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Newspaper

Dothan Eagle

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1947

Page

5

Skelton Returns to Screen in The Show-Off at Martin Theatre

Red Skelton resumes film work after two year hiatus with a scene of romantic comedy in The Show-Off opening Wednesday at the Martin Theatre. He shares screen with Marilyn Maxwell and Esther Williams previously, with ensemble including Virginia O'Brien Wallace Beery and others. Albert Lewis debuts as MGM producer.

Red Skelton Martin Theatre Skelton Esther Williams Marilyn Maxwell Red Martin Marjorie Main Virginia O’brien Eddie “Rochester” Anderson

Errol Flynn and Eleanor Parker Star in Never Say Goodbye

Errol Flynn and Eleanor Parker headline the new romantic comedy Never Say Goodbye opening at the Martin Theatre on Monday. Flynn plays Philip Gayley, a man-about-town in whimsical escapades as he pursues his estranged wife Elien Gaviey, with Parker in her first comedy role alongside a supporting cast including Patti Brady, Taclee Watson, S. Z. Sakall, and Donald Woods.

Errol Flynn Eleanor Parker Martin Theatre Flynn Fas Pride of the Marines Mildred Philip Gayley Elien Gaviey Patti Brady Flip Tacle Watson S. Z. Sakall Donald Woods Eatin. Flynn Martin Lucile Watson Forrest Tucker

County Farmers Lead In Tax Delinquency in Plymouth

In Marstall County rural residents paid nearly all delinquent taxes while town residents showed far lower collections. County Treasurer Harry Speyer reported farmers paid up about 100 percent of taxes due, with town residents settling less than a quarter of their delinquencies, highlighting a rural-urban split in tax payments.

Plymouth Ind Marstall County Harry Speyer Spever

Dick Powell in Cornered at the Ritz Today

Dick Powell stars in Cornered at the Ritz Theatre as a Canadian flying ace seeking vengeance for his patriotic French bride murdered by a Vichy supporter. He tracks the killer’s widow across Switzerland and South America, uncovering a conspiracy led by Wahler Slezak with Micheline Cheirel and Nina Vale in supporting roles.

Dick Powell Micheline Cheirel Ritz Theatre Joe Blabe Powell Switzerland South America Grimly Handard Buenos Aires Scard Tomes Wahler Slezak Adrian Scott Nina Vale Morris Carnovsky Luther Adler Edgar Barrier Jaca LaRue

Loss Of Eyesight No Handicap To Him

ERSE Pennsylvania. Charles Kennedy a 35 year old former fireman blinded in a 1937 auto crash has built a new life by reading Braille and proofreading a Braille library. He led county wartime tax payments in 1946 while township collections lagged behind and urban payments ran about 82 percent.

Erse Charles Kennedy Kennedy

Road to Utopia opens at the Ritz Monday

Bing Crosby Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour reunite for a fourth Road picture at the Ritz Theatre bowing Monday. The comedy follows the trio as they rescue Dotty’s inherited gold mine from two thugs while musical numbers are provided by Johnny Burke and James Van Heusen. Cast includes Hillary Brooke Doug Pambrillo and Jack Lahue.

Bing Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Ritz Theatre Paul Jones Hal Walker Norman Panama Melvin Frank Yukon Utopia Bob Bing Dotty Robert Barrat Nestor Paiva Hillary Brooke Douglass Pambrillo Jack Lahue Johnny Burke James van Heusen Pal

U. S. Cities Speed Hotel Fire Laws

Chicago moves fast on new fire safety rules after Atlanta Winecoff blaze. The ordinance requires fireproof walls and doors in elevator shafts and stairs by July 1, 1947, in response to rising hotel fire deaths across the nation.

U. S Chicago United States International City Managers’ Association Atlanta Winecoff Hotel la Salle Dubuque, Ja Philadelphia San Francisco Saskatoon Sask Detroit

Two Dramas To Be Seen On Successive Days At The Ritz

The Ritz Theatre outlines a coming week with two standout screen dramas shown on consecutive days. Devotion screens Wednesday featuring Tada Lupino and Olivia de Havilland as sisters loving the same man played by Paul Henreid. Thursday follows with Of Human Bondage starring Henreid and Eleanor Parker in a Cockney thriller adaptation of W Somerset Maughan.

Dethan Ritz Theatre Paul Henried Eleanor Parker Ritz Tada Lupino Olivia DeHavilland Pretray Paul Henricd Mildred Mougnan Alexis Smith Ida Lupino Paul Henreid Jimmie Wakely Riders of the Dawn Tom Conway Falcon

Movie Week Steamrolls Through Theaters With Stars

The listing showcases a packed weekly schedule featuring Errol Flynn and Eleanor Parker in Never Say Goodbye on Monday and Tuesday, Red Skelton and Marilyn Maxwell in The Show Of on Wednesday to Friday, Dick Powell in Cornered today, plus Ring Crosby Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour in Road To Utopia, Blue Boyd in The Leather Burners and Anita Louise with Jim Bannon in The Devil's Beash on Saturday, and Tom Neal Allan Lane in First Year In Tokyo and Eddie Dean in Song of Old Wyoming on Sunday.

Crosby Bob Hope Dorothy Lamour Blue Boyd Anita Louise Jim Bannon Tom Neale Allan Ynle Tokyo Eddie Dean Old Wyoming

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