Sundowners Capitol Fare Adapted for Screen at Capitol Theater
Alan LeMay adapts his best seller The Sundowners into a dramatic documentary styled western. Filmed in Technicolor in Palo Duro Canyon the action-filled tale centers on a famous Texas cattlemen’s war from the early 20th century starring Preston Sterling Wills and Barrymore Jr. directed by George Templeton for Eagle-Lion Films.
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George Templeton
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National Mag Honors All the King's Men Picture of the Month
Redbook Magazine selects All the King’s Men as picture of the month and a candidate for its silver cup award. It marks the fifth national publication to honor the Columbia film to date.
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Redbook
Gene Autry Telegraphist Before Stardom on Frisco Line
Before being discovered as a western singer Gene Autry worked as a telegrapher on the Frisco Railroad in Oklahoma, a fact noted in early career sketches.
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Gene Autry
Oklahoma
Elizabeth Taylor Weds in Hollywood Movie Ceremony
In a Beverly Hills church scene for Father of the Bride Elizabeth Taylor, age 18, married-for-film Don Taylor. The pretend wedding featured ushers and bridesmaids, a white satin lace gown, and a set piece around a glamorous, formal ceremony fitting the film’s climax.
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Hollywood
Elizabeth Taylor
Stain Dahnacigenci
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Elizabeth
Robert Taylor
Beverly Hills
Miss Taylor
Helen Rose
Prison Scenes Authentic in State Penitentiary Drama
Warner Baxter leads scenes filmed over ten days inside Nevada State Prison in Carson City for the tense Columbia drama State Penitentiary with the production emphasizing realism.
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Columbia
State Penitentiary
Warner Baxter
Nevada State Prison
Carson City
King’s Men in Records Reveal NorCal Opening Box Office
Reports from Columbia Studio on All The King’s Men reveal outstanding box office records for the Robert Rossen production in Northern California openings.
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California
Columbia Studio
Robert Rossen
Fire in Filing Cabinet at Civic Opera Building
Firemen responding to the Civic Opera Building in Chicago found heavy smoke but could not locate the blaze at first. Several firefighters rode elevators to sniff out the source before locating the fire in a filing cabinet.
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Chicago
U.P
Civic Opera
Officers of the U S Public Health Service bear ranks
A brief note explains that officers of the U S Public Health Service hold ranks comparable to Army officers, detailing uniformed structure and titles used within the agency.
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Army
And Baby Makes Three Sings Comedy at Paramount
Columbia Pictures new comedy And Baby Makes Three opens at the Paramount with Robert Young Barbara Hale in a tale of marital mixups and babyhood shock. The plot follows Hale after her divorce as she learns she will have a baby then discovers Young innocent of an affair and that she is not expecting.
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Robert Hutton
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Eddie Cantor Tours 40 Colleges to Learn About Youth
Eddie Cantor, future lectures at Cornell Rice Institute Hunter College Oklahoma SMU UCLA and others, tours 40 colleges to study the younger generation. He mixes songs dances and piano among talks while continuing NBC Take It or Leave It broadcasts and exploring video. Cantor notes students’ honesty courage and uninhibited questions, recalling Ziegfeld stories.
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Eddie Cantor
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London
Couple to co star Ford and Powell plan film together
Glenn Ford and Eleanor Powell, famed dancer, announce plans to co star in a forthcoming picture. A new record was set by Columbia's Technicolor musical Jolson Sings Again at the State Theater in Sydney Australia, marking an all time single week high.
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Eleanor Powell
Columbia
Jolson
State Theater
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Australia
Smiley Burnette On Tour With Du Ranger Kid Co star
Smiley Burnette, star alongside Charles Starrett in Columbia's Du Ranger Kid series, is touring Eastern and Southeastern cities this month promoting the western film.
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Smiley
Smiley Burnette
Charles Starrett
Columbia
Fairfax as Stoolie in Customs Agent film
Fairfax plays a sneaky informer in Columbia's Customs Agent starring William Eythe and Marjorie Reynolds. The review highlights his realism in the thankless stool pigeon role.
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James Fairfax
Columbia
William Eythe
Marjorie Reynolds
Riders the Santa Fe at the Rialto theater
Rod Cameron stars in Realart Western Riders the Santa Fe at the Rialto with Fuzzy Knight Eddie Dew Jennifer Holt Dick Alexander Lane Chandler and Ray Whitley. Cameron outwits crooks who control the town water supply in a fast paced tale with four songs including The Detective Detective from Deadwood and Bed Down Little Dogies.
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Fuzzy Knight
Jennifer Holt
Cameron
Eddie Dew
Deadwood
Evelyn Keyes Keeps Fit With Boxers Routine
Columbia actress Evelyn Keyes attends the gym five nights weekly and takes boxing lessons as well as a barbell routine, aiming to stay in top shape.
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Mashers
Columbia
Evelyn Keyes
Meet Bat Boy Bendix Umpire in Kill the Umpire
William Bendix who plays the umpire in Columbia's Kill the Umpire was once that boy for the New York Yankees and the Giants.
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New York Yankees
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