Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-12-10
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BY INEZ GERHARD
Released by wNU Features.

Abbott and Costello on a sa-l
fari in darkest Africa will GER
tainly be something to see.
Africa Screams" now before
the cameras for United Artists
release, will have Clyde Beatty
and all the animals as an added
extra attraction, and Max and
Buddy Baer will have important
roles. The Baer brothers have
joined Bud and Lou in sponsor
ing the newly organized athletic
committee of the Lou Costello
Jr. Youth Foundation. William
and Edward Nassour, producers
of africa Screams" are also
members of the committee, for
which they produced a docu-
mentary short, 10000 Kids and
a Cop"
Harry Shannon, who was Lo-
retta Young's father in the Ac-
ademy Award picture, "T h e
Farmers Daughter" drew an
other fine fathers role when
Producer Kramer signed him
for Champion" starring Kirk
Douglas and Marilyn Maxwell.
Shannon will appear as the faith
er of Ruth Roman, who will
make her first bid for stardom
in the Ring Lardner story.
Ingrid Bergman returned to
Hollywood after the Joan of
Arc" opening, happy over the
reviews, probably unaware of
the fact that many people felt
the picture was a spectacle rath-
er than a true presentation of
INGRID BERGMAN
the story. The Bergman Ca
MILE" on the air, was also
disappointing. She seemed as
miscast as she was in the ill
fated arch of Triumph" on the
screen.
OZZie Nelson swears every
ones trying to get into his act.
He says every tradesman who
delivers something to the Nelson
home also delivers a wisecrack,
hoping Ozzie will write it into
1.-THE Adventures of Ozzie and
Harriet"
During his screen career
Glenn Ford has had to learn
surfboard riding, aquaplaning
and Spanish dancing. But for
"Mr. Soft Touch" he was hand
ed his toughest assignment
yet - Columbia made him
learn Polish!
Prisoners in the Los Angeles
county Jail got quite thrill
when Joan Crawford did some
scenes there for "Flamingo
Road" She occupied a cell, con-
fessed murder, and wore
standard, had-me-down prison
uniforms.
The Nine. Tussaud Wax Mu-
scum in London has just added
life-sized figure of Danny
Kaye to a collection of four
other American screen favorites
- Bette Davis, Mae West,
Norma Shearer, and the English
born Greer Carson.
Brad Evans, new Warner
Bros. singing actor, was born
Joe Dosh. The radio singer
and ex-F. B. l. agent changed
his name to Brad Evans, went
home and found the mailbOx
next to his in the apartment
house lobby belonged to MIR.
and Mrs. Bradford Evans. So
everybody got everybody :,
else's mail with Evans (DOsh)
too busy in "Task Force" to
hunt a new apartment.
Bob Hope, who had to cancel
a sheduled Screen Guild Play
ers" appearance, what with 9TH
er commitments and a blood
clot on his leg, expects to bob
up on the NBC Thursday night
program some time soon. The
vehicle will be "Where Theirs
Life" and Bob will have Signe
Hasso as his leading lady, His
"The Paleface" is slated to open
as a holiday attraction.
Robert Cummings hopes to
film the life of Eleanore Duse
with Garbo, as one of the pro-
ductions of his own company,
and also do the story of George
Sand, playing Chopin. He would
film both in Rome, where he has
studio space reserved for spring.
ODDS AND ENDS - DON (,
nelU air contract aDith
that cigarettes company a1ill
keep him from making another
rnovie for some time. The deal
calls for him to headline the
CHS strip for fine haT-hours
,Deekly.. Bill Brinkmeyer,