Cinderella Comes to Life in New Film The Glass Slipper
The famed ballet de Paris is used for dance numbers in The Glass Slipper a color MGM production starring Leslie Caron and Michael Wilding shown at the Scenic Drive In Theater Sunday Monday Tuesday. Helen Deutsch wrote the screenplay adapting Cinderella with realism under director Charles Walter and producer Edwin H Knopf. Caron portrays Ella Cinderella with charm while Wilding plays a worldly Prince Charming who courts her and helps her attend a royal ball where a glass slipper seals their fate as they dance and flee at midnight.
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Leslie Caron
Lili
Michael Wilding
Ballet de Paris
Michael Wildlmg
Helen Deutsch
Cinderella
MGM
Charles Walters
Edwin H. Knopf
Ella
Prince Charming
Charles
Bronislau Kaper
Toquet
Mother's Day Visits Across Towns Mentioned
Local families and relatives including the Knutsons, Adams, and Waddills gathered in towns like Grandbury Snyder Borger Brady and San Antonio for Mother's Day. The group shared travel and family connections, with Sgt and Mrs L E Knutson Jr visiting Placid before continuing.
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Ed Knutson
Ronnie
Glenda
Rickey
Grandbury
Mrs. Saul
Gene Dale Knutson
San Marcos
Helen Knutson
San Antonio
L. E. Knutson
Flora Waddill
Clyde Matthews
Judy
Rochelle
Nell Spence
Snyder
Roy Wylie
Borger
Fred Frenzel
Mason
Junior Young
Brady
L. E. Knutson, Jr
Japan
Placid
New
Mother's Day Worship Draws Families to Mercury Churches
Special services on Mother's Day at the Baptist Church and Church of Christ drew many visitors. Corsages were awarded to the oldest and youngest mothers, with bouquets donated by church members. A long list of visiting relatives and local families attended services and a Farmers-Ranchers Co op barbecue later in Brady.
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Jud Bratton
C. E. Kirby
Jack Kirby
Ricky
Brady
J. C. Penn
Miles Massey
Clarence
Battle Cry Opens at Texas Theatre Four Days
Warner Bros film adaptation of Leon Uris novel follows Marines in World War II from boot camp to Guadalcanal Tarawa and Saipan. Uris wrote the screenplay after serving as a news photographer and private in the Marines. Cast includes Van Heflin Aldo Ray James Whitmore Tab Hunter with Mona Freeman Nancy Olson Dorothy Malone and Anne Francis. production used San Diego and Camp Pendleton locations.
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Warner Bros
Leon Uris
Texas
Uris
San Francisco
van Heflin
Huxley
Air Force
Aldo Ray
Andy
James Whitmore
Mac
Navy
Saipan
Tab Hunter
Danny
Coast Guard
Walsh
Mona Freeman
Kathy
Nancy Olson
Pat
Dorothy Malone
Elaine
Anne Francis
Rae
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D. S. Pumphrey
Mercury
Leona Bender
KTLA
Battle Cry
Texas Sunday
Naval and Marine
San Diego
Marine Base
Camp Pendleton
Gregory Peck
Win Min Than
Purple Plain
Brady Theatre
Ase
Gilbreath’s
Yarborough
POST
Paisi
Dumcan’s Tea
Ven
Morton
Apple
Peach
Cherry
Mission Peas
Niblet
Diamond Brand
Picnic Supply Headquarters
Kot c
del Monte
Mbell
Devil's Food
Loin
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