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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1944

Page

5

Swing Fever at Princess Theatre Stars Irene Dunne and Kay Kyser

Irene Dunne and Spencer Tracy shine in Swing Fever at the Princess Theatre. Kay Kyser leads a merry musical tale with Marilyn Maxwell in her first musical role, Lena Horne contributing a standout number, and William Gargan delivering bright Broadway flavor. The film blends romance, music, and fantasy as Kyser’s band rises and faces a perilous plot.

Princess Theatre Kay Kyser Marilyn Maxwell Kay New York Kyser Ish Rabbible Lena Horne William Gargan Tim Whelan Irving Starr Nat Perrin Warren Wilson M-G-M Gargan Miss Maxwell Nat Pendleton Morris Ankrum Curt Bois Maxie Rosenbloom Lou Nova

Pilots Never Die Theme Romances at the Princess

MGM presents a romantic drama centered on the pilots never die theme starring Spencer Tracy Irene Dunne and Van Johnson. Tracy and Dunne clash then bond as they navigate love, war service and aviation peril with strong supporting turns from Barrymore Gleason Nelson and De Fore.

Irene Dunne Spencer Tracy MGM Joe Princess Theatre van Johnson Ward Bond James Gleason Lionel Barrymore Esther Williams Henry O'Neill Victor Fleming Tracy Miss Dunne Barry Nelson Don de Fore Everett Riskin General Chenault Air Force

Jack London life on screen at Roxy Theatre

The Robert Bronston film Jack London stars Michael O'Shea as the famed author adventurer with Susan Hayward as Charmian. The tale follows London from oyster pirate days on San Francisco Bay to sea warfare and his rise as a premier writer and war correspondent.

America Roxy Theatre Samuel Bronston Jack London Michael O'Shea O'Shea London Susan Hayward Charmian London O’shea Ernest Pascal San Francisco Bay Arctic Lescious Virginia Mayo

Best Battle Film of War at Strand Theatre

A wartime epic contrasts desolate Stalingrad with rebuilding hope. The City That Stopped Hitler Heroic Stalingrad stars Lukas Paxinou and Homolka, directed by Frank Tuttle, showing how a ruined port city became a symbol of Russian comeback.

Stalingrad Paramount Hitler Roxy Theatre Strand Theatre

Hostages drama at Roxy fronts underground resistance

A Paramount film portrays an underground army striking back at the Nazis in Hostages. Luise Rainer returns after four years with William Bendix and Arturo de Cordova starring in this dramatized tale of saboteurs risking lives to avenge mass murders.

William Bendix Paul Lukas Roxy Theatre Luise Reiner Arturo de Cordova Oscar Homolka Hitler Paramount Luise Rainer Janoshik Paul Breda

Beginnings of the slave trade in Santo Domingo

The record notes that in 1503 Portuguese ships landed the first shipment of Negroes at Santo Domingo marking the start of the slave trade.

Santo Domingo

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