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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1949

Page

5

Four Feathers filmed in Sudan in natural color

The film stars Ralph Richardson June Duprez and John Clements. It follows a young English officer branded a coward who travels to Egypt to redeem his honor during the Sudan campaign and the battle of Omdurman. C Aubrey Smith leads a strong supporting cast.

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Take Me Out to the Ball Game stars Sinatra Williams and Kelly

MGM presents a Technicolor musical at the Princess Theatre featuring Frank Sinatra Esther Williams and Gene Kelly with Betty Garrett Edward Arn and Jules Mushnin in supporting roles. The plot follows a ballpark owner visiting Florida for spring training as infielders try to prove themselves while a woman upends the team dynamics. The film showcases a hit parade of songs including Take Me Out To The Ball Game and Yes Indeed with romance and comedy driving the story.

MGM Kelly Munshin Sinatra Esther Williams Miss Williams Betty Garrett Miss Garett O'Brien Ryan Goldberg USA

Blood on the Moon opens with Mitchum in Western adventure

Mitchum stars as a wandering cow puncher on a post Civil War western reservation in Blood on the Moon. Barbara Bel Geddes, Robert Preston, and Walter Brennan co star in a tale of greed and rebellion with a deadly cabin duel and a climactic showdown.

Barbara Bel Geddes Robert Mitchum RKO Radio the Princess Mitchum Miss Bel Geddes Robert Preston Preston Walter Brennan Phyllis Thaxter

Derby distance changes and bloodhound origins

The Kentucky Derby was run at one and a half miles until 1896 and later shortened to a mile and a quarter. A bloodhound in modern times is thought to descend from a hound brought to England by the Normans in the 19th century.

A Letter to Three Wives Opens at Princess With Star Cast

Twentieth Century Fox comedy drama A Letter to Three Wives debuts Tuesday at the Princess. Jeanne Crain Linda Darnell and Ann Sothern headline with Jeffrey Lynn Paul Douglas and Kirk Douglas as the central trio herds of supporting players include Barbara Lawrence Connie Gilchrist Florence Bates Hobart Cavanaug h.

Linda Darnell Ann Sothern Jeanne Crain Twentieth Century-Fox Princess Theatre Paul Douglas Kirk Douglas Destreby Jeffrey Lynn Addie Nafrd Jeffrey Lynp Miss Crain Barbara Lawrence Linda Connie Gilchrist Florence Bates Hobart Cavanaugh Sol C. Siegel Verne Caspary John Kemprer

Capitol Shows Maggie Jiggs Comedy on Celluloid This Week

The Capitol screens Jiggs and Maggie in Society with Joe Yule Renie Riano. Dale Carnegie and Sheilah Graham appear as themselves in a lively adaptation based on George McManus cartoons. Cast includes June Harrison Wanda McKay Lee Bonnell and others. The new film opens Wednesday.

Jiggs Maggie Joe Yule Renie Riano Monogram Capitol Theatre Dale Carnegie Arthur Murray Sheilah Graham George McManus Park Avenue Yale Miss Riano June Harrison Ryan Dinty Moore Wanda McKay Hollywood Lee Bonnell

Jiggs and Maggie in Society Stage Production Details

The film Jiggs and Maggie in Society was produced by Barney Gerard and directed by Eddie Cline who also co wrote the screenplay L W OConnell was the photographer and Edward J Kay directed the music. Star Jim Purdy, Andres and Jack Mower are part of the cast.

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