Lets Face It stars Bob Hope Betty Hutton at Center Today
Broadway musical turned film opens at Center Theatre with Bob Hope Betty Hutton Dana Drake Eve Arden ZaSu Pitts Marjorie Weaver and Raymond Walburn. The duo headline a cyclonic comedy with Army gags and new number Who Did I Did Yes I Did by Cahn Styne alongside two Cole Porter songs.
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Bob Hope
Betty Hutton
Dana Drake
Eve Arden
ZaSu Pitts
Marjorie Weaver
Raymond Walburn
Center Theatre
Bob
Betty
Phyllis Povah
Cole Porter
Sammy Cahn
Jule Styne
Betty and
Donna Drake
Theaters Hero This Week at Center Showings
A packed lineup showcases Bob Hope Betty Hutton as Lets Face It and Passing Parade, War Dogs in color, Watch on the Rhine with Bette Davis, Glamour Girls and Colt Comrades, plus Abbott and Costello hits and a Stage Door Canteen salute. Universal and Fox newsreels accompany features including Bambi in Technicolor and Reap the Wild Wind with star Power.
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Bob Hope
Betty Hutton
War Dogs
Paramount News
Bette Davis
Paul Lukas
Jean Carrel
Walter Reed
Clyde Lucas & His
Fala
Pete Smith
Laure! & Hardy “der Fuerher
Walt Disney Color
Walt Disney
Lupe Velez
Leon Errol
Victory Reel
Technicolor
Fox Movietone News
Ray Milland
Paulette Goddard
Diana Barrymore
Robert Cummings
Sky Science
Animals and
Clyde Lucas Band Set for Paramount Theatre Monday
Noted Hollywood bandleader Clyde Lucas and his orchestra bring a storied act to Paramount Theatre in High Point for four performances on Monday. Long credited with launching careers and refining radio and film music, Lucas rose from a California barn audition to a prominent USO touring group with hits and numerous recordings.
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Hollywood
Clyde Lucas
California
Radio Network
Clyde
Benny Rubin
Duncan Sisters
Lucas
California Dons
Airways
Frances Langford
Martha Raye
Ethel Merman
USO
High Point
North Carolina
Paramount Theatre
Bette Davis Stars in New Film Watch on the Rhine
Center Theatre presents the film version of Lillian Hellman's Watch on the Rhine with Bette Davis and Paul Lukas leading a top supporting cast. The drama portrays heroic human resistance against evil and aims to be a powerful motion picture experience.
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Lillian Hellman
Center Theatre
Bette Davis
Paul Lukas
New York Drama League
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Beula Bondi
Lucile Watson
Dener
Italian Drama Stories From Salerno Front With Eisenhower Aid
Clark Lef with General Eisenhower at an allied command post recounts Italian drama figures like Brig Gen Giuseppe Castellano who negotiated Italy’s armistice. The piece notes censorship and delays on wartime journalism while detailing meetings with Maxwell Taylor Jack Benny Bruce Cabot and others in the area.
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Clark Lef
Gen
Eisenhower
Dave Brown
London
Washington
Guiseppe Castellano
Italy
Castellano
Ethiopia
African Desert
Sicily
Taranto
Taylor
Rome
William Tudor Gardiner
Gardiner
Maine
Jack Benny
Bruce Cabot
Hollywood
Air Force
Benny
Larry Adler
Central Africa
Middle East
Bob Hope
Gen. Eisenhower
Brown
Mussolini
Forest office workers donate pennies for soldiers
Wasatch National Forest employees decide to donate a penny for each error in dictation or transcription to fund cigarettes for soldiers overseas. The fund totals five dollars with eight cents added by Forest Supervisor F. C. Koziol.
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Salt Lake City
Wasatch National Forest Office
F. C. Koziol
Friedman Hosts Free Lunch Amid Picket Scene
A single rubber workers union picket protests Hyman Friedman’s one man recap shop. He counteracts by placing a table and chair with a sign reading Reserved for picket and offers free lunch, along with a window sign Free lunch courtesy of Friedman.
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Chicago
Hyman Friedman
Rubber Plastic Workers Union
Friedman
Sergeant cites ongoing jury duty conflict in Ga
COLLEGE PARK GA Sgt Willie J Banks says he cannot report for jury duty due to continuous service for almost a year. He notes serving on a three cornered murder case with a large national jury and claims one defendant already found guilty while two others fight their case as defense counsels struggle. Banks is attached to a bombardment squadron at Lowry Field Denver.
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College Park, Ga
Willie J. Banks
United States
Lowry Field
Denver
Bicycle thefts rise in Bermuda with ongoing delays
Precious Transportation reports a spike in bicycle thefts across Hamilton Bermuda. Officials warn residents to secure bikes and report incidents promptly as investigations continue amid limited local police resources and routine patrols.
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Precious Transportation
Hamilton
Bermuda
Bermuda cycle insurance company ceases operations
The Bermuda cycle insurance company announced it cannot continue business as losses exceed 10 percent of active policies. The firm notes sustained financial strain after two years of hardship, reflecting significant claims and policy outlays.
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Bermuda Cycle Insurance Company
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Richard Carlson
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