Broadway Critics Split On Two Fresh Broadway Shows
New York critics reviewed Festival by Sam and Bella Spewack and The Time of Your Life starring Franchot Tone John Carradine and Harold Lang. Mixed verdicts on Festival with praise for effort but tepid reaction from Richard Watts. The Time of Your Life praised as artful revival by City Center Company. Gloria Vanderbilt made Broadway debut in a walk on role. Upcoming openings: The Grand Prize with June Lockhart John Newland and Plain and Fancy with Nancy Andrews.
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Susan Hayward Names Clark Gable Among Favorites
Susan Hayward rates Clark Gable on a par with John Wayne as a leading man in Soldier of Fortune. She calls both men favorites and notes they are both men and very un-achorish. A legend about Martin Luther decorating a Christmas tree is also mentioned.
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Cedar Rapids Theater Listings Spotlight 20 000 Leagues
The Iowa program this week features Disney s 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea in CinemaScope with Kirk Douglas James Mason Paul Lukas and Peter Lorre star cast led by Nemo and Ned Land. Also showing is Grand Canyonscope Donald Duck cartoon plus Carmen Jones So This Is Paris Cannibal Attack and more with a mix of Technicolor musical and noir titles across local theaters.
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Leading Ladies Defend Mitchum Amid On-Set Controversy
Shelley Winters and Ann Blyth defend Robert Mitchum amid rumors of a firing over on set antics at Blood Alley near Sausalito. They call him a gentleman who supports the crew, noting he was punctual, helped with scenes, and respected director Charles Laugh ton.
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Mitchum praised by Shelley and Blyth amid Night of the Hunter hype
Shelley says the villain in Night of the Hunter is cruel to children, but explains to her kids that the character Daddy is not like that. Ann Blyth, co star in One Minute to Zero, calls him sincere and a perfect gentleman who asks about her baby Tim and remains gracious.
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Tucson Student Hidden .38 Caliber Pistol Removed
A 15 year old boy was taken from a Tucson high school class by police after officers found a loaded .38 caliber pistol in his waistband. He said he carried the gun because some teachers were giving him a hard time.
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Sheree North Steps In For Marilyn Monroe In Film
Sheree North, named to replace Marilyn Monroe in a Nunnally Johnson film, expresses excitement about the assignment. Monroe was suspended after missing a conference with Fox executives, leading to North taking over the role and preparing to go blonde for the project.
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Theater listings reveal busy Paramount and peers
The Gazette shows Sunday matinees and weekday schedules across Paramount Iowa State Times Palace Marion theaters. Titles include Three Ring Circus Cannibal Attack Shield for Murder Golden Mask Hamlet Dragnet Silver Lode Robe with multiple daily showtimes and matinée slots.
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Bottles Sent by Stamford Boy Reappear in Venice and Connecticut
Wilbur R. Green wood, 13, sent eight messages in bottles into Long Island Sound last summer. One bottle surfaced on the Connecticut shore and another was found by a Venice beachcomber in Italy.
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