Show By INEZ GERHARD STANLEY KRAMER after knock- knock knocking knocking V ing the country's box offices for fora a loop in Home of the Brave The Champion and The Men was prepared to lose a lot of ot money on Cyrano de Bergerac But he just had to make it Even Kramer I I JOSE FERRER could not have hoped for greater success The film starring Jose Ferrer the Ferrer-the the one man in the world for the role role role-is is breaking records at the New York theater where it itis itis itis is being shown and is likely to run for at least a year The film and Ferrer win new awards every day John Derek went without smoking for more than a year not by choice Had to stop before the storks stork's ar ar- arrival arrival ar- ar arrival rival his wife was allergic to smoke Then he went into strict training as a football hero in Co Co- Columbia's Columbia's Columbia's lumbia's The liThe Hero The top award of the National Council of Teachers of English went to NBC Theater for the second consecutive year as the program which during the 50 1949 school year did most to promote a great great- greater I er understanding and appreciation of our literary heritage to promote powers of intelligent listening and critical thinking and to raise ideals of good speech and writing Born Yesterday will be re re- released released re- re released leased just in time to compete for far or academy awards certainly it is isone isone isone one of the best comedies made inthis in inthis inthis this or any other year With a per per- perfect perfect perfect cast and a wonderful script the very successful play has reached the screen without the loss of any of its hilarious situations and nd de de- delightful delightful de- de delightful dialogue Columbia can take many a bow for this one Those academy awards are going to be tough to decide on this year Sunset Boulevard Gloria Swansons Swanson's come-back come picture has been a strong con con- contender contender contender tender from the first All About Eve is right up front Anne Baxter should get one for her performance in this film And Thelma Ritter scores as the best supporting actress Add Born Yesterday Yesterday what what a up line-up Miss Ritter in case youve you've for for- forgotten forgotten forgotten gotten was wonderful as the maid in A Letter to Three Wives She's outstanding as a maid also in All AU About Eve Now she's booked for Will You Love Me in Decem Decem- December December December ber with Monty Woolley not as asa asa asa a maid Edgar Bergen launched his own show on CBS and then pitched into preparations for his stint on Walt Disney's Christmas Day party on television on NBC This will be Disney's TV debut It will include scenes from his past productions and a thumb nail revue of his long-awaited long Alice in Wonder Wonder- land Bergen will appear with those two favorites Charlie Mc Mc- McCarthy McCarthy McCarthy Carthy and Mortimer John Crawford was undisturbed by reports from Milwaukee that an imposter calling herself Joan Craw Craw- Crawford Crawford Crawford ford had registered at a hotel there and having fun Its happened be be- before before before fore said Joan calmly But they all soon get over it Maureen OHara O'Hara wouldn't have had time or opportunity to be glam- glam arous aro s as the wife of a in fn the west in fn 1875 according to Di Di- Director Director Director rector John Ford So in Republics Republic's Rio Grande in which she co- co costars costars costars stars with John Wayne she wears very little up make-up has her hair severely slicked back and has but six costume changes Only one of them is handsome none revealing David Brian didn't mind crying for a scene in Breakthrough but the thc first time he had to do it for Flamingo Road shedding tears was a tough assignment ODDS AND ENDS Sally For For- Forrest Forrest Forrest rest is going up in the world at Metro she has the dressing room formerly belonging to Greta Garbo In case youre you're interested NBC television charges will be raised on January first rates first rates for a half hour of evening network time will willbe willbe willbe be instead of Lucille Ball got the coveted role of ot the elephant girl in C. C B. B De De- DeMille's DeMille's DeMules Milles Mille's The Greatest Show on onEarth onEarth onEarth Earth shell she'll be b right in there therewith therewith therewith with Betty Hutton Dorothy Lamour and James Stewart |