The midland journal., 1946-05-31

PENNY SINGLETON
did my black crepe dress; it was
pressed up and down instead of
across, so now it's lot longer than
it was, and so tight that I look just
like sausage in i'll" But with that
cute face and wide smile, nothing
could spoil her looks.
When you see Paramount's "The
imperfect Lady," look at the driver
of the carriage in which Ter
esa Wright and Virginia Field ride.
He's George Jenner, who was car
riage fO0tman to Queen Victoria for
two years, 1892 to 1894, the period in
which ''The Imperfect Lady, is set.
He met arriving foreign pOtentates
and conducted them to Buckingham
palace. So it's practically type cast
ing.
"If at first you don't succeed,
try, try again and think of Ray Mil
land. The world seems to be his
since he made "Lost Week End"
but he made three trips from Lon
don to Hollywood before he finally
hit his stride as film actor.
For brief Shakespearean epi-
sode with Sonny Tufts and Michael
Chekov in "Cross My Heart" Para
mount rented set from John Car
radine which he is reported to have
purchased for $50. Paramount paid
Carradine $400 a week.
When George Burns and Oracle
Allen take their summer vacation
June to August 29-Meredith Will
son will carry on for the summer,
with the King Sisters and Ben Gage.
II you're interested in the career
of prospective Warner Bros. star,
don't miss seeing Dorothy Malone
i'm "Janie Gets Married.; she's one
of eight players being groOmed for
StardOm. She also has a leading role
In "Cry Wolf" in which ErrOl
Flynn and Barbara Stanwyck star.
Irene Rich, who makes her first
film appearance after five years ab-
sence from the screen in Republics
"The Angel and the Outlaw" owns
and operates 1000 acre ranch near
San Bernardino, Calf.
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You'll see Ann Richards walk up
staircase, turn and go out of sight
in 'The Searching Wind" That was
the last shot of the day, and the
company ganged up on her; Di-
rector William Dieterle asked her to
do it once more. So up the stairs
and out of view went the blonde
star. Then she came back, and found
that while she was on her way up
the whole company had quietly
beat it.
Bill Edwards recently introduced
his screen self to his fiancee, Hazel
Allen-took her to a Paramount
projection room where "Our Hearts
We're Young and Gay" was being
run off. Ap1 she confessed that she'd
gone ~ see the picture some time
age after hard day at the doc
tors Office where she's an assistant,
but couldn't remember anything
about it; seems she slept right
through It'll
Frank Readick told this one at a
"Crime Doctor rehearsal. Two
elephants at the zoo were crouched
back to back. When a third elephant
joined them he was told to 60 away
because they were playing. Playing
what, he asked. Why, book ends!
ODDS AND ENDS - Roland Ciluer,
iDhom Paramount imported from Eng
land to play Olivia de HaUilland's mid
dfe-aged stvaii in ITO Each His OtUn,' re.
turns to Hollywood to play her sister,
loan Fontaine's, father in .The Emperor
1Waifz." Sterling Hayden's resun,ing
his acting career at Paramount. Her.
man Coerings jesceLencrusted hunting
knife nosc hangs on the soaH OF Alan
Ladds den. EveIyn Keyes LOST so
much s0eighf when she had the flu that
e cost Columbia plenty 10 remodel the
clothes she sCenrs IL 'The Jolson Story"
Most Of che *CheyeDHeY cast got bad
y sunburned during the first days shoot
ms out Of dQ9rs.