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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-04
dusting the study regularly.

| duSting the study regularly.
 That paSsageway to the street, Why hadn't Ara told him about itp That would have simplifled the whole thing. Had she kept silent about it because she intended us- ing it herselfp If she had been 30 seconds quicker.
 That pasageway passage way. He couldn't forget 1t. II Benthorne had built his house with that-why-?
 There was the answer to the whole thing, Douglas realized, Benthorne had some secret hiding place here in his study. A sliding panel, hidden safe. Benthorne had had plenty of time to take Ara's proofs out of the book, put them safely away. But wherep
 The desk? Dawson had prob ably searched it thoroughly Mod ern desks weren't built with secret drawers any more at least, If they were, Dawson would know where to look for them.
 How about the wall panels? He tapped several, cautiously afraid that the detective might hear him. No hollow sounds there.
 The flreplacep He pulled at its projections, pushed Its ornaments, hoping against hope that one might give or snap open con- cealed strong box.
 The clock ticked on, above his head. Dawson might return any minute now.
 That damned clock Did 1t have to tick so loud? It was getting on his nerves. Imagine, John Douglas with nerves. Tic-tac, tic-tac, tic- tao!
 And 1t was getting louder with every stroke. He'd fix 1t, stop it. Maybe Dawson would not notice. Anything to stop that internal racket. Tic-tac, tic-tac, T1C-TAC!
 He reached up to the mantel, pulled the clock away from the wall, reached around to stop the pendulum.
 A moment later he was reading through Aras letters, her pictures and the marriage certificate were in his pocket Clever of Benthorne to have the clock over that recess in the mantel. There were other papers too. Receipts. Rotations. Memo- randa. And almost on the bottom of the pile, a letter from the Great Northern Mining Company.
 Douglas showed the clock back in place, gently started the pendu- lum once more. Tic-tac, tic-tac. Funny how soft 1t sounded now,
 Where could he hide this stuff? Mrs, Benthorne might know of the mantel hiding place. but he doubted 1t. No use taking any chances. Better get 1t outside He moved over to the window slowly raised the shade.
 A policeman was still at the gate. The window was in full view, but Douglas would have to take that chance If the cop just went on talking to Nick Smith and didn't turn around.
 He glanced around the lawn be- low him, That watering can, half hidden behind clump of ever greens,
 He raised the window, slowly, silently, slid his leg over the sill and dropped to the ground.
 q was just coming in the door way here. when I heard the cops whistle" Joey was explain ing to Dawson as they stood at the street entrance of the pas sageway. q knew something was wrong and thought the cop had seen me duck in here. I tossed away that cigaret Aston found and ran to the hall.
 Tt was dark, but there was a light upstairs. I figured Ben- thorne was in his study then, but I didn't want to see him right away. So I ducked around the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-04
l7O CONFIRMED
 AT ST. LUCYS

A class of ITO received the Sacra- ment of Confirmation yesterday afternoon at St. Lucys church, off, ciating was Most Reverend Francis J. lief, retired bishop of Concordia, Kansas, and now residing at St. Mary's hospital.
 Assisting Bishop lief were Right Reverend Monsignor Joseph J. Val- dambrini of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rev. Felix Scoglio, of St. Lucy's church, and Rev. Will Ham Botticelli, of Torrington.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-04
. STORIES
 IN STAMPS
Mexico Commemorotes 400 Years of Printinq

THE 4ooth anniversary of print
 ing in the New World, ante. dating by century the Colonial American anniversary, is com- memorated by Mexico with a set of three postage and three airmail values.
 Archbishop Juan D. zumarraga. first Spanish bishop in Mexico, is honored on one of the stamps, shown above. Zumarraga encour- aged the founding of the first printing press in America and wrote some of the religious ar- ticles which were printed on the first press.
 Cooperating with the arch. bishop was Antonio D. Mendoza, viceroy of New Spain from l530 to 1850. His portrait is repro- duced on the stamp below.
 Other stamps of the issue show the building which housed the first press, and reproductions of the first printing, the first engrav- ing and the first legislation printed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-04
CRANlUM CRACKERS
THAT OTHER WAR

Altogether there were Is nations involved directly in the l9l4-18 World War. You'll be able to clas- sify four of them = the United States. Great Britain, France, and Germany-without any trouble. But how about the others? Place an initial "A" after those countries which were with the allies, and the initials e. F." after those which composed the central powers:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-04
NEW JUVENILE TEAM

Sixteen-year-old Jimmy Lydon, who recently scored in Back Door to Heaven, and 14-year-old Joan nrodel make their twin bows as Q new juvenile team in RKO Radios Two tka0rOughbreds.~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-04
CAST OF CHARACTERS

ARNOLD HAWTHORNE - Five
 persons wished him dead. HELEN HAWTHORNE - His charming young wife. WILLIAM ALSTON Ben thOrne's father-in-law and busl- ness associate.
 JOEY DI TORIO - Night club owner and gangster. ARA JOHNSON - The mystery girl.
 JOHN DOUGLAS - A young mining engineer, In love with
 Ara.
 CAPTAIN DAWSON - a detec. tive who likes to listen.
 Yesterday: Joey di ToriO hunts for a reason why Dawson should want to take his cigarets. Then he rushes to admit to Dawson that he was in the house when Benthornc was killed. Mrs. Ben thorne brings cigarets and then laughs as they light three on match. She arranges for Ara to get little rest.
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Fay BANTER Goes
On the Warpath

Fay BANTER goes on the Uarpath
in her latest picture tentatively
titled, "Old Mrs. Leonard and Her
Machine Guns a comedy drama
now in production at the Columbia
Studios under the direction of Ben
Stoloff.
AS Mrs. Leonard she engages A
group of tough mobsters to aid her
in a fearless campaign to rid a
small New England town of un-
desirable menaces to the happiness
and prosperity Of the community.
In her efforts she is aided and
abetted and often frustrated by such
players as Ida Lupino. Henry Ar
meta, Warren Hymer. Forbes Muir
ray, Tommy Dugan, Harold Huber,
Joe Cats, Tommy Mack. Jim Toney,
Joe Sawyer and Olaf Hytten.
An outstanding star of stage and
screen for many years. Miss BANTER
is being mentioned in the film in
dustry as one of the leading FEM
mime contenders for the academy
award for best acting honors.
Production supervision OF her
current picture. odd Mrs. Leonard
and Her Machine Guns" is being
handled by Fred Kohlmar. The
screenplay, based on an original
by George Bradshaw and Price Day,
was written by Richard Maibaum
and Gertrude Purcell.
Miss Bainters most recent screen
appearances have been in Yes,
My Darling Daughter" Arkansas $
Traveller and The Shining Hour"
Evening star., 1939-01-22


The studio dummy has improved,
however, with age and experience.
He is made better and more lifelike.
He has more joints than he used
to have. He is still the victim of
the screens most sensational mo-
ments since 1t is he who Is thrown
under trains. The william of the
story, like the hero, values his poor
neck, rough though it may be.
A few or the better ones bounced
out of the crashing planes shown
in Dawn Patrol" Human flesh
could not have stood the punish
ment and no studio wants to kill
any one, even in million dollar
picture.
The Hollywood dummy has more
lives than a cat is supposed to
have. No matter how fiat he is
f1attened, or how completely he is
drowned, he is eventually retrieved,
rebuilt, repainted and made ready
for future demands on his service.
Not all dummies are men, of
course. (And vice versa In early
scenes of John Garfield's new pic
ture, They Made Me a Criminal"
a man and woman are burned
when a speeding automobile turns
turtle into tree. The two dummies
that rode that last mile" will never
see service again.
A dummy made up to look like
John MILAN and dressed like him
is blown to bits in the front seat
Of a car in the picture "Torchy
Runs for Mayor" When little Bobs
Watson, aged 7, is dragged be-
hind runaway team in Dodge
City" it is no secret that the real
victim Of the accident is dummy
a dummy repaired later and re-
turned to stock.
In this same Dodge City" John
Litel falls in gun battle with the
disorderly element which Enrol
Flynn is battling and is buried in
Boot Hill This famous cemetery
was reserved for those who died
with their boots on and, though
Litel plays respected character
/ his manner of death brought him
burial there. 1t goes without saying
that the man who was actually
buried, however. was not John Litel,
but John Dummy, who was, no
doubt, promptly dug up again and
sent on to new duties.
At the Warner Bros. studio it is
James Gibbons. head of the prop
shop. who keeps the dummies in
condition. He has recently made a
new set of faces for them. dark
faces with black hair painted on
These. and not real Mexican soldiers,
will be scattered about the battle
fields of "Juarez." in which Paul
MUM and Bette Davis are CO.
starring. The live soldiers will be
real-the dead ones under the
charging horses will be dummies.
Gibbons has given his dummies an
extra leg joint in recent months
and these give the life-size dolls a
more natural appearance as they
fall from windows or airplanes or
nose-dive out of careening automo-
biles. One such crashes and burns
in an experimental plane in Wings
of the Navy
Several Chinese dummies-their
nationalities can be changed as
easily as their clothes-were dumped
Evening star., 1939-01-22

way. She still demands s15o.O00 for
outside pictures and recently has
taken to telling producers what sort
of stories she will and win not play.
Carole has one-picture deal at
R-K-O, but, when she discovered a
comedy being prepared for her use,
she rebelled.
I've already made three screw
ball features in a row." said Carole,
"and the public won't stand for an
other. l want to get back into
straight drama, at least for one pic
ture."
So R-K-O shuffled it's plans. threw
out the screWball script and substi-
tuted Memory of Love" in which
the beauteous Carole will go quietly
emotional, but in a big glamorous
way. Of course.
Paul MUM. few days ago. signed
one Of the most unusual contracts
Evening star., 1939-01-22

secluded mountain cottage-and the
place isn't haunted. 1t is a colorfuI
spot, and Lugosi's many friends
among countrymen living in Los
Angeles come to call several nights
a week. They sing merry songs and
seem not bit afraid of their host
When not occupied with his pro-
fession of concocting frights for
tlmld fandom, Bella paints land.
scapes and dabbles with clay mod
cling sets. Lugosi also possesses ar
excellent baritone voice. He smokes
cigars necessarily.
Getting along to the private af-
fairs of Rathbone one discovers in
him the most intellectual member
of the terrifying three. He is a
gentleman Of poise and good taste
and, contrary to British tradition
one with a rare sense of humor
Probably more than any other star
in Hollywood. Rathbone knows how
to drain the last drop of JOY from
sheer living. 1t is probably this
fact that has established the Rath-
bones this wife is the former Ouida
Bergere) as the colony's most gifted
entertainers. Probably half dozen
times a year their huge English
type house becomes the scene of
parties that number practically all
of filmdom's notables abong the
guests.
And at least once a year the Rath-
bones take over the Victor Hugo
or some other exclusive restaurant
to play hosts at an elaborate party
that usually results in a tab OF
$4,000 or more.
Rathbone's chief hobby is his dogs.
He owns seven at present, covering
seven different breeds. But his spe-
cial pets are a white pit bull ter
rier and Belgian police dog. Ev-
cry evening Rathbone takes the dogs
for a walk in the hills facing his
home. This nightly walk, he con-
fesses, is one certain way of eras-
ing from his sensitive mind all the
villianies practiced during the days
work in the studio. He keeps in
trim by playing golf and tennis and
swims a great deal in his pool. He
also plays the piano we'll, and he is
an accomplished fencer. Rathbone
has one grown son, by former
wife, and another through his pres
ent union.
They're nice people, these three
horror champs, home-loving, family
men. One can't wait to get home
to his orchid beds, another is
wrapped up in the antics of his
baby son and the third likes to
give big parties and play host to
his friends-so don't make haste
to boo and stone any one of them.
Remember, Hollywood is the home
Of make-believe and paradoxes-
and, after all, fellow has to earn q
living!
tCopyrisht, 1899, by the North Amercan
Newspa per Alliance. 1nc)
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Early Phones
Are Comics
In New Film
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD.
The scripters who turned out the
story alexander Graham Bell"
were so carried away with the
quality of the dramatic material
available that they forgot about
comedy relief.
But the property department un-
Willingly cast the comedian of the
piece
The early telephone itself turns
out to be the laugh-getter. First
models of the instrument are COM
ical when compared to today's
streamlined phones.
1t will be Director Irving Cum
mings' concern to keep these au-
thentic phones in the picture and
yet keep audiences from laughing
when they are used in the dramatic
scenes.
Evening star., 1939-01-22

Q6dCIl OIClldIC.
However, in Miss Fitzgeralds own
words, she is in no way tempera-
nlental-"just emphatic" And so
the cast and company of Goldwyn's
"Wuthering Heights found when
she was consulted on various mat
ters. She conserves the impact of
her Judgment by using it only on
matters of some Importance
She is quite prepared to give in on
trivialities. but on matters which
she considers paramount she gives
one-woman lmpersonation of
Gibraltar.
This particular trait she demon
strated when first offered screen
contract following her stage sue
cess in New York. AS soon as she
had signed, she disappeared to Ire
land, there to remain until cables
informed her that an important role
was waiting on her arrival.
There are colors that please her.
Green, for instance. which she re-
cards as suiting complement to
her Titan tresses. Blue is anathema
and she made no bones about turn
tg down blue costume for an
important sequence in "Wuthering
! Heights
Slight Of stature but of nervous
habits. she is rarely still. AS though
trying to find outlet for boundless
amount of energy, her hands are
constantly In motion. She en-
phasizes every remark, no matter
how trivial with a gesture or
movement of her attractive ana
mobile face
When not before the cameras, she
IS never without a cigarette. She
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Naughty but Nice
For Ann Sheridan

Ann Sheridan, who became a
star with her performance in
Angels With Dirty Faces will
have Naughty But Nice" as her
first Warner Bros. starring picture
The story, described as a "saucy
comedy will take full cognizance
of the attributes which have made
Miss Sheridan one of Hollywood s
latest glamour girls" The original
has been written by Jerry Wald and
Richard Macauley.
Miss Sheridan's supporting cast
will include Ronald Reagan, ZaSu
Pitts and Make Rosenbloom. Pro-
duction will begin under Ray En-
rights direction as soon as the stal
completes her role opposite Errol
Flynn in Dodge City,"
Evening star., 1939-01-22

horriflc half dead monster with the
brain of an infant and the strength
OF giant are the principal in
gradients.
The men are Boris Karloff, Bella
LugoSi and Basil Rathbone, each
owning a screen record unap-
preached for spreading terror, even
= hysteria, among susceptible movie
goers.
When Karloff's "Frankenstein"
and Lugosi's "Dracula" were re-
leased, theater owners posted nurses
and first aid stations in their lob
bies. Rathbone's villainies, enacted
In much craftier vein and without
resort to shocking make-ups. have
been nonetheless effective in stirring
audience emotions. He has been
chased many times by irate fans.
and gets hundreds of nasty letters
from people who want to put an end
to his relentless prosecutions of vir-
tuous herolnes.
In the face of all this deviltry on
celluloid, the question has naturally
arisen:
What kind of home lives do these
horror men lead?
The Screengoer's popular concep-
tion Of a bogey mans private life
would be too horrible to describe
But, paradoxically. the big three"
among Hollywood's terror men are
just threesome of softies once they
doff those hideous makeups and
hit the homeward trail. Small boys
don't run to cover and dogs seldom
bark at them. None of the three has
been known to beat up his wife or to
set fire to neighbors house.
Let's follow Horror Men Karloff,
Lugosi and Rathbone to their do
mestic lairs:
Behind his repulsive makeups,
Karlof Is a mild hammered, soft
spoken Englishman whose hobby is
the cultivation of rare flowers, par
ticularly orchids. He won't talk
pictures off the set. His wife pre-
sented him with a daughter, Sara
Jane Karloff, their first child, on
Karloff's 5lst birthday last No
vember 23 and now the Franken-
stein monster and the hero of The
Living Dead is a completely de-
voted family man. Aside from plant
cultivation, his hobbies are books
particularly biographies. and mo-
toring, The Karloffs do little en-
tertaining. and, aside from a weekly
dinner visit to popular-priced res
tAurant, are rarely seen in public
life.
In the new graveyard movie, Lu-
gosi is cunning eccentric, wearing
a bushy beard and snag teeth-but,
actually, he's a retiring, almost shy
Hungarian who presided over jolly
birthday party January S, when his
first child, Bella, jr., rounded out his
first year OF life. He discusses the
youngster at great length and into
any receptive ear-either on or off
q movie set. The Lugosis live in
Evening star., 1939-01-22

500 p.m.-W OIL. Am er can
Forum Of the Air
presents discussion
OF Our National De-
fense' by Senators
Pittman of Nevada
and Taft of Ohio,
followed by COM
ments from panel of
four.
500 p.m.-WJSV. Singer Nor
ton Downey. Come
dian Jack Pearl, At
torney Samuel Lei
bowitz, Photograph
er Margaret Bourke-
White are guests Of
This Is New York.
900 p.m.-WJsv, Soprano Hell
en- Jepson is Sunday
Evening Hour solo,
list:
Overture TO "oberon.'
o-c,sst-, Won Weber
"Depuis le Jour. from
MISS Jep.on and orchestra
Evening star., 1939-01-22

in Hollywood. Although 1t binds his
services exclusively to Warner Bros,
the pact gives NUM- almost the same
status as a free-lance artist. The
star it to make five pictures over a
period of five years, and, If all are
completed, his total reward will be
81 900 900. However, he reserves the
right to pass on all stories and roles.
If the studio doesn't succeed in
finding a sufficient number of ap-
proved plots, the star is to be paid
nearly 100000 for each unmade
picture on the contract. This places
a staggering responsibility on the
studios story-hunters, for MUM has
become very exacting in his selec-
ton of parts
tCopyriEht, 1898 by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc
Evening star., 1939-01-22

from an airplane over the desert
near Hollywood in Secret Service
OF the Air" All dummies that fall
from airplanes are taken to the des-
ert or to some unoccupied area for
the fall. Los Angeles residents COM
planned that 1t was disconcerting to
find bodies among the petunias.
The movie dummy can never be
replaced entirely. He does the kind
OF work no one else will do. But he
has been overlooked entirely in the
new legislation concerning actors.
Evening star., 1939-01-22

William Ratclins Dream"
from William Ratclid
MascaEni
Orchestra
GaVotte from "Manon,.'
Miss Jepson. chorus and
orchestra
Ia Frieassee." from F "Ruses
Orchestra.
Flow Gently, Sweet Alton
Miss J.pson and Orchestra
Miss Jepson and orchestra
"wynken' Blynken and Nod
ssrseslsD M's. 1sDs0R Rbspsoay ana sEshes'ri i.lo
Orchestra.
Let Children Hear the
Mighty Deeds
Scottish Psater
Chorus audience and orchestra.
Hoo p.m.-WJSV talso 1l:i0,
WMAL; HIS, WOL) ,
a procession of top
fight radio and
screen performers
participate in a spe-
cial March of Dimes
program arranged in
connection with the
Presidents Birthday
1nfantile Paralysis
Campaign.
Evening star., 1939-01-22

carries them in three package lots
in silver case made in the shape
of book
Her offstage life is a quiet one.
More so now, perhaps, than before
undertaking a role as arduous. in
tenSely and tiringlv dramatic as
that of isabella in "Wuthering
Heights
That she is mark for stardom
shortly is conviction of every one
who has seen samples of her work
for Goldwyn. 1t will be unanimous
when she appears on the screen.
Evening star., 1939-01-22
CAPITALS RADIO PROGRAM


President of Switzer-
land. speaks and mu-
sic of the country is
heard during a
transatlantic salute
to the New York
Worlds Fair.
800 p.m.-WJSV. Program Of
the New York Phil
harmonic:
Suite for strings. Souvenir de
Florence" op. %,
Concerto n D Major for violin
and Orchestra op. IS.
Nathan M,l.t.,n isfonlnes'h vioiilsies
op. o'Ib' 81 NO o TschaikoDski D
500 p.m.-W NAL, Cleveland
Symphony Orchestra
begins a radio con-
cert series:
Overture to "Eur4snthe
sylvia SUITE portion psli6es
Noet1r9. :t'11s. and, ana March dI;.n from
Song Of India" from "sadko,"
'Mgsle.1 .snuh F'R:f'-ss5''.0n sos' saa
Dance Of tn. ADpr.ntices
from Die Meistersinser..
WAGNER
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Todoy's High Lights
IL noon-WMAL. Mischa Violin
conducts the Radio City
Music Hall Orchestra:

X n0On-WMAL. MlSCha Violin
conducts the Radio City
Music Hall Orchestra:
Overture overture to "1phisenia in IT,,
Three dances from "Ts. Bar.
tered Bride Smetana
'Mlsera Dove sono." from
Marriage of Figaro" Mozart
plus Grand dams Son OBJ
Shoba" Gounod
Viola Philo soprano
'Svmphonv in c. Minor Mozart
1890 p.m.-WRC, How Shall We
Solve the Housing
Problem?' is the
question to be dis
cussed at the Uni
versity Of Chicago
Round Table.
100 p.m.-WMAL Jane Coul
plays Mary Queen
of Scots. in the
Great Plays presen-
tation of Schiller's
Mary Stuart"
1:30p.m.-WRC, VOL, WJSv,
DR.. Philip Etter.
Evening star., 1939-01-22

He'll take only certain types OF
roles. Irene Dunno won't make
two musicals in succession. Her new
deal at R-K-O gives her the right to
select stories and protect herself
against repetitious material.
Carole Lombard feels the same
Evening star., 1939-01-22

Wnat salaries 10 pay ana tne exact
dates on which their services are
available. They don't bubble, either.
It's case of meeting their demands
on every point or forgetting the
whole thing
Ronald Colman makes one picture
a year and sorts his offers carefully.
Evening star., 1939-01-22
T0p>Line Free>Lance Stars
Have Turned DictatOrial
HOLLYWOOD.

virtual dictatorship topne reeancing crep
Hollywood l8 months holds the Aim
firmly Apparently effective available for
demands select ONCE
personalities grouped in this ring.
These players tell studio heads what Of buy for them
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Dummies in Hollywood
See Plenty Of Service
Through Fire and Flood They Labor
With Never a Kind Word
Or Pay for Overtime
By Carlisle Jones.
HOLLYWOOD.


The only actor in Hollywood for whom
passed promised He
hours, the
In recent his One has to
search the dark OF the
Several hundred of this
Evening star., 1939-01-22
She's Not Temperamental,
Just a Bit Emphatic
Irish Geraldine Fitzgerald Can
Be Rock of Gibralter
When Necessary
When Necessary
HOLLYWOOD.


They looked at her red
They contemplated her Irish birth and
appearance Samuel Goduyns
But the tornado turned be
please which might have picked by blowing
Evening star., 1939-01-22
Hollywood's Horror Boys
Are Just Three Softies
Basil Rathbone Boris karloff
And Bella Lugosi Are Mild
Lads Off the Set
BY Harold Hefernan.
HOLLYWOOD.


AT the Universal Studio
correctly
nendh speclaltes
Frankenstein."
Ihs movie built to the special of that large
RANDOM that