Hope Maxwell Duo in The Lemon Drop Kid
Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell plan two duets in their first co starring film The Lemon Drop Kid at Paramount. Ray Evans and Ray Livingston craft tunes as in house writers. Maxwell joins a lineup of Hope vocal partners. Sidney Lanfield directs with Andrea King Fred Stark and Harry Bellaver in supporting roles.
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Early aim of Barbara Stanwyck to be missionary to China
Barbara Stanwyck’s initial ambition, noted in early career remarks, was to become a missionary to China before her rise in film. The actor later gained fame starring in Hal Wallis' The Furies and other classics.
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Women of Distinction with Milland at Paramount
Columbia's A Woman of Distinction opens at the Paramount featuring Ray Milland Rosalind Russell and Edmund Gwenn in a brisk Hollywood comedy. A dean of a college spurns romance for work until Milland arrives with a lecture tour and a witty clash over love and paternity tests.
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Tex Ritter Tops Capitol Theater Bill Today
Tex Ritter brings Will Rogers style humor and a baritone voice to the Capitol Theater for a two day engagement with four daily shows at 3 5 15 7 30 and 9 45. Admission 60 cents adults 40 cents juniors 25 cents children. Edy Arnold appears on screen in Hoe down while Ritter promotes his screen horse White Flash and teams with Dorothy Fay and Quincy Snodgrass Ill. Ritter recently cut Capitol albums and remains a leading figure in western and hillbilly folk music.
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Oak Wilt Spreads Via Natural Root Grafts Between Trees
Oak wilt disease is found to spread through root grafts that occur naturally between trees, revealing a new pathway for transmission beyond above ground infections. Researchers note the importance of managing connected trees to slow spread.
Talent Show Slated At Paramount In Amarillo
The Miss Amarillo contest features 14 contestants performing tomorrow at the Paramount Theater at 8 p.m. The program includes a talent show and the film Woman of Distinction starring Rosalind Russell and Ray Milland.
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Third Time Charm: Ray Milland Finds Film Stride
Ray Milland, star of Paramount's Copper Canyon, made three trips from London to Hollywood before he finally hit his stride as a film actor. The tale highlights his persistence and breakthrough in the motion picture industry.
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Cagney and Wary Exit Sparked by War Dept Orders
Hollywood gossip roundup notes War Department orders caused a hasty end to a fort ord film unit, while Jimmy Cagney stars in Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye. Barbara re hurls hot Paige and a four course breakfast. Abbott and Costello perform in Glasgow. Ginger Rogers may star in Love Western Style. Clifton Webb turns western as an angel. Bob Hope jokes about Wade Crosby in The Lemon Drop Kid. William Prince discusses Cyrano de Bergerac and Orsino in As You Like It with Katherine Hepburn. she asks about curling.
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Teresa Wright Adopts Screen Name After Equity Found Rival
Teresa Wright, known early as Muriel Wright, changed her name to avoid confusion with another Muriel Wright on Actors Equity rolls. The shift came as she rose with George Stevens's Mr. and Mrs Anonymous for Paramount opposite Joan Fontaine and Ray Milland.
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Lighthouse at Cape Hatteras Reopens After 13 Years
The Cape Hatteras lighthouse in North Carolina was closed in 1936 and resumed service 13 years later, restoring an important coastal beacon for maritime navigation. The restart marked a lengthy shutdown period followed by renewed operations to aid vessels along the Atlantic coast.
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The Furies Returns Barbara Stanwyck in Western
Opening tomorrow Hal Wallis presents The Furies with Barbara Stanwyck. Wen dell Corey and Walter Huston co star as Stanwyck returns to a Western after 1945 California. The note mentions a vast ocean to peak height range across geography.
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Bicycle hobby joins Gail Russell’s varied talents
Gail Russell famed for Pine-Thomas' The Lawless One takes up bicycling as a new hobby. She also paints and excels as an archer, showcasing diverse talents beyond acting.
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Lucky Lund Never Landed Roles in Life or Screen
John Lund, famed for Hal Wallis productions, including My Friend Irma Goes West, reportedly never secured a stage or screen role in his life as offers were often snatched away first. The comment hints at a career marked by near misses rather than sustained stardom.
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Macdonald Carey Turns Hobby Into Full Length Comedy
Actor Macdonald Carey, star of Paramount’s Copper Canyon in Technicolor, pursues a home movie camera hobby producing full length comedies.
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Electric current yields underground coal gas
Fuel gases from coal in natural seams have been obtained by passing an electric current through the coal. The result demonstrates a method to extract combustible gases directly from coal seams.
Asphalt Jungle Opens at State
Seven men meet their fate in the MGM drama The Asphalt Jungle. John Huston directs Sam Jaffe Sterling Hayden James Whitmore Louis Calhern in a jewel heist tale set in a large Midwestern city.
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Hold That Baby at Liberty Theater Starring Gorcey
The Bowery Boys star in Hold That Baby a Monogram comedy about a baby found in a laundromat and a quest to save the infant's mother from a sanitarium. Leo Gorcey Huntz Hall Gabriel Dell Billy Benedict David Gorcey Benny Bartlett lead a large supporting cast under Reginald LeBorgs direction with screenplay by Jan Grippo.
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Tables Turned Alan Ladd Signs for Fan Autographs
Alan Ladd, famed star of Paramount’s United States Mail, began collecting movie signatures during filming. He signed thousands of autographs for fans and started compiling them for his daughter Alana.
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Lizabeth Scott Recounts Stormy Script Writing Hobby
Lizabeth Scott, the star of Dark City, reveals she kept a collection of short storma scripts she never sent to a publisher. She says she wrote the stories for fun and enjoyed the creative outlet.
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