The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-05-29

ELLEN DREW
loses his fortune in gambling, and
the girl becomes spectacular pro-
fessional gambler in the mining
camps of the old West. Her latest
film to be released is Reaching
for the Sum-" in which she is CO.
starred with Joel McCrea and Ed
die Bracken.
Bill Boyd breaks the long term
screen characterization record with
his present Hopalong Cassidy por-
trayal in Secret of the Wastelands"
its his thirty-seventh appearance
in the part, and he's been at it for
seven years.
Ginny SimmS, whom you've heard
on the air as the singer with Kay
Kyser's band, has signed a long
term contract with RKO. She'll go
right on appearing with the "COl-
Iege of Musical knowledge" paus-
ing to make pictures when she's
summoned.
Jean Arthur is practically certain
to play the lead in miss Susie Sla-
gle's," Paramount's version of the
very popular book of two years ago.
She should be excellent as the
charming little Southern woman
with a flock of medical students as
paying guests in her home.
The man who gave Bette Davis
her first job in theater is in the
movies himself; he's Harold Win
ston, dialogue director on Frank
Eapra's pictures. He was directing
at the Cape Playhouse at Cape Cod,
Mass, and she was just out of dra-
matte school when she asked for a
job. He didn't have one for her,
but she said she'd usher for the
chance to work in theater. After
several weeks the star of the COM
pany, Marguerite Churchill, had to
leave for Hollywood, suddenly, and
Bette took her place.
Look Who's Talking" is before
the cameras-with listener audi
ence of nearly 100, 0G0, 900 radio fans
waiting for it to reach the screen.
1t stars Edgar Bergen and Charlie
Mccarthy, Fibber MCGEE and Mol
Iy. Lucille Ball, who's very good in
Harold Lloyd's "a Girl, A Guy and
A Cob" has a major role; Lee Bon
nell plays opposite her.
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Metro has a new singer on its list
Anne Rooney, who is sixteen, five
feet tall, and has been gathering ex-
perience as an entertainer since she
was two. At five she was guest star
with Al Pearce and his Radio Gang
three years later she did year in
vaudeville with her, sister and par
ents. She's also done a stint in lit
tie theater productions.
ODDS AND ENDS-Dennis Morgan
has the lead in Warner Bros "Carnipal
in Rio Stan Laurel and Oliver
Hardy have signed with 10th Centuy-Fo r
for nine pictures; the first i0iI be "For.
UGrd March" ID. Al Pearce's announcer,
Ven Niles, toiH play himself in Repub.
lies picture, @Puddin' Head" The
Rudy Valiee- John Barrymore program
piH remain on the air all summer
MICS Ted Steele, singer, bandmaster and
master OF ceremonies, toas an NBC page
boy only too years ago Alice Faye
and Don Ameche are to do Honeymoon
in Hapana" for 10Th Century-Fox
Alexis Smith plays opposite Enrol Flynn
in Dive Bomber"
Mona Moray, pinch-hitting for Jes.
sic Royce Lands on the daytime
serial, eve Are Always Young" is
afraid of being considered jinx.
Every time I understudy an &C.
tress she breaks an ankle or gets
laryngitis or something" she de-
clared the other day. She holds
something of a record-she's actual
ly played every part for which she's
understudied this season. Currently
she's replacing one of the stars o!
the stage play, Separate Rooms, u
as well as filling in on the air for
Miss Lands.