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Show STAGtEN RADIO Released by Western Newspaper Union. BY VIRGINIA VALE FRANCES LANGFORD, who's doing such a swell 1 job on that radio program that she heads, got just whal she wanted in a scene foi RKO's "Radio Stars on Parade." Pa-rade." Starred with Wally Brown and Alan Carney in the musical, which has "Truth or I Consequences" Ralph Edwards. Skii 1 y Ennis and his band, Frances Fran-ces found the studio set the scene of revival of Hollywood slapstick : technique. This included the use ol custard pies as missiles. "Evei FRANCES LANGFORD since 1 started making pictures I've wanted to throw a pie nt someone," said she. "It seemed such fun. I found it was." Alan Carney was on the receiving end of the pastry, and found Frances' aim as good as her voice. When George Burns and Gracie Allen left the air for the summer. ! they agreed not to speak of their j radio work again till it came time to prepare for the fall series. Viola-I Viola-I tion of the pact to cost the violator a dollar. George owes Gracie $28, she owes him $18 After 10 years of starring male names exclusively "Your Hit Pa-i Pa-i fade" shatters a precedent by starring star-ring Joan Edwards, who's been on j the program four years. She also gi'ts a big salary boost and a long-term long-term contract. Joan's lucky star (and a lot of good hard work, plus I plenty of talent) have put her right j on top. She returned home from Hol-j Hol-j lywood with offers from 20th Century-Fox and Warner Bros. Glenn Vernon, Robert Clarke and Jim Jordan Jr., have been cast to play inmates of the notorious 18th I century London lunatic asylum Bedlam, Bed-lam, in "Chamber of Horrors," at their own request. The canny young men realized that those roles are sure scene-stealers. Andy Russell not only has a gilt-edged gilt-edged voice, he also has the golden touch, apparently. Recently Andy, who makes his screen debut in "Stork Club," bought a metal plating plat-ing plant on the Los Angeles East Side, where he was born. And promptly got a large government order, as well as some for the civilian civil-ian market. His brother, Freddy Ra-bago, Ra-bago, runs the plant for him. Betty Hutton presented "gradu-ating" "gradu-ating" members of B. G. DeSylva's "Stork Club" company with war bonds wrapped to resemble diplomas diplo-mas when shooting on the picture was finished. They were distributed from a basket decorated with a stork in cap and gown. Eddie Bracken's fans came through with more than 150 sug- i gestions for naming the new baby, after it was announced that they'd expected a boy, to be named Michael. Mi-chael. Most of the fans suggested "Michelle." But the Brackens settled set-tled on Caroline Jean. Clark Gable and Joan RIondell warble "The Trolley Song" for a short aeqaence In Metro's "The Strange Adventure," in which he stars with Greer Garson. When she found that they were also to sing "Old MacDonald Had a Farm," I Miss Blondell turned to Director Victor Fleming and demanded "Who are we Nelson Gable and Jeanette Blondell?" Who knows maybe this Is the beginning of a new singing team. Connee Boswell, who first became known as a member of the Boswell Sisters, has been signed for an. important im-portant role in "Swing Parade," the Monogram musical starring Gale Storm and Phil Regan. Among other numbers, Connee will sing "Stormy Weather." ODDS AND ENDS-Vacationini at Seu:port beach, Humphrey Bngort tact-'eisly tact-'eisly launhed when the. new Mrs. liogart sof down on the rail, slipped, i tnd landed in the water, . . Anna Lee's first picture since hectming an ! American citizen it the Boris KarlofJ "Chamber of Horrors." . . . When he's ! not acting in Pine-Thnmas thrillers I Bob i.owery hie him to Ixiguna beach wfi Wire lor ahalone. . . . F.dunrd Gargan has played reel cops so fre- j quently that he swears real policemen j mistake him lor some fellow whose j 'ace is familiar, but whose name they man't recall. . . . Gene Krupa to lecture on native African drumming. |