Wilson shines at State as Zanuck epic leads lineup
The State Theater features Wilson the spectacular Zanuck epic at regular prices with a massive cast led by Alexander Knox as Wilson and Geraldine Fitzgerald as Edith Bolling Galt. Also playing are Ginger Rogers and Lana Turner in Weekend at the Waldorf and Junior Miss at Capitol with Back to Bataan announced for tomorrow.
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Darryl F. Zanuck
Wilson
Alexander Knox
Charles Coburn
Professor Holmes
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Edith Bolling Galt
Thomas Mitchell
Joseph Tumulty
Ruth Nelson
United States
Princeton
White House
Hall of Mirrors
Versailles
Ginger
Lana
Van
Waldorf-Astoria
Robert Benchley
the Waldorf
Keenan Wynn
Pidgeon's Syndicate
Capitol Theater
Walter Winchell
Peggy Ann Garner
Allen Joslyn
Bataan
John Wayne
Anthony Quinn
Leyte
Cabanatuan
Tom Conway
Rialto
the Falcon
Hollywood
Ann Rutherford
Cedric Hardwick
Vincent Price
William Eythe
Mary Anderson
Flea halts new Bob Hope film on set
On the set of Monsieur Beaucaire director George Marshall and son George Jr. watched as their dog Shep caused a recording malfunction by scratching a flea under the sound table. Sound crew corrected the interference after the dog was found. Marshall ordered Shep bathed in DDT before returning to filming.
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Hollywood
Bob Hope
Monsieur Beaucaire
George Marshall
George, Jr
Shep
Gene Merritt
Marshall
Joker Has Actor Baffled
Holly wood gossip notes Ginger Rogers bought ice cream for cast and crew of Heartbeat and credited Mikhail Rasumny as host. Sam Wood then bought ice cream and Rasumny again was named host. On the third day Rasumny bought ice cream but no thanks came as Ginger was announced hostess. Rasumny complains no one saved any ice cream for him.
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Hollywood
Ginger Rogers
Heartbeat
Mikhail Rasumny
Sam Wood
Rasumny
Wood
Ginger
Bendix objects to dinner jackets in Calcutta
director Farrow teases Bendix over night club costumes for Calcutta. Bendix, calling himself the worst dressed, complains about a dinner jacket while Farrow quips that public fashion will change after seeing him in it.
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Hollywood
John Farrow
Alan Ladd
William Bendix
Calcutta
Bendix
Farrow
Acrophobia Cure Demonstrated by Orson Welles
Hollywood report describes Orson Welles, Loretta Young, and Edward G. Robinson filming a church tower scene for The Stranger. Welles claims acrophobia was cured by mountain climbing in the Alps and suggests staring down from a high spot as a remedy.
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Hollywood
Orson Welles
Loretta Young
Edward G. Robinson
Orson
Welles
Robinson
Miss Young
Underwater Duel Stars Weissmuller and Crabbe in Swamp Fire
In Swamp Fire Johnny Weissmuller and Buster Crabbe headline a Louisiana bayou adventure. The two former swimming champions square off in an aquatic battle amid perilous flora and perilous terrain as they chase survival.
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Johnny Weissmuller
Buster Crabbe
Louisiana Bayous
Ladd and Russell Do Five Minute One Take For Calcutta
Alan Ladd and Gail Russell wowed their Paramount crew with a five minute one take scene for Calcutta directed by John Farrow. The meeting of the couple stretched forty feet of film and consumed six script pages after a day of rehearsal. A pool among crew members offered bets on the number of takes but the prize was voided when no one guessed exactly one take. Billy De Wolfe mimics Noel Cowardish characters in Our Hearts Were Growing Up.
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Victory Theater
Martha O'Driscoll
Noah Beery, Jr
Fred MacMurray
The
Fleagles
Star Theater
MacMurray
Fleagle
Hollywood
Alan Ladd
Gail Russell
Paramount
Calcutta
Ladd-Russell
John Farrow
Ladd
Miss Russell
Billy de Wolfe
Noel Coward
Two O'clock Courage Opens at Rialto Theater
Tom Conway stars as a amnesiac victim in the film Two O Clock Courage opening today at Rialto Theater. The plot follows his struggle to recover memory amid tense moments and suspenseful scenes.
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Tom Conway
Rialto Theater
Tom
Weekend film picks fill Waldorf bill with four stars
Amusement calendar highlights top billing at Paramount and other houses. Waldorf features Ginger Rogers Van Johnson Walter Pidgeon Lana Turner in a romancing two hour picture. Also listed are Wilson with Alexander Knox Coburn Fitzgerald and Mitch ell.
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Paramount Theater
Ginger Rogers
Walter Pidgeon
van Johnson
Lana Turner
the Waldorf
Paramount
Wilson
Alexander Knox
Charles Coburn
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Thomas Mitchell
Capitol
Peggy Ann Garner
Allyn Joslyn
Allen Joslyn
Little Peggy
Rialto
Ann Rutherford
Tom Conway
Pantex
Gene Tierney
John Hodiak
Paul Munt
Marguerite Chapman
Muni
Martha O'Driscoll
Noah Beery, Jr
Personal memento found in Tokyo school book
Staff Sgt. Mike Kukler, MacArthur's bodyguard, reports locating Joan Fontaine's 1934 Tokyo American school classbook bearing identifying marks. The discovery was made at the American house serving as MacArthur staff headquarters. Barbara Stanwyck hosts a four o'clock tea daily for the Love Lies Bleeding cast and crew.
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Hollywood
Mike Kukler
General MacArthur
Joan Fontaine
Tokyo
MacArthur
Barbara Stanwyck
Barry To Retain Simple Taste
Hollywood report on Hal Walker filming The Stork Club in San Marino with Barry Fitzgerald on day one. Fitzgerald as a multi millionaire arrives in a maroon Rolls Royce, then a blowout forces a hitchhike as they finish the return to Hollywood riding in a gravel truck cab.
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Hollywood
Hal Walker
San Marino
Barry Fitzgerald
Barry
Jean Rogers Wins Film Contract After Scout Finds Her Aboard Ship
Jean Rogers lands a film contract after a talent scout spotted her while aboard a coastwise passenger ship leaving Boston. The discovery on the vessel led to a professional opportunity in cinema.
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Jean Rogers
Boston
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