Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-02-17

MARY MARGARET MCBRIDE
rare gift of making her program
sound completely Spontaneous, She
says she chooses guests whome she
finds interesting, feeling that they
must interest others also. And she
accepts only those sponsors whose
products she believes in; those en-
thusiasitc plugs are completely
sincere.
Novelist James Hilton, whossS
Hallmark Playhouse" is on CHS
Thursdays. is celebrating applying
for U. S. citizenship by writing his
first novel with an American locale.
1t won't be Hollywood, where so
many of his books have been
dramatized, and so many Of
whose stars have been on his pro-
gram. He feels it is not truly
representative of America.
Columbia Br0adcasting Sys-
tenn seems to be aiming at the
slogan you name 'em, we've
got 'em." shortly after Bling
Crosby switched to CHS, Red
SHELTON followed; come fall, he'll
Join their Sunday night parade.
Television may have Hollywood
scared. but there is nothing wrong
with the motion picture industry
that pictures like "a Letter to Three
Wives" won't cure. With a perfect
cast, an excellent story, fine direc-
ton, this 10th Century-Fox produc-
ton has everything that takes pay
ing customers into theatres and
gives them the worth of their
money.
If you look closely at the fire :
scene in Columbia's 1.-The Man
From Colorado" (set in 1869 you'll
see an airplane in the sky. It got
in accidentally-was patrolling the
area for any spreading Of the fire.
Lets get it straight about
my reaction TO the great open
spaces of Arizona" said Jane
Greer, co-star of RKO's "station
west" 1t isn't true that I
tainted when I saw my first
rattIesnake. I merely screamed
so that people came running
from Flagstaff, 80 miles away.
And when I saw a big taran-
lula in the toe of my slipper,
was leaving my tent anyway"
~
William Holden is a great out.
doors man. But now he is under
orders to stay out of the sun. r
plays an escaped killer in "TRE
Dark Past an dhas to preserve
prison pallor played without bene-
fit of makeup.
The new March Of Time, "On
Stage" shows what only insid-
ers usually see-what goes on
behind the scenes of two sue
cessful plays now running in
New York. They are "Anne Of
the Thousand Days" starring
Rex Harrison, and "Red
Gloves" starring Charles Boy
er, both Of whom appear in the
picture, along With many other
famous people of the theatre.
-
Mutual's delightful Twenty Cues
tions,' now in its fourth year, stars
three members of one family-Fred
VanDevcnter. the well-known news
caster; his wife, Florence, and their
son. Bobby. Their skill and in
genuity are likely to make their IA
nous guests on the program seem
tongue-tied, while the audient z !
knowing the answers, laughs and
listens.
On an Arizona location trip Quinn
Williams won % target rifle by
placing first in flying tin cam
event. He donated his prize to
rattle for the benefit of veterans
hospital. Won over Dick Powell,
among others.
y
william L. Shirer was later and
later getting home to Sunday din
ner following his broadcast. Mrs.
Shirer was irked, till she found that
he was staying to talk things over
with John B. Kennedy. Now she just
aske Kennedy to dinner.
A Certainty
And il the money spent for war