Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1912 - 1954), Saturday 27 March 1948, page 2


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Called Travesty On Religion7

Hollywood. — England's 'Church Times' has blasted the . Royal Command film 'The Bishop's Wife,' describing the Hollywood movie as a 'tra-vesty on reliaious faith,' and Cary Grant's anqel role

as 'little more than a compound of conjuring and

carnality/ TT accused Hollywood of being A unable to draw a distinction between miracles and conjuring tricks, and to conceive a heaven whose inhabitants were superior to erotic impulses. 'The portrayal of a bishop who is theologically fuddled, and of an angel who provides an unending now of liquor, will certainly not commend itself to those who still respect religion, even if they do not go to church,' scolded the paper. ? ? ' ? AUSTRALIA'S Ann Richards ?**? has a top role with John Hodiak and Sylvia Sidney in the remake of 'Love From a Stranger.' Nice to see John Howard getting a break in the cast, too. He had one of the most distinguished war records of any Hollywood actor, but found it hard to get the right role when he came back. ? . ? * ?AUSTRALIAN director John ?**? Farrow had a row over casting 'The Great Gatsby.' So

Paramount dropped him, and Elliott Nugent gets the job, with Alan Ladd starring. ? ? * 'TiEANNA Durbin had her ±J house fumigated after she parted with husband No. 2, Felix Jackson, has been nightclubbing with Vincent Price, who has been estranged from his wife. * ? ? PLLA Raines asked for— and ?^ received — her release from Universal when the studio wanted her to play lead in Abbott and Costello's 'Brain of Frankenstein.' She had to hold her own not only with the comedy duo, but with all the monsters in moviedom.

COMEDIAN EDDIE BRACKEN (left) helps Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Eddy to buffet meal at Atwater Kent's latest Hollywood party. Nelson Eddy, who has been telephone operator, shipping clerk, reporter, - and University graduate, has been discussing plans for a singing tour of Australia this year.

COMEDIAN EDDIE BRACKEN (left) helps Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Eddy to buffet meal at Atwater Kent's latest Hollywood party. Nelson Eddy, who has been telephone operator, shipping clerk, reporter, - and University graduate, has been discussing plans for a singing tour of Australia this year.