The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-01-28

story of an American pilot who's shot
down in Germany. Do you wonder
that Hollywood's wondering what to
use for leading men?
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Maybe Bob Hopes a prophet; he
hopes so. His "The Road to MOroc-
CO" was filmed six months before
the Allied invasion of that territory,
and released right on the dot. Re-
Gently he interrupted his tour of the
army camps for 48 hours to do a
scene for "They Got Me Covered"
which depicts debated Mussolini
escaping from the nation he led into
its present predicament-it's being
filmed with the blessing of the
Office of War Information. BOb's got
his fingers crossed, hoping that this
scene, too, will come true.
Alan Ladd's date with Uncle Sam
upset the apple cart so far as Para
mounts "Incendiary Blonde" was
concerned. He was to have starred
in this screen version of Texas Gui-
mans life with Betty Hutton, but his
prospective induction into the army
wrecked that plan. At present the
film has been shelved; Miss Hutton
gets the feminine lead in Lets Face
It." and Betty Rhodes gets sup
porting role.
They could hardly believe it at
Metro when they got two new lads
at once. Tommy Dix and Gil STRAIT
ton were brought from the New York
stage for "Best Foot Forward"-and
at once Stratton was assigned to
"Girl Crazy" and Dix will win Luz
ellie Ball in "Best Foot Forward"
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If the actors on your favOrite radio
program sound pretty exhilirated,
it's practically certain to be due to
just one thing-the return of for
mer member of the group in uni
form. pepper Young's Family"
was almost disrupted when Larry
W00dleaf appeared recently. Larry's
handsome lad who Joined up be-
fore Pearl HarbOr, after doing pub
Lefty for the program; he'd spent
eight months in the Far East.
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Eddie Cantor's explanation for
substituting for Phil Baker on ''Take
It or Leave It"-'Last April, Phil
Baker took my place when I was
in the hospital. So I took his place
when he was in the hospital. Next
time we'll both be on the program
the audience will go to the hospital!"
William L. Shirer, the news COM
mentator, is planning series of
talks at service camps throughout
the country in the near future. He
has already given numerous talks at
camps in the eastern area. Ed Muir
row, the London newscaster, reports
that he's expecting to solve the no
gas problem soon; he has his eye on
an elderly horse, but is still dicker-
ing over the price.
ODDS AND ENDS-Radio's Tim and
Irene are among the featured players in
Columbia's picture, "ReueiIle With Beuer-
Iy Joe Schilling, Ed,oard C. Robin
sons stdnd-in in Destroyer" toears naval
Heutenants unifornr-the best his boss can
do is a chief boatsUain's mate outfit +.
Thomas MitcheIPs been added to the cast
OF Metros "Bataan PATROL Nelson
Eddy, toho hasn't made picture since IL
Married an Angel" Wiu return to the
screen in UniuersdPs rerake OF "The
Phantom of the Opera; Deanna Dmbin,
originally scheduled for the picture ,ohen
it tods planned for years ago, probably
t0ont appear in it.
Carlyle Blackwell Jr. is following
in the footsteps of his father, a star
of silent films; he was an outstand-
ing favorite in the two-reelers of a
bygone day. Carlyle Jr. plays
suave lover, we're told, in Metros
'Trifes That Win Wars"
When the Jack Benny troupe en-
trains for an army camp to put on
a show for the boys, Eddie "Roches-
ter" Anderson takes over the duties
of me train conductor. He calls all
stations, helps passengers with their
luggage and serves water.