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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1955

Page

6

Blackboard Jungle at Princess Theatre Sunday

Dramatic study of juvenile delinquency adapted from Evan Hunter novel. Glen Ford stars as Richard Dadier a first year teacher facing hostility from a school gang led by Artie West and Gregory Miller. Poitier Miller and Morrow deliver standout performances in a tense metropolitan classroom drama.

Glenn Ford Vic Morrow the Princess Anne Francis Louis Alhern Evan Hunter M-G-M Princess Theatre Glen Ford Anne Francis Louis Calhern Margaret Hayes Metropolitan Richard Dadier Artie West Gregory Miller Dadier Sidney Poitier Miller

New Orleans Uncensored at the Roxy Theatre

Columbia Pictures drama depicts crime and corruption in New Orleans with Arthur Franz Beverly Garland and Helen Stanton. A Navy veteran allies with police civic leaders and unions to root out the mob in a climactic street battle.

New Orleans Columbia Pictures South Roxy Theatre Arthur Franz Beverly Garland Helene Stanton Bourbon Street Desire Street Louisiana Allen J. Ellendere Franz

Saracen Blade Depicts Crusades Drama at Sunset Theatre

The Crusades spectacle powers Columbia Pictures film The Saracen Blade a Technicolor color feature at Sunset Theatre. Ricardo Montalban stars as a Crusader with Betta St. John as the princess he defends.

Europe Holy Land Columbia Pictures Sunset Theatre Ricardo Montalban Betta St. John Technicolor

Busy Van Heflin in Film A Month

Van Heflin the Sun set Theatre's Tuesday star with five films completed in six months. He co stars in Black Widow with Gene Tierney Ginger Rogers and George Raft and announced plans to move his family to Hawaii after the film. He earned an Oscar for Johnny Eager and welcomed a son Tracy Neal during CinemaScope production joining sisters Vana and Cathy.

NE Tierney van Heflin Hbepee Sunset Theatre Nunnally Johnson Twentieth Century-Fox Gi Rogers George Raft Gene Tierney Hollywood Miss Tierney Ginger Rogers Twentieth Century-Fox Studios Tanganyika Hawaii van Said Johnny Eager Frances Tracy Neal Heflin Vana Cathy Heflin

Farm Accident Toll Surpasses 14000 Deaths Annually

The report notes over 14 thousand farm residents die yearly in accidents and more than a million sustain injuries, underscoring ongoing safety concerns in rural communities.

Friday's Badge To Be Retired In Dragnet Film

On the Warner Color production Dragnet actor Jack Webb returns badge 714 to Police Captain Hamilton after each day’s shoot at Ranch Theatre. The badge, well known from Webb’s TV work, will never be issued again. The cast includes Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn with other stars.

Joe Friday Jack Webb Frank Smith Ben Alexander Mark VII, Ltd Warner Bros Hamilton Los Angeles

Wacky Romance Sparks at Roxy With Hepburn and Grant

Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant co star in Bringing Up Baby a Howard Hawkins Production at the Roxy Theater starting Tuesday. The film pairs a bold courtship plot with swift comic timing as the romantic leads drive the action.

Howard Hawkins Katharine Hepburn Cary Grant Roxy Theater

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Tony Curtis Universal- International the Bowline Colleen Miller Spencer Tracy Robert Ryan Russell Collins Walter Brennan Lee Marvin Black Rock Marvin Tracy Dean Jagger John Ericson Ernest Borgnine Jeff Chandler Jane Russell Dan Duryea Universal-International John Payne Mary Murphy Hell’s Island VistaVision Cool Theatre Oleh Wi Aees Mt Beauty Faith Domergue Richard Long Marshall Thompson Kathleen Hughes Writiaw Reynolds Jack Kelly Myrna Hansen Walter Catlett Barry Fitzgerald May Robson Fritt Feld Howard Hawks Dudley Nichols Hagar Wilde Colubu Ictures Oun Auto Prinz Beverly Gard Busy van Heflin MWY FJ Alan Ladd Bleji Saracen Blade Toaerrne Bettis St John Rick Jason Eres Py Devilson Scoft Stoner Wortng Vores Arkansas Mi” Theatre Jack, Webb Deck Dragnet Warnercolor Renee Ben Alexander Warie Rand Columbia Pictures Presents the Law Vs Billy To Kip Jownn T. Wlliams Sterling Hayden Gloria Grahame Barry Marcia Herderenk Universal International Miss Hepburn Charlie Ruggles Fritz Nissa Baby Honard Hawks Gloria Graham Sce Rey Richard Brooks
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