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n * Friday* April 2, 1948 TOLEDO UNION JOURNAL. >Page Five Chic Chapeau Fihnii To Tell | Story Of Radio HOLLYWOOD — “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 »'<K ' ' Lavery. musical score for Paramount's At Paramount; 4 ,- ;/r £,>,'!*»,•>' 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 Maurice Chevalier 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 Veronica Lake, Chicago, 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 mand Performance,” the out tion of arranger-conductor Joe 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- Bing Crosby 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 Wardrobe For Pet songs: and 9:30 P. M., PST), '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 Fiddler 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 first appearance 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 Alan Ladd, 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 Richard Maibaum produc the General Camera Company, ............. 1 1" 1 ~"1 »— —— Right Equine Actors Form Unique Club eluding Mary Livingstone, ing; the next Bob Hope starrer, Chicago, Chicago 45, Ill., or Phil Harris, Rochester, ‘‘Sorowful Jones,” with Sidney HOLLYWOOD — Laest group Contest Editor, Paramount Pici Holfywo^cf fnvaJcs Germany Problem For Film Lanfield as director and Robert BARBARA STANWYCK wean Dennis Day and Don Wil tures, 1501 Broadway, 12th HOLLYWOOD — Metro-Gold- of fans of Clark Gable, soon fo Welch at the production helm, 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. features >Hta that are cut in the Hated Self On Screen snort at the sight and sound of a the Wind.” Cammie, now 12, An exhaustive series of tests /'• 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 Gable's famous last line to eluded a deal with Irving Cum- the film. The role was originally terrifying spectacle of a bright To Crash Films beauty making her Metro-Gold- yellow steamrun carriage, trick Scarlett in "Gone With The mings, Sr. and his son, Irving created by Shirley Temple 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 gypsy 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 Van Johnson 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 .