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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1944

Page

5

Lifeboat leads Tal lulah Bankhead in Hitchcock Steinbeck epic

Alfred Hitchcock produces John Steinbeck’s Lifeboat starring Tallulah Bankhead along with William Bendix Walter Slezak Mary Anderson John Hodiak Henry Hull Heather Angel Hume Cronyn and Canada Lee. The drama unfolds in a storm tossed lifeboat as eight survivors confront fate and moral conflict.

Hitchcock Usohn Steinbeck Alfred Hitchcock John Teinbeck Tallulah Bankhead William Bendix Walter Slezak Mary Anderson John Modiak Henry Hull Heather Angel Hume Cronyn Canada Lee Princess Thea mid-Atlantic Stein America John Steinbeck Steinbeck Hollywood Atlantic Connie Porter Hollyod Kovac John Hodiak Bitterhouse Princess Theatre Canadalee

Margaret OBrien Stars in The Canterville Ghost at Princess

Margaret OBrien returns to the screen in The Canterville Ghost a film adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s tale. She is the youngest Canterville descendant alongside Charles Laughton in the title role and Robert Young as an American Ranger roving the haunted English castle for 300 years.

Jules Dassin Charles Laughton Down Under Robert Young Margaret William Gargan Reginald Owen Rags” Ragland Una O'Connor Elisabeth Risdon Lumsden Hare Margaret O’brien Princess Theatre Laughton Canterville Oscar Wilde Simon de Canterville

Fourth of July and Bastille Day Symbolize Human Rights Fight

The Fourth of July and Qua torze juillet have risen above all other dates as symbols in the persistent effort to preserve human rights.

Ann Rutherford Joins Skelton in Whistling Series Role

The article notes Ann Rutherford’s varied screen career from Polly Benedict in the Hardy Family series to Red Skelton’s aunt in Whistling in the Dark. It highlights her bond tours and Treasury bond drives, and her unique ability to shift between popular series genres.

Red Skelton Ann Rutherford Roxy Theatre Polly Enedict Andy Hardy Mickey Rooney Treasury Department Miss Ruth

Strand Movie Is Top Story

Allan Dwan directs Edward Small's farce Up In Mabel's Room at the Strand Theatre on Thursday and Friday. Dwan has cast Marjorie Reynolds Gail Patrick and Binnie Barnes and ordered perfume studies to evoke romance from Dennis O'Keefe and the female leads.

Sthursday Mabel Marjorie Reynolds Dennis O'Keefe Gail Patrick Misha Auer Charlotte Greenwood Pete Smith Allan Dwan Edward Small Strand Theatre Dwan Binnie Barnes O'Keefe

Betty Grable Returns to Roxy in Sweet Rosie O Grady

Betty Grable stars with Robert Young Adolphe Menjou and Regan in the Technico delight Sweet Rosie O Grady at the Roxy Theatre for Thursday and Friday. Regan headlines beside a 30 voice chorus and 40 piece orchestra with new songs by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren. The Wishing Waltz is showcased among spectacular numbers.

Betty Grable Robert Young Adolphe Menjou Rosie O'Grady Roxy Theatre Phil Regan Brooklyn Adolphe Meniou Betty Mack Gordon Harry Warren

Whistling series continues vibrant Red collaboration

The effervescent Red and the Whistling series press on with lively new work. Their ongoing collaboration keeps delivering bright, upbeat pieces that reflect a shared artistic momentum.

Goin to the Fair and the London Star in a Bright Musical

A breezy musical extravaganza features a famed London star returning to the U S A. The show includes title tunes Rosie O Grady My Heart Me My Sam and Goin to the Fair with a comedic plot and lively audience applause. The piece parodies a police case while delivering light comedy and musical numbers.

Rosie O'Grady Sam

Guadalcanal Film Opens at Roxy and Strand Theatres

The new wartime film Guadalcanal based on Tregaskis book opens at the Roxy and Strand. Marines led by Lloyd Nolan William Bendix Richard Conte and Anthony Quinn burst through desperate odds in a dramatic Pacific victory tale set against the fight against the Japanese forces.

U.S Richard Tregaskis Roxy Theatre Hartselle Preston Foster Lloyd Nolan William Bendix Richard Conte Anthony Quinn Guadalcanal America Mazoo Walla Walla Brooklyn Montezuma Strand Theatre Tregaskis Foster Father Donnelly Pacific Lewis Seiler Bryan Foy Richard Jaeckel Roy Minor Watson Ralph Byrd Stander

Hammurabi Compiled Babylonian Law Code from Sources

Hammurabi assembled the Babylonian law code largely from existing sources around 1750 B.C. The collection reflects legal principles from Mesopotamian texts, guiding conduct and penalties in city life.

Hammurabi

Snapping Turtle of the Mississippi Attacks Arm

A snapping turtle in the Mississippi River is described as having jaws powerful enough to sever a man's arm according to the report.

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