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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1944

Page

5

And Now Tomorrow Opens at Princess with Ladd

Alan Ladd returns to film after two years in a medical role opposite Loretta Young in And Now Tomorrow. Young marks her hundredth screen appearance while Susan Hayward plays Panice in a romance directed by Irving Pichel with a strong supporting cast.

Alan Ladd Paramount Rachel Princess Theatre Loretta Young Miss Field Von Ladd Miss Young Emily Blair Jeff Stoddard Barry Sullivan Emily Daunce Europe Wagon Jeff Susan Hayward Panice Barry Loretta Marek Vance Susan Dr. Vance Beulah Bondi Cecil Kellaway Helen Mack Grant Mitchell Irving Pichel China Rachel Field

Irving Starr Revises Tales Of Four Jills In A Jeep

Irving Starr who produced Four Jills In A Jeep at the Roxy Theatre says he adjusted some truths of the gals adventures while entertaining at military camps to fit audience expectations. The actresses Kay Francis Carole Landis Martha Raye and Mitzi Mayfair star in the film opening today.

Kay Francis Carole Landis Martha Raye Mitzi Mayfair Irving Starr Starr Roxy Theatre the Four Jills Wits Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra John Harvey Phil Silvers Dick Haymes

Starr’s Film Portraits Spotlight England and North Africa

The article notes Starr’s belief in entertainment over visual diaries in a film that dramatizes England and North Africa and features four key figures.

England North Africa Starr

Star gossip from film crew on Women and a biographical picture

Interview excerpts show screenwriters Starr and colleagues defending a musical comedy about actresses and real life romances. They recount clashes over engagement scenes, wardrobe choices, and on set dynamics with guest stars Alice Faye Betty Grable Carmen Miranda and George Jessel.

Jimmy Dorsey John Harvey Phil Silvers Dick Haymes Alice Faye Betty Grable Carmen Miranda George Jessel Starr Carole North Africa America

Between Two Worlds at Princess Theatre examines life after death

The Warner Bros film follows eight voyagers on a drifting trans Atlantic liner after a bombing disaster. Only two dead lovers realize their fate while others confront existence beyond the living world in a stark supernatural voyage featuring Reed Eleanor Parker John Garfield and a star ensemble including George Tobias Faye Emerson and Sydney Greenstreet.

John Garfield Faye Emerson Princess Theatre Uncle John Grandmother Jones Warner Bros

Pretty Haver Girl Returns in IrishAre Smiling

June Haver stars in the Technicolor filmmusical Irish Are Smiling opening at the Prince Theatre Thursday. Leo Houck, a ring expert and assistant technical director, calls her the Irish in the picture and notes her feints and punches add comic and romantic charm.

Dick Haymes June Haver Monty Woolley Damon Runyon America Princess Theatre Leo Houck June Guy

Tighten electrical plugs by spread prongs with fingers

A simple kitchen hack suggests widening the prongs slightly by hand to make plugs fit more snugly. This quick fix relies on slight flexing of metal prongs to improve contact in outlets.

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