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JOHN PAYNE {fodd Creydml

Upon graduating from high ichool in bii home town of
Rotnokc, Virginia, John Payne enrolled at the Univcnlty of
Virginia . . . He became interetted in camput theatrical! and
later tranif erred to the druna tchool at Columbia Uni-
veriity . . . While working at the University'i McMillan
Theatre, Payne wat oficred a fob ai itock player for the
Shubcrt» at $}0 a week . . . He took it, and while playing
with Beatrice Lillie in "At Home Abroad," he was offered
a film contract by Goldivyn . . . After completing a fcw
pictures his contract expired and he signed with Paramount . . .
During hii film. career he has starred with the top naniei of
Cincmaland ... In a variety of movie roles, John Payne al-
ways give* a stirring performance!

RHONDA FLEMINO IMorfeline OoniMger)

Kad-haired, green-eyed Rhonda Fleming, whose dainty feet
fit quite comfortably in the golden slippers of a movie Cin-
derella, is on* of Hollywood's loveliest stars . . . Her first big
lireak came when she played opposite Bing Crosby in "A
Connecticut Yankee" . . . Soon after completion of the Mark
Twain story. Rhonda was given the co-starring cole opposite
Bob Hope in "The Great Lover" . . . Rhonda was always
interested in dramatics, but to be on the safe side in the
event her theatrical career did not materialize, the farsighted
miss included shorthand, typing, 'nd business administration
in her studies . . . She is five feet, icven inches tall and weight
121 pound* . . . Judging from Rhonda's latest pictures, she'll
never have to put to use that secretarial course.

DENNIS O'KEEFE iWhifney Randolph}

Oennii O'Keefe's first ambition was to become a big league
ball player . . . Today he could still qualify as a nunor league
pitcher ... He is equally adept at golf, shooting in the low
70'» . . . After graduation from Hollywood High School, he
attended the University of Seuthern California for two yenrs
. . . Oennii was an outstanding student, but upon the death
of his father he was forced to leave school , . . He worked
nt a number of odd jobs, failing to make much headway until
he tried his hand at writing . - . After selling several stories
to pulp maj-aiinei, he obtained a job with H»l Roach as a
fiag man . . . This led to various jobs as an extra ■ - . and
before long he was spotted by a director and was cast in a bit
pari . . . After hit initial break the road to fame was smooth
riding for Dennis O'Keefe,

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A(t<M i>lf:ting hie Rna) aerial

iicrobalic stunt for "The Hawk and the
Arrow," one of the most dangerous thrill
scenes ever filmed for motion pictures,
Burt Lancaster went home for a romp on
the floor with his smaU son. He reared up-
ward under the corner of a table (playing
bucking horse, no doubt) and cut a pain-
ful gaeb on the side of his handsome nogginl

In **Young Man With » Horn," Doris
Day is seen singing with an orchestra at
llie famous Aragon Ballroom in Ocean
Park, California. Three years ago, before
she was discovered for motion pictures.
Miss Day wag a singer at the same night
spot with Lea Brown's band.

much in his sereen bil. "Tli<- Ilasiy ll-iiri."
is almost a dead ringer for the sensational
young star's own private dream,

Some 800 years ago Todd's aiicestoM
lived in Scotland, and his big ambition —
ever since be ran remember having any
ambition at all — has been to buy land in
Scotland. He bad in mind a bit of an island
off ibe Scottish coast, some 200 acres in
all, known as Inch Morrach or Drunkards
Island. He doesn't know whether or not
hilt ancestors ever lived on the now almowt
uninhabited isle, but he would like to
live there.

All be needK, says Todd, is enough money
for the purchase, and he suspects that he'll-
probably have it by the time he compleiea
"■Lightning Strikes Twice," which is now
in production at Warners.

Just before Jane Wyman left Cinema-
land for New York, after fmishing ''The
Olase Menagerie," she loaned a pair of her
shoes to Dorothy Lamour, who had lost a
heel off one of her own during a party at
Jane's house. The next day the shoes came
back with a beautiful orchid in each one
and a note saying, "Wouldn't I just love
to keep tliese! I've always wanted to be
in the shoes of an Academy Winner!"

Jane kept the orchids and sent the shoes
Lack to Dorothy,

INSIDE STUFF ... The little Scottish
ifarni that Richard Todd talked about so

NEWS FROM HOLLYWOOD . . . Nancy

Olson, young Paramonnl actress, has been
elevated to star biHing in "''Mr. Music," the
recently completed Bing Crosby (ilm . . .
MOM'S "Nancy Goes to Rio," with Jane
Powell and Ann Solhern, is chock full of
hit tunes yott""!! be singing after you see
the film. MGM Records has released an
album of music from the wmndlrack of
the picture . . . Billy Eckstine. another
MOM record favorite, is in Hollywood
III make a picture . . . Don Cornell, recently
the singer for Sammy Kaye's orehestra,
has branched out on his own and now
Hollywood is bidding for him.

c^^Jl^^* LATER. milLE TODD IS &USY WORKINS INTHE
%S^.'A.^^^^^^ ^,^°^ STAiTO BURNING A PILE OF

rubbish near a tcwer-like buildimg with a

Bqltep. heavy iron doqr...< ^ " -

PUT our THAT Mlfc'fc^''*-^ (^HM.-.

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STAY A\MY f'leiM

TUAT ami a/Alf^ ' _,

THAT N(GKT,UND£R COVER OF DARKNESS, TODD i

CLIMBS THE WALL OF THE M/STERIOUS TOWER
BUILDING, A>JD THROWS HS WEIGHT AGAINST
A WINDOW. IT FLIES OPEN, THE HINSE5
SQUEAKING RUSTILY... — '

SUDDEWL-y TODD IS STARTLED BV
FOOTSTEPS AND TME RATTLE OF
CHAIH5 AS THE DOOR IS UNLOOHa

HE DRAWS BACK IMTO THE SHADOWS^
CROUCHIwe aJT0F5l6HXASH»TT)l
ENTERS WITH 50ME MEhJ-

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HYATT IS ABOUT lO FOLLOW TWE
MEN OUT, WHEN ME STOPS 5MORT
;A&HE HEAR5 A.CREA<1N6 NOISE,

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who onjce put a slug in him-

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ONE OF TMEM "

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AND MADELINE DID MA^JA6E--VERY WEIL. OH THE FAST
HORSE WITH WHICH SHE SUPPLIED TODD, HEWA5A0i.E"B
ESCAPE FROM DAHZEEGERS CAMP AND A RRIVE SftFElV AT
GENERAL SEajRAJS MOUNTAIN CAMP- —

TODD ISADMlTTtD INTO THE GWP AND USHERED
iNTO GE^JERAL SEGURA'S HEAPQUARJERS...

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HflO A SMALL WASH, TO SAFEty. BLfT WHtT IS IN
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