Ma and Pa Kettle in Waikiki Adventure Screen Feature
Marlon Brando is praised for choosing meaningful roles and delivering powerful performances. His film The Wild One is described as a shock-studded drama about a hotshot gang. The article recalls Brando’s notable areas from A Streetcar Named Desire to Viva Zapata and Julius Caesar.
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Marlon Brando
Hollywood
Brando
Columbia Pictures
John Gielgud
James Mason
Marc Antony
Julius Caesar
Honest Thief Reported After Garage Theft
In Jacksonville a boy slipped into a garage and stole a $12 fishing rod and reel from Mrs. W. G. Ferrell. Police attributed the act to the weather and noted a lawn mower was left in place of the missing items.
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Jacksonville
Fla
W. G. Ferrell
Randolph Scott Shines in Ten Wanted Men at Princess Theatre
Randolph Scott remains a top box office draw and headlines little outside Hollywood, while Ten Wanted Men opens in color by Technicolor at the Princess Theatre. Producer Harry Joe Brown notes Scott's poker face and timing as key to his success and his belief in action over dialogue.
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Randsoph Scott
Columbia Pictures
Technicolor
Princess Theatre
Jocelyn Brando
Richard Boone
Skip Homeier
Donna Martell
Alfonso Bedoya
Randolph Scott
Hollywood
Scott
Harry Joe Brown
Color
Brown
Maureen O Hara Stars in Fire Over Africa at Sunset Theatre
Maureen O Hara appears in Columbia Pictures Fire Over Africa filmed in Technicolor. The adventure drama features Macdonald Carey with O Hara as a mysterious beauty from nowhere stirring Tangier.
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Rita Hayworth
Columbia Pictures
Sadie Thompson
Ranch Theatre
Miss Hayworth
Jose Ferrer
Aldo Ray
Rita
Maureen O’hara
Africa
Macdonald Carey
Sunset Theatre
Miss O’hara
Tangier
Astir
Anglo American Combine Brings Top Film To Roxy
Orson Welles stars in Republics Trouble in the Glen at the Roxy Theatre under Anglo American auspices. Co stars include Margaret Lockwood Forrest Tucker Victor McLaglen and John McCallum with Welles delivering a tense Scottish laird performance in a dynamic drama.
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Margaret Lockwood
Orson Welles
Forrest Tucker
Republic
Roxy Theatre
Glenn
Welles
Laird
Anne
Victor McLaglen
John McCallum
Glen
Snake escapes at Meriden carnival injures trainer
A 27 foot boa constrictor escaped its cage at a Meriden Iowa carnival sideshow and bit trainer B C Davenport on the wrist. Lights failed during a photo, and about six feet of the snake appeared on a platform before it was captured.
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Meriden
Iowa
B. C. Davenport
Lightning hits water meter twice in Jacksonville
In Jacksonville, E. J. Whittington reports a lightning strike shattered his water meter but he still has water service. The city cannot charge until a new meter is installed, leaving Whittington with free water for now.
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Jacksonville
Fla
E. J. Whittington
Ma and Pa Kettle At Waikiki Opens in Hawaii
The Kettles stage a wild, humorous Hawaii adventure in Ma and Pa Kettle At Waikiki as Ma leads society into a hula frenzy and Pa becomes a pineapple king. Lori Nelson and Byron Palmer star with a plot of comic escapades from Kettle Acres to Waikiki.
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Marjorie Main
Percy Kilbride
Kettes
Hawaii
Universal-International
Ma and Pa Kettle
Waikiki
Lori Nelson
Byron Palmer
Hilo Hattie
Honolulu
Princess Theatre
Kettle Acres
Aloha Island
Lotus
Kettle
Cafe name changes from Sloppy Joe's to Happy Joe's
A Houston cafe has changed its name from Sloppy Joe's to Happy Joe's in a local refresh. The move aims to rebrand and attract customers while maintaining its menu and staff.
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Houston
Tex
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