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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
Decision" Honored
By Army, Navy Club

HOLLYWOOD-The Army
and Navy Club of Los An
geles, second in size to that
of Washington, D. c., has
named the Ten Greatest War
Films of all times, giving its
annual award for 1948 to
Command Decision"
The ten leading war pic
lures, according to the club
whose membership includes
officers of the Air Force, Ar
my, Navy and Marines, are:
wings" "All Quiet On the
Western Front" What Price
Glory" "The Big Parade" " "a
Farewell to Arms" "HelPs
Angels" Destination Tokyo"
"They w e re dependable"
walk in the Sum-" and
"Comcand Decision" Thirty
Seconds Over Tokyo" was
given honorable mention.
The scroll was signed by
1t. Col. (retired) Oliver D.
Reese and was presented per-
sonally to Clark Gable, one of
the stars in the new Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer film, by Ma
jor Robert Dollard, USING.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
MCM Purchases Two
Outstanding Plays

HOLLYWOOD.-Final nego-
tiations for the screenplays of
battle-ground" and Operation
Malaga" two of the most dra-
matte stories of World War II,
have been completed with Me-
tro- ro-Goldwyn-Mayer's purchase
Of the properties from RKO.
As a part of the deal for
battle-ground" story of the
heroic defense of Bastogne dur
/ ing the historic Battle of the
Bulge, M-G-M will assume the
contract of Robert Pirosh, who
wrote the original screenplay.
Pirosh, Bronze Star veteran of
Bastogne, leaves next week for
Washington, D. c., for conferen-
ces with Brigadier General A. c.
M Auliffe, who concucted the
defense Of Bastogne.
operation Malaga" IS story
Of one of the most daring secret
adventures Of World War II, the
securing of vital rubber supp. .es
from under the very guns of the
japanese who at that time were
overrunning the principal rub
Der centers of the world. Pur-
chase Of the property includes
the screenplay by Frank Fenton.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
Lynn Plays Piano
In "Bitter Victory

HOLLYWOOD-Diana Lynn,
whose piano artistry brought "a
bout her film debut eight years
ago, tickles the keyboard once
more in Bitter Victory" Hal
Wallis production for Para
mount.
1t is the stars first cinematic
musical interlude since 1945
when she dashed off a few Gre
.scendos in "Out of This World"
with Eddie Bracken.
Almost as well known for the
concert prowess as for the deft
touch she lends her screen char
acterizations, Diana plays Men
delssohn's "On Wings of Song"
in Bitter Victory" 1t was her
performance of the Grieg Con-
certo in There's Magic in Mu-
sic" which first won her a Para
mount contract in 1910.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
Lewis Stone Chosen
For Role With Gable

( HOLLYWOOD-When Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer celebrates its
twenty-fifth anniversary early
next year, Lewis Stone also will
be celebrating his twenty-fifth
year with the studio by playing
one of his best roles in recent
years, in ANY Number Can
Play" Despite his long period
with the company, it will mark
only Stones second picture with
Clark Gable. They appeared to-
gether in 1892, in THE White
Sister"
/ Stone will appear in the new
film as Ben Sneller, once
wealthy and powerful man who
lost everything gambling, and is
overwhelmed with an awful fear
of life and of himself as a result.
Mervyn Leroy will direct the
dramatic film produced by Ar
thur Freed.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
Montez and Aumont, Happily Married,
Like Co>starring in "Atlantis" Too

ing and working together "a
hours a day wouldn't work a
hardship on our marriage, par
ticularly when the going before
the cameras was tough"
Maria continued: 1T is true
that some film couples are not
suited temperamentally to work.
ing together. But the characters
tics Jean Pierre and l possess
which have made our marriage
a happy one, tend to make our
working together easy. AS a re-
suit of this experience, we have
a far better understanding of our
artistic and professional selves.
/ always had a great admiration
for my husbands talents and
abilities but what / had hereto
fore only suspected has now been
realistically confirmed by actual
Iy working with him."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
Air Force Veterans
Honor Clark Gable

HOLLYWOOD.-First oscar
of the season was presented tc
Clark Gable!
1t came from the Los Angeles
Squadron No. l of the Air Force
Association and was awarded
to Metro Goldwyn-Mayer's pro-
duction of Command Decision"
for its Outstanding contribution
to the cause of peace through
Air Power" Earl r. EWins made
the presentation for the local
group, with Gable receiving the
handsome trophy on behalf OF
the studio.
The actor, who portrays a
brigadier general in the film,
himself was a mayor in the Air
Force during World War II, and
is a member of the Air Force
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
Radio Star Added To
Cast OF Hope Movie

HOLLYWOOD jim Backus,
known for his radio characteri-
zation of Hubert Updyke, the
richest man in the world" re-
Gently was added to the cast of
Paramount's Bob Hope-Rhonda
Fleming starrer, Easy Does 1t. "
The assignment marks his sec
ond screen role, the radio actor
having recently made his film
debut in RKO's Interference" ;"
In Easy Does 1t" he portrayS a
detective who is instrumental in
proving Hopes innocense of
murder.
Backus, who has appeared
with Hope on several radio
shows, is a native of the star
comedians home town, CleVe-
land. His slim Backus Show"
will return to the network air
waves Jan. IL, he revealed re-
Gently.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21

speaking roles.
AS an example, Frank Capra's S
Broadway Bill" which will star
Bing Crosby, will call for about
100 speaking roles, many OF
them featured.
Dear Wife," which will con-
tinue the amusing adventures OF
the characters in the sensation
ally successful Dear Ruth" and
scheduled to start this month,
will have about 80 speaking roles
in stellar lineup toplining Will
liam Holden, Joan Caulfield,
Edward Arnold, Billy De Wolfe,
Mona Freeman and Mary Phil
lips.
after Midnight" also SLATED
to roll this month, in addition tc
Alan Ladd will have an out
standing feminine star with sc
players to be selected for fea-
tured and speaking roles. An
other imprtant production to go
during the month, the Betty
Hutton-Victor Mature Starrer
Red Hot and Blue" will ac-
count for about 25 speaking
roles, and Sunset Boulevard" +"
now in preparation by the pro-
ducing-directing combination OF
Charles Bracket and Billy
Wilder, will have about 80.
3 Wallis Films
Three Hal Wallis productions
in preparation for early starts
will account for about 100 prin-
cipal and speaking roles, includ-
ing 80 for "Thelma Jordon," "
which will star Barbara STAN
wyck and Wendell Corey; 20 for
Rope of Sand" starring Burt
Lancaster and introducing Cor
inne Calvet, and 40 for the COM
edy, my Friend Irma," with
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in
the top male roles.
Imposing casts are also cur
rently before the Paramount
cameras in support of the stars,
Samson and Delilah," cast of
which is headed by Hedy La
MARI, Victor Mature, George
Sanders, Angela Lansbury and
Henry Wilsoxon, has many well
known players.
Cast of "Top o. The Morn
ing" boasts 49 speaking roles in
cluding co-stars Bing Crosby,
Ann Blyth, Barry Fitzgerald and
Hume Cronyn, with supporting
roster of outstanding players.
The Pine-Thomas production
"Manhandled" lists 62 speaking
roles, with cast starring Dorothy
Lamour, Sterling Hayden and
Dan Duryea, with Irene Hervey,
Phillip Reed and Harold Yer
milyea, and others in support.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
Gene Kelly's Wife
Set For French Film

HOLLYWOOD-Gene Kelly's
actress wife, Betsy Blair, will
return to Paris in the Spring
to star in a film.
She was signed to play the
leading role, that of an Ameri-
can girl, in a picture financed
by the Rothschild interests. The
film will probably be made in
both English and French.
The deal for the acting as
Signment was consumated by the
Kelly's during their recent stay
in France. Kelly, himself, who
recently completed work in Me-
neutrality-suspicious. Take Me
Out to the Ball Came" hopes
to be able to return to Paris
and remain there while the film
is in production,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21

flicolor production of Blossoms
In The Dust the heart-warm-
ing story of Texas woman
whose love and care for children
changed the laws of the state.
One of the earlier Carson
Pidgeon co-starring vehicles, 1t
Is rich in human relationships,
full of down to-earth situations.
Felix Bressart, Marsha Hunt,
Fay Holden and Samuel S.
Kinds are included in the sup
porting cast, and the picture was
directed Merwyn Leroy.
Jean Parker is the feminine
star of "Sequioia," which was
filmed against the beautiful
backgrounds of CALIFORNIA; High
Sierra Mountains. Fundamen-
Italy, this is the drama, COM
edy, danger and human interest
story of a cougar cub and
fawn, raised to maturity as COM
panions despite their natural en-
nifty. Malibu, the grown deer,
and Cato, the puma, continue
their friendship in story that
reviewers have long remember
ed sa milestone in screen pro-
ductions, the result of two years
of painstaking production in the
actual locales.
Each year, Metro-Goldwyn-
Mayer selects a few of its most
discussed productions for re-
presentation. This year, "The
Wizard OF o." Blossoms In
The Dust" and "Sequoia" have
been named for this new visit
to the theatres. Audiences who
remember their earlier success
Tlnd those who missed their orig.
inal presentations are said have
made innumerable requests for
these new shoWings.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21


Hampshire telling a French hus-
band how to make love to his
own Spanish wife?" Maria asked
incredulously.
"At first l felt embarrassed
making love and kissing my own
husband in front of the cast and
crew. l felt as if were parading
my own private life before the
world. But after the first day,
I forgot we were married. Jean
Pierre became Lieutenant Andre
st. Avit, a dashing young French
Army officer, and /, the most
cruel siren in history, the Sc
ductive Queen Antinea of At
lantis."
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21

Girl Should Be married" So
she ate a lot of candy, to calm
her nerves.
Henry Hull can't believe it
Two years ago he rented his
California home to the Joel Nc.
Creas who have two young sons
Henry expected to find every.
thing much worse for wear wher
he moved back recently. But
everything was in perfect con-
dition, and the house had beer
polished from cellar to garret
Henry says he's going to join a
McCrea fan club.
ODDS AND ENDS Danny
Hayes picture, "The Kid From
Brooklyn" is playing in Rome
under the title II Prefer a Cow. "
-. Glenn Ford, who has taken
or given beating in every pic
ture he's ever made, wishes Co.
lumbia would assign him to just
one pc &c full one. Busy
though she is, Penny Singleton
found time to learn to fly, now
takes her family on regular
weekend flights. frankie
Carle's crew will appear in five
pictures this year, made during
a four-months' stay in Califor-
mia Eleanor Powell will sail
in February to do a comanlnd
performance for the king of Eng
land.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
Dramatic Story Of
Plague To Be Filmed

HOLLYWOOD-"The Plague"
an exciting and dramatic story
of French community in Alge-
ria and a terrible epidemic that
cuts it off from the rest of the
world, has been purchased by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Plans
call for it TO be filmed next year
with an outstanding cast of stars.
AS La Peste", the book writ
ten by Albert Camus was pub
lished in France in 1947 as one
of the years most successful
novels. Translated by Stewart
Gilbert, it will be published in
this country by Knopf.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21

Behind the Mona Lisa smile
and calm poise which cloak the
conflicting saint-and-siren quail
ties of the tempestuous Maria, is
a personality as colorful as the
amorous Queen she now por-
trays. She has a smile that
would melt a hardened tyrant
and stubborn determination to
make a success of both her
screen career and her marriage.
MANY of our friends ques-
toned our signing with producer
Seymour Nebenzal to co-star in
his Atlantis They asked If liv-
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
"HUMPHREY BACALL"

That Birmingham, Alabama
paper that made slip and print
ed picture ad with a cast head
ed by Humphrey Bacall," has
the president of Santana Pro-
ductions, Humphrey Bogart,
knee-deep in mail from the deep
south on the set of his Columbia
picture, KNOCK On Any Door"
"We knew it would happen.
Anyone who married that girl
would have to become Mister
Bacall sooner or later" is the
gist of the food of fan letters
the star is receiving.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21

pianist Alec Iempleton.
Templeton, guesting on the
show, has promised to give his
impression of how Spikes band
sounds to him - "even if
have to wreck the piano doing
it."
Alec also will team up with
Spike and the City Slickers tc
give poor Tschaikowsky a bao
time in an all-out production
number based on the Russian
composers 1872 Overture" and
titled ,"Chike and Spike"
Templeton's serious musical
contribution to the program
will be his piano performance
of George Gershwin's Second
Prelude.
Also guesting on the show
will be the popular songStreSS
Peggy Mann, who is scheduled
to do the current revival-favor-
ite, "I've Got My Love To Keep
Me Warm"
Doodles Weaver, as the mad
Professor Feetlebaum," will be
on hand with one of his double
talk song routineS.
"The Spike Jones Show" will
originate in Dallas, where the
Jones boys happen to be at this
stage of their 13-week tour OF
one-night stands.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
Lomour Awarded
Golden Apple

HOLLYWOOD-Dorothy La
mour was awarded one of Holly
woods most sought after honorS
when the Hollywood Press
Women's Club bestowed the an
nual Golden Apple" award on
the star of Pine-Thomas's MAN
handled"
Each year the club, comprised
of Hollywood's outs n d n 6
women press representatives,
selects the most cooperative ac-
tress and actor for the year. This
year Miss Lamour and Glenn
Ford won the coveted honors.
Miss Lamour has been nomi-
mated for several years. The pre-
sentation was made at special
luncheon.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
TWO MORE blonde FILMS

Ted Richmond viii assume
producer reins on Columbia's 8
Blonde" series next month,
when Penny Singleton, Arthur
Lake and the rest of the familiar
cast report for Blondes Big
Deal" to be followed immedi-
ately by another "Blondie," az
vet untitled.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
SONG FOR JUDY

HOLLYWOOD = Judy Gar
lands favorite song, "Over The
Rainbow" the first song ever
written especially for her, will
have a sequel in the new Metro
Goldwyn-M aver Technicolor
production, "The Good Old Sum-
mertime." In this film, for the
first time since "The Wizard of
o." Judy is scheduled to sing
another song by the same two
composers. Arlen and Hamburg.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21

for the Inauguration. There's
money in those tours. Hope
thinks he may exceed the $780,
600 made on a similar tour two
years ago.
Reminder; The "Dr. Christian"
script contest is on again, till
March 2. The $4,000 award is
given for the best script suit
able for the program. For de-
tails write the DR.. Christian
Award, II State Street, New
York 4.
X X X
Edith Head, top dress designer
for Paramount, came to New
York ION a spying trip" as she
put it. She covered the haunts
of young business women as
Betty Hutton's clothes for "The
Broadway Story" must be just
right. Delightful, dynamic Miss
Head, commenting on the cos
tunes for Samson and Delilah," F"
said she couldn't let Delilah's be
too authentic or the censors
would never pass them. But
those for "The Heiress" are his
torically perfect right down to
the underwear.
Il
According to the Motion Pic
ture Herald, the tOp-grOssing
pictures of the 1947-48 season,
September to September, are
"The Bachelor and the Bobby
SOxe "Cass Timberlane,"
"Green Dolphin Street." "Life
With Father" "MOther Wore
Tights" "Road to Rio" and
"UncOnquered." A list the
cOuntry's motion picture critics
would never have compiled.
U. S. Attorney General Tom
Clark makes his film debut in
Universal InternationalS ell
legal Entry" He and Commits
sioner Watson B. Miller appear
in the prologue. The first docu-
mentary film made with the CO.
operation of the immigration de-
partment it is dedicated to the 43
immigration officers killed in
the line of duty.
y X r
Helen Craig, featured in "They
Live by Night" became a star in
a Broadway play in which she
spoke no lines. After years of
studying diction, she was cast
as the deaf mute in the stages
version of Johnny Belinda"
y
Robert Cummings and his
family plan to live three months
in Paris, three in Rome, while
ne makes two pictures. He eX-
poets to come home to find his
new mouse ready-Wlth a dlVlng
BOARD from his bedroom over
hanging the pool.
X 4
Memories of '48-Having Ray
Milland borrow" an oyster
rom me at lunch, before his ar
'ival-and forgetting to pay it
,ack. Having John Lund tramp
blocks through the driving rain
o find me a taxi. Riding on a
subway with Irene ,
3easley, who was carrying a
,anary. Hearing Scott Brady tell
about the prayer that carries him
'ver bad moments and brings
success.
r 4 X
Betsy Drake was afraid
RKO would make her pluck
her eyebrows too thin and
change her name before she
made her film debut in every
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Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
ROUGE TECHNIQUE

HOLLYWOOD-F o r a
wholly natural and most eff
fective appearance in rouge,
try this beauty suggestion by
Deborah Kerr, starring in
-Goldwyn-M ed
ward My Son.: Study your
face at some time when it
displays a natural flush. Then
copy that coloring in applying
your rouge.
BE certain that the appli-
cation is very light, and that
there is merely the suggestion
of color.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
PLAYS POLICEMAN

Veteran character actor Will
liam Frawley has been signed by
Columbia to play the police in
spector in "The Lone Wolf and
His Lady" with Ron Randell as
the Lone Wolf and June Vincent
as the lady,
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21

Morris Stoloff, head of Colum.
bias music department, has COM
posed symphonic tone poem,
Lullaby" which will be played
by Ray Mayer in the Glenn Ford
Evelyn Keyes co-starrer. "Mr.
Soft Touch"
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
BY INEZ GERHARD

Join the Bob Hope show and
see the world! Returning from
his Christmas-time jaunt to Ber-
lin, Bob is off on a month-long
our of this country, planning to
tart in the south and work his
way up to Washington in time
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21

Fiery Maria Monez who is currently cosarred with her
husband Pierre Aumon in their first picture together
which showing Loews Valentine Theatres happy
it al-axcept for just thing.
you imagine gaun Yankee director from New
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
Two Returned Hits
Coming to Valentine

Two of the most appauded productions from Goldwyn
Mayors long list of notable releases being brought back to
Valentine Theatre Sunday February s.
:" Blossoms The Dust" and 'Sequoia."
Tech
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
New Paramount
Films IoHave Top
Supporting Casts

HOLLYWOOD - Paramount pictures go before the
during January and February will
top power with supporting strength
including peak assigned TO featured ano
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21
Alex Templeton Is Guest
On Spike Jones Show

Spike Jones, who has given nnumerabe longhar musicians
e works with his devastating musical tes will
of his medicine THE Spike Jones Show Sunday Jan
CBS $50 p M EST at the talented hands of
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21

Girl Should Be married" So
she ate lot of candy, to calm
her nerves.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-01-21

Betsy Drake was afraid
RKO would make her pluck
her eyebrows too thin and
change her name before she
made her film debut in every
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-31
vITAMIN PILLS FOR CONGRESS

The President of the Louisiana
Senate is flooding Capitol Hill with
vitamin pills for WORKOUT Senators
and congressman.
He is Dudley j. LIE Blanc, who
not only is president pro tenn of the
State Senate but also happens to
head the LIE Blanc Corporation
which produces Hadacol Vitamins.
Along with complimentary bot
tie of vitamins for each member of
Congress, LIE Blanc enclosed a note
CT explanation:
During the past several years,
he wrote, Il have been a State
Senator. Although the work Of my
office is not as arduous as yours,
can appreciate the fact that there
are times when your duties do not
permit you to eat regular meals
or to eat the type of fooo which
gives you all the vitamins and min
erals your system needs to keep
you in tiptop shape"
LIE Blanc's accompanying answer
was a bottle of his vitamins for
people who constantly work under
strain and stress"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-31
COMMUNICATION

Juneau, May oi-To the Editor:
Yesterday, as Juneauites paid rev.
erence to departed ones at the local
cemetery, many noted the newly
trimmed trees, the moved grass, the
removal of unsightly fences, and
other marks of thoughtful care. 1t
reminder the writer of placard
posted in Seattle street cars many
years ago which quoted the words
OF an unknown writer of that day.
1t read. "Show me the manner in
which a community cares for its
dead, and I will measure with
mathematical exactness the tender
sympathy of its people, and their
respect for the laws of the land
I am sure the community joins
me in expressing deep apprecia-
ton to Mayor Hendrickson, the
City Council, Bert Lybeck, Olaf
Bedding and their capable aides
for their splendid work in beauti-
flying the cemetery.
(signeO FRANCIS J. HARRISON
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1949-05-31
THREE BABIES BORN IiiiI
MEMORIAL WEEKEND

Two baby girls and baby boy
were born here over Memorial
weekend.
A 7-pound, 12-ounce baby girl, to
be named Mary Kathleen, was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Alstead
Sunday at st. AIMS hospital.
Paternal grandparents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Alstead Maternal grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Archer
OF Walla Walla, Wash, have been
visiting here for the past two
months and will leave for the
South next. Sunday. u
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cashen are
the parents Of their first child, a
baby girl to be named, Kristen
The infant was born Sunday night
at st. AIMS hospital weighing Z
pounds, is ounces. Paternal grand
mother is Mrs. Sadie Cashen OF
Douglas. Mrs. Kristen Shirk of
Seattle is maternal grandmother.
A 6-pound, 7-ounce baby boy
was born Sunday evening to Mr..
and Mrs. Angle Peterson at the
Government hospital.