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Show By VIRGINIA VALE Released by Western Newspaper Union. GREER GARSON claims that Loretta Toomey is the good luck stand-in of Hollywood. Miss Toomey was stand-in for Sonja Henie, Ellen Drew and Joan Davis before going to Metro to be stand-in for Iledy Lamarr and Ruth Hussey. All of them did all right, you'll remember. Three years ago she became Miss Garson's stand-in and how that young woman has forged ahead! Now Miss Garson has lent her for a second time (the first was when Theresa Wright got her for some scenes in "Mrs. Miniver") to Susan Teters, for scenes when Miss Gar-son Gar-son doesn't need her in "Random Harvest"; they're rivals for Ronald Colman's affections, in the picture, but never meet. Incidentally, some exhibitors thought so highly of "Mrs. Miniver" that they advocated showing it at advanced prices. But the suggestion sugges-tion was turned down, on the theory that this swell picture really belongs to the people, and that the greatest number should see it in the shortest short-est possible time. Nicholas M. Schcnck, president of Loew's, Inc., Metro distributors, is responsible. Jean Hersholt, the kindly "Dr. Christian" of the CBS Wednesday night series, has completed the first of his two albums of children's tales ' f'J ' ' ' ' I I V :'?Y' i ' ' i . ..:'': - ' K 1 1 h- JEAN HERSHOLT recordings. This is the first step in a plan that he has had for many years, to bring worthy translations of Hans Christian Anderson's Danish fairy tales to the American public. Barbara Moffett, 18 year old equestrienne, breaks into pictures playing the feminine lead opposite Tim Holt in RKO's "Red River Robin Rob-in Hood." She was discovered while doing trick riding, roping and shooting shoot-ing as the star of a rodeo troupe. So this won't be the ordinary West ern, since the heroine will be given a chance to do her stuff, instead of just looking pretty. Joe Pasternak, who produced De-nnna De-nnna Durbin's films for so long, has discovered a new singing star, Mary Croft. He gave her a role in his first Metro picture, "Tulip Time," then sent her to New York for a year's study before making more pictures. So when you see the picture, pic-ture, look for her you may have the satisfaction of seeing a future star's first performance. J Warner Brothers bought screen rights to "The Miracle," the religious reli-gious spectacle play, some years ago as a vehicle for Bette Davis. After several script writers had tried their hands at adapting it it was shelved. Now we hear that it may be screened. Vox Top begins its third year of programs from military, naval and armament establishments along with its eighth of network broadcasting. broad-casting. It was Hie first radio program pro-gram to adapt and contribute its facilities to national defense, the first to present the voices of selectees In training, the first and only one to undertake a Gnod-Nrighbor Latin America tour. I H.-mdolpli Scott, Glenn Ford. Kv-i Kv-i elyn Keyes and other members ot ' the c:ist got a real western rtccp-i rtccp-i tion when tliey arrived in Utah for I "Desperadoes." Local cowhands ' held up the train mid "kidnaped" the stars. Miss Keyes is the first i Hollywood actress to make a hobby of collecting military insignia rep-ii.enting rep-ii.enting armed forces of nil the United Nations has more than 30C.I insignia buttons. 0)S AM hM)SAi a purlin . iiill ii h'n ie ! .Veii; Y iitk fur a t a 1 rnfi'in, halo Snulh's imoT firvsvntni hrr Hi'i ii ihrvvM'iir rtmlrml tvnvuid ... II nltrr ((, yuimx trailing man iliwoiniil rrrenly by KKO, hut bren iiwmm d un imiiirffiiil me u ilh I'at O'lliun, fiiiioi Srull anil .fmie ; Sliiili1? in "lloinlmrdivr" . . . "Vm Ainner" flurlrd a "Mm." ryre -Metro i nuiLint "7 Vie K nr anil Mr. ILi'llry'' and i n binifilit "Mr, rarkinntnii" for (irerr (iarmtn . . . Carol Anne Very, W'ully'i dntmhtrr, fne Aim a nirr j mimntrd bridtr lur his i ori(e hirc. |