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Show have an important role in his , next picture. It will be either in "Land Is Bright," or "Judal," depending de-pending on which he starts first. Frances Langford, who just recently returned from abroad after af-ter visiting with Bob Hope practically practi-cally all the boys overseas, brought back two new songs, one written by Noel Coward called, "Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans," and the other is "I am Going to Get Lit Up When the Lights Go On in London." She plans to sing both of them on a Bob Hope show in the near future. One of the newest film stars to watch is Signe Hasso, young Swedish actress, of whom George Jean Nathans, that eminent con-saisseur con-saisseur of acting and ankles, declares, de-clares, "She is the most fascinating fascinat-ing new foreign actress in America." Ameri-ca." She has the role of the Dutch nurse, Bettina, opposite Carl Esmond Es-mond in "The Story of Dr. Was-sell," Was-sell," and is the most popular actress ac-tress on the Paramount lot. While waiting for her part in "The Sullivans" to be prepared, Ann Rutherford hopped off for New York for a delayed honeymoon honey-moon with new Hubby David May. As soon as Bette Davis recovers re-covers from grief and shock over the sudden death of her husband, she will begin work in "Mr. Skef-fington." Skef-fington." Paul Henreid, who made such a wonderful showing with her in "Now Voyager," will probably be her leading man in this new picture. During the time Hedy La-marr La-marr was absent from the screen, and it was quite a while due to quarrels with her studio over the salary ceiling, etc., she kept quite busy personally supervising her chicken farm, getting disengaged from George Montgomery and married to John Loder. Her current cur-rent film, "Heavenly Body," shows us a new and quite likeable Hedy. 1 creen Shorts A biographical film, based on the life of Woodrow Wilson, World War No. 1 President, is soon to go into production, with a two-million dollar budget. Darryl Zanuck is the producer and Lamar Trotti has been working on the script for the past year. Judy Garland and Van Johnston John-ston will be teamed in a musical, "Meet Me in St. Louis," which Arthur Freed, noted producer of musicals, will have charge of for Metro. Little Margaret O'Brien, talented child actress, will make her debut into musical comedy in this picture. Rumor has it that Dotty La-mour La-mour will not wear a sarong in her next two Paramount pictures, the first of which is another "Road" picture "Road to Utopia,'" Utop-ia,'" with her usual cronies, Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. The next is to be a super-duper technicolor musical, "Rainbow Island." Janet Blair wanted the role of leading lady opposite Cary Grant in "Curley," but Grant thought she was too "high school girlish." Desperate, Des-perate, Janet did everything she could to look as old as she could for her tests. The role is her's. Abbott and Costello fans, and there are thousands of them, will be delighted to hear that Lou Costello Cos-tello is convalescing nicely after his serious illness. As a matter of fact, on his mother's sixtieth birthday, birth-day, he walked for the first time exactly sixty steps giving her the very best birthday present possible. possi-ble. K. T. Stephens, who, as you probably know, is the daughter of Director Sam Wood and changed her name rather than "trade on" the reputation of her father, will |