Wacky Jackpot Winners Face Bitter Afterglow
An INS survey of 25 radio prize winners from CBS and NBC shows fortunes from 7300 to 52000 dollars came with taxes, letters, and nerves. Winners like Ella Dunstan and George Burns report sleepless nights, but many say travel prizes were joys while bartering and selling helped cover costs.
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Bu Inez Rebb
York
Ins
Federal Comm Commission
An _International News Service
Tall Timbers
George R. Burns
Seattle
CBS
Burns
Ralph Harris
Echo, Minn
John J. Noone
Washington, D. C
Noone
North Pole
Caracas
Venezuela
Richmond
John Q
Frank H. Finleman
Warren
Ohio
Lew Ayres Seeks Directing Return at Republic
Hollywood AP Lew Ayres plans to direct again, saying directing suits him since an actor’s health and performance are linked to digestion and stress. He notes a director can look and feel off yet still deliver strong work. He spoke on the Daybreak set.
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Hollywood (Ap
Lew Ayres
Republic
Ayres
Jeanne Crain talks Pinky fame and home life
Hollywood star Jeanne Crain discusses her film Pinky about a light skinned Black woman passing for white, her marriage to Paul Brinkman, and their modern glass house. She recalls how she was discovered by Ivan Kahn and notes family life with two children and a zoo lioness.
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Louella Parsons
Ollywood
Jeanne Crain
Jeanne
Paul Brinkman
Paul, Jr
Michael
Kahn
Max Reinhart
Paul
Griffith Park Zoo
Eanne
Cinderella rises from Berlin ruins to stardom in film
Cornelia Burch 24 of Potsdam discovers a Hollywood lead in a Twentieth Century Fox war drama. Producer William Perlberg and director Georgeton cast her after a test shoot near Templehof. She signs a seven year contract worth 250 to 2000 dollars a week as she proves she can stay grounded and capable in a war torn city.
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Twentieth Century-Fox
Cornelia
Hollywood
Potsdamerplatz
William Perlberg
Georgeton
Templehof Airfield
Fraulein
To Kiss or Not To Is the Big Question
Hollywood producer Nat Holt will screen two versions of Man of the Plains to rival preview audiences. One group will see the kiss ending, the other a non kissing finale. The aim is to decide if western moviegoers object to kissing.
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Hollywood
Nat Holt
Vaudeville Revival Proves Venture Grows In Nation
At the Palace theater and in other RKO venues a vaudeville revival moves beyond experiment. Sol A. Schwartz notes healthy business, new audiences, and skillful eight-act bills with no holdovers as touring units expand to Cleveland Boston and beyond.
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Jack Gaver
York
Palace Theater
RKO
Sol A. Schwartz
RKO Theaters
Palace
Cleveland
Boston
Ray Pearl and His Orchestra at Armar Tonight
The Musical Gems of Ray Pearl and his orchestra will be offered at the Armar ballroom tonight. Pearl, a young maestro, is well known to local ballroom followers and radio listeners for his sweet and smooth music.
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Ray Pearl
Armar Ballroom
Pearl
Filming Fire at Sea Is Rough
Hollywood studios staged a Cargo to Capetown sequence with smoke only on screen. A real ship was used at sea for distant shots while nearby vessels and coast guard protected the area to avoid mistaken distress and possible damages.
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Hollywood
Columbia Studios
Capetown
San Diego
San
Yacat
California
Coast Guard
Kramer Turns to Hospitalized Veterans in New Film
Hollywood producer Stanley Kramer begins work on a story about paraplegic ex-GIs in a hospital setting. The project follows a paraplegic’s progress from bed to self care, showing recovery through gym activity and independence.
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Stanley Kramer
Aline Mosby
Ollywood
Hollywood
Ida Lupino
G.I
Carl Foreman
Birmingham Veterans Hospital
van Nuys
Calif
Fred Zinneman
The
Kramer
Tough Moment For the Colonel at Waterloo Station
At London Waterloo a military policeman scolds a lounging colonel in civilian clothes as extras gather for a film scene in Seven Days to Noon. The officer orders the man to stand, calling out the need for discipline despite the relaxed setting and onlookers.
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London
Waterloo Station
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