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Show (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) By VIRGINIA VALE HEDY LAMARR'S going to have that long bob done in little pig-tails for a scene in "Tortilla Flat," according ac-cording to an official announcement an-nouncement from M-G-M. She's also, in that picture, going go-ing to have another opportunity opportu-nity to show that she 'really can act when she is given a chance. "H. M. Pulham, Esq.," her current cur-rent picture, does all right by her in that respect, though the picture itseli is rather disappointing somehow, some-how, not quite so good as it should have been. The Mexican Spitfire comedy series se-ries rolls right along, with Lupe Velez and Leon Errol; the filth one KM 1 LUPE VELEZ is "Mexican Spitfire at Sea"; evidently evi-dently the combination of the rubber-legged comedian and the fiery Lupe is a money-making one. Like many other women the country coun-try over Rosalind Russell wanted to do something useful in the present pres-ent emergency; she'd taken a Red Cross course, but felt that she could do more than roll bandages and make splints. So she's Private Rosalind Ros-alind Brisson now (the new husband's hus-band's name being Brisson, remember), remem-ber), of the Beverly Hills Women's Emergency Corps, and is spending two evenings a week learning to take an ambulance apart and put it together again. When she finishes "Take a Letter, Darling," she'll enroll en-roll in the radio course. When the Armistice was signed, 23 years ago, Wesley Barry was a boy actor, and Al Green was an assistant director. They were working work-ing together in a Mary Pickford film galled "Daddy Long Legs." On the day when America entered the present war they were again working work-ing together this time at the RKO Radio studio, in "The Mayor of 14th Street," the film musical starring star-ring Anne Shirley and George Murphy. Mur-phy. This time Barry's assistant director, Green's director. It'll be a new version of -'Down to the Sea in Ships" for Jean Gabin, the talented French actor, if 20th Century-Fox sticks to present plans. Gabin is now working in "Moon-tide." "Moon-tide." The other story was prepared two years ago for Tyrone Power, but never went into production. The studio's lucky; sea stuff, for background, back-ground, was shot last summer off the Mexican coast; couldn't be done now. Just for the record: "Two-Faced Woman," the new Garbo picture, has been revised, and the Legion of Decency has rated it "B," instead of "C," which stands for "condemned." "con-demned." Joan Davis, the film comedienne, has become a permanent member of Rudy Vallce's Thursday evening radio show. She'd been in vaudeville vaude-ville before she struck gold in Hol-Ij-wood; Vallee saw her radio possibilities, possi-bilities, gave her a single guest appearance, ap-pearance, and now she's headed for the top, if she follows in the footsteps foot-steps of other Vallee Siscoveries. Francia White, the soprano star of the Monday evening telephone hour concerts, is an air raid warden. Her instructions are, in case of an alarm, to warn people not to use the telephone! For five years Ted Straeter has been vocal director of the Kate Smith program. Three years ago he organized a band, and he's been making a reputation for himself through his engagements at one of New York's smartest night clubs. Now his music will be featured on a new series of radio programs, over the Mutual network. ODDS AD F.yDSLhtrnprs uho send in the questions used in the. quiz portion 0 the "Ii hat's On Your Mind" broadcasts are being gitcn defense salting salt-ing bonds and stamps . . . Shortly after the first blackout struck the I'acific I roost paramount bepan to gel "I'acific tttackoiit" ready for release it stars Robert I'restnn and Martha O'Driscoll . . . Joan Crau jord's building an outdoor out-door gymnasium al her home for her adopted son . . . Lou CosteUo is training train-ing his young daughter, I'atricia, for a small role in his next picture . . . F red Astoire uron'l pose for still photographs of himself kissing his leading ladies. |