Impossible Hour and the California Studio Stunts
The piece reviews a Pasadena radio show The Impossible Hour run by Leonard Levinson. It highlights its odd contests like designing panties for lamb chops and listeners requests not to hear songs, plus plans for a network spot and a larger studio. It compares the scene to Henry Morgan and Jack Paar, noting the fragile nature of radio fame.
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Dick Tracy
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Studio News Claims Big Share In Tonight's KCRG Lineup
Advertisement notes STUDIO NEWS touts a large segment of the KCRG KCRK program lineup for tonight with emphasis on its boost in ratings and audience appeal.
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Telegrams Flood Lehar Amid False Death Reports
Vienna premiere composer Franz Lehar said false death reports over the weekend brought hundreds of condolence telegrams to his home. He, seriously ill with stomach ulcers, noted he felt better than in days and had a blood transfusion three days earlier.
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Franz Lehar
Lehar
Gazetter Radiolog WMT and Starlit Road News
Local brief from the Gazette notes updates on radio station programming and the Starlit Road area. Mentions community events and ongoing listings, with emphasis on neighborhood notices and upcoming broadcasts.
Fragmented TV Guide Style Listing From MBS Schedule
Odd mixed times and program names appear for a broadcast schedule. Items include musicians, parade, and sports notes with unclear titles and partial phrases, showing random entries such as Virginia listings and Tom Mix plus multiple obscured time stamps.
Susan Peters Returns in Good Drama The Sign of the Ram
Susan Peters returns to the screen in The Sign of the Ram a character study set around the English coast. Leah a wheelchair bound matriarch manipulates her family while a secretary uncovers her lies stirring tensions among Mallory Jane Logan and Christine as May Whitty and Alexander Knox star in a melodrama family tale.
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Diana Douglas
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Farley Granger Lands Lead In Earth and High Heaven
Hollywood gossip notes Farley Granger, 23, lands the lead in Earth and High Heaven, replacing Gregory Peck in the project as Samuel Goldwyn pursues his rising star. Gloria Vanderbilt Jr leaves for New York to discuss selling her life story book Without Prejudice. Linda Christian leaves Tyrone Power for Capri location work on The Pirates of Capri. Myrna Loy aids Italian war orphans with contributions routed through Madame De Gasperi. Pope also lends aid.
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McLean Romance Sparks a Big City Party Night
The piece notes a social gathering at Slapsy Maxie's with Gary Cooper Ann Sothern and Andy Ranson as McLean romance deepens. It mentions Ann Sothern’s divorce and planned marriage to Ranson once finalized while Captain Glenn Davis departs for three years in Korea. Elizabeth Taylor sees him off with a kiss. Fred Allen and Portland Hoffa dine at the Brown Derby drawing radio crowds.
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Movie Schedules Show Local Theaters Listings
Paramount Iowa State Town Palace and more display daily and Tuesday matinee times for Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein Fury at Furnace Creek The Miracle of the Bells The Bride Goes Wild and related features with multiple showings throughout today and tomorrow across venues.
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