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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1950
Page
25
A young couple faces prejudice in a small New England town as Arthur Franz, a Marine veteran, returns home to humiliation. Dorothy Patrick discovers change and risks reputation to help him prove himself amid town gossip and scorn.
Madeleine Carroll and Henry Fonda star in Blockade Walter Wanger's dramatic thriller at the Rialto Theater. Set during the Spanish civil war the film centers on a romance amid war yet maintains a neutral stance with no clear factional ties for any character.
Hollywood child actor Peter Miles, star of Columbia’s The Good Humor Man with Jack Carson, enjoyed filming a scene requiring six ice cream bars in a row and kept a calm stomach. Joan Crawford, on Harriet Craig at Columbia, revives mood music using a portable phonograph between scenes.
A Saturday morning children's movie event at the Rialto Theater begins at 10 o'clock. Sponsored by Royal Crown Bottling Company, admission is nine cents or five Royal Crown or Nehi bottle caps. Free Royal Crown drinks will be served. The program includes Radar Patrol Versus Spy King chapter 3, Mighty Joe Young, plus a comedy and a cartoon.
John Garfield and Micheline Prelle star in Under My Skin from Ernest Hemingway. Twentieth Century Fox presents a tale of a crooked jockey aiming to reform, love, and danger as gamblers close in. Orley Lindgren plays the son, Luther Adler the gambling chief, Noel Drayton a jockey friend, with Alfred Newman songs featured.
Hollywood star Janet Blair says she will not feud with Mary Martin over Nellie Forbush in South Pacific. Blair admires Martin, stays mum on film version details, recalls Columbia contract battles, and emphasizes depth over ingenue roles as she moves beyond false Hollywood standards.
Esquire film appearance notes Janet telling manager not to worry about material. She rushes to please theatergoers at Ciro in Hollywood. She recalls studio offers, but seeks clear work. Janet tours with Esther Williams and Ben Gage, prioritizing career over romance. Esther calls her the cutest little somebody, Janet calls Esther the cutest tallest somebody.
In Magnolia Illinois Otto man Wahlow Casteel, missing for 31 years since WWI, is found dead in Chicago about 100 miles from home. Mineral services held for the 54 year old, who disappeared after 1919 and was never heard from again. his parents kept hope. His Chicago employer says he worked 19 years straight without missing a day.
Fort Worth reports that the state Republican convention will be held August 8 in Galveston. The executive committee chose the date, will meet August 7 to name temporary officers, and predicted representation from 95 percent of Texas 254 counties. The party plans a full state ticket and some congressional and legislative candidates.
BERLIN June 14 Western Berlin tied up 22 Soviet zone barges today for alleged irregularities in shipping documents. Western authorities indicated tightened control on eastern barge traffic would continue as long as the Soviet zone blocks Berlin scrap metal exports to West Germany. The Russians turned back 70 barge loads of scrap in May.
Private eye Frank Ferguson, famed for a detective agency, became a police inspector in Jack Carson’s Columbia film The Good Humor Man, then moved to Hollywood for motion pictures.
Raw materials for passenger cars come from nearly every state in the Union and about 60 foreign countries, reflecting a broad supply network and global sourcing for automobile production. Strong entities include the United States, foreign countries, and the international scope of suppliers.
Fred Sears completed direction of Columba's Lightning Guns and is set to direct Raiders of Tomahawk Creek, the next Durango Kid entry starring Charles Starrett and Smiley Burnette.
George Reeves, star opposite Jack Carson in The Good Humor Man, captured the light heavyweight crown at the Pasadena California Golden Gloves Tournament for the third year in a row before leaving boxing to pursue a film career.
India forecasts a peanut harvest of 2.6 million tons for 1949 50 with exports seen at 0.4 million tons. The projection highlights a strong domestic crop with sizable outbound trade projected for the season.
Broadway understudies wait backstage for each performance while stars rest or heal. Roy Bolger’s understudy rarely performs yet rehearses with minor leads, keeping the seat warm when Bolger misses a show. Bibi Osterwald understudies for Carol Channing and Yvonne Adair, sometimes stepping in for Adair during leaves or illness.
An open house art exhibit will open Friday at the residence studio of Mrs. Lacona Law, 1412 Van Buren, featuring a representative group of the works of each of her pupils. The studio will open from 1 to 10 o'clock Friday and Saturday. The public is invited to attend.
Side Street a new MG M drama opens today in New York City. Farley Granger plays a young husband drawn into crime to support his wife and unborn child. Cathy O'Donnell stars as the wife with James Craig Paul Kelly Jean Hagen and Pauli Harvey in key roles.
The comedian Jack Carson performs in a Good Humor salesman's outfit throughout the Columbia film The Good Humor Man. He joked that the main credits should read Mr Carson's wardrobe by Good Humor.
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