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• The Editors' Note: BRAINCHILD of BABY SANDY H[NVllL[ ;s tad,y I bright ya~ng thing of veteran writer not .uik lour. Whtn sht I,pured lISt yur IS Miss 1941 on producer of radio Movie·Rldio C;uide's New Yur (over, Slnd~ WU I bib, In dllptfS. As MISS I94Z-9hotogrlphtd by JlCk Albin--Slndy n Mort lewis is the .Ultt I Iottlt IIdy. As line IIf Hollywood's lop thild IhHpllns. unusual human-in Sind, il distussed this week In ;I Movle.Rdio GUIde pitture. terut broadcast story w,th s.ome surprising renl;ltioM "'out movie (hildren. It·s about broadcast "How Hollywood S;lfegulrds fts Children"_lnd it', on ,Ii' 4 in9, "Behind the Mike"(NBC,Sun.) liTHE commission hns no plM, no in hnve become" monster more horrible tention, or desire, to go into cen than some it htls crented for entert<'lin sorship." ment. It didn't. Fncts "re, when the Thus wns ChoirmM Jnmes Fly, he<'ld history of this wnr is written, the first of the Feder<'ll Communicotions Com chnpter must concern rtldio which first mission. quoted by vnrious newsp<'lpers fltlshed the news, then interpreted it. on December 15, only eight doys <'Ifter Which brings up Mother point. the Japanese <'Ittnd on Penrl H<'Irbor. Movie·Rndio Guide nlso htls moved President Roosevelt's nppointment of swiftly in this crisis. Not so SWiftly ns n Byron Price on December 16 to <'Idmin· rtldio wnve CM trnvel but just "s ister a portly mnndnlory, mostly vol· swiftly tlS presses cnn roll. On pnges untnry censorship on mnil. cable, r<'ldio 10 nnd II of this issue is printed a new, "nd the press W<'lS <'I move in our <'I1I·out enl<'lrged short-wtlve informntion Md wnr effort, nothing more. Th<'lt r<'ldio progrnm section edited by Chnrles A. w"s not more directly nffected is due Morrison. Here short-wnve dinlers will 10 the mnnner in which r<'ldio ilself find n In(ge, c"refully compiled list of superbly met its trinl by W<'lf. the world's short-wtlve stntions cnrry Just "s the Mtion's <'Irmed forces ing wnr news in English, n frequency st"ggered under the impoct of " sur log of the more importtlnt EuropeM prise blow below the belt, r<'ldio nlso Md Fnr Etlst stntions, informntion on stnggered in those first brief hours on how to obtnin most stltisfnctory recep the historic Sunday nfternoon of De tion. For n convenient, hnndy list of cember 7. And just ns from the Pncific regultlr wnr news brOlidcasls "nd com soon beg"n coming renssuring w"r mentntors, see page 12. These ore communiques, soon "Iso to rndio cnme "dded Movie-Rtldio Guide services. n sobering sense of duty to listeners. to And, spenking of service, M<'Ijor Mlion. Requiring n trnnsition no one Curtis Mitchell"s story, "R"dio Blnd outside the rtldio business CM fully out-Whnt It Menns," announced for nppreci"te, rndio's shift from pence to this week, will nppenr in Movie-Rndio war footing with nil its rnmificntions Guide next week. This is the most WtlS mtlde in n mntter of hours through oomp,.h,,,;,e, oomplete "d ,,,,,I;og MovIe-Radio Guide clenr thinking nnd cooperntion. nMlysis yet written of whnt we mny The showmen tlnd the medium which expect from rtldio in war·time. It tll50 could cnuse <'I pMic with <'I m<'lke tells whnt to do in cnse enemy pl<'lnes believe "M<'In From Mnrs" IOV<'ISlon otttlck. Every person, rndio owner or APPLAUDS: met the thrent of <'I re<'ll inv<'Ision cnlmly not, should rend it.-The Editors. Md with whnt might be cI<'Issed tlS con P. S. Don't forget the movies "s n summtlte showm<'lnship. In less stendy. w<'lr nnfidole. There's nothing like n "Behind the Mike" less pntriotic h<'lnds, rndio itself could good show for reltlxtltion. NE of the cleverest Ideas of broadcasting. Thus listeners have O Mort Lewis, who is a very eavesdropped on actual audi clever gentleman, Is " Behind the lions. They have learned how Mike" (NBC, Sun.). Mort got the sound-effects are created, how CO N TE NTS idea (or his show while listening questions are selected for a quiz Picture of the Week: Carmen Clanlcal Music (a department) .19 to a program glamorizing Holly program, how radio contests arc Miranda Shows Mickey Roon T oday in Radio (newa) .... 20-21 wood. His "Behind the Mike" is conducted. ey How to Imitate Carmen Women and the War.. .... 33 an attempt-and successful-to Although Mort Lewis' pro Miranda ................... 1 glamorize radio. Going behind gram has always originated with You Can Be Happy Though How to Get the MOlt from Your Christmas Radio ............. 34 the scenes of programs and per NBC, the stories have always Famous 2 Movie·Radlo "Club sonalities. digging up inside been gleaned from any broad H ow Hollywood SJfeguards Its Guide VI,lt,: Matinee" ................... 35 stories and odd adventures of casting studio of any network, Children ................... 4 Crime Doe. NOT Pay. ... ... 36 broadcasters. Lewis has recap making possible a complete pic Have a New Dress for New tured for listeners some of the ture of radio. Years! ............. .. 6 Crime DOES Pa y .......•...•.. 37 human intel'cst, glamour, trag To help stage "Behind the Bandstand Notes (a deplrt_ Today In Hollywood (news) ... 7 ment) ......... .. .. ... 38 edy, comedy, which Is broad Mike" stories and demonstra Movie·Radio Guide Critics' Re· Feminine Forum (a depart- casting. tions, celebrities trom many de port (reviews) ..... 8-9 ment) ................... 38 Examples of "Behind the partments of radio have come Short Waves (a depart- Movle·Radio Gu ide', Theatre of Mike" technique are its storics to the broadcast. Among them: ment) ................... 10-11 the Air Present': "When a of how one radio program sa\'cd Leopold Stokowski, Jack Benny. Complete Programs for This Girl Marries" ( Part I) ...... the life of a sick boy, how a Lanny Ross, Dale Carnegie, Arch Week .......... 12-19 and 22·32 •.. ............. Faclng Page 40 taxi driver who had a yen for OOOler. Bill Stern, Harry \'on script-writing became Eddie Zell, Martha Scott, Sigmund Vol. 11, No. 12 Dee. 27, 1941·Jan. 2, 1942 Cantor's scripter. On the humor Spaeth, Jimmy Dorsey, H. V. Kaitenborn, Sam "Schlepper_ "r"u'",~" "",roo' ("It! A 1ItII_ KPn".", .•,.." rr~('I'''''T'''~ ,.. -~Ira, ous side is the story of how Rudy •••," ,.'U KUlTOa, lot.,tI.. /..e>ol' 111 1"1·_111 '·.... 11. '·hl",,~ 11I1r!8t. Vallee feverishly rans..1cked an man" Hearn, Norman Broken .....,"." ."".. ,0, 1_ ~ .... t1_, u"",,'T",, ... ~.G .. : nuLb 111 ....11 entire hotel to find a script, shire. u",~'un "",ro... , t: ...... t'lg-.•. 1I,,1I1... -t, 1)00 )I...... )11 .......1: KlrI.. ,d Ku.. ''''''' /',oc".'; h .... ~, 11 ..., ..... -.,100: n .. ,,1N .\. ).l .... I~ ... ~I" ... W., .... thrown away on broadcast day Because this broadcast has be .,.,"".,''" '~"l'Tun; JoIu> fuh"". 1,."' ..... II.......... 11.,-_ IIU~. n .. ,,,,, ' ...1 ..... '11111." Til ......... AI"llIu, )JIll... (., ......... I.. " ....., ,','n ~~'f"'. by a chambermaid. only to find come a colorful. worth-while ll.. ".·K.NO 0""" .TTw. ll.,,, •. n""_ XI. ,_, " w..... ut , __ H. I,H, when he had pieced it together commentary on the other half of 1.n... " t. I.n. ,..... 110"'.<1 "e<t:iJ" b.J Tl ...... ~ 1'1>1>11<"0'''''''. I ........ , .. "., 11, ..,1 ""..... !'WI,IIt'''''.'. I'_'''onl, .•;..1., ...., and l'lmol.' ..... ,_, r~1 I'jr_,b , ."" .... 1, ....... 1111"0" .:".",.,1 •• _· that the Vallee show had been broadcasting, because it fills a _I." ... n., ., I'" I..... Oillft. f'bltuo. 1111"010 ••·ob"..". fl. "U.... le. ,,,. .Ift ut )10 ..... ua. I~" ........ j br roo. '1IiIt<- l><Por' ..". '" ................ _·<10_ ... " ... ' ...... ,.bl 1•• , I" T.I .... ,. canceled Cor a fireside chat by fascinating void tor listeners. I... bl ..... ', .... I...... \11 ,I>;b ......."'H. UuolJ<I'H .......... Ip... bould ". _p.~I'" br '1'-,.•• ,f· ...h ............I"'~ ' ...'um. T.., ...nU po...... ,. In II.. ,'nI'." ~, .... President Roosevelt, MOVIE-RADIO GUIDE recommends ., ~_ .• ,,,,,,,,,~ Un. In ,,,. I'. 1< .•.., _.1...,•• "" ....""" .. ut , .... I· ... ,I._.k"M 1..... , Other "Behind the MikE!'" loud and long applause for "Be ""1, ...1. _II... ,~.u; _ , •• r. fl.": I .... ,0". II.'" lb ... , ..... , .... lIub.... l.t1 ..... t .. In , .... '." _"'''.... ' .1. _, .... 'l.lt; ..... ,H'. $I .... II_II br ..... , _, -.......... -.. _. broadcasts have dramatized hind the Mike." Congratulations, ... ..- "",,",~,,<Ior '" !oIOOlB·lhPIO GrlD"- r.n • ...,. _1 0' .~b ..... , .....• •• ,._ 1·1t... ",_ fOll'_' r... rh." .. of ............ 11... ". to .1•• I>otb old _ ......<ldr ...... ,.,..... "" .... oil ""'"_.......... many of the inside mechanics of Mr. Lewis! "'-."'1110 I... I ........ " .~ .....,.< ..... ,. '1000 ~ ......,IIII ... ,..... " ..11'. :U I'b_'b , ...... ("1\In.~. 1111 ..,1. ~ .. ~ ...~ 1M ~ .•••. 11 /12 I' PICTURE of the WEEK H IGHLIGHT, it is said, of M-G-M's forthcoming imitations. Besides Rooney's impersonation of Mickey Rooney-Judy Garland musical, "Babes charmin&: Cannen, he effectively imitates other on Broadway," will be Mickey Rooney's imper personalities, such as Walter Hampden playing sonation of the singing, dancing Bratllian bomb Cyrano de Bergerac. Judy Garland hits the buU's shell, Carmen Miranda. A tipoff on just what a eye, too, with imitations ot Sarah Bernhardt and wow mimickin&: Mickey's stunt is can be gathered of Blanche Ring singing ''Rings on My Fingers, from the scoop photos on this page of Mickey Bells on M,v Toes," Sneak previews indicate gettinl sizzling lnstructions trom the South Ameri Mickey and Judy have brought in a boI-omce can beat-wave and panicking even her with his gusher with their ''Babes'' production.-E. P. YOU CAN BE HAPPY THOUGH FAMOUS FAME brings fortune to many HONOR ROLL married couples.