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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1945

Page

5

Fallen Angel opens at Princess Theatre with star lineup

Linda Darnell and Dana Andrews headline the new Fallen Angel a stark drama of desire and murder at the Princess Theatre Alice Faye returns in her first dramatic role since two years and not as a singer Linda Darnell plays Stella alongside Andrews who pursues a woman’s taunting smile and possible murder The cast includes Bickford Revere Cabot Carradine Kilbride and a new Slow ly theme by David Raksin marking a tense suspenseful screen debut

Hollywood Alice Faye Dana Andrews Laura Linda Darnell Princess Theatre Alice Stella Charles Bickford Anne Revere Bruce Cabot John Carradine Percy Kilbride David Raksin

George White's Scandals at Princess with Davis and Haley

Top comedy favorites Joan Davis and Jack Haley star in George White's Scandals at the Princess for New Year's Eve midnight show and a coming Tuesday and Wednesday. The musical comedy features Gene Krupa and his band, several romance subplots, and a slate of musical numbers by Yellen Fain Brown Henderson and Harline.

Joan Davis Jack Haley Aro RKO Radio Phillip Terry Martha Holliday Jack Yellen Sammy Fain Miss Davis Haley Krupa Lew Brown Ray Henderson Beverly Wills Leigh Harline Miss Holliday Ethel Smith Miss .Davis George White Gene Krupa Ace Masters

Color Film Stars Sonja Henie in TechniColor Spectacle

Hollywood presents Sonja Henie in a Technicolor feature at the Roxy. The skating icon dominates a lively story in a film praised for its vivid color and polished production values.

Henie Hollywood Sonja Henie Roxy E Star

Ice Show Glamour Meets Love in lavish Henie Film

A de luxe entertainment piece blends humor and sentiment set against a vibrant ice show world. Sonja Henie dazzles with new talents and samba on ice, while Michael O'Shea shines as a hockey ace turned showman. Don Loper costumes and Wiard Ilhan sets elevate the lavish production.

Wiard Ihaan Wilson Don Loper Loper Miss Henie Edgar Leslie Walter Donaldson David Lewis

Bracken Comedy Star Set for Hold That Blonde at Princess

Eddie Bracken stars with Veronica Lake in Hold That Blonde a Paramount comedy at the Princess next Thursday. Bracken plays a millionaire’s son with kleptomania who returns stolen items. Misadventure follows as romance with Lake’s jewel thief character unfolds and leads to humorous capers.

Princess Theatre Paramount Eddie Bracken Veronica Lake Bracken Eddie Veronica Hickens Miss Lake

Roxy Stages Eve Showing of Radio Stars on Parade

The RKO Radio musical Radio Stars on Parade produced with Wally Brown Alan Carney and Frances Langford will be the midnight show Monday at the Roxy It features Truth of Consequences style stunts with Ralph Edwards and his gang including stocks and meringue pies and is filmed for its visual flair The note adds that most mistletoe for Christmas markets comes from Oklahoma and grows on southern oak or cottonwood trees.

RKO Radio Wally Brown Alan Carney Frances Langford Roxy Ralph Edwards Bown Carney Oklahoma

Detective role fuels brisk comedy with Dekker and Best

Albert Dekker stars as a sharp detective while Willie Best plays Bracken's valet and confidant. Their partnership promises plenty of trouble for Dekker and laughs for the audience in this period piece.

Albert Dekker Willie Best Bracken

Man Who Walked Alone at Roxy in Gay Comedy

The PRC farce The Man Who Walked Alone stars Dave O'Brien Kay Aldridge and Walter Catlett at the Roxy Theatre. A returning WWI soldier meets a wealthy family's daughter as social secretary, with a borrowed car leading to legal entanglements and comic mishaps. Also featured are Big Boy Williams Mitch Ballew Ruth Lee and Nancy June Robinson in a key role.

Dave O’brien Kay Aldridge Roxy Theatre Walter Catlett Big Boy Williams Mitch Ballew Texas Ruth Lee Nancy June Robinson

Dough Girls at the Roxy Feature Star-Studded Cast

Warner Bros comedy The Dough Girls opens at the Roxy with Sheridan Alevis Smith Jack Carson Jane Wyman Irene Manning Eve Arden in the leading lineup and an ample supporting cast. The film adapts Joseph Field stage hit detailing a suite of characters from Sgt York to a broadcast host and a female judge amid romantic entanglements.

York Warner Bros Roxy Warners Sheridan Alevis Smith Jack Carson Jane Wyman Irene Manning Charlie Ruggles Eve Arden John Ridgely John Alexander Craig Stevens Barbara Brown Alan Mowbray Joseph Field

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