Notable Cast and Titles Highlight New Screen Offerings
Preview audiences note Colleen Gray as a fresh face in Riding High and The Horse Told Me while Spence Is Liz's Pop and Father Of The Bride are praised. The lineup features Charles Bickford, William Demar, Raymond Walburn, James Gleason, Ward Bond, Clarence Muse, Kilbride and Harry Davenport in a lively program.
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Spence
Liz
Bing
Coleen Gray
Miss
Charles Bickford
William Demaar
Raymond Walburn
James Gleason
Ward Bond
Clarence Muse
Kilbride
Harry Davenport
The Great Lover at Capitol Theatre With Bob Hope
Paramount comedy The Great Lover stars Bob Hope in a light hearted romance with Rhonda Fleming. The film opens Wednesday at Capitol Theatre and showcases Hope’s brand of humor and gal chasing antics amid a script loaded with laughter.
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Hollywood
Bob Hope
Paramount
Capitol Theatre
Rhonda Fleming
Roberto
Lover
Roland Youngr
Roland Culver
Tne Wedsee
The Last Bandit in Trucolor at Capitol Theatre
A two day engagement at the Capitol Theatre premium bill features Republic’s The Last Bandit shot in Trucolor. Starring William Elliott Adrian Booth and Forrest Tucker with a strong supporting cast as the Plummer brothers outlaws and a Nevada frontier backdrop.
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Republic
Capitol Theatre
William Elliott
Adrian Booth
Forrest Tucker
Andy Devine
Jack Holt
Minna Gombell
Grant Withers
George Chesebro
Len Tor
Tie
Sterling
Adrian Boott
Arndt Devine
Repustic
Wedding Bridegroom Comedy at Princess Theatre
MGM screens Father of the Bride tale with Spencer Tracy as Stanley Banks and Elizabeth Taylor as Kay. The film follows the anxious father as wedding plans unfold amid family dynamics, humor, and a poignant finish. Joan Bennett co stars as Kay's mother Ellie with a warm ensemble.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Spencer Tracy
Princess Screen
Edward Streeter
M-G-M
Stanley Banks
Stanley
Buckley Dunstan
Kay
Ellie
Joan Bennett
Trousseau
Buckley
Tracy
Father of the Bride earns sympathy with warm performances
The review praises Don Taylor as a likable groom and credits Billie Burke Moroni Olsen and Leo G. Carroll for strong supporting turns. Melville Cooper plays a soothing church secretary and Tom Irish the bride’s college brother. Vincente Minnelli guides a lighthearted matrimonial tale with pleasing results.
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Don Taylor
Billie Burke
Moroni Olsen
Leo G. Carroll
Melville Cooper
Tom Irish
Vincente Minnelli
Felicity
Riding High Opens at Princess Theater With Bing Crosby
Paramount romantic comedy directed by Frank Capra stars Bing Crosby Colleen Gray Frances Gifford and Charles Bickford. Based on a Mark Hellinger story the musical drama follows Crosby as a race horse owner and features four Burke Van Heusen songs including Sunshine Cake Sure Thing and Somewhere on Any Road.
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Princess Theatre
Frank Capra
Colleen Gray
Frances Gifford
Charles Bickford
Mark Hellinger
Crosby
Bing
Burke-Van Heusen
Farmers Home Loans Share Falls To Veterans In 1949
Veterans received more than 42 million dollars, comprising 45 percent of Farmers Home Administration loans in the fiscal year 1949, marking a major share of federal loan activity for veterans.
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Farmers Home Administration
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