Show BICKFORDS NAVAL TRAINING IS HANDY charles bickford discovered during the filming of columbian Colum bias pride of the marines in which he is featured with florence rice and billy burrud that his military I 1 training gained in the navy during the world war stood himl him I 1 in good stead cast as a marine officer in the I 1 columbia production which is to I 1 i be shown at the utopia theatre 1 wednesday and thursday decem I 1 ber 2 and 3 bickford wore the uniform of the united states ma 1 rine corps during the month the cast of pride of the Mari marines spent filming the screen play at i the marine base at san diego As the burly redheaded red headed bickford walked along the grounds of the marine base each soldier he passed came to an abrupt halt clicked his heels together and saluted the first salute surprised the columbia star but before the morning was over bickford was springing to attention and returning the salute with all the lof of a veteran I 1 explaining the matter of ing bickford said men alen in any 1 branch of the united states service are instructed to salute the uniform of an american officer not the man in it the fact that I 1 actually an officer in the marine corps alter the I 1 fact that I 1 was wearing the uniform of an officer and the men i saluted the uniform 1 I 1 |