Mystery Submarine Opens at Capitol Theater
Universal-International presents Mystery Submarine a drama based on a Nazi U-boat crew fleeing to South America after WWII The Capitol Theater runs it today Macdonald Carey stars as a Navy intelligence officer Marta Toren is a German war widow and Robert Douglas plays the submarine commander The plot centers on Navy rescue of an aged scientist to keep his knowledge from enemies.
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Capitol Theater
South America
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Marta Toren
Robert Douglas
Navy
Next Voice You Hear Opens at Esquire Theater
A heartfelt MGM drama stars James Whitmore as Joe Smith with Nancy Davis as Mary in a typical American family facing a gospel voice on the radio declaring God will be with them for days. The film follows their week of wonder and changing relationships as events unfold, with strong supporting turns from Lilian Bronson Art Smith and Gary Gray.
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Art Smith
Tom D’andrea
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George Chandler
Douglas Kennedy
Charlie
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Esquire Theater
Judy Garland to take six month layoff for singing date
Judy Garland's board plans a six month layoff from film to shed pounds gradually and then perform a Palladium singing engagement as a tonic. Hollywood reportedly retreats from The Road to Hollywood replacement rumors, with a marquee double feature noted as All About Eve and Three Des.--
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NEA
Judy Garland
Hollywood
Bob Hope
Bing Crosby
Ashcan
Bali
Hollywood Gossip and Cast Buzz From the Coast
A wave of rumor and career moves hits Hollywood as Edmond O’Brien picks a priest role in The Kansas City Story while Truman’s name is whispered into the script. Gossips confirm Janis Carter signs with RKO, Lloyd Bridges sails toward Androcles and the Lion, and Anne Edwards eyes TV dreams with the Andrews Sisters planning a pilot and Mitchum-crooned dates. Edgy tales of marriages, stage fantasies, and a Mayo Clinic setback color a dynamic showbiz beat from the set to the screen.
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Kansas City
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Robert Mitchum
Errol’Flynn
Hollywood
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Cure for Common Cold by Billy De Wolfe
Billy De Wolfe, a noted comedian, reports a personal cold remedy used during filming for Warner Bros Technicolor musical Lullaby of Broadway. He claims anti cold tablets every four hours, warm fruit juice, throat atomizer, chest balm, and plenty of greens and fruit juice, noting the cold vanishes in ten days.
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Cal
Billy de Wolfe
Warner Bros
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de Wolfe
Billy
TV Star Jay Silverheels Portrays Little Crow in Quantrell's Raiders
Jay Silverheels the Mohawk actor who plays Tonto in the Lone Ranger series portrays Little Crow the Ute chief in Hal Wallis color western Quantrell's Raiders starring Alan Ladd, Elizabeth Scott, Arthur Kennedy and John Ireland.
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Lizabert Scott
Arthur Kennedy
John Ireland
Death as Habit in Detective Story to Star Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas, known for The Champion and Ace in the Hole, continues his death role in Paramount’s Detective Story. The film features Douglas in a noir crime framework where a detective confronts a fatal pattern.
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Kirk Douglas
William Wryler
Paramount
The Fighting Gringo at Liberty Theater
George O'Brien stars as a resolute Westerner who joins two rival factions to defend an accused man in The Fighting Gringo at Liberty Theater. He leads a rogue band, uncovers the Spaniard’s innocence, and fights to save vast acres from villains while bringing the true killer to justice.
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George O’brien
Liberty Theater
Appointment With Danger renamed as United States Mail
Paramount announces that the film starring Alan Ladd and Phyllis Calvert has been retitled Appointment With Danger from United States Mail. The change reflects marketing focus while production and cast remain as announced.
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Phyllis Calvert
United States Mail
Laurence Olivier Seeks Directing Role Over Acting Fame
Laurence Olivier, famed as the world’s greatest living actor, says he would rather be a director. The star of William Wryler’s Carrie for Paramount discusses his future ambitions and the lure of directing.
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William Wryler
Carrie
Paramount
Greatest Show on Earth star shy 27 year old Henry Lind
Sarasota report describes Henry Carter Lind a 6 foot 4 inch 650 pound circus attraction who is soft spoken and extremely shy. photographed with Betty Hutton. He reacts with Golly as Pat Waldo laughs at Betty Hutton’s flying act in The Greatest Show on Earth for an open scene.
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Ringling Circus
Cecil DeMille
Bogart says hero roles easier than villain parts
Burbank, Feb 27. Humphrey Bogart argues audiences root for the underdog, making it easier for a former villain to become a hero. He notes his own shift from screen heel to hero in The Maltese Falcon and discusses his roles in The Enforcer, Chain Lightning, and Key Largo while acknowledging fans’ preference for reforming villains.
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Cal
Humphrey Bogart
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United States Pictures
Warner Brog. Distribution
Sake of Sentiment Pistol Packing Alan Ladd Weds Again
Pistol packing actor Alan Ladd adds a new silver and onyx Mexican design wedding-ring cover to his long held tradition of never removing his wedding band since marrying Sue Carol nine years ago. The ring features in the Technicolor western Branded.
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Alan Ladd
Argument in Car Ends in Slaying
GREENVILLE Feb 28 Charlie Jones 30 was shot to death last night in a scuffle with another man in a car parked on US 69 five miles southwest of town Truett Stinebaugh 24 drove to the Hunt County courthouse and surrendered to Sheriff Frank Lane In a signed statement witnessed by several persons Stinebaugh said he shot Jones after the two argued and then came to grips in the car There were two other men in the automobile.
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Charlie Jones
Ere
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Hunt County
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Chuck Dressen Named Dodgers Manager After Career as Third Baseman
Chuck Dressen becomes the Dodgers manager, noting that he spent 16 of his 19 active professional baseball years as a third baseman, reflecting on his playing background as he moves into leadership.
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Chuck Dressen
Dodger
Riverside Woman Receives Dead Man's Kidney At Monte Sano
A 38 year old Riverside woman was given a kidney from a deceased Alhambra printer in a three hour operation at Monte Sano Hospital. Dr Howard Merrill reported hopeful signs she may live as the kidney began functioning normally. He noted only eight prior such transplants with two successes.
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Langford Stars in Lippert Western Deputy Marshal
Frances Langford teams with Jon Hall in the action Western Deputy Marshal opening tomorrow at Alto Theater. Dick Foran co stars as the town’s power broker amid a cattle ranch conflict over a railroad spur. Filmed largely on location in the Santa Susana Mountains, the drama adapts a popular Charlies Heckelmann novel.
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Lippert
Frances
Hall
Santa Susana Mountains
Charlies Heckelmann
Montgomery Clift Learns Pool for A Place in the Sun
Montgomery Clift, preparing for a scene in Paramount's A Place in the Sun directed by George Stevens, taught himself to shoot pool to portray a billiards hobby. The effort aimed to add realism to the film adaptation.
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Montgomery Clift
George Stevens
Paramount
Phyllis Calvert Emerges Star In England Atop Alan Ladd Film
Phyllis Calvert, co star with Alan Ladd in Paramount's United States Mail, is largely unknown to American audiences but is among England's top screen stars. Her rising status contrasts with her limited U.S. recognition.
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Alan Ladd
Paramount
United States Mail
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