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Air Thrills in 'Dive Bomber' Flynn, IMacMurray , At Elsinore With . Alexis Smith There's something thrilling In the air, and Warner, Bros, have dramatized it, photographed It in wonderfully natural r technicolor. and . served it up under the title of "Dive Bomber," with two of " the screen's most dashing heroes, Errol Flynn and Fred MacMur ray for its co-stars. Made with the - cooperation of , ' the " United States navy, "Dive Bomber is Che most gloriously exciting air drama the screen has, yet given ' The . super-pilots who fly Uncle Sam's super-planes, the dive bombers are the nerves of this epic of the skyways, and theirs is a thrfll-a new 41 dra- The tremendously high alti tude, the terrific rate of speed at which they ? descend upon their targets makes dive-bombing the most hazardous type of flying. The main theme of the story is t work being done by the flight surgeons to lessen the physical hazards to the dive bomber pilots. Flynn!' is seen in the picture as one of these . flight surgeons who is oat to overcome pilot fatigue, and develops a flying suit, similar to those used by deep-sea divers, to relieve the pressure of high flying and dive bombing. MacMurray plays a seasoned pilot, who at first scoffs at the work Flynn is doing, but soon sees the importance of it and eventually makes the test High that proves its worth. The personal rivalry between the two men is played np In well-handled romantic episode which features Alexis Smith, a . beautiful screen newcomers whose dramatic talents and photogenie qualities makes, her excellent star material. The strong supporting cast in cludes the capable Ralph Bel lamy in the first serious role he has played recently. Regis Tobm ey, whose splendid job in "Meet John Doe" won such wide praise, is extremely well cast as a pilot to whom flying is more import ant than life itself. Allen Jenkins and Cliff Nazarro (he of the double tongue, inject a bright note of comedy, and Robert Arm strong, Craig Stevens, Moroni Ol son, Herbert Anderson and Louis Jean Heydt round out one of the - year's finest supporting casts. NEW YORK (A-Jay ostyn asked to be written oat of the script of the Mystery Man ra dio show, on which he plays the title role, so he could take a vacation. It was announced the Mys tery Man was going fishing. The program had jast conclud ed one afternoon when Jostyn paraded into the studio with two huskies carrying a crate. It contained a 125-pound tuna he had caught Call Board ELS IN ORE Today Errol Flynn, Fred MacMurray In "Dive Bomber." Guy Kibbee. Emma Dunn in "Scattergood Meets Broadway. Wednesday Ronald Coleman. Anna Lee in "My Life With Caroline." Brenda Marshall. Arthur Kennedy in "Highway West" CAPITOL Today Brenda Marshall. Wayne Mor ris In "'The Smiling Ghost. David Sharpe and Thunder in "The Silver Stallion. Wednesday Lawrence Oliver. Joan Fontaine in "Rebecca. Joan Bennett. Frederic' March, . Ann Sothern In , "Trade Winds." HOLLYWOOD - Today Deanna Durbin. Franchot Tone In "Nice .Girl." Hugh Herbert in "Meet the Chump." Wednesday Robert Taylor, Norma Shearer in "Escape. Frank Morgan, Ann Rutherford m Keeping com pany. - Friday Jean Hersholt in "Remedy for Riches.. Tim Holt in "The Fargo SUd." y UBKRTY Today James Cagney in "City for Con guest," Edith Fellows In "Her First Romance. -Wednesday "Chamber of Horrors.' Range Busters in "West on Pinto Basin. Friday Tex Ritter in "Rollin Home From Texas." Marjorie Rambeau. Al ien Hale hi "Tugboat Annie Sails , Again." , . . , : - STATE ' Today Tyrone Power. Linda Darnell, Rita Haywerth in "Blood and Sand." Robert Sterling, Marsha Hunt in 'Til Wait for You." Thursday Martha Scott, George Brent in "They, Dare not Love. Alien Jones. Susannah Foster in "Magic in MUSIC. Saturday Midnight William Powell, Myrna Loy in Love Crazy. GRAND . Today Spencer Tracy. Ann Dvorak in "Sky Devils." Paul Muni. George Raft. Boris Kanofi in scarface. Tuesday Sonja Henle, John Payne in "Sun Valley Serenade." Brenda Joyce. Jane Darwell m "Private Nurse. ITS EXTLALNTNG to Us two girl ris, shown hero with Alexis comic mystery f-Lsa, T&e Smiling ULtictre..f. . -as ..) i i . .4 'A SKY-HIGH &OMANCE, with Sonja inr to the rhythms of Glenn Miller ley Serenade.' Is the next attraction, playing soon at tho Grand theatre - . ... S t-r i ... -I .... P t - sfZA--s '. 1 - EYES ON THE SKIES, Fred MacMurray, Errol Flynn and Ralph Bell amy watch and check the results citing new flight picture, "Dive Bomber,' now on tho Elsiaere screen hi technicolor. , ehinrJtitelceK In .. w HOLLYUIOO By HARRISON CARROLL King Features Syndicate Writer HOLLYWOOD In a recent issue of their publication, "The Coyote," the boys and girls of the Phoenix union high school gave their idea of the perfect faculty. Somebody sent Eleanor Powell the article and she was show ing it around the "Lady Be Good" set. Here they are, the kids selec tions: Principal, Kay Mao West Kyser. Dean of girls, Robert Taylor. Dean of boys, Hedy Lamarr. Economics, Robert Benchley. Voice culture, Nelson Eddy. Dancing, Eleanor Powell. Physical culture, Mae West What's that? tit Look out how, kids! As a result of Taer illaesa and she, was plenty sick Ids Lupine will ask Warner Broth ers please not to east her in any more sea pictures in which she has to work on the damp tank stage. She hardly got out of K daring The Sea Wolf and then came The Gentle People," which was Just as bad. In case the-studio is amiable, Ida also would like a role where she wears some decent clothes' for a change. Dramatic moment the other night for Sir Cedric: Hardwicke. He got a long distance call from his brother-in-law, Walter Pick ard, to whom he hadn't , talked for five years. Pickard, a flight commander in the RAF, has been transferred from England to Can ada. Joan Bennett dies for the first time on the screen In the picture, "Man Hunt" And imagine, after she has waited all this time, they are not going to let her have a death scene. It all happens off stage. Come what may, Allen Jenkins and James Cagney are planning an extended sailboat cruise this summer on Chesapeake bay. They will carry no crew and will put in to port according to their whims. friends that occupies Wayne Mob- Smith and Brenda Marshall, In tho Ghost," sow showisg at the Capl- u L Ileal and John Fayne sad his orchestra Jn "San Val . of a test flight in Warner Bros.' ex Meanwhile, their wives will be up at Cagney's place at Martha's Vineyard. j The trip will be easy for Jimmy to arrange. He has a long vaca tion coming up soon. But Jen kins, busy now at Columbia in Time out for Rhythm," is apt to run into trouble with his film commitments. Marsha Hunt and her husband. Jerry Hopper, will, be packing their bags soon, too. They are go ing to New York as soon as Mar sha finishes - "Blossoms in the Dust" and, after .that they! are taking a plane for Buenos Aires. You hear about this and that foreign star's experienceMn learn- ing English, but the topper of all the stories is the one of Made leine Lebeau, young French: act ress, recently put under contract by Paramount : She learned the language while she and ber ; hus band, Marcel Dalio, were cruis ing on a Portuguese freighter for seven weeks seeking a port where they would be allowed to land. Studio officials at Twentieth Century-Fox are heaving sighs of relief. Linda Darnell will graduate from high school next summer. That will end the! ne cessity of the star's taking three hours a day off for school and one for recreation. With pic tures like ., "Blood and Sand" running an overhead of about 8SQ0 a day, Linda's education has been costing the studio plenty. v;:.,-j Understand the star is being given i special permission graduate from University high schooL Travis Ban ton will sigu her gown, but It' will de not be any more, elaborate those of the other girls! than The same ambulance and driv er that wor 1 in The Bride Came C O. D" took Producer Bill Cagney home from .the j hos pital . ; ; There was no pre-ar-rangement either. . ! . just u co incidence. Boots Mallory, riding with Bill, was the one who j rec ognize them. .. .'The Mocambo party that Minna" Wallis threw as a joint birthday celebration for George Brent and Edmund Gould- ing was really something. . L Ann Sheridan, Merle ObOron, Alexander Korda and Charlie Chaplin! were among, those! pres ent . Vi; What's this about Glenn Ford having dates with Judy Ca nova? "j : . . Thought Patti Mc Carty was his steady. . , . Add to ; new j r twosomes: Mary ; Beth Hughes and Tex Harris at J the Hollywood Tropics. . . . Beryl Wallace and Conrad Nagtd at the House of Murphy. . . . pat Stacey and Eddie Albert at Charley Foy's. NEW YO&K iff) Any actress who appears on the "Inner Sanctum Mystery radio pro gram must pass a screen test A newly . installed sound register ing device tests her ability i to scream whenever Boris Karfbff and Paul Lukas commit a : par ticularly frightening crime. . Brenda , " Marshall, currently playing opposite James Cagney : and Dennis Morgan la "Cap tains ' of the Clouds.'' has had the term of her contract ex tended by Warner Cros, 1 Thm OIGOIT STATECMAIL Solera. THi e ait f e Sailor Defies Film Record Army Champ Went to Hollywood; Gob Bos Seen 10 per Week HOLLYWOOD, Sept Pvt Kenneth Wilkinson' started some thing. Not so long ago the pint-sized red-head from Fort Lewis, Wash., remarked that he was probably the army's champion movie-goer. His statement won him a week In Hollywood, during which the In dustry went to town. It didnt just give him the key to the city, it had its prettiest cu- ties pushing open the doors. Wilkinson is back at Fort Lew is, claiming a record at last re ports of 333 movies in a little over 10 months an average of one a day. But the issue he raised isn't settled. Comes this letter from Seaman Second Class Vance Morris, jr. of the Norfolk, Va, training sta tion: i "The navy is always better than the army. . I hereby state my claim to the championship of the navy, which Is also more than Pvt. Wilkinson's total. In 22 weeks II have seen not less than 220 pic tures. . . 4 each day on Saturday and Sunday; one and sometimes two on Wednesday and three per week here on the base. "L like Pvt. Wilkison, make oa t 1 t Ait- ferent theaters. I spend on the hM worked 011 mne pictures ten average 30 cents per movie. I like I dered birthday party for the the clean,' wholesome entertain ment ... that you won't get any where else in this city. The peo ple of Norfolk are trying to find thines for the servicemen, but right now the movies are the best bet ... " Morris probably wont get any thing for out-champing the champ except something for his scrap book. Studio Buildup Set for Tall, Beautiful Alexis HOLLYWOOD. Sept 6-Blonde. 1 tall and befreckled Alexis Smith is about to descend upon the pub- lie a la Ann Sheridan. The Warner studio, which spent a lot of money to make Ann the oomph girL has decided to give the ZO-year-old Alexis a similar buildup. A native of Penticion, BC, scouted for the films while in a play at Los Angeles City college, Alexia has been under contract since last October, playing bit narts. 1 Recently she played her first icao, ppac surnM c inn uu Fred MacMurray. The studio said the comments on Alexis were encouraging enough for a big-time campaign. Now all it needs is a slogan. "No name-change," gays Alex is. "I'm named for my daddy, Alexander. As for Smith, it's good enough for me, even if it wasn't for Mary Pickford." Promising Actor Sterling Hoyden Gives up Films HOLLYWOOD, Sept The movie colony and hundreds of youngsters j seeking picture fame heard with amazement today that Sterling Harden had tossed it all overboard. Hayden is the 25-year-old tow - ering schooner master who in only two pictures established himself as a definite comer in the opinion of many observers. j fc in Gloucester, Mass., Hayden said he was through with Holly- wood, and pitched the California j dan co-star in "City for Con license plates on his car Into the quest" the second feature on this harbor. ; i ; Tivo Thrill Pictures Show On Grand Screen Today , Two of the outstanding thrill pictures, "Sky Devils" with Spenc er Tracy and Ann Dvorak, and "Scarf ace" , with Paul Muni - and George Raft, are meeting with en thusiastic response ' during their current run at the Grand theatre, according to Manager Al Foreman. ; Timely j und : tense is i "Sky Devils," one of the finest pictures ever produced by Howard Hughes; Spencer Tracy in the role,, of the daredevil war ace turn in a top performance .while charming Ana Dvorak ably carries the feminine lead. 'vr 'S: " In "Scarface," another thrilling hit from the Hughes studio, Paul Tyrone POWER Linda : DARNELL it Diced zzi Szzi il Time: 2:50 -8:30-10:05 " . : 2nd Hit ! Robert Marsha STERLING HUNT TLL WAIT FOR YOIT i Time: 135 -5:15 -8:50 -Added Mickey Mouse Cartoon Oragm, Sunday l-Iorcisg. Ceptasber 7. 1941 RITA HAYWORTH. ; beautiful Spanish-American dancer and actress, built a new house, but eouldnt sen tho old one, Then she left a hirh-Dowered young curb with a flag la, his hand. When she - retarned from the ! studio he was still there- now clutching a down payment In place of the flag. "They wanted immediate occupancy, so I told 'em you'd move right out! he casually Rmarked. So. Rita Is 1 Irving at a hotel. Deanna Feted By Film Crew Deanna Durbin received a unl que honor on her 19th birthday when the crew with which she star. Usually it is the star who plays host or hostess for the crew and on occasion Deanna has . done that, ' too. Deanna's birthday event was a unique tribute from the laborers and craftsmen who have worked as an intact unit on her nine films. Setting for the affair was the sound stage where "Nice Girl? now playing at the Hollywood theatre, was in production at Universal studios. A huge cake bearing 19 lighted candles was carried onto the set while a specially written song, Tm 19 Now," was played by I Walter Jurmann and Bernie Grossman, screen song team. Following the ceremony a corn- I mitte consisting of Pete Abriss, chief grip. Warren Munroe, head electrician, and Joe Lapis, sound recorder, pr nted a camera, the crews gift, tlxeaniia. ! Edith FellOWfl Tfl ln filmed JOVel The Gene Stratton-Porter nov el, "Her Father's Daughter," was used as the basis for the screen play of Her First Romance," due to open today at the Liberty theatre. This light musical fea ture stars Edith Fellows and Wil bur Evans. ' . Adele Comandinl, author of The Smart Girls," wrote the screen play which gives! Miss Fel lows her first grown-up singing role. Edith plays the part of Lin da Strong, the typical student who thinks college was made for study until she meets Wilbur Evans, a famous concert singer who has come incognito to Lilac Valley for a rest I Evans, who makes his motion picture- debut ln "Her. 'First Ro mance, is a well known concert 1 baritone. Between tours, which have taken him across the United States ten times, he has appeared in opera with such singers as Grace Moore, Rose Bampton and I Lauritz Melchior. Jimmy Cagney and Ann Sheri 'weekend bill. Muni creates- another masterful character, this time as the czar of tho gun and gang era. George Raftjs his usual suave self as the chief henchman of Muni in their bitter battles with rival gangster Boris Karloff. . This outstanding dual bQl plays at the Grand through Monday night . -' , i Starta Today j If U .7A Continuous Today - 1 to 11 P. M. 3 XJ aowa omuA And Second Feature . ' liUGllIIEHZiRT -'7 ir i Also News and Comedy BXANNA DUSSIN and Kobert Stack, in Tint Love,- ore reunited in mimlh success, starting 4 . -.. v , -. ft FTJtST GROWNUP role for charming Eduh Fellows b tho part she has In Her First Roniau'lule songster Wilbur. Evans makes his screen debut hi the same picture, starting today at tho Liberty theatre, Greenhorns Make Big Cash Writing Movie Westerns ! i $By JOHN E. BAKER POKJAQUE, NM, Sept 6-(ff) -Unhfist yore six-gun, podner, and five an ear to the story of young Fred! and Jon Glidden, whbve coined more Iron simole ons outa make believe cow crit ters than most hombres make in a lifetime of roddin' flesh-and-blood dogies. , Yuhkin find Fred and Jon ridin herdon a wild-eyed longhorn or coolin a red-hot bronc, with their trusty Remingtons at their side. . . Only the Remingtons are type writers and the old corral Is the Glidden studio where these two Chicago brothers turn out sage brush sagas ion a mass production basis. ! Under the j cow country cogno mens of Luke Short and Peter Dawson, Fred, 33, and Jon, 35, fan a couple of the lead-spittin'est cutters this side of Boo thill on the far-flung western story telling range. T But they've never roped a steer, and sure! hope they never have to. Fred got into the story-telling business : first In 1935, when he found himself with nary a sour dough biscuit in the chuckwagon. So he tied bid paint to a handy mesouite and spun himself a yarn about two-gun law men, colt-tot-in' casehards and the perpetually imperiled but indestructible vir- Continuous Today from 1:09 Plus "Scattergood Meets Broadway" With Guy Klbboo Dunn - - TODAY MON. TUES. - j c Two mts " ; .: rlOC Till S P. M. . m'tf ' k ' uraraftmTjBisi teem cJ'jya kaikkj. aLuasK u 1 Companloa Feature t PI as Serial "Elders of Death Valley" MS n I i. n ? , v jl , first seem together on tho screen tho risumtlo eosstedy. "Nice Glrtr. today at tho Bollywood, theotro. -i .: . tue of little NelL Nobody would give the maver ick a corral, so he wrote another one and still another. In six years, the puncher they call Short has bound up the do ings of the wild west in 22 novels and more than 100 short stories say a couple of million words, not counting the dashes that have to be used for epithets stronger than "For some reason or other," sighs Fred, "I can't write this stuff as fast as I used to. Just once just once I'd like to write a western without a happy ending. But I guess I never will." Jon, who calls himself Peter Dawson, followed Fred into the typewriter-wrangling game by two years, but he's made a name for himself, too. There's a story: Fred bet Jon that if Jon didn't sell his first story, then he (Fred) would eat C5G3D0DCD COMING TUESDAY (1 I SONJA JCCTI i:ei::epay;: ' I ' la - . Q li1 cil:i i::ud, i u NEW LOW PRICES j 25c j 10c ! Adults 1 Children ; f . J i r . mtm " ... pace nvri Fun Mystery ; At Capitol "Smiling Ghost9 Stars - Wayne MorrU and Brenda Marshall The Smiling Ghost,1 a mys tery film that packs both suspense and laughs from start to finish fa : the current offering at the Capi- ' tol theatre. The film hat a cast consisting of Wayne Morris, Brenda - Marshall and Alexia Smith In tho starring roles with Alan Hale, Lee Patrick and Da-1 vid Bruce supporting. , ; - Alexia plays the role of a girl whom the newspapers h a v o branded the "kiss of death girl" because of the terrible fate that has met all of her , suitors but v one. And he is In an iron lung. Her . grandmother, played ; by Elelen Westley, Is anxious to dis pel - the jinx surrounding her granddaughter and hires .Wayne Morris to be Alexis suitor. . On arriving at Alexis's home he meets a newspaper . girL played by Brenda Marshall, and they get along very welL . Brenda and Wayne decide to find out what all these myster ious goings-on are and their so- lution will prove a surprise even to tho most ardent arm-chair sleuth. - . i Bora wild, but trained for motion pictures. Thunder, ' the horse featured with David Sharpe, Chief Tonto" Thun dercloud and LeKoy Mason in Monogram's "Silver StalUoo, companion feature. Thunder" has appeared la more than 60 feature productions. He has shared screen credits with such artists as Hobart Bos- worth, Tim McCoy, Barbara Stanwyck, Warner Baxter, Bill Boyd and Ray "Crash" Conigon of Monogram's "Range Busters." ' The Body Disappears" is the new title for the Warner Bros, mystery comedy previously ' known as "The Black Widow." The picture, still In produc tion, has a east headed by Jef frey. Lynn, Jane Wyman and Edward Everett Horton. it Whereupon Jon wrote one, got a prize and Fred was spared. The war, oddly, has stimulated the English market for westerns, but it's also created problems. Fred had one manuscript torpe doed three times before somebody finally sent if across by plane. : He's not backward about tipping off an aspiring greenhorn to the secret of his success, and isnt worried that it will be copied. "All you have to do is sit at a desk for eight to 12 hours a day and write, write, write," he ex plains. "If you do that long enough and have any ability at all, youll sell, sooner or later. "Then all you have to do is sit for eight to 12 hours a day and write, write, write. Because if you ever stop, youll find it hard to get started again." Salem's Newest : Theatre OH IMS SUrts Today A ROMANTIC RIDDLE FOR LINDA She's reached that delightful uncertain age when she wants to be kissed ... and doesn't quite know how to make it happen! WEBDR EVANS romance PLUS 2ND HIT Continnovs Dally, from 1.-C9 P. IL .1