Inside Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio Tour
A Graettinger Times visit to Culver City reveals MGM’s complex of make up wardrobe and research rooms, plus back lots with varied sets from New York to New England. Directors like Robert Z Leonard and stars including Charles Laughton Donna Reed Spencer Tracy Irene Dunne Mickey Rooney Red Skelton and Kay Kyser are highlighted amid discussions of film craft and the 48 day shoot for The Man From Down Under.
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Calif
Merto-Goldwyn-Mayer
Werren Bayley
Jack Dawn
Dawn
Helles
Irene
Hedy Lamarr
Joan Crawford
Greta Garbo
Eleanor Powell
Hollywood
Tin Pan Alley
Skillel
New York
Chicago
London
Paris
New England
Carvel
Hardy
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Robert Z. Leonard
Laughton
Ayain
Donna’ Reed
Richard Carlson
Madison Square Garden
Iy the Ring
Lou Horm
Ponent
Nat Pendleton
Kay Kyser
Marilyn Maxwell
Kyser
San Diego
Spencer Tracy
Irene Dunne
Joe
Victor Fleming
Fleming
Spice
Mickey Rooney
Red Skelton
Miss Jones
Red
Trail Vagabond Tale of Colorado Confidence Man
A Denver area con artist built a miniature city to defraud investors, selling hundreds of thousands in stock. His scheme hinged on plans that specified building dimensions only as inches, not yards or feet, allowing him to beat the case when the error surfaced.
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Warren Bayley
Colorado
Denver
Tiny Town of Colorado Springs built to scale by Turner
The article recounts Tiny Town near Morrison created in 1922 by George J. Turner, a Denver businessman, as a miniature Colorado exhibit with parks, lakes, trains, and ore mines. He funded it himself, built in Denver, and shipped the elements to the site for public appeal.
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Hollywood
Denver
Morrison
George J. Turner
Chicago
Colorado
Calefaco
Lincoln's Tomb Springfield Hobbyist Plans Big Profit
A Springfield writer recalls a New Salem Park visit while describing a quirky collectible hobby. An unnamed man is seen salvaging an old button to store as a profitable keepsake, illustrating how a simple relic can yield surprising gains for collectors.
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Springfield
New Salem Park
Lincoln
Notice of Proof of Will in Palo Alto County Iowa
State of Iowa Palo Alto County notice announces an instrument claimed as the last will of John J. Mahan was produced opened and read. The hearing on proof is fixed for Monday September 27 1943. Witness Clerk M Thompson signs and seals the court official.
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State OF Iowa
Palo Alto County
John J. Mahan
M. Thompson
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