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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1948

Page

5

Show Folks Family Saga in Betty Grable Film

The film Mother Wore Tights from Twentieth Century Fox stars Betty Grable and introduces Dan Dailey. Based on the Burt family life in vaudeville, the Technicolor drama follows Frank and Myrtle Burt and their two daughters balancing show life and family.

Capitol Theatre Betty Grable Dan Dailey Lamar Trotti Frank Myrtle Burt Miriam Young Myrtle Andit 20Th Century-Fox Capitol

For Sale Studebaker Truck and 1937 Oldsmobile Seaford Ad

Auction tone listing a nearly new 1 ton Studebaker truck with 11 000 miles and features stake body booster brake heater and seat covers. Also offered a four door 1937 Oldsmobile Six under the same sale.

Studebaker Oldsmobile

The Iron Curtain Opens at Princess Theatre

Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney star in The Iron Curtain at the Princess Theatre. Twentieth Century Fox portrays the true espionage story behind the Oppenheim era headlines with a documentary style akin to The House on 92nd Street.

Dana Andrews Gene Tierney Ministry of Justice Twentieth Century- Fox Princess Theatre Iron Curtain Canada E. Phillips Oppenheim Milton Krims Ottawa Washington, D. C Studio Andrews Gouzenko Miss Tierney Ana

Bob Hope Busy Star Turns Up In New Paramount Comedy

Bob Hope leads the cast in Paramount's Where There's Life at the Princess Theatre with Signe Hasso and William Bendix. Hope plays an American disk jockey rumored to be the next Barovian king amid a chaotic production filled with slapstick stunts and danger as knives fly and pipes loom over his head.

Bob Hope Paramount Princess Theatre Signe Hasso William Bendix Dennis Hoey Bob George Coulouris Hollywood Hope Barovia Barovians

Alias a Gentleman at Princess Theatre

Wallace Berry stars as Jim Breedin a former criminal released after ten years who seeks to reform after oil wealth. He moves into a penthouse hires Madge a port manicurist and undertakes lessons in refinement including French the rumba dinner jacket etiquette and antiques to become a gentleman.

Princess Theatre Wallace Berry Jim Breedin Jim Madge

Boomerang Plot Faces Balance of Life and Politics

From a dramatic court case in which a man weighs a life against his political ambitions. The narrative centers on Darryl F. and a controversial decision shaping public fate.

Darryl F

Review Tracks of Hope in Road Pictures and Where There's Life

Film writer notes the Road pictures showcase slam bang technique with dramatic pacing. Hope stays close to his lines in Where There's Life, saving ad libs for fellow actors between scenes.

Gered Hope

Boomerang Cap Film Plays Capitol with Dana Andrews

Zanuck presents Boomerang at the Capitol starring Dana Andrews with Jane Wyatt and Lee J. Cobb. Shot in Connecticut and nearby New York, extras drawn from Stamford. Directed by Elia Kazan, produced by Louis de Rochemont, the film builds dramatic momentum toward a surprising climax.

Zanuck Dana_ Andrews Capitol Screen Connecticut New York Stamford Elia Kazan Brook Lyn Dana Andrews Jane Wyatt Lee J. Cobb Louis de Rochemont

Walter Mitty Musical Spoof at the Roxy Starring Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye and Virginia Mayo star in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty a Technicolor musical from Samuel Goldwyn based on James Thurber’s story. The film shows a daydreaming hero’s escapades from surgeon to conspirator with a daring cast including Boris Karloff Fay Bainter Ann Rutherford and the Goldwyn Girls. Norman Z McLeod directs the fantasy filled tale with Kaye performing Anatole of Paris and Symphony for Unstrung Tongue among other numbers.

Samuel Goldwin Walter Mitty Danny Kaye Virginia Mayo Kid Brooklyn Technicolor Productions Goldwyn Roxy James Thurber Boris Karloff Fay” Bainter Ann Rutherford Lovely Goldwyn Thurston Hall Florence Bates Gordon Jones Konstantin Shayne Reginald Denny Norman Z. McLeod Mitty Anatole Paris

Mud Depths at Sea Bottom Hit Nine Feet Nine Inches

Echo findings reveal mud on the sea floor reaches depths of 9.09 feet in several locations, indicating notable sediment buildup affecting bottom conditions and potential navigation considerations.

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