Arizona sun., 1948-03-19

DON MCLAUGHLIN
cry, acting as farm hand, factory
time keeper, hotel clerk, deckhand
on freighter, English teacher and
writer.
Clifton Webb, famous as dancer
in Broadway shows before anyone
knew he could act, has made his
name in pictures as an actor. But
he returns briefly to dancing in ''Sit-
ting Pretty" to do rhumba with
Maureen O'Hara.
From eight to nine, EST, Sunday
nights on ABC -- that's the time to
sit by the phone and listen to stop
the Music" the big new show whose
prizes are all for home audience par
.ticipants. Name the tune just played
by Harry Salter's orchestra and you
win something worth at least $3.50.
Then name the more difficult ''mys-
terry tune" and fabulous gifts will
O.
names at random from all over the
country.
The historic 1896 Olympic games
are presented in ''Kings Of the Olym-
pics" recently released by United
Artists. Originally comprising a.
600 feet Of film, 1t was acquired from
the alien property custodian by
Leonid Kipnis of Westport Interna-
tional, then edited, from the work Of
600 cameramen. Hitler presided over
the games, the last before the war.
Many an actress - Constance
Bennett, Claire Trevor and Kay
Francis. for example-can't scream
satisfactorily. Lauren Bacan can,
not only for herself, but for others.
She was on the key Largo" set
when Miss Trevor had to do q
screaming scene. and let 60 with q
sample that startled Humphrey Bo-
gart and John Huston. So you'll hear
her screams. not Claire's.
You probably have heard Arthur
Godfrey singing "The Thousand
Islands Song" Well. Mayor Mitchell
Of Alexandria, N. Y, feels that Ar.
thur has done so much for the Thou
sand Islands that he's given him
one!
Three of the country's leading
disc jockeys. Dave Garroway. Jack
Eigen and Peter Potter. will be fea.
tured in Columbia's II Surren-
der, Dear" with Gloria Jean and
David Street. Don Mcclure has the
comedy lead.
Norman Brokenshire did the first
radio interview with movie stars
Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pick
ford; still recalls how she tainted
away, from mike fright. He is cred
tied with a lot of radio firsts-Orig-
mating the daily serial style Of pro-
gram. doing the first philosophical
show, etc. He now is climbing to the
top again, with Theatre Guild on
the Air" and two NBC morning pro-
grams,
The first Hollywood producer to
add a helicopter to his standard
studio equipment is Samuel Gold
wyn. II will be fitted with a special
gyro camera mount, to which a
regular camera will be affixed.
Gofdwyn predicts that it may open
entirely new techniques in film pro-
duction. largely replacing the over
head crane and making advances in
various shots possible.
Warner Bros. will send a special
camera crew to New York, Chicago
and Rio de Janiero for special back
grounds for THE Fountainhead.
Gary Cooper will star in the film
version OF the popular novel: King
Vidor will direct.
ODDS AND ENDS-R0naLd Col
man serred notice tbat be WiU do no
guest Appearances other Than on The
lack Benny sbOw. Frank Sin4fya
aVitbdrem bis rec application TOR q
beynit to bnild radio station at Palm
SPRINGS. The most EneIisb-sONntt-
ipR EngIisbmen on "Tbe Whistler" are
nnaH, oiared by Tom Collins, tVbO
has neper been witbin 5000 miles 0t
EnoI,vI Nicf0r Mare is nOn a
reguia, on The Jimmy DHrante sbOw.
49,. Martorie Walker. dancing in Eddie
Cantori "It Yon Knew Snsie.' made
bey screen boW a, Wesley Barry's little
sister in "L0ddie." ~ years ago. Wben