Turn the Tables On Eddie Bracken
Hollywood reporters recount Eddie Bracken taunting friends at RKO set prompt payback as twenty rivals hand him watches and wallets to quicken his pace in a comic reversal on the Two Tickets to Broadway set.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1951
Page
10
Hollywood reporters recount Eddie Bracken taunting friends at RKO set prompt payback as twenty rivals hand him watches and wallets to quicken his pace in a comic reversal on the Two Tickets to Broadway set.
Patricia Hitchcock, daughter of Alfred Hitchcock, is in a battle of accents while filming On A Train at Warner Bros in Burbank. The 22 year old recently studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and now adapts her Irish speech and evolving American tone for the studio production under her father’s direction.
Frank Jacquet, a 350 pound actor famed for heavyweight roles in over 100 westerns, leaves his cactus studio career. He held a notable supporting part with Douglas in Paramount's Ace the Hole but is quitting westerns because he is too heavy to ride a horse.
A Buddhist sect reaffirms the swastika as a sacred emblem, detailing its historical meaning and spiritual role within their practice. leaders urge respectful understanding of the symbol across cultures and warn against misappropriation. The note emphasizes peaceful, nonviolent use in ceremonies and teachings.
A rousing comedy opens tomorrow at Paramount as Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis star in At War With The Army. The duo play entertainers who join the army where Lewis’s funny mishaps and Martin’s sergeant persona fuel a riotous mix of song, humor, and romance. Joan Taylor joins the cast alongside Peter Hanson and Barbara Rush at the Pasadena Playhouse connection.
George Seaton, Oscar winning screenwriter and Rhubarb co producer with William Perlberg, started in acting. He later directed to ensure his scripts were shot as he intended, shaping his show business career and influence in cinema.
The Japanese captured Hai nan Island in World War II and began large scale iron ore extraction there for the first time, signaling a shift in wartime resource mobilization and strategic material control.
A fragmented radio timetable lists various programs and dates in a local station lineup. It mentions shows such as Double Or Nothin, News, Pepper Young, Road of Life, Stella Dallas, and Front Page Far among others as part of the daily broadcast sequence.
Charles Bickford leads a keen cast in Burma Convoy as a gripping melodrama about the perilous Burma Road supply lifeline for China. Evelyn Ankers appears as the female lead in a film praised for virile performances and action.
Stephen Chase, a leading actor in When Worlds Collide, entertained his 86 year old father on the Paramount lot. It marked the first time Father Chase, vacationing from New Jersey, has seen his son perform.
A report notes that incorrect tension of valve springs leads to sluggish performance in automobile engines. Strong entities include valve springs and engine performance. The study highlights mechanical risk and potential need for recalibration or replacement of faulty springs.
Paramount director Rudy Mate, guiding When Worlds Collide, has immersed himself in astronomy. Colleagues say his deep study of the stars has earned him recognition as an expert by experienced planetary men.
A wide open action packed Western stars Alan Ladd in a color Technicolor adventure. Ladd poses as a long lost son to fleece a ranch owner, then changes course, aiding a missing heir and pursuing justice across the Rio Grande. Co stars Mona Freeman and Charles Bickford in a rugged tale of romance, intrigue, and gunfighter daring.
A new action western The Missourians stars Monte Hale and Robert Neil. Set in Dorado in the West early days the film centers on Polish born Steve Kovacs who faces prejudice due to his brother Nick Kovacs an outlaw leading The Missourians. Town Marshal Bill Blades and lawyer John Finn support Steve while Nick plans a sensational move.
Lead preview notes Abbott and Costello in Buck Privates at the Liberty Theater today and tomorrow with their realart hit alongside The Andrews Sisters in Argentine Nights. The duo, fresh from One Night in the Tropics, headline the army camp life comedy with the boogie-woogie duo and strong box office appeal.
Fred Clark, known for villainous parts, takes his first cowboy part in Paramount’s The Lemon Drop Kid. The Damon Runyon story stars Bob Hope along with Marilyn Maxwell Lloyd Nolan and Jane Darwell in a lighthearted crime caper with comic turns.
Paramount will adapt the Book of the Month Club hit Anything Can Happen as a warmly romantic comedy. Perlberg-Seaton will produce the film about an immigrant’s tribulations on the path to American citizenship.
A Boston business executive uses two chairs for callers, one normal and one with a sharply slanted seat. Guests sit on the good chair as papers are tossed on it to welcome or deter visitors depending on whether the guest is welcome.
Barber Park er M. Duggan, a one legged barber, persists in the trade despite a boyhood accident. He stands long hours at his work with a single crutch.
A nearhurricane struck Middlebury College and blew away thousands of dollars in scholarships. Damage was not insured and must be paid from current income, reducing a fund normally used for student aid.
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