Friday, May 28, 1948 TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL Page Five New Showing At Vakntine
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If you like beautiful scen Newromer Signed indblow n! ery, excitement, action and good Corwin To Adapt I For “Dark Circle” Abe Burrows Is A acting, “The Lady from Shang All King's Men hai” should be on your list of 1 . 6 HOLLYWOOD—Shelley Win HOLLYWOOD — Nor pictures to see. It builds up to a ters, herself a recent screen IZZ r ■/ /i*. Comedy Team Of His Own terrific scene that you’ll never man Corwin will write the “discovery,” has now come up forget. Rita Hayworth and Orson screenplay for “All the with a discovery of her own. He If there is but one trait of Abe Burrows’ upon which is based Welles are starred. Welles also King’s Men,” Pullitzet is King Donovan, young stage Prize-winning novel which actor who found crashing Holly hfs choice of material for the Abe Burrows (Saturday nights, Columbia will film early wood so tough he took a job CBS, 7:30 P. M , EDST; check local Columbia outlet for eact time next year. Robert Rossen at a filling station to tide him and station in your area), it is his high regard for the intelligence over. of his audience. This is evident throughout his broadcasts. It is is producer and director. ------fwhy critics have said his satire Best known for his Paramount recently signed * t - authorship of “On a Note him for the prize role of Wolf, Famous Silent Star is fresh, original and displays eccentric secretary to Thomas good taste. It is why Burrows >„ Vi ,of Triumph,” his introduc Signs For New Film *4 tion of “Ballad for Ameri Mitchell, portraying a district will never coddle an audience. cans” on the air and for attorney, in “Dark Circle,” HOLLYWOOD—Mae Marsh, On an Abe Burrows Show, you which co-stras Ray Milland, star of silent motion pictures, get the stuff and you get it hia presentation of radio Audrey Totter and Mitchell. • f-.c ■: dramas which have been who became known for her role straight. * A M This is his first picture, but of the little sister in “The Birth If Burrows talks about the J received a number of cita he has had considerable stage bf a Nation,” is being given a tions and awards, Corwin experience. Miss Winters re lack of “unsightly hair on his has collaborated on two screen comeback by John Ford, head”, it’s not there, brother. If called his appearance in “The who has signed her for one of he twilts dul lyrics, you can be u..w-:w screen originals but has Taming of the Shrew,'” in which the important roles in Argosy’s J* I never before written a % sure it’s cornball. Even if the b.*» ’ she also appeared last year at “The Three Godfathers.” listener himself is the target, he y*; xk screenplay. Philharmonic. k ... t * Ford, who has used Miss is accorded the compliments of **. John Farrow directs “Dark RITA HAYWORTH Marsh fn several of his recent being intelligent enough to re -A : *• Vi Circle.” Endre Bohen is pro films including “The Grapes of wrote the screen play and pro Heart Upside-Down ducer. cognize his own shortcomings. . /. ■■ 1-* Wrath” and ‘‘My Darling duced the picture. It was inspira r i •./.‘i- v Funnvbone In Knee It is not easy to impress upon tion on his part to cast Everett Author Aplauds Clementine,” cast her for a role your victim that he won’t feel NA ' v" *' in “Fort Apache.” And it is on a thing at a time when you are Sloane of radio in a prominent HOLLYWOOD—Arlene Dahl role; Sloane's performance is Filmization Of “Love the strength of her performance cutting him down to size. Ap £4 is a girl with an upside-down in that picture that he gave her parently, Burrows can do this. magnificent. Glen Anders is ex s’J'Vf & 'h ‘"’S < ■’ wlwSI HOLLYWOOD—Here at last heart, and now is has been dis is an author who applauds the the part of Ward Bond’s wife in His fan mail says so. cellent. In fact, the whole cast is "> * % % <, the new production, for Metr®- * ' *■? u r* ' r' a covered that she has her funny way her novel was filmed. Burrows has said that no art above average with the exception Goldwyn-Mayer release. of Miss Hayworth. Hollywood is bone in her knees! Hal Wallis recently received a form (radio included, to be letter from Gabrielle Long, Discovered by D. W. Griffith, sure) should be based on the full of girls who could have done the set Oi Her unusual “heart” condition CLARK GABLE takes it easy between scenes on prominent English novelist, Mae Marsh followed. “Birth of premise that the public has a as well as she did—but few could Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s “Homecoming,” a dramatic love story was noticed when the beautiful have looked as beautiful. “thanking him” for the produc a Nation” with starring perfor mental age of twelve. He prac In which he is co-starred with Lana Turner, Anne Baxter and red-haired actress was being tion of “So Evil My Love,” mances in “Intoleranc e,” tices his preachin’. Maybe he Remembfer Bobby Breen, who John Hodiak. Mervyn LeRoy directed. Sidney Franklin pro fitted for a low-cut evening which was based on the novel “White Rose,” and “Over the sounds like a mug. but what he was a singing star in pictures duced. gown for her role in Metro- which she wrote under the name Hill.” says is, according to himself, years ago? Eddie Cantor had Gold wyn-Mayer’s “A Southern of Joseph Shearing. The Wallis “literal stuff”. He has the fa great hopes for him. Bobby, now Yankee.” On her bare shoulder production was filmed for Para Paramount Renews culty of seeming to be (as a 22, spent three years in the army was revealed a birthmark, in the mount in England last year. John Lund's Option matter of fact,he is) in sympa (w’on a bronze star in the Battle exact shape of a heart upside Writing from London, Mrs. k 1 thy with the rest of the people of the Bulge) and now is a lyric down. Long said: “I would like to HOLLYWOOD—J o h n Lund, who have the same genuine baritone. He doesn’t want to re The latest discovery came, thank you very much for the who has been starred in all of beef. turn to Hollywood just yet so he however, when she was doing a film, ‘So Evil My Love.’ I en the five Paramount films in What Burrows kids is phoney. X' which he has appeared since is doing radio guest shots and jk* ■ ■■■' ! "" comedy scene with Red Skelton joyed it all—it is a fine piece FIGURES DON’T LIE, and This cannot be said too often. concentrating on developing his recently. When Red cracked a of work, and one that is very since being signed by the studio Study his “stuff” and you will Marie Windsor’s not only won three years ago, had his option voice. series of adlib gags in quick gratifying to the author of the her the title, “Miss Dimen note an “it’s-a-good-day, great- succession, Miss Dahl’s knees book. The production, of course, renewed for a fourth year re old-world, people-are-nice” line Dorothy Lament, frrr-Iancfng* J ■ sions,” but also featured roles cently well in advance of ex- suddenly shot out from under is first class, and you had a fine tn M-G-M films. Miss Windsor threading the material. To Bur since she left Paramount a year her and she landed in a heap on team under you.” piration date. • . O, has the biggest backlog of I vill soon be seen in the Tech rows, a false note is the tocsin the floor. “So Evil My Love” stars Ray nicolor musical film, “On An Lund, one of the top leading call to arms. ireleased pictures • of any ma Milland, Ann Todd and Geral men in Hollywood, currently is jor star. She has two for Bene “It always happens like that Island With You,” with Esther If people were not as intelli when I hear something really dine Fitzgerald. co-starring with Wanda Hend gent as the CBS satirist credits dict Bogeaus productions and two Williams and Peter Lawford. rix, Barry Fitzgerald and Monty for Columbia. So she headed for funny,” she declared. “It hits U arner Baxter In them, he wouldn’t have had a me in the knees!” “Big Clock” Setting Woolley in the comedy “The thing to say. New York for a month* to make 'New Columbia Film Tatlock Millions” which Richard radio appearances for “On Our Haydn is directing, with Charles lit* Ftltir* Sit«r**y Nrt* al IliM “The Heiress” Given HOLLYWOOD—Warner Bax- Box-Office Records Merry Hay.” As soon as she HOLLYWOOD Brackett as producer. gets back to Hollywood she be * * il ter, who has played the title Para- June Starting Date role in Columbia's “Crime Doc mounts “The Big Clock,” on He was signed by Paramount gins “The Life of Helen Mor reports from key cen- while starring in the role of gan.” tor” series since its inception, basis of HOLLYWOOD — Paramount will step out of his familiar ters, is running far ahead na- “Yank” in “The Hasty Heart” Paul Douglas, who has been recently scheduled a starting characterization in “Gentleman tionally of any of the top pic- on Broadway in 1945. starring on Broadway in “Bom date of June 1 for William from Nowhere,” which Ran tures currently released by the fsKELTON’S NEW ANTICS Yesterday,” has been signed by dolph Flothow will produce. industry, a box-office consensus HOLLYWOOD— Red Skelton 20th Century-Fox for the lead Wyler’s “The Heiress,” with top recently showed. production to be given the film Based on an original story by has checked in at Metro- ing male role in “Letter to Four This consensus is based on the Goldwyn-Mayer for the filming as one of the most important .Eric Taylor and Edward Anhalt, Wives,” with Linda Darnell, Ann “Gentleman from Nowhere” is a local engagement at the Para of additional comedy routines in Sothem, Jeanne Crain and Anne of the year. mystery thiller with an Enoch mount Hollywood and Down “A Southern Yankee.” Follow Baxter. Rights to the reigning Broad Trden angle, and will present town Theatres and other major ing a recent “sneak” preview, at United Artists will re-release way dramatic hit was purchased Baxter in a dual role. The star engagements such as the five- which preview cards recorded a the famous Bing Crosby-Bob by the studio as a starring ve will return to the Crime Doctor week record run in San Fran 100 per cent rave reaction, the >pe golfing short, “Don’t Hook hicle for Olivia de Havilland. series in “The Crime Doctor’s cisco, and at the New York decision was made to give Skel ..ow,” Originalliy a two-reeler, The central character of a shy Secret,” which has a July start Paramount; Metropoliton, Bos ton even a wider range in his it has been cut by Producer Herb and plain young heiress who is ing date. Flothow will again ton, where is is a rare holdover, antics. Edward Eedgwick is di Polesi to a one-reel short sub xi considered a stupid object of produce. in a third week; and other keys. recting the new scenes, with ject. Even non-golfers love it! contempt and pity by her cul In most situations the picture Buster Keaton as technical ad tured and intelligent father will starring Ray Milland and Char visor. Paul Jones is the pro More than 5,000 children were afford Miss de Havilland a role les Laughton is surpassing highs ducer. Interviewed before Mary Jayne even more powerful and human Livens Up Stage of the past year. Saunders was chosen for the im ( ANNE BAXTER and John Hodiak felt right at home while HOLLYWOOD With the dook. they were working in M-G-M “Homecoming”. And why not? than the one in Paramount's OPEN portant “Little Miss Marker” “To Each His Own” which won gentle touch of a hurricane, Benny Winds Lp 11 Al ^V- role in Paramount's “Sorrowful They are Mr. and Mrs. Hodiak in private life. In the new film, her an Academy Award. Mickey Rooney, Jr., two-year- Jones.” This is the role that long however, Anne plays CUrk Gable’s wilv and Hodiak ia ius best Miriam Hopkins will play an old scion of the M-G-M actor, 16th Year On Air ago boosted Shirley Tempi* to friend. important featured role in the visited stage 9 where 'his pop is Jack Benny winds up the sea It’s * Hit of Hits: £UMM'!tS-£OBURN-miHUR § ward stardom. film. appearing in ‘‘Words and son in June by doing personal A MODERN WANDA COLLECTS PHOTOS appearances in Detroit and “HOME- I Gail Russell, starred in Para Music.” A gallery of. interested On STiGE! 3-QAYS OHLY! Bill Stem, who for the tenth Although she has appeared in THE OLD COUNTRY onlookers watched the peanut Cleveland and airing his final COMING” year has been chosen the coun mount’s “Night Has a Thousand 8 Recor:-Mating Aftrac^ons! seven pictures since making her sized version of the Rooney broadcast of the season from starring try’s outstanding sports annuonc- screen debut two years ago^ pe Eyes,” keeps autographed photos Ray Milland and Elisabeth Rid- dynamo cut a wide swath New York. er, advises radio aspirants: of all the leading men with The troupe, consisting of Lana Turner and T.ntt tite Wanda Hendrix will display son .both of whom appear prom through props and what have “earn to read, speak and write whom she has appeared. Her inently in Paramount’s “Sealed you en route to Pa Mickey's Benny, Phil Harris, Rochester, Clark Gable the English language with the a very smart, modern wrodrobe only others are signed pictures Verditc,” both claim Welsh an dressing room. screen star Marilyn Maxwell greatest possible fluency . . . you for the first time in Paramount’s I of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, cestry, and consequently spent Once arrived in the portable and the Sportsmen Quartet, ist be able to read a strange comedy, “The Tatlock Millions.” itwo of her top favorites. much time on the set of the pic dressing room he proceeded to open at the Fox Theatre, be- ^Bipt at a moment’s notice—or troit, on June 10 and the RKO a t x, ERN, ture talking about things in the punch every button on the rec Barbara j may have to ad lib for min old country. ord player. Palace in Cleveland on June 18. r^BROY ROGERS f utes on end. Words and famili Stanwxck and DUE TO Ou* The June 13 broadcast airs from Van Heflin in, tXTfNSlYE arity with them will.be your Detroit and the June 20 airer lEMOOeulIC'£■£ “Under California Stars" g WALBRIDGE (i] “B F.’s Ups* Onj ; stock in trade.” from Cleveland. DAUGHTER” S Alas ’’‘ROCKF LANE Gala UTuiotr BenayVenuta, quiz mistress of —plus— B “CARSON CITY RAIDERS" Mutual's “Keep Up with the Opentna “TAKE MY . |u*o«r Kids,” says many of Hollywood’s FHdayt LIFE” top feminine stars are making May 38th their own clothes rather than pay •SSFTpark staggering prices for them. Ben- taight Out Monree St.- / Mites ay, an expert seamstress her Beyund Sybanit—No Tures ,M i*TUR04» ’Lil. self, whips up a good many of her own costumes. OPEN I SEASON^ \\dU» Balli tn J**’ DANCE t * o/ /t Odds and End