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Show f BendixWill Star i HOLLYWOOD William Bendlx has been signed by Columbia Picture Pic-ture to star in a baseball comedy. "Kill the Umpire," an original story by James Hill and Harry Clork which John Back will produce. pro-duce. Prank Tashlin la currently preparing the screenplay. Beck, who beade an Independent unit which will make the film ver sion of ths stag hit, "Harrey at Unlrarsal-In tarnations!. riH asovs oTer to OohimMa to start work la October on "Kill the Umpire. This Is aa arrangement entirely separate sepa-rate from his independent set-up. Negotiations are bow under way with top major league baseball players of both leagues to take part in the picture, which will start camera work immediately after I the world series. |