Richard Todd Seeks Scottish Island With Silent Promise
Burbank March 14 Richard Todd plans to buy a private island off Scotland. The actor credits childhood visits to Dublin and an affection for the isle with the dream. He says he has tucked away earnings from Lightning Strikes Twice into an island fund and expects to own it someday.
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Dinah Shore eyed as 1951 musical comedy queen
Hollywood gossip notes Paramount aims to push Dinah Shore as a top musical comedy star in Aaron Slick From Pumpkin Crick with co producer George Seaton. Bill Perlberg predicts public will make her a major star. Other items mention Lassie replacements, Doris Day on Helen Morgan biopic, Lupino without a lead, Eddie Bracken dubbing Willie Wonderful, and Streetcar Named Desire running time. Edward Arnold seen at White House reception.
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Three Guys Named Mike at Paramount features Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman faces a pleasant dilemma in the airline comedy Three Guys Named Mike opening at the Paramount Theater. With suitors Howard Keel Barry Sullivan and Van Johnson, the film follows a stewardess trainee turned romantic comedy, in a tale blending training flights and love triangles with a light, family friendly tone.
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Undercover Girl Opens At State Theater
Universal-International presents Undercover Girl a police action thriller at State Theater. The film follows a policeman’s daughter who joins the force to hunt her father’s killer with star turns by Alex Smith and Scott Brady. Supporting cast includes Gladys George Royal Dano and Richard Egan.
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Driver Surrenders Vehicle After Hit and Run
In San Diego a motorist involved in a hit and run with a taxi turned himself in by sending a letter with his license, registration, and car keys. He offered to sell his car to cover damages and donate the remainder to the police relief fund, stating he would leave the state and not drive again.
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Phone schooling aids polio victim in Bradford high
Sixteen year old Clair R Grove, a polio victim, attends sophomore classes by a home to school telephone intercom system. He participates in debate and Key Club, maintains high grades, and proves the system effective. A cinema for children opens in Edinburgh, allowing adult entry only with a child.
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Wogan Signed by Columbia for The Big Gusher
Emmett Vogan stage and screen actor returns to Hollywood from New York and signs with Columbia to play the heavy in The Big Gusher, a Wayne Morris Preston Foster starrer about a crooked oil field operator.
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Backfire at Liberty Theater Stars Mayo and MacRae
Warner Bros suspense film Backfire screens today and tomorrow at the Liberty Theater. Veteran investigator Vir ginia Mayo leads a cast including Gordon MacRae Dane Clark Edmond O’Brien and Viveca Lindfors as he follows clues through murder and mystery to solve a friend’s disappearance. Vincent Sherman directs with Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts as writers who previously did White Heat.
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O'Brien Confused On First Scene In Criminal Lawyer
Pat O'Brien reported to Columbia for his first scene in Criminal Lawyer filmed in a nightclub setting. He admitted he did not know if he was coming or going after returning to Hollywood from a three month personal appearance tour of major nightclubs nationwide.
Ted de Corsia Cast as Judge in A Place in the Sun
Ted de Corsia, known for Naked City, portrays a judge who sentences Montgomery Clift to death in George Stevens directed A Place in the Sun for Paramount.
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Joan Fontaine Debuts as Singer in Something to Live For
Joan Fontaine makes her screen debut as a singer in George Stevens film Something to Live For for Paramount. She performs in a comedy scene, showcasing her early film versatility.
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Gene Autry's 18th Film Silver Canyon Begins in March
Gene Autry stars in his 18th picture for Columbia titled Silver Canyon a post Civil War Western filmed near Pioneertown California starting March 12 Producer Armand Schaefer writer of Tumblin Tumbleweeds in 1934 Globe-News Want Ads Get Results
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Son of Clergyman Laurence Olivier Stars in Carrie
Laurence Olivier, son of the late Anglo Catholic clergyman Rev Gerald Kerr Olivier, appears in William Wyler's Carrie for Paramount.
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Interviewing Bill McKeney for Bob Wills Talent Show
Bill McKeney representing the Bob Wills organization arrived in Amarillo to interview prospective contestants for the Bob Wills Talent Discovery Show set for March 21 at the Clover Club. Entry blanks and contact details available at the Clover Club.
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Stacy Harris Debuts on Screen in Appointment With Danger
Radio veteran Stacy Harris makes his screen bow in Paramount's Appointment With Danger alongside Alan Ladd. Harris is noted for long radio work including This Is Your F.B.I. segment.
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