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Show STAGEEN RADIO Released by Western Newspaper Union. By VIRGINIA VALE THE voice of Donna Keath, which has been heard on many top radio programs "Readers' Digest," "Road oi Life," "Ma Perkins," and many more will now be heard in the movies. For she recently completed the leading role of "Lisa" In the Artkino picture. "Wait tor Me," story of wife whose faith In her husband's return never falters. It's a Russian picture, to which English Eng-lish voices were added here; other leading radio and stage actors have DONNA KEATH supplied English voices for this production, pro-duction, one being Alexander Scour-by, Scour-by, who's been heard on "Second Husband," "Young Widder Brown," "Right to Happiness," and number num-ber of other radio programs. Gene Tierney's father - in - law, I Count Alexander Loiewski, has a brief but important role in 20th Cen- tury-Fox's "A Bell for Adano." The ' former Czarist diplomat escaped to Italy after the Russian revolution, and, realizing that his diplomatic ; days were over, took dramatic course. He made five Italian films, made his debut here in "The Song ! of Russia." He calls himself Alexander Alex-ander Sasha for screen purposes. Cass Daley has just fulfilled a I childhood dream. When she was j a youngster, Cass (who's one of the j stars of "Duffy's Tavern") worked In a mill in Philadelphia; every j day she passed a big brownstone bouse, which she liked so much that she determined that some day she'd be rich and famous, and buy it. I Movies and radio did the trick; she recently bought the house, gave It I to her mother. Picture the amazement of two sailors when, after one bet the other that he wouldn't have nerve enough to ring Loretta Young's doorbell, j Loretta opened the door before the bell rang. She asked them in, gave them coffee, then explained that she tod her husband. Col. Tom Lewis, were just going out, so if they wanted her to she'd drive them down to the Hollywood Canteen. Here's a tip for Alfred Hitchcock fans who keep sharp eyes out for his "signature" appearance ' in every picture he directs. They spotted him j easily in "Lifeboat," as a fat man in s newspaper ad for a fat reducer. They'll have a little more trouble with "Spellbound. "-He gave himself about two seconds on the screen, as a hurrying little man getting off a crowded elevator. - The human side of the fighting fronts will be brought to movie screens here by Warner Bros, in new series of one-reel films to be issued monthly, called "Overseas Roundup." Film will be supplied by the army, navy and marine corps. Joan Edwards, singing star of "Your Hit Parade," is the first big I singing star to have a stand-in. She's j a Texas gal, Merri Bell, and for the past five months she's had nothing noth-ing to do but sit through rehearsals and broadcasts and collect her salary. Danny Thomas, who was with the Marlene Dietrich troupe on her initial ini-tial overseas tour last spring, is all set for another tour when Fanny Brice's air show vacations for the summer. Fanny's show has been prepared for the Red Cross for American prisoners of war in Germany, Ger-many, incidentally; recordings of top programs are sent regularly to prison camps where Americans are interned. Overheard in a powder room at the Blue Network two young radio actresses having a reunion. Said one, "Let's go out to the lounge and have a good talk." Replied the other, "I can chat for 2 minutes; I have a rehearsal in 3, and it takes I 30 seconds to get there." ODDS AND ENDS Roddy McDow I aWt dachshund is called "Pullman'' ! because of her many births announces Roddy, now working in "Molly and Me." . . . Alan I mid tells people he comes from Cleveland, then explains that he means Cleveland, Okla., not Ohio. . . . Screen rights to "Night Editor," Edi-tor," the popular radio serial, have been bought by Columbia Pictures. . . . It's fine that "This Is Helen Hayes," the new Sunday night dramatic series, brings the famous Helen back to radio. . . . Paramount' s "Murder, He Says" is Fred MacMurray's 42nd feature picture sinct he attained stardom in his first, "The Gilded Lily," ten years ago. |