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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1947

Page

8

The Lost Weekend Rival on Screen Hungover Love

Bayne Freeland reviews Miss Hayward in a Paramount weekend showing as a socialite wife who drinks heavily after marrying singer Ken Conway. He notes her insecurity drives her to alcohol, while Conway remains unaware of her illness until a crisis forces change.

Susan Hayward Paramount Iowa Miss Hayward Ray Milland Ken Conway Lee Bowman Conway Serk Radio World Marsha Hunt Conways Mrs. C

Smash-Up: Hollywood Portrays Distaff Alcoholism

A critique notes the film treats female drinking as a serious topic beyond a mere search for psychology. It frames the narrative as an old triangle with bourbon as a backdrop and warns of a dark, unpalatable impression left on viewers.

Theatres Announce Friday Film Schedules

The Gazette lists Friday showtimes for Paramount IOWA STATE Palace Rialto and Strand. Films include Smash-Up Song of Scheherazade Code of the West Abies Irish Rose Neath Canadian Skies Lady Luck The Town Went Wild Lone Texas Ranger Wild Beauty The Kid from Brooklyn My Fashion im Texas Pack Up Your Troubles Gods Country The Jungle Princess with various start times across venues.

the Gazette Paramount Iowa Rialto Lone Texas Ranger Brooklyn Strand — Igidmations Texas Marion

Scheherazade Romance and Music Mixed in Film

A 1940s style review notes a Technicolor romance with Rimsky Korsakov music and exotic settings. Cadets land in a Spanish port to seek a piano, meet a grand lady and her daughter, then follow a romance as the composer eyes the daughter while evading creditors.

Nadine Subotnik Rimsky-Korsakoff Hollywood

Rimsky Korsakoff in Hollywood Romance Co star lineup

A review notes the film centers on a shipboard romance inspired by Rimsky Korsakoff music and stars Brian Donlevy and Yvonne De Carlo. It praises the music pieces Song of India Scheherazade and Flight of the Bumblebee while calling the plot thin and noting Eve Arden and Charles Kullman also appear. The co feature is a Zane Grey adaptation.

Yvonne de Carlo Jean’ Pierre Aumont Brian Donlevy James Warren Onsnter Russia Hollywood Salome Jean Pierre Aumont Eve Arden Charles Kullman The Met Zane Grey

Pan American Announces San Francisco Shanghai Clipper Service

Pan American World Airways announced that direct Flying Clipper service between San Francisco and Shanghai will begin on June 3. The airline estimated the travel time to Shanghai at about 50 hours.

San Francisco Shanghai New York Sns Pan American World Airways Pan American

Linn County Orders Weed Destruction and Compliance Rules

The Linn County Board of Supervisors orders property owners to destroy all noxious weeds on lands within the county by specific dates in 1947, with penalties imposed if not complied. The Weed Commissioner will enforce, assess costs to landowners, and the County Auditor will publish notice in official newspapers.

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