Nocturne Leads Iowa Holiday Theater Week
George Raft and Lynn Bari star in Nocturne a murder mystery opening at the Iowa Thursday Writer Jonathan Latimer supplies the script Raft plays a Los Angeles detective seeking the killer of a Hollywood composer Also featured Blondie Knows Best at the Iowa with Arthur Lake and Penny Singleton Nobody Lives Forever with John Garfield and Geraldine Fitzgerald Vacation in Reno and No Leave No Love with Van Johnson open at other local houses
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George Raft
Lynn Bari
Iowa
Jonathan Latimer
Raft
Los Angeles
Miss Bari
Virginia
Joseph Pevney
Myrna
Blondie Knows Best
Arthur Lake
Penny Singleton
John Garfield
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Reno
Jack Haley
Movie Schedules and Theaters This Sunday
The Gazette lists Paramount, Iowa, Palace, Times, Strand and Marion show times for films such as My Darling Clementine, Nobody Lives Forever, House of Horrors, Oklahoma Kid, Do You Love Me, Alaska and Courage of Lassie. Short subjects and feature pairings run across matinee and evening slots.
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Paramount
Iowa
Reno
STAT
London
Oklahoma
America
Strand
Alaska
Marion
Kansas City
Actor Steven Geray Recites Names of American Racehorses
Czechoslovakian born actor Steven Geray says he can recite the names of nearly every current racehorse in America despite finding learning lines tough. He is known as a character actor with a quick recall of horse names.
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Steven Geray
Hollywood
America
Danceland Hosts Ray Pearl Orchestra Thanksgiving Night
Ray Pearl and his Musical Gems orchestra headline at Danceland on Thanksgiving night. The group, known for Midwest and East engagements and Melody Mill broadcasts, features Three Jewels and returns from army service with a brisk staccato yet sweet delivery. Walter Sloom fronts an alternate lineup formerly with Pearl Welk and Bob Berkey.
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Ray Pearl
Musical Gems
Danceland
Midwest
Melody Mill
Chip Pearl
Three Jewels
Walter S3loom
Paramount To Present Sneak Preview Tuesday
Paramount theater will host a sneak preview Tuesday at 8 40 P M in addition to the regular showing of John Ford frontier thriller My Darling Tina. Manager Francis Gillon says the preview adapts a popular mystery comedy novel this year.
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Paramount Theater
Tine
Francis Gillon
Caesar and Cleopatra Plays State Dec 3
The film version of Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra opens at the State theater on Tuesday December 3. British production stars Vivien Leigh and Claude Rains in technicolor, produced and directed by Gabriel Pascal.
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George Bernard Shaw
State Theater
Davis Alexander
Vivien Leigh
Claude Rains
Techicolor
Gabriel Pascal
Pinocchio to Headline Iowa Children's Show Saturday
A children's program at the Iowa theater features Walt Disney's Pinocchio as the main attraction Saturday at 10 a.m. The full length technicolor film will be shown with six cartoons and souvenir animated cut outs. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. Tickets are available at the box office.
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Walt Disney
Iowa
Adren
Byington Cast in MGM Drama The Rich Full Life
Hollywood veteran Byington lands a key role in MGM's The Rich Full Life marking her seventy fifth major screen character in thirteen years. The ensemble production features a lineup of notable stars and a focus on dramatic arc.
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Hollywood
Byington
MGM
Songfellows Sing in Cedar Rapids Dec 2
The Songfellows of station WHO will present a program in Sinclair Memorial chapel Monday Dec 2 at 8 15 p m under auspices of the Upstream class of the Trinity Methodist church Tickets will be available at the door
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The
Songfellows of Station
Sinclair Memorial Chapel
Trinity Methodist Church
Oor
Richard Hart Rising Star at MGM in Green Street Role
Richard Hart, a handsome new comer at MGM, stars opposite Lana Turner in Green Street. The young actor supported his college education by selling Peon magazines door to door.
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Richard Hart
MGM
Lana Turner
Green Street
Door
Oor
Jeanette MacDonald back in new film with Iturbi
NEA reports Jeanette MacDonald returns to cinema after four and a half years in The Birds and the Bees with Jose Iturbi. MGM provided her old dressing room and flowers on day one as she prepares to sing You Are My Heart's Delight and a duet with Jane Powell.
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Erskine Johnson
Jeanette MacDonald
Nelson Eddy
Jose Iturbi
Iturbi
Jane Powell
Mary Donahue
Ann Todd
Jeanette
Eddy
MGM
Vienna
Joan Crawford
Claudette Colbert
Irene Dunne
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