Tucker and Miss Mara Promote Rock Island Trail in Iowa
Hollywood stars Forrest Tucker and Adele Mara visited Cedar Rapids and Des Moines to promote Rock Island Trail. They met local theater officials and fans, signed autographs, and discussed their roles in the western film. Tucker noted his Cedar Rapids roots and Indiana birth, while relatives joined the Quad-Cities premiere audience.
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A. H. Blank
United Airlines
Des Moines
Rock Island Trail
Quad-cities
Cedar Rapids
Oklahoma
Hollywood
Tucker
Miss Mara
Republic
Forrest
Rock Island
Rock Island Railroad
Indiana
Ted Simons
Washington
Gazette
Joan Liffring
Cedar Rapids Municipal
Tri-States
Chill Wilks
Adele Mara
Forrest Tucker
Movie villains face universal objections in Hollywood
Hollywood notes that as soon as a villain is created, someone with similar job, heritage, or eye color protests. The industry worries that even a decisive villain may lose edge, and a heavy character risks becoming unpopular as trends shift.
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Hollywood
Francaix Works Shine in Dual Record Packages with Major Orchestras
Joseph H. Kitchin reviews Francaix Concertino and Serenade for piano with the Berlin Philharmonic under Leo Borchard and Eugene Jochum’s Hamburg Chamber Orchestra, praising clarity and wit. He notes Bartok for Strings and Percussion with the Los Angeles Chamber Symphony under Harold Burns, lauding high fidelity and new Capitol standards. Also covered are Rodgers South Pacific and Porter Kiss Me Kate selections by the Houston Symphony under Efrem Kurtz, highlighting accessible Broadway hits in a debut Columbia recording.
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Francaix
Jean Francaix
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Leo Borchard
Capitol-Telefunken
L. P
Hamburg Chamber Orchestra
Eugene Jochum
Satie
Mans
France
Nadia Boulanger
Phillipp
Bartok
Los Angeles Chamber Symphony
Harold Burns
Capitol
L.P
Walton
South Pacific
Richard Rodgers
Kate Selection
Cole Porter
Houston Symphony Orchestra
Efrem Kurtz
Columbia
Houston Orchestra
Southwest
Kurtz
Swingin old march tunes spark new records in swingtime
A review notes Ray Anthony and Ralph Flanagan release swingtime versions of national marches. Anthony shines with National Emblem though overarranged, Flanagan delivers Stars and Stripes Forever with faithful melody and witty piccolo to saxes. Howard, Baxters, and others propel a lively, varied page of midcentury dance records.
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Bob Cats
Flanagan
Anthony
Joe Public
Ronnie Deauville
Capitol
John Philip Sousa
E. E. Bagley
Ray Anthony
Ralph Flanagan
Stars and Stripes Forever
Victor
Benny Goodman
Benji
Hoagy Carmichael
Dance Team Zigzags Fame Without Public Duets
Gene Nelson and Miriam Franklin form a famed husband wife dance duo who never appear together on stage. Nelson, a Warner Brothers rising star, is praised as a blend of Astaire Murphy and Nijinsky while Miriam, a former dancer turned assistant director, jokes about Hollywood typecasting. They rehearse eight hours daily in isolation with their three year old son Chris as their only audience.
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Cedar Rapids
Nate Kazebier
Ray Baudue
Bobcats
Capitol
Susie
Bix Beiderbecke
The
Wolverines
Bix
Monica Lewis
MGM
Helen Forrest
Goodman
Helen
Kate
Les Baxter
Discovery
Lynne Howard
Joe Doakes
Dave Terry
Wrigley
Peeteer
INS
Gene Nelson
Miriam Franklin
Gene
Sonja Henie
Miriam
Ethel Merman
Nelson
Combine
Johnny
Irving Berlin
Ica
California
June Haver
New York
Warner Brothers
San Fernando Valley
Chris
Sinatra and MGM Part Ways After Release From Contract
Frank Sinatra ended his five thousand dollar a week MGM contract to become a freelance artist. The release, effective immediately, allows Sinatra to accept personal appearances radio and TV offers previously restricted by studio terms. The joint studio and agency statement called the move friendly and cited freedom to seek independent work.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Sinatra
Music Corporation of America
MGM
Heflin exits MGM over rejected scripts
Actor Ve Heflin explains he left his MGM contract after receiving scripts rejected by Taylor, Tracy, Gable and Van Johnson or being told they were not suitable for the other stars.
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Ve Heflin
MGM
Taylor
Tracy
Gable
van Johnson
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