Abie's Irish Rose WWII Version From Nichols Spotlight
New York AP profile notes Anne Nichols rewrote Abie's Irish Rose shifting from World War I to II setting for a Bing Crosby film by United Artists. The article highlights the enduring appeal, updated slang, cast changes, and Nichols's earnings from Broadway road tours and NBC runs, while detailing cast in the film.
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Fiske O'Hara
Anne Nichols
Herman Berg
White House
Eddie Sutherland
Paramount
Abie
Buddy Rogers
Nancy Carroll
NBC
Avie
Berlin
Miss Nichols
Fulton Theater
Even Van Johnson Is Rabid Movie Fan
Hollywood reports that actor Van Johnson remains a devoted film buff. He has seen about 300 movies in the past year, often after dinner, and watches both classic and new releases to study acting.
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van Johnson
Hollywood
Newport
R. I
Van
Build-up for swell guy Sonny Tufts with platform heels
Hollywood build-up notes Sonny Tufts and co stars Ann Blyth Ruth Warrick and Mary Nash in Swell Guy. Tufts stands 6 feet 4 inches, and the actresses are ordered onto platform soles with four inch heels for Blyth three inches for Nash and two inches for Warrick.
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Hollywood
Universal-International
Sonny Tufts
Tufts
Ann Blyth
Ruth Warrick
Mary Nash
Miss Blyth
Miss Nash
Miss Warrick
Smiley Burnett Writes Cowboy Children's Material
Columbia's western star Smiley Burnett writes special material for children with cowboy themes. The works will soon be released for sale by a record company.
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Columbia
Smiley Burnett
Carey notes change from silent to talking films
Macdonald Carey made a silent long shot entrance in Suddenly It's Spring and overheard Paulette Goddard singing in the shower. Director Mitchell Leisen asked about changes since he left for service. Carey replied that talkies had arrived since his departure.
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Hollywood
Macdonald Carey
Paramount
Carey
New York
Paulette Goddard
Mitchell Leisen
Emperor Island floated on Lake Leach for Jasper National Park
Para mount built a floating island on Lake Leach in the Canadian Rockies eighteen miles from Jasper. At the end of the sequence the company presented Emperor Island to Jasper National Park authorities as a location feature.
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Canadian Rockies
Paramount
Emperor Waltz” Company
Lake Leach
Jasper
Jasper National Park
Claudette Colbert slams film censorship over Egg and I cuts
Hollywood star Claudette Colbert blasted movie censorship over deletions in Universal-International's The Egg and I. She defended the outhouse scene and beach party drunkenness as harmless from the Washington chicken ranch to the movie screen.
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INS
Claudette Colbert
Johnston
Universal - International
Claudette
Betty MacDonald
Washington Chicken Ranch
Rise Stevens Set for Cedar Rapids Opening Concert
Metropolitan opera mezzo-soprano Rise Stevens will open the 1946 47 Community Concert season in Cedar Rapids at the Paramount theater on Monday October 28. Doors open 7 15 pm concert begins 8 15 pm. Membership tickets only. full theater capacity sold out. Stevens has concert opera radio and film experience with noted appearances in Mignon and Goin My Way.
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Paramount Theater
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Cairo
Buenos Aires
London
Butch Jenkins Receives Marmoset for Birthday Menagerie
MGM actor Butch Jenkins celebrates his birthday with a new pet, a marmoset, joining a growing menagerie that includes a horse dog cat cat bird turtle turtle goldfish polliwogs frogs caterpillars snails and a mole.
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Butch Jenkins
Butch
MGM
Farrow Uses Four Advisers for Calcutta Film
Director John Farrow emphasizes accuracy on Calcutta starring Alan Ladd Gail Russell and William Bendix by hiring four technical advisers to ensure authentic period detail and settings.
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John Farrow
Calcutta
Alan Ladd
Gail Russell
William Bendix
Hollywood Sends Abroad Only Best of U S Films
New York AP reports wartime conditions limit overseas showings of American films. Major producers cap monthly exports to about 40 titles per country, citing volume, audience taste, and competition from British Russian and other European cinema affecting perceived entertainment value.
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Hollywood
U.S
New York
Europe
U. S
Foreign market control by governments and monopolies
A fragmented line notes that producers face increased government or national monopoly control of imports and exports abroad, signaling tighter regulation and potential trade barriers.
Broadway Miscellany: Ethel Everett and 52nd Street Stars
Broadway gossip notes Ethel Everett wins parental approval to pursue acting and Talking Books work for the blind. Beryl Booker impresses at the Three Deuces with a piano style blending Art Tatum and Teddy Wilson. Nicky Blair decorates Carnival Club with a rustic rodeo motif inspired by Madison Square Garden. PRIMA's trumpet money clip is showcased. Sally De Marco earned her first MGM paycheck in a dance number for Norma Shearer. Mrs. B Ogden Chisolm stars opposite James Melton in La Scala Opera company credits.
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Ethel Everett
Ethel
52Nd Street
Beryl Booker
Art Tatum
Teddy Wilson
Nicky Blair
Russell Patterson
Madison Square Garden
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MGM
Norma Shearer
Tony de Marco
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James Melton
la Scala Opera Company
B. Ogden Chisolm
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