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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1946

Page

5

The Blue Dahlia at the Princess with Lake Ladd Bendix

Veronica Lake Alan Ladd and William Bendix star in this Paramount murder mystery directed by George Marshall. Raymond Chandler’s original screenplay follows Ladd’s war veteran as he hunts the killer amid romance and deception in a tense plot laced with suspense and brisk action.

Paramount the Princess Raymond Chandler Alan Ladd Veronica Lake William Bendix Chandler Ladd Doris Dowling Veronica Bendix da Silva Miss Lake Vladd Wake Island Howard da Silva Frank Faylen Princess Theatre Veronica Like

Sing Your Way Home at the Roxy with Jack Haley

The new RKO musicale opens at the Roxy starring Jack Haley and Marcy McGuire with Anne Jeffreys and Donna Lee. Haley plays Steve Kimball a vain war correspondent forced to chaperone a troupe of young entertainers returning from France amid romantic entanglements and radio dispatches in code.

RKO Radio Roxy Today Jack Haley Marcy MacGuire Glenn Vernon Anne Jeffreys Donna Lee Haley Steve Kimball United States France Steve Miss Jeffreys Marcy McGuire Herb Magidson Aliie Wrubel Albert Hay Malotte Roxy

Morgan County Florette and Local Visits

A.I. Weaver returned home on furlough to stay with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Avery Weaver after months overseas. Mrs. G. C. Vincent spent last Tuesday in Sheffield with sister and family. Hilda Jean Johnson of Union visited Elizabeth Ann and Faye Nell Covey. Hoover Gatlin attended the Sunday commencement sermon at Arab. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Henderson of Russellville were guests of Mrs. Mabel Gatlin and family. Mrs. James Gurley and her little son Tom visited Decatur on Monday.

A.I. Weaver Avery Weaver G. C. Vincent Sheffield C.C. Scurlock Eo. T. W. Howell Hilda Jean Johnson Union Elizabeth Ann Faye Nell Covey Hoover Gatlin A. P.” Henderson Russellville Sunaf Mabel Gatlin

Lost in a Harem at Princess Theater

Abbott and Costello star in Lost in a Harem a Metro film at the Princess as they play prop men stranded with a touring show in the mystic East Marilyn Maxwell John Conte and Jimmy Dorsey accompany the production in a comedy filled with mistaken throne plots and jail capers

Abbott and Costello Marilyn Maxwell Nimativ Douglass Dumbrille Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Bud Lou Princess Theatre Mystic East John Conte Radio Fame Jimmy Dorsey the Princess Marilyn Ramo Conte Douglass Dumprille

Fighting Guardsman screens at Roxy in swashbuckling style

Columbia Pictures presents The Fighting Guardsman at the Roxy, a Dumas inspired adventure set in eighteenth century France. Willard Parker stars as a noble outlaw leading patriots against a tyrant with Anita Louise Janis Carter John Loder and Edgar Buchanan in supporting roles. Henry Levin directs a brisk, suspenseful screen adaptation full of dueling scenes romance and revolutionary fervor.

Alexandre Dumas Jehu Columbia Pictures Roxy Douglas Fairbanks, Sr Zorre France Bastille Willard Parker Anita Louise Janis Carter John Loder

Lost in a Harem delight shines with bold cast

Hollywood talent scouts exaggerate to win Nimativ’s wife with screen dreams. Maxwell charms as a young singer and Conte shows promise in his first full role. Dumbrille excels as the villain and Jimmy Dorsey and his band supply the music. Charles Riesner directs with a sparkling hand.

Hollywood Nimativ Miss Maxwell Conte Dumbrille Jimmy Dorsey Charles Riesner

Cullman County Cross Roads Family Notices and Fire Incident

Rainy weather marked a busy week at Cullman County Cross Roads with a barn fire destroying Nelson Olinger’s building and loss of fertilizer while livestock were saved. Family visits and funeral attendance tied local residents to Georgia and South Carolina kin, plus neighbors from Sardis and Arley joined gatherings and meals.

Bracken's Valet Sparks Trouble and Laughter

The companion and confidant of Bracken stirs mischief that unsettles rivals and amuses the audience with quick wits and sly schemes. His presence heightens tension and fuels the comic heart of the performance.

Bracken

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