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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1948

Page

5

Trapped by Boston Blackie at the Roxy

The Roxy opens Columbia's Trapped by Boston Blackie starring Chester Morris with Richard Lane and George E. Stone. The thirteenth entry pits Blackie against Inspector Farraday and a trio of alluring women in a jewel theft caper with Seymour Friedman directing and Rudolph C. Flothow producing.

Boston Blackie The Roxy Theatre Columbia Chester Morris Richard Lane Inspector Farraday George E. Stone June Vincent Bulldog Drummond Patricia White Fay Baker Blackjie Boston Blackie Maurice Tombragel Charles Marion Edward Bock Morris Kitter Runt Seymour Friedman Rudolph C. Flothow

Miss Susie Slagle's at Capitol with Gish Lake Tufts

Ads note Paramount brings Miss Susie Slagle's to the Capitol Theatre starring Veronica Lake Sonny Tufts and Joan Caulfield with Lillian Gish in a patient room drama of medical students and the women behind them. John Berry makes his directing debut.

Lillian Gish Sonny Tufts Joan Caulfield Miss Susie Miss Susie Slagle Capitol Augusta Tucker Poular John Berry Susie Slagle George Abbott Susie Slage Veronica Lake

Star Actress Probes Modern Manners in Always Together

Joyce Reynolds, 22, laments being old fashioned while promoting Warner Bros romantic comedy Always Together at the Princess Theatre with co star Bob Hutton. She argues women should be ladylike yet independent and blames both sexes for declining chivalry as modern life and careers rise.

Joyce Reynolds Bronte Sisters Miss Reynolds Princess Theatre Bob Hutton

Veterans Benefits Inquiries Answered By VA

Veterans questions on unemployment readjustment allowances for those in Canada are answered. NSLI is mutual insurance funded by a Treasury trust. Veterans may choose an artificial arm but must buy from an approved VA prosthetic provider. Write the nearest VA Regional Office for more information.

Canada United States National Life Insurance NSLI Treasury Department Veterans Administration

Lost Honeymoon Brings Tone Amid Twins Comedy

Franchot Tone stars in Lost Honeymoon as a groom-to-be whose English bride claims twins are his. The film features Tone’s comic misadventures including a pajama top hat chase scene and a drunken faux-Commando sequence. Ann Richards co stars with Tom Conway and Frances Rafferty in supporting roles at the Capitol.

Franchot Tone Kaye-Lion Films the Capitol Tone Ann Richards Tom Conway

Valley Comeback At Capitol Deep Valley Opens Monday

Ida Lupino Dane Clark and Wayne Morris star in Warner Bros outdoor drama Deep Valley set south of Monterey California. Lupino portrays a mountain girl with a stammer whose dramatic motivation lets her speak clearly. Heavy rain landslide and chase sequences heighten the rugged tale from Dan Totheroh novel adapted by Avery and Viertel.

Ida Lupino Dane Clark Wayne Morris Warner Bros At the Ie Faye Sainice Henry Hall Negulesco Monterey California Miss Lupino Stephen Morehouse Avery Salka Viertel Dan Totheroh Henry Blanke

Miracle of the Bells heads to Princess theater

The Jesse L. Lasky Walter MacEwen production of Russell Janney s The Miracle of the Bells arrives at the Princess starring Fred MacMurray Valli and Frank Sinatra. Sinatra plays the parish priest as a Hollywood agent seeks national recognition for a deceased actress through a three day church bell tolling.

Fred Macmurray Valli Frank Sinatra Russell Janney Courage Hope the Princess Jesse .L. Lasky Walter Mac-Ewen MacMurray Hollywood Pennsylvania Sinatra Lee J. Cobb Harold’ Vermilyea Ben Hecht Quentin Reynolds RKO Radio Hollywood Studios Coaltown

O'Brien Movie Set Tuesday at Princess Theatre

Margaret O'Brien stars as Flavia Mills in Tenth Avenue Angel at the Princess Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday. The girl’s rose tinted view clashes with harsh reality when she’s falsely accused of a theft and learns tough truths about friends and family. Angela Lansbury co stars as a supporting figure with George Murphy involved in the ex convict arc.

Margaret O’brien George Murphy Angela Lansbury Margaret O'Brien Flavia Mills Avenue Angel Princess Theatre Flavia Luke Susan Tenth Avenue

Studio Review Notes On Performances And Production

Susan attempts rehabilitation amid strong work by Phyllis Thaxter War ren Anderson Rhys Williams and Barry Nelson. New York's Tenth Avenue is faithfully echoed in production with clever design by Ralph Wheelwright and Raya Yand directed.

Susan Phyllis Thaxter Warren Anderson Rhys Williams Barry Nelson New York Tenth Avenue Ralph Wheelwright Raya Yand

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