James Stewart was having one "those days" on the "Its a Wonder ful World" set. Every star will adm that there are times when no dialogue, however simple, comes east word-stumbling is almost a was almost noon when Direc-for W. 8. Van Dyke was tr get another scene between Ste and Claudette Colbert. After several "takes," with the dialogue throwing Stewart each time, someone suggested the words be written on a bla board and held up for Jimmy to see. o, well m him si Ko ap out of it," Van Dyke ughed. "I'm surpriset at you Jimmy. Why, of all the pictures Ive directed with Johnry Wei r, he never once forgot a line.
They got the scene and Stewart went of to lunch, worr ug about that crack of Van Dyke's But, when he return ed from lunch, he was smiling he said to Van Dyke. "At noon I sent over to the script department for one of those Tarzan scripts you directed. I read it from cover to cover."
"said Van Dyke.
"And, the only line Johnny ever said was ugh.'"
More trouble with dialogue occurred on the "Calling Dr. Kildar with Nat Pendleton. the big strong folia, doing the It was a speech included more than a mouthful of medical terms and Pend chattering hem to Lionel Barrymore. Despite manful struggling. Pendleton finnfuscd beyond words and drew a deep breath and muffed his letely. He and the rest of he cast laughed.
Director Harold S. Bucquet held head and moaned, "It really isn't 1 laughing matter I know. It's disastrous," replied Pendleton. "But what do you want me to do? If make-up."
I cry, iti spoil my
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