World War II epic Battle Cry at Cedar Rapids Iowa
The Cedar Rapids theaters feature Battle Cry based on Leon M. Uris novel in CinemaScope with Van Heflin Aldo Ray Mona Freeman Nancy Olson James Whitmore Raymond Massey Tab Hunter Dorothy Malone Anne Francis. Filmed at Camp Pendleton Vieques Island and depicts Marines in WWII.
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New York
Bette Ford
Paramount Head Is a Rare Man in Hollywood
Frank Freeman, head of Paramount studios, stands out as a rare Hollywood boss. He refused Fame magazine’s achievement award for Vista Vision without crediting the nine technical men who developed the screen process. Freeman says his only remark to Vista Vision was about the budget.
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Tickets Still Available for Coe Film Series
A limited number of tickets remain for the first Coe Film Classics series offered at the Coe bookstore Armstrongs and by mail order. All films play in the Coe Little Theater with tickets for all six programs priced 3 dollars regular and 2 dollars for students. The lineup opens with Symphonie Pastorale followed by Kind Hearts and Coronets St Matthew Passion Hello Elephant My Little Chickadee and Sommarlek with short subjects at each program.
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Michele Morgan
Jean Delannoy
Jean Aurenche
Time Magazine
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Vittorio de Sica
Anna Russell to Perform at Coe Auditorium Wednesday
English satirist Anna Russell arrives at Coe Auditorium for the college’s entertainment series. Known for lampooning all forms of music and selling out shows in the U.S. and Europe, she performs Wednesday night at 8. About 36 tickets remain on sale at Armstrong's main floor desk.
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The Silver Chalice film review at the Paramount
Russ Wiley notes The Silver Chalice on par with Demetrius and the Gladiators but below The Robe. He praises the front line cast Paul Newman Virginia Mayo Pietra Angeli and Jack Palance while criticizing Mayo’s makeup and the film’s treatment of character psychology. The story centers on a sculptor hero and a sacred silver cup used by Jesus. The final scene conveys a modern moral message.
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Bela Darin
Gilbert Roland
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Miss Darii
Cesar Romero
Lee J. Cobb
Katy Jurado
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Paul Newman
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Paramount Theater
Miss Mayo
Jesus
Bearded Contest Sparks Coast Guard Patrol
Coast Guard cutter Cook Inlet crew members on a 30 day North Atlantic weather patrol held a beard growing contest to pass the time and boost morale among the crew.
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Sunday Theater Schedules Highlight City Showings
The Gazette lists matinee times for Paramount Iowa State and Palace venues with films such as Silver Chalice Six Bridges to Cross Pirates of Tripoli Deep in My Heart and Apache Racing Blood Broken Lance and My Blue Heaven plus cartoon shorts and a flute instrument reaching about 250000 players noted by the recorder.
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South Pacific Opens in Madrid to Mixed Censorship Response
Madrid critics praise the Broadway musical South Pacific as bold and classy. Censors, wary of onstage romance and cast composition, raised questions but allowed the Spanish version produced by Sagi-Vela Lyric Company. Audiences gasped at the daring staging while reviews note Madrid’s reception differs from Broadway.
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