Show f E CR E N 10 By VIRGINIA VALE Released by Western Newspaper Union WO full years have passed Two L since actor Douglas Walton Walton Walton Wal Wal- ton called up for army service service service ice worked all one night to finish a picture assignment at Early the next morning morning morning morn morn- ing with no time in which to change from his costume he reported for duty in in white tie and tails Now hes he's back back Douglas Douglas Doug Doug- las Walton medically discharged discharged- and reporting at to play the theman theman theman man who gets his in the Dick Powell-Anne Powell Shirley thriller Farewell Farewell Farewell Fare well My Lovely And on his first day before the camera his costume was white was white tie and tails I After giving Linda Darnell the biggest biggest biggest big big- gest break of her career in Summer Summer Summer Sum mer Storm then realizing while critics raved that they had no further further further fur fur- ther claim on her services Angelus Pictures Is taking no more chances They've signed up Dona Drake with witha a contract calling for a starring role a year for tor four years Donas Dona's been around the Paramount lot for tor some r d N KY i rf h r LINDA DARNELL time without ever getting a good I break so finally she won cancellation cancellation cancellation cancella cancella- tion of her contract so that she could take advantage of the Angelus Angelus Angelus An- An gelus offer Douglas Sirk director of Summer Storm made a special special special cial test of Dona and it was on his recommendation because he thinks she's potentially a dramatic star that she got the contract 1 I Norman Price tenor of the Mother and Dad quartet chose music as a career not too many years ago but it t was a up toss-up whether hed he'd sing or earn a l living as a professional swimmer or a baseball player Norman was a star athlete In his home borne state of Arkansas Arkan Arkan- sas he halls from Crom Berryville Polly Robertson organist an anti and arranger for Cor the quartet is another Southerner Southerner South South- erner from Kentucky Claude Rains Rams currently featured In Warner Bros Mr Skeffington starring Bette Davis is expected back from rom England by mid mid July July for tor his next assignment under a long- long term contract He went to play opposite opposite opposite op op- op- op Vivien Leigh In Caesar and Cleopatra As part of its twentieth anniversary anniversary anniversary sary celebration Metro has dug into the files tiles and come out with some bits of ot interesting information For Instance instance Glenn Glenn Martin the plane manufacturer once was a movie actor He played opposite Frances Marion the ace film writer and ex ex- ex- ex exI I He was given the job because because because be be- I cause no other leading man could be found in 1916 who owned an airplane I I In a poll poU of enlisted men embracIng embracing ing the entire Southwest Pacific area conducted by the Overseas Motion Picture Service Humphrey Bogart was voted the years year's No 1 actor as a result of his performance In Casablanca An Oscar a a. facsimile of the Fuzzy An Angel Angelof of New Guinea is being forwarded to him as an e expression 1 of the gratitude the men feel Ceel for Cor all that he has done for Cor them 1 The worn well theory that mystery mys mys- tery stories stones are t too o exciting fare tare for children receives another knockout blow in results from interviews with youngsters having roles on Mystery Mystery Mys tery Theater All report that never never never nev nev- nev- nev er In their lives have they slept better than on the nights after they have been In on a few choice murders murders mur mur- ders in the NBC mystery thriller thriller- the more murders the better Sounds difficult but it worked worked- when writing The Little Bit of ot I Heaven musical to be produced by Metro Capt Luther Davis with the army air corps in India and Marine Capt John Cleveland stationed stationed sta sta- sta- sta at Quantico Va collaborated by mail with Robert Andrews in Hollywood 1 ODDS AND Victor ENDS Borge Barge has been signed for an additional 13 weeks on the Basin Street program beginning beginning be be- ginning in September With Practically Prat Yours ours her lost last picture under her Paramount contract in the ba bag Claudette Colbert g. g intends to free lance ranee They had ey to change the script 01 o f Murder lIe Says and make the heroin an blonde ash instead o of f platinum lati num Helen Walker wouldn't bleach her hair In his Beverly Hills office Edgar Bergen an ash tray modeled after aler Charlie McCarthy it teas sent him by a fan Guy Lombardos Lombardo's band will be wed used in the current series cording of o ore recording re re- for lor W WAVE AVE enlistments |