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1949-09-23, [P ] Friday September 23, 1949 TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL Page Five Glen Ford Co-Stars With Barbara Hale College Beauty HOLLYWOOD — “Count Makes Film Debut Three and Pray,’’ story of the HOLLYWOOD — Yvette wartime pilots who returned to Vedder, UCLA co-ed and a civilian life to find the demand blonde somewhat reminiscent for their services much smaller of Jean Harlow, has been E-9SCRE 0 than the supply, has been placed signed by Paramount for a By INEZ GERHARD on the production slate at Col­ role in “Sunset Boulevard,” The Candy Kids! Brown haired, blue eyed Mar­ umbia as a co-starring vehicle in which she makes her ta Toren was discovered by a for Glenn Ford and Barbara screen debut. Hale. Roland Kibbee is current­ Murder In Suspense’ film writer at the Royal Dram­ She plays the role of one atic Academy in Stockholm, ly writing the screenplay and of Nancy Olson’s girl friends where Greta Garbo and Ingrid will serve as associate producer in. this.. Hollywood drama._____ Bergman also studied. The writ- with Buddy Adler, with S. Syl­ Actually, the two girls are ♦j 'jested her and as soon as Uni­ van Simon supervising. good friends, having become On Your Radio ’ll Aal-International executives Ford has just returned from acquainted when both were Europe, where he starred in active in amateur dramatic saw the test they signed her. “Experiment 6-R,” with murder as its ultimate objective, “Sword in the Dsert,” her “The White Tower,” Miss Hale circles at UCLA. in the provided Thursday night “Suspense” thriller, with John Lund fourth picture, in which she ap- has just finished personal ap­ William Holden, Gloria pearances in New York and Swanson, Erich von Stroheim starred as the experimenter. (CBS, Sept. 22nd, 9 p. m. EDT, 6 p. Chicago in connection with and Miss Olson are toplined m. PST) • “Jolson Sings Again,” in which in this drama of Hollywood The versatile film star tackles a complex characterization as she co-stars with Larry Parks life. a harassed assistant manager of and for which she has received Jane Cowl Returning a large hotel, to whom the op­ high critical acclaim.. portunity and the motive for DeMille Winds Tour To Broadway Stage murder present themselves at Wilson Sets Star HOLLYWOOD — Jane Cowl, precisdy the psycholc al mo­ For “Greatest Show” distinguished actress and play­ ment when he is most v —lerable Exploitation Mark HOLLYWOOD — Cecil B. De­ wright, is contemplating return­ to them. HOLLYWOOD — Marie Mille ended his swing with the ing to Broadway in the fall in a Goaded beyond endurance by Wilson, who appears in “My Ringling Brothers-Barnum and play which has been written a sadistic, incompetent superior, especially for her. It is “Christ­ Friend Irma,” Hal Wallis pdo- Bailey Circus in Minot, N. Dak., Lund is in a desperate frame of duction for Paramount, having mas Eve” by William Roerich recently after more than two mind when he is ordered to ’ MARTA TOREN completed one of the most inten­ and Thomas Coley. check up on a hotel guest who ia pears with Dana Andrews and sive personal appearances cam­ weeks of travel with the Big Miss Cowl completed her im­ reported to be keeping caged Stephen McNally makes her a paigns ever staged by a star in Top during which he has been portant role in Paramount’s rats in his room. Kill fledged star she studied bal­ “The Lie” which co-stars Bar­ behalf of a picture, returned to gathering story ideas and back­ The guest proves to.be a scien­ let till she was 13, wanted to be­ Hollywood this week.» bara Stanwyck and John Lund come an actress' when she fin­ ground material for his project­ tist who is using the rats for ex­ During her two-week stay in last week but will remain in perimentation with a deadly di- ished high eshool, but her father ed production for Paramount, New York, Miss Wilson set some Hollywood for several more sease.\The disease is induced in persuaded her to become a sec­ sort of a record for the number “The Greatest Show On Earth.” weeks. She is expecting the the rats with minute c* es of a retary instead. Three years of of newspaper interviews, per­ The trip was highly successful script of “Christmas Eve” within that, then she broke away, and yellow powder, which a.^wly de­ sonal and radio appearances on various scores. Not only has a few days and will return to stroys internal tissues and does dramatic school came next. New York later in the summer engaged in by a star. Paramount the producer-director amassed not reveal itself until its victim officials estimate that she was to discuss this project. She is is beyond 'help. “Sword in the Dessert” is the a great volume of facts and at­ also spending her spare time first Hollywood film to deal seen in person and on television, Lund steals some of the lethal heard on the radio or read mosphere on the circus which putting the finishing touches on with the smugglini of settlers powder, and the story moves to a about by practically”every citi­ he will use in preparation of the two new plays she has written. past the British blockade in Pal­ Miss Cowl’s last New York breath-taking climax with an estine. Full of action, it moves zen of the metropolis. story, but the trek has paid off stage appearance was as the star ironic twist in the last 30 rapidly, gives film goers plenty handsomely publicity-wise. onds of the play. of excitement for their money. of “The First Mrs. Frazer,” in In The Minneapolis Sunday Trib­ which she later toured. “Suspense” is produced and Lloyd Bridges says you can’t une regarded DeMille’s visit to edited by William Spier, and Big Promotion Tieup directed by Norman MacDon- overestimate what luck does for the area of such importance a movie career. “It took me 12 nell. that it sent a feature writer to For “The Heiress” solid years of struggling in Hol­ HOLLYWOOD — Engage­ GOVERNMENTTAGSWILSON lywood before I got my first de­ the circus* one night stand in IN THE CANDY CORNER, munching on peppermln sticks, are three of Hollywood’s most fa mous personalities — Clark Gable, Director Mervyn L^Roy and Alexis Smith. ments of William Wyler’s “The HOLLYWOOD — M-G-M cent break in ‘Home of the Winona, Minn., with a resulting Producer Carey Wilson has been Brave.’ Then Eagle-Lion gave Heiress” will benefit from a na­ story and pictures on DeMille Busy Schedule Forces Liquid Technical Advice tionwide tieup made by Para­ approved by government offi­ the lead in “Trapped.” Since Seven New Comedies cials to work on documentary .▼was finished I’ve been offered which spread over four com­ HOLLYWOOD — As an ex- mount with 4,100 Kaiser-Fraser Hutton To Decline On Schedule At M-G-M automobile dealers, it was an­ filming of three top-secret atomic dozens of other breaks.” Modest plete columns on the first page “Lost-Week-Ender,” Ray Mil­ projects. Wilson, whose current Mr. Bridges says nothing about and covered the entire second Palladium Invitation land figures he is the logical HOLLYWOOD — With “The nounced recently. Based on “The Heiress” Ama­ production is "Storm Over Vi­ what his talent has contributed. page of the paper. HOLLYWOOD — Because fellow to be technical adviser Reformer and the Redhead’” and enna,” participated in official Betty Hutton will only have a on a bar sequence. “Father of the Bride” being pre­ teur Movie Reviewers Contest, “Cavalcade of America,” back DeMille took advantage of his filming of the Bikini atom bomb weeks respite between termin­ When Ray and curvaceous pared for filming in early Oc­ the promotion will be open to on the air Monday nights on every theatre playing the pic­ explosion. trip of small towns to do mis­ ation of Paramount’s “Let’s Janis Carter played a scene in a to b e r, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NBC, will once again have top sionary work on behalf of his Dance,”in which she currently will have completed seven com­ ture, which stars Olivia de Ha- BEGAN WITH BARD stars in top vehicles. It not only bar for Columbia’s comedy, “A villand, Montgomery Clift and Robert Preston, starred with “Samson and Delilah,” Tech­ is starring with Fred Astaire, Woman of Distinction,” the edies by the end of this year. brings the stories of great per­ nicolor romance starring Hery and start of MGM’s “Annie Get “Adam’s Rib,” completed last Ralph Richardson. Alan Ladd and Donald Crisp in sonages to its mikes, but also script called for them to order Four new Kaiser or Fraser Paramount’s “Whispering Lamarr and Victor Mature Your Gun,” she has been forced two Scotch old-fashioneds. month has been previewed and those of little known people which Paramount will release to decline an invitation to make set for fall release: Spencer cars will be the principal prizes, Smith,” started his acting career who have contributed signifi­ next year. > her second appearance at the But when Ray got to the line Tracy and Katherine Hepburn with hundreds of others to be in a Shakesperean touring com­ cantly to the American way of he ordered two double scotches. pany. At 15, he played Julius f Palladium in London next star in the comedy directed by awarded to winners of local com­ life. Such stars as Irene Dunne, month. “What goes on?” demanded George Cukor. petitions. Entries will be han­ Caesar as a man of 40.
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