Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-12-29

EVELYN KEYES
detective, she had to scramble up
and down wobbly, rusty fire es-
cape on a tenement. She did it over
and over, for hours and hours,
while bitter winds blew. Wound up
with hands filthy and scraped and
clothes unfit for further use. Mean
while Paulette Goddard was urg-
ing her to come yachting in the
Caribbean
Jimmy Durante plays his first
dual role in 1.-THE Great Rupert"
the George Pal production in which
he co-stars with Terry Moore and
Tom Drake. But you may not rec
ognize him. Jimmy always has
yearned to drive a circus wagon,
so he got his wish. At his own in
sistence, he was permitted not only
to drive the wagon, but also to APP
pear behind a luxuriant beard.
Mary Jane Highly also has been
doing a stint in a dual role The
heroine of when a Girl Marries,"
Joan Davis" has been menaced
by a tough waitress bent on black
mail. And the tough waitress
Mary Jane Highly.
Ever so often q radio or pic
ture star Is stopped by police
man while speeding to an inn
portant engag m e mt. The
policeman recognizes the star
and doesn't give him a ticket.
Anyway, that's the story. But
Jay Jostyn, doing As miles an
hour in New Jersey on the way
to NBC, was stopped, recOg-
nized as "Mr. District Attor-
ney"-and given a ticket!
John Dehner is said to have one
Of the briefest, but important, roles
in movie history in 1.-THE Rock
Bottom" He appears on the screen
just long enough for Ruth Roman
to cross his office, grab a statuette,
and kill him by hitting him over
the head. Well, in "Stage Fright"
Director Alfred Hitchcock appears
as a paunch, sticking out from
under an umbrella.
If Jack Webb had not landed a
top supporting role in Stanley
Kramer's "The Men" he and his
wife, Julie London. would have
been most unhappy. jules picture
jobs have been few and far be-
tween the last three years. She
decided to take time out and have
a baby. Now picture offers are
pouring in-four good ones came
in one week. And she had to say
mo"
Bette Davis will continue to
suffer on the screen, though
she'd like TO do a good comedy.
In RKO's 1.-THE Story OF
Divorce" her husband, Rob
ert Young,) tells her after 20
years Il marriage that he
wants b be free.
A new canine star Is looming
Chinook, who will be featured
in Monographs 1.-THE Courage of
Captain Plum" Kirby Grant will
star, and the picture, set to start
January IL, will be filmed at Bart
let's Cedar Lake. Big Bear.
Terry Frost welcomed with Joy
the assignment Of the role Of cop
in RKO's "The Threat" It's really
a reward for what he has been
going through. For the past seven
months, in 10 roles. he's been run
ming from cops and falling dead.
Hollywood talent scouts got ex-
cited when they learned that Mont
gomery Cliff has a twin sister.
She's Mrs. Robert c. McGinnis, Of
Dallas, Tex. She's not interested
in a screen career" Cliff told
them. "She's the sensible twin"
He has a younger brother, William
Brooks Cliff. Jr., who also wants
no part Of Hollywood; he's in the
export business.
ODDS AND ENDS Pat
O'Brien and his wife recently re-
turned from their 18th yearly
honeymoon trip" Bob Hope
was named the No. box-office
star by exhibitors voting In the