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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1955

Page

6

Last Command epic recreates Alamo saga at Bowline Theatre

The Last Command opens Wednesday at Bowline Theatre portraying Jim Bowie Davy Crockett William Travis Stephen Austin and Sam Houston in a grand Texas history drama. Sterling Hayden Anna Maria Alberghetti and Richard Carlson star under Frank Lloyd direction with a large Hollywood cast.

Bowline Theatre Texas Sterling Hayden Anna Maria Alberghetti Richard Carlson Arthur Hunnicutt Ernest Borgnine J. Caroll Naish Ben Cooper John Russell Virginia Grey Jim Davis Eduard Franz Otto Kruger Slim Pickens Jim Bowie Davy Crockett William Travis Stephen Austin Sam Houston Lopez de Santa Anna The Alamo Republic Studios

Man with a Million Hearts Gregory Peck

The article notes Gregory Peck stars in the Technicolor film Man with a Million based on Mark Twain’s story The Million Pound Bank Note. It clarifies Twain’s death predates Peck and describes the plot of a penniless American given a million-pound note by Londoners. The film opens Tuesday at the Princess.

Mark Twain Gregory Peck Peck Henry Adams Mark Thain Gregory Péck the Princess

Roz Russell Shines In The Girl Rush At Princess Theatre

Rosalind Russell delivers a singing dancing tour de force in The Girl Rush a Paramount musical at the Princess Theatre Las Vegas setting dazzles with Vista Vision Technicolor. Co stars Fernando Lamas Eddie Albert Gloria De Haven James Gleason Marion Lorne deliver lively tunes dance numbers and comic hijinks as the cast heats up the screen and hotel intrigue.

Rosalind Russell Paramount Princess Theatre Fernando Lamas Eddie Albert Gloria de Haven Las Vegas Frederick Brisson Miss Russell Roz James Gleason Marion Lorne

Bandits of Old West Compared to Modern Robbers

William Castle, Columbia Pictures director, promotes Jesse James vs the Daltons an outdoor Technicolor drama at Sunset Theatre tonight. He cites a Daltons bank hold up in daylight as proof that 19th century bandits were more daring than present hoodlums despite modern weapons.

Brett King John Cliff Columbia Jessie James Vs the Daltons Sunset Theatre Barbara Lawrence King William Castle Columbia Pictures Jesse James Daltons Castle

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