Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-06-10


Fibber and Molly
a lot of money to the Jordans
then; they showed up at Station
and landed on the air.
Five months later the radio job
and they went back to
vaudeville. 1t was not until later
that they became "Fibber Nc
Gee and Molly" in one of radios
top ranking radio series.
When Ingrid Bergman went
to London for some location
scenes in Under Capicorn" she
learned that there is a great
between extra players
there and in Hollywood. In
Mob extras" are called
crowd artists"
Burt Lancaster is back in
the circus; he finished Rope
of Sand" and headed for
Louisville KY, and the Cole
Brothers circus, to do an
acrObatic act with his former
partner, Nick Cravat; will ap-
pear with it in rs cities.
Peter Lorre's year of personal
appearances has convinced the
public that he's not the little
he portrays on the
screen. He visited many vet
erans' hospitals, especially those
other entertainers had over
looked - doesn't sing or dance,
so had to rely on informal talks.
Now he is back in Hollywood in
"Quicksand," with Mickey Roo
ney - playing a little monsterl
DR.. Henry Darlington, Rector
of New York's Church of the
Heavenly Rest recently appear
ed as family counselor on "The
Second Mrs. Burton" Listening
to the singing commercials, he
remarked, "If churches used a
device as catchy as this, l could
guarantee standing room only"
No doubt he went home and ask
ed the cook to try those seven
delicious flavors.
Julie London. soon to be
seen in Task Force" has cut
in on Dorothy Lamour's ter
ritOry. Till Julie appeared,
Dorothy was the best known
ex-department store elevator
operator in pictures. Julie ran
one, too, in Hollywood store.
Howard "Sam Spade" Duff
'elived scary experience when
1e and other members of the
Partners in Crime" cast were
lying to Universal -Internation-
lis location in Tucson. The
blame shook violently and one
engine went dead. Finally land
I'd on the remaining three. When
he was in the South Pacific
Turing the war, Duff was in a
blame that encountered severe
leadwinds, threatened to run
'ut of gas. He admits that he
vas as scared as anybody else,
,ut he took out some cards and
tarted a poker game.
"The Octopus and Miss
Smith" location stint at Pt.
Sequit never will be forgotten
by the cast. Director Michael
Curtis was knocked cold by a
falling beam. Jane Wyman got
pecked on the hand by a tame
Cd goose. Eve Arden's mishap
caused the longest delay; a
dog chased her, she lost her
artificial bangs, and couldn't
go on acting till another set
arrived from the studio.
Almira- Sessions, featured in
Night Unto Night" has bought
hree lots on one side of her
hills home and four
n the other. Four years OF
caring other peoples radios
through apartment house walls
made her appreciate quiet.
ODDS AND ENDS =. With the
eed to learn about television
anging over their heads, Holly
good producers and directors
re heading for New York to
ee how "The Goldbergs" is put
ogether; they say it's the slick
st thing of its kind on video
'ut like quite a few other ac-
ors, Jimmy Cross left the West
oast several months ago to
York in eastern video studios,
oW is back home to work IN
Quicksand' Shirley Temple,
larried and the mother of a l5-
lonth-old daughter, is finally