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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1956

Page

8

The Second Greatest Sex a Technicolor musical smash hit

The Technicolor cinema musical The Second Greatest Sex blends eight new songs with a provocative story set in rural Kansas in 1880. Cast includes Jeanne Crain, George Nader, Kitty Kallen, Bert Lahr, Mamie Van Doren, and more with standout numbers by Kitty Kallen and Tommy Rall.

Jeanne Crain George Nader Kitty Kallen Bert Lahr Mamie van Doren Keith Andes Tommy Ball Edna Skinner Jimmy Boyd Cousin Emmy Ward Ellis Tommy Rall Miss Kallen Rall Seven Brothers Princess Theatre

Martin and Lewis Hit Hilarity High In New Film

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis arrive at the Roxy Theatre with You're Never Too Young. Critics hail their riotous antics, blockbuster potential, and lively cast including Diana Lynn Nina Foch and Raymond Burr in a top featured role. The comedy promises fast pace music dancing and production flair.

Jerry Lewis Dean Martin Roxy Theatre VistaVision Laugh Riot Diana Lynn Nina Foch Tenn Ag Mt. Everest Dean and Jerry Raymond Burr Jerry Burr

Saratoga Trunk Returns to Roxy with Cooper Bergman

Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman star in Saratoga Trunk from Warner Bros returning Tuesday at the Roxy Theatre. The Hal B. Wallace production, directed by Sam Wood and based on Edna Ferber, centers on Clint Maroon and Clio Dulaine in a colorful New Orleans and Saratoga setting with a noted Flora Robson supporting cast.

Gary Cooper Ingrid Bergman Hal B. Wallis Warner Bros Roxy Theatre Clint Maroon New Orleans Clio Dulaine Saratoga Casey Robinson Edna Ferber Flora

Spillane's New Thrill Mystery at the Roxy

Mickey Spillane's Kiss Me Deadly opens on Thursday at the Roxy Theatre as United Artists releases the Mike Hammer thriller. Ralph Meeker leads a cast with Paul Stewart Albert Dekker Juano Hernandez and Wesley Addy portraying villains while Marian Carr Maxine Cooper Clais Leachman Gaby Rodgers and Leigh Snowden supply romance and sex appeal.

Mike Hammer Ralph Meeker Mickey Spillane Roxy Theatre United Artists Juano Hernandez Wesley Addy Marian Carr Maxine Cooper Clais Leachman Gaby Rodgers Leigh Snowden

Dancer Sings Hit Song In New Film The Naked Dawn

In Universal-International Technicolor drama The Naked Dawn Arthur Kennedy Betta St. John star at Bowling Theatre tonight. A new song Ab Hombre by Herschel Gilbert and William Cope lands in a Mexican Cantina scene with Kennedy fighting three hoodlums for Charlita’s favor. Eugene Iglesias appears in the cast directed by Edgar G Ulmer.

Charlita Arthur Kennedy Eugene Iglesias Universal-International Kennedy Betta St. John Bowline Theatre Herschel Gilbert William Copeland Bowling Theatre Edgar G. Ulmer James 0. Radford

Kennedy Cannot Be Typed Every Film Role Is Different

Arthur Kennedy built his career on a philosophy that living and acting are the same and would act for nothing if needed. Discovered by Cohan, he rose from Broadway to Hollywood in a string of strong early roles and later earned Academy recognition for his performance in Bright Victory.

Kennedy Arthur Kennedy Betta St. John Naked Dawn Ahe Peak Oesei George M. Cohan Cohan Hollywood Jimmy Cagney Air Force Arthur Miller

Make Believe Accidents Staged on British Railways

A notice reports a wide range of staged railway accidents conducted on British railways with volunteer teams treating the pretend victims. The description emphasizes safety drills and community involvement in crisis response exercises.

British Railways

Marriage age trends show older husbands common

Social observation notes that over half of women under 25 are married to men aged 25 or more, indicating an age gap in early marriages and potential social implications for young brides and their households.

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