Brando Badge Not As Box Office Idol In High Point
A Sunday feature notes Brando, despite national fame, draws few local fans in High Point. Local theater executives Dave Austell and Hugh Smart discuss attendance patterns at Center and Paramount, citing Westerns and comedies as reliable sellers and noting Saturday and Sunday as peak days. They compare Brando’s films unfavorably to enduring stars like Grace Kelly and Doris Day in the local market.
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Bill
Hackney Sunday
Marion
Brando
Center
Paramount
Foe
Dave Austell
Hugh Smart
John Wayne
Gary Cooper
Jimmy Stewart
Jack Webb
Lucille Ball
Smart
Austell
Lili
Lesie Caron
Jane Froman
Susan Hayward
Peter
High Point
Television Schedule Fragment Highlights 1940s Programs
A fragmented list shows a Sunday television schedule with various programs and times such as Toast of the Town News Sports Morning Show and Love of Life. Mentions include The Guiding Light Strike It Rich and Gospel programs, with multiple hosting and variety shows noted across morning to evening slots.
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Garry Moore
Arthur Godfrey
Tomor
Bt Cook
House Feng
Hm I Payott
Crosby
Industry eyes public taste as stars shift to TV lure
Austell polis chief notes film industry narrows output and spends more on TV readying a public tastes barometer. He cites top stars like James Stewart and Grace Kelly and names five beloved films as examples of shifting viewer preferences.
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Austell
Eri James Stewart
Gary Eelam Holden
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
June Allyson
Grace Kelly
Jean Simmons
Jane Wyman
Doris Day
Hamtramck Council Debates Fence After 42 Balls Brought In
Dennis A. Shado presented 42 baseballs and softballs at a Friday city council meeting in Hamtramck Michigan. He said the items came from two weeks of collection at his home next to Memorial Park diamond. Council ordered the recreation department to erect a higher fence or improve the backstop.
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Hamtramck
Mich
Dennis A. Shado
Memorial Park
City Recereation
Disney Announces New Film Projects in 1950s Lineup
The list includes Peter, Gone With The Wind, The Robe, Greatest Show Earth, and The Song of The South, indicating Disney's release slate featuring literary adaptations and fantasy.
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Ed Peter
Walt Disney
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