Crazy House Opens At Center With Olsen Johnson
Olsen and Johnson star in Crazy House opening today at the Center. The comedy features Cass Daley Ka O Driscoll Patric Knowles Thomas Gomez and a host of guest stars in raucous Hollywood studio antics and fast paced scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chic Johnson
Ole Olsen
Center Theatre
Martha O'Driscoll
Patric Knowles
Marion Hutton
Glenn Miller Singers
Count Basie
His Orchestra
Olsen, Johnson
Olsen
John
Tre
Cass Daley
Ka O'Driscoll
Thomas Gomez
Ainst
Tony
Sally DeMarco
Count and His Orchestra
Marion Ton
Glenn Miller
Ers
Chandra Kaly
Eedy Robert
Frederic Rinaldo
Olsen and Johnson
Hollywood
Leighton Noble
Percy Kilbride
Richard Lane
Billy Gilbert
Edgar Kennedy
Franklin Pangborn
Hans Conried
Blackout Fabrics Spark London Fashion Fix
A London drapery shop director reports women using ration-free blackout curtain materials as coat linings slips and underwear to circumvent clothing rationing. A Board of Trade official says little can be done to stop the practice.
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London
Board of Trade
Prisoner Workforce Swells as Deer Lodge Prison Feeds Population
Warden Jack Henry reports a manpower shortage at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge as over half of the 500 inmates are housed outside the walls due to extensive farming activities. The facility produces a large portion of its own food, creating staffing pressures.
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Deer Lodge
Mont
Jack Henry
Montana State Prison
Theaters Home This Week Listings
The page lists weekly theater showings including Crazy House with Olsen and Johnson, Guadalcanal Diary with Preston Foster, Figaro and Cleo, Lost Horizon, Bombers Moon, Souls at Sea, Flying Cadets, and other features across multiple venues with cartoon and newsreel segments. It notes specific titles such as Leop ard Man and Gals Incorporated with cast details and noting Universal, Fox Movietone News, and Technicolor specials.
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Crazy House
Olsen and Johnson
Novelty
Victory
Preston Foster
Lloyd Nolan
Setar Teetley
Lost Horizon
Jane Wyatt
Universal News
George Montgomery
Annabella
Fighters
Charles Laughton
Bidumon¢ O’hara
Gary Cooper
George Raft
Flying Cadets
Ward Bond
Dorothy Tree
Aqua
Fox Movietone News
Paulette Goddard
Ray Milland
Duke White
Sports Reed
U. S. Navy
Fox Movie
Don “Red Kennedy
Metals Saved For War Uses
Pittsburgh report notes American steel saved 559 million pounds of aluminum and copper by replacing these metals in war weapon parts. Army ordnance converted many components to steel, freeing 400 million pounds of copper and 119 million pounds of aluminum in 1942 43 for essential uses including aircraft and artillery cases.
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Pittsburgh
American Steel
Army Ordnance
Ordnance
American Iron and Steel Institute
Officer cites veteran's garish uniform at arrest
Los Angeles police reported 52 year old Louis Botellos was booked for wearing an unauthorized uniform. He displayed an array of insignia including Purple Heart Pacific theater Asiatic service with three stars defense bar with two stars World War I ribbon with five stars Distinguished Service Cross Croix de Guerre with palms Belgian Cuban and Nicaraguan campaign ribbons amphibious forces Guadalcanal Alaska action sergeant stripes and service bars plus a good conduct rib.
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Los Angeles
Louis Botellos
Guadalcanal
Alaska
Guadalcanal Diary Coming To The Center Wednesday
Guadalcanal Diary arrives at the Center Theatre Wednesday portraying the first Pacific offensive. Marines led by Lloyd Nolan and William Holden battle snipers and odds in a pulse pounding, human World War II drama based on Richard Tregaskis work.
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U. S
Richard Tregaskis
Guadalcanal
America
Walla
Brooklyn
Tripoli
Montezuma
Center Theatre
Lloyd Nolan
William Ix
Richard Conte
Anthony Quinn
Preston Foster
Father Donnelly
Pacific
Hollywood Stars Schedule Departures and Filming Updates
Marlene Dietrich and Jean Gabin plan farewells on December 2 before Gabin reports to New York then overseas. Elaine Dietrich is lead in RKO’s Seven Days Ashore while her soldier husband Co G Hartman is placed on indefinite postponement. Spencer Tracy stars in The Seventh Cross with pantomime acting during escape from a German camp. Betty Hutton aims to cut an album for Capital Records after refusals for commercials. A car fire destroyed the Martine Raiders location car near Del Mar. several stars watched. Martha O’Driscoll injured by a dog bite during Week End Pass filming at a U.S. outpost. Jinx Falkenburg wins Good Will Award of the Americas. Eleanor Parker facing hose fashion critique. Bobby Jordan visits Edith Fellows during furlough in Chicago.
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Elaine
G. F. Hartman
Marfa
Tex
Lawrenceville, Ill
Rod Cameron grounded in Oregon ahead of Victoria wedding
Rod Cameron could not depart beyond Oregon to marry Yvonne Lussier in Victoria B C as travel delays intervene. William Kahn at 62 will stand in for Cameron in The Eve of St Mark alongside Ella Raines and Captain Kenneth Trout in Orlando for a bomber instructor post as Universal grants eight weeks vacation. Hollywood life features Jean Negulesco Mary Anita Loos Kay Thompson opera score Kathryn Grayson.
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Rod Cameron
Victoria
B. C
Yvonne Lussier
Oregon
New York
Michael O'Shea
William Kahn
Jack London
St. Mark
Kahn
Merchant Marine
Italy
Ella Raines
Kenneth Trout
Orlando
Fla
Universal
Ella
Hollywood
Jean Negulesco
Mary Anita Loos
M-G-M
Kay Thompson
Kathryn Grayson
Pat
Bob Oliver
Dorothy Gardiner
Clover Club
Helena
Mont
Margo
Paul Parry
Dennis Day
Shelby Paine
Joe Reichman
Alan Ladd
June Pickens
Los Angeles
Christmas Tree Industry Hit By Labor Shortage
Northwest wholesalers report a persistent labor shortage as the Christmas tree trade relies on women and schoolchildren to harvest trees. J Hofert Co plans to cooperate with farmers to harvest Douglas firs, Sitka spruce and pines, with supply limited but steady for the coming season.
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International News Service
Seattle
INS
J. Hofert Company
Alvin H. Hofert
Northwest
Heferts
Sullivans Director Cuts Self From Picture
Fragmented review alludes to Lloyd Bacon removing himself from The Sullivans while Betty Lawford and Bert Friedleb appear in scenes. Mentions Jane Farrar and her political edge with frozen peasants for Christmas. Vivian Marshall from the Blackouts is linked to Clark Gable’s old motor. Charley Foy notes shoe rationing makes being called a heel less insulting.
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Lloyd Bacon
Betty Lawford
Bert Friedleb
Jane Farrar
Vivian Marshall
Clark Gable
De Marigny Plans Cuba Flight After Murky De Visdelou Link
The article details De Marigny's intent to leave for Cuba amid connections to the Sir Harry Oakes murder case. A jury previously acquitted him, while recommending deportation for himself and Marquis Georges De Visdelou-Guimbeau. Visdelou arranged a Haitian visa as De Marigny prepared to flee, planning to leave by Monday and selling his sailboat Concubine. His wife Nancy Oakes De Marigny vows to accompany him.
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Alleed ‘de Marigh Serenal
Saitor
Cuba
U of State
Miranda Au
Havana
Miranda
Harry Oakes
Georges de Visdelou-Guimbeau
Visdelou
de Marigny
Riet
Bahamas
Nancy Oakes de Marigny
Sir Harry
South Pole
Women See Seven Percent of Armaments Workers
A report notes that seven percent of workers producing tanks and other large artillery pieces are women. The data highlights gender participation in wartime manufacturing and shifts in labor roles during the period.
Christmas Tree Supply Debate Echoes National Mood
Viewpoints argue the nation should grow more trees than it harvests to avoid seasonal shortages. Proponents say expanding forests secures holiday supply while balancing ecological concerns and long term economic effects.
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Paramount
Robert Jordan
Maria
Ernest Hemingway
Ingrid Bergman
Paramount Theatre
Sea At Cord Department
Salt Lake City
James Session
Hellzapoppin
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Marlene Dietrich
Jene Gabin
Gabin
Span
Univer
Spencer Tracy
Tracy
Dixie Crosby
Craig Reynolds
Martin
Donald
Briggs
Marjorie Heci
Bob Sterling
Frances Langford
Jon Hall
Jack Hillson
Corp Jack Wilson
Frances
Palermo
Sicily
Betty Hutton
Capital Records
Buddy de Sylva
Star
R-K-O
Martine
San Diego
del Mar
Pat ‘O Brien
Frank McHugh
Robert Ryan
Barton MacLane
Richard Martin
Errol Flynn
U.S
Nica Film Institute
Jinx Falkenburg
Americas
Tinflas
Nicaragua
Eleanora
Andrew
Covin Antone
Bobby Jordan
Edith Fellows
Chicago
Pacific Northwest
South
Sal Hofert
PNR
Rialto
Maria Montez
the Sombrero Kid
Marigny
Ingrid Ma Ea
Sam Wood
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