Hollywood chatter and radio notes from a busy season
A swirl of film and radio gossip notes from Virginia Vale Arry Fitzgerald with updates on actors, directors, and projects. Mentions include "His Honor the Barber" radio work, Keighley succeeding DeMille, Maureen OHaras sister Clare Hamilton, Patric Knowles slip scene, Olga San Juan and Fred Astaire connections, Gene Kelly featured roles, Dinah Shore hosting and narrating, Walter Pidgeon and Van Johnson in charity matches, Betty Hutton wardrobe savings, Bing Crosby return to radio, Art Linkletter sponsorships, and Alfred Drake in Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bing Crosby
Art Linkletter
Leo Gotcher
Winnie
RKO
Carol Stewart
Alfred Drake
Oklahoma
Family debates war and disillusion in a Hollywood home
Elizabeth Herlong faces a tense home life as her children critique postwar propaganda and mock ideals while awaiting a German refugee guest. Dick, Cherry, Julia, and Pudge clash over truth, patriotism, and what the next war means for their generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spratt Herrong
Elizabeth
Arthur Kittredge
Tulsa
Arthur
Los Angeles
Spratt
Pudge
America
Julia
Wake Island
Cherry
Brotherhood of Man
State Department
United States
Mr. Kessler
Germany
New 1946 Auto Unveiled With Surprising Innovations
Public showroom crowds celebrate a forward looking 1946 model featuring in line chassis doors that lock windows, sturdy steering, windshields and a dashboard clock. Noted is the return of doors with glass intact and a lack of toolkit upgrades, while war era broadcasts mix with lighthearted humor in the crass drive for car progress.
Tunney Predicts Fiasco in Conn Bout After Four-Year Gap
Gene Tunney says the Louis Conn fight may be a fiasco due to the long layoff since real competition. He notes the two boxers meet after four years away from top level action and doubts the bout will deliver a quality contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Einstein
Gene Tunney
Louis Conn
Mr. Tunney
Golf: Acquaintances Find They've Wives of a Kind
Two casual golf acquaintances encounter two women approaching the green. One jokes that the first wife is arriving with an old hag and the other retorts that his wife is bringing another. The exchange reveals tensions and a sharp moment on the course.
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William S. Keighley
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Keighley
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I Love
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Maureen O’hara
Clare Hamilton
The
Abbey Dramatic School
Maureen
Bob Hope
George Marshall
Patric Knowles
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Olga San Juan
Fred Astaire
Gene Kelly
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Nixie
Columbia
Rosalind Russell
Lee Bowman
Adele Jergens
Mickey Mouse
Dinah Shore
NBC
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Walter Pidgeon
van Johnson
Mexico
Pidgeon
Greer Garson
Betty Hutton
B. G. DeSylva
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Archie
Gardner
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Lee Bowmans
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Gwen Bristow
Somonow
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