Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1949-08-05

BEN GRAUER
Pleasing microphone personality
and "the gift of CAB" have help
ed make him a success, but the
most important factor is his pro-
found knowledge of politics,
sports, psychology, science, lit
erature practically every
thing he needs to know.
Paulette Goddard says that
curves are coming back into ia
shion, so far as the girls of the
country are concerned, because
men like womenly women. Pau
lette has practiced what she
breaches; she put on 10 pounds
for her role as the wayward
heroine of Columbia's Anna
Lucasta" to make the lady allur-
ing, says she looks and feels so
we'll she's going to keep them.
More about allure; Bette
Davis, playing the wicked
wife of a small town doctor in
Beyond the Forest" refused
the cotton stockings which
would have been appropriate
for the character; said she
didn't believe she could lure
anybody in stockings like that.
So she will be seen stocking
less, her legs beautified only
with the handsome tan acquir-
cred at Laguna beach.
Jack Kirkwood, radio comic,
had to drop out of Riding
High" with Bing Crosby, when
he came down with flu the day
he was to start work. But that
i'll wind that brings somebody
good gave him Barry Fitzger-
AIDS role in Paramount's "When
Men Are Men," when Fitzgerald
was laid up because of a foot
operation. SO now it's Kirkwood
and Hope, with Lucille Ball.
Complaints that listeners to
stop the Music" have been re-
ceiving cards through the mail
promising them the title of the
Mystery Melody are being in.
vestigated. For example cards
are being mailed from Burbank,
Calf, with the message, You'll
be called this Sunday during the
Stop the Music show. Send so
cents for the title of the Mys-
terry Melody"
100000 gallons of water and
nine days work by more than
100 technicians produced the
cloudburst which menaces Mar
querite Chapman and little Ma
talie Wood in "The Green Pro-
mise" all done on a huge
stage, indoors, at RKO.
Ned E. Depinet, President of
RKO, recently signed a new
three-year contract with Sol
Lesser which means that the
"Tarzan" films continue as
the longest consecutive series
in movie history. The first was
made in 1918.
IT it doesn't wind up on the
,utting room floor, one of the
most hilarious scenes in Colurn-
bias The Good Humor Man"
'hould be the one showing jack
carson, as a Good Humor Man
Who has disgraced the company,
'eing stripped of his uniform
md bells before an assembled
'latoon of fellow employees -
lone with all the pomp and ce-
emony in the world.
When drama in CHS Green
series included two femi-
line suspects named Susan and
leslie only few of the intimate
riends of writer William Froug
new that he was announcing
he birth of his daughter, Susan
leslie.
David Brian and Adrienne
'ooth had to postpone their
until mid-August.
1hen he expects to complete his
role in Beyond the
crest" at Warmers. So it's a
'everly Hills apartment for
hem till then.
This sounds incredible - an
6-minute short subject, "My
'ountry 'Tis of Thee" showing
igh-spots of American history
rom the Pilgrims landing to
1e signing of the peace treaty
nth japan - released by War
er Bros.
p your troubles and take them
long with you! Shake off the
ares and tensions of everyday
wing and get a new outlook on
fe. If you do. you'll find your