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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1944

Page

5

Sullivans and Andy Hardy Star In Week at Princess

Hollywood previews hail The Sullivans as a heart warming war picture about the American family during World War II. The film opens today at the Princess Theatre with the five Sullivan brothers' story and a cast including Thomas Mitchell Selena Boyle Anne Baxter and Trudy Marshall.

Hollywood Sullivan Boys Mom Dad Sullivan Sam Jaffee Robert T. Kane Jaffe Navy Sullivans Clark H. Woodward Industrial Incentive Division Lloyd Bacon Thomas Mitchell Dad Selena Boyle Katherine Mary Sullivan Anne Baxter Genevieve Studio Trudy Marshall Waterloo Iowa Dad” Sullivan Ronald Graham FBI Robert Bailey Sheila Ryan Washington Roxy Theatre Anthony Quinn Beverly Whitney Jackie Paley Carleton Young John Philliber Robin Raymond Doris Merrick

Capital Seen in War Time

The Ladies Of Washington opens at the Roxy Theatre a wartime comedy drama set in a pressure cooker capital. The plot lampoons scarce wartime life from taxis to streetcars and crowded spaces as Washington endures shortages and hustle.

Washington Roxy Theatre

Lighthearted dormitory chase comedy and intrigue mix

The piece previews a comedy drama about four or more women sharing a dorm and a single love interest, featuring Trudy Marshall and Anthony Quinn, with a subplot of a shady foreigner pursued by the FBI. It shifts to a gothic tale with Ray Milland Ruth Hussey and Donald Crisp at Windward House haunted by spirits and a mystery surrounding Gail Russell.

Trudy Marshall Ronald Graham Mayberry Stephen Bob Bailey Anthony Quinn FBI Sheila Ryan Jerry Vicki O'Reilly Robin Raymond Washinton Louis King Robert Bailey Beverly Whitney Jackie Paley Carleton Young John Philliker Doris Merrick Edge Donald Crisp Gail Windward House Miss Russell Ray Ruth Alan Napier

Ghost Story at the Roxy Looms with Ray Milland

A spine tingling drama about ghosts and a haunted house arrives at the Roxy Theatre on Thursday featuring Ray Milland and Ruth as top stars.

Roxy Theatre Ray Milland Ruth

Andy Hardy in Deepest Pain

Andy Hardy goes to college in a new Hardy Family film at the Princess theatre. Bonita Granville and the Wilde Twins spark complications as Andy navigates love rivals and campus life with Judge Hardy and Dean Marshall guiding the plot. Mickey Rooney again anchors the story with strong support from Granville and Herbert Marshall.

Mickey Rooney Bonita Granville Andy Hardy Princess Theatre Andy Wilde Twins Hardy Lewis Stone Judge Hardy Fay Holden Ma Hardy Sara Haden Milly Bonita Sponge Marshall Herbert Marshall George B. Seitz

Hoosier Holiday at Strand Theatre Promises Lively Farm Comedy

The Strand Theatre presents Hoosier Holiday Tuesday and Wednesday with Dale Evans as the female lead and George Byron opposite. The Hoosier Hot Shots, Music Maids, Arston Hall, Isabel Randolph, and Shug Fisher support, with the Baker Boys again in a farm front role resisting a draft board.

Isabel Randolph

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