Thursday, May 6, 1943

Dear Diary,

I saw Bob in “They Got Me Covered” twice this afternoon. I still can’t figure out if it was the clothes, or if it was the truth, but Bob looked thinner, and believe it or not, younger. than he did in “Road to Morocco,” or even “Star Spangled Rhythm.” But come to think of it, it must be true, because Bob looked nice and “smooth” a couple of weeks ago–and I certainly got close enough to notice.

Once in the picture Bob picked up a cigarette box, and when he opened the lid, Bing Crosby could be heard crooning his theme song. Bob looked at the box unbelievingly, slammed the lid, and said, “That guy’s haunting me.” That carries on the policy of having Bing, or his voice, in Bob’s last four pictures. Monotonous, isn’t it? Uh-uh.