Hollywood Casting Buzz and Studio Moves Recounted
Louella Parsons notes Bob Walker and Robert Walker eyed for The Green Years drama alongside Cronin book talks. Jon Barrymore shifts toward Duel In the Sun with a larger role, while Prank Boss scouts Salome looks for The Robe. Hollywood gossip on casts, deals, and staff changes across studios.
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Robert Walker
Sam Zimbalist
Cronin
Bob
Crnie
A. J. Cronin
The
Musical Lacks Color in Sensations of 1945 at State theater
A black and white review of the film Sensations of 1945 praises Eleanor Powell and Cab Calloway Woody Herman performances but laments the absence of color while noting lavish spectacles. The plot follows a Broadway dancer who becomes a promoter and learns you cannot turn love into arithmetic. C Aubrey Smith is featured as the stage veteran.
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Eleanor Powell
Woody Herman
Cab I Calloway
Lon Chaney
Acquanetta
State Theater
Cab Calloway
Sophie Tucker
W. C. Fields
Royal Gorge
Eleanor
C. Aubrey Smith
Film ads boost double feature with Chaney and Pallette
The page highlights a double feature with Eleanor and Dennis O Keefe joined by Eugene Pallette in lively advertising. Lon Chaney stars in Dead Man's Eyes delivering notable chills for the second bill.
Friday Theater Schedule Highlights and Film Lineup
The Gazette lists Friday showtimes across Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Times and Marion. Screenings include Something for the Boys The Doughgirls Mark of the Whistler Sensations of 1945 Dead Man s Eyes Going My Way Underground Guerillas Gun Smoke Mesa Take a Letter Darling Show Business and Going My Way at Marion with short subjects and various late slots.
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Gazette
Paramount
Iowa
The
State
Palace
Doughgirls On Screen Keeps Stage Humor Mild
A film version of The Doughgirls stars Ann Sheri dan Alexis Smith Jane Wyman Jack Carson Irene Manning Charles Ruggles and Eve Arden. Warner Bros trims spicy stage material to pass the Hays code and keeps a largely innocent comedy about a Washington bridal suite with wedding plans repeatedly interrupted.
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Ann Sheridan
Alexis Smith
Jane Wyman
Jack Carson
Irene Manning
Charles Ruggles
Eve Arden
Richard Dix
Iowner
Warner Brothers
Warners
Hays Office
Washington
Collins Radio Company adopts amended articles of incorporation
The Collins Radio Company announces unanimous stockholder approval at a October 7 1944 special meeting to amend and substitute its Articles of Incorporation. It details name and principal office in Cedar Rapids Iowa, broad corporate powers, authorized capital stock 3 450 000 dollars, common and preferred shares, and stock exchange provisions. It lists initial directors and key officers to hold until the 1945 annual meeting.
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Board of Directors
Executive Council of
Iowa
Arthur A. Collins
William J. Barkley
Robert 8. Gates
L. Morgan Graft
Collins Radio Company
Rose Hansen
Noted Stage Comedy Mix of Love and War
The piece describes a film plot with Vivian Jane Wyman Edna Ann Sheridan Nan Alexis Smith and others in a bridal suite farce. A phony justice of the peace and a Russian sharpshooter plus several executives and a radio man create comic chaos. Jack Carson provides standout support amid a bustling cast.
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Vivian
Jane Wyman
Arthur
Jack Carson
Edna
Ann Sheridan
Julian
John Ridgely
Irene Manning
Nan
Alexis Smith
Tom Dillon
Tom
Craig Stevens
Alexis
Eve Arden
Washington
Charles Ruggles
John Alexander
Alan Mowbray
Barbara Brown
Carson
Nadine Suboinik
House Votes Extra Funds for Help in Congress
The House passed a bill by 202 to 88 to raise office help allowances from 6500 to 9500 dollars per member per year. The measure faces Senate scrutiny, amid protests alleging violation of the Little Steel formula and bias against white collar workers. An amendment to bar relatives or require sole clerical use failed. Speaker Rayburn denounced attacks as dishonest.
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Washington
LLP
House
Senate
Chamber
Rep
Knutson
R-Minn
Rayburn
Texas
Acme
Japs' 6 Sneak Carriers Now Lie at Bottom
Admiral Nimitz announced on Pearl Harbor anniversary that all six Japanese aircraft carriers that attacked Pearl Harbor now lie at the bottom of the sea. He noted the carriers Kaga Akagi Soryu Hiryu Shokaku and Zuikaku were sunk in battles since 1942 and warned the war continues.
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Pearl Harbor
Chester W. Nimitz
Japan
Pearl Harbor Navy Yard
Nimitz
Kaga
Akagi
Soray
Hiryu
Midway
Philippines
Last Japanese Carrier Zuikaku Brought To Book In Pacific War
Nimitz states the Zuikaku was sunk by the Third Fleet off Luzon after a long chase, six years after Pearl Harbor. The carrier lies three miles deep, among other Japanese ships defeated. In China divorces are allowed for criminality and incompatibility as noted in regional legal practice.
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Luzon
China
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