The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1941-12-25

ROBERT BENCHLEY
lind Russelps business partner in
''Take a Letter, Darling" the two
films to be made simultaneously. A
bicycle or a motor-driven wheel
chair seems to be the only solution
to the problem of getting from set
to set.
When you see Louisiana Pur-
chase" take a long look at Jean
Wallace Mrs. Franchot Tone" and
Lynda Gray. They're New Orleans
bellies ii the picture, and Para
mount liked them so much that
they've just been given new con-
tracts.
Asia, famous canine of "The Thin
Man" series, has a plaque all his
own, to hang in his dog house. 1t
was awarded by the Mckinley Ken
mel club of Canton, Ohio, for "Out-
standing service to canine friends
and the work he has done to gain
appreciation for all dogdOm." The
perfect retort from all the rest Of
dOgdom is, of course, that few dogs
belong to people like Myrna 10y.
Nelson Eddy has co-starred with
Jeanette Macdonald in eight films,
but only recently found out what she
really looked like. During the film
ing of their recent picture, 81 Mar
ried an Angel" he asked if he might
model a head of her. "You never
know what a person looks like till
you paint or model that person."
said he. Seems that her jaw line
wasn't as he'd remembered it, and
her eyes were set differently. Said
she, ''He knows what I look like
now! He peered at me so much and
so long that was embarrassed"
David James, the 11-month-old
baby whom Marlene Dietrich was
carrying in her arms when she
tripped over light cable and broke
her leg, recently resumed his film
career, in Rosalind RusselPs new
picture. This time Fred MacMur-
ray toted him.
Charles Laughton sort of startles
the Onl0Okers nowadays when he
shows up for that radio program
he's doing with Milton Berle. He
looks like a F0rty-niner, with an
inch-long beard and a months
growth of hair-both required for
his role in RKO's sTuttles of Tahiti"
Incidentally, if Laughton goes on
making pictures he'll be an expert
dancer; he learned the conga for
cit Started With Eve" and the
hula for this new picture; he did the
hula recently at broadcast rehear-
sal, with Shirley Ross playing
"Aloha De" on the piano.
Jack Benny has never lived down
his "Buck Benny routines that were
featured on his NBC series few
seasons ago, and later incorporated
into one of his motion pictures.
"Buck" has become his nickname
the rest of the cast never calls him
anything else.
ODDS AND ENDS-Seperal ueH kno,yn
singers Diu be starred in the neto musical
program, as yet untitled, Which makes its
bo,o on CHS January 9TH :. William, L.
Shirer al,oays holds an informal discus
sion OF international affairs after his
broadcast Ann Shepherd, of Joyce
Jordon-Cirl Interne," posed for public
| ify pictures at Neso York hospital re-
Gently, and noto she's @interned' for all
her spare time Irene Rich, famous on
both radio and screen, has been giuen a
leading role in Metros "Just Bet,oeen Us"
:. Babe Ruth has finally signed up to
play himself in "The Life of Lou
Cehrig."
ssWhat CARLOS got, got," Oracle
Allen announced the other day. She
was referring to her new haircut.
which is like the Swedish stars, and
which she calls the Carlo
bob.
UniversaPs dipping into the past
for two of its new thrillers. One will
be based on Edgar Allen Poe's
famous story, ''The Mystery OF
Marie Roget; the other, 1.-THE
Ghost of Frankenstein," on the
character invented by Mary Woll-
stonecraft Shelley.