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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1952

Page

6

Technicolor Savage stars Heston as Sioux epic hero

Charlton Heston stars in The Savage a Technicolor Western at Princess Theatre. The story follows a white man orphaned after a wagon train raid adopted by a Sioux chief, torn between red man and white loyalties, and entangled with Susan Marrow as he confronts conflicting duties. Filmed in South Dakota's Black Hills with Sioux extras.

Princess Theatre Charlton Heston Joan Taylor the Savage Heston Red Man Susan Marrow South Dakota Black Hills Dakota

Pottery Roles Split by Wheel Use Across Cultures

In many cultures primitive potters assign tasks by wheel use. Women typically shape pots when the wheel is unused, while men take over when the wheel is employed.

Pilgrims Land at Cape Cod and Sign Compact

The narrative recalls Pocahontas era figures Bradford and Cap tain Jones and the romance between John Alden and Priscilla. Land is sighted at Cape Cod, the Mayflower Compact is signed, and New Plymouth begins despite winter's toll. Sixty six remain after the first winter, showing courage in a historic voyage.

Othy Bradford Captain Jones John Alden Priscilla Cape Cod New Plymouth

All Star Cast in Plymouth Adventure at Princess Theatre

The Mayflower voyage to the New World unfolds in the Technicolor epic Plymouth Adventure at the Princess Theatre. Star names Van Johnson Leo Genn Gene Tierney Barry Jones Dawn Adams and Spencer Tracy lead the drama as the 102 passengers endure storms hunger and peril aboard the crowded ship with Alden Bradford and Jones central to the tale.

van Johnson John Alden Dawn Addams Priscilla Mullins Plymouth Spencer Tracy Gene Tierney Leo Genn Lloyd Bridges Princess Theatre New World England William Bradford Dorothy William Brewster Barry Jones Mullins Priscilla Dawn Adams Christopher Jones

Doris Day and Ray Bolger Lead April in Paris at Princess

Doris Day and Ray Bolger headline the Technicolor musical April in Paris opening at the Princess Theatre. The plot follows a transatlantic liner voyage to Paris with mistaken engagements and comic romance as Day and Bolger portray American theatre delegates amid Paris boulevards and a shipboard wedding.

Doris Day Claude Dauphin Paris Ray Bolger April Princess Princess Theatre Bolger State Department Miss Day Ray Doris Europe Tion Hollywood Charley

Rubber's long road from pencil erasers to Europe

Three centuries after Europeans first encountered rubber among American Indians it finally reached European markets as a utility. It entered trade as a material used to rub out pencil marks, giving it a practical, reduced form of value before broader commercial use.

Europe

Thrilling Jungle Adventure At Roxy With Rod Cameron

The Jungle filmed in India stars Rod Cameron Cesar Romero and Marie Windsor. An Indian princess faces terror from elephant raids as she teams with a Sikh advisor and an American hunter to uncover the jungle’s dangers. Rivalry rises to a fatal duel amid exotic setting and action.

Marie Windsor Rod Cameron Cesar Romero India Roxy Theatre Cameron Miss Windsor Romero

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