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Show Released by Western Newspaper Union. By VIRGINIA VALE IT'S the real Deanna Durbin whom you'll see in "Can't Help Singing"; the picture's ji technicolor, so Deanna's aair is golden, not the darker shade created for her black and white films. But the star vill have to vie with the landscape, lor this super-Western was made igainst the spectacularly beautiful icenery of Utah. The turquoise blue Savajo lake could offer competition o any actress. Deanna rated the est in music, too; her songs were written by Jerome Kern, author of he music for "Show Boat" and 1 v. -' s X I ""-.. 1 ! 5 i -! '. K t t -'- ' . i j DEANNA DURBIN ! many other hits, and the lyrics are by E. Y. Harburg, who turned out Ihe verses for the songs in "Bloom- ; tr Girl," New York's newest mu-lical mu-lical hit. During the first eight weeks of "To Have and Have Not," at a New Vork theater, 350,000 persons paid to see the Humphrey Bogart-Lauren Bacall opus. The Bogart admirers iwarmed in by thousands, many jthers came to see the new starlet. Johnny Coy and Miriam Franklin rehearsed for three and a half months for the dance they do In "Duffy's Tavern" two weeks long-tr long-tr than it took Fred Astaire and Marjorie Reynolds to prepare their routines for "Holiday Inn." Incl-Jentally Incl-Jentally Johnny, recently signed by Paramount, is being hailed as a combination of Astaire and Gene Kelly, because of his performance In "Out of This World." John Cromwell has a reputation as a director who brings out hidden talent and develops stars; he's the man who made Bette Davis a star In "Of Human Bondage." In "Since You Went Away" several newcomers newcom-ers give outstanding performances. Now along comes "The Enchanted Cottage" see It and keep an eye on Eden Nicholas, Martha Holliday, Virginia Belmont, Nancy Marlow. Robert Clarke, Bill Williams and Carl Kent. Maybe you'll be In on the development of a new star. Wally Cassell, playing a light-hearted light-hearted G.I. whom the girls go for In "G.I. Joe," the Ernie Pyle picture, pic-ture, owes his screen career to Mickey Rooney. Rooncy saw him In a Los Angeles cafe, got him a screen test and a contract with Metro. If you attend a broadcast of "Mr. District Attorney" you see Ethel Browning toting a box about three Inches high; she stands on It whenever when-ever It's time for her to say her lines. The voice of a tough gun moll comes from a tiny gal who can't reach the mike! "Brother Al" Heifer, former Mutual Mu-tual Broadcasting System sports announcer an-nouncer and honorably discharged lieutenant commander of the navy, has the latest Cinderella story to tell. While strolling through the corridor cor-ridor of New York's 20th Century-Fox Century-Fox office to audition as a commentator, commen-tator, he was spotted by a talent scout. Result, a technicolor screen test and a long-term contract for the handsome, six-foot five Al. But don't look for him on the screen under that name it'll probably be changed before he faces the cameras. Larry Stevens, the 21-ycnr-old lad who replaced Dennis Day as singer on the Jark Benny program, is extra ex-tra pleased about that contract because be-cause now he can marry his high school sweetheart, Barbara Williams, Wil-liams, Universal contract player. You'd think Dick Ilaymes would be content, whnt with his "Kvery-thing "Kvery-thing for the Boys" air show over NI!C and his starring role opposite Hetty Grable In 20th Century-Fox's "Diamond Horseshoe." Hut now he's studying short-story writing! ODDS AM) HNDS-lhmny Kma i., ri'MO tltirrinu nil lii men uir imie ei ('.IIS. . . , If e're Inlil fmf (.'orieiu Olit Shintii'r mid Uiilnnil ) outift may rami hack in a rtulio serin i,e lln-ir "If i-Hum i-Hum ami ftlnrv." . . . Arrhiluho I'vlix ttf Autlritt Inltl Jnm h'nnlainr lluil tho host mnriv Uo'il nt'rn tcn.l "CniuH My Iffiy." ... Judy C.iitlin'tt l.i rime apfn'iirinH on nrw end orer l'lt('. . . . TUrrv't ilill fKHJtilur (Inniinil fitr imeier 7u fiiier thow tvilh lli'flli anil lltitllf; tli'vllp ii Ifori (Siiikp l)nur C.tmti'rn) Ifiion, ami lltittla h llnrry (It '(iyi ( lit lnnotnnl) MrNtitiitlitttn. . , . Vo nt'ftt tit itltntify Vhil (Tahn It or l.riii p It) llnUxr. |