed in the Public s mind he tried to get Robert e. Sherwood and Norman Corwin to do the script but they could t. He finally talked a then comparatively unknown writer Gina Kaus into doing a treatment of the Book with him. Still not completely Satis fied he had Ernest Vada do a scenario with the help of Herb Meadows. He then turned around and wrote the script himself. It is now this script with the polishing assistance of Philip Dunne and studio Boss Darryl f. Zanuck that will go before the cameras in october. Well while All this frenzied writ no and re writing was going on Rio kept postponing the film. Finally Rio said it would let the script go and just As Ross was concluding a Deal with my a changed its mind again Only o alter it for the final time when Howard Hughes took Over the studio and said the upshot was that Rio sued Ross and Ross sued Rio. Before the Case came to court or. Zanuck stepped in and bought Rio s interest for 20th Century Fox. That was in May of this year. The movie is budgeted for at various times Tyrone Power sir Laurence Oli vier Gary Cooper and Robert Tay Lor were set Ori considered for the Reading role of a Arcillus. Ingrid Bergman was interested in portraying the hero be Diana. The lowest bet at the moment is that 5ower has Snar d Marcellus but that miss Berg Tyrone Tower weak on wore a Yerow ribbon Wes pm feature starts at 12.30, 3.40. 6.5c 10.00. Blockheads comedy feature starts at 2.28, 5.38. 8as. Last com plete show at 8.38. General. Drama feature Start at la Complete show at adult. Adult. Fright drama the fabulous Senorita comedy adult. Jacks comedy Fea Ture starts at 11.45, 3.05, s6.25, 9.53 something to live for drama Fea Ture starts at 1.20. 4.40, 8.05, Adul Garrick. Reunion or. Reno drama feature starts at 12.05, 3.00. 5.55, 8.50 just across the Street comedy Fea Ture starts at 4.20, 7.15. 10.10 last Complete How starts at 8.35. Gen eral. Grand danger zone drama feat i staffs at 1.20, 3.55, 6.25, 9.00. The burning quest ton drama feature Start at 12.02. 2.37, 10.12. Last compleat show at 9.00. Adult. Big Trees feature starts at 11.30, 1.30, 3.40, 5.40, 7.40, last Complete show at 9.10. General. Metropolitan King Kong drama feature starts at 11.05, 1.50. 7.20 111.00 Kevn sewing machine qui2 Raico sewing machine free to the ladies gift count certificate redeemable on i Purchase new machine. Cert i i Cate also entitles Yon to a free i Home demonstration. Pm 0m 10 the Dane Clark Kuth roman barricade color june Alyson Dick Powell right a toss adult Man has t a Chance of portraying Iana. You la remember what a com motion there was Over the screen production of gone with the wind and How successful it turned out to be. The rights As was the Case with the Kobe were acquired from Margaret Mitchell before gone with the wind was published. These rights were acquired for 000, and could later have been sold for More than a million. Gone with the wind in some quarters Likely to bring in before it runs to course. This May be the Case Vith the Robe so Ross May be i smart Man to turn Down a Mil Ion for his investment. Condition improved Oak Lake special i Yman Smith 26-year-old son of or. And mrs. R. C. Smith found near his Home aug. 19 with a bul it wound in his forehead no fair Hamiota Hospital authorities reported. A British push Oil gear London British petrol Eum equipment. Industry during 951 filled orders amounting to f of which exports were at of a year a Klokus the Moons surface is about four times the area of Europe. Seat tac after hard Day of heating that washboard relax and enjoy Complete and perfect air cooled Comfort with perfect entertainment at Capitol theatre two Bic hits Robert Mitchum Jane Greer out of the past starts 10.30 . Must Fred Macmurray Madeleine Carroll Don t Trust your husband starts 1.45 Arthur Kennedy nominated for Academy award As Best actor of the year Bright Victory Start 1030 Estelita Rodrique rez Belle of old Mexico color starts 9.00 Box office 7.30 . General famous players theatres doom open 11.30 at 2.20 4.411 6.55 door oven . A protom laugh True Dennis o Keefe Reynolds up in Mabel s room 10.15 Alto to adult Marie Mcdonald Dennis o Keefe Cirinc Gertie s Carter starts . Mir Nam the. Picture that made Jane Russell the outlaw 10.00 extra John Howard Joan Dixon Alcatraz Start t.45 . Something to live Fob 4.40 jumping jacks 1.43 9.n . A Ems Tivoli Osborne Crescent Marearl Dali want Sonc in my heart la Tethi Lelm Dewral Okinawa Basehart Gary Merrill decision Dawn Gem to engr close to my adult color Udalll James Mason Ava Gardner Pandora and i Fly no dutchman i Stam Laural f Oliver j Viatz out West Linda Mcnally the lady pays off Audle Murphy the Cimarron kid adult Jean Teten Jeffrey Hauler lure of the wilderness in tech Leolor ;