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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1956

Page

6

Tribute to a Bad Man at the Roxy Theatre

James Cagney leads an acclaimed cast in MGM’s outdoor drama shot in 22 locations. Eighty percent of the film was photographed in the Uncompahgre National Forest region famed for Ute history and peaks above 14,000 feet.

Shi Lowesq M-G-M James Cagney Roxy Theater James Cagney Irene Papas

Thought for Today at Benton Harbor Class Encourages Creativity

In Benton Harbor Michigan professors and students from Michigan State University run a weekly two hour session to brainstorm ideas. Professor Harold E Gray leads junior executives research engineers and advertising men in a process that starts with fantastic notions and ends with practical local solutions. He hopes the class will ultimately free its thought to spark new ideas in work and hobbies.

Benton Harbor Mich Michigan State University Harold E.gray Gray

London Blitz Styled Bomb Scene For Gaby Filming

The Bowline CinemaScope drama Gaby uses a staged London blitz with a 120 psi air blast system and a piano like valve array to simulate explosions. Director Curtis Bernhardt preps a four city block street set as Leslie Caron and John Kerr play lovers amid the faux catastrophe.

London Gaby Leslie Caron John Kerr Curtis Bernhardt London Street

Unconquered dazzles with Cecil B DeMille scale

The review lauds Unconquered as one of Cecil B DeMille's perennial masterpieces with spectacular scenes. It notes Karloff leads an excellent supporting cast including Howard Da Silva Cecil Kellaway and Ward Bond delivering strong performances.

Cecil B. DeMille Karloff Howard da Silva Cecil Kellaway Ward Bond

Colorado location ranches used for movie production

A mesa in the San Juan mountains Colorado was chosen as the main site with a large ranch built for horses cattle and working gear. A smaller second ranch near Montrose was also created. Over 40 000 tons of material and two freight cars were shipped from Culver City for the two location projects.

Pikes Peak San Juan Mountains Colorado Montrose Culver City

Gary Cooper Stars in DeMille Epic Unconquered at Princess

Gary Cooper returns as Captain Christopher Holden in Cecil B. DeMille's Technicolor epic Unconquered at the Princess Theater. Paulette Goddard co stars as Cooper fights Indians and rescues her amid the siege of Ft. Pitt with Boris Karloff as the Indian leader.

Gary Cooper Boris Karloff Marc Lawrence Cecil B. DeMike Paramount Picture Princess Theatre Christopher Holden Cecil B. DeMille Cooper Paulette Ft. Pitt

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