China Exciting Film Of Love At Center Theatre
Alan Ladd stars in the wartime epic China at the Center Theatre with Loretta Young. John Farrow directs and Frank Butler writes. The film marks Ladd’s last screen role before joining the Army, delivering stark drama and action against Nippon.
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China
Alan Ladd
Center Theatre
Paramount
Theater Theatre
Ladd
Loretta Young
Wake Island
John Farrow
Frank Butler
Nippon
Center
Spain
Disney
Air Crew
Cuba
Joan Bennett
Milton Berle
Africa
Eighth Army
Hollywood
William Benedix
Orient
Hollywood Cinderella story shows rise from soda shop to stardom
Erskine Johnson describes the Hollywood process from unknowns discovered at a soda counter to signed actresses molded by makeup, hair, and publicity. He notes the transformation from plain girl to star through studio grooming, talent coaching, and calculated public biographies, as fame and flattery grow while the dancer balks at types.
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Hollywood
Lana Turner
Ellen Drew
This Week at Theatres Center West End and Paramount
Listings of upcoming screenings at Center, Br oadhurst, Rialto, and West End. Highlights include China with Loretta Young and Alan Ladd, Bambi, Panama Hattie with Ann Southern, Red Skelton, and Hoppy Serves a Wait. Includes serials and cartoons with several newsreels.
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Paramount
Panama
Hattie Ann Southern
Red Skelton
Universal News
Okla Student Dies After Snakebite in Lab
Harold Dun dee of Snakey Norman spent five days in the University of Oklahoma infirmary after a dead snake bit him. Dundee was skinning the animal in the biology laboratory when his hand slipped and struck the snake's dangerous fangs, leading to the fatal bite.
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Norman
Okla
Harold Dundee
University of Oklahoma
Dundee
From a Studio Feud to an Academy Award
An unknown actress gains attention after a film suspension and publicity about choosing significant roles. After a reconciliation with the studio she is cast as Camille and later wins an Academy Award, transforming a once ordinary girl into a celebrated star.
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Camille
Broadway Bomb Shells and Boston Blackie at Paramount
Miss Charlotte King appears in person on the Paramount stage next Thursday for four performances presenting her famous dance. The program features the new musical attraction Broadway Bomb Shells with 20 stars and seven acts plus the first run feature After Midnight With Boston Blackie starring Chester Morris and Ann Savage.
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Charlotte King
Paramount
Boston Blackie
Chester Morris
Ann Savage
City Manager Dies in Roxboro After Heart Attack
City manager Per cy Bloxam aged 52 died this morning after a heart attack in Roxboro North Carolina. A native of England and longtime American citizen he was active in Masonic and civil engineering circles. Survived by his wife two sons Ian and Leonard and daughter Barbara.
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Roxboro
Percy Bloxam
England
North Carolina
Ian
Leonard Bloxam
Barbara Bloxam
Disney's Bambi Opens Center Theatre Wednesday
Disney's new feature Bambi opens at the Center Theatre Wednesday after five years in production. The film, adapted from Felix Salten's best selling novel, is presented in Multiplane Technicolor and marks a peak in Disney's storytelling with mature themes told through beloved animal characters.
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Walt Disney
Center Theatre
Felix Salten
Disney
WAAC Rider Demonstrates Motorcycle Skill
WAAC Auxiliary Agnes M. Sonnenfelt of Eau Claire Wisconsin hopped aboard and gave Sgt Bill Anthony a sharp exhibition of motorcycle maneuvering. She noted eight years as a cycle expert and a 7500 mile solo U S tour. The sergeant dismissed the display with a blunt no.
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Camp
Abbott
Ore
WAAC
Agnes M. Sonnenfelt
Eau Claire
Wis
Bill Anthony
U. S
Sgt. Anthony
Robert Louis Stevenson’s Gift Motto Birthday Story
A historic anecdote notes Robert Louis Stevenson reportedly gave up his own birthday to a crying girl born on Christmas Day, saying she deserved a birthday of her own. The tale frames Stevenson as generous and compassionate in a personal act linking Christmas and birthdays.
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Erskine Johnson
NEA
Fate
Robert Louis Stevenson
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