Show J STAR DUST J movie alovie a radio by VIRGINIA VALE W WHILE HILE all the important motion M picture producers were trying to interest ronald colman in big serious dramas he slipped over to the hal roach studio and agreed to star in a goofy comedy called fancy free no one else even suspected that ronnie wanted to join the parade of serious players who have scored in light offerings f fe his best friend bill powell Is suspected of selling him the idea bill has such tun fun making comedies and so do myrna loy and carole lombard and the newest recruit constance bennett I 1 would not be at all surprised it if constance were to play the lead opposite colman 4 now that bill powell is wandering around europe myrna loy is going to stray over to the twentieth century ell fox studio to make a picture with warner baxter her second best leading man the story I 1 is 5 career in C major and is all kill about a woman with a not so good voice who is absolutely determined to get warner into grand opera baxter her husband views the whole project with distaste until he finds that his barbershop barber shop chord is just what the opera scouts have been looking for K just as soon as a radio performer makes an outstanding hit bit the motion picture scouts grab him so now it is professor quiz who is going to step before the ca camera mera ile he and james wallington the ever popular announcer are going to be in columbia pictures freshman follies the tremendous popularity of bithe the prisoner 0 of zenda has revived interest in swashbuckling mythical kingdom romances so sam goldwyn has decided it is high time to film graustark again it has been made twice before but not in the gorgeous way that sam will make it he plans to have merle oberon play the beautiful princess and gary cooper the american newspaper man who rescues and marries her C since he subbed dubbed for don ameche on the charlie mccarthy nelson eddy program herbert marshall is the most sought af after ter actor in hollywood for radio programs II if any sponsor could persuade him and claudette colbert to appear regularly together the programs popularity rating would be sure to start near the top but just wait until you hear brian acernes voice in the warner brothers picture the great garrick ile he Is going to give mr bir marshall some competition phil is being ribbed by his friends and all because he ran into difficulties while filming a paramount short film featuring his hour of charm all girl orchestra they all worked hard finished the film on schedule and a nd went home satisfied that they had done their best but the studio called up next day to protest that a mans voice could be heard in the midst of the all fem bem anine chorus went to hear the sound track played pretty indignant that their work had been spoiled only to find that it was his own voice on the film K motion picture tans fans who have been lamenting because so many of their hollywood favorites have abandoned the screen for a fling fling on the stage 0 o can ju just s stop worrying so tar far the plays have not been good enough to hold the players tor for long sylvia sidney henry fonda and elissa landi will probably be back at hol hoi sylvia sidney lywood at work in pictures before very long but frederic march undismayed by their soso so so success is headed tor for new york with his wife to 0 o do a stage play I 1 ODDS AND ENDS walt disney has finally vetoed the plan to put pus stickle and zinnie minnie mouse alouse ott oft a weekly radio program cant can t spare the time finis to see that it i done right asid and auant let ins his little darling minnie and mickey lie be directed by anyone anone else alice faye did not tike like the dressing room universal studio pro provided tided for or her so she got a mot moling ing tan to bring her ourt oun dressing room bungalow over irom from the 2 oth century fax lot olivia de dc haviland has eliminated all the other candidates a for the lead in robin cl hood opposite errol finn fach each ficare that the other brings luck hick to a picture paul muni and his are arc on a sit month world cruise to fo the deep regret of 01 all the companies who canted led hint him to make another picture right now a western newspaper union |