Show S D CRE K 10 Helea released ted by western newspaper union by VIRGINIA VALE ARVEST of stars is Hin A 1 t undoubtedly the best program ram of its type on the air hgr other programs may come coma and go 90 programs b but heres hoping it goes on forever james melton its star threw away two careers to become a first rate singer he was tops as a popular singer more than a decade ago then went into pictures but he wanted to sing in n opera and to have just the sort ot of radio assignment he has now he says that both times he abaid abandoned ned JV rc 0 A ra 0 J Y JAMES MELTON one career to take a chance on another his wile wife marjorie Marj orle encouraged him to go right ahead when he landed in new york he had just and a lot ot of ambition plus the vol voice ce that s landed him w where h ere he is now bob hope my favorite brunette is his new picture thought he wa was s used to everything in the way of 0 f audiences apparently everybody who visits hollywood wants to see his radio show but eyen even bob was startled when four detectives fr from the new york district attorney s office c e appeared they d come out to pick up a prisoner leave him so they brought him along loretta young had to acquire a swedish accent for her co starring role I 1 in the RHO the farmers daughter so she took lessons from ruth roberts role r ts the di diction on expert w who he has been ide de ingrid bergman these last few years loretta plays a swedish farm girl chos thrown into the political arena and eventually into congress she shares stellar honors with alth joseph cotten and ethel barrymore composer musician sigmund romberg will replace red skelton on the air on NBC june 10 with evenings with romberg late next summer hell be in hollywood gain again writing additional music for up in central park paik and sunny river twentieth century foxs coxs captain from castile company on lo 10 location ca t ion in mexico found itself in c competition om petition with Pari cutin the baby volcano which sprung up about four years ago the had to have a dry cleaning unit on hand wor working king like mad to remove the volcanic ash which settled on the fancy and authentic costumes of aztecs azteca and conquistadors alike i see maureen again in the big clock with ray IVIl milland liand and charles laughton her husband john farrow directs ashes been in retirement from the screen for some gome years long enough to have four children william cagney testing actors for the time of your life has set u up p a film library of tests of available screen talent for the future first tests are of his sister jeanne whose last film was yankee doodle dandy with brother jim since then ashes been making a name on n the stage and in radio and of her husband kirn kim spalding dlug chos been playing leads on broadway and in stock companies F the sneak preview of comaca bana held in Pasa pasadena Aena brought steve cochran his greatest thrill since he joined the ranks of holly woods actors following the picture three policemen had to hold back the tans mobbing steve as a new star fanny brice hanley stafford and the baby snooks show have been signed by their sponsor for three more yea years rs the tha contracts were renewed as miss brice celebrated baby snooks birthday and daddy higgins began ahls aith year 1 ODDS AND ENDS the mutual networks planning a special broadcast to air babe ruth day proceedings from the tb ball parks orl on april 27 97 ralph daikos auditioning a new series e for NBC which will present expectant fathers on the air called for athers only robert merrill knows a singer who accidentally left hit his favorite good lack inch piece home bome unit and gave the she worst performance of hit his career so 10 merrill wont carry any kind of talisman tal isme to in a chase chaie scene for the imperfect udy lady teresa wright actually ran two swo mites miles before the director sot got just the he take takes he be wanted |