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Show Bfllcased by Western Newspaper Union. By VIRGINIA VALE HOLLYWOOD executives are breathing easier now that the shortage of male stars is easing up, with old favorites favor-ites being released from the armed forces. Andrew Stone set John Carroll for a starring role in "Bedside Manner" a few days after the army air force captain got his medical discharge; Metro has Lieut. Comdr. Robert Montgomery for "They Were Expendable," now that he's out of uniform, and Is lining up stories for Clark Gable to choose from. Bruce Cabot's completed his first picture, "Salty O'Rourke," since he was under un-der fire in North Africa; Paramount also put Alan Ladd Into "And Now Tomorrow" when he left the army some months ago. Columbia recently recent-ly welcomed Glenn Ford out of the marines. Don't look for love scenes between be-tween James Cagney and Sylvia Sidney In "Blood on the Sun." Says James, "A quick kiss here and there Is all right, but long clinches, heav- 'V, : - ; i, ; '. : . '. ;1 ' ''' v V: f';j JAMES CAGNEY ing chests and sultry eyes are not. The kids in the audiences hoot, holler hol-ler and whistle at such scenes these days. Anyway," adds James, "I'm not the type.' Speed and activity, he believes, are more important. If you're one of the thousands of devotees of the Hardy Family pictures pic-tures it's a question how you'll like the new set-up. Now that Mickey Rooney's overseas in the army, there'll have to be a new Andy Hardy. The other regulars Lewis Stone, Fay Holden and Sara Haden will all be present. And Metro's gone lavish and engaged the famous Booth Tarkington to supply the story for the next picture. Edith Arnold, who plays underworld under-world roles in the CBS "Crime Do tor," has been offered a role in the picture series of the same name. But Edith is one of those Hollywood-born gals who came east to become be-come a success, and she refuses to return. $ . Pity Marjorie Reynolds a dozen star-shaped ornaments were stuck to her arms, shoulders, chest and back with liquid cement, for "Bring on the Girls," which stars her with Veronica Lake, Eddie Bracken and Sonny Tufts. Taking them off and replacing them the next day was impractical, so for 3 days and nights Marjorie had a star-studded torso. Not many film stars are consulted about the musical numbers they'll do, but the Hoosier Hot Shots of National Barn Dance renown have the privilege of selecting their own songs for the series of eight Columbia Colum-bia pictures they are filming this year. m Jennifer Jones won fame as a saint in "The Song of Bernadette"; Gregory Peck is doing it as a priest in "The Keys of the Kingdom." So, David O. Selznick, who owns all of Jennifer and one-fourth of Peck, Vis cast them as a siren and an 1 ''ll1iv in "Duel in the Sun." Snirley Temple's certainly grown up. Formerly, the studios called Mrs. Temple, and got an immediate immedi-ate "Yes" or "No" when they asked If Shirley could do something. But when asked if Shirley would do a personal appearance recently, she said, "I'll ask Shirley." The guests at an old ladies' home in Galveston wrote John Charles Thomas, saying that they'd always listened to his Sunday radio program till recently, when their luncheon hour had been changed; radios weren't allowed in the dining room. Thomas promptly arranged to have the program recorded for them. So now he sends them a record each week. ODDS AND ENDS Rudy Vallee fans are swamping the RKO studio with congratulatory letters, since ie'j been si fined for a romantic role in "Man Alive." . . . Columbia has bought the screen rights to the radio program "Night Editor." . . . Now that Olivia DeHnvilland's won her suit against Warner's she'll return to the screen in Paramount' s "The Well-Groomed Bride." . . . Frank Sinatru's slatvd for guest appearances early in March on the Abbott and Costello show, in NBC, and on the Andrews Sisters' program on the Ulue. . . . Recently Frank Morgan set the nerve-wrecking record of doing fiv broadcasts in one day |