Show E N Released by Features By INEZ GERHARD 1 ONE OF THE REMARKABLE things about Evelyn Keyes is that she is not overshadowed by her brilliant husband John Huston She has worked hard for her success as an actress at first she was al always al- al always always ways having to lose her southern accent for one picture and then get it back for another One of her hobbies is collecting pre-Columbian pre F s j 4 EVELYN KEYES Mexican jewelry the Hustons H u s ton t o n s shopped for it in New York only to have the dealer recognize them and double his prices In her re re- recent recent re- re recent cent Columbia picture The Mat Mat- Mating Mating Mating ing of Millie Miss Keyes has a comedy role but big dramatic parts are the goal she hopes to achieve Jenifer J Jones had to rehearse wearing a hat for We Were Strang Strang- Strangers Strangers Strangers ers since she and hats are strang strang- strangers ers too too she she never wears one on The script called for her to wear sev sev- several several several eral and that called for practise John Huston warns that his new picture based on part of the book Rough Sketch is a shocker In New York to receive the critics' critics award as the years year's best director for Treasure of the Sierra Madre he gave that warning Theres There's no need to ask if it will be good Hus Hus- Huston Huston Huston ton has the magic touch touch possibly possibly because he likes to write his own screen treatments so he knows his characters thoroughly Jenifer Jones John Garfield and Pedro Ar- Ar Armendariz Armendariz Armendariz star in this one Colum Colum- Columbia Columbia Columbia bia releases If ever you encounter Mr and Mrs Gail dont don't be de de- deceived deceived de- de deceived they are Alexis Smith and her husband Craig Stevens using their right names They did it during their auto tour of the Grand Canyon when people asked Alexis if U she wasn't the star of Whiplash she said de de- demurely demurely demurely that she was just Mrs 1 of Kansas City Gary Cooper isn't so lanky any more He gained eight pounds in 24 days on G. G I I. I rations aboard the U. U S. S S. S Antietam while making ac ac- action action ac- ac action tion scenes for Warner Bros Task Force now weighs an time all-time high pounds Barbara Hale has a wonderful fan club With headquarters in Phil Phil- Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia adelphia it bought radio time to tell the world about Barbaras Barbara's work in The Window and The Boy with Green Hair Whenever anyone mentions par par- parenthood parenthood parenthood in Professor hearing hear hear- hearing hearing ing he smiles As progenitor of radios radio's first quiz show hes he's known as the daddy of the or more more now on the hour It was nothing new for far Eddie Cantor to celebrate his birth birth- birthday birthday birthday day by staging a big show for handicapped children and the March of Dimes While on the Broadway stage he played six benefits in one night a record He was the first radio actor to combine good citizenship with good entertainment is credited with coining the phrase The March of Dimes Radio executives' executives plan to fill the summer season when stars are on vacation for 13 weeks with record record- recordings recordings recordings ings of past shows by the same stars was no go The American Federation of Radio Artists object object- objected ed the grounds that it would shut down an important talent showcase for f o r AFRA members They're right many a good show has come from a summer replace replace- ment It looks as if Wendell Corey may have to fight to avoid being typed He was fine in Sorry Wrong Num Num- Number Number ber her was splendid as a detective in The Accused is being starred as an assistant district attorney in Thelma Jordon Virginia Huston likes the name Scott Her first break was in Fla Flamingo Flamingo Flamingo mingo Road with Zachary Scott Then came Columbia's The Great opposite Randolph Ran R a n dol d o 1 p h Scott Now she wishes Clark Gable Gabla would change Gable to Scott |