Technicolor Goes Hog Wild in Easy to Wed
Van Johnson shines in Paramount comedy Easy to Wed opening tomorrow. Lucille Ball and Keenan Wynn drive the farcical plot with quick quips and slapstick as Esther Williams appears in a standout bathing scene. The color is gaudy but the laughs come fast in this buoyant, breezy farce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Technicolor
van Johnson
Paramount Picture
Betty Gose
Johnson
Miss Williams
Lucille Ball
Wynn
Freckles
Babe
Miss Ball
Esther Williams
Keenan Wynn
Admission Fee Is One Potato at Leon Theater
Robert Sparks manager of the Leon Theater offers a potato admission special for children under 12 next Saturday from 11 30 am to 2 pm to view Romance of the West with Eddie Dean and Jennifer Holt and The Royal Mounted Rides Again. Crews and location scenes for Katie for Congress are noted at a roadside motel with Hollywood studio vibe. Jane Withers hosts a soda fountain at home in a playful local item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Sparks
Leon Theater
Eddie Dean
Jennifer Holt
the Royal Mounted
Katie
Congress
Hollywood
Loretta Young
LEON
New Film Offerings At Local Theaters Spotlight Stars
Nancy Guild stars in Somewhere In the Night at State Theater beside John Hodiak in a tense tale of amnesia and past secrets. The day features multiple films including Boys Ranch at Paramount, Jack London at Capitol, Badman's Territory debut, and Gangs Incorporated at Leon with Alan Ladd. Road to Utopia and Spellbound run at Star Rex theaters, Tangier at Victory, and a Technicolor Little Women casting update announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hodiak
Nancy Guild
Richard Conte
State Theater
Lauren Bacall
Laughton Eyes Broadway Return for Galileo Role
Charles Laughton plans a Broadway comeback to star in Galileo after leaving Hollywood. He notes stage life will be tough after screen work and describes adjusting to morning schedules and dark studio stages while promoting A Miracle Can Happen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Charles Laughton
Broadway
Old Vic
Galileo
Charlie
Laughton
Baxter Plans World Travel by Sea for First Time
Warner Baxter announces a world travel plan using ships to visit Honolulu the South Seas Europe Australia and New Zealand before returning to Hollywood He rejects flying preferring sea speed and plans a later return to home base. He also develops a feature Four Daughters with his four girls and writes the script with his wife aiming for weekend filming. Baxter jokes about borrowing Bing Crosby to cast his sons.
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Warner Baxter
Hollywood
Matson Line
Honolulu
South Seas
Europe
Australia
New Zealand
Baxter
Carol Ann
Barbara
Betty Lou
Kathleen Joy
Bob
Bing Crosby
Evening Movie Lineup Across The Town
Paramount shows Boy's Ranch with James Craig and Butch Jenkins. Rialto features Between Men starring Johnny Mack Brown. Texas screens Imitation of Life with Claudette Colbert and Warren William. Victory presents Tangier with Maria Montez and Preston Foster. State shows Somewhere in the Night with John Hodiak and Nancy Guild. Capitol presents Jack London with Michael O Shea. Leon features Gangs Incorporated with Alan Ladd Joan Woodbury and Jack LaRue. Star offers Road to Utopia with Bing Crosby Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. Rex screens Spellbound with Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodiak
Miss Guild
Nancy
Butch Jenkins
James Craig
Panhandle
Paramount Theater
Capitol Theater
Jack London
Michael O’shea
Randolph Scott
Ann Richards
Belle Starr
Frank
Jesse James
Dalton Brothers
Johnny Mack Brown
Rialto Theater
Johnny
Alan Ladd
Joan Woodbury
Jack LaRue
Leon Theater
Bert Gordon
Mad Russian
Harry von Zell
Cheryl Walker
Frank Albertson
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
Star Theater Today
Tomorow
Ingrid Bergman
Gregory Peck
Rex Theater
Texas Theater
Claudette Colbert
Warren William
Paramount
STAR
Nightlife listings across venues with varied bands
Night club schedule notes several venues including Mayfair with Texas Wanderers, the Nat hosting Dick Stevenson and his band every night except Sunday, Old Tascosa featuring Mel Wells and his orchestra with Francis Irvin as vocalist, Aviatrix with Carlton Scales' band, Rainbow Gardens open Monday to Saturday with Sons of the West, and Mexican Inn with Dick Miles and his trio from Shreveport for dinner and dancing nightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayfair
Texas Wanderers
THE
NAT
Dick Stevenson
Mel Wells
Francis Irvin
Aviatrix
Carlton Scales
Rainbow Gardens
Sons of the West
Dick Miles
Shreveport
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Jane Withers
Avalon
Jimmy Campbell
Diana Lynn
Amy
Globe-News
Robert Young
City Cab
Park City Liquor Store
St. Ph
Carlton Scales Orchestra
Interstate Theatres
Van
M-G-M
Jackie
Butch” Jenkins
Ihursda
Omenere Seni Ueyd Nolen - Richard
Onte
Return Enga
Jack Lonn
Gement Susan Hayward
Don
William Farnum
Amarillo Jr
Buchanan
Auditorium
Victory
Thrill Spot OF
Maria Montez
Robert Paige
Reston
Foster Allbritton
Ansley's Cleaners
South
Washington
Suh
Texas
Colbert
Clean
Craig's -Of-Texas
VFW
North East
Gangs, Incorporated
Interstate
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