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BEATRICE PAILY 8W Beatrice, Sunday, Au TERTAINMENT Brings Story At hama Island Carroll, Sterling -ayden Co-Star In Ro- imantic Roles. i Realism in the production of mo- pictures reaches a new height -withTthe filming of Paramount 'taShnlcolor romance, "Bahama co-starring- Madeleine IVi Carroll and Stirling Hayden, which Starts Sunday at the Rialto. To transfer to the screen Nelson Mayea' beat-selling novel, "Dildo Cay," producer-director E. H. Griffith transported forty men and women of the Paramount company to the tiny island of Salt Cay in the British West Indies, 4,000 mllea from Hollywood Along with them went technicolor era equipment and enough food and housing facilities to set up a miniature tent city.

This was done so that the picture might have for its setting the original locale chosen by the author for his wide-1 ly-read story. I The story concerns the romance between a girl who has teen around and a man who hasn't. 'tMadeleine Carroll, lovely sophisticate, comes to the island with father, newly-hired overseer. Hayden having hired the man only -V Vjr Bud Abbott And Lou Costello with Grace McDonald and Leighton le brinir a new hilarity in "It Ain't Hay." Xoole bring at the insistence of mother who fears blacks, does his best to make life so Unpleasant for Madeleine and father that they will leave. Madeleine, however, falls in love with Hayden and is determined that he will love hei, too Hei' romantic plans are complicated still further when she learns that Hayden is married, his wife at moment being away.

But Madeleine plays the kind of girl tWho can take news like that and 'come 'back fighting. Convinced that Hayden does not love his wife but is too loyal to admit it, Madeleine goes all-out in pursuit of the reluctant romeo. Her technique is to be terrific. But Hayden is -a man of iron will and it is only when he and Madeleine arel eft completely alone on the island that Iron becomes something else again. The cast: Carol Madeleine Carroll Adrian Stirling Hayden Mrs.

Ainsworth Flora Robson Delbridge Leo G. Carroll Broadcast Brevities Self-sufficient is the word for Christine, trombonist in Phil Spitalny's "Hour of Charm" orchestra. She mastered the trombone his neurotic i ithout a lesson, and acquired the native enough skill to earn a position in the foremost all-girl brass section in the business. When one of Horace Heidi's "Treasure Chest" musicians was asked by an interviewer to name his favorite hot weather dish, he pondered a moment and replied, "Dinah Shore in a bathing suit." When Amos 'n' Andy return to radio via NBC Friday. Oct.

8, at 10 m. e. w. t. for a weekly half- hour series, it will mark the first time in their 14 years of broadcasting that a studio audience will see them in action.

In addition, the new programs will feature guest stars. Ghost Story Preys On Actress' HOLLYWOOD Fool around with ghost stories and the imag- ination begins to work overtime. I Ruth Hussey has one of the best parts of her career in "The Unin- vited." screen adaptation of the I Dorothy Macnrdie thriller diller. Her first reading of thr script was done at night. Propped up in bed i she got to the point where it is re- vealed that every time one of the i ghosts is about to materialize a deadly cold attacks anybody pres- ent.

"Suddenly I realized that my i hands and arms were numb and i cold," she said. "Of course it was because I had been holding the i manuscript in a cramped position. i My arms had gone to sleep. I did- I n't have any doubt about that the i next morning. But, at the time I well somehow I had lost inter- est in reading any further.

I just i pulled the covers up over my head and I did not turn out the light." It Ain't Hay' At Victory Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Universal's champion comedians, are starred in Damon Runyon's "It Ain't Hay" beginning today at the Victory. Some of Runyon's most colorful Broadway characters are portrayed in the hilarious story in which Bud and Lou become embroiled in a strange case of mistaken identity. Two horses, however, arc the principles in the error, one a nag and the other a handicap favorite. When the comics are suspected of substituting one steed for the other, the action of the film is said to excite more laughter than any corresponding situation in their previous hits. Romance and music are included in the speedy plot and are contributed by Grace McDonald, and LeiglUon Noble.

The talented pair sing "Glory Be" composed by Harry Revel and Paul Francis Webster. Entertaining highlights in many sequences of the film are presented by the Vagabonds. The Hollywood Blondes and the celebrated Step Brothers. Other picturesque Broadway characters as Umbrella Sam, Harry the Horse, Chaunce5' the Eye and Big Hearted Charlie. Patsy O'Connor features other music talent singing "Sunbeam Serenade," "Old The Cast: Grover Bud Abbott Wilbur Hoolihan Lou Costello Kitty McClain Gfraqe McDonald King O'Hara Cecil Kellaway Gregory Pallette O'Hara Patsy O'Connor Pvt, Joe Collins Noble Paillette Infected By Poison Iv spending eight weeks farm in Rockland County, 5few York, without even getting a touch of sun burn, Paulette Goddard decided on the day before her departure from the farm to pull out some vines which threatened to take over her prize dahlia bed.

The vine happened to be poison ivy and Paulette got the full effect over a sizeable portion of her body. Outside, of this last-minute hard luck, Paulette really put in two months of vacation from movies back on her farm. She went East the day after finishing her role in "So Proudly We Hail!" and she still hasn't seen the picture. Star Studded Casts Newest Movie Cycle HOLLYWOOD, Never were there so many all-star productions, prodigal of talent, on' the market the days of the Movietone Follies, Show of Shows, Big Broadcasts and like reviews, when a couple of dozen stars at a time might strut their stuff, usually in and dance. Paramount, of course produced "Star Spangled with its record number of forty-three stars and featured players.

That studio's latest production, "So Proudly We Hail," story of Bataan's heroic nurses, boasts a feminine cast headed by Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard, Veronica Lake and Barbara Britton, which probably hasn't been touched since "The Women." "Thank Your Lucky Stars," built by Warner's along musical lines, will soon be hitting the marquees with such stellar names as Humphrey Bogart, Efciie Cantor, Bette Davis. Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, John Garfield. Joan Leslie, Ida Lupino, Dennis Morgan. Ann Sheridan, Dinah Shore and Alexis Smith. The latter specializes in brief flashes of most of its personalities but most of the straight dramatic vehicles are commanding casts that haven't been equaled I since "Grand Hotel," "Dinner at i Eight" and "If I Had a Million Perhaps "Tales of Manhattan," released last year, revived the trend.

"Lady in the Dark," Technicolor picturization of the Broadway hit, starts with four stellar names, Ginger Rogers, Ray Milland, Warner Baxter and Jon Hall, with Mischa Auer and-Phyllis Brooks heading the supporting cast. "Devotion," story of the Bronte Sisters, has Ida Lupino and Olivia de Havilland teamed with Paul Henried and Sidney Greenstreet. the two latter recently elevated to star status. Three pictures, "For Whom the Bell Tolls," "Hostages" and "Mission to Moscow," practically cornered the market on the top character names of the industry. It's just as well that only the latter two were in production simultaneously, "The Bell" lists only Gary Cooper ajid Ingrkl Bergman as its star duo, but there the twenty- two other important speaking parts for the featured players, headed by Akim Tamiroff and Arturo de Cordova.

When the fans pay their cash at the wicket these days, they really 1 get their money's worth. 5anoth rivate Treas Jimmy Durante, who claims he was educated exclusively by private tooters. says Garry Moore has a habit of talking to himself and some day he's going to go crazy trying to get the last word in. Garry says Jimmy is now buying shirts with soft collars because his doctor forbid starchy things. However they'll get away from such corn for a really riotous laugh session over NBC or.

Thursday. Sept. 2 at 10 p. m. e.

w. t. Between laughs there'll be singing by Georgia Gibbs and music by the orchestra. No Automobiles Used In New Western Film First Evening Gown Thrills Diana Lynn HOLLYWOOD The greatest thrill of her screen career has just come to Diana Lynn, Paramount's sixteen-year-old discovery. She is to have an evening gown made specially for her to wear in "And the Angels Sing," her next picture in which she plays a sister of Dorothy Lamour.

Betty Hutton and Mi mi Chandler. It's more of a thrill to Diana than winning her roles in "The Major and the Minor" or "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek" or receiving the Parents Magazine's award as the most talented juvenile actress of 1942. The bombing of Ploesti, Rumanian oil fields called "Hitler's gas station," is dramatized on Columbia's "America in the Air" Sunday, August 29. 5:30 to 6:00 p. m.

The popular tune "Hello Mom" is the theme song of the new Mutual network series, "Hello Mom." one of the west coast's most colorful army air force shows, heard every Saturday, 11:30 to 12 noon, EWT. sir, there's one movie in the current crop thnt is setting an example to the populace in the matter of saving tires and gasoline. From the opening shot to the fade-out not a single automobile will appear on the screen. Every time, any one or group of the characters in "Riding. High," an elaborate Technicolor opera laid in the wide open spaces, is transported anywhere it is by means of 'horse flesh.

Dorothy Lamour. Cass Daley and Victor Moore ride in wagons. Dick Powell and Gil Lamb ride astride horses cowboy fashion. 'De-Glamorizin' Towns Into Then Own Show Times 4:02, 5:44, 7:46, 9:48. Ain't Hay, 2:15.

4:53, 7:29, 10:05. Madame Spy, 3:48, 6:24, 9.00. Life dy Hardy, 2:00, Begins for 5:08, An- Ba- hama Passage, 3:40, 6:45, News, 5:00, 8:08. i HOLLYWOOD The small towns, hamlets, milk train stops and other localities situated in what slangsters choose to term "the sticks," may at long last be coming into their own in motion picture titles. At least Preston Sturges, writer and director, has finally broken down from placing all his stories' in gigantic cities to film the story of a country town in his next picture, titled "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek." It stars Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken and the town of Morgan's Creek which, although fictitious, is a place no bigger than a speck on the map.

Of Betty Hutton Betty Hutton is "de-glamorizing" herself for the duration. The star let this be known recently while working with Bob Hope in Paramount's "Let's Face It," screen version of the Vinton Freedyj-Cole Porter Broadway hit. "This is a time of rationing." Betty explained. "It's the trend to conserve so I intend to wear slacks and cotton socks as much as possible. By odd coincidence.

Miss Hutton's wardrobe in "Let's Face It" is in keeping with her new resolution. It consists primarily of dresses which are available to any girl. Watch For These Du Barry Was a Lady Proudly We Hail Presenting Lily Mara Lady In the Dark The For Whom the Bell Tolls The SCREEN'S ACE KILLER and TWENTY GIRLS trapped by the Rapacious Jap Demons! It Will Shock Women It Will Make Men Fighting Mad! Ki'xj ci thousand ci 11- us AI 11 la nps info th ions of Nippon! It's GREAT! f. Mr bit Lightning Destroys Car (iarage 4FU5LD. Aug.

28 caused by lightning that a terrific electric stoim the Nielson Motor torn- garage building and at least about 5:30 this of wood con- bjjrned rapidly. The Aided local Hittwg the burned, JtjWttt that a time LORETTA ALAN f-xiffim mm STATO Continuous Shown Begin at i COOI.EIf.) Aho NEWS CARTOON NOVELTY Many New Faces In Movies These Days HOLLYWOOD War times haven't settled Hollywood down to a routine of the sama -personalities in picture after picture. New faces continue to appear with pleasing abundance on the. screen. It is the golden era for unknowns.

Naturally, with so many big male names having left the screen for armed services, new leading men are numerous today. There are two of these for example, in "So Proudly We Hail!" which is forecast as one of the most important war pictures of the year. These heroes are George Reeves and Sonny Tufts, the first teamed with Claudette Colbert and the second with Paulette Goddard. Katina Paxinou, Greek actress who recently arrived in this country after being torpedoed at sea, was signed by Paramount after a lengthy search for the actress to play Pilar in their screen version of "For Whom the Bell Tolls." Her performance in the recently premiered film has insured her of a lasting place on the screen, and her next appearance in "Hostages" is now being eagerly awaited. These breaks for new personalities are happening all over Hollywood.

Perhaps the biggest advance in a single year is that made by Betty Hutton, a film unknown four pictures ago, but now is so far on top she is the sole feminine star in "The Miracle of Morgan's Creek." And there are Betty Rhodes, Susan Peters. Janet Blair, Jane Frazee, Gene Tierney and Theresa Wright, all at stardom now whereas they were newcomers little more than a year ago. Add to this group of quick risers young Joan Leslie, now with Fred Astaire in "The Sky's the Limit." Marjorie Reynolds ranks high among examples of this big- chances for newcomers trend. A year ago she was' a Western heroine. Then came "Holiday Inn," and a new star was born.

She went immediately into "Dixie" as the girl who marries Bing Crosby; When Paramount wanted a leading woman for Alan Ladd in "Lucky Jordan," the studio gave the role not to a big star but to Helen Walker who hadn't been in a picture. And Helen came out of that film a startling new starlet. Only recently, one Cheryl Walker who had been Veronica Lake's stand-in won the heroine role in "Stage Door Canteen" and proved that nonentities can come through is permitted. Alan Ladd and Loretta Young co-star for Paxinou's New Roje A Change From Pilar So that her role of Marie, the bakeress and cafe proprietress in Paramount's "Hostages," will in no wise duplicate her Pilar in "For Whom the Bell Tolls," Katina, Paxinou. Greek actress, will dispense with all makeup in the former picture and will probably appear to the fans to be an entirely different personality.

In private life a tall, handsome, black-haired, fair-skinnned Cretan, Mme. Paxinou is seen as a broad, swarthy, muscular. Spanish guerrilla woman in "For Whom the Bell Tolls." In "Hostages" she is a fairly well educated, middle class shopkeeper of medium height and build who is one of the leaders of the underground movement. Starlet Proves Determined Knitter HOLLYWOOD Barbara Britton went away out in front today as the most determined knitter of sweaters for service men in the cast of "So Proudly We Hail." Barbara recently showed how intent she is about this knitting. One day's scenes were in a field operating structure on Bataan and, all the nurses had to wear rubber' gloves for authenticity.

Since the gloves are troublesome, to keep Hollywood Chatter Bill Edwards, tall newcomer who has a top role in "Hail the Conquering Hero." was formerly a broncho rider in rodeos and wild west shows. He doesn't even get near a horse in the picturet Joan Fontaine who plays the Lady Dona St. Columb in the Cor-, nish setting of "Frenchman's Creek." has family ties with that part of Her mother's family hails originally from Cornwall. Walter Abel, famous for comedy Loretta Young Seen With Alan Ladd At Rivoli 'China' Telling Dramatic Story Of Fighl Against Japanese. Alan Ladd, the incomparable tough guy, takes his blazing guns half way around the world to do a job on the Japs in Paramount's powerful "China," the exciting film of love and due Sunday at the Rivoli.

Made by the experts who gave us the immortal "Wake Island," director John Farrow and screen writer Frank Butler, "China" has that picture's smashing impact and stark drama. Incidentally, the film ia Ladd's last for the duration. He's in the army now and he couldn't have been put into a better vehicle or given a greater role. Set near Shanghai in the days just before that fateful December 7th, the film introduces Ladd as an oil man who has no compunction about selling to the Japanese. Hia pal is William Bendix, ''Wake Island" fame, and Miss Young is an American teacher in a Chinese University.

While the teacher and a group of Chinese girl students flee ahead of the advancing Japanese forces, Ladd and Bendix, with the only available truck, arc trying to make their way to Shanghai to close a deal with purchasing agents for the Nipponese invaders. The situation is one that is replete with dramatic possibilities and Director Farrow has made the most of them. Wei F. Hsueh, famous Chinese I writer, lecturer and authority on Chinese art, served as technical adviser on the picture, assuring accuracy throughout. In scenes showing Jap bombs crashing down on villages, fleeting civilians and soldiers in battle, photographs of actual places were used and the buildings faithfully xeproduced, then blown to bits.

The Cast: Carolyn Brent Loretta Young I Mr. Jones Alan Ladd roles, plays a serious dramatic Johnny Sparrow William Bendix part as a chaplain on Bataan in First Brother, Lin Ahn "So Proudly We Hail," starring Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard and Veronica Lake. The four Angel Sisters, Dorothy Lamour. Betty Hutton, Diana Lynn and Mimi Chandler, wear a total of 52 costumes in their new musical, "And the Angels Signe Hasso, latest glamor jm- portation from Sweden, currently in C. B.

De Mille's "The Story of Dr. Wassell," once interviewed Wendell L. Will'kie for a. Swedish newspaper. Paramariitei The United States marine has word for its parachutists.

It caUs them "paramarines." The men armed with knives, pistols and sacks of hand grenades. Ingrid Bergman, co-starred with Gary Cooper in "For Whom the taking off and putting on, the Bell Tolls," can speak six Ian- players kept them on for hours, i guages. She is a native of Stock- This didn't stop Barbara. She knit- holm, Sweden, ted merrily while wearing those gloves and never once dropped a stitch, RELAX TIRE RATIONS WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 The office price administration (OPA) announced today effective September 2, tire rationing would be relaxed so that operators of commercial vehicles could obtain certificates for recapping service or new tubes, regardless of the use to which their machines are put.

Previously operators of were denied the certificates. ENROUTE TO VICHY LONDON, Aug. 28 nazi-controlled Paris radio in a broadcast recorded by the Associated Press said today that Admiral Georges Robert, former governor of French Martinique, had left Puerto Rico enroute to Vichy, Dramatic Reunion In Studio Commissary was a atic reunion in the Paramount I restaurant today between men who had never expected see each other alive again. C. B.

DeMille, host at a lunch-1 eon, started to introduce two of guests to each Corydon M. Wassell, Navy Cross- winning "hero of Java," and Theodore Cremer, national committee-1 man for the Queen Wilhelminaj Ftfnd (Netherlands War the producer could 'get a I word out, the two men were sliak-1 ing hands and poitiding each other I enthusiastically on the back. It I turned out that they had last met I in a bomb-blasted hotel in Djokya-l karta, Java, during the invasion. First Rotary Club was in Chicago in 1905. STAWRSi 8XXN.D5 At-Your-Service DAY AND Sunday, Monday ONLY CONTINUOUS ON SUNDAY Plus Latest Movietone News A Week Of Delightful ment For The Entire Family TUESDAY WEDNESDAY! 4 IU Jw 3 'ViV' "Cooled by Modern Refrigeration' ARE RUNNING Saddle-Jillys and fun-fi tf -it 5 nd FUNNIEST Wh KUfi W' irv itiCI MtDOMMD aca KIIUWAY tutiwpAumi O'CONNOR AfeftB UMNTON NOHI Hii fJWB "OM I.