Screen Tests at Mayfair Club Choose Winning Western Pair
The Nationwide Picture Company will film a Texas western this spring with winners of two-week Mayfair Night Club screen tests. Fourteen couples competed, with an audience vote at a final showback after all tests. Amarillo residents Hollis Trulock Vernon Ruggles Rosemarie Milford and Audrey Pryor William Lyons of Pampa were among those who faced the cameraman.
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Nationwide Picture Company
Hollis Trulock
Vernon Ruggles
Rosemarie Milford
Amarillo
Audrey Pryor
William Lyons
Pampa
Bank of Knowledge draws crowd at Rex Theatre Amarillo
A near capacity Rex Theater in San Jacinto hosted the opening of Bank of Knowledge. About 800 contestants competed as $100 initial prize rose to $125 for next Tuesday. The Amarillo born program will debut Friday at the Esquire Theater with the same prize.
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San Jacinto
Amarillo
Esquire Theater
Tom Nelson
Howard Boxwell
Byron Singleton
Siebert Worley
Shamrock
Harrel Reeves
Esquire
Harold Brooks
Leon
Dallas
Rex
R. A. McAmis
Jim Cook
KGNC
Swordsman Due at State Theater with Parks in Lead
The Swordsman opens Friday at the State Theater starring Larry Parks with Ellen Drew in a principal supporting role. George Macready Edgar Buchanan Ray Collins and Marc Platt headline a cast for Wilfrid H. Pettitt's Technicolor swashbuckler blending duels feuding lords and romance. Sherman Holt now manages Guymon Municipal Airport.
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State Theater
Larry Parks
Ellen Drew
George Macready
Edgar Buchanan
Ray Collins
Marc Platt
Wilfrid H. Pettitt
Parks
Jolson
Miss Drew
Rin Tin Tin III to Visit Amarillo for Capitol Theater Run
Rin Tin Tin III, famed dog of Hollywood lineage, arrives in Amarillo February 5 to 7 for the opening of The Return of Rin Tin Tin at the Capitol Theater. The event features the dog and owner Lee Duncan, veterans of the K-9 Corps, with the specifics of the act to be announced.
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Movie Listings and Showtimes Across Local Theaters
The notice catalogs daily program details for Paramount Esquire Capitol Rialto Lyric Liberty Rex STA Leon Texas Victory and night clubs. It lists film titles stars runtimes color cartoons and News Show times with multiple daily showings and notable performers.
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Judith Allen
Ida Lupino
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Dius
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Kid Millions
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Lizabeth Scott
Joan Hodiak
Burt Lancaster
Leon
Michael O'Shea
Nancy Coleman
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Maureen O'Hara
Victory
Gene Kelly
Marie McDonald
Bowery Kids
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Dick Morton
Frances Irvin
Avalon
Panhandle Buccaneers Piaying
Aviatrix
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Hits
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Thomas Dinner House
Weathermen Favor Blonde Hair for Humidity Instruments
Bendix Aviation engineers reveal weather recording devices use blonde hair as the moisture sensitive element. Blond strands, straight and unblemished, about 10 inches long, provide consistent sensitivity to moisture across conditions, while brunette or red hair is deemed too coarse.
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U.P
Bendix Aviation Corp
Veronica Lake Building Stardom Before Medical Dreams
Veronica Lake, aiming for a future as a lady physician, rose to Hollywood's top ranks as a film star. She appears in Paramount's Saigon opposite Alan Ladd. Clovis issued 414 building permits in 1947 with a total valuation of 1,171,225 dollars. Peru faces significant food shortages across the country.
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Hollywood
Veronica
Paramount
Alan Ladd
Clovis
Sealed Verdict star Florence Marly escapes Paris before invasion
European screen star Florence Marly fled Paris less than 24 hours before the Nazis entered the city while playing the female lead opposite Ray Milland in Paramount's Sealed Verdict. Bob Hope’s Ballyhoo act drew audiences during its Broadway run in 1931. Hollywood RKO released the documentary Design for Death, 48 minutes, drawn from confiscated footage detailing 700 years of Japanese history.
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Florence Marly
Ray Milland
Paramount
Paris
Hollywood
RKO Radio
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