Show S GE NTH ADIOS By VIRGINIA VALE I Released by Western Newspaper Union ED I D one of Holly- Holly Hollywood's Hollywoods woods wood's l- l J better known bad men will get a chance to re re- reform reform re- re reform form now that Big Town is returning to the air who has appeared in G Man Jesse James and several hundred other pictures will play the part of the crusading Steve Wil Wil- Wilson Vilson son Managing Editor of the Illus Illus- Illustrated Illustrated Illustrated Press in the new Big Town series Tuesdays over CBS This ED season the series will be concerned with the American press' press unceasing battle against subversive influences and end fifth column activities h Nancy Kelly sang and danced as a achild achild child performer in vaudeville butr but r only in her latest picture does she sheget sheget 3 get a chance to do it for the cam cam- eras She's the feminine charmer of Desert Mystery plays a chorus girl stranded in the Sahara Looks as if there'd been some drastic changes made in the Tarzan background but Johnny still has the leading role ice Theres There's a lot of sentiment attached to the fact that Amos n Andy are again appearing on the National Broadcasting company after a two- two year absence from its air waves It was on NBC that they first ap ap- appeared appeared ap- ap appeared and rose to radio fame James Jordan year old son of Fibber McGee 1 and Molly 1 makes his bis screen debut as one of the sons of Maj 1 Frank Cavanaugh in The Iron Major which stars Pat OBrien The fact that young Jor Jor- Jordan Jordan Jordan dan was honorably discharged from the Air Force Fo ce in which he had enlisted gave him the chance to play Phil Cavanaugh who Cavanaugh who in real life is a lieutenant in the United States army United Artists topping the bids of two other major studios acquired distribution rights to Voice in the Wind i which U. U A. A executives think is a sleeper in in other words one of those pictures that are made with with- without without without out hullabaloo and coin a mint It was made on rented stages by Ar Ar- Arthur Arthur Arthur thur Ripley and Rudolph Monter Monter- with no guarantee of a release they gambled on their ability to turn tum out outa a box office attraction Its It's the thet t story of two gentle people a man and a woman whose love beats against the grim events of a world at war r. Gloria Holden says a compliment Spencer Tracy paid her has influenced influenced influenced her acting career more than any other one thing Appearing in Test Pilot with Tracy and Clark Gable she played the widow of a pilot killed on the eve of their honey honey- moon She finished the scene in which Gable gave her the prize mon mon- money money money ey that was to have paid for the I honeymoon Victor Fleming the di- di made her cry c steadily for 15 minutes before she went into it Honey said Tracy You dont don't have to ask anybody for anything when you can act like that thaU I IOne One sure-fire sure way to make an Aus Aus- Australian Australian Australian mad is to let him hear an American actor use a cockney accent ac- ac cent when playing an Australian Alan Carney one of the best dialect actors in radio perfected his Aussie Aus Aussie sie accent by talking to Australian newsmen ne at their News vs Service head head- headquarters quarters in New York After the broadcast they phoned him their congratulations Kate Smith has begun her year on the air with Ted Collins act act- acting acting ing mg as producer-director producer he discovered discovered ered her and guided her to the top One of the best talent scouts of ra ra- radio raio ra- ra radio dio io he discovered discover d and introduced Vallee Vanee Abbot and Costello Tommy Riggs and Henny Young- Young man nian among others He insisted that Kate introduce God Bless Ameri Ameri- America ca thinks ca thinks the new Old Acquaint Acquaint- Acquaintance Acquaintance Acquaintance ance will be a hit I ODDS AND ENDS ENDS Clue Networks Network K Keepsakes pays pay five ite dollars dollar for each of oj lose those ahoe sentimental mementoes that it uses wes Mickey Mouse is J growing rowin up hei he he s steen teen cn now now Joe Roland Boland who played we hR e policeman who icho helped Abie H Irish Roses noses os e Abie Able and Rose get Bet married it is now the moving mot ng man who's trying to 0 et C them moved to 0 a new home Julia Anderson Sanderson derson does doe not feel reel that ha she he can re re- reto r return turn to 14 radio now that ha her he husband one and Partner Winer r Frank Crumit is u gone Julia o 0 f the ahe lovely laugh and charming singing ining will leil devote deLota her talents to 0 entertain J big tf servicemen but servicemen men bu but the he radio public ko pel es wi eventually shell she U return to 10 L them l |