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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1955

Page

6

Prodigal Arrives at Princess Damascus Drama 70 B C

The MGM epic The Prodigal screens at the Princess Theatre depicting Micah and Samarra in 70 B C Damascus. Lana Turner and Edmund Purdom star alongside Louis Calhern in a lavish palette of spectacle, romance, and fate with thousands of costumes and tens of thousands of props.

Lana Turner Edmund Purdom Samarra M-G-M Lana Louis Calhern Audrey Dalton James Mitcell Neville Brand Walter Hampden Princess Shows Damascus B.C Micah James Mitchell Walter Hampd Astarte Eli Ruth Sheba Micha Nahreeb Richard Thorpe Charles Schnee Louis Calhoun Baal Taina Elg Francis L. Sullivan Joseph Wiseman Sandra Descher Maurice Zimm Soc Antth Esos Sauuet Ares Carson Peetaguste Eastman Color

Bullet Is Waiting Gives Rory Calhoun Role He Prefers

Rory Calhoun stars in A Bullet Is Waiting at the Princess Theatre in Technicolor. He plays an outdoorsman fugitive from a manslaughter charge who seeks refuge in Sierra forests. the article notes his CALIFORNIA roots and his work with youth through the California Rangers program and a 260 acre Ojai ranch.

Rory Calhoun Jean Simmons Stephen McNally Brian Aherne Princess Theatre Technicolor Calhoun High Sierras California Redwoods Ojai California Rangers

The White Orchid Shot Openings in Papantla Mexico

The Totonac town of Papantla in Mexico hosts the Eastman Color feature The White Orchid opening today at the Roxy Theatre. Locals prosper from vanilla, famed women and Corpus Christi fiesta with the dance El Palo Velador influencing the plot as Peggie Castle meets Armando Silvestre during a dangerous performance.

Papantla Mexico Roxy Theatre Peggie Castle Armando Silvestre William Lundigan

June Carroll Sings and Writes Lyrics for New Faces

June Carroll, famed in the New Faces cast, headlines the CinemaScope color musical at the Sunset Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday. She sings and acts and also wrote lyrics for several hit songs in the picture, including Penny Candy and Time For Tea, following a Detroit birth and early Broadway start.

June Carroll New Faces Sunset Theatre Miss Carroll Leonard Silliman Detroit Boardway Arthur Siegel

Frog Level South Carolina Renames To Prosperity

In 1873 Frog Level in South Carolina officially adopted the name Prosperity reflecting a community rebranding. The change appears in local records and maps of the era. Prosperity thereafter appears in historical references and civic documents as the town's name.

Frog Level S. C Prosperity

Atomic Kid at the Ro xy headlines Rooney film splash

The Atomic Kid starring Mickey Rooney and Robert Strauss opens at the Roxy Theatre. Elaine Davis appears with Bill Goodwin Whit Bissell Hal March and Fay Roope as part of the cast. The comedy mixes romance intrigue and atomic danger as a Nevada desert uranium hunt leads to fame and peril.

Republic’s Atomic Kid Roxy Theatre Mickey Rooney Robert Strauss Elaine Davis Bill Goodwin Whit Bissell Hal March Fay Roope Nevada Desert

Mickey's Immunity Draws Kidnap Attempt by Foreign Agents

Foreign agents scheme to abduct Mickey to extract the secret behind his immunity to atomic weapons, prompting heightened security and a race to protect the notable subject.

Mickey

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