A Medal For Benny Opens At Center
The Center theater welcomes A Medal For Benny with critics calling it a homey human story written by John Steinbeck and Jack Wagner. Starring are Going My Li Arture de Cordova and Dorothy Lamour with J. Carrol Naish as Benny’s father and supporting turns by Mikhail Rasumny Fernando Alvarado Frank McHugh Charles Dingle and Douglas Dumbrille. Previewers say the picture offers strong performances and broad appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benny
Center Theatre
John Steinbeck
Jack Wagner
Mikhail Rasumny
Fernando Alvarado
Frank McHugh
Charles Dingle
Douglas Dumbrille
Dorothy Lamour
Arturo de Cordova
Paramount
Center Theater
J. Carrol Naish
California
Racketeer Drama Opens Today At Broadhurst
A thrilling waterfront racketeering drama opens today at the Broadhurst theatre titled Gangs of the Waterfront. Stars Robert Armstrong Stephanie Bachelor Marion Martin lead a strong cast including Martin Kosleck Aliton Graff Robert Strange Eddie Hall and more. Directed by George Blair with screenplay by Albert Reich from Sam Fuller story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Broadhurst Theatre
Robert Armstrong
Stephanie Bachelor
Marion Martin
Martin Kosleck
Aliton Graff
Robert Strange
Eddie Hall
Davidson Clark
William Forrest
George Blair
Albert Reich
Sam Fuller
Fragmentary note on film qualities and entertainment
A brief excerpt discusses screen entertainment values including pathos romance comedy and warmth. It reflects on what makes films engaging and notes essential qualities that appeal to audiences.
A Medal for Benny and News Shorts
Dorothy Lamour and Arturo de Cor dova headline a program with A Medal for Benny. Cartoons Wagon Heels and Tale Of Two Mice appear with War Short Fleet That Came to Stay. Other acts include Nob Hill with Joan Bennett and George Raft plus Community Sing and a Tale Of Two Mice cartoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benny
Dorothy Lamour
Arturo de Cordova
Nob Hill
Joan Bennett
George Raft
Movie and Cartoon Lineup Across The Week
Daily listings show theaters presenting a mix of features. Notable titles include Tomorrow The World with Frederick March and Betty Field, Meet Me In St Louis with Judy Garland, Enchanted Cottage with Dorothy McGuire, and Tarzan And Green Goddess at Rialto. Also shown are Fatigue shorts, serials, cartoons, and Fox Movietone News segments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Carroll
Fredric March
Broadhurst Theatre
Mr. March
Betty Field
Skippy Homeier
ST. Louis
Judy Garland
Margaret O'Brien
China
Harry Carey
Paul Kelley
Key
Dorothy McGuire
Robert Young
Rialto Today
Mighty Mouse
Pirates
Nymphs of
Lake
Fox Movietone News
Nob Hill Opens Wednesday At Center Theater
The new technicolor drama with music Nob Hill debuts at the Center Theatre this Wednesday. Stars include George Raft Joan Bennett Vivian Blaine and Peggy Ann Garner in a San Francisco Barbary Coast setting with romance danger and glamour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
George Raft
Joan Bennett
Vivian Blaine
Peggy Ann Garner
Nob Hill
Center Theatre
Frisco
Gold Coast
Raft
Noh Hill
Nob Hill Show Mixes Stars and San Francisco Allure
Radiant Vivian Blaine stars as a glam Coast entertainer in a romance with George Raft amid Barbary Coast and Nob Hill clashes. Peggy Ann Garner debuts in a bold role alongside three Jimmy McHugh Harold Adamson songs and flashy dance numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bary Coast
Vivian Blaine
Gold Coast
George Raft
Nob Hill
Peggy Ann Garner
Barbary Coast
Jimmy McHugh
Harold Adamson
San Francisco
Man Bhaine
Nick Dle
Archie Roosevelt Retires From Army in Augusta
Lt Col Archibald B Roosevelt last surviving son of Theodore Roosevelt retires from active service after two wars. He served 1917 to 1920 and was wounded in France. Illness led to transfers to West Coast hospitals and Camp Gordon before retirement on terminal leave in Cold Spring Harbor New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Archibald B. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
New Guinea
Roosevelt
Camp Gordon
Infantry
Oliver General Hospital
Cold Spring Harbor
N. Y
Col
France
Quisling Trial Sees 2000 Seat Hall Rented
Officials rent a lodge hall seating 2,000 for Maj. Vidkun Quisling treason trial in Oslo set to begin around August 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oslo
Vidkun Quisling
Crime Inc at Carolina Theater Today
A dramatic exposé of rackets stars Leo Carrillo Tom New and Martha Tilton. The film follows Martin Mooney 1930s articles and book revealing gangland operations bribery blackmail and police corruption. Hoover wrote an introduction praising Mooney for exposing the menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Mooney
Crime, Inc
Carolina Theatre
Leo Carrillo
Tom New
Martha Tilton
New York
Mooney
Crime Syndicate
J. Edgar Hoover
G-Men
Washington
Belts Not Drycleanable Due to Rubber Cement Material
Many belts are not suitable for dry cleaning because they use rubber cements that dissolve in solvents. This makes maintenance difficult and can damage the belt material.
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Broadhurst
Blonde
Ansou
Hinky Dinky Pinky
Marian Martin
Bombalero
Donald Cook
Virginia Grey
Paramount Theatre
Sunset Carson
Jeeny Stewart
Brenda Starr
Paramount Today
Monda
Cartoon
Gutvesent News
Sporting Chance
Jane Randolph
John O'Malley
Death Valley
Traveltalk
Harris
Mexico
Bob Hope
Betty Hutton
Fleet
Na Movietone News
Henry
Jimmy Lyndon
Russell Hayden
The
Texas Playboys
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Herman Brix
Wilds
Wwe
Ken Maynard
Henry Aldrich
Russell Hadden
Rialto
Archie Roosevelt
Army
Quisling
Carolina Theater Today
Ida Lupino
Potty
Coole
Okinawa
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