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Cover Story Excerpt:
For his opening program from Hollywood, California's DeMille presented handsome Clark Gable and long-legged Marlene Dietrich, in a radio version of the six-year-old cinema Morocco. Miss Dietrich, whose voice is not her most celebrated asset, fascinated listeners with a mysterious whispered drawl. The Gable personality, currently one of the most popular at U.S. cinema boxoffices, registered more favorably on the air... Read the full story.