Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-10-04

with Hope replacing the erstwhile
Great Lover? The cast is excel
lent; it includes Joan Caulfeld,
Patric Knowles, Joseph Schild-
kraut, Cecil Kellaway, and two
actresses who've long been famous
on the stage - Constance Collier
and Mary Nash.
John Flynn, who was recently
signed for an important role in
Pursued" was aboard the destroy
er Cory when she was sunk off the
coast of Normandy. He was picked
up by the Forrest, on which the
gunnery officer was Robert Mont
gomery.
"Highway Mania" latest of
RKO's "This Is America" series,
is important to all of us. 1t drives
home the fact that, at the present
accident rate, 100000 lives will be
lost in the next 10 years. Thirty
million motor vehicles travelling on
100000 miles of roads - there
are bound to be accidents, but some
SouAu W PACNChlCuy
Mania" may help to prevent them.
Gossip of the moment reports that
Andy Russell may not finish out his
term on 1.-THE Hit Parade" with
new singers being auditioned for
the spot. Meanwhile Andy's booked
to join Carmen Miranda, Gloria
Jean and Steve Cochran in United
Artists "Copacabana."
More than 20 years ago Rudy VAL
lee and Bennie Kruger were play
ing alternately for Yale prom.
Rudy asked Bonnie if he might play
his sax; Bonnie said mo-" But last
Christmas Kruger gave Vallee
that saxophone. And now it's
Krueger's orchestra, which you've
heard on the air with Vallee all
these years, that supplies the music
on the new Vallee program, on
NBC Tuesday evenings.
In Cagney Productions 1.-THE
Stray Lamb" James plays an Irish
magician who changes the lead
ing man into different animals. So
Producer william Cagney has to
make sure that the property man
locates horse that crosses his
legs, dog that plays chess, a cat
that chaSes dogs and lion that
will submit to a third degree. He
already has a kangaroo that knocks
off a mans hat.
In at Happened on Fifth Ave-
nue." Don before portrays young
man who's full of pep, seldom off
his feet. That was just fine, until
adhesions formed around an old
knee injury, and they had to be
broken by doctor, practically be-
tween scenes!
When Harriet billiard, co-star
with her husband, Ozzie Nelson, in
1.-THE Adventures of Ozzie and
Harriet" was in her teens, she was
a foil for one of the most famous
acts in history; her partners were
Ken Murray and Bert Lair!
Walter Sande, who supports
George Raft and Lynn Bari in
RKO's forthcoming "Nocturne," is
building his home around machine
shop. An expert model maker,
whose services the government
used during the war, Sande found
a three-acre tract In Tarzana with
a fine machine shop, all equipped.
So be bought it, and now is having
his home built there.
ODDS AND ENDS-Atter finishing
katie for Congress" Loretta Young
,pas given months uacafion, ,Dhich she
planned to spend in South America ,cith
her husband, Tom Lewis Victor
Mature, phose last picture for RKO ,pas
"Seren Days Leave," has signed ,Uith that
studio for another year "The O'Neills"
hare been so popular since their return
to the air that they're to have half.
hour shop once ,ueek. on ABC :.
Tony Marin, set to portray Rudolph Val
enfino in the picture based on the ocsor's
life, seems set also to remain in Holly.
,Uood :. Dan Seymour, Of "Cloak and
Dagger" says he lost 100 pounds BY |
thinking thin!