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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1956
Page
7
Diabolique, directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, stars Véra Clouzot and Paul Meurisse. The Times reviewer hails it as one of the finest suspense pictures in years with a shocking ending. It won the New York Film Critics Award for best foreign picture and is for adults only with restricted seating once begun.
The page lists showings for Paramount Our Bliss Brooks State Rock Around the Clock and more. Times include 1:15 4:10 7:10 10:40 for Iowa and 2:50 6:45 8:45 for Black Jack Ketchum Desperado among others. Theaters include Palace Marion Drive-In and Twixt Town with multiple films and shorts.
The text praises strong performances from Simone Signoret Vera Clonzot and Paul Menrisse in Diabolique with solid direction and photography. It notes the film as highly worthy of a reviewer's recommendation, marking it as excellent screen entertainment from the period.
In Basel Switzerland Elizabeth Mueller, a German film actress with stage credits, receives a six Atlantic call to co star with Robert Taylor in The Power and the Prize. Producer Henry Koster spotted her photo and urged her to fly to Hollywood despite fear of flying.
The slender young actress who just finished playing a ballerina in a German film says most German studios face bankruptcy and actresses are underpaid. She notes Germans still endure war's effects, TV remains limited, and audiences rely on movies for entertainment. She mentions Grace Kelly's popularity over Marilyn Monroe and Maria Schell as a top feminine star. She adds Germans prefer slim figures over curvy ones.
A mixed 1950s cinema note reviews two titles. Our Miss Brooks comedy collides with The Steel Jungle drama featuring Perry Lopez Beverly Garland Walter Abel and Kenneth Tobey. The piece notes constrained humor and prison themes with wary praise for the cast's conviction.
Eight groups entered floats for Saturdays Clean-Up Parade. Pupils from St Patrick and Cleveland schools join Camp Fire Girls Boy Scouts Chloris No II Cedar Valley African Violet Society Cedar Center Junior Garden and Salvation Army in the event. Four Deealty queens will ride in convertibles and Sokol performers will add dancing and tumbling. Salvation Army will collect discarded refrigerators to prevent hazards.
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