Chicago Backdrop Shapes Film on Joliet Prison
Producer Otto Lang moved about 70 Hollywood staff to Chicago for filming. Jimmy Stewart spent 10 days at Stateville Prison near Joliet with inmates, while Richard Conte wore Joe Majcek's old number among photographed prisoners. Chicago sets included newspapers offices, police stations, and courts. James P. McGuire’s city reporting inspired authentic scenes.
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Chicago
Stateville
Joliet
Jimmy Stewart
Richard Conte
Joe Majczek
Conte
Frank Wiecek
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Sheriff's Office
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Chicago Police Department
Hathaway
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Moss Rose thriller set in England at the Roxy release
The Moss Rose romance and murder mystery arrives at the Roxy on Tuesday. Based on Joseph Shearing's British bestseller, the Gregory Ratoff drama stars Peggy Cummins as a scheming chorus girl and Victor Mature as the English nobleman swept into a violent plot with Scotland Yard closing in.
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Victor Mature
Moss Rose
20Th Century-Fox
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Joseph Shearing
Gene Markey
Jeana Cs
Navy
Gregory Ratoff
Belle Adair
Mature
Michael Drego
Miss Barrymore
Lady Sterling
Michael
Peggy
Mattie
Scotland Yard
Miss Curtains
Twentieth Century-Fox
George Apley
Coast Guard
Movie Version of Broadway Hit Is Slated Here
Warner Bros expands John van Druten The Voice of the Turtle for film. Ronald Reagan and Eleanor Parker lead with Eve Arden and Wayne Morris in supporting roles. The story centers on Sally in a three room walk up as she and Bill fall in love over a weekend.
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Warner Bros
John van Druten
Voice of the
Ronald Reagan
Eleanor Parker
Eve Arden
Wayne Morris
Sally
Bill
Irving Rapper
van Druten
Hollywood Is State of Mind
Hollywood is a state of mind not a place, inviting readers to adopt a Hollywood persona. The piece lists cues such as calling friends sweetheart and enemies honey, sun worship, sunglasses indoors, driving with top down, bold fashion, avoiding hats, and following industry chatter to prove one is a true Hollywood character.
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Oscar Levant
Yvonne Decarlo
Audrey Totter
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Variety
Kinsey Report
California
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Bogie
Herbert Marshall
Bart
Bub
The Voice of the Turtle Romantic Comedy Package
Miss Arden plays Olive in a witty romantic comedy described as a great package with Max Steiner scoring including The Londonderry Air for tender moments. Charles Hoffman contributed dialogue while the film mixes culinary tips on pork chops with water for liquid.
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Miss Arden
Olive
Max Steiner
Londonderry
Charles Hoffman
Turtle
Homestretch Opens at Capitol Theatre With Racing Romance
Twentieth Century Fox Technicolor drama The Homestretch stars Cornel Wilde and Maureen O Hara. A boy and a girl chase thrills across eleven world race tracks including Ascot and Kentucky Derby. Wilde plays Jock Wallace as O Hara’s Leslie Hale meets fast paced horseracing life.
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The Voice of the Turtle Screen Adaptation Opens
Ronald Reagan and Eleanor Parker star in Warner Bros. film version of John van Druten’s play title drawn from Bible quote. The upcoming release at the Princess Theatre on Wednesday prompts reader questions about the title meaning as Bill explains to Sally in the story.
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Eleanor Parker
Bill
Ronald Reagan
Warner Bros
Voice of the Turtle
Princess Theatre
Voice of the
Turtle
John van Druten
Eleanor
Parker
Modern Wardrobe Sparks Maureen in Period Romance
Maureen appears in period costumes and eyes a modern girl role with dazzling attire. Glenn Langan plays Bill Van Dyke as Maureen’s romance tests his patience and understanding. Helen Walker portrays Kitty Brant an ex chorus girl with a life tied to horse racing and wealth. Homestretch, directed by Grace Humberstone and produced by Robert Bassler, features James Gleason Henry Stephenson Margaret Bannerman Ethel Griffies and Tommy Cook in Wanda Tuchock’s screenplay.
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Glenn Langan
Wilde
Grace Humberstone
Robert Bassler
Wanda Tuchock
James Gleason
Henry Stephenson
Margaret Bannerman
Ethel Griffies
Tommy Cook
Call Northside 777 Opens At Princess Theatre
Twentieth Century Fox presents Call Northside 777 starring James Stewart and Richard Conte. The film dramatizes the 1932 Chicago murder case of Joseph Majczek with stark realism, tracing a reporter’s pursuit of evidence to prove innocence and a mother’s long journey to free her son.
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James Stewart
Helen Walker
Lee J. Cobb
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Northside
Princess Theatre
Twentieth Century-Fox
Rue Madeleine
Chicago
Northside 777
Stewart
Richard Conte
Henry Hathaway
Joseph Majczek
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Majezek
Stateville
Weathered talk and a Bible quote puzzle
A man quotes from the Bible about rain and spring as Sally questions the line. He corrects with turtle dove reference then admits the error. Sally remains puzzled but amused by the misquote and the benign misunderstanding.
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