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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1949

Page

5

Yellow Sky at Princess Features Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck stars as Stretch leader of seven desperate outlaws in a ghost town standoff over gold and a girl. Richard Widmark plays a provocative rival while Anne Baxter appears in a key role as the story unfolds with tension and a dramatic climactic showdown.

Richard Widmark Hollywood Twentieth Century- Fox Princess Theatre Gregory Peck Widmars Peck Widmark Stretch Miss Baxter

Sealed Verdict opens at Princess Theatre with Milland

Paramount presents Sealed Verdict at the Princess Theatre starring Ray Milland and Florence Marly. In postwar Germany Milland as an American prosecutor seeks to convict a Nazi general known as the Scarface Mass Murderer of Leemach, but questions the testimony underpinning the case as the town rumors threaten Hanging may be delayed.

Germany Paramount Princess Theatre Ray Milland Florence Marly Milland Ot Leemach John Hoyt Miss Marly

The Strange Woman Sees Lamarr As 1000 Faced Heroine

Hedy Lamarr chose Jenny Hager the split personality heroine of Ben Ames Williams The Strange Woman as her first independent producing venture Jack Chertok collaborated with Lamarr on the production The article notes the character's dual nature and Lamarrs casting in this film project.

Jenny Hager Ben Ames Williams Hedy Lamarr Jack Chertok Miss Lamarr

Deserted town romance fuels a wary showdown

Mike the desert-hardened girl fights for life and finds love as Widmark plays the sly gunman who tries to spark a revolt against Peck's leadership. Cast includes Robert Arthur John Russell Henry Morgan James Barton and Charles Kemper.

Mike Widmark Dude Peck Robert Arthur John Russell Henry Morgan James Barton Charles Kemper

Technicolor ROPE at Princess Theatre Promises Thrills

Technicolor film ROPE directed by Alfred Hitchcock opens Tuesday at the Princess Theatre. James Stewart stars as a professor in a “perfect crime” drama filmed in a single penthouse setting with no breaks, featuring Joan Dall Farley Granger and Cedric Hardwicke in a sleek, suspenseful showcase of Hitchcock’s flair.

Alfred Hitchcock Transatlantic Pictures Warner Bros Princess Theatre Hitchcock James Stewart Hitchcok Broadway Stewart Joan Dall Farley Granger Hollywood Joan Chandler Sir Cedric Hardwicke Constance Collier Edith Evanson Ace

Strange Woman to Bow Under Hunt Stromberk Banner

United Artists releases The Strange Woman opening at Capitol Theatre with Hedy Lamarr. George Sanders and Louis Hayward co star, Sanders portraying John Evered the uptight second husband and lumber interests manager, Hayward as Ephraim, son of the first husband. Gene Lockhart also appears as Isaiah Poster.

Hunt Stromberk United Artists Capitol Theatre Miss Lamarr George Sanders Louis Hayward Sanders John Evered Hedy Hayward Ephraim Isaiah Poster Gene Lockhart Hedv Algiers Poster

Byars and Owens Attends Southern Baptist Convention and Local Events

Mr. and Mrs. Roy K. Byars of Birmingham stopped in Moulton en route home after attending family matters in Russellville due to the death of Mrs. J. W. Byars. Rev. and Mrs. Roswell E. Owens went to Oklahoma City for the Southern Baptist convention. Irby Brooks received knee treatment at the local hospital. About 75 members and guests of the Baptist church Men’s Bible class enjoyed a fish fry at Wheeler Dam. William Elkins left for Ft Wayne Indiana to enter a technical college.

Roy K. Byars Birmingham Moulton Russellville Roswell E. Owens Southern Baptist Convention Oklahoma City Irby Brooks Baptist Church Wheeler Dam

Ancient falcon sizes noted in Egypt and Greece

Fragmentary notes compare ancient Egyptian and Greek falcons. The text suggests females are larger than males and mentions preservation of artifacts or objects associated with ancient citizens.

Egypt Greece

Milam and Byars among obituaries in Alabama and Mississippi

Lawrence county mourns Jim Milam who died last Wednesday with funeral services held in Jackson Mississippi. J D L Byars of Snow Hill visited Moulton on Friday after attending his sister in law Mrs Cleora Byars funeral near Russellville last Thursday.

Rence County Jackson Miss J. D. L. Byars Snow Hill Moulton Cleora Byars Russellville

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