Show Rig S E C REEK 10 Released by Western Newspaper Union By VIRGINIA VALE JANET BLAIR in pigtails calico dress and high button button but but- ton shoes reported for a test for Regina in Columbia's Gallant Journey Pro Pro- ducer-Director ducer William Wellman Well Well- W Wellman ellman ell ell- man said she was the first girl he thought of for the part She was wai supposed to look 11 and she did She says It was the first time sh wasn't told that she looked toe toc young to play playa a role Janet started her career as a soloist with H Ha Kemps Kemp's band straight out of higl hig w r y y lAw r JANET BLAIR j school broke into pictures before she was 20 In her colorful gay I costume she grows up charmingly charm in the picture with Glenn GlennFord GlennFord GlennFord Ford who's 19 when the picture begins begins begins be be- gins romancing with her Between scenes of Angel on My I Shoulder Claude Rains covered his own shoulders with a worn tweed coat Hes He's superstitious about aboul it He wore it on the Casablanca set the picture won an Academy Academy Acad emy award And on the set ol oj Caesar and Cleopatra in London for tor which he be got the highest salary ever given an actor I Happy Hollywood Homes will willbe willbe be the title of or a Columbia Screen I Snapshot showing film players and directors and their mates who've I been married for more than 10 10 years Producer Ralph expects expects ex ex- to have about 60 such couples in the picture Unprejudiced observers think maybe hes he's sticking stick ing his chin out out since Hollywood marriages have a way WilY of or breaking up even after 10 years ears Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians Pennsylvanians Pennsyl- Pennsyl who have a schedule calling call call- tag ing for six hour half broadcasts a week weck five mornings and Tuesday evenings have found time to transcribe transcribe trans trans- cribe a special minute 15 show for forthe forthe forthe the Veterans Veterans' administration If a tunes tune's danceable and has an appealing idea the chances are its it's set for the Hit Parade according to Harry Warren Warren War War- ren who wrote On the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Down Argentine Argentine Argentine Ar Ar- gentine Way and other hits bits Of course coarse he added a Bing Crosby Crosby Cros Cros- by or Frank Sinatra to sing It wont won't do any harm Hes He's currently writIng writing writing writ- writ Ing the music for Ms M-G-M's Summer Summer Sum mer Holiday h Walter Pigeon Mr Pierre Curie etc will shag truck do the Susy-Q Susy and Big AppIe Apple Apple Ap Ap- ApI I pIe with Claudette Colbert for tor a jitterbug jit- jit routine In The Secret Secret Heart now before the cameras at Metro l Quite a change for tor the dignified dig allied Mr Pigeon Possessed is the new title of the Warner Bros picture starring Joan Crawford known till tm now as The Secret It looks like another top top lop for her Van an Heflin pla plays s opposite her Raymond Massey Mas- Mas icy sey and Joan Chandler have Important tant lant nt roles Johnny Desmond sent a carton of ofis ofus als us is la latest test records to Princess Elizaeth Elizaseth Eliza- Eliza seth eth of ot England at her request She a n Desmond fan when he lang for her ber In Bedford with the lean Miller army air force torce band and nd asked that copies of his first recordings be sent cent to her It was reported later that Desmond was favorite crooner shed she'd heard iron ilm sing his Soldier and a Song ver the armed forces network Meredith Willson has been named o 0 the music advisory committee of toe the Atwater Kent radio auditions me ne of the radios radio's oldest and most radio institutions which was Nas started in 1927 but was dis- dis during the war Resumed Returned Re Re- turned this year it is designed to young talent in hi singers and ind musicians and has given a adart start dart to many a n successful career ODDS AND ENDS ENDs CBS CDS News Reporter Re Reo sorter porter Bob Garred has completed nar nar- ration allon for a Columbia Pictures short ind executives tj plan to put rut him liim under i years year's ars ar's contract for similar milar picture chores Philo Vance Nance has been bought ought to replace Bill nill Gargan's Murder Murder Murder Mur der rr ill Out Outs It with th the role of o oSer Sergeant Ser cant geant ant Heath Ileath played by Humphrey Davis DaL s. s Dan Seymour rotund character char char- icier acter actor in Cloak Cloa and Dagger used wed to be a circus strongman fling ning Crosby's been notified that hes lies the favorite fa write vocalist of American occupation troops in Europe next in order order order- Frank Sinatra J raughn aughn Monroe and the King Cole Trio ac according to a poll poU |