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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1946
Page
10
The article notes stars from early talking pictures displayed in scenes from their features. It marks sound pictures reaching their 20th birthday this week, celebrating two decades of synchronized sound film.
In Madison and Shell Lake Wisconsin biologists will observe a second phase of air dropping fingerling bass and wall eyed pike to study survival and distribution. Nets will monitor the little fish as planes drop them. success could speed up and cut costs in the state fish propagation program.
Scotland's Tourist Board introduces the Come To Scotland drive aiming to attract visitors with new promotions. The initiative focuses on branding, regional promotion, and hospitality messages to boost tourism.
The listing runs from today through Wednesday featuring Rebecca with Laurence Olivier Joan Fontaine George Sanders and Judith Anderson. Starting Thursday Smoky screens with Fred MacMurray Ann Baxter Bruce Cabot Esther Dale Roy Roberts and J Farrel MacDonald. Night And Day stars Gary Grant Alexis Smith Monty Woolley Ginny Simms Jane Wyman and Mary Martin in advance preview.
Today through Monday and into the coming days several double bills play across theaters. Notable pairings include The Unknown with Karen Morley and Jim Bannon and Frontier Gun Law with Charles Starrett and Jean Stevens, plus My Gal Sal and Swamp Water with a cast featuring Rita Hayworth Victor Mature Walter Brennan and Ann Baxter. Other bills include Col orado Serenade Easy to Wed Bowery Bombshell Roughly Speaking Tall In The Saddle Tarzan and the Leopard Woman and Riverboat Rhythm Sunbonnet Sue A Boy A Girl and A Dog Destroyer Thousand and One Nights Wild Horse Stampede with a lineup including John Wayne Johnny Weissmuller and Cornel Wilde.
Broadway star Louis Calhern, in Glamor ville, says Hollywood must stay humble as the film industry matures. He notes progress after 26 years, praises better breaks for leading men, and comments on the Night and Day premiere marking Warner Brothers twentieth talking pictures anniversary. Cary Grant and Jane Wyman receive acting honors in the biographical film about Cole Porter.
Tasmania derives its name from Dutch navigator Abel Tasman who charted parts of the Australian coast in 1642 during a maritime voyage. This naming commemorates his exploration and mapping work along the southern shoreline.
This week marks two decades of talking pictures beginning in August 1926 with the Vitaphone arrival in La Crosse on April 24 1927. The era brought upstarts over established stars with talkie studios launching major musical spectacles and new contracts for performers across Warner Brothers Paramount and others while Garbo and Jannings refined English diction and a new movie jargon emerged.
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