The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-02-22

Just recently he did two television
shows for CHS. And in April ne
returns to Hollywood to make 'One
Secret" with Joan Crawford.
That's covering the field!
Hedy Lamar and Gene Lockhart
are right back where they started,
on Stage on the Goldwyn lot. They
both got their first big screen
breaks in "Algiers," which was
filmed there. Now they're back for
the first time, for "The Strange
Women"
James Stewards back in Holly
wood, after visiting in Washington
and New YOrk-where even night
club audiences look at him with in
terest. His first postwar picture
will be "It's a Wonderful Life"
made for Liberty Films and re-
leased by RKO, is a Frank Capra
production. That's under way now.
His next film will be "The Magic
City," Robert Riskin production,
for RKO.
Got a baseball team you want to
sell? Anne Baxter's interested.
She's been baseball fan since she
was in high school; now, like Bing
Crosby, she wants to own team,
or part of one, at least. Incident
ally, the Charles R. Rogers picture
in which she has leading role is
now known as CANCEL on My Shout
der" again; exhibitors who were
polled liked that title better than
''Me and Mrs. Satan"
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Michael Bottoms has retired from
the screen, after appearing in "a
Scandal in Paris" for 80 seconds as
the infant Vidocq. Mikes father
in Guam, has never seen him, so
Mrs. Bottoms let Mike, aged three
months, play the part.
Jean fennyson, star of "Great
Moments in Music" will take
chance on any young singer she be-
lieves in. She's presented many Of
them On her radio program; discov-
cred Mario LAMA, who substituted
for Jan Peerce when Peerce was
on the Coast.
Constance Moore was called for
makeup and wardrobe at a. m.
one morning, because of the elabO-
rate costume she was to wear that
day in Gin Old Sacramento" Four
houls later she was ready, stepped
on the sound stage, and saw ma
chiAe-made rain falling like mad.
Sand now, Miss Moore" said Pro-
dLcer-DirectOr Joseph Kane, eff
you'll lie down on your face in the
rnud-you've just fallen out Of
btagecOach!"
Jack Dempsey's children knew he
was "Mr. Hush" on that gorgeous
stunt on "Truth or Consequences"
he phoned them after the third week
and when they said they'd heard him
on the radio he swore they hadn't;
couldn't admit the truth, because no
outsider could know it was his voice
that was puzzling contestants.
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Ed Wynn has been held over as
guest star on the program headed
by James Melton and Annamary
Dickey. Originally Wynn was signed
for only four weeks, but the public
has been so enthusiastic about him
that he remains a while longer.
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The time of Strangers in Love-"
Paulette Goddard's next for Para
mount, is 1947, so she and a studio
stylist are trying to figure out what
fashions will be current next year.
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ODDS AND ENDS-The first day ads
for Adventure" appeared in Nes0 York
subsOays, 1000 additional ones had to be
printed, to replace those ssuiped by fans
sgh0 ,oanted Clark Cables picture.
During his three years in the marines Mac
donald Carey sent allotment checks to his
sUife, sUho saUed them for dot0n payment
on Hollywood home. :. Friday night is
going TO be Chs night in lot of homes
Durante and Moore at $3.50, Danny Kaye at
1000, Bob Crosby at 1880, EST. Dreto
allen, featured i0ith Gilbert Roland in
Monographs "The Gay Cavalier" took his
name from the presUar journalistic team Of
DresO Pearson and Robert Allen.