The Purple Heart and A Guy Named Joe Open At Paramount
This week at the Paramount theater two World War II themed films premiere. The Purple Heart stars Dana Andrews and others in a Tokyo vengeance drama directed by Lewis Milestone. A Guy Named Joe features Spencer Tracy and Irene Dunne as fighting pilots with supporting stars including Lionel Barrymore and Van Johnson.
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Darryl F. Zanuck
Paramount Theater
Tokyo
Dana Andrews
Richard Conte
Farley Granger
Kevin O'Shea
Donald Barry
Trudy Marshall
Sam Levene
Zanuck
Charles Russell
John Craven
Tala Birell
Richard Loo
Peter Chong
Lewis Milestone
Jerome Cady
Otto Tolisch
Spencer Tracy
Irene Dunne
Joe
Paramount
Tracy
Pete Sandidge
Irene
Lionel Barrymore
Ward Bond
James Gleason
van Johnson
Film Previews at Local Theaters With Colorful Lineup
The Iowa opening features Gene Kelly Rita Hayworth and Phil Silvers in Cover Girl a technicolor extravaganza and romance. Irene Dunne and Spencer Tracy star in A Guy Named Joe at the Paramount with Van Johnson. Jane Eyre with Joan Fontaine and Orson Welles opens at the State. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves with Turhan Bey and Maria Montez plays at Town. The Purple Heart with Dana Andrews and the Yank flyers debuts at Paramount. Tallulah Bankhead in Lifeboat appears at the State.
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Gene Kelly
Rita Hayworth
Phil Silvers
Iowa
Kelly
Rita
Irene Dumie
Spencer Tracy
Guy
Joe
The
Paramount
van Johnson
Charlotte Bronte
Jane Eyre
Joan Fontaine
Orson Welles
Edward Rochester
Jon Hall
Turhan Bey
Maria Montez
Ali Baba
Dana Andrews
Yank
Darryl Zanuck
Richard Leo
Tallulah Bankhead
Kenny Baker Heads Rialto Double Feature
Kenny Baker performs Irish tunes in Doughboys in Ireland as the Rialto opens a two film bill today through Tuesday. The program pairs Army life with romance and humor, pairing Baker’s songs with the ongoing feature.
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Kenny Baker
Ireland
Rialto Theater
Army Life
Jeff
Welles and Fontaine Star in Jane Eyre at State
Orson Welles as Rochester and Joan Fontaine as Jane headline Twentieth Century Fox’s film adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre at the State theater opening Thursday. The production, amid a long book history, pairs love and mystery with a dramatic Thornfield Hall tale and features a notable supporting cast.
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Twentieth Century-Fox
Charlotte Bronte
Orson Welles
Edward Rochester
Joan Fontaine
Jane
State Theater
Welles
Thornfield Hall
Margaret O’brien
Peggy Ann Garner
John Sutton
Sara Allgood
Henry Daniels
Agnes Moorehead
Aubrey Mather
Edith Barrett
Barbara Everest
Hillary Brooke
An‘drews
Patric Knowles
Grace McDonald
Charles Butterworth
Billy
Cover Girl stars Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly at Iowa
Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly lead a Technicolor musical in Cover Girl at the Iowa theater opening Friday. Anita Colby and other noted cover girls are highlighted with music by Kern and Gershwin. the film features seven songs and a romantic plot between Rita and Kelly. Co feature Two-Man Submarine shown with Tom Neal and Ann Savage. Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves runs concurrently with Maria Montez and Jon Hall. Jane Withers and Jimmy Lydon star in My Best Girl.
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Iowa Theater
Rita
Kelly
Hollywood
Anita Colby
America
Jerome Kern
Ira Gershwin
Lee Bowman
Phil Silvers
Leslie Brooks
Otto Kruger
Tom Neal
Ann Savage
J. Carrol Naish
Iowa
Ali Baba and
Maria Montez
Jon Hall
Turhan Bey
Weekend Theatres Schedule With Classic Films
Sundays showings listed for Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto and Times venues. Films include A Guy Named Joe Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Lifeboat So's Your Uncle Murder on the Waterfront Arizona Trail In This Our Life Chatterbox Girl Crazy My Darling Clementine with multiple daily time slots and short subjects listed.
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Paramount
Joe
Iowa
State
Rosie O’grady
Rialto — “Doughboys
Ireland
Arizona Trail
Marion
Clementine
Rooney Garland Film Heads Marion Program
Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland star in Girl Crazy opening today at the Marion theater for a three day engagement. They are accompanied by Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra with songs from Gershwin including Ive Got Rhythm Embraceable You and But Not for Me sung by a chorus of 100 boys.
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America
Mickey Rooney
Judy Garland
Marion Theater
Tommy Dorsey
Judy
George Gershwin
Iowa to Present Gon D'Usseau Play Monday May 15
Iowa announces a one night engagement of Tomorrow the World by Gow and D Usseau at the Iowa theater Monday May 15. Ralph Bellamy leads the New York cast with Paul Mc Grath and Edith Atwater starring. Chicago company brings the production from a Selwyn theater run. Tickets to go on sale later.
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Iowa Theater
A. H. Talbot
The
Iowa
James Gow
Cedar Rapids
Arnaud D'Usseau
New York
Ralph Bellamy
Stage
Chicago
Selwyn Theater
Paul McGrath
Edith Atwater
Elissa Landis
America
Dickie Tyler
Joan Shepard
Sweet Rosie O Grady Opens Today at Palace
Betty Grable stars in Sweet Rosie O Grady a technicolor musical at the Palace today through Wednesday with Robert Young as a police expose and Adolph Menjon Reginald Gardiner Virgina Grey and Phil Regan among the cast The program includes The Wishing Waltz and My Sam alongside the feature Murder on the Waterfront with John Loder Ruth Ford Also notes the Truk group islands Moen Dublon Fefan Uman Udot and Tol.
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Rosie O'Grady
Betty Grable
Palace Theater
Betty
Robert Young
Police Gazette
Oth
Ers
Adolph Menjon
Reginald Gardiner
Virginia Grey
Phil Regan
My Sam
John Loder
Ruth Ford
Truk Group
Moen
Dublon
Fefan
Uman
Udot
Tol
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