Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-06-25

JEAN ARTHUR
that many actresses would shun.
She plays a dowdy, too earnest
woman who loses her head COM
pletely when a handsome man
makes love to her. True, the
young man is John Lund, who
is much like Clark Gable in
Cables younger days. Marlene
Dietrich completes the trio Most
of the picture was shot in Ber-
lin, and while it is a comedy,
there are serious undertones.
Errol Flynn is turning sports i,
caster when he fills in for Bill
Stern on the Sports Newsreel,
while Stern is in London for
the Olympics. Stern may relate
his sports stories at the Pal
Iladium, for $4,000 weekly.
Anne Burr menace on big
Sister," did three unsuccessful
additions in an attempt to break
into radio. So she turned to
Broadway, and appeared in five
plays. The last, THE Hasty
Heart" took John L u n d and
Richard Basehart to Hollywood
and gave Anne leading role
without an addition. Because of
her deep voice she draws many
menace" roles.
Lowell Thomas, veteran CHS
newscaster, is investigating the
possibilities of S hor t-wav e
broadcasting from Palestine If
he goes there this summer to do
a series of on-the-spot broad
casts, but nothing is settled yet.
Nine-year-old Luana Patten,
featured in Walt Disney's
MELODY Time" and $50 Dear to
My Heart" will mingle with
real-life characters in her next
picture, Universal comedy
with Claudette Colbert and Fred
MacMurray.
Jane Wyman has sold her first
oil painting. She was inspired by
the beauty of the California
coast when she went on location
for Johnny Belinda" The price
was $3.50. The frame cost Jane
$4.
X X X
Jerry Wayne, a singing star a
few years ago, is singing his
way back to the top. You heard
him on "The Ed Wynn Show"
"The Hit Parade" and "The
Jerry Wayne Show; now he is
acting as manager of ceremonies
and singing five times a week
on CHS. 1t is a variety show,
with a vocal or instrumental
guest star each evening.
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Barbara Bel Geddes, who did
so little in Il Remember Mama"
will have a real chance to dis
play her undeniable talent as an
actress in RKO's BED of Roses"
She will play a youthful, cap
tivating woman who uses her
charm ruthlessly- what actress
wouldn't jump at that role! She
went to Hollywood after making
a hit on Broadway, and should
be big star there.
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Odds and Ends . Three
well-known names star MICS
summer list-Morton Downey,
Jane Pickens and Jack Pearl
And two daytime serials
have returned to the air-"Hill-
top House" and "We Love and
Learn" The latter permanently
replaces "Katie's Daughters"
Wanda Hendrix, one of
Hollywood's finest actresses,
eats five meals day, under doc
tors orders; meals were served
every two hours on the set of
Nov and Forever" Ninety
one of Hollywood's most beauti-
full girls were screen tested at
Warmers for. 48 roles as bathing
girls in "The Girl from Jones
Beach" Those who have seen
the place won't recognize it!
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In Earl Wrightson, "The
Family Hour" has a male star
for the first time, perhaps be-
cause he can do both popular
and classical songs automatically.
fe was a regular member of the
cast from May, 1945, to Septem-
ber, 1946, and has sung in opera,
concert, Broadway musical
and television. Since he was in
his teens he has paid for music
lessons by holding a fulltime
job. The first was in a Balti-
more bank, where he met his
wife; they were in adjoining
"cages."