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Show STAGECSCREEN-SRADIO Released by Western Newspaper Union. By VIRGINIA VALE TVTOTION picture versions of Shakespeare's plays have never been very successful, success-ful, but Laurence Olivier's new production, the $2,000,-000 $2,000,-000 technicolor "Henry V," is likely to break records. It introduces in-troduces the Bard in a new light as an action writer with a flair for the "boy meets girl" theme. Henry was a madcap youngster, a superb warrior, a great lover and a conscientious king what more could anyone ask, especially with talented Olivier in the role? Since England was at war when the picture was made, the terrific battle scenes were shot In Ireland, where they wouldn't have to stop work every time a plane roared overhead. Did you know that Burgess Meredith Mere-dith has "the perfect American voice"? According to more than 150 tests made by David O. Selznick, It; I BURGESS MEREDITH he has, so he'll record the legend of Pearl Chavez which Is the five-minute prologue of "Duel In the Sun." It's a United Artists release. The movies are dickering with Isabel Manning Herson regarding a picture to be based on her Mutual program, "Land of the Lost" Regarded Re-garded as the finest show for children chil-dren on the air lanes certainly it's one of the first five it has caught on so well that a comic book in color based on it will appear next month. Parents rest easy when Junior's listening to "Land of the Lost." David Bruce, who played opposite Deanna Durbln in "Lady on a Train" and opposite Yvonne De Carlo In "Salome," has been signed hv Cnmet Prnrtiietinno in nctQ. with Cleat us Caldwell, ex-wife of Ken Murray, in "Miss Television." Mind you, Miss Caldwell is a "co-star," "co-star," despite the fact that "Miss Television" marks her screen debut! de-but! How times have changedl Now that "Forever Amber" production pro-duction has been postponed, we're likely to be involved once more in a discussion of who'll play "Amber." "Am-ber." Apparently the little English girl, Peggy Cummins, isn't right for it after all. Right now a vote for Paulette Goddard Is registered. In "Kitty," which has a somewhat similar story, she proved that she could do right well by the role. The picture based on the life of Glenn Miller will get under way late this summer. It's said that Fred MacMurray won't play Major Miller Mill-er because of his resemblance to band leader Tex Bcneke, so why not give Dick Powell the role? "Hopalong Cassldy" is getting ready to ride again. After an absence ab-sence of two years from the screen Bill Boyd's readying "The Devil's Playground." He'll have a new leading lady, Elaine Riley, a former for-mer fashion model In New York; she's red headed and Irish as they come. He's borrowing her from Paramount. If you're one of the many who yearn to go to Mexico, don't miss the new March of Time, "Tomorrow's "Tomor-row's Mexico." Not only will you see the gay night spots and the fiestas and religious festivals; the progress against illiteracy and the political development of the country coun-try are dramatized; the beautiful modern cities are shown as the average av-erage tourist might not see them. Al Schmid, blind ex-marine hero of Guadalcanal, had never held a golf club in his hands before he worked in MGM'i Pete Specialty, "Playing by Ear." Eut after some coaching by Eob Anderson he connected con-nected squarely with the ball on the second swing. ODDS -4VD F.MlS -Tommy Hint and lirtty Lou" take oirr during tlm mmmrT monllu for the CllS "(,inny Simmi Shnu,". . . . Gary Mi-rrill of " j he liipht to llrippinrM" has lrrri fii'-n a nfw name by flit uifn; the rails him the ftortr mnn't Humphrey Ilceart. . . . Johnny Dtmtmrl, A7'C" tinning tlar, it mill popular in England though he I'ra'l bun hrtird llirre or ahoul a ynr ; rrcrntly a Urilih prr rrpmrnlnhie called him unnting ni-wt aid hit rrnd'Tt Ufre demanding Ut know u hat Dfmond uat doing nrnv. . . . Milenn Miller, singer on the thow replacing the Ling Crosby program, it called the most beauiijul grl in radio. |
