Burt Lancaster Debuts Western In Vengeance Valley
Lancaster acts on horseback in the Technicolor Western Vengeance Valley at the State Theater. The film shot on Colorado Rockies locations features Lancaster, Walker, Dru and Forrest, with Lancaster expanding into producing Norma Productions as he rises in stardom.
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Burt
Robert Walker
Joanne Dru
Sally Forrest
Norma Productions
Storm Warning at Capitol vividly depicts murder and danger
A Warner Bros drama titled Storm Warning opens at the Capitol, focusing on a murder witnessed by Ginger Rogers who uncovers a killer among a gangster group. Doris Day as her sister and Ronald Reagan as the prosecuting figure anchor a tale of justice, loyalty, and peril in a small town.
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Steve Cochran
Capitol Theater
Death to Kitty Gene Lackhart Stars in Rhubarb
Gene Lackhart, a veteran character actor, has had a busy year. After Broadway in Death of a Salesman he now teams with a ferocious tomcat in Perlberg Seaton's Rhubarb, a comedy about a millionaire alley cat.
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Kitty Gene Lackhart
Perlberg-Seaton
Bob Hope Plans Ohio Farm Vacation After Europe Tour
Bob Hope will vacation at his new dairy farm in Columbus Ohio after returning from Europe where he will entertain U S servicemen while co star Hedy Lamarr stars in Paramount's My Favorite Spy.
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Hedy Lamarr
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Europe
Pine-Thomas reunites Payne and Fleming in Crosswords
John Payne and Rhonda Fleming are reteamed in the Paramount Technicolor release Crosswords. The Pine-Thomas production co-stars Forrest Tucker and unfolds a New Guinea treasure hunt adventure set in a jungle locale.
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John Payne
Rhonda Fleming
Paramount Technicolor
Forrest Tucker
New Guinea
Texas Carnival Delivers Esther Williams Water Gags
Hollywood reviewer notes MGMs Texas Carnival uses Esther Williams as a mermaid who is dunked repeatedly as baseballs hit targets. Red Skelton and Howard Keel co star while the escapade aims for splashy comedy.
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Red Skelton
Howard Keel
Hollywood Glamour on Set Throughout MGM and Warner Studios
A vivid tour of 1940s Hollywood sets shows MGM actors including J m and Mickey Rooney and Monica Lewis in The Strip, Hedy Lamarr dazzling on Paramount's My Favorite Spy, Doris Day dancing the turkey trot for On Moonlight Bay, and other stars like Doris Day Gordon MacRae Lucille Norman Virginia Mayo Dennis Morgan in Painting the Clouds With Sunshine. The piece notes real money found in prop slot machines, backstage dressing rooms, and lively rehearsals for Two Tickets to Broadway and Best of the Badmen, with director demands and stage chatter peppering the scenes.
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Bob Hope
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Tony Martin
Janet Leigh
Ann Miller
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Midnight Matinee Sport and Local News Snippet
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City headlines Mayoritis joke spurs chatter in Lethbridge
Unaccustomed as he is Lethbridge alderman quips that Mayor Turcotte is being asked to speak too often calling it Mayoritis. The remark highlights strain on the mayor’s speaking commitments and public duties in the Alberta city.
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Mrs O Malley and Mr Malone at Paramount
Marjorie Main and James Whitmore star in a wacky MGM comedy about an attorney and a quiz show prize winner on a train to New York. A released convict, a detective, hidden corpses and mistaken identities drive a series of slapstick sequences with sharp lines and light humor. Ann Dvorak appears as a gangster’s ex-mail.
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James Whitmore
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Mr. Malone
Miss Main
New York
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Hedy Lamarr Injures Thumb in Chasing Scene
Hedy Lamarr sprained her left thumb and split a nail during a comedy chase with Bob Hope in Paramount's My Favorite Spy. This film marks the first co starring vehicle for the two stars.
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Hedy Lamar
Bob Hope
Paramount
Lem on Drop Kid drama features Charney Cooley with Hope
Paramount film The Lem on Drop Kid stars Bob Hope Marilyn Maxwell Lloyd Nolan and Jane Darwell from a Damon Runyon story. Cooley plays a key comedy role in the production directed by Paramount.
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Bob Hope
Paramount
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Marilyn Maxwell
Lloyd Nolan
Jane Darwell
New Screen Team in Quantrells Raiders Technicolor Drama
Alan Ladd and Lizabeth Scott pair for the first time on screen in Hal Wallis epic Quantrells Raiders an outdoor Technicolor drama. Arthur Kennedy and John Ireland co star in the Paramount release.
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Lizabeth Scott
Hal Wallis
Quantrell
Raiders
Arthur Kennedy
John Ireland
Paramount
Red Ryder Western opens at Liberty Theater with Bill Elliott
Red Ryder feature Colorado Pioneers debuts at the Liberty Theater with Bill Elliott and Bobby Blake leading a cast that includes Billy Cummings Roy Barcroft and Frank Jaquet. The story follows Ryder and Father Marion’s boys as they thwart villain Reagan and Wyatt’s schemes to seize the Duchess ranch through fires false wages and a landslide. A buckboard race and a daring rescue cap the action as Joe learns Ryder is his true hero.
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Reagan
Roy Barcroft
Wyatt
Frank Jaquet
Ryder
Regan
Baseball Advisor Pep Lee Joins Studio Cast
Pep Lee, technical advisor on baseball sequences for Rhu barb starring Ray Milland and an alley cat, once played shortstop with Cincinnati in the National League.
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Ray Milland
Alley
Cincinnati
Martin and Lewis Breaking Distribution Records
New York reports say At War With the Army, a Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis feature, is breaking all Paramount distribution records in five years. The film has run 1,000 engagements nationwide and hit big audiences at Paramount venues in New York and Los Angeles. Weitman notes stage shows drew the largest crowd since World War II boom days.
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Robert M. Weitman
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Director Arthur Lubin plans new film with giraffe and dachshund
Film director Arthur Lubin, following Francis the talking mule and Rhubarb the millionaire alley cat, announces a new project featuring a giraffe and a dachshund. The plan aims to capitalize on his successful animal comedies and expand the screen menagerie.
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Francis
Film Star Joseph Cotten Early Life in New York
Joseph Cotten, known for the film September Affair with Joan Fontaine, began as a commercial photographer’s model in New York before moving to Hollywood, marking an early phase of his entertainment career.
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Joan Fontaine
Hal Wallis
New York
Beore
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