French Star Carries Carmen to State Theaters
Cedar Rapids audiences will see the French film Carmen starting Thursday, a rival to Hollywood’s The Loves of Carmen. Viviane Romance stars as Carmen in a grand tragedy, with Don Jose played by a young French actor and subtitled dialogue for non French speakers. The review notes scenic Spanish settings and Bizet music, but desires more music.
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LeRoy to Film in Europe Paris project with stars eyed
Mervyn LeRoy plans Paris exteriors for a film titled Paris with interiors shot at Elstree outside London. The story centers on an American family with four daughters living in Paris and a Paris premiere of Little Women after LeRoy and Kitty arrive in April. Potential cast includes Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Powell with Celeste Holm seeking a lead in La Vie Parisienne.
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Theater Time For Tuesday at Paramount and Iown
Schedules show matinees and evening shows for Paramount and Iowa theaters. Arch of Triumph and Adventures of Don are listed with short subjects and varying times.
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Five Year Anniversary for Bel Geddes and Schreyer in Arrowhead
Barbara Bel Geddes and Carl Schreyer marked their fifth wedding anniversary in Arrowhead with their four year old daughter. Cyd Charisse studies ballet in New York while Tony Martin performs at the Roxy.
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Death Reveals Husbands Past as Chicago Mob Grift
Miami widow Rose Gusek faced a shock as her husband Harry J. Gusek 78 who died of throat cancer last Wednesday was identified as the famed Gr otary paymaster nicknamed Greasy Thumb for Al Capone’s Chicago mob. For 18 years he was a respected Miami real estate broker before his past emerged.
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Cedar Rapids Notice Seeks Bids for Concrete Curb and Gutter
City of Cedar Rapids Iowa invites sealed proposals for concrete curb and gutter along 1st Street Northeast and Southeast from Aleris Northeast to 4th Avenue South and 3rd Street Southeast from 3rd Avenue to 4th Avenue. Bids due Feb 17 1949. Bonded checks 10 percent. City reserves right to reject. Published January 25.
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Changed names and risky routes strain old flames
A woman recalls altering her husband’s name from Guzikoff to Guzik, explaining a working life on the wrong side of the tracks before he entered bookmaking and bootlegging. She says she warned him it wasn’t for them and that she anticipated the day this would end.
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Elizabeth Guzik linked to Capone mob kin in Miami tale
A Cedar Rapids Gazette report recalls Elizabeth Guzik and her family as Mrs. Gusek confirms ties to Harry J. Guzik a Chicago mob figure known as Greasy Thumb. She recalls urging him to quit Capone connections and notes he moved to Miami eighteen years ago and has since stayed clear of the mob.
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