The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-16

SIGNE HASSO
beautifully trained. You'll get just
a small sample of her work in
Metros thrilling Assignment in
Brittany; she stands out in cast
including such experts as Margaret
Wycherly, Richard Whorf, John
Emery and George Coulouris.
Christine Gordon, making her
American debut in 81 Walked With
a Zombie," plays the zombie, the
longest role in this RKO film. In
Czechoslovakia Miss Gordon was
well known on the stage, screen and
radio-in this picture she doesn't
speak a word!
Carlton Morse, whose Zone Mans
Family" has been ten-year favor
tie on the air, is finally making a
screen treatment of it for United
Artists. What with still doing the
famous radio serial and having his
II Love Mystery" broadcast
again, he's fairly busy.
There's an ambitious plan under
way to open United Artists "Stage
Door Canteen' ON all fighting fronts
simultane0usly-practically all over
the world, as well as on ships at
sea. The event will be brought to
the American public by radio; the
famous folk of the show world who
appear in the picture will partici-
pate, and there'll be conversations
between them and the men of the
armed forces.
Lum and Abner, who must deliver
their fourth picture to RKO by June
l, are still searching frantically for
just the right story. Meantime, their
second film, "Bashful Bachelor"
still makes money; the third, 1.-TWO
Weeks to Live" is just out.
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At the request of King Haakon of
Norway, the English offices of War
ner Bros. have asked that print of
edge of Darkness" be sent over
Immediately for a special showing;
the print was rushed to Lisbon by
Clipper, then to London. Starring
Ann Sheridan and Enrol Flynn, with
a cast including Walter Huston,
Judith Anderson, Ruth Gordon and
Morris Carnovsky, it tells the story
of the revolt of a Norwegian village
against the Nazi invaders; it's pic
ture fit for king, showing the
spirit of his native land.
'Ladies in Gray" story Of the
American women who are working
in government hospitals to help re-
habilitate the wounded, will be pro-
duced by Metro with the co-opera-
ton of the war department and the
Red Cross.
For the first time in eight years
Adolphe Menjou and his wife, Veree
Teasdale, will appear together in q
picture; they'll be seen in eli Did
die Diddle" as husband-wife team,
and are planning to continue as Q
starring partnership.
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Ann Shirley and Walter Reed, who
took screen tests together when
they were 10, for child parts in
Brian Foy picture, have the roman
tic leads in "Bombardier. He
didn't Immediately recognize her
when they met at the RKO studio;
in the days when they made those
tests together she was known as
Dawn O'Day"-the Kind of name
that always used to be inflicted on
child actresses.
ODDS AND ENDS-Cloria Blondell.
sister OF Joan, is carrying a career for her
self, very successfully, in II Lope Mys.
terry" Victor Borge's doing fine; after
appearing in "Broad,0ay Melody of l943,"
he'll appear in picture iUith Hedy La
MARI, as her leading man /. Pierre
Aumont, making his starring debut here as
leading man in Assignment in Brittany"
looks like just ,Uhafs needed in Holly.
,oood, where good leading men are scarcer
than hens teeth right nosc =. To date.
Ralph Edscards' truth or Consequences"
broadcasfs from parious cities haze been
complete seIloufs; he hopes to sell $50.
100000 iUorth OF scar bonds on his pres