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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1946

Page

5

Sentimental Journey Opens At The Princess Theatre

The new 20th Century Fox film Sentimental Journey stars John Payne Maureen O Hara and William Bendix and features nine year old Connie Marshall opening at the Princess. The drama centers on a wife and husband and a child as Julie played by O Hara and Payne contend with love and a child in their lives. Bendix provides comic relief as Donnelly with Virginia Mayo and Vera Allen in supporting roles. The piece notes Payne s return from the Air Corps and highlights the film as an emotional, tender entertainment with a strong child performance.

20Th Century-Fox John Payne Maureen O'Hara William Bendix Gonnie Marshall Princess Theatre Julie Miss. O'Hara Air Corps Tess Payne Connie Marshall Fara Connie Donnelly Glenn Langan Maureen O’hara John Payse Walter Lang Walter Morosto Sir Cedric Hardwicke Mischa Auer Kurt Kreuger Trudy Marshall Ruth Nelson

Within These Walls Opens at the Roxy This Tuesday

A 20th Century Fox drama stars Thomas Mitchell Mary Anderson and Edward Ryan in a tense prison story. Mitchell plays a newly appointed warden who moves into the penitentiary with his children provoking hatred and violence as he confronts prisoners he once sentenced.

20Th Century-Fox Thomas Mitchell Mary Anderson Edward Ryan Roxy Theatre Mitchell Century-Fox

Too Young To Know bright romance opens at Princess

Warner Bros presents Too Young To Know starring Joan Leslie and Robert Hutton in a story of Sally Sawyer and Ira Enright who elope and marry then face career pressures and marital strain. Ira's army service and Patsy Weatherby test their bond before a judge helps reunite them.

Joan Leslie Bob Hutton Warners the Princess Dolores Moran Rosemary DeCamp Harry Davenport Warner Bros Hollywood Canteen Robert Hutton Harlan Ware Saturday Evening Post Sally Sawyer Ira Enright Sally Ira Mrs. Enright Arthur Shields Patsy Weatherby Patsy

She Went to the Races at the Roxy

A lively romantic comedy at the Roxy centers on a young sportsman torn between Frances Gifford and Ava Gardner. James Craig leads a quartet of professors who scheme to raise funds at Santa Anita, betting on horses with scientific deductions as the romance flourishes amid hotel intrigue.

James Craig Frances Gifford Ava Gardner Roxy Rehead Reginald Owen Edmund Gwenn Charles Halton Sig Ruman Santa Anita Miss Gifford Gwenn Craig Miss Gardner

O'Brien Stars Danny Kaye in Here Comedy Film

Margaret O'Brien stars as a seven year old with great faith in MGM's Music for Millions opening at the Princess Theatre. June Allyson, Marsha Hunt, Jose Iturbi and Jimmy Durante lead a starry cast with war era symphonic numbers and light comedy. Danny Kaye stars in Wonder Man at the Roxy in a twin role as Buzzy Bellew and Edwin Dingle.

Virginia Mayo Bob “Hope Vera Elien New York Wonder San Buzzy Bellew Kaye Edwin Buzzy Pelican Night Margaret O’brien Jimmy Durante Jose Iturbi Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Princess Theatre June Allyson Marsha Hunt Hugh Herbert Margaret O'Brien Marie Wilson Jose Sturbi Grieg Dvorak New World Symphony Debussy Chopin Danny

Thirteenth Spot Unlucky In Sheriff Nomination Race

Madison county held a sheriff nomination with thirteen candidates. The leading candidate received 2319 votes, the runner up 1935, and the last place candidate only 38 votes. A separate line notes the universe’s age estimate near two billion years from uranium dating.

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