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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1955

Page

6

Tracy Stars In Western Drama Broken Lance At Princess

Tracy leads a strong cast including Spencer Tracy Robert Wagner Jean Peters and Richard Widmark in Broken Lance a Color CinemaScope western set in a rugged Arizona valley. The film blends action melodrama and romance with cattle rustlers mine disputes and a dramatic showdown against miners mob attack.

Spencer Tracy Robert Wagner Jean Peters Broken Lance Princess Theatre Richard Widmark Santa Cruz Valley Arizona Lance Tracy

Disney to Present 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea at Princess

Briny character comes alive in Walt Disney’s CineScope production. The live action feature, filmed largely at Caribbean seabed, follows an authentic diving suit by Harper Goff and Fred Zendar to meet producer demands.

Briny Mars Walt Disney Disney Caribbean Sea

Human Desire Tells Of Passion Crime

The studio reunites Glenn Ford Gloria Grahame and Fritz Lang for the crime of passion drama Human Desire arriving Tuesday at the Princess Theatre. Broderick Crawford stars with Edgar Buchanan in a thriller based on a Zola novel about jealousy greed and murder aboard a railroad setting in El Reno Oklahoma.

Glenn Ford Gloria Grahame Broderick Crawford Columbia Princess Theatre Fritz Lang Columbia Pictures Edgar Buchanan Emile Zola el Reno Okla Ford Miss Grahame Crawford

Frontier Drama Highlights Spencer Tracy in Water Law Saga

In a rugged courtroom sequence Spencer Tracy explains the West law as water fuels the frontier. He dominates scenes as a stern father creating his own rules to defend his range and water sources amid encroachers. Wagner Peters and Jean Peters lend warmth, Katy Jurado shines, Widmark drives deceitful plots.

Spencer Tracy Cratleman Tracy Wagner Jean Peters Katy Jurado Mexico Widmark

Billy Graham's Story At Roxy Theatre

Billy Graham's The Mighty Fortress documentary comes to the Roxy theatre on Thursday. It was produced for cinema presentation by Paul Short and narrated by Westbrook Van Voorhis, renowned for The March of Time and other radio and TV programs. The film has strong support from clergy across America and in Great Britain and the Low Countries, where it will be shown in major theatres.

Crawford and Grahame Star in Crime Drama Teaser

The article previews a courtroom or crime drama featuring Crawford as a jealous railroader and Grahame as a seductive small town siren. Ford plays a driven engineer caught in intense passion, delivering a powerful performance.

Ford Miss Grahame Crawford

Young At Heart Opens at Sunset Theatre With Day and Sinatra

Doris Day and Frank Sinatra star in the Warner Bros romance with music, Young At Heart, opening Tuesday at the Sunset Theatre. Gig Young and Ethel Barrymore also headline the Warner Color film marking the first joint effort of two vocal favorites. Day, seen in her seventeenth Warner film, was discovered by the studio and has climbed to top status through fan polls and studio features.

Doris Day Frank Sinatra Warner Bros

Buchanan Plays Ford's Co Worker in Portraits Since Prize Win

Trayals since his prize winning acting in All the King's Men feature Buchanan in the role of Ford's co worker. The piece notes his continued screen presence and evolving filmography since the acclaim.

Trayals Buchanan Ford

Screaming Eagles Enact Themselves in Battleground Film

Twenty veterans from the 101st Airborne known as the Screaming Eagles appear as actors in the war drama Battleground at the Sunset. They also train stars Van Johnson John Hodiak Ricardo Montalban and George Murphy and reunite in Hollywood with writer Robert Pirosh who served in the Battle of the Bulge and earned decorations for minefield service.

Sunset van Johnson John Hodiak Ricardo Montalban George Murphy Screaming Eagles Sunset Theatre G.l.’S Bastogne 101St Airborne Division Hollywood Eagles Serge Robert Pirosh Pirosh

Romance On The High Seas Stars Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra dominates entertainment pages as he headlines romance on the high seas. The Oscar winner blends acting and singing in Young At Heart, portraying a gifted composer while the public adores his versatile talent.

Frank Sinatra

Red Cross Aids 62,000 Families Emergency Help in Year

In the 318 relief programs last year the American Red Cross provided emergency assistance to 62,000 families and long term aid to 7,100 families. The report highlights substantial relief efforts and ongoing support across communities.

American Red Cross

Hospital patient census reports 18 million in 1952

About 18 million people in the United States were hospitalized during 1952, reflecting the era's healthcare demand. The figure highlights the scale of hospital care and national medical needs of the period.

U. S

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