Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-11-30

pictures-"George Washington Slept
Here" 1.-THE Man Who Came to
Dinner" etc.-before he went into
the army. He's working now on Il
Love You Truly" based on the life
Of Carrie Jacobs Bond.
Maureen O'Hara's sister makes
her film debut in RKO's forthcom-
Ing British production, "Hotel Re
serve" Her names Clare Hamilton,
and like her famous sister, she at
tended the Abbey Dramatic school.
Maureen's next is 1.-THE Spanish
Main"
On location for Bob Hopes new
picture, ''MonsieEr Reaucaire,"
Director George Marshall demon
strated to Patric Knowles Just how
he was to skip from rock to rock
across a stream. And fell in, Of
course, acquiring a bruised shin.
Knowles did it perfectly.
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Olga San Juan has an odd claim
to fame-she's Fred Astaire's last
screen dancing partner, as he's re-
firing from picture-making after
"Blue Skies" But Gene Kelly, whose
dancing is as inspired as Astaire's,
saves the day for movie-goers. Both
the ALTER Ego" number in "Cover
Girl" in which he danced with him.
self, and the sequence in Anchors
Aweigh" in which he dances with an
animated cartoon character, were
conceived, staged and directed by
Kelly. Furthermore, the lad can act
who can ask for anything more?
An animated cartoon character,
Mike" steals Columbia's "She
Wouldn't Say Yes" right out from
under the noses Of Rosalind Russell,
Lee Bowman and Adele Jergens.
People are saying it's the best one
since Mickey Mouse was born.
Dinah Shores trying something
different - the singing hostess Of
''Dinah Shores Open House," over
NBC, will star in Sinclair Lewis
"Bonso" for Walt Disney. She'll act
rs narrator, sing several songs, and
appear before the cameras.
Charity tennis matches to be
played by Walter Pidgeon and Van
johnson next spring will get pre-
view when Holiday in Mexico" is
released. They'll play a practice
game for the cameras. Pidgeon goes
all out as an athlete In this one
swims. plays golf, rides horseback.
He plays the American ambassador
to Mexico, just as q change from
being Greer Garson's husband.
Betty Hutton saved her boss, Pro
Queer B. G. DeSylva. q nice sum
in wardrobe rental costs for 1.-THE
Stork Club" She was to wear
mink coat. The wardrobe depart
ment had trouble finding one that
was swanky enough. So Betty vol
unteered to wear her own-value,
$4,000.
As soon as Ed "Archie" Gardner's
young son had his curls cut he
OSkdu HldhAuS tiic AO0lluS VI 3AOLys
wood children's parties-within .
week he went to one given by Ann
Rutherford's youngster and another,
q costume party, given by the Lee
Bowmans for their son.
A.
ODDS AND ENDS-Comes word shss
Bins Crosby ,Oiu probably return to ihs
cir the first Of the year. -. according 70
the latest reports. Art Linklehsr's CHS
House Party" ha, the highest sponsor
identification Of any dayfip shop on the
air. Leo Coicher. called the worlds
champion square dance caller. and his ,Dijs,
Winnie, appear in RKO's "Badman's Tsr.
riiory." -. Carol Sse,oarf. vocalist on Nor.
lin Hurts "Beulah" sho,U. soas a sound 81.
tects girl only five months ago: she's ~
Gently signed q 20ih Century Fox conirses.
:. Those Who'pe seen "Tars and Spars"
soy Alfred brakes better in il than he spus
in "Okiahoma."