Show 1 I ici I IBy 0 By Virginia Vale Released by Western Newspaper Union WILLIAM ILLIAM GOETZ head of International Pictures is isso isso isso so enthusiastic over Sonja Henie's Henie's Henie's Hen- Hen ies ie's first Technicolor picture that hes he's signed her to star in a second second second sec sec- ond Countess of Monte Cristo Were We're told its it's quite different from any other screen story she's done Those who are tired of seeing her as the girl who puts a broken- broken down hotel on its feet will be de de- de- de lighted Its a Pleasure will be released through at Easter time Being a radio matinee idol has its drawbacks Victor Jory who each Sunday afternoon causes many a aheart aheart heart to flutter when he appears on I Matinee Theater the CBS pro- pro rs y a ay y 1 r M ti Y alp tr f rV t pY VICTOR JORY gram has received many an odd gift Among them is a six-inch six I statue of himself with diamond eyes made by a group of lady welders welders welders weld weld- I ers in Maine And he received some I wampum from an aI Indian squaw Lawrence Welk the Mutual network network network net net- work bandsman whose champagne music is often on the air is looking looking looking look look- ing for a new girl vocalist to take the place of Jayne Welton she will have a permanent job with the or or- chestra Mr Welk wants a girl with witha a champagne voice Its It's the chance of a lifetime for some girl who wants to sing with a top-flight top band Rags is back in Hollywood Hollywood Hollywood Holly Holly- wood set for a role in Her Highness Highness Highness High High- ness and the Bellboy starring Hedy Lamarr and Robert Walker Valker Also assigned to this cast are Audrey Audrey Audrey Aud Aud- rey Tetter and Tom Trout newcomers newcomers newcomers new new- comers who make their debut in Main Street After Dark Alter Ego originally written as asa asa asa a radio play by Arch willbe will willbe willbe be done as a movie by M. M-G-M. Henry Daniels Jr has the male lead Phyllis Thaxter plays the girl The cast includes Kathleen Lockhart and Edmund Gwenn directs I r. 1 Dinah Shore hopes to be able to todo todo I Ido do at least one novelty number each week on her radio show since the public liked Pretty Soon so much Since she sang it Dinahs Dinah's received nearly requests for a repeat Radio actors are haunted by the thought that some time they may maybe maybe maybe be late for their shows It happened happened happened hap hap- to Chet Lauck of Lum and Abner once a business appointment appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment held him up three minutes I I from the studio Suddenly Chet discovered discovered discovered dis dis- dis- dis covered that it was Lum Lum and Abner were on the air but he wasn't He got to the studio at to find that Tuffy Goff Abner was doing fine ad libbing the show Jimmy Cagney has been made Regimental Guardian of a British fighting unit Capt Dennis King I notified Cagney that the regiment had just finished two weeks of heroic I fighting to hold the tiny town of I Cagney France and would never I forget the name The unit had seen I Cagney himself in England during his tour a few months ago and have decided that he belongs to them Joan Davis will star in next big musical George Whites White's Scandals of 1945 which will go into production in January Gene Krupa and his band were signed some time ago for a featured appearance in the film Felix Feist will direct r. Behind the Scenes at CBS Tuesday evenings has already won its place on many a family's list of favorite radio programs With Douglas Douglas Douglas Doug Doug- las Edwards serving as guide columnist columnist columnist col col- and host to CBS top personalities personalities personalities per per- it really takes us behind the scenes at a great broadcasting studio giving the public a chance to learn what goes on behind many manya a carefully closed door ODDS AND ENDS Ruth ENDS Ruth Dou Douglas las and Douglas Rutherford o of f Crime Doctor are art tic the latest husband and ami wife team ill in in radio f they're been together professionally on 0 the West Feet coast and II in USO shoats hUls A Alan illon In Ladd Lac who it never neier uon iron a penny peny on a horse urse race collects on his horse in Paramount s 's Salty 0 Bourke Alfred Alfred Al Al- I fred red once said of Joseph Cotton Cotta now low pla playing in in Lure Loic Letters Jetters that Joe Jue could underplay a corpse corpse Eddie Cantors Cantor's drive for a Christmas gift for tery sick serviceman has already cud bruu ht lords forth more than chart responses i the final fuel hire will kill he lie spearheaded from frum NBC's If Vest cst coast headquarters |