Show A VT 7 W STAGE E C EE By VIRGINIA VALE Released by Western Newspaper Union HEN it was decided that WHEN I the new Garbo picture I would get under way on Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day the thirteenth the assistant assistant assistant assist assist- ant director called the cast together er to see if anybody's superstitions would get in the way Melvyn Douglas said that Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day was a n lucky day for him and the fact that it was r the thirteenth would make it so much the better Ruth Gordon Gordon Gordon Gor Gor- don who gave up a number of summer j stock engagements to take this one in pictures declared 4 that she deliberately deliberate deliberate- r f ly walks under ladders ladders lad lad- ders and loves 4 black cats Roland Greta Garbo Y Young ung said that thai hed he'd bring along one of his china penguins to break the evil spell of the Jinx As for tor Miss Garbo she said nothing nothing lust showed up on time r Janet Blair Blah used to be the featured fea- fea fea featured ea- ea vocalist with the late Hal Kemps Kemp's orchestra now she has a Columbia contract and one of ot the top feminine roles in Three Girls Girls' About Town Shell She'll play the younger young- young er sister of Joan Blondell r 1 r David Niven not only went back to England to serve his country bulhe's but bul buthe's buthe's hes he's been made a major Bing Crosby had a letter from him in which he t l mentioned the pro pro- motion H He e heads a squadron of ot defense troops which is stationed stationed stationed sta sta- on the English English English Eng Eng- lish coast opposite France In his letter letter letter let let- ter he said that no noless noless less than 20 invading invading invading ing Nazi bombing David Niven planes had been knocked down above his sector the previous night r. r The March of Times Time's newest release release release re re- re- re lease New England's Eight Mil MU- Million Million lion Yankees shows how the six northeastern states are making themselves invasion proof It is the first of a series of regional films and will be followed by releases on the Midwest Texas and other sec- sec sections sections sections of the country Penny Singleton who's been Blondie on the screen and on theair theair the theair air for Cor so long is hard at work now In hi her first film f m musical Its It's called Cowboy Joe temporarily and Glenn Ford plays opposite her Shed She'd made a name for herself as a asinger asinger asinger singer and dancer on the Broadway stage before she went to Hollywood and her nine Blondie comedies have made one for Cor her in Hollywood The office of Heinrich Himmler chief chic of or Nazi SS men is as authentic tic a reproduction in Warner Bros Underground as following actual photographs could make it Himmler Himmler Himm Himm- ler does docs not permit photos o of his office office office of of- fice to be released however Kurt Schmidt technical adviser on Underground Underground Underground Un made some when he was in favor with the SS head and smuggled them out of ot the country when he escaped two years ago The film shows Himmler's dreaded office for the first time tune T Bob Hope who soared to film popularity popularity popularity pop pop- with the song Thanks for forthe forthe the Memory 1 will have another opportunity opportunity op op- to warble an outstanding number when he sings You Yon Cant Can't Louisiana Purchase Purchase Purchase Pur Pur- Brush Me le Off In chase which Paramount will pro pro- duce Lately hes he's been content merely to be one of the funniest menon menon men menan In hi the on an the screen His Caught Draft is hilarious though the script scriptwriters scriptwriters writers dug up some of the oldest jokes in hi existence for it Eddie Bracken hangs up a few Cew laurels for himself In this one too With the exception of a few minor weekly cast additions all the regular regular regu- regu lar ar roles on the new Hap Hazard radio adio series the summer replacement replacement replace replace- ment nent for Fibber McGee and Molly Moly Mol Mol- ly y have been assigned It stars Ransom lansom Sherman and features the thes s singing nging of Edna ODell and Billy Mills fills orchestra Nowadays people in n radio have begun to take these summer replacement shows seri- seri The Blondie program started start- start ed d as one three years ago now ago now it tops ops all CBS hour half shows in pop- pop popl l arity according to the latest rosley Crosley report ODDS AND ENDS ENDS- ENDS Ona na Munson sound up work in If Wild ild Geese Calling Call Call- rig rag at Fox Century got a taco vaca- Ion tion from radio when llen Eduard Edward G G. G Robinsons Rob Rob- inson's s Big nig Town Tawn show left the air airor airor for or the summer and headed for Santa Barbara arbara and a rest Ruth nuth and nd Robert l' l Young loung oung will be teamed in Married Bachelors a comedy of a oung Dung married couple who are always just two jumps ahead of the sheriff Jane one Wyatt has as the feminine l lead ad si its t Dennis OKeefe in Week Weck and nd for Three Myrna Loy and William Powell will be at it again before beire be- be fore ore ire long in The Shadow of oj the Thin Man fan |