Frisco Kid and The Cross of Lorraine Open at Princess
Movie Week opens with Frisco Kid starring James Cagney at the Princess Theatre through Tuesday. The film, set in 1850s San Francisco, follows a tough sailor amid Barbary Coast crime and gold rush fever, with strong turns by Margaret Lindsay and Ricardo Cortez in a vivid underworld tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cagney
Princess Theatre
George M. Cohan
San Francisco
Frisco
Billy
Sailor
Underworld
Cagney
Margaret Lindsay
Ricardo Cortez
Lili Damita
Donald Woods
Barton MacLane
George E. Stone
Solomon Levi
French Dogs Decorated With Gold Collars For Service
During World War I, fifteen French retriever dogs were awarded gold collars in recognition of distinguished service at the front. The awards highlighted bonds between soldiers and their canine helpers as wartime duties intensified.
Lovely Joan Is Returning At Princess Theatre Above Suspicion
Joan Crawford and Fred MacMurray star in Above Suspicion at the Princess Theatre this week. They portray a honeymooning couple who, touring prewar Germany, track a missing British agent from Paris to Salzberg meeting Felix Bressart Conrad Veidt and Basil Rathbone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Crawford
Fred MacMurray
Europe
Princess Theatre
MacMurray
Gestapo
Helen MacInnes
Joan and
Fred
Germany
Paris
Salzberg
Felix Bressart
Conrad Veidt
Basil Rathbone
Partisan
Rathbone
Veidt
Secret Service
Joan
Tyrol
Richard Thorpe
Dr Gillespie's Criminal Case at Strand Theatre
Veteran Dr. Gillespie led by Lionel Barrymore is kidnapped during a prison break and battles to save children in a Wendeth era drama. Donna Reed stars with Roy Todwell, John Craven, Van Johnson and Keye Luke as the tale unfolds through comic and dramatic episodes at Blair Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Gillespie
Lionel Barrymore
Strand Theatre
Donna Reed
Roy Tod
Margaret O'Brien
Barrymore
van Johnson
Keye Luke
Roy Todwell
John Craven
Blair Hospital
Pisa Tower Leaning Fourteen Feet From Perpendicular
The famed tower of Pisa tilts fourteen feet from vertical, marking a historic structural anomaly that has drawn scholars and visitors for generations. Engineers monitor the lean as they study its movement and stabilization efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pisa
Cross of Lorraine at Roxy Promises Thrilling War Drama
The Cross of Lorraine opens at the Roxy Theatre. Jean Pierre Aumont leads an all male cast in a story of French soldiers imprisoned by Nazis after France falls, their escape to fight again, and the emblematic cross of Lorraine honoring the Fighting French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Kelly
Jean Pierre Aumont
Roxy Theatre
France
Generale de Gaulle
Dom
Germany
Peter Lorre
Hume Cronyn
Cedric Hardwicke
Joseph Calleia
Lorraine
Spanish galleons: war and merchant ships of era
Spanish galleons of the 15th to 17th centuries served as dual role vessels. They functioned as military vessels and as trade carriers, shaping naval power and global commerce during the age of exploration.
Charm Movie Slated Soon at the Roxy Theatre
No body’s Darling opens Tuesday at the Roxy Theatre for a two day run led by Mary Lee, a former child star now an adolescent actress. Jacki Morgan Bennie Bartlett Marcia Jones Benny Hajner Billy Benedict costar with Gladys George and Louis Calhern as a celebrated couple facing strain as Calhern goes to war. The film follows Mary Lee’s challenge to her parents’ self centered ambitions and her bid for parental devotion amid a dramatic turning point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxy Theatre
Gene Autry
Mary Lee
Jacki Morgan
Bennie Bartlett
Marcia Jones
Benny Hajner
Billy Benedict
Gladys George
Louis Calhern
Shoals
Calhern
Teise
Tak
Silver: Best Metal for Conducting Heat and Electricity
The text proclaims silver as the top metallic conductor of heat and electricity, highlighting its superior properties in compare to other metals.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cagney Best
Dick Elliott
Roxy
Ann Miller
Sean Pierre Enone
Kelly
Hardwicke
Richard Joseph Hume Whorf - Calleia
Lorre
Cronyn
Walt Disney Color
America
Cactus Artist
Rosemary Lane
Johnny Downs
Vigilantes
THE
Radio Rogues
Eddie LE Baron and His Orchestra
Three Stooges
Mexicali
Harvest Melody
Capitol
Theatre
Mugtown
DEAD
Calais
John Sutton
Annabella
John Payne
Betty Grable
Wwith
Victor Mature and
Jimmy Gleason
Pecos
Dick Foran and
Anne Nagel
Hartselle, Alabama
Ana Miller
Rochester John Hubbard
Leslie Brooks
Jeff
Pion
Ginny Simms
Johnny Long
Pete Smith and
Our Gang
Abe
Wild Bill Elliott
Gabby” Hayes
Richard Travis
Ruth Ford
Princess Snowinc
Dimmys
Warners
Conrad Basil Reginald Veidt
OWEN
Kaith Winter
Melville Baker
Patricia Colemen
Richard Pharpe
Victor Sowille
Aweciate
Eon Cordon
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