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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1949

Page

5

Night Has a Thousand Eyes at Princess Theatre

Paramount murder thriller stars Edward G. Robinson Gail Russell and John Lund. Robinson foresees the future and faces tragedy as his visions disrupt his partner's scheme and threaten the young woman in the story. The film opens Tuesday at the Princess Theatre with Virginia Bruce William Demarest and Jerome Cowan in featured roles.

John Lund Gail Russell Edward G. Robinson Paramount Princess Theatre Virginia Bruce William Demarest Jerome Cowan John Farrow Shakespeare Heaven Earth Horatio Robinson Robinston Wiliam Demarest

Campus Sleuth at Capitol Adds Teens Musical Mystery

A teen sleuth comedy musical debuts at the Capitol today with Freddie Stewart June Preisser Noel Neill and Warren Mills in campus caper antics. Music by Bobby Sherwood Joey Preston Gerri Gallian and more features six song hits. Stan Ross Monty Collins Billy Snyder Paul Bryar and George Eldredge co star. Will Jason produced and directed. Maureen Duke associate producer.

Monogram Capitol Theatre Freddie Stewart June Preisser Noel Neill Warren Mills Stan Ross Monty F. Collins Billy Snyder Paul Bryar George Eldredge Stewart Miss Preisser Bobby Sherwood Joey Preston Gerri Gallian Will Jason Mauree Duke

High Tide opens at Capitol with a newsroom murder mystery

Monogram releases High Tide at the Capitol Theatre on Monday. The film centers on a murder in a newspaper office with the killer hidden until the end. Tracy as a ruthless newspaperman leads a cast including Castle Bishop Shaw Toomey and others under director John Reinhardt.

Jack Wrather Monogram Capitol Theatre Tracy Don Castle Julie Bishop Anabel Shaw Miss Bishop Miss Shaw Regis Toomey Douglas Walton Wilson Wood Francis Ford Anthony Warde George Ryland Argentina Brunetti John Reinhardt Presnell Peter Milne

On Our Merry Way at Princess Theatre Feature

The Princess Theatre presents On Our Merry Way through United Artists. The nine month production span reflects Hollywood’s longest shoot this year due to acting commitments of more than half a dozen stars and many featured players drawn from other pictures.

Princess Theatre United Artists Hollywood

Nero pays three million for rare glass vessel

Emperor Nero reportedly paid the equivalent of three million dollars for a vessel made of rare glass. The purchase highlights the scale of antiquities acquisitions and the value placed on unique craftsmanship in ancient markets.

Nero

Clark Gable Stars In San Francisco Screen Revival at Roxy

Hollywood icon Clark Gable leads M G M reprint of San Francisco at the Roxy with Jeanette MacDonald and Spencer Tracy. The saga follows Blackie Norton on the Barbary Coast, Nob Hill landmarks, and the 1906 disaster, mixing action music romance and drama.

Clark Gable San Francisco Hollywood Roxy M-G-M Jeanette MacDonald Spencer Tracy Barbary Coast Nob Hill Tivoli Opera House Histric Palace Blackie Norton Jack Holt Jessie Ralph Ted Healy Shirley Ross Margaret Irving Harold Huber al Shean

Tanker being towed from Miami after 24 hour fire

The crippled Swedish tanker SS S. Atlanta was being towed to Bridgetown Barbados today with smoke still seeping from her smouldering after hold. All aboard were reported safe and the fire was under control after raging for more than 24 hours.

Miami Fla Atlanta Bridgetown Barbados

Love from a Stranger opens at Capitol Theatre

Eagle Lion's new film stars Sylvia Sidney John Hodiak and John Howard. Sidney awaits her fiance then falls in love with Hodiak. They wed and move to a country home where suspicions grow as clues reveal her husband’s murderous past.

Sylvia Sidney John Hodiak Ann Richards John Howard Eagle Lion Capitol Theatre Miss Sidney John Hodiak Whorf Isobel Elsom Ernest Cossart Philip Tonge Anita Sharp-Bolster Frederic Worlock

Silver River opens at Princess Theatre in Nevada mining tale

Warner Bros. epic of the Far West titled Silver River stars Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan and opens Thursday at the Princess Theatre. The lavish production features 75 speaking roles and over 6 500 extras for large crowd scenes. A starving mole subplot appears in the feature.

Luscious Ann Sheridan Warner Bros Princess Theatre Errol Flynn Nevada Law and Order

Sorry Wrong Number at the Roxy Next Thursday

Barbara Stanwyck stars in Paramounts film version of Sorry Wrong Number at the Roxy next Thursday. Burt Lancaster co stars with Ann Richards Wendell Corey and Harold Vermilyen. Lucille Fletcher wrote the screenplay and the plot centers on a bedridden heiress who overhears a murder plot during late night calls.

Roxy Paramount Barbara Stanwyck Burt Lancaster Ann Richards Wendell Corey Harolld Vermilyen Lucille Fletcher Miss Stanwyck Barbara Lancaster

Cigarette Vending Machines Reach 250000 In U S Operation

About 250000 cigarette vending machines are now in operation across the United States, reflecting widespread distribution in public and private venues and signaling a growing infrastructure for tobacco product access.

United States

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