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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1956.
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He Owns 1 Hour Of
Dietrich
By
NANCY SPAIN
56 M
ARLENE DIETRICH, Frank Sinatra, Gloria Swanson...these 'me mumes that stop the heart. So now meet the man who Brat recognised the ex- eltement that is Dietrich, who was onca Gloria Swan- son's favourite waiter, who told Sinatra that in his first successful movie part he would play n "shnook."
Joe Pasternak has told David his life's story to Ronnie Hilton. A melody I have Chandler in "EASY THE liked since first 1 hentd as | HARD WAY” (W. H. Allen,
the therrie part of
music for 168.).
And a very good the TV Series "Victory at Sea."
NOVELTY: ZAMBESI
BALLAD (1): VERA LYNN
BALLAD (2): RONKIE HILTON
5.
OTHER NO
BARN
self-consciousness E
"LINI HENT LAM TV
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POR VINHEEN D
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LOVE.
1
UT of the hundreds was a completely new and
of records I have unknown artist making
first time off. through big hit the played
and his Line every week in 1956 Donegan for business. I pick six sounds free and uninhibit. 11 is Rodgers and Hammerstein, story it is too. Joe was burn the of course, who put it in their
In Szilagy show "Me and Juliet." The Somlyo in Rumania, which I shall gladly listen ed. He has none of
eo often show did not come to London the age of 17 he emigrated to bulat to again--just for my own
associated with
English but the song did--and Ronnie America. pleasure.
singers. The record made Hilton, a fine new singer, madu 1. SONGS FOR SWING- dim a star and he has held it his best record. ING LOVERS ... Frank on to his place with every- Sinatra (L.P.). One of my thing he has done since, favourite singers picks some of the best songs of all time and gives one of them a new different treatment.
It
4. A HOUSE WITH LOVE IN every IT....Vera Lynn. Here is the
and
old faithful Vero Lynn putting sincere sounding conu over
anyone else. better than Just listen to Sinatra
brought her back into the top singing 'Got You Under My
popularity list again for the About
Arst time this year. Vera Lynn You." They are all arranged has that lasting quality along by Nelson Riddle and the with Crosby because when she result is fresh and distinc- sings she makes you feel those tive.
PONGOOSE A L Skin" and "How
ACROSS
3 Blooming hikers (8).
8 Burden (4).
Determined (8).
11 Exhausts (8).
13 Cuttio-shed (4).
15 Called
together (8).
18 Embrocation (8).
18 Side (4).
21 Make arrangements (8).
25 Baker's dozen (8).
20 Successor (4).
27 Indian animal (8).
DOWN
1 Escaped (4).
2 Molst (4).
4 Encourage (4).
5
Shows disapproval of drink
by the sound of it (4).
6 Ambassador (5).
7
Move
sideways (5).
Insurgent (5).
10 Numeral
(5).
12 Run off to marry (5).
14 Tents (5).
10 Saltpetre (6).
17 Couch (5),
19 Tribal emblem (5).
20 Foreign (8).
21 Gennan nano (4).
22 Precious stones (4),
23 Notion (4),
24 Nobleman (4)
YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORR-Across: 1 Merurs, 4 Remit, 7 Eminence.
Aft Laula, D Shelve, 1 Redross, 13 Master, 16 Erased 18 Emininer, 20 Larks, 21 Lemand Lown: 1 Meets, 2 Annul, 3 Sincere, ‹4 Revied. Mokien, Twists, 10 Ex-a-miner. Ik Erected, is habet, Deles, 10 Atarra. 11 Dread.
OF LIFE
VIGNETTES OF
Louis
words.
3.
on д
Here ho touchingly wasted
week $12 a
phoney school of "Movie Crafts and Arts," graduated with a diplom that "ertified" him to "Star in 10 Motion Pictures."
ZAMBESI... Low Busch, There is an added reason why I play this one agali. When first I heard it i wanted
in
record it. It was turned down br the company.
I put it b
Band Show" and the "Show people liked it. Then came the
Zambesir Hmovies Lou Bunch record.
THE WAITER
real contact
was on
with
has e different round, with a Paramount lot. He washed fresh. Latin-Americon style the dishes, approach.
Then he moved heaven and AND THIS ONE E RAVE earth and some other walters, and became Gloria Swanson's hovering waller in the canteen.
HATED MOST IN 1956: Elvis Presley singing "Heartbreak Hott." I hope I never have to hear it again.
IN } "JUST
THE HAIN." Johnnie Hay. Philips.
WALKING
"HOUND DOG." Elvia Presley. H.M.V.
2
Guy Mitchell, Philips.
2. NOW YOU HAS JAZZ THE TOP TENNISTUNE
and Bing Crosby
That Armstrong. dappy-sounding Crosby al- ways enjoys himself most and seems at his best when he is with top musicians, Here he has Satchmo Arm- strong and the group that appeared in London. Just playing this "record again now makes me feel happy too-de- good and spite the weather.
"GREEN DOOR." Frankie 7 SINGING THE BLUES." Vaughan, Philips,
Cometa. Brunswick,
3 "ST THERESE OF THE 8 "RIF IT UP." Bili Halcy
ROSES." Vaughan, H.M.V over
3. ROCK ISLAND LINE Lonnie Donegan. Here
Christmas Reunion
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Wermu
THE GOOD OLD SONGS
AND
THE GOOD OLD CUSTOMS.
COPR. 1958 BY 'GENERAL PIATURES COIL. TM.WORLD RIGHTS RESERVES,
Malcolm
4 "MY PRAYER," Platters.
Mercury.
5 "WOMAN
"STOP METM.
IF YOU'VE
HEARD THIS ONE
IN LOVE." Frankle Lanie. Phillps.
BY
9 "TRUE LOVE." Bing
Crosby Capitol.
and Grace Kelly.*
10 "CINDY, OH, CINDY.
Eddie Fisher, H.M.V.
HARRY WEINERT
THIS BEING THE SEASON OF GOOD-WILL
TO ALL, LET HIM GO AHEAD
ONE HECK
“DO YOU CALL THAT
A TREE ?
ALWAYS TURNS UP →
One day (oh, glory!) the great Rudolph Valentino, asked He deliver a parcel. him
Valentino the "boshoot-werve" Rolls-Royce to do it in.
film to jent
And Joe drove all, around the little mean streeta
first, showing it off to friends,
The
Proas discovered "Smiling Joe," the walter. "So
movie a disastrous A director took pity on
ho made kost,
Third
walter
him mado Assistant His pay choquờ wis week. Aaa he'd carnod 125 dollars,
$25
**
But oh, boy, this advance in prestige,
Universal Now Pictures gent him to Europe to find stars and make nimeta
He was making flim (about mad King Ludwig
of
Bavaria) when he noticed his crew had gone to the nexu door set. They were, watching
womin
called Marleno. Dietrich Bing *L number "Falling in Love Again."
THE MEETING
No Joe engineered n meeting with Marlene. She received in a fairly transparent
htm
bath robe. "Hot, isn't It?s said Joe, "Do you think so sald Dietrich
Joo wired Hollywood to sign her up immediately. Hollywood paid no attention.
Then
shone.
Dietrich rose and
Shone, that is, unul
1938 when
disliking
exhibitor
Scarle
Our
Empress," announced that she was "Box Office Folson." Jog, who had by now made "Three Smart Girls", and "One Hundred Men and a determined to re-establishi his idol Ho said he minke a
Western
GALE
"Dostry Aldes ar s
you must be
sald. But she sang "The Boys in the Back Room And wied the movie was finished she w
She told Jod
very
Pasternaked.
he could have 207- thing he liked,
"I'll have 24 hours of your life to do with as I please said Pasterank.
"It's a deal," said
Dietriebs
Last year Pastemak, went to sen her wowing them in Tás Vegas. "When are you going to collect your bet!" said Dietrich "I'm not getting any young
know!!
It's A plotty wonderful foci- Ing" says 300 Pasterbalt, the boy from Szilagy-Somlyo, for A man to know that ha‹ owns one day of Marienė: Dietrich's life."
ME
CHRISTIE FOR CHRISTMAS
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DEAD
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12 84); This fathộ: Chris
for Christman, 1950,
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