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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1944

Page

5

Ginger Rogers Stars in Lady in the Dark at Princess Theatre

Destailed review notes Ginger Rogers with Ray Milland Warner Baxter and Jon Hall in Technicolor musical drama Lady in the Dark adapted from Moss Hart's Broadway hit. The film follows a fashion editor who seeks psychoanalytic help, features new song Suddenly It’s Spring and the standout number The Saga of Jenny.

Moss Hart Ginger Rogers Ray Milland Warner Baxter Jon Hall Mischa Auer Mitchell “Léeisén Princess Theatre Jenny Ginger Lady In the Barry Sullivan Phyllis Brooks Mary Philips

Lassie Come Home to Troupe at Princess Theatre

A real drama of a collie’s 1000 mile journey to rejoin her Yorkshire owner and boy, with strong cast including Donald Crisp Roddy McDowall Elsa Lanchester. The film features Technicolor photography and a noted supporting cast as it plays Tuesday at the Roxy.

Lassie Tory Princess Theatre Sam Carraclough Donald Crisp Yorkshire Joe Roddy McDowall Carraclough Eric Knight Dame May Whitty Edmund Gwenn Nigel Bruce Elsa Lanchester Elizabeth Taylor Ben Webster

Old Acquaintance at the Roxy with Bette Davis

Bette Davis stars as Kit Marlowe in Old Acquaintance at the Roxy a drama of loyalty and jealousy based on the Broadway hit. Miriam Hopkins plays Millie Drake alongside Gig Young John Loder Dolores Moran and Vincent Sherman directs.

Bette Davis Miriam Hopkins John van Druten Roxy Theatre Gig Young John Loder Dolores Moran Kit Marlowe Millie Drake Hopily Vincent Sherman Lenore Coffee Mr. van Druten Dwight Deere Wiman Philip Reed Roscoe Karns Anne Revere Esther Dale Joseph Créhan Marjorie Hoshelle

Henry Aldrich Haunts a Giant in Mock Thriller

Over half a ton of giants were reviewed before Mike Mazurki, a top wrestler, was chosen to play the giant menace in the Aldrich comedy Henry Aldrich Haunts. The piece notes the selection of Mazurki as a highlight of the production and the film’s spoof tone.

Mike Mazurki Menace Aldrich Henry Aldrich

Standing Room Only brings fast comedy to Strand Theatre

Paulette Goddard and Fred MacMurray star in Standing Room Only a rapid fire comedy about a Washington rooming shortage. The misadventure finds them posing as domestic staff to secure lodging with Edward Arnold Roland Young and Porter Hall supporting. The film promises family entertainment with plenty of laughs.

Hollywood Strand Theatre Paulette Goddard Fred MacMurray Edward Arnold Roland Young Porter Hall Washington Paulette Fred Ann Revere

Mazurki confronts haunting Henry with a brutal knife

After a lengthy search Mazurki locates a knife described as long and ugly and uses it to threaten Henry, the haunted figure at the center of the incident.

Henry

Honored at Party An Ice Cream Social Event

An evening celebration honored Powell and Pravis with an ice cream social on May 18 at Raneyee. Attendees included numerous Misses and Mesdames, among them Irene Pike Barbara Glyn Irene Covey Christine Sanders Mary Clements Mary Elizabeth Sara Francis Inez Hanson Sara Powell and many others.

Raneyee Pene Sheen Irene Pike Barbara Glyn Irene Covey Christine Sanders Mary Clements Mary Elizabeth Sara Francis State Inez Wayne Humphrey Olan Cryer R. B. Black Bill Pike Leon Roy Covey Ralph Buck Murphey J. E Paul Blevins Harris Doris Halbrooks Leon Ricks L. O. Harrison Harold May H. C. Sanders Haie Ricks Lonnie Ricks William Patterson Eiffel Patterson Harvey Sanders Alton Hanson W. C. Powell

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