Show star D k way back in movies I 1 war cramps hughes A thomas in screen debut L by virginia vale IF fa THE current crop of young americans know all about american history it wont be the fault of the movies producers are fairly falling over each other in the scramble to stake a claim to a slice of it hardly a day passes that another historical picture announced noun ced though it hardly seems possible hollywood cavalcade is history too the history of the movies released for the indu fiftieth anniversary niver sary the heroine played by alice faye is a combination of all those golden curled who used to act before the cameras and as a rule most of them over acted and don ameche plays the hero who is a number of those historic leading men rolled into one but the hit of the picture so far as a lot of people are concerned is the lads who show us how slapstick comedy used to be played buster keaton chester conklin ben turpin hank mann eddie collins jimmy finlayson there they are again throwing custard pies with vim and vigor staging a comedy treat for 2 21 to 3 5 ALICE FAYE FATE the old timers who used to laugh at them and the new generation who never saw them before all hail the keystone copal and be it said for alice faye that she can take a custard pie in the face and come right up for more howard hughes is returning to the picture business since the war has cramped his style where round the world flights are concerned and he be wants a new boy and girl team he has shown that hes a genius when it comes to discovering and developing talent he launched jean harlow in hells angels remember and made paul muni a motion picture star overnight in scarface ace hes shown too that he knows how to make pictures during the long stretch when hells angels was considered just a rich mans folly people who had served their time at picture making predicted that held hed never neier get back one tenth of the money that he was pouring into it its still being shown and still making money john charles thomas is going into the movies remember the little difference of opinion he had concerning his radio appearances because he sing if he conclude with good night mother he will sing in the picture in which he makes his screen debut kingdom come whose story deals deals with american folk music it will be made by producers corporation of america a new motion pic ture tur e company its going to seem strange to have nelson eddy permanently off that sunday night radio program a lot of his admirers will never be reconciled to his departure but he feels that what with concerts recordings and work in the movies he time for regular radio work K ODDS AND ENDS after having it on ind and of ofa the schedule since 1936 metro has finally put not too narrow not too deep into production with joan crawford and clark gable cable Param paramount is offering the public a new romantic team in moon aloon over burma patricia Af Worris orrison ort and robert preston vera vague of the charlie mccarthy program is played by barbara jo allen alien whom you hear as beth holly on one mans fam il ily watch for more and better we hope h p e comedies on the screen irons from now on motion picture producers are on the hunt for stories that will help the public to forget the war released by western newspaper Hew paper union |