Movie Guide Highlights Local Theaters This Week
Cinemascope era offerings unfold at Today Cinema with Kathy O starring Dan Duryea and Jan Sterling. Gregory Peck leads The Bravados at Center Theater supported by Joan Collins, while Damn Yankees runs in Technicolor with Gwen Verdon and Tab Hunter, plus a Saturday morning roundup of Little Rascals and Popeye cartoons.
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Jerry Lewis Impresses Dodgers With Baseball Prowess
Hollywood sports stars say Jerry Lewis could be a baseball star. Ten Dodgers joined a Geisha Boy sequence to watch Lewis field and bat. Gil Hodges and Duke Snider praised his coordination and reflexes while Walt Alston admitted Lewis showed surprising skill for someone with little experience.
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Monty Clift Keeps Private Life, Chooses Work Over Fame
Hollywood notes recount Monty Clift’s view that work satisfaction outweighs public acclaim. He rarely gives interviews, but agreed to speak with Dore Schary, who later drafted 30 pages of script for Clift, then asked him to star in Miss Lonelyhearts. The piece mentions Clift’s selective public presence and Schary’s Broadway success.
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Roanoke TV Schedule Highlights Daytime Lineup
WSLS TV Roanoke Channel 10 offers a full day schedule from 12:00 noon with America Parade and television chapel to 12:00 midnight signoff. Evening blocks include Kraft Theatre Noahs Ark NW Pascate and Ed Sullivan plus Hitchcock and What’s My Line. News at 11:00 closes the day.
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Sunday Channel 9 Listings for Charlotte Station
WSOC TV Charlotte TV guide lists Sunday programming on Channel 9 with an 11:00 church program and a cartoon carnival feature. The schedule also notes a mayoral segment and Christian Science related content.
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Warner Bros Builds Two Frigate Replicas for Film Fight
Warner Bros unveils two full scale reproductions of the Bonhomme Richard and HMS Serapis in Valencia Spain to recreate famed sea battle sequences for a John movie. The full rigged ships anchor a dramatic production set drawing in talent and maritime history buffs.
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Father of Felix Locher Finds New Path in Acting at 76
HOLLYWOOD AP Felix Locher at 76 found success as a film actor after starting acting at 73. He pursued stage work, appeared on Matinee Theater Loretta Young Show Have Gun Will Travel and Kings Go Forth. He now plays a Basque elder in Between Thunder and the Sun while also selling insurance and lecturing on earth curve projections.
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Jean Wears Hair In Three Hues In Home Before Dark
In Warner Bros film Home Before Dark Jean Simmons plays a young woman reentering normal life after a mental breakdown. Mervyn LeRoy had her wear three hair colors including grey to shape the character and add realism. She notes the look provides a test for husband Stewart Granger's future view of her.
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Zanuck's Son Producing His First Film at 24
Richard Zanuck, 24, is producing Compulsion for Darryl F. Zanuck Productions with artistic autonomy while on the Fox lot. He describes a close, mentor-like setup with his father and Buddy Adler handling production oversight. He recalls growing up around Hollywood and starting in the industry at age nine selling magazines on the lot.
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Potato that thrives at snowline in Mexican mountains
A rare potato species grows well at high elevations near the snowline in Mexico, thriving in a climate far cooler than typical potato regions. Researchers note its hardy adaptation to chill and short growing seasons.
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The Newest Triangle Glamour Returns To Hollywood
Hollywood buzz centers on Eddie Fisher Elizabeth Taylor and Debbie Reynolds in a three way love triangle. Fisher resurged after service while Taylor’s power and Reynolds sharp wit pose clashes with studio politics. Readers await further developments in this suny opera.
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Manatees Spawn Mermaid Myths In Early Tales
Manatees known as sea cows formed legends of mermaids and were linked to seaside folklore. They inhabit Caribbean waters around the West Indies and can reach weights up to a ton, shaping ancient beliefs about ocean life.
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