Bob Hope in Ginger Movie Links Stir on Studio Lunches
Hollywood reports Hal Wallis wants Bob Hope to star in Time Out for Ginger, a stage hit Melvyn Douglas brought to town. Jack Benny has already done a TV version, while John Hodiak’s Threshold of Space prep ended with a clean bill of health. The piece also notes Liberace’s film bid and other industry tidbits.
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Friday Theaters Show Usual Time Listings
The Gazette lists today’s schedules for Paramount Iowa State Times Garden of Eden Palace and Marion venues. Noting changes, it covers It Always Fair Weather Illegal Dam Busters Last Command Double Jeopardy Garden of Eden Sinners Holiday House of Bamboo It Came from Beneath the Sea Untamed Wagon Team Switzer land Lady and the Tramp Fire over Africa with showtimes across 1:05 to 10:50.
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The Last Command at the Alamo opens with Bowie’s siege
The film stars Sterling Hayden as Jim Bowie with a solid supporting cast and accurate Alamo battle scenes. It follows 1834 Texas rebellion leading to Santa Anna’s 4000 troops at the Alamo and Bowie’s death. The companion feature Double Jeopardy, a Los Angeles detective tale, stars Rod Cameron Gale Robbins and Allison Hayes.
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Eastern Iowans lead cast in SUI season opener
Three Eastern Iowans join the University of Iowa theater debut of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial. Donald Fairley and Dennis Jones of Marion, Thomas Hardesty of Sigourney, and Richard Teberg of Columbus Junction are cast. Performances run Oct 27 28 29 and Nov 25. John Krebs Cedar Rapids and John Kofoed West Branch pledge to Delta Sigma Pi.
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Grand Illusion Shown At Coe In Film Classics
Grand Illusion a celebrated war film from 1938 France will open at 8 p.m. in the Coe auditorium as the third Film Classics presentation. The feature follows Allied prisoners of war in Germany with cast Jean Gabin Pierre Fresnay Eric von Stroheim and Dita Parlo. Short cartoons by Norman McLaren with jazz soundtracks accompany the program. Season tickets cover 11 admissions. no single admissions.
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Red Skelton hosts royal comedy night in Hampshire House
Broadway observer Dick Kleiner notes Red Skelton in the Hampshire House on Central Park South with entourage including Milt Larry and Roosevelt as topics flow from Paris to Lon don. Other items cover Three Suns in San Francisco missing owner and Pat Finch and Joan McRae theater moves.
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Accidents Most Lethal for Boys Aged Ten to Fourteen
A report notes that accidental injuries kill more boys aged 10 to 14 than any other single cause. It highlights risks and calls for safety measures to reduce deaths among youths in this age group.
Indian man dies in dynamite blast near Rollyn
Police report a 53 year old Indian man Allan MacKenzie sat on a dynamite box and lit a home made fuse. The blast ripped apart his body and parts were found in trees nearby, with the explosion felt miles away.
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