King Solomon's Mines opens with stunning safari visuals at State Theater
Deborah Kerr and Stewart Granger star in a suspenseful safari adventure to unearth King Solomon's diamonds. The Technicolor travelogue showcases rare African wildlife and tribes, with dramatic cave peril and a strong supporting cast led by Richard Carlson. The film blends excitement with educational family appeal.
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Norma Shearer eyes comeback amid Rome offer
Hollywood gossip notes Norma Shearer living in Paris contemplates a return to film with a Rome offer. Rita Hayworth aims for another Gilda style hit with Glenn Ford, while Ann Revere heads New York for TV guest shots. Burt Lancaster and Harold Hecht discuss a musical as Danny Kaye mimics a French accent.
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New York
Burt Lancaster
Harold Hecht
Lancaster
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the Riviera
Barbara Brown in Turpin Ride as Patricia Medina’s mother
Barbara Brown returns to screen in Dick Turpin's Ride produced by Harry Joe Brown with Louis Hayward and Patricia Medina. Ralph Murphy directs. Medina plays the feminine lead opposite Hayward.
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Columbia
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Broderick Crawford
William Holden
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Lefty Farrell film casts O'Brien with Kerrigan Heydt
J M Kerrigan plays a priest at a state reformatory where Edmund O'Brien once jailed while Louis Jean Heyde acts as a Navy CPO linked to O'Brien's on screen clashes. Lizabeth Scott Terry Moore and Alexander Knox co star with O'Brien in Columbia’s production.
Poll counts 177,390 English and Welsh blind at some time
A poll estimates 177,390 residents of England and Wales have been blind at some point in their lives. The figure highlights the prevalence of blindness among adults, drawing attention to health and accessibility issues across the regions.
Durango Kid stars return in Bonanza Town
Next in Columbia's popular Durango Kid series Charles Starrett and Smiley Bur nette complete Snake River Desperadoes and resume action in Bonanza Town. Colbert Clark produces and Fred Sears directs.
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Smiley Burnette
Snake River
No Place Like Home Says Dog on Film Set
Doris Day star of The West Point Story faced a studio halt as her poodle Smudgie refused to settle on set. The barking persisted despite water, food, and freedom to roam, until the dog carried Day's handbag back to her, clearly wanting to go home.
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Plays Hayward's Friend in Dick Turpin's Ride
Character actor Tom Tully has been signed by Columbia to play Louis Hayward's friend and fellow highwayman in Dick Turpin's Ride. Harry Joe Brown produces and Ralph Murphy directs the film.
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Dick Turpin
Ride
Harry Joe Brown
Ralph Murphy
Bud and Lou in Capitol Picture at Capitol Theater
Realart presents One Night in the Tropics a fast moving romantic comedy opening tomorrow at the Capitol Theater Allan Jones plays a young insurance man who writes a million dollar love policy on his best friend leading to four way romantic complications with Nancy Kelly Peggy Moran Robert Cummings Bud Abbott and Lou Costello appear in their zany antics with Mary Boland Leo Carrillo William Frawley Nina Orla and Vivian Fay in a locale split between New York City and a Caribbean island ending in a lively spirited farce.
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Peggy Moras
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Mary Boland
Leo Carrillo
William Frawley
Nina Orla
Vivian Fay
New York City
Cagney Reveals Dance Roots Behind Famous Screen Roles
BurBANK Cal Nov 21 James Cagney recalls his early stage start as a chorus boy and his Oscar win as George M Cohan in Yankee Doodle Dandy He notes balancing tough dramatic parts with music and dance and says dancing is his first love He speaks Yiddish and English and keeps a keen focus on musical projects while recalling meeting his wife during vaudeville dance routines.
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Charge Against Sheriff Voided in Florida Supreme Court
The Florida Supreme Court voided an indictment against Sheriff Jimmy Sullivan of Dade County for non-enforcement of gambling laws, ruling it failed to show willful or corrupt failure to perform duty. Sullivan remains suspended. lifting requires the governor or state senate.
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Fla
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Dade County
Miami
Florida Supreme Court
Sullivan
Fuller Warren
Warren
Florida
State Senate
Southern Cal Is Fogbound Across Coastline
Fog enshrouded the Southern California coast from Oxnard to San Diego, delaying traffic and closing Los Angeles International Airport early today. Lockheed Air Terminal in Burbank remained clear as fog территории rolled in for a second straight night.
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California
Oxnard
San Diego
Los Angeles International Airport
Lockheed Air
Burbank
Toll of Last Year’s U.S. Fire Deaths and Losses
Last year fire fatalities in the United States are estimated at 10 000 with most victims being children and the elderly. National property losses are put at 700 million dollars.
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Dallas Western Technicolor Debuts at Paramount
Warner Bros announces the Southwestern premiere of Dallas at Paramount Theater on Thanksgiving Day with simultaneous Dallas and San Antonio screenings. Gary Cooper Ruth Roman and Steve Cochran star in the Civil War era epic about frontier conquest and rugged justice, supported by Raymond Massey Barbara Payton and Leif Erickson.
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Claire Carleton Signed for Lefty Farrell Role
Actress Claire Carleton signed by Columbia to play a carnival fortune teller and ex girlfriend of Edmond O Brien in Lefty Farrell. William Dozier produces and Henry Levin directs with Lizabeth Scott Terry Moore and Alexander Knox joining O Brien in principal roles.
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Columbia
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Lefty Farrell
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Henry Levin
Lizabeth Scott
Terry Moore
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Seymour Friedman to Direct No Help from Heaven Film
Seymour Friedman has been signed by Columbia to direct No Help from Heaven a Lou Appleton Monty Shaff production starting this month The film follows a professional gambler fleeing the law No cast set yet Screenplay by Jesse L Lasky Jr
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Columbia
Lou Appleton- Monty Shaff
Jesse L. Lasky, Jr
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