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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1955

Page

6

Battle Cry opens at Princess Theatre in Warner Bros. CinemaScope

Warner Bros. presents the World War II romance epic Battle Cry from Leon Uris. Actors chosen for Marine roles include Walsh’s military veterans and Van Heflin, Tab Hunter, Mona Freeman, Nancy Olson, Dorothy Malone, and Anne Francis. The film emphasizes love and combat amid wartime training and battles.

Leon Uris Princess Theatre emaScope Warner Color Raoul Walsh van Heflin Aldo Ray James Whitmore Tab Hunter Warner Bros. CinemaScope WarnerColor Uris Walsh Huxley Lively Danny Coast Guard Mona Freeman Kathy Nancy Olson Pat Dorothy Malone Elaine Anne Francis Rae Warmenco Sonio van Heflin Nancy James Raymond Massey PRI

Bengal Brigade Opens at Ranch Theatre Today

Universal-International's Technicolor adventure Bengal Brigade lights the Ranch Theatre today's. A tale of the Sepoy uprising stars Rock Hudson fresh from Magnificent Obsession with Arlene and Ursula Thiess. Ted Richmond produced the film directed by Laslo Benedek with Torin Thatcher Arnold Moss Daniel O Herlihy and Michael Ansara in key supporting roles.

Rock Hudson Arlene Dahl India Ursula Thiess Torin Thatcher Arnold Moss Daniel O‘herlihy Michael Ansara Harold Gordon Universal-International Ranch Theatre Arlene Bengal Brigade Ted Richmond Laslo Benedek Daniel O’herlihy

Three Ring Circus and Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Film

Jerry Lewis blends pathos and slapstick in the Hal Wallis production Three Ring Circus. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis stage a comedy showcase set to VistaVision color by Technicolor opening next Thursday at the Sunset Theatre.

Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Zsa Zsa Gabor Paramount Sunset Theatre Joanne Dru VistaVision Technicolor Dean Jerry Mr. Wallis Dean and Jerry Charlie Chaplin

Battle Cry film tied to naval boot camp and romance

The article notes the film Battle Cry draws on a popular novel and features some of cinema history’s most torrid romance scenes. It highlights boot camp and training sequences filmed at San Diego naval and marine facilities and Camp Pendleton. The project is seen as a graphic example of adapting popular novels for screen hits.

Naval and Marine San Diego Marine Base Camp Pendleton

Toll road network expands to 4 700 miles authorized

The article notes that beyond the 1 200 miles of existing U S toll roads, an additional 4 700 miles are authorized for future construction.

U.S

Trend Toward Star Casts Reflected By Woman's World

Hollywood relies on star power as studios load casts with names to secure audiences. Woman's World features Clifton Webb June Allyson Van Heflin Lauren Bacall Fred MacMurray Arlene Dahl Cornel Wilde, with Gene Tierney as a guest. Director Negulesco says familiar faces aid audience identification across three couples. Other studios follow with The High and the Mighty and Executive Suite using multiple stars.

Sunset Clifton Webb Arlene Dahl Technicolor Sunset Theatre Webb Miss Dahl van Heflin Fred MacMurray Cornel Wilde Lauren Bacall June Allyson Gene Tierney Jean Negulesco

Sun-Powered Stove Aims To Alleviate Arab Fuel Shortage

Dr Adnan Tarcisi unveils a solar cooking stove designed to use sunlight. An firm plans to manufacture 18 000 stoves yearly. He notes fuel costs take about a third of a worker's wages and the sun shines eight to nine months annually.

Beirut Lebanon Adnan Tarcki Tarcii

Doris Day and Frank Sinatra Star in Young At Heart

Doris Day and Frank Sinatra headline Warner Bros. romantic drama with music Young At Heart opening at the Princess Theatre. Gig Young Ethel Barrymore also star with Dorothy Malone Elizabeth Fraser in an Arwin production directed by Gordon Douglas and produced by Henry Blanke.

Doris Day Frank Sinatra Young At Heart Princess Theatre Warner Bros Doris’ Day Miss Day High Seas Arwin Dorothy Malone Elisabeth Fraser Gordon Douglas Henry Blanke

Women Prison riot movie at the Roxy Theatre

Columbia Pictures new film Women’s Prison stars Ida Lupino Jan Sterling Cleo Moore Audrey Totter Phyllis Thaxter and Howard Duff. The drama follows a sadistic female warden causing a violent revolt in a mixed gender penitentiary under one roof beginning Thursday at the Roxy.

Bryan Foy Ida Lupino Audrey Totter Phyllis Thaxter Miss Lupino Howard Duff

TV dispute ends as Fairbanks hotel removes set

In Fairbanks Alaska hotel Nordale lobby residents argued over TV channels. The Nordale Hotel solved the dispute by removing the television set from the lobby, ending the contention.

Fairbanks Alaska North Nordale

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