Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-10-18

authority attached to a big mu-
scum. To develop the plot, some
conspirators try to drive him in
sane-as if that reproducing as
signment weren't enough to drive
O'Brien nuts!
"White House." latest of RKO's
"This Is America" series, brings
us the history Of the White House,
from its erection to the present.
The executive offices are shown as
well as the rooms which the casual
visitor sees.
The daring stunt pilot who land
ed giant transport plane on spot
between towering trees, to rescue
Gary Cooper from a tight fix in
"Cloak and Dagger" was Paul
Mantz, who won the Bendix trophy
race from Van Mugs to Cleveland
few days later.
They're demolishing Tara hall,
and all the other "Gone With the
Wind sets that have been more or
less a permanent part of Pathe's
40 acres since 1888. On the founda-
ton will be erected a New England
village, representing Concord, Mass,
for Selznick's Little Women"
Right on top of the success of
Columbia's 1.-The Jolson Story"
comes another announcement of
goth Century Fox's plans for
II Wonder Who's Kissing Her
Now" based on the life and songs
of Joe Howard. It'll be in techni-
color, and if it runs true to form
will bear slight resemblance to
reality. June Haver, Martha Stew
art, Reginald Gardner, Mark Ste
vens, Richard Haydn, Vanessa
Brown and Charles Brown are in
the cast.
So far Martha Vickers has been
seen on the screen only in 1.-THE
Big Sleep" in which she steals GER
tain scenes she's had featured
roles in 1.-THE Man 1 Love-" THAT
Way with Women" and 1.-THE Time,
the Place and the Girl" none of
which have been generally re-
leased. Now she's co-starring in
Love and Learn" Around War
ner Bros. they say she's likely to
be star before the public gets to
know her.
Ralph Edwards can't be sure
what will happen on Truth or Con-
sequences in the future. A few
years ago, by remote broadcast. he
had young man carry out his con-
sequences from a street corner Just
few blocks from the NBC stu
dos - but last winter he did two
way overseas broadcast to Tokyo;
the contestants were G.1s stationed
there. On 1912 show a man
looked for needle in a haystack-
the 1916 version sent a contestant
to the Arctic Circle, by plane and
dog-sled, to search for a nugget of
gold.
Rudy Vallee spent half his work.
ing day recently lying on the floor,
during the shooting of The Bache-
lor and the Bobby SoXer." He had
to be knocked Cat by Cary Grant
and then just lie there during the
rest of the scene Everyone else
muffed his lines, the scene was shot
over and over, while Vallee rested,
with Grant, Shirley Temple and
Myrna 10y as an audience.
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ODDS AND ENDS - Lapson Zerbe,
who's been specializing in rillains, stepped
into the role OF congeniai Butch Brent
in Road Of Life" pith surprising ease.
-. Nan Merrnnan could sing before she
could faik-kne,U the uords and music OF
"a songs rhen IL months old. Janet
Leigh mns thrilled ut mnking her screen
debut as Van Johnson's heart interest in
"The Romance OF Rosy Ridge"-bm il
meant milking q cOi0, feeding pigs, and
falling IN the mud The Captain
From CASTLE" cast looked forward to 70.
ing TO Mexico on location, till they found
they'd hare to be inoculated against ~.
phoid. tetanus and smallpox first!