Entertaining TV and film notes from a 1944 NBC lineup
Western Newspaper Union previews TV and film scenes with Eddie Bracken and William Demarest on The Story of Eddie Bracken. Claudette Colbert ages on screen again. Shirley Temple impersonation on coast radio features Mary Jane Wong. Bing Crosby in Here Comes the Waves with Ingrid Bergman set. A Song to Remember praised. Cliff Arquette and Bradley Baker anecdotes. Constance Bennett launches Paris Underground with Adrian wardrobe and Gracie Fields co starring.
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Eddie Bracken
William Demarest
Moran’s Creek
E.W.T
NBC
Shirley Temple
Shirley
Letter Perfect
Mary Jane Wong
Bing Crosby
Ingrid Bergman
St. Mary’s
Crosby
Constance Bennett
Paris
Adrian
Gregory Ratoff
Gracie Fields
Hollywood Mystery Time editors weight loss under studio lights
Gloria Blondell, editor, jokes about television work as a weight reducer after claiming to shed 12 pounds in an hour under studio lights. Jimmy Durante outlines 1945 plans with a new self promoted as pursued by women, not pursuing them. Dan Duryea cited enjoying a “blue ribbon peas” line while starring. A reference to the film Inner Lane hints at a fatal accident and blood. Earl from Grand Central Station runs a large bee farm in New York state.
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Gloria Blondell
Hollywood Mystery Time
Jimmy Durante
Dan Duryea
Earl
Grand Central Station
New York State
The Nazi Olympics Steamrolling Wartime Sports Dystopia
A savage spoof mocks Nazi Olympic rivalries by listing absurd events and rules. It satirizes anti Jewish and anti Allied policies with imagined sport lineups, boycotts, and brutal measures, implying a Berlin committee controls every detail.
If I Had a Million Returns to Theaters With Stars
Old film re shown and praised for humor and drama. Stars include Charles Laughton W C Fields Charles Ruggles Richard Bennett Jack Oakie George Raft Gary Cooper May Robson and others. The comedy features Fields buying many cars after a rich stranger dies and the gang wrecks roadhogs.
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Charles Laughton
W. C. Fields
Charles Ruggles
Richard Bennett
Jack Oakle
George Raft
Gary Cooper
May Robson
Fields
Auction Brings $15000 for Hals Portrait of a Laughing Boy
The sale night netted fifteen thousand dollars for Frans Hals Portrait of a Laughing Boy. The piece sparked talk on casual dining and the era of odd meat headlines as the paper muses on social scenes and familiar faces.
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Frans Hals
Curtain Design Solves Narrow Window Dilemma
A described idea uses plaid curtains, a matching wooden pole, rings, and a draw cord to cover a wide window in a room. Built in book shelves frame the setup allowing curtains to hang over the wall and pull smoothly along the sides. The feature highlights ease of light control and a decorative match to cushions and lamp base.
No Doubt Whats Up Has She Turned You
A humorous exchange about signals from a woman and a barber’s joke unfolds. A man misreads a woman’s reply as a yes and a cashiers’ ribbon remark highlights social pretenses in a hotel setting. The piece ends with a witty back-and-forth on prices and appearances.
Lets Go Jasper And Joan Tonight
The brief exchanges suggest two characters planning a lively evening. Jasper remarks he isn’t himself, and Joan responds that they should have a good time, implying anticipation of an upbeat social or playful moment.
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Jasper
Joan
Riveter Quits Over Neighbors Persistent Hum
A riveter left his job not because of noise from riveting but due to a neighboring worker who hummed incessantly, prompting the departure. The anecdote highlights workplace frictions caused by distracting habits among colleagues.
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Joan
Jasper
Penal settlement visitor encounters convict at work
A visitor walks through the penal settlement and meets a convict making sacks. The exchange shows the inmate's response when asked if sewing, revealing he is reaping instead. The brief vignette captures labor and routine within the penal labor system.
Paris Press Publishes Laval Photo in Fifth Column Mockery
The most subtle demonstration of derision during the Nazi occupation appeared as a frequent front page photo of Pierre Laval in a Paris newspaper, placed at the head of the fifth column to mock the regime critics.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
Splitting Dust Specks With a Nano Micromanipulator
A scientist unveils a micromanipulator that holds ultra thin tools under a microscope. It can spread, pick up, saw, or pull apart infinitesimal specks of dust and rust.
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Paul Muni
Merle Oberon
Jose Iturbi
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Bradley Baker
Ed Wynn
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India
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Guru Gobind Singh
Guru
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Mihailovitch
Marshal Tito
15Th Air Force
Curtis E. LeMay
20Th Bomber Command
China
71St Bomber Command
Haywood 8. Hansell Jr
Roger M. Ramey
General LeMay
Hansell
United States
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J. Donald Budge
Los Angeles
Budge
7Th Fleet
Thomas Kinkaid
U. S. Seventh Fleet
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Luzen
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Herrinvolk
Gestapo
Fritz
Adolf
Heinrich
Otto
Berlin
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Charlie Laughton
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Spears
Guy Ee
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Sage
Bedford Hills
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