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Show (Released by "Western Newspaper Union.) By VIRGINIA VALE HEDY LAMARR'S going to have that long bob done in little pig-tails for a scene in "Tortilla Flat," according ac-cording to an official announcement an-nouncement from M-G-M. She's also, in that picture, going go-ing to have another opportunity opportu-nity to show that she really can act when she is given a chance. "H. M. Pulham, Esq.," her current cur-rent picture,. does all right by her in that respect, though the picture Itself is rather disappointing somehow, some-how, not quite so good as it should have been. The' Mexican Spitfire comedy series se-ries rolls right along, with Lupe Velez and Leon Errol; the fifth one i LUPE VELEZ is "Mexican Spitfire at Sea"; evidently evi-dently the combVation ot the rubber-legged comedian and the fiery Lupe is a money-making one. Like many other women the country coun-try over Rosalind Russell wanted to do something useful in the present pres-ent emergency; she'd taken a Red Cross course, but felt that she could do more than roll bandages and make splints. So she's Private Ros-kllnd Ros-kllnd Brisson now (the new husband's hus-band's name being Brisson, remember), remem-ber), of the Beverly Hills Women's Emergency Corps, and is spending two evenings a week learning to take an ambulance apart and put it together again. When she finishes "Take a Letter, Darling," she'll enroll en-roll in the radio course. When 'the Armistice was signed, 23 years ago, Wesley Barry was a boy actor, and Al Green was an assistant director. They were working work-ing together in a Mary Fickford film called "Daddy Long Legs." On the day when America entered the present war they were again working work-ing together this time at the RKO Radio studio, in "The Mayor of 41th Street," the film musical starring star-ring Anne Shirley and George Murphy. Mur-phy. This time Barry's assistant director, Green's director. It'll be a new version of "Down to the Sea in Ships" for Jean Gabin, the talented French actor, if 20th Century-Fox sticks to present plans. Gabin is now working in "Moon-tide." "Moon-tide." The other story was prepared two years ago for Tyrone Power, but never went into production. The studio's lucky; sea stuff, for background, back-ground, was shot last summer off the Mexican coast; couldn't be done now. Just for the record: "Two-Faced Woman," the new Garbo picture, has been revised, and the Legion of Decency has rated it "B," instead of "C," which stands for 'condemned." 'con-demned." Joan Davis, the film comedienne, has become a permanent member of Rudy Vallee's Thursday evening radio show. She'd been in vaudeville vaude-ville before she struck gold In Hollywood; Hol-lywood; Vallee saw her radio possibilities, possi-bilities, gave her a single guest appearance, ap-pearance, and now she's headed for the top, if she follows In the footsteps foot-steps of other Vallee discoveries. Francia White, the soprano star of the Monday evening telephone hour concerts, is an air raid warden. Her Instructions are, in case of an alarm, to warn people not to use the telephone! For five years Ted Straeter has been vocal director of the Kate Smith program. Three years ago he organized a band, and he's been making a reputation for himself through his engagements at one of New York's smartest night clubs. Now his music will be featured on a new series of radio programs, over the Mutual network. ODDS AND ENDS Listener uho send in the questions used in the quiz portion of the "U hat's On Your Mind" broadcusU are being given defense. saving sav-ing bonds and stamps . . . Shortly after the first blackout struck the Pacific coast Paramount begun to get "Pacific Blackout" ready for release it stars Robert Preston and Martha O'Uriscoll . . . Joan Crawford's building an outdoor out-door gymnasium at her home for her adopted son'. . . Lou Costcllo is training train-ing his young daughter, Patricia, for a small role in his next picture . . . Fred Astaire won't pose for still photographs of himself kissing his leading ladies. |