Broadway with Walter Winchell Gossip in 1940s New York
Walter Winchell salutes on Broadway and Hollywood lore. Elsa Maxwell, Hedy Lamarr, Bob Hope, Gregory Ratoff, LaGuardia, Sinatra and many stars surface with playful anecdotes and industry chatter. The column traces encounters at Warner mansion, Romanoff’s, and showcases wartime letters and film notes.
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Oses Ward
Jack Benny
Elsa Maxwell
Edmund Goulding
Annie Sheridan
Hedy Lamarr
Jack Warner
Virginia Bruce
Romanoff’s
Bob Hope
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M. Gordon
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Ellen Drew
Marianne O'Brien
Cologne
Darry Zanuck
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Lost Angel at State Theater Delights With Child Prodigy
Margaret O'Brien stars as Alpha the child prodigy who grows up in isolation and steps into the outside world when she escapes. James Craig plays the roguish reporter Mike Regan, joined by Marsha Hunt as Katie Mallory in a breezy wartime escape from reality. A second feature, Lumber Jack, teams Bill Boyd with Bruce Fishwild in a timber towns adventure.
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Hopalong Cassidy
Lumber Jacks
Bruce Fishwild
Lindbergh Teaching High Altitude Flying in Pacific Scene
A marine pilot letter, cited by the Detroit Times, says Charles A. Lindbergh is teaching high altitude flying at a Gilbert Islands combat area. The pilot saw Lindbergh in a P-37 on a runway awaiting takeoff, while Lindbergh has moved from Willow Run to New York for overseas duty and met with Admiral Nimitz.
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South Pacific
Charles A. Lindbergh
Gilbert Islands
Detroit Times
Lindbergh
Ford Motor Company
Willow Run
New York
Admiral Nimitz
Lindbergh Not Training Marines Says Navy
The Navy stated on Thursday night that Charles A. Lindbergh is employed by a civilian aircraft company and is not training Marine Corps pilots. It urged that any remarks about him teaching high altitude flying in the Gilbert Islands area come from his employer.
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Navy
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Gilbert Islands
Lindbergh Sighted With United Aircraft in Pacific Area
Hartford officials confirm Charles A. Lindbergh is in the Pacific area with United Aircraft. He is described as part of a group of technicians and not known to be serving as an instructor. Lindbergh has worked as a United Aircraft engineer for 15 months.
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Pacific
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Invasion Newsreels Planned for Theaters Next Week
Louella Parsons reports Commander Bolton says all available army and navy cameras will film the invasion for newsreels to be shown in theaters next week. He notes films are being flown to Washington daily and a joint pool may share footage. Bolton mentions John Ford and about fifty in his unit, with Lt. Commander Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Capt. Gene Markey nearby.
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Friday Theater Schedule Highlights and Movie Times
The Gazette lists Friday showings for Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Times Marion with films such as Buffalo Bill Once Upon a Time Escape to Danger Lost Angel Lumberjack Under Two Flags Young Ideas Trail of Terror Mr Big Souls at Sea Northern Pursuit The Lady and the Monster Jack London The Desert Song Sherlock Holmes Faces Death and related short subjects with multiple daily times.
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Mr. Big
Marion
Lady and the Monster
Jack London
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