The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-07-19

RED FOLEY
ever had mike fright. "Red Foley,
Whitley Ford, Minnie Pearl and all
the others were having such a big
time that was afraid they'd be
carried away and miss cue," said
he. II was afraid to announce any,
body's next number for fear he
wouldn't make it to the mike in
time"
Lon McCallister, who hardly
knows one musical note from an
other, has been driving everybody
else on the "No Trespassing" set
nuts. He's taking violin lessons in
his dressing room between scenes,
learning to play five old-time melo-
dies for his next picture, "Bob, Son
of Battle; the rest of the cast,
which is headed by Edward G.
Robinson, wished that he'd taken
up something quiet, like training
feas.
Bulldog DrummOnd" is return
ing to the screen, his first appear
ance since 1889, when Paramount
did Bulldog Drumm0nd's Secret
Police" with John Howard as the
star. That was the seventh of a
series; John Barrymore and Ray
Midland had appeared as "Drum-
mOnd' for Paramount, and way
back in 1929 Ronald Colman had
originated the character for Sam
uel Goldwyn. In England, John
Lodge did him in 1887. Now we're
to have Bulldog Drummond at
Bay" produced by Venture Pic
lures, Columbia producing unit;
two of the series will be made this
year.
Time was when the lovely ladies
of the films weren't supposed to
have a brain beneath their curls.
No matter how smart they were,
press agents pictured them as beau
tiful but sort of dumb. But now the
girls don't care who knows that
they not only act in pictures, but
have financial interest in them.
Hedy Lamar became a producer
with "The Strange Woman; Bette
Davis is credited with "The Stolen
Life" Ingrid Bergman is credited
as producing "Arch of Triumph"
and Joan Bennett is producing chief
of Diana Productions.
Lanny Ross has been identified
with Moonlight and Roses" since
1928, but after he was demobilized
from General MacArthur's special
staff and returned to broadcasting,
he wanted to drop the song. In
came several thousand protests, so
it's still his theme song.
You'll see Joe Yule, Mickey
ROOney's father, as "Jiggs" in
Bringing Up Father" for Mono
gram. He and George McManus,
who draws the famous comic strip,
were both considered for the role,
but McManus withdrew "for per-
sOnal reasons"
AS Broadway star Jack Arthur
was originally engaged for a sing
ing-acting part in "Grand Central
Station; then he was kept as mar
rator of the show. He is the only
stage performer of the hundreds
who've worked on the program to
win a permanent berth.
One of the biggest of all radio
acting plums right now is the ''Nik-
XII role on the CHS Ellery Queen
show. Gertrude Warner is leaving
to get married, and ''Nikki' will be
written out of the script until the
middle of July, when someone else
takes over.
ODDS AND ENDS - Dennis OKeefe
and Marguerite Chapman have been set
for starring roles in "Mr. District Attor-
ney," the Columbia film based on the
popular radio sho,o. .. Judy CanoUa re-
turns to the air august 81. Bette
Davis has asked her fans not to send her
gifts for her birthday, but to donate the
money to making up food packages for
EMope's starving children. +. Peggy
Ann Garner gets her first gro,cn-up role
in Bob, Son Of Battle.". Samuel Cold
iOyn is gathering a neso troupe of COld,oyn
Girls, to foll0iU their appearance in "The
Secret Life Of Walter NIFTY" 10Th tour
Of South America; Danny Kaye plans to
go along.