The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-06-09

ANN MILLER
got your photo" one corporal wrote
the star of Columbia's Battle
ship Blues" "but one of your parts
is missing" '-' -,-,,s,...,
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The formation of Bing Crosby
Productions, Inc, just had to hap
pen; it was one of the few fields
left. Bing had made his name in
pictures, radio, sports, photograph
records. He organized, at his own
expense, entertainment units to tour
army camps. He's chosen 'The
Great John L." the story of John
L. Sullivan, as his first story, Frank
futile as his director, United Art
lists as releasing agent.
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Like many another star, Gary
Cooper has been bitten by the pro-
Queer bug. He made known his
yearning to produce movies while
filming Casanova Brown; Inter-
national promptly signed him up on
a dual producer-actor contract.
The new issue Of the March of
Time brings to the screen an exclu-
sive story, Underground Report"
which shows how the people of Ger
many and their conquered victims
are living. It is compiled from Nazi
films recently captured in Europe,
as well as from film footage snug
gled out by the Underground.
Some serviceman overseas will
see his baby for the first time when
"Three's a Family" is released.
Producer Sol Lesser intends giving
q featured role in the comedy to
six-months-old child, preferably one
who was born after his or her IA
Their sailed. It is Lesser's custom to
send 12-millimeter film abroad for
the men to see before the picture
is released here.
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The most exclusive theater circuit
in the world is that founded in Holly
wood by LARAMIE Day; other men,
bers are Cary Grant, Deanna Dur
bin, Lou Costello, Alice Faye and
Tyrone Power, who's non-active
while in the service, of course. Each
member has theater and exhibits
16-mm. prints of movies in which
he or she has appeared. Miss Day
will soon be showing "That Hunter
Girl"
The tour Lily POns and Andrew
Kostelanetz are making through the
Persia-Iran-Iraq area is expected to
last from six to eight weeks. Miss
POns will sing the arias that we've
all heard her do so often on the air,
her husband will direct the soldier
orchestras and will play piano duets
with Carolyn Gary. Frank Versaci,
the fourth member of the USO
troupe, accompanies Miss Pons on
the flute and also plays solos.
Anne Seymour, who stars as
Prudence Dane" in MICS "a
Woman of America" has just re-
ceived her Stage Door Canteen pin
for two years service. She works
in the kitchen, making coffee-and
maintains a production schedule Of
about 400 cups an hour.
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Maurice Costello, father of those
two beauties, Dolores and Helen, is
appearing in Heavenly Days." the
Fibber MCGEE and Molly picture.
ALI other movie stars owe him a
lot; screen players were anonymous
till he made Vitagraph star him.
ODDS AND ENDS-Anne Shirley cele
brafed the completion of her 4lOth screen
role and the start Of her 22nd year in pic.
lures by giving big party at the RKO stu.
do, s0here she started as baby actress.
... II the OOice Of "Dickie KmbIe" in
"When a Girl Marries" sounds familiar,
IFS because you're been hearing him as
Homer" in "The Aldrich Family" :.
Wallace Ford, pho's been of the screen
100 long, gets his big break from Pal
OBrien in @Secref Command" Pat's first
producing Denssue. ). The first eight ro,Os
at every Allan Jones broadcast fCBS.
WednesdaysJ are reserved for girls IN the
WAVES, VAC, SPARS and marines.