Show S STAGE E SCREEN W rd RADIO 0 released by western newspaper union by VIRGINIA VALE NER brothers hew roes without uniforms a story 0 of f the american merchant marine will be the first of a group of films telling us things that the government wants us to know lowell mellet coordinator co of government ment films recently su submitted bern to industry leaders a list of 30 topics about which the government wishes the public to be informed originally nall v it was planned to use his ideas as material tor for short subjects but it now seems likely that some ot of them at least will be developed into feature length pictures parachute nurse has what might be termed an all starlet cast virtually an all feminine one ne when charles barton the director counted noses he found marguerite chapman shirley patterson alma car oil and eight other beauty contest winners I 1 no now its ts priscilla lane chos having to learn card tricks jan grippo who tutored veronica lake for her PRISCILLA LANE sleight ot of hand role to in this gun for hire is doing the same for priscilla priscilia for silver queen in which she plays opposite george brent three of 0 the cast of 0 columbian Colum bias the invaders have signed rather unusual contracts glynis johns eric portman and anton walbrook have agreed to appear in hollywood within three months after the war Is ended wont leave england till then when you see Par amounts wake island see a setting absolutely authentic the contracting firm which made the actual defense installations for the wake Is land marine garrison before the japanese attack is in charge of construction st at the salton sea location tor for the picture it is recreating on the shores of the california island sea an exact duplication of the pacific atoll establishment john farrow is directing wake island with a cast including brian donlevy robert preston albert dekker and d barbara britton crossroads the hedy heby la lamarr ma rr william powell picture brought up a slight dilemma at metro powell basil rathbone and felix bressart all had bad mustaches ches and all were loath to part with them but three was just too many lor for one film powell powell is a suave diplomat in the picture rathbone Hath bone felt that a villain must have a mustache bressart bear to part with his have to see the picture to find out who lost out ginger rogers mother whom see as ginger rogers mother in the major and the minor shell be making her screen debut she had been a drama editor edich and a dramatic coa coach ch ashes been in charge ot of the lie younger players at and this past year ashes been installing a dairy at gingers dingers Gin gers 1100 acre ranch in oregon but never before has she been an actress the famous musicians of the future may find them themselves selve s to forming a those who were helped by b y major bowes association for instance take the aquaviva aqua viva brothers bro theis anthony 17 a clarinetist recently on the majors program said that it if he won a prize hed help his younger brother nicholas to get the kind of tutoring he was getting anthony won second prize the major suggested that he have nicholas audition for the program nicholas 14 won first prize so malor bowes with the help of af everybody who voted for the lads helped them along ODDS GODS AND ENDS returning Re to the lio lot where she was an important star eteen ve yn brent reported to paramount aunt to pay a role m in wrecking crew richard arlen jean parker and chester morris costar co star in in it harry arry Sher sherman nian may reunite several famous western stars in in bu buckskin c akskin Ern empire pire william milliant Willi ant ii hart hoot Ci gibson lson william farnum carnu ni jack holt and richard dix an fn leigh is it being sought jor or the lead in in frenchmans French mans creek william warren is in in london during an air raid in in his new lone lona wolf foll comedy thriller last time he was actually there was during a sepp flin raid during the last war |