Evening star., 1950-05-28

much newer than those we're ac-
customed to find coming into our
living rooms. Now the word is
that this group OF motion pictures
"a number OF them topnotch
ones-will be finding their way to
Washington viewers when Holly
wood Movie Hits" makes its bow
on WMAL-TV next Tuesday at
$50 pm.
The film series. scheduled 10 run
26 weeks, is being sponsored by q
group OF automobile dealers and
includes a number of titles you
Will remember. among them pic
lures stamped with such names as
Alfred Hitchcock. John Ford and
Walter Wanger. House Across
the Bay" with Joan Bennett and
Walter Pidgeon. will be the first
of the films. to be followed on
June by "Sundown." starring
Gene Tferney. Sir Cedric Hard
wicke. George Sanders and Bruce
Cabot.
The future, on this Tuesday
night session. also holds such IA
vorably remembered items as For
eign Correspondent" Long Voy-
age Home, History Is Made at
Night" tCharles Boyer. Jean Ar
thur TO Be or Not to Be" Jack
Benny and Carole lombard. Il
Met My Love Again" Trade
Winds, Il Married a Witch" and
a number Of others.
At WMAL-TV they not only as
sure US that these are newer than
any motion pictures yet seen on
televiSion, but that the prints are
in excellent condition.
P.S.-Another look at the notes
confirms that Mr.. Fords fine
Stage Coach is on this list, too.
Telenotes: Fred Allen quite pos
sibly will take the television
plunge next fall. He's been talk
ing things over a lot with Dave
Garroway, who shows more evi-
dence of understanding television
than a lot of people on it. !.
Jimmy Durante. on the other
hand, is just as happy that his
MGM contract prohibits TV ap-
pearances. He told the North
American Newspaper Alliances
Harold Heffernan during the week
that Il do a weekly program on
radio and get by okay, but /
wouldn't last on television. You
never could get away with the
stuff you do on radio" Cru
sade in Europe" the telefilmed
version of Gen. Eisenhowers
book OF the same name, will be
seen once week instead of twice
week for the rest of its Is
episode run. Tuesday night at 8
is the time. on WMAL-TV. .
MICS Saturday Night Revue"
already has been assured of a re-
turn to the air early next Septem-
Der, now being fully sold out to
nine sponsors. q. Al Houghton.
Prince Georges Country Club pro,
has started a weekly series of
golf lessons on WNBW, Saturday
nights at 1890.
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Programs and People: Eddie
Gallaher. WTOP's "Moondial" and
Sundial' man. will spin a wheel
OF fortune Wednesday in Airing
ton to select Queen Kiwanis. :"
Her reign will be over the Inter-
national Folk Festival. to be pre-
sented at the Watergate June 4.
Taft Feiman, chairman of
the Greater Washington American
Veterans Committee, has written
a play, THE Good Right Arm F."
a half-hour version Of which will
be presented Tuesday night at
$3.50 on WCFM. Has hopes for a
later TV performance. Eve
Our Miss Brooks" Arden will be
at the Olney the week of June
u in "Over 81" Jackson
tWWDC) Loves song writing
contest drew 472 entries.
Sunday Summary (of items you
may have missed during the
week.: Jose Iturbi. Ezio Pima
Nelson Eddy and Todd Duncan
will make summer appearances on
The Telephone Hour" CWRC-
Monday. p.mD. Luckey North
has started new television
fashion show, Fridays at 7:45 pm.
on WO1C. Brooke Johns starts
a new variety show, The Little
Top" on WOIC Wednesday night.
-. Glamour Hints" with Phyl-
lis Bell delivering just that, starts