Hollywood Headlines and Film Rights Shuffle in 1940s
Louella Parsons reports on fortunes from hit films and new projects. Edward Golden plans Kaiser Wakes the Doctors adaptation with Paul de Kruif writing the screenplay for release through major studios. Robert Young joins the military while other stars prep for service as Metro leads rely on actors like Gable Stewart Taylor Heflin. Mary Astor recovers from pneumonia and others face makeup challenges as Hollywood reshuffles continue.
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Robert Young
Army Air Transport Corps
Air Transport Corps
Clark Gable
Jimmy Stewart
Robert Taylor
van Heflin
Uncle Sam
Metro
Friday Theater Schedule Highlights and Showtimes
Paramount presents The Miracle of Morgan's Creek with intervals of 1 3:12 5:24 7:36 9:48 plus short subjects at 2:38 4:50 7:02 9:14 IOWA shows This Is the Army at 12:35 2:55 5:15 7:35 9:55 with shorts at 2:30 4:50 7:10 9:30 STATE screens Frontier Badmen at 2:17 4:58 7:32 10:13 and Young Ideas at 1 3:41 6:15 8:56 PALACE offers Oklahoma Kid 1:10 4:04 6:58 9:50 and Adventures of a Rookie at 3 5:55 8:50 RIALTO shows Gentle Gangster at 1 3:50 6:40 9:30 and Song of the Saddle at 1:55 4:45 7:35 10:25 TIMES presents Bombardier at 1:15 4:51 8:27 and The Sky's the Limit at 3:03 6:40 10:05 MARION screens Hi Diddle Diddle at 7:10 9:50 and Pistol Packin Mama at 8:46.
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Morgan’s Creek
Iowa
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek Screen Review
A Paramount Preston Sturges film starring Betty Hutton and Eddie Bracken is praised for its riotous early jokes and quirky Runyonesque dialogue. The reviewer notes bold musical pacing, pathos, and a chaotic plot about a girl believed pregnant after a wild wartime dance, with an eventual aim toward a hopeful ending.
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Morgan's Creek
Betty Hutton
Eddie Bracken
Diana Lynn
William Demarest
Brian Donlevy
Akim Tamiroff
Paramount
Preston Sturges
Paramount Theater
Hollywood
Morgan’s Creek
Eddie Brack
Sturges Fella
Betty
Eddie
Papa
Sturges Cast Delivers Notable Pairings in New Film
The conversation praises Diana Lynn as a standout discovery and notes returning stars Brian Donlevy and Akim Tamiroff as Mc Ginty and The Boss. It highlights Demarest as a lively, loud presence and references Lynn’s prior work, such as The Major and the Minor, framing Sturges as a savvy director.
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Demarest
Papa
Diana Lynn
Brian Donlevy
Akim Tamiroff
McGinty
Sturges
Fairly Enjoyable Double Feature at the State Theater
The State theater presents Frontier Badmen with Lon Chaney Jr. and Anne Gwynne and Young Ideas with Susan Peters and Mary Astor as the high spot of a double bill. Bruce Fishwild calls the pair enjoyable and notes strong performances especially Peters.
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Frontier
State Theater
Kansas
Lon Chaney, Jr
Noah Beery, Jr
Anne Gwynne
Broadway with Walter Winchell on Franco the Fascist
A charged critique accuses Ambassador Hayes of aiding Franco and Hitler, detailing Franco’s crimes and Spain’s wartime support. It cites jails, 200,000 democratic believers, and Spanish ore, oil, and minerals aiding the Nazis, urging U.S. stance and investigations.
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My Dear
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MEN OF the Armed Forces
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