Authentic War Film Battleground Built on Real Conflict
Hollywood reports Battleground aims for authenticity in its Ardennes setting Christmas 1944. MGM chief Dore Schary selected cast and crew with war service or proven belief, enlisting 101st airborne veterans and a diverse mix of soldiers as technical advisers.
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Ardennes Forest
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Belgium
Dore Schary
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Robert Pirosch
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John Hodiak
George Murphy
Ricardo Montalban
Don Taylor
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Jerome Courtland
Bruce Cowling
Jim Whitmore
Richard Jaeckel
Tommy Breen
Douglas Fowley
Bert King
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Schary
Harry W. O. Kinnard
Salve Matheson
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Anthony C. Mouliffe
Hollywood hair makes comeback as long curls return by Christmas
Hollywood hairdressers predict a countrywide revival of long hair by Christmas after a period of short styles. Stars such as Rita Hayworth, Lucille Ball, Barbara Hale, and Diana Lynn are cited growing out their locks while others keep short cuts. Experts note screen appearance and studio bosses favor longer styles for stars.
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Hollywood
Janis Carter
Barbara Hale
Jolson
Rita Hayworth
Paramount
Carla Hadley
Monogram
Elyse Knox
Peggy Cummins
Claudette Colbert
Miss Hadley
Jean Peters
Betsy Drake
Elizabeth Taylor
Gene Tierney
Sneak Preview at Paramount Tuesday Evening
A sneak preview will be shown at the Paramount Theater Tuesday at 7 30 p m in addition to its feature Ma and Pa Ett.
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Tommy Dorsey
Paramount Theater
Bob Corsey
Marjorie Ayres
Dorsey
Paramount
Ma and Paett
Phyllis Calvert Teaches Daughter to Swim
Phyllis Calvert a British actress famed for My Own True Love co star Melvyn Douglas is noted as an expert swimmer and diver who has taught her young daughter Auriel how to swim.
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Phyllis Calvert
Melvyn Douglas
Auriel
Vaudeville Returns to New York's Palace Theater
NEA interview with William Garton recounts vaudeville’s Palace era and its revival in 1935. He argues the form never died but shifted to nightclubs radio and film, praises live acts and the Palace stage, and notes the old two a day structure and higher star salaries.
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New York
Palace Theater
Palace
Shrine of the
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William Garton
William Gaxton
Richard Kleiner
York
The
Sarah Bernhardt
Lou Holtz
South Pacific and Poem of Ecstasy record reviews
Review covers Columbia complete South Pacific score with Mary Martin Ezio Pinza and New York cast under Salvatore Dell Isola, noting standout numbers and strong performances though music not highly original. Also praises Scriabin Poem of Ecstasy on two 12 inch Victor records conducted by Pierre Monteux, highlighting warmth, clarity, and orchestral prowess.
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Richard Rodgers
Oscar Hammerstein II
Mary Martin
Ezio Pinza
Salvatore Dell’Isola
Columbia
L.P
New York
New York Drama Critics
James Michener
Frankie
Scriabin
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
Pierre Monteux
Victor
Stokowski
Philadelphia Orchestra
Debussy
Ravel
Russia
Richard Wagner
Germany
Monteux
Miss Ralston Too Becomes Bathtub Girl in Film
Vera Hruba Ralston joins the screen Bath tub Girls in the John Wayne picture The Fighting Kentuckian at Republic. She spent two days in the tub with soap bubbles as cameras watched the scene.
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Hollywood
Vera Hruba Ralston
Republic
John Wayne
Vera
Circus Comes to Cedar Rapids This Thursday
King Brothers circus headlines Cedar Rapids with aerialists animals and western acts. Performances at 2 and 8 with doors opening an hour earlier to inspect the 200 acts. Notables include Western Star Joe Mix St Leon troupe Flying Jordans and Bozo Ward among clowns.
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King Brothers Circus
Cedar Acres
Joe Mix
St. Leon
Flying Jordans
Christianis
Bozo Ward
Strong's Band to Play at Danceland Next Sunday Night
Benny Strong and his orchestra known as The Man Who Sings the Old Songs will perform at Danceland next Sunday night with Betty Bryan as featured vocalist. The group has appeared at Stevens and Bismarck hotels in Chicago and the Chase in St. Louis, with hits That Certain Party and Five Foot Two. Strong is a popular maestro and former protege of Paul Ash.
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Stevens and Bismarck
Chicago
Chase
St. Louis
Paul Ash
Griff Williams Leads His Dance Orchestra to Armar Ballroom
Griff Williams billed as The Creator of Americas Most Danceable Music brings his orchestra to the Armar ballroom Thursday night with featured Bob Kirk and Wally guiding the lively program.
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Griff Williams
America
Armar Ballroom
Bob Kirk
Wally
Williams Orchestra Shines at Waldorf Astoria in Historic Week
William leads the King and the Carroll-Aires quartet with ties to the Empire Room in Chicago. His group’s engagement at New York's Waldorf-Astoria marks the venue's biggest week ever, with their music broadcasting widely on national radio.
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William
Chicago
Palmer House
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
Williams
Paramount Adds Saturday Cartoons
Paramount theater starts a weekly children's matinee Saturday noon pairing one hour of cartoons and comedies with the regular feature Take Me Out to the Ball Game. Children may stay for the main show and the plan will repeat on Saturdays when suitable.
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