Skelton Takes Try At Merton Role on Big Screen
Red Skelton stars in Merton of the Movies at the State Theater opening Friday. Based on Harry Leon Wilson and George Keufman Marc Connelly, the film follows a country bumpkin usher dazzled by Hollywood, who ends as the era’s top low comedian. Virginia O'Brien appears with Leon Ames Gloria Grahame and Alan Mowbray under director Robert Alton.
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Red Skelton
Merton
State Theater
Harry Leon Wilson
George 8. Keufman
Marc Connelly
Skelton
Hollywood
Virginia O’brien
Leon Ames
Gloria Grahame
Alan Mowbray
Robert Alton
Camel X-ray Scene Fails Due to Fat Camel
Production halted after an attempted X-ray of four stomachs on a camel failed to penetrate. A thinner dromedary was sought in a hurry for the Columbia film "To the Ends of the Arth."
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Columbia
Paramount Out of the Blue and Bedelia at Local Theaters
The calendar lists Paramount shows Out of the Blue with George Brent and Virginia Mayo plus Bedelia with Margaret Lockwood and a slate of Movietone and Sportscope news at multiple 1 pm to 10 pm times. Several other titles including Queen of the Amazons and The Big Fix. various venues feature films, news, and reissues with listed screening times.
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Paramount
George Brent
Virginia Mayo
Pete Smith
Bedelia
Margaret Lockwood
Esquire
Law of Wolf
March of Time
Capitol
Metro News
Rialto
Teala Loring
Fred MacMurray
Claudette Colbert
Devil's Island
NAT
Russ Rogers
Avalon
Mitch Mitchell
Music Makers
Aviatein
Frances Irvin
Carlton Seales
Rainbow Garden
Rip Ramsey
Texas Wanderers
Thomas
Otis Wyatt
Wreck of the Hesperus Adaptation Tops Columbia Screen
Vernon Casino and Rita Hayworth’s brother star in Columbia’s film of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s The Wreck of the Hesperus. Willard Parker Patricia White and Edgar Buchanan headline the release.
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Vernon Casino
Rita Hayworth
Columbia
Longfellow
Willard Parker
Patricia White
Edgar Buchanan
Woodchoppin' Woody Herman To Play Amarillo Friday
Herman and his orchestra headline a two hour concert at Municipal Auditorium starting 7 45 PM with a post show dance at the Nat. Show sponsored by Golding-Meadows Post 1475 VEW. Concert tickets cost 1 02 dollars plus tax while dance tickets are 1 53 dollars plus tax.
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Woodchoppin
Woody Herman
Amarillo
Municipal Auditorium
Herman
Golding-Meadows Post
VEW
Dancing Slump Not Serious Astaire
Fred Astaire says American dancing has a slight slump but nothing serious as box office dips. He notes postwar booms give way to a downturn, explains his Astaire studios and new swing trot, and cites jitterbug as alive. Bob Hope anecdote and Melvin Leroy warn talent will drive Hollywood’s future. The Bishop's Wife stars Cary Grant Loretta Young and David Niven in a tasteful, mildly dull but pleasant film.
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Fred Astaire
Fred
Melvin Leroy
Earth
Cary Grant
Loretta Young
David Niven
Columbia Pictures Filming at Del Mar for The Return of October
After Del Mar race season ends, Columbia Pictures brings a troupe to film scenes for the Glenn Ford Terry Moore Technicolor comedy The Return of October. Ten winning jockeys are signed to appear in the film. Texhoma Town Board schedules a hospital bond election likely in January.
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Texhoma Town Board
Out of the Blue at Paramount with Brent Mayo Bey and Dvorak
The Paramount presents Out of the Blue a romantic comedy starring George Brent Virginia Mayo Turhan Bey Ann Dvorak and Carole Landis. Set in Greenwich Village the film follows a painter a debutante a hen pecked husband a domineering wife and a model whose antics drive comic chaos as the cast delivers lighthearted romance and witty farce.
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George Brent
Virginia Mayo
Turhan Bey
Ann Dvorak
Carole Landis
Paramount Theater
Vera Caspary
New York
Greenwich Village
Philadelphia
Walter Mitty
Tender Steaks and Fresh Sea Food Highlight Local Menu
A local restaurant touts tender steaks and ocean fresh seafood as its signature offerings. The menu also features spicy Mexican and American dishes to appeal to varied tastes.
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Ann Carter
Filming Wraps on My Own True Love at Paramount
Hollywood reports filming completed on Paramount romance My Own True Love based on Yolanda Forbes novel. Phyllis Calvert stars with Melvyn Douglas in a project marking her first Paramount assignment under a long term contract while debuting Philip Friend and debuting director Compton Bennett. Val Lewton begins producing for Paramount.
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Hollywood
Paramount
Yolanda Forbes
Phyllis Calvert
Melvyn Douglas
Philip Friend
Compton Bennett
Val Lewton
Census Plans in Wood Ward From Jaycee Auxiliary Meeting
Final plans for a Wood ward census were made at a recent meeting of Jaycee and Auxiliary members. The note outlines organized preparation and cooperation between groups.
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Woodward
Skywriter Interferes During 1910 Scene In San Francisco
George Stevens directing RKO's I Remember Mama in San Francisco found 1910 era set pieces in place when Irene Dunn and Barbara Bel Geddes faced a hill. A plane passed overhead and skywriting began, disrupting the take amid modern aerial bé.shots.
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Hollywood
George__ Stevens
RKO Radio
San Francisco
Irene Dunn
Barbara Bel Geddes
Edward G. Robinson Eyes Round the World Tour Ambition
Edward G. Robinson, star of Night Has a Thousand Eyes, reveals a secret ambition to serve as a round the world tour guide. The actor discusses travel plans and his desire to see distant places beyond Hollywood.
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Night Has
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