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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 21, 1939
Page
3
A vintage note describes a proposed film titled Hotel for Women featuring a women only hotel premise. Discussed are cast prospects including Lindia Darnell and June Cale Soyer, with Dar H and Maxwell tied to production roles.
Amateur garbled text references film figures such as Stanley, Spencer Tracy, Davie Livingstone, and Lavelle. It mentions a 20th Century exploration and questions about who suited in various roles, mixing names, places, and snippets of dialogue without clear narrative or dates. The piece reads as a damaged column or notes with incomplete sentences and tangled references.
Budapest and Vienna to London and Broadway, Ferike Boros rose as a top stage actress. After early triumphs in European theatre she moved to Hollywood, faced a career halt from a serious accident, then returned to film with renewed critical notice.
Clohida Gver Europe debuts at Capitol Theatre Lynigt with Ralph Richardson as a Secret Service man and Laurence Olivier as pilot Tony McVune. The film blends action, wit, and stateside drama amid dramatic landscapes and a four-person ensemble, with Valerie Holson as a paper reporter sister and Maisie as a modern counterpoint. Also advertised are Lucky Night at Civic Theatre and Dr Kildare II with Lew Ayres, Lana Turner, and supporting cast, plus a foreign language program and Jean Gubin musical showcase.
A historical review discusses color palettes and production choices for the upcoming release of The Four Feathers. It notes shifts between pastel English sequences and desert action, highlighting Vincent Kezda’s units and the use of scarlet purple and Nile yellow to convey mood, while addressing actor John Clements’ final scenes and related controversy.
A fragment describes a pale beauty named Myrm Loy Meira Goldwsi Mayer wearing a black net dress. The thin stimpless fabric features a white horsehair braid edge and bingy lenses with rubies in chiton. Gold embroidery and sequins outline the design.
The notice reports a declaration by the Minister for Trade and Customs under price-fixing rules. It confirms increased basic prices for certain Braden paper products by Australian Paper Manufacturers of Sydney, with adjustments effective from May and replacing August terms.
London Thursday lists 12 men killed in action and nine women who died overseas in service. Included are pilots and officers from Walton and other places, with Austrian and allied names appearing among those lost.
In the House of Commons Mr. Oliver Stanley reads the Prices Bill amid debate on a proposed measure to let local committees administer price controls. The debate notes potential producer and consumer impacts and calls for orderly administration, with emphasis on preventing widespread price increases while seeking market stability.
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