Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-09-06

GERALDINE FITZGERALD
You'll see superb acting all through
the picture, especially in some of
Geraldine Fitzgerald's scenes. It's a
picture that causes rather violent
reactions = people are going to like
1t tremendously or argue about it
for weeks because they wanted a
different ending. And that's a sure
sign that picture is exceptional; if
1t isn't nobody cares how it turns
out.
Dennis Morgan, star Of "Christ-
mas in Connecticut" is the only
Hollywood star who has worked in
pictures under three different
names, SO far as we know. At
Metro he used his own name, STAN
ley MOrner. At Paramount, Richard
Stanley. Warmers gave him his pres
ent name.
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If you've just stubbed your toe on
a disappointment, here's encourage
ment for you Clark Gable lost his
first film job because "his ears are
too big" George Brent and Hum
phrey Bogart were dropped by con-
tract holders because they weren't
convincing in western drama" And
Bette Davis name must still en-
barrass certain executives who let
her go because she has no sex APP
peal"
1t looks as if the movie stars can't
resist the restaurant business. Dur
ing filming of young Widow" Louis
Hayward had an architect make
plans for cafe to be opened when
the war ended, and Alan Ladd's 60
ing into partnership in a hamburger
stand.
Frank Sinatra seems to be set for
the next five years in radio. He's
signed contract for 80 weeks with
a cigarette company, with options
covering that time. He'll replace
(Which Is Which," for which "De-
tect and Collect" substituted this
summer. He'll be heard Wednesday
nights, on CHS. He says one of the
best things about the program is the
fact that Mann HOliner will be the
producer - thinks Holiner's the best
producer in the business.
The only motion picture footage of
the atom smasher, which played an
important part in experiments lead
ing to the development of the
atomic bomb, will be seen in Mira
Gle Makers" a Warmers short SUBJ
ject now ready for immediate re-
lease. DR.. o. E. Lawrence, who de-
veloped the cyclotron, as it's called,
was technical adviser on the Sc
quence and appears in the film.
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Jack Smith, WHO now has his own
show on CHS, joins Bing Crosby,
Ginny Simms and all the others
who've started on the air singing
with trio and graduated to star.
dom. Jack was in high school when
he and two friends landed the job
vacated by Bing Crosby's Rhythm
Boys at the Cocoanut Grove. He
spends his free time teaching re-
turned soldiers at the New York
School of Aircraft Instruments.
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Twentieth Century Fox's 1.-The
House on 92nd Street." dealing with
the development of the atomic bomb,
is based entirely on records Of the
FIJI. showing their work in counter.
acting enemy agents attempts to OBJ
tain the secret. 1t was made secret.
ly in New York, Washington and
other locales, and sequences deal
ing directly with the bomb were
omitted till after it had been used in
Japan.
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ODDS AND ENDS-Guea ghost,
galore mM haunt "Inner Sanciun,," not
back again, on CHS. loiih Paul McCratb
as Your Hon. Jane Wyman liked
thai leopard coat she wears in "Ths
Lost " eekend" so much that she had
duplicate nude for her oicn mard
robe. Many Of the scrricemen no,r
in hospitals are learning The inside
stories OF actions they participated in
BY listening To Dan Seymour's "Now II
Can BE Told" series. Bing Cr0sb,
sings % songs in Hring Berlin's "Bli.
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