Best Foot Forward in Technicolor at the Martin Theatre
The Martin Theatre opens Tuesday with Best Foot Forward in Technicolor starring Harry James and Lucille Ball. A crowd of song hits and dance numbers accompanies a zany plot about a publicity stunt and mistaken identities as Virginia arrives to find Ball in disguise. Young performers from Broadway join June Allyson and Nancy Walker in an upbeat musical comedy sure to charm audiences.
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H Yewlf
Tom Xy Dix
Mies Esl
Virginia Wielder
Mindead
Jimmy Gaston
Lucile
Virginia
Lucille Ball
Harry James
June Allyson
Tommy Dix
Nancy Walker
Kenny Bowera
Gloria de Haven
New York
Lucile Ball
Winsock
William Gartom
Indian Origins The Indians and Their Baths
Fragmentary note discusses the Indian peoples and a personal Turkish style bath. Mentions belief that the American Indians originated from distant regions and used a self-made bathing custom prior to contact with whites. Sparse data limits precise details.
Betty Grable Stars In Coney Island At The Alabama
Betty Grable headlines the Technicolor musical Coney Island at the Alabama Theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday. The film features George Montgomery Cesar Romero and Charles Winninger with Grable's singing and dancing, wardrobe variety, and a romance in a lively cafe setting.
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Betty Grable
America
Comey Island
Alshere Theatre
George Montgomery
Cesar Romero
Teghabeler
New York
Alabama
Betty
Coney Island
Cesar Roinern
Grable
Montgomery
Romero
Letty
Picare
Charles Winninger
Fh Silvers
A Gentle Gangster at the Alabama Theatre
Barton MacLane stars in a new film where a hard edged gangster uses strength for good. The strong arm methods, once tied to crime, drive a forceful character toward law and order, delivering thrills to audiences.
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Alabama Theatre
Barton MacLane
Stranger In Town Stars Frank Morgan at Alabama Theatre
Frank Morgan features as a U S Supreme Court judge visiting a small town. Richard Carlson and Jane Rogers play couples torn by conflict until they realize they belong together. Supporting cast includes Porter Hall Robert Barrat Chil Wills Irving Bacon Donald McBride Walter Baldwin Olin Howland and Herbert Emmett O Connor in a lively tonal comedy drama.
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Frank Morgan
Richard Carlson
Pretty Jane Rogers
Alabama Theatre
Morgan
Porter Hall
Robert Barrat
Chil Wills
Irving Bacon
Donald McBride
Walter Baldwin
Olin Howland
Herbert Emmett O'Connor
Flying boats solve Amazon rubber camp haulage test
Problems of transporting prefabricated buildings for men developing rubber centers in the Upper Amazon were addressed by deploying FEY flying boats to fly the cargo 1000 miles up the river.
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Amazon
Fey
Aviation Fatality Rate in 1942 Military Flights
In 1942 military aviation recorded a fatal accident rate of one death per 1,750,000 miles flown, reflecting the era's high-risk operations amid ongoing conflicts.
Hi Diddle Diddle comedy review shows star packed laughs
The film stars Adolphe Menjou Martha Scott Pola Negri and June Havoc in a fast moving romantic farce. A chaotic wedding leads to a spree of escapes as Col Phyffe pressure his son Sonny to aid him in a big scheme while Janie and Sonny chase a honeymoon amid witty dialogue songs and zany turns.
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Janie Preescott
Martha Scott
Sonny Phyffie
Dennis O'Keefe
Jeanie
Sonny
Janie
Hillie Burke
Col. Phyffe
Adelzyde Menjou
June Havoc
Pola Negri
Adolphe Menjou
Diddle Diddle
Martin Theatre
Andrew Stone
Dennla O'Keefe
Billia Burke
Leon Schlesinger
Poland
James Cagney Stars In McLeod's Folly Fight Scene
James Cagney headlines the independent drama Johnny Come Lately based on Louis Bromfield's Vegabond story. He plays a fighting newspaperman who aids a publisher in a crusade against corrupt politics in a small town and chases pursuing gunmen in a tense rescue. Grace George co stars.
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Dustin Farnum
Tom Lantsch
William Cagney
Louis Bromfielda
Johnny Come
James Cagney
Martin Theatre
Jimmy Cagney
Cagney
Grace George
Theater Schedule Snippets From A Busy Week
A jumbled week of film and stage listings appears with multiple days and titles. Notable entries include The Gentle Gangster and G Men Versaa Dragon with various stars such as Martha Negri and Franchot Tone.
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Mont Baril Rathborne
Bherlee
Wedwi Batty Greble
Frank Morres
Fridat Barto
McLare
Nell
Social
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