Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1947-02-21

MARGARET LOCkWOOD
And if you don't like pictures that
make you shudder, don't let that
worry you-the suspense is beauti-
fully handled, and it's distinctly not
a horror picture. When a review
er wants to see a picture a second
time, it's good! "Bedelia" is an
Arthur Rank production, released by
Eagle-Lion.
RKO has another beauty contest
winner on its hands; this one is Mar
ma Kennedy, winner Of the an
nual Irish beauty contest which
eight years ago started Maureen
O'Hara on the road to fame. Pat
O'Brien discovered Miss Kennedy
when in Ireland.
Regain Calais is the first televi-
screen. RKO signed her after she
was discovered in a recent beauty
contest in Chicago. She danced in
night clubs in New York, Montreal
and Atlantic City before going to
Chicago to appear as an actress and
dancer in the Patricia Stevens "Cov-
er Grip television show-so she
seems like natural for the movies.
In the movies it's an unwritten law
that a screen hero mustn't either
stoop or stretch to kiss a girl. If
he's a bit on the short side he
stands on plank. If he's too tall
for the girl she's built up. So, for
her romantic scenes with tall Kent
Smith in Mora Prentiss," Rose
mary DeCamp had to wear three
inch platform soles. But it's Ann
Sheridan who really sets record
she kisses him % times. This is
the picture in which James Wong
Howe, one of Hollywood's most ia
nous cameramen, makes his debut.
AS a result of Ed Gardeners ap-
pearance at the National Press Club
dinner he got President Humans
autograph on his apron. Gardner
tried three years ago, at the Birth
day Ball, but a bunch of Secret
Service men interferred.
~
Lucille Wall, who plays an attor-
ney in "Portia Faces Life" fire.
quently gets letters asking her for
legal advice. The other day one
asked what to do about a park
ing ticket PAY the fine,' wrote
Lucille. THAT'S what 1 had to
do"
After major studios had been bid
ding for them for seven years,
James Cagney landed the screen
rights to william Saroyan's "The
Time of Your Life"-it's the only
play ever to win the Pulitzer and
Drama Critics prizes simultaneous
ly.
Too bad that Jack Parr, the comic,
couldn't see eye to eye about his
material for the Vaughn Monroe
show; he and the advertising agen-
cy that had signed him on a six
year contract ran into difficulties,
and now the deals off.
Ozzie Nelson has to be very care
full of the dialogue he writes for the
radio counterparts of his young sons.
They listen to the show, and if they
don't like the lines they remark lat
er "Say, pop, we didn't sound much
like ourselves today!"
While on tour for the March of
Dimes" Ezra Stone and Jackie Kelk
of 1.-THE Aldrich Family" had no
trouble with bobby-soxers, but in ev-
cry community they we're mobbed
by mothers. "And we loved i'll"
declared the airs Henry and Homer.
ODDS and ENDS-Ipiiliam Frau
ley doesn't bape to Vorry about bi, Wsrd-
robe for my wild Irisb Rose; most Of
bis scenes take place in Turkish bath
cabinet, and be wears . sheet. -. Robert
Stevens uAs called back from bis boney-
moon to play one OF the Chief SUPPORTING
roles in "Tbe Crime Doctors Vacation"
at Columbia. Vincent Sherman bas
been directing "Tbs Untaitbfaw at Wsr-
ner,s witb . very sore bead; bi, garage
door slid doWn on IL. :. . william Boyd is
an oId-fime screen star 1t beart, APPARENT
W. bis neW toWn end country car is
named Hopaione Cassidy; be bss the
name on The door in silver letters!