John Wayne's Box Office Rise Moves Into Mainstream
James Bacon reports a Hollywood executive ranks John Wayne among theater box office leaders alongside Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Wayne shifts from rugged westerns to maturity and romance, cutting in on star power while co producing with Fellows under a new Warner deal for four years.
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James Bacon
H °&Lywoop
Golden Trio
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
John Wayne
Wayne
Alrea
Clark Gable
Hollywood
Gable
MGM
USC
Fellows
Warners
Wayne-Fellows
Footlighters Plan Five Plays for Next Season in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Footlighters announced plans for the next season with five productions chosen from a list including Knickerbocker Holiday, Othello, Mister Roberts, Saint Joan, The Grass Harp and more. Director Don Tescher returns for a third year as membership drives begin May 12 during the current season’s finale The Corn Is Green. A permanent theater is under consideration with possible renovation or new construction, and summer plans will fund Cedar Rapids performances. Tickets for Corn Is Green go on sale May 12 at 4 V and L News Lounge and at the theater door.
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Cedar Rapids
Tescher
Vienna
King’s Men
Blue Ash Leads 3-D Glasses Boom in Film Growth
Joseph Doran reports from Cincinnati suburb Blue Ash where Polacoat Inc and Polaroid Corp accelerate 3-D glasses production for cinema and home use. Demand runs into millions weekly with orders in tens of millions, as industry leaders expand factories and manpower to meet a growing three dimensional film boom.
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NEA
Hollywood
New York
Blue Ash
Polacoat, Inc
Polacoat
Polaco
Arch Oboler
John Dreyer
Dreyer
Reviews of New Records by Kitchin and Others
Review praises Joseph H. Kitchin and an RCA Victor Boris Godunov recording with Christoff as Boris and Dobrowen conducting. Calls it authentic Russian in sound and among the finest operatic recordings, comparing favorably to Chaliapin and Metropolitan broadcasts. Also covers various other LPs and artists, noting high quality performances across classical and pop titles with detailed judgments.
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Iy Ihnd
HMV
Ofussorgsky
Boris Noy
RCA Victor
Boris
Toff
Pimen
Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Francaise
Choeurs Russes de Paris
Issay Dobrowen
Christoff
Chaliapin
Paris
Dobrowen
Moussorgsky
Rimsky- Korsakoff
Metropolitan Opera Association
Eddy Howard
Mercury
Como
Victor
Falso
Zacheis
MGM
Joni James
Bob Whalen
Joni
Whalen
Actor Dick Wesson Pursues Author Career With Book
Hollywood actor Dick Wesson may gain recognition as an author with his semi autobiographical tale My Brother and I attracting an eastern publisher. Warner Brothers has bid on movie rights, following Wesson's recent role in The Desert Song.
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Hollywood
Dick Wesson
Warner Brothers
Holden Lets Studio Decide Holden Lets Studio Decide
Hollywood star William Holden rejects script approval and leaves Paramount to pick his stories. He argues actors are not best judges of stories and cites mixed results from stars making films independently, noting studio control has often guided better outcomes.
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Wayne
Fellows
Hollywood
William Holden
Paramount
Holden
Battle Circus Romance Battles War On Screen
June Allyson and Humphrey Bogart star in a Korea era hospital drama at Paramount. The film blends romance and battlefield peril as a mobile medical unit fights to save lives under harsh conditions with Keenan Wynn and Robert Keith in supporting roles.
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Humphrey Bogart
June Allyson
Bogart
Miss Allyson
Korea
Ringling Brothers
Keenan Wynn
Allyson
Wynn
Robert Keith
Teresa Brewer Draws Crowd at Hollywood Studio Debut
Teresa Brewer, newly rising singing sensation, makes her film debut in Those Red Heads from Seattle. After touring venues since age two, she finds Hollywood stages tough, lamenting the quiet crowd and asking for invited listeners as a lookout at Paramount gate admits wandering visitors.
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Teresa Brewer
Seattle
Hollywood Sound
Paramount Studio
Keel Forms Corp to Market Tall Man Woodcraft
Hollywood star Howard Keel plans to establish a corporation to commercialize his woodworking. His specialty is oversized beds and other furniture designed for tall men, reflecting a growing business interest in customized home goods.
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Hollywood
Howard Keel
British Video Needs More Than Coronation Ceremonies
British TV lags behind the United States in scale and variety. With limited sponsorship, license fees and a sale tax stranglehold on owners, BBC offerings are narrow a few hours nightly and little daytime programming. The coronation boosts interest but won’t transform British television into a major cultural force.
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Tom A. Cullen
ONDON
NEA
Billy Rose
Kefauver
Chicago
TV Ee
British Isles
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BBC TV
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Daily Express
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