Hollywood News on Saroyans Human Comedy War Tale
A Hollywood column reviews The Human Comedy in development at MGM with James Craig Mickey Rooney and Lionel Barrymore. Director Clarence Brown and Grace McDonald are noted, while Dorothy Burgess seeks a comeback. Napshots list Hedy Lamarr theft and Sam Wood plans rest after finishing For Whom the Bell Tolls.
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William Saroyan
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Mrs. Miniver
Jimmie
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Western Union
Mickey Rooney
Lionel Barrymore
Mickey
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Hedy Lamarr
Alexis Smith
Texas
Craig Stevens
John Hubbard
Republic
Sam Wood
Theater Schedule Bulletins From Local Theaters
Daily showtimes list for Paramount, Iowa, State, Palace, Rialto, Times, and Marion venues. Entries include film titles such as Orchestra Wives and The Pride of the Yankees with multiple times, plus associated late shows and a midnight listing at Palace.
Army Tank Destroyer Proves Worth At Patterson Center
At CAMP HOOD Texas Undersecretary Robert P Patterson announced three new model tank destroyers are in production or development. He cited current equipment as having done an excellent job covering the withdrawal to Bataan and urged faster full-scale war effort mobilization.
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Robert P. Patterson
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Bataan
Pride of the Yankees audience tribute honors Larrupin Lou Gehrig
A cinema review details the Lou Gehrig biopic Pride of the Yankees at the Iowa theater. Gary Cooper portrays Gehrig with Teresa Wright as his wife, Babe Ruth appears as himself, and the film emphasizes Gehrig's human side and his 2,130 consecutive games. The climax recreates the Yankee Stadium tribute scene, framed by a second feature, Mexican Spitfire's Elephant.
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Yankee Stadium
Lou Gehrig
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Babe Ruth
Bill Dickey
Mark Koenig
Bob Meusel
Larrupin
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Comiskey Park
Chicago
Gary Cooper
Teresa Wright
Cooper
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Babe
Walter Brennan
Columbia Flash
Carl Koehn
Nelson Names WPB Iron and Steel Head
Washington AP Donald M Nelson announces Hiland G Batchelder president of Allegheny Ludlum steel corporation of Pittsburgh as head of WPB iron and steel branch.
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Glenn Miller in Twentieth Century Picture at Sasumeent
Nadine Subotnik reviews Twentieth Century’s Glenn Miller showcase at the Sasumeent theater. Miller shines as maestro while the plot, centered on Ann Rutherford and George Montgomery, leans into light romance and orchestra-wife drama with a clumpy second half.
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George i Ratherford
Ivanne Cesar Landis
Sasumeent Theater
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Lynn Bari
Miss Rutherford
Mr. Montgomery
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Mrs. Blabbermouth
Nadine Subotnik
Four Soldiers Drown Crossing Flooded Stream
Four soldiers drowned during maneuvers at Leesville Louisiana when they tried to cross a flood swollen stream. The victims were Sergt Delcorsa 24 of Pittston Pa Private Evans M Reynolds 23 of Graham Texas Private Mike Pleyer 25 of Chicago and Private Gerald Van Ort 25 of Chicago.
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Mike Pleyer
Chicago
Gerald van Ort
Wanderslay Ballroom Drama Ends in Hidden Theft and Threats
At Wanderslay, a tense ballroom scene unfolds as Jerry slips a secret packet to Annie’s friend Ginnie's robe while Kit confronts secrets of theft and power. Ginnie pleads for safety as Kit demands control, and Jerry's fate looms with the pearl parcel in play.
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Near Successful Sabotage in India Traced to Japs
The London Daily Mail, via New Delhi, says a near-fatal sabotage campaign in India was financed and organized to cripple war effort. Wrecked rail communications, derailed trains, burned stations, city blackouts, and halts in steel, cotton, and mica industries marked the effort.
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all-India Congress
India
Daily Mail
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Stanford
Sheffield Steel
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Ahmedabad
Bihar
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Seven Army Flyers Hurt in Takeoff Crash at Bowman Field
Seven U S Army Air Corps members were injured when a bomber failed to take off at Bowman Field Louisville Kentucky. The aircraft, en route from Lakeland Florida, swerved to avoid a crash and crashed into a field after tearing down fences. One crewman was listed as seriously hurt.
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Argentina Orders Nazi Agent Ousted
BUENOS AIRES AP The Argentine government ordered the deportation of Einrich Volberg a Nazi agent and leader of the German Cultural Welfare society Volberg was arrested months ago with 19 other Germans and accused of trying to spread Nazi propaganda in Argentina.
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Broadway with Walter Winchell and Hollywood Magic
A jumble of gossip notes and quips about figures in entertainment and politics. Walter Winchell riffs on India and Gandhi while a Briton jokes with FDR about imperial missteps. Dainty showbiz items mention Mary Fielding's new gal show at Versailles and Rose Teed in a green wig.
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Charges Bund Heads Tried to Sabotage Draft
New York government prosecutor told a jury that officers of the defunct German American Bund ordered Nazi styled groups to undermine the draft. He described Bund leaders as wielding influence over members and outlined the group’s Camp Nordland and Camp Siegfried activities and key defendants including Kunze Keegan Elmer Klapprott and Willumeit.
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Wilbur W. Keegan
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Fritz Kuhn
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MIT X-ray Generator Promises Ultra Penetrating Rays
Dr. John G. Trump and R. W. Cloud of MIT unveiled a new X-ray generator at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting in Chicago. The device produces radiation more penetrating than radium gamma rays and with greater intensity than the world’s entire radium supply, operating at voltages exceeding 4,000,000 volts.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
American Roentgen Bay Society
John G. Trump
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R. W. Cloud
Danielle Darrieux Weds Dominican Official in Vichy
French film star Danielle Darrieux wed Porfirio Rubirosa Dominican chargé d affaires on Friday in Vichy before the city mayor. The ceremony joined two prominent figures with political and cinematic prominence in wartime France.
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Porfirio Rubirosa
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