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Show STAG ESCREEN - RADIO Released by Western Newspaper Union. BY VIRGINIA VALE FRANCES LANGFORD, who's doing such a swell 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 Consequences" Ralph Edwards-. Skinilny Ennis and his band, Frances Fran-ces found the studio set the scene of a revival of Hollywood slapstick technique. This included the use oi custard pies as missiles. "Ever I t-, . J- ', J r V r y' - 1 '"v- 4-- j r.ifv A 1 U 3 A . t Z irai J ----- L. .ibt:Jk FRANCES LANGFORD since I started making pictures I've wanted to throw a pie at 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 radio work again till it came time to prepare for the fall scries. Violation Viola-tion of the pact to cost the violator a dollar. George owes Gracie $23, she owes him $18. After 10 years of Marrlne male names exclusively, "Your Hit Parade" Pa-rade" shatters a precedent by starring star-ring Joan Kdwards, who's been on the program four years. She also gets a big salary boost and a long-term long-term contract. Joan's lucky star (and a lot of good hard work, plus plenty of . talent) have put her rijrht on top. She returned home from Hollywood Hol-lywood with offers from 20th Century-Fox and Warner Bros. C.enn Vernon, Robert Clarke nnd Jim Jordan Jr., have been cast to piny Inmates of the notorious 18;h 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 metaJ plating plat-ing plant on the Los Angeles Fast Side, where he was born. And promptly got a large government order, ns well as some for the civil-Ian civil-Ian market. His brother. Freddy Ra-bago, Ra-bago, runs the plant for him. Betty Hutton presented "graduating" "gradu-ating" members of B. G. DeSylva's "Stork Club" company with, war bonds wrapped to resemble diplo-mns diplo-mns when shooting on tho picture was finished. They were distributed from a basket decorated with a stork In cap nnd gown. F.ddle Bracken's fans came through with more than 150 suggestions sug-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 Jenn. Clark Gable and Jonn Illondell warble "The Trolley Song" for a short sequence In Metro's "The Strange Adventure," In which he stars with Greer Gnrson. When she found that they were also to sing "Old MacDonald Had n Farm." Miss P.hindcll turned fo Director Victor Fleming nnd demanded "Wlio are we Nelson Gable nnd .lennetie Illondell?" Who know s nm ylic Hits Is the beginning of n new singing (earn. Conner Hoswcll, who first became known as n member of the Iloswell Sisters, has been signed fur an Important Im-portant role In "Swing Parade," the Monogram musical starring Gain Storm ami Phil Hegan. Among other numbers, Cuiinec will slug "Stormy Weather. " ODDS f,7) h:DS - Vmiiliiining at Srlrmlt liriicll. llntnpUt r llnuort tnrt-'ru tnrt-'ru limulinl uhi'it ilia n"ie ilr. llnititit ml ilnnn nil thr rail, .tiir, unil liimlftl in iha unti'r Anna l.ee'l fittt piilutr nimn nrtnininu an ,-i nun irim riltrrn It tliv Itnri huiliifj f '.hnmln'r lluttntf" ... If Urn hf'n mil ai ling in I'inc- lutiitn lliiillni Ituli I mri'iy Itit'i him In l.nniinn hntt lt mil illli'l fur tiltiilnnn. . , . I'llivntil (ittiti'lH "n jiliiyril rm'l rnil il i r. lfitrntl lluil lip ocean ri'iil linliiTiniin milnUr him fur toaie Ivtltnv s lime 'ace in Imniliitr, lint ii7kmi naaie thrv inn't rrrntl. . , . f.efie woin In IriluiP vn nnliro thirtin (aimmi'n. |