My Outlaw Brother Opens at Capitol Theater Tonight
Rooney leads in a Western epic opening tomorrow at the Capitol Theater. Mickey Rooney Wanda Hendrix Robert Preston and Robert Stack headline a Texas Mexico chase tale as the Tiger commands a vast Mexican empire. A youth from New York joins the hunt, romance complicates loyalties, and a mass battle caps the action.
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Texas
Rio Grande
Heart of
Mexico
Capitol Theater
Mickey Rooney
Wanda Hendrix
Robert Preston
Robert Stack
Benedict Bogeaus
Eagle Lion Classics
Preston
Ney
New York City
Rooney
Miss Hendrix
Stack
West of Wyoming: Johnny Mack Brown stars in Western
Johnny Mack Brown appears as an Interior Department agent in Monogram's West of Wyoming at the Liberty Theater today and tomorrow. The tale follows government plans to open Mesa Territory to settlers and Brown’s clash with a entrenched outlaw gang intent on stealing gold-bearing property amid murder and violence.
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Johnny Mack Brown
Interior Department
Wyoming
Monogram
Liberty Theater
Mesa
Brown
Kirk Douglas Firefight Leaves Light Powder Burn
In the climactic gun battle of Paramount’s Detective Story actor Kirk Douglas suffered a slight powder burn during filming.
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Kirk Douglas
William Wyler
Paramount
Cry Danger Delivers Relentless Revenge at Paramount
The Dick Powell Rhonda Fleming drama Cry Danger opens at the Paramount. Powell plays a recently released ex convict seeking to avenge his frame up while Fleming shines as a stylish capable counterpart. Supporting turn by Dick Erdman William Conrad Regis Toomey and Jean Porter anchors a brisk directing job by Robert Parrish.
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Rhonda Fleming
Dick Powell
Paramount Theater
Dick Powell-Rhonda Fleming
Powell
Dick Erdman
William Conrad
Regis Toomey
Jean Porter
Robert Parrish
Hollywood Doings: Zanuck Snubs Vallee Rommel Role
Hollywood gossip notes Rudy Vallee laments losing the General Erwin Rommel part to James Mason in The Desert Fox. Janet Leigh doubles for a Busby Berkeley dance sequence in Two Tickets to Broadway. Judy Canova to earn 25000 for ten days at the LA Home Show while awaiting Republic project. Helen Gibson to star in a TV action series as a female sheriff, with stunts performed herself. Shelley Winters linked with Alex Nicol as Sinatra ends Meet Danny Wilson. Ava croons to Clark Gable in Lone Star.
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Hollywood
NEA
Rudy Vallee
Darryl Zanuck
Erwin Rommell
James Mason
Janet Leigh
RKO
Broadway
Judy Canova
L. A
Helen Gibson
Ken Kendall
Balboa Bay Club
California Hospital
Shelley Winters
Alex Nicol
Frank Sinatra
Danny Wilson
Ava
Clark Gable
Sugarfoot at Star Theatre with Randolph Scott
Warner Bros presents Sugarfoot a Technicolor western starring Randolph Scott Adele Jergens Raymond Massey S Z Sakall and Hugh Sanders set in the post Civil War frontier town. A two fisted Southern gentleman seeks action and adventure in a turbulent era on screen at the Star Theatre.
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Randolph Scott
Warner Bros
Star Theatre
Five Guest Stars in Here Comes the Groom Film
Paramount musical Here Comes the Groom features guest stars Dorothy Lamour Phil Harris Louis Armstrong Cass Daley and Frank Fontaine alongside leads Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman in a Capra directed production with a variety of musical performances.
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Dorothy Lamour
Phil Harris
Louis Armstrong
Cass Daley
Frank Fontaine
Frank Capra
Here Comes the Groom
Paramount
Bing Crosby
Jane Wyman
Pineapples for A Place in the Sun Dinner Scene
Prop team supplied 100 pineapples and 15 gallons of crushed pineapple for a swanky dinner party scene in A Place In the Sun as actors finished two days of dessert scenes.
Theater Party At Hoppys Club For Cassiday Film
Kids invited to a Paramount Theater party tomorrow at 9 30 a.m. featuring Hopalong Cassiday in Borrowed Trouble. Free tickets available at First National Bank at Eighth and Tyler to sponsor the Hopalong Cassiday Savings Club.
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Paramount Theater
Hopalong Cassiday
First National Bank
Eighth
Tyler
Hopalong Cassiday Savings Club
Platinum Blonde Opens at Leon With Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow stars in Platinum Blonde at the Leon Theater with Loretta Young. Directed by Frank Capra, the Columbia Pictures comedy follows a society girl who marries a carefree newspaper reporter and tries to rewrite him into a snob. The film showcases Harlow’s light comedy talents and her rise to stardom as a platinum blonde.
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Jean Harlow
Leon
Columbia Pictures
Loretta Young
Frank Capra
Hollywood
Jean
Columbia
Miss Harlow
Fort Worth Film Sets Stirrow in Color Western
Warner Bros presents Fort Worth in Technicolor at the State with Randolph Scott as a frontier editor who fights crime by ink and gun. His fiery editorials clash with ruthless town elements until the editor is murdered and Scott answers with decisive shooting power. David Brian leads the opposition, with Phyllis Thaxter Helena Carter Ray Teal Dick Jones and Paul Picerni in support.
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Fort Worth
State Theater
Warner Bros
Technicolor
Randolph Scott
Scott
David Brian
Phyllis Thaxter
Helena Carter
Ray Teal
Dick Jones
Paul Picerni
Bert Phyllis Thaxter
Old Southwest
Ladd Stars In Appointment With Danger Action Drama
Alan Ladd plays a tough cynical lead in Paramounts Appointment With Danger. After perilous adventures, he is softened by Phyllis Calvert who plays a nun, adding a humane touch to the crime thriller.
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Alan Ladd
Paramount
Phyllis Calvert
Charms On Display In Teresa Wright Suit Adornments
Teresa Wright stars in Something To Live For and showcases gold charms from her favorite bracelet to decorate lapels cuffs and pockets of tailored suits in a stylish display for the film era.
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Teresa Wright
George Stevens
Rural banks taxed to fund subsidies in Manila bill
A bill now before Congress would tax bank deposits of rural lenders to subsidize their operations in Manila. The proposed tax targets rural banks to finance subsidies, with details pending legislative action and potential fiscal impact.
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Manila
Philippine Congress
Costume contrasts mark A Place In the Sun stars
Elizabeth Taylor wears 18 gowns while Shelley Winters has a most expensive dress costing $4. The piece notes dramatic costume contrast between the two Paramount film co-stars. Separately, two South African cyclists reached Chile after a four year tour across Africa, France, England and Argentina.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Shelley Winters
Montgomery Clift
Paramount
Liz
Shelley
Chile
Africa
France
England
Argentina
Turf Romance On Rialto Bill
Monogram brings a romantic horse racing film to Rialto Theater titled Blue Blood inspired by Peter B. Kyne. Starring Bill Williams Jane Nigh Arthur Shields and Audrey Long in Cihecolor the family friendly drama pairs Williams and Nigh as horse owners in major races.
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Monogram
Rialto Theater
Peter B. Kyne
Bill Williams
Jane Nigh
Arthur Shields
Audrey Long
Williams
William Holden Emoted 200 Feet Below Surface in Submarine Command
Actor William Holden reached a personal career nadir as a submarine commander in Paramount's Submarine Command. He performed emotionally charged scenes 200 feet beneath the ocean surface to capture authentic tension and leadership during underwater filming.
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William Holden
Paramount
Submarine Command
Man in New Delhi Bought Wife for 84 Dollars
A man in New Delhi bought a wife for 84 dollars and later traded her for a rifle. He was jailed for lacking a license to possess the weapon.
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New Delhi
India
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