Show N I 1 by VIRGINIA VALE released Rele aed by western newspaper p erinton er union unton IT I 1 T WAS rumored some time I 1 ago that frank sinatra like his role in his first picture higher and higher a and n d therefore I 1 want to do it borall for all anybody knows the lad rna may have dramatic talents that at will bring him success equal to the fame hes won as a singer the picture wake up and live which ben bernie and walter win chell made some years ago seems a I 1 perfect vehicle now that sinatra has replaced bing Cros bys horses as the leading topic of most of 0 the radio comedians its only fit and proper that bing and he are arranging to appear on each others broadcasts phil bakers take it or leave it Is about to become a motion picture twentieth Ceri century tury fox has I 1 signed baker to star in a comedy built around and named for the CBS sunday night quiz take it or N 0 r V A ax Q PHIL BAKER leave it departs tor for hollywood following the february 27 broadcast to start work on the film with brian foy directing the picture should be worthy of the air show in marine farine raiders pat obrien len bob ryan and ruth hussey eight men of the cast have received honorable discharges after months of action in the south pacific all eight have been awarded the purple heart london whooped it up over the performance of six year old margaret obrien in lost angel when the picture was launched there the newspapers praise her highly enough she made her screen debut in metros journey for margaret 11 shell play little eva in their technicolor production of uncle toms cabin with lena horne home as eliza and lewis stone as st clair last year bette davis was compelled to decline an honorary degree from her fathers alma mater bates college in maine this year rollins college in winter park fla wanted her to drop in on february 25 to accept a phd ph dj but she had to decline again with mr skeffington fing ton now being filmed and the corn Is green coming up she cant get away tor for the ceremonies the new horace heldt heidt show monday evenings on the blue network is rapidly becoming a must on the broadcasting lists list of many american homes certainly nothing could be more dramatic than this attempt to find just the right job for two honorably discharged service men each week and the rest of the show holds up as excellent entertainment one of the be biggest plums that a hollywood director could get was that of directing the robe it went to mervyn leroy who did madame curie random barvest anthony adverse 11 an and d many other successful pictures keep him busy for some time lime anne Jef jeffreys blonde ex model was on her way to an operatic career when films lured her to hollywood now ashes getting her first important break in a major production playing the second feminine lead ead in the new sinatra picture radios stage door canteen heard over CBS helps maintain canteens in new york hollywood washington boston and philadelphia not content with that the stage door I 1 Cante eners have adopted a fleet of the navys landing craft infantry and are keeping the entire group entertained via letters and surprise packages the program is presented by the american theatre wing ODDS AND IDS ENDS when madame curie was in in its im seventh week at new yorks radio city cily music hall it was also ISO playing its seventh week for the e iro troops DS on the italian ch charlie rai Al mccarthy cCarthy turris turns ventriloquist in song ol oj the open road with a replica ol of himself called J junior a bior 0 on n his knee A A north african soldier jan jun oj of CBS singing star jeri sullavan has as dubbed her the girt girl with the pin up voice voice n john gart cart radios conductor arranger has completed composing the original musical score IM for war town a new dra dramatic series avith a contemporary therne theme starring ralph Bel bellamy lanty |