Hollywood breaks with Hal Wallis reshuffles WB slate
Louella Parsons reports Hal Wallis exits prompt shifts at Warner Brothers. Chertok takes on Conspirators while The Corn Is Green goes to Bette Davis. Henry Blanke handles Hotel Darling. Buckner to produce God Is My Co pilot with Swartz on Night and Day.
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Jack Warner
Wallis
Jack Chertok
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Bette Davis
Henry Blanke
Vicki Baum
Dcl Allie
God Is My
Robert Buckner
Arthur Swartz
Cole Porter
Paramount
Lifeboat Drama Shocks Viewers At State Theater
Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat from John Steinbeck arrives at the State with Tallulah Bankhead and an ensemble including William Bendix Walter Slezak Mary Anderson John Hodiak Henry Hull Heather Angel and Hume Cronyn The film centers on survivors in a lifeboat facing thirst starvation and moral conflict as a German captain complicates the tense voyage The picture is described as an actor’s showcase with Bankhead delivering the standout performance.
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Mary Anderson
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Henry Hull
Heather Angel
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Evening Show Schedules From Local Theaters
The Gazette lists Friday cinema times for Paramount IOWA STATE Palace Rialto Times and Marion. Titles include A Guy Named Joe Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Lifeboat So s Your Uncle I Deed It Tornado Gildersleeve on Broadway West of Texas The Lady Takes a Chance White Savage Souls at Sea and Melody Parade with multiple daily showings and intervals.
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Radio Transcript Sparks Debate Over Screen Appeal
The fragment mentions a radio operator and Ganede Lee as a person of color named Joe, with judgment that the picture may not have broad appeal. No further context or events are provided.
Hitchcock Dramas Shine Amid Co feature So's Your Uncle
A review notes strong drama in Hitchcock style with a weak lead by Donald Woods. The highlight is the score including the Tailor Maids. Faye Rene of Cedar Rapids is one of the maids.
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Donald Woods
Faye Rene
Cedar Rapids
Grand Coulee Dam Sets Monthly Power Record
The Grand Coulee dam in Washington produced over 621 million kilowatt hours of electricity last month, breaking the facility's previous single plant power record according to dam officials.
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Coulee Dam
Wash
Grand Coulee
La Follette Warns Of Economic Crisis After War
Sen. La Follette warned that postwar reconversion could be wrecked by monopolistic power, saying the Baruch report on government owned facilities aims to liquidate public ownership and trigger an economic crisis surpassing 1929 and 1932. He spoke in Washington and linked the report to private consolidation.
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Washington
Sen. la Follette
P-Wis
Baruch
Faced with Fast Expansion by Rival Firms
Fragmentary text notes efforts to expand capacity quickly to forestall competition from established corporate leaders. The snippet references plants and potential clashes with corporate supremacy in key fields. Exact entities and places are unclear due to the damaged OCR.
WLB Orders Montgomery Ward to Comply in Labor Case
The War Labor Board accused Montgomery Ward of defying the board and ordered compliance with a wage contract while the National Labor Relations Board decides if the CIO represented a majority of about 7,000 workers at the Chicago warehouse mail order house and retail store.
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Washington (Lp
War Labor Board
Montgomery Ward and Company
Chicago
United Mail Order, Warehouse and Retail Employes
CIO
National Labor Relations _ board
Dewey Fails to Answer on Presidential Plans
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey dodged questions about a presidential bid at his first press conference since Wendell Willkie quit the GOP race. He said he would not comment on political subjects and focused on finishing 900 bills left by the legislature.
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Willikie
Danceland Hosts Jan Garber Band For One Night Event
The Jan Garber Band, once a top national act, comes to Danceland ballroom for a one night engagement. Soloists Liz Tilton and Bob Davis headline with Garber recently updating his style. Previously at the Hotel New Yorker, the band has West Coast appearances and a show in So's Your Uncle. Easter Sunday features Nat Towles and his orchestra with Marva Louis.
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Jan Garber
Airlanes
Danceland Ballroom
Garber
Liz Tilton
Bob Davis
New Yorker
West Coast
Nat Towles
Marva Louis
Joe Louis
Vandegrift Warns Jap Rendezvous Not Near Yet
In New York Lt Gen Alexander A Vandegrift, commandant of the Marine Corps, warned Thursday night that the rendezvous with Japan is not imminent but said when it comes, American forces will be seasoned in defeating the enemy. The report also notes Peru’s climate ranges from equatorial to polar conditions.
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Alexander A. Vandegrift
Marine Corps
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