The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-07-12

they can offer. She arrives here
from France some time between
July Is and August /, according to
the present schedule, after making
a picture in France. Golden Ear
rings" is a perturbation of the new
novel by Yolanda Foldes.
Edward G. Robinson began work
in mo Trespassing" by stimulating
the wearing of wooden leg. Then
all need for pretense vanished; he
collided with a tool chest in his own
garage, and the right knee had to
be encased in a stiff surgeons boot.
Ann Dvorak, who plays opposite
George Sanders in the Loew-Lewin
'Bel Ami" is an accredited foreign
correspondent for the London Daily
Illustrated. Rounding out her expe-
rience, she's playing a newspaper
mans wife in the picture.
We're told that Hickey Jordan,
who halls from New Orleans, is the
singing discovery of the year. He'll
make his picture debut in RKO's
BEAT the Band" supporting Fran
ces LangfOrd and Philip Terry, with
Gene Krupa, Ralph Edwards and
June ClaywOrth.
A weather report guaranteed high
waves and huge seas when Bette
Davis and her film crew went to La
guna Beach for scenes in "a Stolen
Life" of which she's producer as
well as star. After three breezeless
days, they returned to Warner
Bros studio and did the storm Sc
quences on huge stage 81, where
there's an ersatz ocean. Then Bette
went to Laguna for a rest-and it
storned for three days!
John Wayne did something differ
ent when he transplanted the COM
pany of "The Angel and the Out
law" to Sedona, Ariz., by plane.
There were $50 of them, and after
five weeks on location they flew
back, hale and hearty. Gail Rus
sci is co-starred in The picture with
Wayne, who is also producing it.
Wayne's probably started some
thing; look for other Hollywoodites
to follow suit.
At Republic they're testing young
opera singers to find girl to play
opposite Nelson Eddy in Russian
River" the Rudolph Friml operetta
which is his first picture at that
studio. The girl must be photogenic,
good singer and good actress.
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Gene Autry's at work at Repub-
lie on his first film since he was re-
leased from the army air corps. It's
"SiOux City Sue," and will feature
the music of the Cass County Boys,
who have been heard with Autry on
his air shows. Lynne Roberts PLAYS
opposite him.
Professor Quiz, having at least
one serviceman on his Thursday
night air show, makes sure that
G.I. gets chance to win that $500.
At least once a week he stages his
famous battle of wits at a veter-
ans hospital. The winner of that
show is brought to the ABC studios,
and automatically advanced to the
final round when the regular show is
broadcast.
There's been extensive celebrat-
ing among Buddy Clark's fans since
he's out of the army and on the air
as singing star and emcee of .The
Contented Hour" Movie fans re-
member him in Seven DAYS
Leave" and ''Wake Up and Live":
radio listeners recall him on EMU
steal America" as star of ''The Hit
Parade" for three years, and for
appearances with Ben Bernie, Fred
die .ich and Benny Goodman.
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ODDS AND ENDS-In many to,Ons
social success is measured by hoiU peH
you can initiate Tom Breneman in doing
o version OF breakfast in Hollywood"
-. Tommy Riggs childhood ambitions
lCere to be an aviator and afhlete-so he
played quarterback ON Br0,on universitys
varsity squad and became licensed pilot.
:. Since Republics Wild Bill EIliott
has been Switched to dramatic starring
roles he's dropped the "WiId.". Leo
pold Stotokoi0ski has arranged scith
David Rose to play net0 symphony ar
rangemeat OF Roses Holiday for Strings"
Q hit song and theme OF his CHS shosU,
at a concert at the Hollywood BosOl on
July %.