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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1945
Page
7
Virginia Vale reviews The Suspect praising Charles Laughton and Ella Raines, with Siodmak's direction. Also notes Bette Davis back in Hollywood for Stolen Life, George White’s Scandals casting, Lauritz Melchior in Thrill of a Romance, and Art Linkletter near a navy broadcast misadventure.
Boris Karloff just finished The Body Snatcher and Isle of the Dead for RKO and is set to star in three more horror pictures over the next two years. NBC comic Phil Kramer had his radio debut interrupted by Edward G. Robinson advising him to use his natural voice, which Kramer was already using. Eddie Cantor’s baby impersonator on his show is Billy Gray, a 30 year old with notable talent and a future in the business.
Barry Fitzgerald played Bing Crosby's father in Paramount's Duffy's Tavern and wore a cast after breaking a finger the night before filming. The veteran actor could still deliver a fine performance despite the injury.
The column notes Ellery Queen as a CBS series star bearing his name and Barbara Terrell as Nikki. It recalls Lieut Robert Taylor guesting on Kate Smith hour with wife Barbara Stanwyck in attendance. It also mentions a department store dress named Gaslight Gayettes tied to a radio show with Beatrice Kay and Michael O Shea. Sonja Henie wears size 34 shoes and Alan Ladd dances on a radio program as he pursues acting work.
Washington analyst Baukhage outlines four aims for FDR beyond 1948, stressing that veterans groups will shape postwar politics. He notes three hundred thousand already joined the American Legion and anticipates millions more as servicemen return. The piece links labor, a national service bill, and the drive to lead international peace efforts with veteran influence.
The piece notes the Italian Boy Scouts held their first rally in twenty years and questions what constitutes a good deed in fascist style. It also mentions Fala the White House dog reportedly to wed and jokes about eggs and shell prices in occupied Shanghai and a CPA impact on Pullman rates.
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