The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-05-05

JIM AMECHE JR.
him instead of at the rest Of the
cast, and it's one of the most anus
ing and delightful things to be seen
in any of New York's many broad
casting studios.
Fernando Alvarado was veteran
actor when he was young Jin's age.
He's ten, and has been in pictures
nine years and four months, has
had speaking roles in so feature pic
lures. His newest one is 'The Fall
con in Mexico"
Wild Bill Elliott tried for IL years
to convince Hollywood casting diree-
tors that he really was a cowboy.
A series Of pictures in which he
played Wild Bill Hickock gave him
his screen nickname, and at last
he's been recognized as one Of the
best h0rsemen the screen has ever
had, a cowboys horseman. He's
creating the role of 'Red Ryder" in
Republics new series based ON Fred
Harman's cartoons.
When Anne Shirley showed up on
the set of "Here Comes the Bride"
with an inflamed eye, Producer-Di-
rector John Auer didn't send her
home; he had Anne and Phil Terry
play the pictures five kissing scenes.
"You will please shut your eyes
when you kiss him, Anne" said
Auer. eve will make it come true
that love is blind" And the camera
never picked up a glimpse of her in
famed eye.
Helen Holmes was star Of silent
films. Now she's on Hollywood movie
sets again. One of the actors in
RKO's "The Falcon in Mexico"
which stars Tom Conway, is Black
lie. Helen Holmes directs him.
Blackie is a cat.
elves Of great men all remind
us"-0f Warner Bros. Following
'tThe Adventures of Mark Twain"
the studio has eight other famous
lives lined up for us. Rhapsody in
Blue" film story Of George Gersh-
win, is completed; on the way are
the life stories of Will Rogers, Aud
ubon, Marilyn Miller, Cole Porter,
Vincent Youmans, Broadway's Slime
Silverman, and Marine Sergeant AL
Schmid.
Carlo Ross is thanking his stars
for fan letters. Six weeks ago this
young war worker was engaged by
J. L. Grimes, originator and pro-
Queer of Musical Steelmakers, to
sing just eight bars of the programs
theme song each week. Those eight
bars of song every Sunday impressed
lab listeners so much that they
wrote to Carlo, in Wheeling-and
now he's featured vocalist on each
"Steelmakers" broadcast.
B
When visitors to Hildegarde's
'Beat the Band" program hail her
as Charlie" she's delighted. It was
her fathers name, and when she
was a child in New Holstein, Wis,
it was the custom for the children
to call each other by their fathers
given names. Hildy was born in Mil
waukee and acquired her famous
continental manners in Europe.
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Beatrice Kay, singer-comedienne
Of the airs ''Gay Nineties," win
make her picture debut in the very
near future. "Billy Roses Diamond
Horseshoe" in which she has fea-
tured role, is going into production
much sooner than expected.
ODDS AND ENDS-Irene Dunn .oiH
play her original role in penny Sere.
made" ,0hen lis done on the air Nay 8
Ingrid Bergman, soon to be seen In
Metros "CdeIighf," sCas chosen as the pin
up girl OF AYank," army sOeekly, for one
issue -. Al Jolson soin make his debut
as producer BY handling CoIumbia,s re-
make Of "BwIesque," Nth Rita HayaDorth
in the role done originally BY Barbara
Stanryck :. litter a fieo-n0nfss,. iUaca-
tion, Enrol Flynn has checked II at
Warner Bros. 10 begin his nexS Starring
role, IN "Objecfipe Burma In "Road
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