MGM Surrenders To TV Films On The Lot
MGM embraces television filming on its Culver City lot led by The Thin Man half hour series with Peter Lawford and Phyllis Kirk as Nick and Nora. Bud Barry says MGM is in this business to stay as it develops Min and Bill and Goodbye Mr Chips projects amid a $45 million shift from old movie sales to TV and stakes in three stations.
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Yale Club Plans Sing The Whiffenpools at Driftwood Room
The Whiffenpools of Yale will perform at the Sports Bowl Driftwood Room located at 2804 South Main Street with two showings at 6 30 and 9 30 p m Taft Kendrick son of Britt and Mrs Kendrick of 1405 South Main Street is a member of the group.
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Angel Falls World’s Highest Waterfall Named for Discoverer
Angel Falls in Venezuela stands as the world’s tallest waterfall, at a height about fifteen times Niagara Falls. It is named after Jimmy Angel, an American prospector who first documented the fall while seeking gold and diamonds.
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Esther Williams returns to acting with new role in Unguarded Moment
Esther Williams, former MGM swim star, leaves MGM for Universal International to pursue serious drama in Unguarded Moment as critics note her stronger acting. She remains tied to pools with Esther Williams Inc. producing a factory line of swimming gear and pools.
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Producers Take Ulcer In Stride
Hollywood producer director Stanley Kramer recalls two and a half years in Spain making The Pride And The Passion with Sophia Loren Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra. The shoot featured 38 locations and a wall demolition gag that went wrong leaving a mob of extras furious and a hospital visit for his wife after a boulder struck.
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Camera Corner Photo Bugs Eying Latest Gadgets
Irving Delfor reports on the 11th National Photographic Show at New York Coliseum. Exhibits include Leica upgrades, Nikon enlargements, and Eumig Electric 8mm movie camera demos. A rescue photo by Cornell Capa is highlighted.
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French Signs For The Hard Man In Outdoor Action
Valerie French, after a feminine lead in Randolph Scott’s Decision at Sundown, stars opposite Guy Madison in Romson’s The Hard Man directed by George Sherman. She plays the wife of the principal heavy, Lorne Greene, in this Leo Katcher Collier’s magazine story adaptation.
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