Portland Expose and Death in Small Doses double feature review
A noir style program offers two crime driven films. Portland Expose stars Edward Binns and Carolyn Craig with Virginia Gregg and Jeanne Carmen in a Portland crime tale. Death in Small Doses features Peter Graves and Mala Powers in a drug stay awake pill plot.
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Handy's 85th birthday marked by 900 at Waldorf party
The blind composer W. C. Handy, famed for St Louis Blues, was celebrated at the Waldorf Astoria with about 900 guests. A formal dinner by the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers followed a rooftop reception. Eisenhower sent a message praising his cultural impact.
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Hedy's Home Ignited by Fire in Fireplace
AP reports a Sunday night blaze in Houston damaged the home of Howard Lee when a fireplace fire rapidly spread through the dwelling. Firefighters contained the flames, with no immediate reports of injuries or causes released.
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Fire Chief Notes Extensive Damage After Incident
Fire Chief H. McLean reported extensive damage following the incident, with wife Actress Tedy La Marr noted in connection to the event.
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Esther Williams Separation Told
Hollywood swimming star Esther Williams and her husband of 22 years Ben Gage have separated. Gage 43 a former radio announcer is also her business partner.
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Lowa Program Focuses On Teen Age Viewers In New Slate
A teen oriented lineup dominates the program with Mister Rock and Roll headlining. Alan Freed, Little Richard, Lavern Baker and Fats Domino appear alongside The James Dean Story and a Dino De Laurentiis film project Tennessee. Alan Ladd signs Jeff Richards for two films a year as plans to secure young stars grow. Snaps note Jeanne Crain Paul Brinckman baby due November 25 and Sal Mineo family buys a $290000 14 room mansion in Mamaroneck New York on waterfront property.
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Marilyn Monroe Considered for Jean Harlow Film Story
Dee Hecht arrives to script The Jean Harlow Story for Twentieth Century Fox with Adela Rogers St. John. Ben Hecht, familiar with Harlow, will co write. Monroe may star after script, but she prefers Blue Angel first.
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Big Ben the 21-foot python returns to cage in Arizona
In Mesa Arizona the escapee python wandered deserts for two days as frigid 40 degree nights tested it. After seeming ill from the cold the reptile slipped back to its cage at the alligator farm and was returned by keeper Jack Adams who noted a slight cold but expected full recovery. The tale centers on the escaped snake and its brief desert trek before returning home.
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Roger Williams A Long Climb From Peanuts To Prominence
New York reports Roger Williams, 31, rising piano sensation in records and concerts, recalling early days living on peanuts in Los Angeles during the war. He left California to study under a concert teacher, worked nights for $50 weekly, and paid for lessons and rent. Williams balanced church organ work with boxing, earned an engineering degree, and now practices eight to ten hours daily in a basement studio in New York. His father counseled him to tend to Saturday nights while others handle the rest.
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Elizabeth Taylor Cancels Tour For Appendix Surgery
Elizabeth Taylor retires from a planned U S tour to undergo appendicitis surgery after catching illness that forced postponement. The film star, born in Omaha and raised in Nebraska, remains a frequent TV guest and chart maker with Roger’s longhair rock and pop performances.
Theater Schedule Highlights For Monday
Paramount presents Jailhouse Rock with showings at 3 10, 5 25, 9 50 and shorts at 2 35 4 45 7 9 10. Iowa screens Mr Rock and Both with 4 05 7 9 50, James Dean Story at 2 45 denied 35 dollars 8 40, Death in Small Doses 1 3 40 6 15 9 50. Palace features Delinquents and Hit and Run at 1 35 4 1 35 10 40. Marion offers An Affair To Remember at 7 9 08 with shorts 8 50.
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