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Show Beleaaed by Western Newspaper Union. By VIRGINIA VALE ! THE voice of Donna Keath, ' which has been heard on many top radio programs "Readers' Digest," "Road of 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 i leading radio and stage actors have ' i ? i : , - - -. , ; .... , 1 : I .-. - t .. v. - - I DONNA KEATH supplied English voices for this pro- duction, one being Alexander Scour-by, Scour-by, who's been heard on "Second I Husband," "Young Widder Brown," j "Right to Happiness," and a num-I num-I ber of other radio programs. I Gene Tierney's father - in - law, ' Count Alexander Loiewski, has a brief but important role in 20th Cen-: Cen-: tury-Fox's "A Bell for Adano." The former Czarist diplomat escaped to Italy after the Russian revolution, and, realizing that his diplomatic days were over, took a dramatic course. He made five 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 a childhood dream. When she was a youngster, Cass (who's one of the stars of "Duffy's Tavern") worked in a mill In Philadelphia; every day she passed a big brownstone house, which she liked so much that she determined that some day she'd be rich and famous, and buy It. Movies and radio did the trick; she recently bought the house, gave it to 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. j 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. i 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, Merri 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. Danny Thomas, who was with the Marlene Dietrich troupe on her initial ini-tial overseas tour lost spring, is all set for another tour when Fanny Brice's air show vacations for thr 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. j 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 2lh. minutes; I have a rehearsal in 3, and it takes 30 seconds to get there." ! ODDS j4D EMJSKndfly McDow-all's McDow-all's dachshund is culled "I'ullman" because of her many births announces Hoddy, notv working in "Molly and Me." . . . Alnn I, add tells people he comes from Clei eland, then explains thai he means Cleveland, ()l;la., not Ohio. . . . Screen rmhls Ui "itin hdi-tor,'' hdi-tor,'' the popular radio serial, have been bought by Columbia Pictures. . . . it's fine thai "1 his Is Helen Hayes" the new Sunday night dramatic serins, brings the famous Helen bark to radio. . . . I'aramount's UirrT, He Says" is Frrd Maclurray's 42nd feature pirttue since he attained stardom in his first, "I he j Gilded Lily" ten yvprs ago. |