Ronald Reagan Portrays Hall of Fame Pitcher in Winning Team
The article profiles Grover Alexander, legendary pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, and notes his career milestones. It highlights his 1926 World Series performance, the Anthony Lazzeri at bat, and the film star Ronald Reagan portraying him in The Winning Team with Doris Day.
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Ronald Reagan
Doris Day
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Nebraska
Phillies
Alex the Great
Alex
Warner Bros
Princess Theatre
Frank Lovejoy
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Cardinals
Alexander
Gus Kahn
Charles Sebastian
Red
Christy Mathewson
Omalex
Yanks
Cardinals
Yankee Stadium
Gombs
Meusel
Gehrig
Tony Lazzeri
Lazzeri
Hornsby
O'Farrell
Ruth
Grover Alexander
Hall of Fame
Gordon Jones
Mara Maru shines with Flynn and Roman at Roxy
Errol Flynn and Ruth Roman star in Mara Maru at the Roxy Theatre today. The adventure drama set in postwar Manila follows a marine salvage operator drawn into a diamond treasure plot and deadly pursuit, with climactic sea peril and island filming locations.
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ROXY
Richard Webb
Errol Flynn
Ruth Roman
Warner Bros
Mara Mara
Roxy Théatre
Mara Maru
Roxy Today
Roxy Theatre
Manila
Flynn
China Sea
Warner Bros. Studios
Burbank
California
Balboa Island
Newport Harbor
Catalina Island
San
Talk About A Stranger Has An Ace Cast At Roxy
A moving drama centers on a ten year old boy who believes a neighbor poisoned his dog. The film features George Murphy Nancy Davis and Billy Gray in leading roles at the Roxy Theatre Tuesday. Robert Fontaine Jr. stars as the boy with a citrus grower father.
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ROXY
Kurt Kasznar
Lewis Stone
Nancy Davis
Billy Gray
M-G-M
George Murphy
Roxy Theatre
Robert Fontaine Jr
California
Mr. Matlock
Robert
Matlock
Talk About a Stranger Halloween Prank Sparks Mystery
The story follows Robert whose Halloween prank turns into a vendetta as his dog is found dead. He hunts for proof of Matlock’s guilt, aided by clues and tense scenes leading to a dramatic climax in a fruit growing community. Child actor Billy Gray shines as the devoted owner.
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Robert
Matlock
Billy Gray
George Murphy
Nancy Davis
Lewis Stone
Kurt Kasznar
Bend of the River Heads West With Stewart at Princess
Universal-International western Bend of the River opens Tuesday at the Princess Theatre. James Stewart stars as a 1847 Oregon wagon train guide with Arthur Kennedy as a changing foe and ally. Julia Adams and Rock Hudson co star amid Oregon locations like Mt Hood and the Columbia River.
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James Stewart
Arthur Kennedy
Stewart
Oregon
Kennedy
Hollywood
Julia Adams
Rock Hudson
Bend of the River
Mt. Hood
Columbia River
oBey Cereer
Universal-International
Inventor Demonstrates Invisible Fluorescent Effect in Show
Hollywood report describes Shannan, long associated with Flo Ziegfeld lighting, unveiling a black light fluorescence effect for Western Holly at a cooking school. Patrons watched appliances shift from white enamel to vivid colors when lights dimmed and black lights activated, a method familiar for marking entry at venues.
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Hollywood
Poe
Shannan
Flo Ziegfeld
Yacht Suzan VI Arrives as Dixie Replacement
The 80 foot Suzan VI of the Alabama State Docks was to arrive after taking refuge from a storm. Purchased for $100,000 from Packer Pen Agency in Detroit, it replaces the yacht Dixie, whose fate and disposal were not yet decided.
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Mobile
Alabama State Docks
Packer Pen Agency
Detroit
Marine salvage operation uses diverse fleet off Calabasas coast
The response describes a large marine task force deployed near Fernando Mission and the Warner ranch by Calabasas. It includes the 100 foot Mara Maru luxury yacht with a 19 foot beam for 10 passengers and five crew. The operation also uses one LST a tuna clipper two cabin cruisers water taxis barges harbor tugs oceangoing tugs and the largest floating dry dock on the West Coast.
Half brothers meet in Utah after years apart
DeVon Worsley of Clearfield Utah and Jay LaVerl Worsley of Salt Lake City reunited recently after learning they share the same last name. Their father, John Harold Worsley, is a World War I veteran who has spent 15 years in a Colorado veterans hospital. Jay served in World War II and DeVon in Korea and Japan with paratroopers.
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Ogden
Utah
DeVon Worsley
Clearfield
Jay LaVerl Worsley
Salt Lake City
Jay
Idaho
DeVon
Airborne Infantry
Korea
Japan
John
Harold Worsley
Colorado Veterans
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