Show S EPS C E rl i DI 0 ily by VIRGINIA VALE rie leased by western newspaper union phe HE nations largest radio 1 stock com company pany is behind the weekly prod production action of the new program m three thirds of a nation heard wednesday evenings on the blue network produced in co operation with the hollywood victory committee clearing house for war wartime time appearances of the associated acao actors rs and aru ts of ot america the program has ha pt ft its dispo disposal ial the resident membership of oil nil southern california castings weekly draw from a reservoir re ot of more than screen stage and radio actors all volunteers the tone family franchot and joan jean will soon bo be working at the some same studio franchot has signed a term agreement with paramount it calls for four pictures during the next two years joan jean wallace tone a louisiana purchase beauty is already there ann harding Is returning to the screen in metros odor of violets a mystery drama soon to go into j pr I 1 1 ea wt ft atta wi ANN HARDING production edward arnold has the principal male role donna reed one of metros abundant crop of starlets Is also in the cast you may not recognize chester conklin at once in 1 I married a witch playing a bartender at a country club chos in much of the opening action he ali appears pears without that famous walrus mustache an evening gown that hat priscilla lano lane wears in silver queen Is going to be melted down and givon given to the ambulance corps when ashes through wih it its a IT 17 pound silver dress and will eventually become wiring and dental plates for soldiers the diamonds that marlene dietrich wore in the lady Is willing are facing the camera again this time in ellery cilery queen across the atlantic the picture teams margaret lindsay and william gargan the story requires a collection of jewels that are stolen so james jamas hogan the director got busy and rented them miss dietrich got a break she just borrowed the gems those childrens giggles you will hear in walt Dis Bar bamba are the sounds of youngsters filled up with ice cream enjoying some old mickey mouse shorts disney wanted spontaneous laughter and how he gol go it P in all the movie studios adolphe benj Is known as the script girls girl S pet lie ile keeps track for himself of au all the tricky little details detail s which the girls have to watch for example in syncopation and george bancroft do a lot of smoking which means that hat lengths of cigars and ash must bo be matched in which may bo be filmed aimed weeks apart carries a pocket rule measures cigar and ash at the beginning ol of each scene and calls his results to the script girl Clau claudette dAtte colbert has signed a three year contract calling tor for one picture a year with her first assignment will be the leading role in the screen version of pearl bucks china sky shell play an american doctor ak stepping in into to t the h c ti title tle role of tho the bulldog drummond series back on the at air r after an absence of several era I 1 months santos ortega follows in illustrious footsteps george cou louras the lost last incumbent is on tour with that very successful play watch on the rhine J Is E h mathews was the first actor to assume the role and john barrymore Barry I 1 ronald 1 0 n a ld co colman 1 r ria n a and n d john howard d did i d it i t on tho t h 0 screen s cre e n ODDS AND ENDS hobert preshion Ir eslon learned to ie be a proficient r focient machine tachine ri gunner while on oil locution location with wake island actor vialor claflen cL aslen ol 01 0 I 1 der town has invented a 40 foot tunk tank and submitted it to the he war department hes has a veteran ol of the boer and the last world avar A new adventure strip about a war kur correspondent will be bu bused sedon on the real life adventures of vil tV liam illiam L shirer during his days as a berlin radio operator aerator loan joan edwards of 0 ti your I 1 it Tu barade rade has wort won the pool athrel ree running it in guessing the ten hit numbers no umusa unusual i pets for or mary martin she keeps laying hens |