Hungry Horse news and Columbian. [volume] (Columbia Falls, Mont.) 1946-1948, 1946-09-05
Released by Western Newspaper Union


long run. She's beautiful, she's been
working hard learning how to
act, she's devoted to her husband
and more interested in his career
as a professional football player
than in her own. But - those lurld
ads were, to put it mildly, exagger-
ated. She deserves success as an
actress, not merely as an under
dressed siren.
Republic Productions, Inc, is go
ing to make Wild Bill Elliott into
William Elliott, top-budget star, or
else! One-haf million dollars has
been allotted for the publicity cam
paign. He's finished two million-dol-
lar pictures under his present con-
tract, "In Old Sacramento" and
"The Plainsman and the Lady" The
new contract calls for three pic
lures year, with $15,0O0,000 ear
marked for the productions.
Columbia's "Jolson's Story" will
introduce third-dimensional tech
nic0lor effect that's said by tech
nicians to be the best thing done
in motion pictures; to date the best
effects been achieved in animated
cartoons, by artists, not camera
men.
Mrs. Bette Sue Smith travelled
from Uvalde, Texas, to Hollywood
just to see her daughter, Dale
Evans. But between picture-making
at Republic and radio and personal
appearance chores, Dale had no
free time. Then-"They wrote me
that My Pal Trigger was showing
at one of the theaters in Uvalde,"
said Mrs. Smith, land / made up
my mind I'd see more of Dale if l
went home and saw the NOVEL"
A new air show starring Roy Rog-
ers, Pat Buttram, Dale Evans,
Gabby Hayes, the Sons of the
Pioneers and Country Washburn
and his orchestra will replace the
National Barn Dance October S.
NBD's sponsors are switching to it
after IA years!
Dee Engelbach, producer-director
Of the CHS Academy Award" be-
lieves listeners like fresh voices in
supporting roles, and each week he
additions budding actors. Ex-G.I.
Ira Grosel got an award" role,
then was hired for the Dick Powell
film, Johnny O'Clock"
Buck Rogers in the 25th Cen
fury" goes on the air September 30
as Monday through Friday serial,
4:45 to 500 EST. Bucks been of
the air since 1885. Another favor
tie OF young people, blouse of Mys-
terry" returns October 6, Sunday
afternoons.
Sydney Smith, star of the CHS
Richard Lawless," gets a new
leading lady every five weeks. The
current one is Vivi Janiss, who re-
Gently arrived in New York from
Hollywood. She's blonde, five feet
three, and halls from Omaha, Neb. il.
Frank Turner'S back in Holly
wood after travelling through Ne
vada and northern California, scout
ing towns with more than 10000
population - acting as talent scout
for town, in other words. It must
be just an average town, to be
used as the locale for Robert Ris-
kin's RKO picture, magic Town"
starring James Stewart; five weeks
Of shooting will take place there.
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ODDS AND ENDS DArtega makes
his debut as an actor in Carnegie Hail."
Dortraying Tschaiko,osky; he'll also CON.
iucf several orchestral sequences.
IiUeca Lindfors, S,oedish film star recent.
y signed by Warner Bros, toears the biz.
yesf sun glasses in Hollywood. Patti
layton, OF "Chiquito Banana" fame, who's
lone so Oell ,Oith her o,on air sho,o, has
'een screen-tested by goth Century.Fox.
Bob Burns hasn't made movie for
,ears, but his ,celLstocked farm, will be
he subject OF Scientific Farms feature.
Harold Lloyd Gums one of the cow,.
rvs largest botoling alleys, in Sanso
Monica