Modern Screen (Jul-Dec 1945)

and they both get good advice from him. But Rusty runs away, and that's when the excitement really begins. Because a ; couple of German saboteurs have arrived in the neighborhood, and they find the dog and try to make him into a Nazi all over again. Whether they succeed depends on Danny. If you like small boys and dogs, you'll like "The Adventures of Rusty." — Cot. P. S. Ted Donaldson, who has never owned a dog in real life, jound his co-star in "Rusty" to be an ex-irar dog who needed mighty careful handling. When the war broke out, Ace — trained to guard defense plants — was used as a model in training Marine dogs. . . . Before they could icork together, Ted and Ace had to have several sessions to become acquainted with each other — with trainer Earl Johnson on hand to see that all went well. . . . For a ball throwing scene Ted was warned to throw the ball from the side or underhanded, never to raise his hand over his head to toss it. Ace had been taught to attack like a flash the minute a hand was raised overhead. Once when Ted forgot, a serious accident came too close for comfort. Needless to say. more than one brow was wiped before it was all over. . . . Director Paul Burnford's f.rst day on the set was enough to drive a man mad — and nearly did. First day of production, his first important picture, and his wife presented him with his first youngster. . . . When Margaret Lindsay played the young bride in "Cavalcade," the cameraman who worked with her was Al O'Connell. In "Rusty," she and O'Connell met again for the first time since that picture, and in this one she's playing Conrad Nagel's bride. Bet you can guess what O'Connell popped out with — said she was "always a bride, never a bridesmaid." . . . Wasn't the Pied Piper of Hamelin on the loose the day Ted and his friends disappeared? Out on location, the first aid man on the set was occupying his spare moments by carving things out of the plentiful supply of wood around. One day the kids were found in a circle in the woods, all industriously creating masterpieces under the supervision of the carver. I SAW IT HAPPEN Lynn Bari visited the Army hospital in Vancouver, Washington, nearly a year ago, and I shall | ,4, j never forget what tA ">■ jHr ^ ^-er do ax -^"^ that time. Plans had been made for her to eat at the table with the officers, where she vjould be served with them. When she entered the mess hall, however, she refused her place as "guest," joined the enlisted men's waiting line, had her plate filled when her turn came, and then carried her tray to a bench, where she sat among the enlisted men. She accepted no special privileges. Up to that time the enlisted men had felt that the officers got all the breaks whenever a celebrity visited camp. Miss Bari, whether she realized it or not, did a great deal toward boosting army morale by her simple gesture of sticking with the enlisted men. Doris Burns, Portland, Oregon A HOLLYWOOD MUSICAL TO MAKE YOUR HEART ROMANTIC! The surprise entertainment of the year... crowded with tantalizing tunes, gorgeous girls and picturesque pageantry ... plus a heart-warming love story that will thrill you again and again! TITO GUIZAR ^ CONSTANCE MOORE LEO CARRILLO • *' ESTELITA RODRIGUEZ HOWARD FREEMAN and STEVEN GERAY • JEAN STEVENS and 5peciaify Shadow Dance PHYLLIS HERRIN and GUY ZANETTE and ST. LUKE'S CHORISTERS PETER MEREMBLUM'S JUNIOR ORCHESTRA PRODUCED AND DIRECTED by ALFRED SANTELL Republic pictu*$