Color and crowd appeal fade in modern sports days
The piece argues sport has become big business, reducing colorful personalities. It names Ruth, Dempsey, Jones, Hagen, Sarazen, and others as symbols of crowd appeal lost amid money and spectacle. Critics say today’s stars are less magnetic, with focus on game and show rather than standout figures.
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Rxedeo
Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
Bobby Jones
Bill Tilden
Tommy Hitchcock
Earl Sande
Dizzy Dean
Walter Hagen
Knute Rockne
George Gipp
Yost
Bob Zuppke
Pepper Martin
Frank Frisch
Leo Durocher
Dodgers
Leo
Ted Williams
Ted
Joe Lewis
Joe
Ben Hogan
Byron Nelson
Gene Sarazen
Stan Musial
Stan
Eddie Dyer
New Rochelle
Frisch
Johnny Kieran
Kieran
Dempsey
Jones
Hitchcock
Grange
All Stars
Hagen
Waddell
Zuppke
Joe Louis
Private detective guards wedding gifts in aristocratic intrigue
Duke McCale, a private detective, is hired by Miss Bigelow to guard wedding presents for her niece. He senses deeper danger, assigns Rocky and Ann to research family members, and notes among the gifts a deed to a modern mansion. A blonde pianist and several family members arrive, hinting at tensions.
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Duke McCale
Miss Bigelow
McCale
Rocky Bjorkland
Ann Marriot
Stephen Bigelow
Miss Adelaide
Stephen
Karen
Sybil
Wedding Guests Gather for Curtain Rising at The Nest
McCale enters a glamourous, tense gathering as Adelaide Bigelow introduces the bride’s family while Curt Vallaincourt arrives in dramatic fashion. Tension rises around Karen, Veronica, and Victoria as shadows of motive and desire swirl amid wedding plans and a wary detective’s watchful gaze.
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Stephen Bigelow
Victoria
McCale
Sybil
Christopher
Veronica
Curt Vallaincourt
Curt
Karen
Adelaide Bigelow
Stephen
Storm
Chris
Vallaincourt
Hollywood stars expand into business ventures in the 1940s
Industry names like Bing Crosby Alan Ladd and Bill Holden are diversifying beyond acting. Holden backs Hickox Productions a radio transcription firm while others invest in restaurants aviation and film projects. Crosby teases Road to Rio with a multilingual number and Abbott and Costello shows feature new tunes weekly. шыр
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Bing Crosby
Alan Ladd
Santa Monica
Bill Holden
Ruth
Arthur Treacher
Carl Hoff
Andrew G. Hickox
Hickox Productions, Inc
Oh Yes
Holden
NBC
RKO Plans Kami Kaze Film With Vintage Japanese Works
RKO Studios announces Kami Kaze, a tentatively titled project featuring confiscated Japanese films unseen by the public. Over a million feet of footage were examined before final selections were made for the feature.
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RKO
Odds and Ends in Film and TV Notes
Juvenile Jury filmed by Universal Pictures releases nationwide. Ed Archie Gardner completes final sketches for a comic strip drawn from Duffy's Tavern happenings. Paulette Goddard's wardrobe in Unconquered costs Paramount 10 000 dollars though she plays a slave girl in home spun attire. Larry Heines of Young Dr Malone credits his luck to the tie he wears and keeps wearing it until fortunes turn.
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Universal Pictures
Archie” Gardner
Duffy's Tavern
Paulette Goddard
Paramount
Larry Heines
Young-Dr- Malone
Household Tips From an Older Era
Quick kitchen and home hacks describe cooking macaroni without stirring, flavoring soup in a tea ball holder, and fragrance for ironing. Rejuvenate blankets with sprigged satin ribbon and transfer spices from paper to small screw top jars for freshness.
Lemon Wake Up Drink Starts Your Day
A healthful routine suggests drinking fresh lemon juice first thing on an empty stomach to stimulate regular bowel action. Lemons provide vitamin C, aid digestion, and help alkalinize the system while resisting colds. Try California Sunkist Lemons.
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Sunkist
California
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Jack Baker
Hollywood
Errol Flynn
Nanette Parks
Catalina
Sterling Hayden
Olga San Juan
Cass Daley
Billy de Wolfe
Todd Karns
Lou Hafely
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Louis Oliveira
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Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
Norman McLeod
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