The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-09

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PHIL BAKER
nationwide" He's going to be ask
ing 'sTake It or Leave 1t" questions
Sunday nights at the New York CHS
studio.
Universal plans to cash in on the
public's liking for being scared by
giving us series of Timer Sanctum
Mysteries'-they bought the screen
rights to the title, but none OF the
radio stories will be used. They'll
make two a year, the first, calling
DR.. DEATH" starring Gale Sender
gard and Lon CLANCY. RKO will
do "Having Wonderful Crime; 10th
Century-Fox has bought that super
super mystery, stranger on the
Highway" And Metros doing the
shuddery "Gaslight," which, as
play, still runs in New York.
Colurnbia's taking a chance by
having Marguerite Chapman play
fhll4fiedged Maxi throughout most of
Appointment in Berlin"-on the
theory that too much sweetness
and light hampers the build-up of
new feminine star. They hope the
public will agree with that theory.
Well, it certainly worked in Bette
Davis case-just see what an I'M.
pleasant role did for her! Il
Henry Roster and Joseph Faster
max are united again; they're the
pair who worked together on many
Of the pictures that carried Deanna
Durbin from Obscurity to stard0m.
Their first joint effort at Metro will
be emusic for Millions" starring
Lana Turner.
California's oldest mission bell,
cast in bronze in Lima, Peru, in 1918
for La Purisima Mission at Lompoc,
is the bell that tolls in "For Whom
the Bell Tolls" BY the way, though
you'll probably hardly glance at the
pictures main title when it's flashed
| on the screen, IS men worked on it,
|, after William Cameron Menzies had
designed it.
,s Nowadays there's sign saying
''No Women Visitors" on the "Cry
Havoc" set at Metro. The 10 FEM
mine members of the cast had put
in four weeks minus makeup, with
straight hair, and wearing soiled
overalls-and Hedy Lamar dropped
in wearing white chiffon!
Johnny MERGERS achieving a life.
long ambition when he steps out on
his radio program Tuesday nights.
For years the author Of "That Old
Black Magic" and "Blues in the
Night" and many other song hits
has wanted to be an actor. Started
when he was II, but everybody
turned him down; wouldn't take him
for musicals, but always bought his
songs. Now at last he's getting what
he wants.
Arthur Lake of the Blonde" Sc
ries announced the other day that
| he has only pint Of blood left in
his body. He's been to the blood
bank six times in the past 10 months.
"And I've read that there are only
seven pints of blood in ones bodyl"
says he.
Bob Harmon, new NBC singing
star, is headed for an important role
in Warner Bros "Shine On, Har-
| vest Moon," the film based on Nora
Bayes' life, in which Ann Sheridan
will have the leading role. Dennis
Morgan suggested him for the part.
ODDS AND ENDS Charles Martins
book on soriting for radio sciH be pub.
lished within the next feso iUeeks :. Alec
Templeton's preparing a parody on Vic.
tory Gardens to end all parodies on same
-. Kate Smiths an autograph collector;
her latest is that OF Field Marshall WaueH,
| sClich she got i0hen she sat NEXT him at a
might baseball game !. forever and a
Day" has cast including rs stars, all the
big English ones :. Bob Crosby and
Company" is the title Of the youngest
| Crosby, 4 Re.e radio ;ssosO, 20 be heard Fri
day openings, oper NBC United Artists
wants to film Sammy Hayes $50 You
Want to Lead Band