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Show By VIRGINIA VALE Released by Wtitern Newspaper Union. GREER . GARSON claim that Loretta Toomey is the good luck stand-in of Hollywood. Miss Toomey was stand-in for Sonja Henie, Ellen Drew and Joan Davis before going to Metro to be stand-in for Hedy Lamarr and RuthHussey. All of them did all right, you'll remember. Three years ago she became Miss Carson's stand-in and how that young woman has forged ahead! Now Miss Garson has lent her for a second time (the first was when Theresa Wright got her for some scenes in "Mrs. Miniver") to Susan Peters, for scenes when Miss Gar-son Gar-son doesn't need her in "Random Harvest"; they're rivals for Ronald Colman's affections, in the picture, but never meet Incidentally, some exhibitors thought so highly of "Mrs. Miniver" that they advocated showing it at advanced prices. But the suggestion sugges-tion was turned down, on the theory that this swell picture really belongs to the people, and that the greatest number should see it in the shortest short-est possible time. Nicholas M. Schenck, president of Loew's, Inc., Metro distributors, is responsible. Jean Hersholt, the kindly "Dr. Christian" of the CBS Wednesday night series, has completed the first of his two albums of children's tales - VI BaaBaaanlvLjMaaalBaaaaB JEAN HERSHOLT recordings. This is the first step in a plan that he has had for many years, to bring worthy translations of Hans Christian Anderson's Danish fairy tales to the American public. Barbara Moffett, 18 year old equestrienne, breaks Into pictures playing the feminine lead opposite Tim Holt in RKO's "Red River Rob-In Rob-In Hood." She was discovered while doing trick riding, roping and shoot-Ing shoot-Ing as the star of a rodeo troupe. So this won't be the ordinary Western, West-ern, since the heroine will be given a chance to do her stuff, instead of just looking pretty. Joe Pasternak, who produced De-anna De-anna Durbin's films for so long, has discovered a new singing star, Mary Croft. He gave her a role in his first Metro picture, "Tulip Time," then sent her to New York for a year's study before making more pictures. So when you see the picture, pic-ture, look for her you may have the satisfaction of seeing a future star's first performance. Warner Brothers bought screen rights to "The Miracle," the reli-glous reli-glous spectacle play, some years ago as a vehicle for Bette Davis. After several script writers had tried their hands at adapting it it was shelved. Now we hear that it may be screened. Vox Pop begins Its third year of programs from military, naval and armament establishments along with its eighth of network broadcasting. broad-casting. It was the first ridla pr gram to adapt and contribute Its facilities to national defense, tne first to present the voices of selectees in training, the first and only one o undertake a Good-Neighbor Latin America tour. Randolph Scott, Glenn Ford, Evelyn Ev-elyn Keyes and other members ol thVcast got a real western reception recep-tion when they arrived In Utah for Desperadoes." Local cowhands held up the train and "kidnaped Z stars. Miss Keye, is the first Hollywood actress to make a bobby of collecting military insignia representing rep-resenting armed force, of all tte United Nations-has more than 300 Insignia buttons. ODDS AND ENDS-A, Parting rttlen. UH New York for. cation, Kau SmWs .ponsor printed ?Jith.reyear contra ireneW . . Walter Reed, Vung leadi man dLconredrecendybyRKO.tobeen omened important roU wuh Pat O-BHen, Randolph Scott and Ann Shirley in "Bombardier . . . J"-fSSLr J"-fSSLr started. U making -The War and Mrs. UadUy. ni hoe bought "MruPf J Greer Canon... Carol Anne B WaW daughter, ' m ."'7 HoZted bridle for hu favorite hone. |