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n * Friday* April 2, 1948 TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL. >Page Five Chic Chapeau Fihnii To Tell | Story Of Radio — “Radio Cavalcade,” the story Of thei . a- '^'1 ' nation’s radio industry fro its crystal set beginnings to its pres­ ent vital status in the daily lives jxi- of the American people, will be! brought to the screen by Colum* “Romantic” Given Suit Yourself “Dream Girl” Photo bia Picturs in association with Top Musical Score “Romantic” Starts Contest Extended ' -■£_£->! *K'^>.3 j Jerrold T. Brandt. A film treat­ ment is in preparation by Emmet HOLLYWOOD — Comp lete HOLLYWOOD — Closing date »','!*»,•>' new comedy with music, “Isn’t of the General Camera Com­ ii it The four chief radio networks pany’s “Dream Girl” Photo Con­ will lend their cooperation to the It Romantic?” will feature five More To Cj-'M-S’?}...... film, an advisory committee new tunes from the hit-writing Set Roll test has been extended to August K-<-.- team of Jay Livingstone and Ray 25, 1948, due to the tremendous having seen formed with Justin HOLLYWOOD—“Isn’t it Romantic?”, all-star comedy with Miller, president of the National Evans in addition to the well- response already received from known Rogers and Hart title music, went before the cameras at Paramount last week, mark­ Association of Broadcasters, in ing increased activity on the lot which will seee four additional thousands of shutterbugs. charge. melody, which first was intro­ duced by in important productions under way soon. The contest, launched by the Brandt, who will produce the The musical, directed by Norman Z. McLeod, boasts a stellar picture for Columbia, has obtain­ Paramount’s “Love Me Tonight.” General Camera Company of ed from the Armed Forces Serv- Pre-recording of the songs was ’cast headed by , , in behalf of Para- Jg-1 vice the screen rights to “Com­ started this week under direc­ Mary Hatcher, Mona Freeman, m o un t's filmization of the tion of arranger-conductor Joe * » ‘ * mand Performance,” the out­ Visitor On Billy De Wolfe, Roland Culver, Broadway stage hit, “Dream fr '?A.\J \ :>. -' '4-? JJ > .: . Lilley. standing show produced for G I.’s Patrie Knowles, Richard Webb Girl,” starring Betty Hut’on ar-I on all fronts during World War Composers of such smash hits ..Z I % Program II. Many of radio’s top enter­ as “Golden Earrings” and “To and Pearl Bailey. Daniel Dare Macdonald Carey, offers a wide tainers, past and present, will Each His Own.” the Livingstone- will visit is the producer. variety of prizes including all­ be featured in the film. Evans score for “Isn’t It Roman­ the Jack Benny program Testing For “Jones” expense trips to Hollywood, tic?” includes the following this Sunday, April 4 <4:0® I Productions slated for start $10,000 worth of photographic songs: and 9:30 P. M., PST), Wardrobe For Pet 'are: "The Tatlock Millions’’ with equipment and 100 Rhapsody $> *« $■ > ,% V “Wonder’in When,” “Miss over NBC, and 30.000,009 7 Bird Star’s Chore Julie July.” “Indina Dinner,” radio listeners will hear a stellar cast headed by Wanda Diamond Engagement rigs. HOLLYWOOD — Margaret “At The Nickelodeon” and “I the Groaner in a special Hendrix, Barry Fitzgerald. John Any amateur photographer, O'Brien, who recently completed Should Quit When I was Ahead.” song accompanied by the Lund and Monty Woolley, with owning any type of motion pic­ her role in “Big City,” has a Teh stellar cast of “Isn’t It from Waukegan on Richard Haydn making his di­ ture or still camera is eligible cockateel, a small cockatoo. Romantic?” includes Veronica his Stradivarius. ,^'* *<*r Lake, Mary Hatcher. Mona Free­ Broadcast will be Bing’s rectorial debut' and Charles to enter. Contestants are a^ked “Rosie,” as Margaret has Brackett as producer; “The to send in their own idea of a ^fl t A- named her pet, learned to fly man, Patrie Knowles, Richard on the ’&£&<■ Webb and Pearl Bailey. Norman Jack Benny program since Great Gatsby,” film adapafation Dream Girl, young or old, comic around the room and light on her of F. Scott Fi’zgerald s sensa­ young mistress’ hand. The young Z. McLeod will direct the film he was a member of last or serious, plump or lean on FOR EASTER, with Parisian smartness. Elizabeth Tay­ which gets under way shortly. year’s hilarious “Million tional novel of the ’20s starring lor wears this red-and-white rough straw hat, gayly M-G-M star taught the bird to , Betty Field, Macdon­ either stoll or movie film. Entry wear tiny hats and dresses taken Daniel Dare will produce. Dollar Quartet.” Accented by a red satin bow and a red ostrich feather. The Benny gang of “reg­ ald Carey and Ruth Hussey, to blanks and additional informa­ The younc M-G-M actress will he seen next in “A Date from children’s cutout doll be directed by Elliott Nugent tion can be had by writing to books. ularj” will be on hand to V ithi Judy.” The hat is by Walter Florell. Gable 4Screeii Raby’ make Bing welcome. In- with produc­ the General Camera Company, ...... 1 1" 1 ~"1 »— —— Right Equine Actors Form Unique Club eluding Mary Livingstone, ing; the next starrer, Chicago, Chicago 45, Ill., or ‘‘Sorowful Jones,” with Sidney HOLLYWOOD — Laest group Phil Harris, Rochester, Contest Editor, Paramount Pici Holfywo^cf fnvaJcs Germany Problem For Film Dennis Day and Don Wil­ Lanfield as director and Robert HOLLYWOOD — Metro-Gold- of fans of , soon fo wean Welch at the production helm, tures, 1501 Broadway, 12th thi« all-around gabardine suit, son. Floor, New York, N. Y. wyn-Mayer’s “animal casting” be seen in “Homecoming,” is led which is perfect for traveling or Hilliard Marks produces and the Hal Wallis production department hit a snag when it by Cammie King who played business, in her forthcoming the program. “Strange Deception,” starring was asked to provide motor-shy Bonnie Blue Butler, Gable’s picture for M-G-M, “B. F.’s Loretta Young, Robert Cum- Here’s Actress Who * horses that would rear, balk and baby daughter in “Gone With Daughter.’’The pencil-slim skirt .naings and Wendell Corey. snort at the sight and sound of a the Wind.” Cammie, now 12, features >Hta that are cut in the An exhaustive series of tests Hated Self On Screen /'• same square pattern carried out Cummings To Produce are currently under way for 1905 Stanley Steamer in “Sum­ and her schoolmates have organ­ on the collar and omnium of the HOLLYAVOOD — Few actres­ mer Holiday.” ized the “F-M-Did-Gad’s Club,” fitted jacket. “The Pasadena Story” Hope’s “Sorrowful Jones” to ses judge their screen perform­ -■ '! i find a voting girl w*ho will play ances by sentiment. After numerous rented ani­ which stands for “Frankly My Columbia Picture, has con- (he „Lif(1<, Marker>. r01e in & £ mals refused to bat an eye at the Dear I Don’t Give a Dam!,” They Still Try But Arlene Dahl, red-headed terrifying spectacle of a bright Gable's famous last line to eluded a deal with Irving Cum- the film. The role was originally beauty making her Metro-Gold- yellow steamrun carriage, trick Scarlett in "Gone With The To Crash Films mings, Sr. and his son, Irving created by and wyn Mayer debut in “The Bride * . horses were hired to pull the Wind.” It seems there are no lengths Cummings, *Jr., producers of the to date Paramount officials have Goes Wild,” was probably the #-• film’s surreys. Their trainers to which ambitious aspirants company’s “The Sign of the over one thousand young- only member of the preview \- Membership is limited girls r- ■ were also engaged — to pull at who have seen the picture five won’t go in their efforts to crack sters. audience unhappy over the role. Ram,” to bring to the screen Leo Five New Tunes U<«,> the reins. It worked! times! into films. Latest illustration is Leaving the theater. Miss Dahl the girl in full attire who Rosten’s comedy, “The Pasadena "Isn’t It Romantic** have was heartily congratulated on fytlmhag Story,” purchased from Warner a musical score featuring five her sparkling performance but A Loving Letter danced into the main entrance producer-director Michael Curtiz songs composed by the hit-writ­ declared: at Columbia Studio, clacking; ing team of Jay Livingstone and "I should hate myself. Nobody castanets, and explaining to the! The purchase include* the Ray Evans, authors of the smash Ev /-■■J* ,* L’affaire Burrows-Etter, a case of mad epistolary intercourse, who**stopped se.rvice* ot screen writer Mel but a meanie would have tried to is headed for the jury. A couple of weeks ago, Burrows pre­ studio policeman 1 K. hits “Golden Earrings,” to Vic­ break up the romance between T- 4 •'■ •-■ sented the case of the people vs. movie fan magazines on the her that she was trying to call Shavelson whose credits include tor Young’s music, and “To Each and June Ailyson''* Abe Burrows Show (Saturday nights, CBS, 7:30 PM EST, check attention to her suitability for the Bob Hope starrer, “Where His Own.” The Rodgers and ■v *i t f •«»o a part in the Rita Hayworth- There’s Life” and two of Danny v . $5* * * ' * r* local Columbia outlet for exact time and station in your area.) Hart title meelody “Isn’t It Ro­ A' •^.vAwA' iX an immediate and sardonic reply Glenn Ford Technicolor starrer Kaye s recent hits, “The Kid mantic?” will be sung by Mary .. ,Sas/ f .. 4 Af; /Brooklyn” and “Wonder Hatcher, singing star of the - M.'Wi Ideal Pupblishing Corp, movie Gene Kelley To that didn’t gain her addmittance Man.” *“ The' Pasadena ~Story” a Broadway success “Oklahoma” PARAMOUNT Rf :.«*•• .3* fan mag. (Note: Her letter was she insisted on leaving stills of rollicking comedy about a bank and Paramount’s 40-star “Vari- part of our last week’s feature). Teach Daughter herself for the casting office to,teller who comes intoi great ety Girl.” Burrows, a fast man with a (wealth under extremely suspici­ In addition to the new film. Now Showing! plume, this week jumps into To Dance ous circumstances. “Abigail, Dear Heart,” starring also before the cameras are breech to defend his honor HOLLYWOOD—Soon there’ll Hollywood Chatter : T “ glory, and the ramparts of CBS. 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