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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1950

Page

2

Ocean Drive Gangster Film Review With Gadgets and Backstabbing

A mixed appraisal of 711 Ocean Drive described as a gangster melodrama rather than a crusade. Edmond O'Brien plays a tech savvy boss who uses electronics to win a California gambling empire, then clashes with Otto Kruger and Joanne Dru as the plot twists toward a Boulder Dam pursuit and a deadly police finale.

Ocean Drive Edmond Parten Joanne Dru Otto Kruger Barry Dorothy Patrick The Iowa Edmond O’brien O’brien Kruger Dru Joanne Boulder Dam Arizona

Theaters Open Friday Schedule Across Local Houses

The Gazette lists today's showings for Paramount Iowa State Town Palace Times Strand Marion and Drive In with titles such as Stars in My Crown 71 Ocean Drive Love That Brute Paleface So Proudly We Hail and Rope of Sand plus short subjects stage shows and multiple daily times for each venue.

Ellen Drew Joel McCrea Paramount Today Paramount Headquarters Hollywood Palace

Pit and Pool Catholic Theater to stage weekend play

The Catholic Theater presents The Pit and the Pool from Sunday to Tuesday at 8 15 p m in Immaculate Conception School. Written by Rev James J Donahue of Loras College English, it is the group’s first performance. A Sunday 1 p m show serves Sisters of the city. Tickets sold by troupe members or at the door.

Catholic Theater Immaculate Conception James J. Donahue Loras College Sisters of the City

Kings To Produce High Cost Picture

Hollywood dispatch reports the King brothers add prestige to their project by hiring William Cameron Menzies to direct Drums in the Deep. Philip Yordan wrote the original Civil War story and will script, with filming planned in color in Georgia. Hal Wallis maintains Marie Wilson option despite rumors.

Hollywood INS King Brothers Philip Yordan William Cameron Menzies Yordan Anna Lucasta Georgia

Irma Star’s Westbound Run Boosts Film Empire

Irma film "$3,000,000" in the U.S. and likely annual for the series. Plans include a local run sought by Marie, while Van Heflin and Frances head to New York for six weeks of TV radio and stage work. Arthur Miller will discuss The Hook, and Miller’s Broadway play returns this fall. Burnetts adopt a second child. more Hollywood snapshots and social whirl notes follow.

Irma U.S.A Marie Hal Irmas Dave Siegel New York van Heflins Van Lome Frances Fifth Avenue Arthur Miller Miller Heflin

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