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Show Rtleaicd br Western Newspaper Union. By VIRGINIA VALE THE voice of Donna Keath, which has been heard on many top radio programs "Readers' Digest," "Road ol Life," "Ma Perkins," and many more will nowbe heard in the movies. For she recently completed the leading role of "Lisa" ; in the Artkino picture. "Wait for Me," story of a wife whose faith in her husband's return never falters. It's a Russian picture, to which English Eng-lish voices were added here; other leading radio and stage actors have DONNA KEATH supplied English voices for this production, pro-duction, one being Alexander Scour-by, Scour-by, who's been heard on "Second Husband," "Young Widder Brown," : "Right to Happiness," and a number num-ber of other radio programs. Gene Tierney's father in law, Count Alexander Loiewski, has a brief but important role in 20th Cen-tury-Fox's "A BeU for Adano." The i former Czarlst diplomat escaped to Italy after the Russian revolution, and, realizing that his diplomatic days were over, took a dramatie course. He made Ave Italian films, made his debut here in "The Song of Russia." He calls himself Alexander Alex-ander Sasha for screen purposes. Cass Daley has Just fulfilled ft childhood dream. When she was a youngster, Casa (who's one of the stars of "Duffy's Tavern") worked In a mill in Philadelphia; every day she passed a big orownstone bouse, which she liked so much that she determined that some day ahe'd be rich and famous, and bay It. Movies and radio did the trick; ahe recently bought the bouse, gave It io her mother. Picture the amazement of two sailors when, after one bet the other that he wouldn't have nerve enough to ring Loretta Young's doorbell. Loretta opened the door before the bell rang. She asked them In, gave them coffee, then explained that she and her husband, CoL Tom Lewis, were Just going out, so if they wanted her to she'd drive them down to the Hollywood Canteen. Here's a tip for Alfred Hitchcock fans who keep sharp eyes out for his "signature" appearance In every picture he directs. They spotted him easily in "Lifeboat," as a fat man in a newspaper ad for a fat reducer. They'll have a little more trouble with "Spellbound." He gave himself about two seconds on the screen, as a hurrying little man getting off a crowded elevator. The human side of the fighting fronts will be brought to movie screens here by Warner Bros, in a new series of one-reel films to be Issued monthly, called "Overseas Roundup." Film will be supplied by the army, navy and marine corps. Joan Edwards, singing star of "Your Hit Parade," is the first big singing star to have a stand-in. She's a Texas gal, Merrl Bell, and for the past five months she's had nothing noth-ing to do but sit through rehearsals and broadcasts and collect her salary. 1 Danny Thomus, who was with the Murlcne Dietrich troupe on her initial ini-tial overseas tour last spring, Is all set for another tour when Fanny Bricc's air show vacations (or the summer. Fanny's show has been prepared for . the Red Cross for American prisoners of war in Germany, Ger-many, Incidentally; recordings of top programs are sent regularly to prison camps where Americans are interned. i Overheard in a powder room at the Blue Network two young radio actresses having a reunion. Said one, "Let's go out to the lounge and have a good talk." Replied the other, "I can chat for minutes; I have a rehearsal in 3, and it takes 30 seconds to get there." OllS AM) EMM-Hoddr Mrf).te-all's Mrf).te-all's tlwhhiimt is called "I'ullman" limine uj ner many births announces limltly, now uutkint in "Molly and Me." . . . Alun l.add trlls people ha comes from ( Irulantl, then explains that he mrans ( li irlunil, Okla., not Ohio. . . . Sciren tmhls to "Sinhl Kdi-tor," Kdi-tor," the poiuliir tmlw serial, inn been bought by Columbia Pictures. . . , It's fine that "This I Helen Hayes," the next .Sumay night dramatic series, brings tht famous Helen bat h to radio. , , , iWumiiMfil'i "Murder, Ha Says" is Fred .V or Hurray's Cmf feature piclurt St net ha attained stardom in his first, "lha I Gilded Lily," ten years aio. |