Contino Alleges Heidt Turned Him Into Slave Laborer
Dick Contino, 18, former Heidi talent winner, files suit to break his contract with Horace Heidt claiming a strict, one sided agreement kept him from pursuing other jobs. He says Heidt claimed a million dollar act and barred outside work while paying from $500 to $1,000 weekly over seven years. Contino blasts insults to his family and says he would rather return to butcher work. Heidt denies but has a restraining order preventing Contino from working elsewhere until legal resolution.
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Bilingual Parrot Sought For The Big Steal
Hollywood press agents seek a macaw able to speak English and Spanish to share scenes with Robert Mitchum in The Big Steal. Publicists doubt the bird will know all script words, suggesting the parrot might instead write part of the story.
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Kiss Me Kate a Broadway Hit From Shakespeare to Porter
New York review hails Kiss Me Kate as a top Broadway musical comedy with 25 Porter numbers, clever staging, and strong performances. Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison lead as Petruchio and Katherine. Jack Diamond Harry Clark as gangsters. Lisa Kirk shines in Ive Loved You in My Fashion.
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Sen Jessel
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Columbia Microgroove seven inch LPs expand the single record choice
Columbia announces a new seven inch Long-Playing Microgroove record with the same music as standard 10 and 12 inch discs, non breakable vinylize, all the advantages of LPs, and about 25 percent cheaper. Future singles will be available on regular and LP formats. Reviews cover Nelson Eddy Foster songs, Menuhin violin pieces, and Verdi aria with Florence Quartet, highlighting tone, warmth, and lyrical execution.
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Danceland Tonight and Saturday to Welcome Two Noted Bands
Hal McIntyre and Billy Bishop orchestras visit Danceland this week. McIntyre performs Thursday night and Bishop on Saturday. The feature musician Meln, a Glenn Miller alumnus, showcases Frankie Lester and Betty Norton with Bishop’s Canadian ensemble led by Alice Mann.
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Hollywood Runs True to Form Again
Hollywood reports show Japanese players in the film Tokyo Joe receiving instruction in Japanese from an American teacher. The Nisei actors grew up in the U S and speak Japanese with limited Tokyo inflection. Their tech adviser Jason Lindsay lived in Japan and once ran the Ernie Pyle theater in Tokyo. The project is Bogart's Santana Productions second independent film.
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Patterson Leads Eastern Iowa Broadcasts On KCRG Slots
Pat Patterson headlines Eastern Iowa news programming on KCRG with a daily schedule at 9 am 12 noon and 6 15 pm providing local updates and regional coverage.
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Pidgeon Returns to Work With Black Eye at MGM
Hollywood star Walter Pidgeon reported for work after the holidays with a black eye from a tennis mishap. He was sent home after a day of rest and steak therapy, rejoining co star Greer Garson who coyly claimed she struck herself with a teabag.
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Follies Alums Robert Cummings and Eve Arden Recall New York Stage
In their early careers before Hollywood success, Robert Cummings and Eve Arden both headlined the Ziegfeld Follies in Manhattan, performing together in a bustling New York stage era.
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Jessel Revealed as Religion Authority and Saintly Toastmaster
Georgie Jessel, the comedian turned film producer, discloses a lifelong secret life as a collector and lecturer on religion. He credits Broadway shows and church talks for sparking his interest, and cites discussions with Father Flanagan, Cardinal Spellman, and Darryl Zanuck. He plans a book titled A Minstrel and the Gods.
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Ida Lupino to Publish Memoirs The Elusive Lupinos
Ida Lupino, an actress from a renowned British theatrical family, will publish a memoir in spring with Hobson House London. The book titled The Elusive Lupinos is set for Easter publication detailing family memories and career highlights.
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Berlin radio’s famous heckler entertains Berliners
Christina Ohlsen, the popular RIAS newsbabe, amuses Berlin with spoof headlines and biting riffs about Germans and Russians. She lives on Allied-ruled Berlin with threats from the Soviet list looming, while selling her likeness dolls in the western sectors. She aims to stay in Germany and seek a life in laughs.
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