Theaters Preview Cedar Rapids Week Spotlight
Cedar Rapids houses feature suspenseful film versions of best sellers and comedies this week. Kiss the Blood off My Hands with Joan Fontaine and Burt Lancaster opens Wednesday at the Iowa, with Madonna of the Desert and A This Is America short on the bill alongside current titles at the Iowa and Paramount.
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Cedar Rapids
Gerald Butler
Iowa
Joan Fontaine
Burt Lancaster
London
Robert Newton
Lynne Oberts
Donald Barry
America
County Fair
Glenn Ford
Terry Moore
Johnny Weissmuller
Broadway gossip and celebrity notes from Inchellen
A dense roundup recalls Irving Berlin Doris Day Leslie Howard and Barbara Ann Scott with Bets on weather and health. It notes Truman Capote editing Doris Lilly book Evelyn Knight NBC March and other showbiz items with Milanese gossip and industry quips.
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Inchellebrities
Irving Berlin
Doris Day
Leslie Howard
Daphne Dunbar
Mary, Queen of Scots
Truman Capote
Doris Lilly
Canada
Barbara Ann Scott
Roxyettes
Chalton Berle
Television
Variety
Telesee
Bruce Gentry Flying Disc Secrets from Columbia Studio
The first practical flying discs for the Columbia serial Bruce Gentry were built, with about six models used on screen to land take off and explode. How the effects were done remains a secret of Columbia's property department.
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Sam Katzman
Columbia
Bruce Gentry
Columbia Property Department
Jennifer Jones and Robert Walker rise to Hollywood fame
A Hollywood tale recounts how Phyllis Isley of Tulsa became Jennifer Jones and married actor Robert Walker. David O. Selznick discovered her after a screen test, launching their rise with roles in Claudia Bernadette and later Duel in the Sun. The narrative follows their early New York days, auditions, and star-making headlines.
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Ollywood
Dramatic Academy
New York
Greenwich Village
Phylis Isley
Phyllis
Jennifer Jones
Tulsa
Okla
Salt Lake City
Robert Walker
Bobby
Michael
David O. Selznick
Claudia
Mr. Selznick
Selznick
Hollywood
Santa Claus thief raids actress spouse home in holiday caper
A disguised thief posing as Santa Claus visited the Mandeville Canyon residence of Robert Walker, estranged husband of actress Jennifer Jones, on Christmas Eve and stole undelivered Christmas gifts and valuables. The incident follows earlier reports of studios in duel for services of a May 3 1944 actor.
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DUEL
Jennifer Jones
Santa Claus
Mandeville Canyon
Robert Walker
Selznick Divorce Sparks Wedding Plans In 1948
In 1947 Mrs Selznick seeks divorce from producer David Selznick while Mayer’s daughter wins a divorce from Selznick in 1948. A caption notes Jennifer Jones with David Selznick at a cake, and a later item reports Robert Walker marrying John Ford’s daughter amid a subsequent custody dispute.
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David
Selznick
Jennifer Jones
MAYER
Robert Walker
John Ford
Sues
The Theatre Guild Plans Romeo and Juliet with Jennifer Jones
The Theatre Guild announces a next season production of Romeo and Juliet with Jennifer Jones as Juliet. David O Selznick has steered her film career and holds an exclusive stage contract, dating back over a year.
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New York
The
Theater Guild
Jennifer Jones
Juliet
David O. Selznick
Miss Jones
Guild
Walker Scandals Stir Hollywood Pixie Dust
Hollywood actor Robert Walker faces drunkenness charges in Topeka with property damage cited while later reports show his arrest in Los Angeles and a divorce granted to Barbara Walker on her birthday. The saga hints at continued personal turmoil as 1948 ends with uncertain prospects ahead.
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Robert Walker
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Barbara Walker
Peach Shortcake Topping With Citrus Flavor
If peach shortcake is a family favorite use peaches from home or canned. Flavor the whipped cream topping with citrus zest or a splash of orange or lemon juice instead of vanilla to add a bright twist.
Carmen on State Theater Screen January 27
The French film Carmen starring Viviane Romance screens at the State theater on Thursday January 27. It follows Shoe Shine and Henry V in the venue’s foreign film series with dialogue in French and English subtitles. Variety Time and The New York Post praised the production for its vivid, forceful presentation.
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Shoe Shine
Viviane Romance
Variety Magazine
Time Magazine
Carmen
The
New York Post
Origin of Flack Has Garry Moore Worried
Hollywood reports Garry Moore questions the origin of the term flack used for press agents. He seeks a definitive derivation beyond Mencken and Webster. Moore notes pre WWI usage and disputes Webster's flap meaning while publicists favor the slang term.
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Garry
Hollywood
Garry Moore
Moore
H. L. Mencken
Mencken
Variety
Dan Dailey Heads for London Palladium in 1950
Hollywood reports Dan Dailey signed a contract reportedly worth 10000 dollars a week to perform at London's Palladium in January 1950 after finishing You're My Everything. Twentieth Century Fox had three films lined up for him in 1949 and he declined four New York musical offers and two personal appearances. Cowboy Dallas Turner presents requested folk songs on KCRG at 6 45 a m and 12 30 p m daily.
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Hollywood
Dan Dailey
London
Palladium
Dailey
Twenttieth Century-Fox
New York
Broadway
Rio de Janeiro
Cowboy Dallas Turner
KCRG
Footlighters stage Guest in the House with 14 member cast
Footlighters announce a 14 member cast for Guest in the House by Hagar Wilde and Dala Bunson to be staged at Coe College Little Theater January 24 25 and 26. Nine year old Patricia Gould plays Lee Proctor alongside a large ensemble including Mrs S Glanville Ethyl Roberg Hilda the maid and Dan Proctor. The story follows a seemingly sweet invalid whose viciousness disrupts a household based on a Katherine Albert story.
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Hagar Wilde-Dala Bunson
Footlighters
Coe College Little Theater
Richard C. Morgan
The
Patricia Gould
Lee Proctor
Frederick
S. Glanville
Ann Proctor
Ethyl Roberg
Hilda
Harry P. Doolittle
Dr. Shaw
Edna Wilson
Martha Proctor
Joan Ruml
Mariam Blake
H. Bob Fawcett
Dan Proctor
Gordon DeLay
Douglas Proctor
Bob Kadlee
John the Butler
Pamela Craemer
Evelyn Heath
Dean Zook
Frank Dow
Charles Hastings
Dow
Patricia Grothaus
Miss Rhodes
Max
Theater Time Show Times and Listings by Theaters
A schedule of film titles and showtimes across venues including Paramount Palace Times Strand Marion and others. Listings include Road House The Return of October Four Faces West Easter Parade Mystery in Mexico Hangmen Also Die Dream Girl Lulu Belle Saigon and Life with Father with multiple daily screenings and short subjects.
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Fred Astaire
Irving Berlin
Mexico
Palace
Betty Hutton
Macdonald Carey
Lulu Belle
Dorothy Lamour
George Montgomery
Times
Alan Ladd
Veronica Lake
Frances
Newlyweds Audie Murphy Wanda Hendrix Meet Hollywood Publicist
A Hollywood publicity head Charles Leonard arranged a date for Audie Murphy with Wanda Hendrix after asking if he would like a date with a cover girl. Leonard picked Wanda from fan magazines and set the meeting.
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Audie Murphy
Wanda Hendrix
Bill Cagney
Charles Leonard
Audie
Hollywood
Audie Leonard
Wanda
Leonard
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Look Magazine
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Dennis ‘ O'Keefe
Shep Eesoda
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