THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN MY LIFE IS "THE WRONG MAN”
By RON BURTON ·
Hollywood.
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Sometimes a girl needs the wrong man in her life. This is particularly true
In the case of Vera Miles, who is very happy to say that, as of now, the "most Important thing in her life is "The Wrong Man."
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That is the title of a new Alfred Hitchcock production for Warnera in which she plays the feminine lead opposite Henry Fonda. The Hitchcock people bellevo There's nothing flashy or usually is accompanied by as- that Miss Miles is destined to sudden about Sidney's rise. It's sorted Mouseketeers, This
that has been doesn't mean ony make quite a name for herself, the same story
reduction in She also may prove an exoptald of
in persona
other population of the club's talented tion to
but general rule, that businesses. Ability, work, more youngsters
merely
more beauty contest winners who work-and finally success. solos by the singing compowtr- come to Hollywood might as Sidney's story is particularly guitarist. well have stayed home. She interesting because when ho
ALWAYS THE SAME The second main Miss came to Hollywood from New was Miss Kansas in 0
point... York 25 America contest.
years ago it was much Doddisms-is primarily the result
make
one's of parents letters of admiration more difficult to way
for the short Into a major studio.
Dodd message The dlm business already had usually puts at the end of a pro- been called "n closed corpora- gramme. They liked the "now tion." Later the US. Justice behave
Mouse- yourselves, Department accused it of being keteers," note of the messages one gigantic monopoly.
during
Hitchcock Baw her three days of shooting one of his TV films and signed her to a five-year contract which calls for three Alms a year. She had appeared in several motion plc- tures, but as far as she's con- cerned, success begun when Hitchcock signed her for "The Wieng Man."
FAST RISE
The film in which she
has
TWO AWARDS
of
and the encouraging fact that
kists listened to them.
This fall each programme will close with an extended Doddiern
Parents may be interested in Jimmie podd as far as his fans learning that Jimmie Dodd is
Young George did a lot talking at the right times and which actually will be a com- soon was promoted to the pro-plete production number in Itself. the lead involves a big city girl duction department. In 1933 he It probably will last a full two
or three minutes. techni- began studying sound was bornques, He advanced later to the although Miss Miles on " farm near Bolse City cutting department and. shortly Okla. Her family moved later to afterward, became an assistant Wichita, Kan., where her selee- director. tion as high school senior prom
In 1934
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he began directing queen resulted in her going to pcreen tests. Film people whose a molling school. One Ching first tests he directed include led to another-namely the Judy Garland, Rosalind Russell, Donna Reed, Ulle, Miss Wichita, fellowed by Robert Taylor the status of Miss Kanans and Van Johnson, Kathryn Grayst a trip to Atlantic City for the Rise Stevens, Lana Turner, Red big contest.
One of many
Laient
the the famlar
in
Skelton und Van Hellin.
ana Recute The "boy wender" picked up saw her, and soon the green-two Academy Awards
way 1940's directing eyed blonde was on her there where her carlier Alm work Pete Smith short subjects. This full directing "The moved him into Included a fine Searchers opposite John duties,
Wayne.
part in
The TV assignment for Hitch cock followed, and then came the contract,
been
The only objection she has to the sequence of events is a very minor ene. Things have going long so swimmingly for hur in so sham a period of time that everyone tells her, "You're enlles ahead, Vera."
He since has moved from hit to hit, and his material ranges He from dramatic to musical, recently finished "The Eddy
on teanout Duchin Story" Columbiu.
Sidney's story is frequent for youths
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encouragement wanting to break into the film but he did it when it might industry. Sidney not only did it
have been the toughest.
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an
are concerned whether he's on TV or visiting a echoud, Recent-
visited ly he
clementary school nearby and sang for scarve 700 pupils for more than a half hour.
was
When his
performance over, the children swarmeð up to him to ask questions and de-
mand autgraphs,
for nearly an hour, smiled and
This lasted
and Dodd
chatted pleasantly throughout the near-riot,
safety, he
When it was all over, and he had been taken to n position of
comparative
had several comments.
"Gee, I sure had a good time,” he said. "They were swell bunch of kids." Then he paused for a moment and added, "I hope they liked me."
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BROWN JACK STAKES
Modest, unassuming Jimmie PROBABLE STARTERS
One of the most Horatio Alger-like success stories in the
Doud, who probably has an Nim Industry is one you'll probably never see in a motion appeal to kids that makes that Pied Piper's appear in- of the picture.
It's about a director named significant, will
changes this autumn in the filmed George Sidney, who at the age Mickey Mouse Club TV pro of 39 is at the top of the allegramme.
and the youngest president the
Directors Guild
CVCI
Screen has had.
Sidney begata when he was 14. He applied for a job al major studio-as a director, of course. He got a job, but as a However, that was all young George needed for a start, and he's now one of the top directors at the same studio, MGM.
messenger.
have
few
AND JOCKEYS
- London, July 20. jockeys for the Brown Jack Eight probabic startets and The two main changes were Stakes to be run over two miles made to please not only his six furlongs ond 34 yards at Idolising small try but also their Ascot (Berkshire) at 1435 GMT parents,
today Longtime Mouseketeer viewers of the Disney series will spot them right away. They in- volve solos and "Doddisms."
are:
Bitter Sweet (W.H. Carr), Ragd (L. Piggott), Rally (J, L Mercer), The Black Horse (E. Smith), Malar (A. Breasley), Shooting for the autumn pro- grammes is already under way Knight of Killarney (D. Smith), and incorporates the innovations. Pelion (A. Shrive) and Morp- (D. Greering).-China For one thing, Dodd will do hise more singing on his own. He Mail Speelal.
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