Haymes's First Dramatic Film Role in St Benny the Dip
Hollywood gossip palette outlines Dick Haymes taking a lead dramatic turn as a pickpocket in St Benny the Dip, with two songs, while Nora and Denise Darcel headlines mix and Hollywood power moves include Janis Carter, Liz Taylor, and Jane Greer related tidbits.
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Union Station field used in modern gangster gun battle
The La Mesa battle site that helped establish Los Angeles becomes a backdrop for a Paramount thriller Union Station. The field now lies within the Los Angeles stockyards and is depicted as a crime site in the film.
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Alan Ladd in Captain Carey USA second OSS role
Alan Ladd returns to the screen in Captain Carey USA as his second OSS character for Paramount. The actor previously starred in OSS as well and served in the Army Air Force during World War II.
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Brother Becomes Editor After James Franklin Imprisonment
The younger Benjamin Franklin takes over as editor of the paper following his elder brother James Franklin being imprisoned for his editorial stance against authorities.
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South Sea Sinner grips duty bound locals with Pacific intrigue
Shelley Winters stars as a sultry singer in Universal-International's South Sea Sinner opened at Paramount Theater. A U S Navy man dodges the law on a tramp steamer near Oraca while a front-dive operator pulls him into danger. romance, murders, and a heat drenched island saga unfold as loyalties collide and a final plunge ends the tale.
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Larceny at two Amarillo theaters features Shelley Winters
Shelley Winters stars in Larceny at the Paramount and Rialto with Dan Duryea as the gang leader. John Payne plays a decoy who falls for the city manager's daughter and seeks to derail the swindle before a deadly confrontation. The Rialto also showcases The Woman of the Town.
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Fort Worth Driver's Misfortune Deepens After Court Fines
A Fort Worth motorist faced speeding and operator's license charges. He paid $18 of a $35 fine after skipping court, and a complaint from his irate brother about a pawned shotgun prompted Judge Wesley Kinser to promise a lengthy talk.
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Lebanon Opens 17th and Largest Tannery for Cowhide Processing
Lebanon launches its 17th and largest tannery, expanding capabilities in cowhide processing and boosting local leather production. The facility operates with new jobs and increased output for regional demand.
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Allene Roberts Tops Photoplay Junior Actress List
Allene Roberts, 21, star of Union Station, voted the most popular young screen actress of the year by Photoplay readers.
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William Holden
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Photoplay Magazine
Groucho Marx Sings With Bing Crosby in Mr Music
Groucho Marx performs a humorous song and dance with Bing Crosby in the Paramount musical Mr Music. In a notable scene Groucho bows Bing to his knee and delivers a cheeky Coty style life lesson.
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Gloria Swanson Confesses She Hates Exercise
Glamorous star Gloria Swanson of Paramount's Sunset Boulevard says she hates physical exercise but loves to dance, revealing a playful contrast in her routine and public image.
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Ghost horse haunts Raymond Massey’s Wilton home
Screen star Raymond Massey reports a haunted pre revolutionary farm house in Wilton Connecticut. Neighbors say a horse ghost wanders the living room that was once a stable where the animal died in 1711. Massey quips about horses being soulless and capable of haunting.
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Intruder in the Dust opens at State Theater in Oxford Mississippi
The film adaptation of William Faulkner’s novel premieres at the State Theater shot largely on location in Oxford. Clarence Brown directs Claude Jarman Jr David Brian and Elizabeth Patterson in a suspenseful murder drama about exonerating a Black farmer Juano Hernandez with a fast moving sheriff’s pursuit through cemeteries creeks and county lanes. Critics hail Faulkner’s story as the truest picture in its field.
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Robert Surtees
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Juano Hernandez
Charles Kemper
Will Geer
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Elzie Emanuel
Peter Hall
Gloria Swanson Prefers Tailored Nightwear and Firm Beds
Gloria Swanson stars in Sunset Boulevard and dislikes frilly clothes. She favors smartly tailored pajamas and nightgowns and would rather sleep on the floor than in a bed she deems too soft.
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Stevens Rejects Flourishes In Films At Paramount
George Stevens, producer director of A Place in the Sun, avoids arty flourishes and any style that might be called the Stevens touch, preferring straightforward direction in his Paramount pictures.
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Marlene Dietrich Designer Rendezvous With Dior
Marlene Dietrich traveled to Paris to collaborate with Christian Dior on gowns for Warner Bros. Stage Fright. They spent two weeks creating wardrobe for the film, with at most two daily quarrels, highlighting Dior's explosive temperament alongside Dietrich's own renowned style.
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Alan Ladd Revives Civil War Golf Noted Actor Turns Golfer
Alan Ladd, star of Paramounts Montana Rides, has begun playing golf and revived the term Civil War golf from the 1860s era. The story notes his late 61 comeback and a 65 return base.
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Paramount
Heiress Honored by Parents Magazine and Senior Prom
William Wryler's The Heiress for Paramount receives honors from Parents Magazine and from Senior Prom, a teen magazine, highlighting acclaim for the work.
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