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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1944
Page
2
Monogram releases a lighthearted comedy featuring Simone Simon and cast members James Ellison William Terry and Alan Dinchart. The humorous film follows misadventures and mistaken identities in a breezy plot designed for fans of playful entertainment.
Simone travels to Washington D C to take a war job but a mishap with a salt shaker invites a string of bad luck as mischievous gremlins appear in the narrative.
In a surprising ending the finale does not have her marrying Bill as expected. Instead, she weds the judge while Jimmy Ellison, one of the 11 key men, looks on.
Meet the Stars with Luis Rosado explores a heated exchange between Edward G. Robinson Raymond Massey and Edmund Breen about whether film acting is more exacting than stage work. Massey cites camera realities and on set scrutiny while Robinson praises the supportive film crew and the opportunity for multiple takes and real audience energy.
In fashion gossip from Hollywood, Travis Banton creates chemise dresses for Janet Blair featuring linen shirt dress silhouettes and waist cinching belts. Paulette Goddard’s beauty routine on tour includes tea washes and citrus tools, while stars like Joan Bennett and Gene Tierney receive wardrobe updates and accessories.
Paramount's Veronica Lake stars with a faraway look in a preview of previews by Jerry Cahill. Twentieth presents Pin-up Girl with Betty Grable Martha Raye Joe E Brown John Harvey Roger Clark in a musical romance. Bruce Humberstone lacks a strong story yet relies on star power and music by Mack Gordon and James Monaco.
A column highlights Martha Raye Joe F Brown Betty Hutton Dorothea Kent and other top favorites, with mentions of Barry Gordon Monaco routines and Hermes Pan. It covers the Martha Raye Betty ensemble, a Betty- plus show, and notes on Johnny Morris leaving Tony Pastor’s orchestra to form a new group with Sid Weiss and others, aiming for Cafe Society New York. Also mentions censorship in songs and Cap Calloway’s finances and generosity.
A fragment from a 1sg Gaeue Wolven work titled Screen in Tucatleth Fox Picture appears in the archival clipping. The readable text hints at a cinema or theater setting with a fictional name and possible visual motif.
On the RKO set for None But the Lonely Heart Cary Grant accidentally struck Joseph Vitale during a staged fight in the pawnshop scene. Vitale suffered a cut on the chin but was treated and the filming continued as producer David Hempstead explained their longtime friendship and Vitale’s steadiness in the role.
A war correspondent’s Italian theater dispatch alleges Adel, Menjou, George Raft, and Kay Frances gave poor performances for troops, provoking complaints. Menjou apologized, Raft and Kay spoke little, Army Special Services authenticated the claims, while Hollywood defends its overseas entertainment effort.
Fearless Victor Jory, known for opposite Elizabeth Bergner in The Two Mrs. Carrolls on Broadway, is rumored to return to Hollywood to direct films. His career spans stage and screen, and observers think his shift to directing could suit him, with a likely first project directing Harry Sherman’s next high budget picture. An astrologer who claims to guide several female stars with his Living by the Stars prognostications warns he may face trouble for sexual angles in his weekly advice sheet.
Readers can obtain autographed photos of stars such as Deanna Durbin Ginger Rogers Blug Crosby Alan Ladd Donald O Connor James Cagney and Red Skelton by writing to Hollywood Today 6270 Yuccan Hollywood 28 with 10 cents per photo plus 25 cents mailing for three pictures. Include the newspaper name in the request.
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