Evening star., 1942-12-12

cartoon complete diverting pro-
gram.
Hadaway on to Camp.
Lloyd Hadaway, manager of the
Apollo Theater, has received his
notice to report to Fort Myer for
induction.
Alexander Sherman, Columbia
Pictures publicity representative in
Washington, has been appointed
publicity consultant to the Royal
Norwegian Information Service, It
was announced by Hans Olav, coun-
selor for the Royal Norwegian En-
bassy. Mr.. Sherman will act in an
advisory capacity to the photo
graphic division of the Royal Nor
wegian information service. under
the direction of Mr.. Olav.
Gentleman JIM" Champion.
Warner Bros, Gentleman Jim"
walked away with the United States
Army championship at camp thea
tiers for November. Title is based
upon box Office receipts as shown
by the Army motion picture ledgers.
No. 2 picture was Paramount s
Forest Rangers" with Fred Mac
Murray and Paulette Goddard. 3.
"Springtime in the Rockies" with
Betty Cradle featured. 4. "Who
Done It?" with Abbott and Costello.
S. Seven Days, Leave" with Victor
Mature and Lucille Ball. 6. "You
Were Never Lovelier," with Fred
Astaire-Rita Hayworth.
In late November the camp
screens received "The Black Swan, -
with Tyrone Power. and Road to
Morocco" with Bing Crosby Bob
Hope. They are both doing sensa-
tional business with the soldiers and
will probably fight it out for the De-
cember box Office title.
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Senator's Daughter Assigned.
Mimi Chandler. gifted 16-year-old
daughter Of United States Senator
A. B. Happy" Chandler of Ken
tucky, will make her film debut In
Paramount's current Aldrich Family
picture, Henry Aldrich Plays Sec
ond Fiddle" Miss Chandler, q tall
ented singer OF popular songs. was
tested by Paramount and signed to
a contract six weeks ago. She has
light brown hair and is 5 feet 3
inches tall.
In Henry Aldrich Plays Second
Fiddle" Miss Chandler will appear
as the sweetheart CT Henry Aldrich
opposite Jimmy Lydon. Charlie
Smith plays Henry's pail, Dizzy:
John Ltel and Olive Blakeney are
Mr.. and Mrs. Aldrich, and Marian
Hall, just signed by Paramount. will
have another important role. Hugh
Bennette is directing.
X Il
Disney Busy for Military.
Walt Disney has within the last
month broken all existing records
for his studio with an output of
more than 10000 feet of film. This
equals total footage for 194l.
Most Of the finished product is
intended for the United States
Navy Bureau Of Aeronautics and the
United States Army. It's subjects
range from aircraft carrier landings
to icing conditions, the latter a
part Of the Navy "Aerology" subject,
scheduled to total $4,000 feet of
film.
Two completed subjects, for gen.
eral release, are Education for
Death" and walt Disney Sees
Latin America" The first named
is a one-reel technicolor subject
adapted from the Gregor Ziemer
best seller of the same name. The
second, In two reels, records the
trip Disney made last year with a
staff of artists and musicians
through Latin America. 1t covers
high lights Of the tour not treated
in the forthcoming feature-length,
"Saludos Amigos" which RKO-
Radio will release.
December will see the completion
of Disney's Der Fuehrer's Face" I"
from which came the popular song
hit OF the same name.
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"Canteen" Is Star Loaded.
The parade of stage and screen
notables, all joining the cast of the
forthcoming stage Door Canteen," !"
continued yesterday with the sign
ing of Loretta Young, 1t was an
nounced by Sol Lesser. who is pro-
ducing the Aim n conjunction with
the American Theater Wing War
Service.
Miss Young, like the other stars,
will portray herself, performing the
duties in the canteen, which she
often fulfllls in real life.
Over 40 and still growing, the list
of internationally known theater
and moving picture celebrities in
stage Door Canteen" includes
Katharine Cornell, Alfred Lunt,
Lynn Fontanne, Katharine Hep
burn, Edgar Bergen, Helen Hayes,
Gertrude Lawrence, Ethel Norman,
Gypsy Rose Lee, Tallulah Bank
head, Marlene Dietrich, Merle OBJ
eron, George Jessel, Oracle Fields.
Billie Burke, Beuiah Bondi, Gladys
George, Hugh Herbert, Alan Now
bray and many others, as we'll as
Benny Goodman, Kay Kyser, Xavier
Cugat, Guy Lombardo and their
famous orchestras.
Stage Door Canteens is now in
production under the direction Of
Frank Borzage. The picture will
be released by United Artists.
DANCING.
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