A Provocative Combination That's Mitchum and Russell
Hollywood columnist Harrison Carroll reports on the film Macao with Bob Mitchum and Jane Russell under Josef von Sternberg. He notes Russell’s easy directability and a mature, enigmatic performance, alongside Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron on the American in Paris set.
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Hollywood
Howard Hughes
Macao
Bob Mitchum
Jane Russell
Josef von Sternberg
Jane
Philip van Zand
Mitchum
von Sternberg
Marlene Dietrich
Marlene
Paris
Gene Kelly
Leslie Caron
Margaret O'Brien Faces Climb to Adult Stardom
Hollywood child star Margaret O'Brien seeks success in adult roles after leaving MGM. At 13 she sheds pigtails and weighs options including a new film and other offers. Her wealth stems from real estate and a Margare t O'Brien wearing apparel business.
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Hollywood
Margaret O’brien
Movieland
Miss O’brien
MGM
Shirley Temple
Mickey Rooney
Diana Lynn
Judy Garland
Deanna Durbin
Jane Withers
Freddie Bartholomew
Jackies
Coogan
Cooper
Margaret of 13
Margaret of Five
Gladys O’brien
Margaret
Henry Aldrich
Kennedy cast as blind man in Lights Out film
Hollywood reports Arthur Kennedy plays a blind man in Lights Out wearing dyed contact lenses. During rehearsals the lenses left him sightless and caused several spills including one that knocked him cold.
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Hollywood
Arthur Kennedy
Al Goodman to Lead NBCs 8 to 9 Sunday TV Comedy Block
Al Goodman a veteran Broadway conductor and radio musical director takes over NBCs Sunday 8 to 9 pm comedy block starting with Eddie Cantor, then Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Goodman recalled his Jolson and Shubert era, notes today’s shows compare unfavorably to classic operettas, and outlines his work with Fred Allen, Gilbert and Sullivan albums, and WNBC radio.
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al Goodman
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al Jolson
Winter Garden Theater
National Broadcasting Company
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Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Fred Allen
Cantor
Jolson
Shubert
Prince
RCA Victor
WNBC
Toscanini
Swiss Comedians Don’t Understand Own Jokes
In Zurich a nightclub scene entertains American tourists with acts in perfect English by performers who do not understand the language well. They parody Hollywood glamour and U S types like private eyes and teens, having learned accents from movie-going.
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Zurich
Switzerland
U. S
Billy Wilder A former Vienna police reporter shaped Ace in the Hole
Old reporter Billy Wilder, famed director of Ace in the Hole, started as a police reporter on Vienna daily papers before rising to fame in film.
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Vienna
New Records Reviews by Joseph H. Kitchin
Victor releases feature Mack Harrell in Dichterliebe with George Reeves, plus Friml Romberg MacRae and Norman. The package includes Ravel Kodaly with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Ormandy, Rubinstein on Beethoven, and Eddy in Love Songs from Foreign Lands. Strong performances and balanced pairings highlight these LP offerings from Victor and Columbia.
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Dichterliebe
Schumann
Mack Harrell
George Reeves
Victor
Ack Harrell
Harrell
Papa Wieck
Clara
Heinrich Heine
Vagabond King
Friml
New Moon
Romberg
Gordon MacRae
Lucille Norman
Paul Weston
Capitol
Ravel
Hary Jonos
Kodaly
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy
Columbia
Ormandy
Hary Janos
Hungary
Philadelphia
Nelson Eddy
Theodore Paxson
Dixieland and Jazz Sides Highlight Capitol and Others
Review covers eight MacGregor Dixieland titles featuring George Thow and Joe Yukl with the sextet, plus Seymour label jazz by Jimmy James Jas band. Nat King Cole Trio and Stan Kenton join Frank Loesser tunes, Capitol contest for DeVol’s new band, and Kay Kyser Dixieland numbers.
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George Thow
Joe Yukl
Midwest
Joe Haymes
Royal Garden
Bonnie
Susie
Seymour
Jimmy James Jas
Jimmy
Tiny Hill
George Zack
Capitol
Frank Devol
DeVol
Nat King Cole
Stan Kenton
Frank Loesser
Nat
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