Warners Preview The Desert Song in Technicolor
Blash previews the Warner film The Desert Song showing spies in Dakar starring Dennis Morgan and Irene Manning in a vivid Technicolor drama.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1943
Page
3
Blash previews the Warner film The Desert Song showing spies in Dakar starring Dennis Morgan and Irene Manning in a vivid Technicolor drama.
Margaret McKay surveys Hollywood fashion for 1942 noting top ten best dressed women including Joan Crawford Irene Dunne Rosalind Russell Norma Shearer Lana Turner and Loretta Young with Gene Tierney as runner up. It highlights best dressed picture We Were Dancing and key fashion trends such as Claudette Colbert Katharine Hepburn Joan Bennett Ginger Rogers and Hedy Lamarr showcasing velvet gowns mink edged stoles and house coat-dinner gown combos.
The crew on the Chatterbox shoot at Republic studios features Judy Canova Joe B Brown Rosemary Lane John Hubbard and Gus Schilling on a back lot railroad depot set. Stunt man Joe Yregoyen falls twice riding a horse and is drenched by a water tank as cameras roll. The crowd and actors react, wind chills fade amid the scene’s drama.
Joseph Cotten plays a menacing fugitive in Shadow of a Doubt directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Teresa Wright shines as the niece who falls for danger while facing a killer uncle. The piece also surveys Star Spangled Rhythm and Immortal Sergeant with notes on casts, plots, and studio glimpses.
The article profiles Tom Conway known as the Smiling Englishman for his friendly, dashing persona in the Falcon series. It traces his move from England to Hollywood, his shift from Tom Sanders to Conway after a coin toss, his Africa stint, minor acting start, and his passion for boat design with brother George.
The biography traces Bette Davis born Ruth Elizabeth Davis in Boston on April 5 1908 through early stage work in Newton and Cushing Academy then John Murray Andersons dramatic school. It notes her rise in Hollywood with The Man Who Played God and mentions marriages and career milestones.
The column surveys Lana Turner’s annullment talk with Steve Crane and notes on Ginger Rogers, Hedy Lamarr, John Loder romances, Xavier Cugat reception, Gary Cooper in Washington, Ann Miller touring with Kay Kyser, Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins feuding, Garbo War Bond purchases, Jean Arthur health update, Pat O’Brien and Bob Hope camp tours, Howard Hughes censorship battles, and Jimmy Stewart’s four motor school training in New Mexico.
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